The staggered start doubleheaders on Week 1 kinda made sense, although you had to lock in a West Coast team at home for the second game.
I don’t think you can stuff the genie back into the bottle. The Sunday night game will remain the game of the week, hyped the most and available to cord cutters.”
Yeah no luck. I’m switching back and forth, delete in and restarting the recording when I catch real time then switching to the other game, rinse and repeat.
Not sure about ABC, but the ESPN feed has the scoreboard for the ABC game in the top left corner, and they keep cutting to game breaks to keep us updated. It is not appreciated.
So far, the experiment of having two games on air to avoid clunkers is failing spectacularly. Buffalo is dismembering Tennessee and Philly is in control against the Vikings.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced nine former players who are on this year’s initial ballot for the Hall, in their first year of eligibility. They are:
Tackle Joe Thomas
Cornerback Darrelle Revis
Defensive end Dwight Freeney
Running back Chris Johnson
Guard Jahri Evans
Linebacker NaVorro Bowman
Linebacker James Harrison
Safety Kam Chancellor
Punter Shane Lechler
If memory serves, Thomas’s father-in-law is a Doper.
I’m sure at least a dozen ex-linemen illegally held Harrison when the announcement was made and Goodell changed the rules to make sure he can’t get in.
I think Thomas would be, too. Six-time All-Pro, named to the 2010s All-Decade Team, and didn’t miss a single offensive play until the final season of his career (10,363 consecutive snaps).
Bam-Bam! He was the leader of the historic Legion of Boom and I think he’s a really good candidate. Even though he’s not the best-known of the group, he was essential. When he got hurt and had to retire, that’s when the wheels fell off the bus in Seattle.
There are some other great entries on that list. Bowman, Freeney, Revis, and Johnson stick out to me. And Joe Thomas, given his body of work, I expect he’ll make it in at some point.
It didn’t happen. Number one the Rams held on to defeat the Falcons despite the crappy second half give away to the Falcons. Secondly the Riaaaaaderrrs lost to the Cardinals by giving up 2 point conversions twice and losing in OT. The Faiders failed the second half to a short QB on the other side.