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Oh yeah. My father hated the announcers unless it was Paul McGuire. He hated Dan Dierdorf with a passion. The first time I ever heard someone say F-you, was my Father saying “Oh F- you, Dierdorf.” It was better for everyone with Van on the radio.

Hearing Paul McGuire’s voice brought me back to my parents family room. The sound of the crowd at Rich Stadium was deafening on the broadcast. I remember listening on the radio and the sound from the stereo was so loud, it used to drive my mother crazy. I have a feeling this years home opener is going to rekindle those old sounds. Great find OP!

This is and isn’t true. If if i have more options, that creates a demand for service. The market dictates the price and the service provided for the price. If the NFL makes $3 billion from DTV alone, then that’s the number that they need to keep making. As stated before, DTV will continue to pay that, maybe a little less to insure that their business continues. But if you add in a streaming service across multiple platforms, similar to HBO Go, then you are expanding your service, reaching new viewers, and increasing your revenue. It’s possible that under this scenario, DTV will not pay $3 billion for non-exclusive rights, maybe they pay $1.5 billion instead, but with an Amazon, Hulu, and gaming platform deal, you can easily make that up within the first season. The numbers are there, it’s a matter of user interface and platform stability that is preventing this from happening. And for the poster that mentioned Madden. That game hasn’t been good in over a decade. The current iteration has brought back old flaws in the gameplay engine that were engineered out. Why? No competition in the marketplace. You let another developer come up with an engine that won’t allow a LB to jump 37 feet into the air to intercept a pass, and i guarantee that game will sell just as many copies as Madden. And EA will be forced by the market to actually produce a good video game worthy of the NFL shield.

Like i said, platform stability is the biggest issue. They are aware of the market that exists, they don’t have a platform, that is stable enough to broadcast their product across the globe. But youre right, I’m just a stupid nobody.

Considering that i work in the television industry, I think i have a pretty good understanding of how this all works. Not sure why you felt the need to be condescending in your response. You are certainly correct that the NFL does not want to lose its network affiliation. But streaming the games won’t effect that. You see, the networks are responsible for producing the content on Sunday and Monday and Thursday. So, the NFL needs the networks just as much as the networks need the NFL. What MLB, NBA, NHL, have that the NFL doesn’t have, is team owned networks, they subcontract out the broadcasting of the games to networks, sometimes their own. The Yankees are a perfect example of that model. What allows MLB to have such a great streaming service, is that everyone gets their cut. The teams, the league, the team owned networks, and the broadcast networks. Everyone takes a smaller piece of the pie, but it’s a bigger pie. The biggest issue is platform stability and the cost effectiveness for assembled viewing spaces (bars, restaurants, casinos, etc...). As I wrote in my original post. The model that the NFL is using is not relevant in today’s market. Yes they make money because they are the only game in town. The only way to see their product is to get it from them. It seems obvious to me, and many others, that allowing pay per game for a premium price, is a better way of getting more dollars from people who are willing to spend it, but don’t want a terrible service provider for internet and television.

Tell me when i can buy individual games on Prime or Hulu, and then I’ll be interested. This whole monopoly that DirecTV has with the NFL is just such a wasted effort. Proprietary deals are irrelevant in today’s economy. You make more money offering the same product individually for more money. It’s basic math.

Lol. Pretty close. I’m sure snack time at OBD is very cordial.

Lunch pal football. Do your job, not your teammates job. Stout defense, don’t give an inch. Trust the process, and the process will deliver results. It’s not the same old Bills anymore. I may be wrong about what Bills football means, but it’s definitely new and improved.

The goal is get them all to take team friendly deals to keep the process moving forward. Thats how the Pats have done it for years.

Im not sure I’ve seen a team this motivated since the 90’s. I know it’s overreaction Monday, but man this team seems special this year.

I threw my Eric Wood jersey straight in the trash after last years opener. That jersey cost me too many times.

“You know they turned it around and won. Which is good for them, i guess.” That was a quote from less than 10 minutes ago. I don’t understand how this guy gets a job doing post game. He sounds like he’d rather be cleaning his garage than talking about a Bills game, let alone a come from behind win where the defense looked outstanding.

