HardyBoy

Nah, think using a different word for it is giving it a free pass. Call it what it is. Race is just an arbitrary classification of combined characteristics, and treating someone poorly because of one of those characteristics, be it skin color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, hair color, etc is racism. Otherwise it's a bit like people in the 1700 saying they weren't racist because slaves were property not people. Empathy, humility and passion it where it's at, and people who forget that will wake up one day, realize the world has turned and now they have some arbitrary physical characteristic they have no control over and they will understand the true nature of racism, be it skin color, or being left handed, or having a disability. Anyway, speaking out classification, that qbr does not do the best job! Does it do better with a season's worth of data?

You going for funny there? Cause it just makes you look like a racist piece of sh$t...but don't worry, not going to explain it to you. Let me guess, you're one of those people who think anti bullying campaigns are the pc police gone wild.

We thank you Dr. Dareustein...very cool s/n!

Let's not forget the public is also paying for these stadiums...double whammy

What happened to the posts between 5 & 7:30?

Terrorist! Those words lead me to think you might be a terrorist, or at least an enemy combatant, which means a secret court can grant a warrant to review your internet searches and phone calls from the last however long they have been being stored in that server farm I'm Utah. Fourth amendment is literally shredded, but instead of people getting angry about it we support our Troops (notice the capital T,the individual troops make huge sacrifices, I'm talking about the support for the military industrial complex which is really the propaganda we are being fed), and get all riled up about fringe issues, like gun rights, immigration, gay marriage, abortion, welfare. All those issue are really important, but we are so set to have hot takes, and instant solutions that we lose the bigger point...those problems are complex, and the only way to solve them is to agree that they need a complex solution, that focuses on the cause and not the symptoms. Back to military buying spots at sporting events. They get a discount and preferential access to those spots (walmart would love to sing the national anthem I'm sure, and I mean really walmart, because corporations are people, haven't you heard?), and the it's no coincidence they are involved in the opening ceremonies of games. It's simple behaviorism, people are happy at the start of games, they see the military while having good feelings, and next time they see something military, they get happy feelings. Propaganda 101.

6-44 in his last fifty games!

You're basing a dt's, who is playing in a two gap system, contribution to a defense on tackles and sacks? I'm down in south Florida and listen to a lot of sports radio. The good ones (read non-wgr types), leroy horde and le batard in particular are not blaming Suh, he's doing his job, which is what is being asked of him. It is interesting though how he had so much success in Detroit, playing under Schwartz's line up and attack scheme...parallels the Bill's lines lack of production in counting stats a bit.

Yup you are so right. Segregation, sicking dogs on people (man i wish it wasn't so pc today so i could really say what you would love to hear...not the word per se, not calling you racist, but the lack of pc that word would symbolize that you so openly cheered in your post), women being forced to be impregnated and having no opportunity to leave the home because that was a man's world, etc etc etc...those were great times, we should all be so proud! You know what happened to your great tough men? They got the internet and realized that the macho tough act they saw modeled all around them was really just a way of being controlled, and we realized everyone deserved to be treated with the exact same level of respect and dignity we expected to receive. I genuinely respect you and your grandfather, and only hope that you think a bit about what your words represent. I also ask that you respect the people who are literally killing themselves years before they would die otherwise for your entertainment, and not call those people weak or lacking toughness.

Shula not providing Marino with a running game is probably biggest reason they never won a Super Bowl. Also, when you say 'bunch of girls' I can't help picturing you with your arms crossed on your chest, stomping your foot into the ground with a pouty face. That being said, dline definitely not looking great, but Dareus looked pretty good a lot of plays.

You sound like a ton of fun to be around!

Interesting to think of it like roto fantasy baseball. The goal is to get the most points spread out across all the statistics not just be the best in one or two statistical categories and average in the others. Makes me think a bit differently about the defense not getting a ton of sacks this year. Plus qb pressures, force qbs to get rid of the ball quickly on short routes that take away double moves, and tackle well preventing short passes from becoming long passes. If they can do all those things better than average, consistently, they will add up to significantly better compiled end stats and results than having a lot of sacks but giving up a lot of yards per pass attempt. I would much rather have a low ypa against with an average third down defense than a large ypa against with a good third down defense (i think), because you get beat in the nfl by big plays, not giving up a third and two 60 yards from the end zone.

http://www.nflpenalties.com/penalty/offside-on-free-kick?year=2014 22 times last year in the league bills called for it once. /troll thread

They need to explore technology that augments a referees calls, not overturn them. Replay already takes way too long. Ex glasses that have computer technology that lets them see things from different angles and slow plays down. Throw a flag that says there might be a penalty, they rewatch it quickly and either throw a flag or not at that point.

