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sounds like he's watching from the sidelines like everyone else.

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someone had to fill the water bottles.

stop texting and driving jackass.

hey... it was a nice looking phone!

he's gotten me twice in the last week.

if you don't care, then why are you in this thread? It would seem to me then you would be open to changing the system... if you don't care.

use the ping pong balls for playoff seeding. game 1 - one ball. ... ... game 16 - sixteen balls. Playoff seeding occurs the morning after the last game is played. That way, NOTHING is settled until the final game is played. Make 'em divisional games too.

It is retarded that people are arguing against having a conversation about how this could be accomplished. Somehow talking about how to make the NFL better is wrong and they would rather shoot down Goodell than to say - hey, cool - someone is actually concerned about the product.

Again - attitude. What they have to "gain" is doing what they are PAID to do. NFL football players are NOTHING w/o us. Their professions EXIST to entertain us. We are not "peering in" on some unstoppable ritual that just magically occurs week after week, year after year. They are their to play football for us and make tons of money doing it. That's the deal.

You'll never know unless you have the conversation. There are people here actually arguing AGAINST the commissioner having a conversation about delivering more value to the fans. Just how retarded is that? The NFL ultimately may not be able to guarantee that someone plays, but they can do their best to reduce the number of BS games that steal money out of fan's pockets.

There is no difference between what many teams did yesterday and a preseason game. It is only "practical" because people have come to accept it and for whatever reason actually encourage it. It is borderline retarded. NO! NO! We don't need to see Mr. $100 million man playing a game. Rest... We don't want to see you play today. In fact, we demand it! If people started demanding more for their money. If the networks started demanding more for their money - the NFL would be incentivized to find a way. Hat's off to Goodell for giving a rat's ass about the product on the field.

I think Mike S. took himself out of consideration.

the problem is the attitude you just expressed and perpetuated by others. Why do people consider playoff football the only meaningful football to be played? It's not meaningless to a family of four who shelled out $400+ to watch an NFL game. They paid for entertainment that day. If it is truly meaningless - then cancel the game and issue refunds. But don't tell me you are going to take all my money, and then tell me you decided not to perform today because it doesn't mean anything to the "team". Anything that provides MORE entertainment to the fans is WIN for the fans. Why the hell is anyone arguing to protect bad football is beyond me.

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Preseason ticket prices are also another issue that should be addressed. Adding MORE worthless games only adds insult to injury. The team's perspective? WTH is that? Who cares? They play a game for OUR amusement. They wouldn't play that game if no one was watching. Therefore, it is entertainment. The 1st order of entertainment is to entertain. Fans bought tickets, networks signed contracts, advertisers bought space under the premise that some sort of entertainment would be provided. It matters to them - especially the fans who went to see those games. They paid money for a regular season contest and deserve better.

are we talking about the Bills or your sex life?

it's called building a reputation.

Actually, I like this. A lot. Why are fans willingly accepting a crappy product for the purposes of a meaningless playoff system? Yes, it is meaningless. It's just a game. It means NOTHING to the real world except to give what is was intended for - ENTERTAINMENT. Fans pay top dollar to see a quality product. When teams deliberately put out an inferior product - week 1 or week 17 - the fans should be upset. The players are paid by the game. We pay to see those games. Every single game. If that has playoff implications then so be it. I'll take a team busting its ass every week for an ENTIRE season over forfeiting games that people paid to see in order to reduce injuries. If teams are allowed to lay down then the fans need to be compensated for it.

Ok, sorry to be a jerk here - but we will not be a part of spreading crap that is posted on that absurd site.

He likes the roster?

how does one stumble upon footballcoachscoop?

So, you want to look at the items that make you all warm and fuzzy, but close your eyes to everything else?

Except for the fact that he has NEVER done that in ALL his year's in Baltimore. Do you know anything about him?