Checking in. I stopped checking the board after the 1st quarter.

Imagine what happens when Brown is where he is supposed to be, open, and the ball goes to Edelman. Thats going to be glorious.

Or Reed and Lofton.

This is great! I’m pumped to see the “C” on Allen and Edmunds.

He did. And then they fined him for it.

Sometimes people feel entitled, and it’s right. Why should Big Ben get to take days off or meetings off, or half speed practice, and he has to continue to work harder than everyone else with no wiggle room? I guess I see a guy who has proven his dominance and wants a little slack. And the powers that be won’t give it to him. He doesn’t need the NFL anymore, and the NFL certainly doesn’t need him. Which is a shame because he’s an incredible player. Watch him sit out this year and go to the XFL with Kaepernick and light it up.

The amount of money isn’t the issue. You can feel owner making $10/hour. Money doesn’t buy freedom if you’re employer treats you like an employee.

What has he done? He didn’t show up for practice and walk through? He felt like the team didn’t appreciate him. That his hard work and dominant play, weren’t enough. The “man” that does get to do whatever he wants is a multiple time accused rapist and generally unpleasant guy, is carried around on the shoulders of the team. Can you see the thread here starting to form a pattern? He works his tail off in the offseason, gets himself into insane shape, and is clearly the best player on the Raiders, and then after STANDING BY HIM, they fine him. The money isn’t the issue, it’s the principle behind the money. Gruden said “can you just stop this ***** and play football”. Clearly it’s more than money he is after. Clearly he wants to be VALUED not paid. He doesn’t want to just be paid, he wants to be treated like a great player and be given leeway and appreciation for his hard work and effort. If by some miracle he played on Monday Night, he could easily haul in 10 for 200 and 2 scores, and that’s after all this drama. He’s a special player, and feels like he should be treated that way. I dont think that’s so crazy really. It just seems that way because his dispute is read by millions of people and broadcast across the world.

Why do we assume he’s mentally ill? He is by far the best WR in the game at the moment. He had had a legitimate beef with Big Ben, and the Steelers made a choice with him, and gave him what he wanted. He hurts his feet, the NFL makes him comply with their uniform rules based more on endorsement money than actual safety, and the Raiders (in their way) embraced the media hurricane that came with it. Then they fined him after “standing by him”. From his point of view, nothing has changed for him. He’s still “owned” by someone; and those someone’s still don’t appreciate what he does or what he brings. Im not saying i agree with him, but i can certainly understand his point of view.

I guess because there is not one bit of quality coverage of my team? I can’t even listen to WGR because they’re the most uninformed and negative of them all. I read PFT throughout the day. They’re on all the major shows and are regarded as “experts” with “insight”. Articles like the one I posted are an example of the norm in sports journalism, not the exception.

Seriously. Can these clowns get any worse. I don’t care about the outcome. You can think whatever team is going to win, i don’t care about that. But this uninformed and bored take: Bills at Jets MDS’s take: I have a feeling Adam Gase and Sam Darnold are going to have a few surprises in their offense that will take opposing defenses off guard early this season, and the Bills may find themselves playing catch-up on Sunday. That’s not what they’re designed to do. MDS’s pick: Jets 27, Bills 17. Florio’s take: One of these teams will contend for a playoff berth. That team is more likely to be the Jets. Florio’s pick: Jets 30, Bills 21. I mean, where is the analysis? What basis for these crafty plays from deep inside the mind of Adam Gase? The Bills aren’t designed to play catch up? Why are the Jets more likely to contend? Not even the local media here in NYC believe any of this, but the big city bias is strong. Here is the link for the rest of the trash in this column: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/09/05/pfts-week-one-picks-10/

Imagine if they would have spent $30 million on the Offensive Line!

It’s the system? I don’t understand why they get so little production out of the receivers in that scheme. Aside from Moss, who has really been a receiver on the outside that has been an every down threat for them? Certainly no one that has been drafted and brought up in the system. I was also banging the drum for Harry. I feel like he is a huge talent and was the possession type receiver that the Bills offense needed. Every year I’m confused by the Patriots, and every year they win another ring. SMH