Holy crap look at his eyes, they look dead in the second picture, like a drugged up zombie. As mentioned in this thread, helmets aren't going to stop concussions from people moving really fast in one direction and then suddenly stopping or going in the other direction...it's shot of like being in a falling elevator and saying you will jump at the last second and wear a helmet...not going to help you in the slightest. Now if you could slow the impact of that elevator and the ground with some padding maybe (most collision points are not helmet to helmet). What about better shoulder pads and full body kevlar, or something like that.

There is absolutely no chance the nfl has any sketchy activities going on whatsoever. No chance of any improprieties going on at all, and any that have already 'allegedly' occurred are total random acts that have zero predictive value. How refreshing to start a thread that is NOT bashing the nfl in any way...super excited for the positive contribution this thread will make on the board.

Sweet hot take, well thought out and not at all cliche. Telling me to go watch women's basketball was my favorite and most original part of your post...well done! This was less a big deal in the nba, but if this is true and you have people literally giving themselves long term brain damage, committing suicide and murder for your entertainment, and the games are rigged...that's bordering on conspiracy manslaughter, isnt it? Just the idea of a fix being in place is a really bad thing for the nfl and forget about this possibly extending to college, where exploitation is not a choice. You realize Snowden made your comment extremely short sighted, as did Donaghy, Italian soccer, FIFA, and a number of other events. DraftKings and FanDuel literally just got caught yesterday and it wouldn't take some crazy broad conspiracy either. Simply knowing what the refs are emphasizing for a particular game would be more than enough and a huge advantage in and of itself. Absolutely amazing, thank you!

I'm pretty nasty with excel (data analyst, but more look at big trends by categorizing and grouping tiny pieces of data together. You get me the data, or point me where i can find it and I'll identify if something doesn't look right. What we need is specific betting amounts. Basically the micro data that lead to the trend in the page I linked to. What about a game lead to the outcome in terms of gambling? Exactly what you were saying...how many 17 penalty games are there where the under came through, or how many drives were extended by defensive holding where the over came through. If there is a situation going on, we should be able to see it without getting too crazy detailed at first, it would be significant. And all the blame goes to a hot head undisciplined players coach who doesn't hold his players accountable.

http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/betting-trends/giants-@-bills.cfm/date/10-04-15/time/1300 I found that...what does it mean?

I just found the over/under at 47 and 43 two different places. That definitely raises some questions with regards to some of those late calls. Remember Donaghy was really trying to influence over/under more than who covers. Gotta figure the best way to hedge that game would be pick the bills to cover and take the under. If the bills win, it's likely running away so they would cover, and if they lose it's likely going under. Going into the fourth the bills weren't covering (shoot at halftime they were pretty much not covering), so anyone hedging there bets is hoping the bills get no calls, lose their composure and get called for all sorts of crazy penalties shooting themselves in the foot and keeping points off the board. The Giants being up, just run out the clock...crazy that's exactly what happened for the most part, until they inexplicably threw on third down (picked) with a chance to ice the game with a field goal. That's when the penalties really started too. Where can we find the betting trends on the game? This really does seem fishy.

What was the over/under in the bills giants game? Also, you have to figure they emphasized keeping the bills on a short leash to the refs leading up to the game all week. Gotta figure the bills were getting most of the action gambling wise, the over seemed a pretty sure lock and the team had a reputation of over aggressiveness after the play. If someone knew that the refs were instructed to call the game tight, that certainly would make the giants a much better bet, and the under a more likely outcome. Even if the points weren't taken off the board by those penalties, the bills weren't covering going into the fourth quarter. It certainly raises questions.

Did you see how quickly they picked up chunks of yards when things started clicking? The d shut down the giants for stretches of that game, and the giants were still trying to score. Whaley has a long term plan and vision, and the fact that a short term result was crap doesn't make the plan crap. This isn't like the other bills teams that started hot and ended up flaming out, kind of like the jets now, where everything needs to go right and in a small sample size you look like world beaters. This is a different team.

I'm sure this is answered already, but I just got to this post. If every player in the league picks the same player, their points cancel out for everyone. It's like the ncaa tournament this year. Anyone who picked Kentucky was a sucker...most likely right, even though they lost, but still a sucker. That's because since everyone picked Kentucky, had they won everyone would have gotten the points and it made scoring correctly in the early rounds super important...no room for error. The nfl single week fantasy leagues have no early round, you only pick maybe 10 players so everyone picking the same lineup as anyone else can only tie. This is a huge deal if true, basically means it's rigged, especially since if they are showing that are willing to cheat, they are likely willing to trade that information or possibly rope refs in to help influence scoring...Ingram getting that td vultured last night for example.

Unless you're the Bills of course...

They kick a field goal there and it's over...instead interception and 14 bills points called back by penalties prevented a very different discussion. Was a much worse decision than Eli throwing it away in week 1 imo.