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Adam Schefter is already reporting it out of habit.
Adam Schefter is already reporting it out of habit.
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NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
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dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
Maybe that was tongue-in-cheek, but I guess I just don't see it happening. I'm guessing the buyout on his contract is going to be fairly substantial since he was a flight risk back to the NFL. He's already making $5.25 million at Michigan which is good for top ten in the NFL. Miami was paying around $3.25 million to Philbin. Tied for last in the NFL.
Edit: Upon further review, it sounds like his buyout is pretty meager by today's standards. Not that a buyout would have stopped him, but I'm wondering if he doesn't want to stick around at Michigan or if he really does have his sights set back on the NFL. Take Saban for example. I don't think Saban is going to go back any time soon.
Edit 2: Now that I think about it. ****, anything is possible. If it means more turmoil at Michigan, I'm a happy guy.
Maybe that was tongue-in-cheek, but I guess I just don't see it happening. I'm guessing the buyout on his contract is going to be fairly substantial since he was a flight risk back to the NFL. He's already making $5.25 million at Michigan which is good for top ten in the NFL. Miami was paying around $3.25 million to Philbin. Tied for last in the NFL.
Edit: Upon further review, it sounds like his buyout is pretty meager by today's standards. Not that a buyout would have stopped him, but I'm wondering if he doesn't want to stick around at Michigan or if he really does have his sights set back on the NFL. Take Saban for example. I don't think Saban is going to go back any time soon.
Edit 2: Now that I think about it. ****, anything is possible. If it means more turmoil at Michigan, I'm a happy guy.
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
Mostly tongue in cheek. The irony would be the Dolphins billionaire owner who has donated tens of millions to UM's business school poaching the new coach
Mostly tongue in cheek. The irony would be the Dolphins billionaire owner who has donated tens of millions to UM's business school poaching the new coach
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
This rings a bell for some reason. Was there coverage of this a few months back or during the offseason?
This rings a bell for some reason. Was there coverage of this a few months back or during the offseason?
Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
I don't know why they don't deal Brees. You can get a buttload of prospects from a team that thinks they're only a QB away. Think Buffalo, Cincy (they're nuts if they wouldn't make that deal), Arizona (Brees throwing to Fitzgerald - yikes!), Detroit, the Jets, hell even Denver if Manning gives up the ghost after this year.
I don't know why they don't deal Brees. You can get a buttload of prospects from a team that thinks they're only a QB away. Think Buffalo, Cincy (they're nuts if they wouldn't make that deal), Arizona (Brees throwing to Fitzgerald - yikes!), Detroit, the Jets, hell even Denver if Manning gives up the ghost after this year.
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
I think it was a theory of Harbaugh going there until Miami kept Philbin to the shock of many
I think it was a theory of Harbaugh going there until Miami kept Philbin to the shock of many
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
Seattle radio is pretty bad with that. Raible and Moon using "we" a lot. Although they are both former Seahawks.
Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
If Lions fans weren't already conditioned to expect the obscure rule that screws the lions out of a game or a blown call, there would be lots of suicides after a loss like that.
If Lions fans weren't already conditioned to expect the obscure rule that screws the lions out of a game or a blown call, there would be lots of suicides after a loss like that.
Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
To his credit, K.J. Wright admitted that he intentionally batted the ball. The Seahawks correctly pointed out that Detroit still would have had to score. If Detroit had scored a touchdown quickly, Seattle would have had about 90 seconds to respond. The NFL admitted that the call was blown.
What bothers me is the back judge said that he thought the batting was inadvertent, not an intentional act. Bullcrap. It was as intentional as it could be. I wasn’t aware of (or probably more accurately had forgotten about) the rule and thought “Now that was pretty clever. He intentionally batted the ball out of bounds so it would be a touchback.” Either (1) his judgment is so bad that he’s not qualified to be an NFL official; (2) he didn’t know the rule; or (3) he was influenced by the crowd.
Scoring from the one is no sure thing. Of all teams, Seattle knows that. Too bad Detroit was deprived of the chance to win the game, and we were deprived of an exciting finish.
To his credit, K.J. Wright admitted that he intentionally batted the ball. The Seahawks correctly pointed out that Detroit still would have had to score. If Detroit had scored a touchdown quickly, Seattle would have had about 90 seconds to respond. The NFL admitted that the call was blown.
What bothers me is the back judge said that he thought the batting was inadvertent, not an intentional act. Bullcrap. It was as intentional as it could be. I wasn’t aware of (or probably more accurately had forgotten about) the rule and thought “Now that was pretty clever. He intentionally batted the ball out of bounds so it would be a touchback.” Either (1) his judgment is so bad that he’s not qualified to be an NFL official; (2) he didn’t know the rule; or (3) he was influenced by the crowd.
Scoring from the one is no sure thing. Of all teams, Seattle knows that. Too bad Detroit was deprived of the chance to win the game, and we were deprived of an exciting finish.
JF_Gophers
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Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
One play never determines the outcome of a game. The Lions had the whole game to outscore Seattle.
One play never determines the outcome of a game. The Lions had the whole game to outscore Seattle.
Twitch Boy
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French Rage
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If the Seahawk just grabs the ball and takes a knee it's a touchback too, right?
If the Seahawk just grabs the ball and takes a knee it's a touchback too, right?
St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
French Rage
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I suppose it's easy for me to sat this with hindsight from the comfort of a desk chair, but it would make sense to try to recover while moving towards the back of the end zone. If you do recover it, touchback. If you fail you'll knock it out inadvertently while attempting to actually recover it, and not straight up batting it, so touchback.
I suppose it's easy for me to sat this with hindsight from the comfort of a desk chair, but it would make sense to try to recover while moving towards the back of the end zone. If you do recover it, touchback. If you fail you'll knock it out inadvertently while attempting to actually recover it, and not straight up batting it, so touchback.
French Rage
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Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
True, but by the time Wright was near it it was already in the end zone. Basically, making any sort of effort to actually recover the ball would have gotten him in the clear.
True, but by the time Wright was near it it was already in the end zone. Basically, making any sort of effort to actually recover the ball would have gotten him in the clear.
Spartanforlife4
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Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
That doesn't excuse the officials for not administering the rules, though.
That doesn't excuse the officials for not administering the rules, though.
St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
Re: NFL 2015: Let's Talk About Balls
Look, the official knew that the Lions were going to do their Lion thing and blow it anyway, so he thought he'd save you all some heart attack minutes, make the agony short and sweet, and guarantee your higher draft position come this spring.
Look, the official knew that the Lions were going to do their Lion thing and blow it anyway, so he thought he'd save you all some heart attack minutes, make the agony short and sweet, and guarantee your higher draft position come this spring.
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