SirAndrew

Didn’t the extra game check also appeal a great deal to the lower earning players though? I think it’s a bit hyperbolic to say they scammed them with just the pot testing.

I meant to say employers ?. They are loosening up many of their testing restrictions. A dude who smoked weed is no worse than a guy who got drunk on Scotch last night. It will take time, but eventually every employer will see it this way imo.

I get your point, but the truth is very few people completely abstain from all substances. I’m an advocate for clean living as I think it’s best for mind, body, and soul. I’m not opposed to the occasional drink, but it’s not like I encourage drug use. It’s just reasonable logic to me that the league lifts this prohibition. I’ve seen the damages caused by alcoholism, and it’s as ugly as anything. In a league that promotes alcohol, the demonization of weed seems irrational. This is a larger cultural/societal issue, but it’s tough for me to watch the Chiefs chugging beer at their victory parade, only to see guys suspending for getting high off the job. Lots of non driving careers are doing away with these policies though, simply because the need to be able to find employees. No one ever tested the alcoholic who came to work hungover every day. The world moved along just fine. Employers are starting to wise up, and get over irrational fears.

high time You’ve seen the day your entire life, you just didn’t know it. It’s called alcohol and tobacco.

No thanks, hearing Antoine Winfield JR’s name every week would make me feel way older than I should. On a serious note, he seems like a good player.

I’m enjoying watching, but that will be interesting to see. It’s easy to make a statement like that, but it takes on another meaning when you sit down and actually look at the numbers. No one wants to lose money.

Absolutely, I enjoy the league, and don’t want to be a downer. Unfortunately, the future seems clear to me. They aren’t going to pay up, and the league will just continue down the path of irrelevance before dissolving. We’ve seen this movie play out before. I have no idea what’s supposed to be different about the XFL.

I agree, how can anyone criticize this? I think McD is a brilliant defensive coach, and has this team headed in the right direction. Having a positive team culture certainly can’t hurt anything. With that said, only talent will allow us to take the next step, even if some guys don’t fit the culture. The Chiefs are world champs, and they have some real “non character guys”.

I never thought of it that way, but’s it’s true. Rock music was built on the blues, it’s all about soul and human emotion. The imperfections are what made classic rock music connect so deeply. Other genres often sound too mechanical and perfect to my ears. Much of today’s pop/rock music has also become emotionless with the ability of technology to make everything flawless.

In the age of social media and viral videos, I think something along those lines would be a great idea. Everything today is about drawing instant attention to all that is different and absurd. Just a one year trial of something other than music would be worth the risk imo.

Absolutely, that’s why in rock/pop music I always choose showmanship and songwriting ability over vocal ability. I rarely care how “good” a rock/pop vocalist is, because that’s low on the list of reasons I love the genre. I appreciate great singers (Ann Wilson is great) , but lesser vocals don’t take away from the listening experience imo.

I agree, I’m just thinking there will never be another Michael Jackson type moment. Music doesn’t hold that place in the lives of the younger generation. The world isn’t go to stop to watch any artist today. I’m not convinced it will forever be worth the hassle for the NFL to keep it up. However, I get your point, I just think it’s possible the ratings spike might not be enough in the future to justify the show.

I really don’t understand the Halftime show at this point. The NFL wants to bring in a younger demographic, but younger generations don’t connect with music the same way as previous ones. I don’t think many younger artists are going to create a huge buzz amongst younger folks. I can attest that very few people genuinely cared about the J Lo Shakira Halftime show

Maybe I should walk around OBD wearing a Panthers uni, Beane might sign me on the spot.

Kind of what I was thinking, I’m also not convinced that our management feels differently about him because of the XFL. They saw him everyday, so I’m not sure if this changed their mind.

Right on, I never listen to rock or pop music for the technical prowess of the singer. There are certainly some great singers in rock music, but rock’s more about attitude than technical ability. I appreciate when I hear a great singer, but it’s not crucial to my appreciation of rock music. Neither Sammy nor Dave are great technical singers tbh. Rock fans might consider Sammy a great singer, but Sammy wouldn’t be considered a great singer by opera or showtune people.

I agree, even if they are uncomfortable with making a heavy investment on a WR, at least find some O Line help. I like Beane, but I hope he learned from Carolina. Carolina simply leaned on the short lived excellence of Cam Newton, while not addressing that side of the ball much.

I prefer Roth as the stereotypical party rock band frontman. That edition of Van Halen was the ultimate party rock band that paved the way for countless imitations. Van Hagar was a good pop/rock band that would be remembered as such, but that version of Van Halen wouldn’t have been enough to elevate the Van Halen name to the status it has today. Also, the musical direction that Eddie took with Hagar appeals to me less than that he took with Roth. Eddie Van Halen the guitarist > Eddie Van Halen the keyboard player. Van Hagar produced some great tunes, but I also have a tough time dealing with garbage like Love Walks In.

Yep, Thursday Night Football has already diluted the product by producing mostly poor football on short rest. Now we want to add a 17th game that will likely involve two teams traveling outside of the county, often in a vastly different time zone. Once again, those are typically lower quality games.

IV’s are obviously crucial treatment methods in medicine, but many of the other fads such as how the NFL uses them are unproven. The NFL doesn’t just use them to hydrate, but to “hyper hydrate” guys for better performance. Pro sports are all about pushing humans to the next level, and they’ll give anything a try, regardless of how useless or unsafe something is. Yeah, the whole IV trend is mostly a scam. There’s little science that actually back the claims. It is a business that’s starting to make some good money though.

Right, and does a 17 game season mean that every team plays a game abroad? I’m not sure how else they arrange an odd number of games, which is something most other sports don’t have. Adding an additional game, and more travel would do nothing to benefit the product.

I’m also a fan of quality over quantity. The NFL just doesn’t have enough quality across the board to make every game interesting. Look at wild card games right now, you’ll see there are always several duds on wild card weekend. Several team always “sneak in”, and are nowhere close to the teams who have the bye week. I have no desire to watch additional lower quality football. Exactly, and that’s the issue with this cash grab. I’m glad I didn’t watch Mason Rudolph or that Duck clown in the playoffs.

I think Beane is too smart to go all in with huge amounts of cash on one player. I’m not a fan of spending big bucks on top free agents, unless you literally have every other piece in place. Even in that rare circumstance, many teams have invested greatly in one player, only to find out he wasn’t the missing piece. Build through the draft, and make smart free agent singings. Only teams with an elite QB should ever dabble in the world of big money free agency imo.

I mostly agree, that’s why I’m saying I really don’t care to pick sides. The situation should have never occurred, and that’s all there is to it.

Behavior isn’t justified, I’m just saying I’m not going to call Rudolph a racist, or Garrett a liar when in reality I don’t know what happened. I just find it funny how 99.9% of people take one of those two positions. I take the position that I have no clue what happened. I’m just commenting to society/media’s need to choose sides in everything. It’s fair to state an opinion there was no place in football for that, because that’s a more informed opinion.