this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

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  • brothervad
    Pro Bowler
    • Dec 2008
    • 1914

    this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

    Zona vs GB 45-38 late in the 4th...

    Tecmo football anyone...thing is...Chicks dig the pass...

    the NFL has to cater to the Least Common Denominator...that need to be entertained all the time or their ADD gets the best of them.



    brothervad

    (don't get me wrong it's entertaining, but I would prefer bonecrushing D not the pinball machine)
  • feltdizz
    Legend
    • May 2008
    • 27531

    #2
    Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

    Originally posted by brothervad
    Zona vs GB 45-38 late in the 4th...

    Tecmo football anyone...thing is...Chicks dig the pass...

    the NFL has to cater to the Least Common Denominator...that need to be entertained all the time or their ADD gets the best of them.



    brothervad

    (don't get me wrong it's entertaining, but I would prefer bonecrushing D not the pinball machine)
    One punt... Entertaining to me... but if I'm a fan of either team I'm mad. It's arena football
    but I will admit some of the catches have been amazing with good coverage. No hits to separate the guy from the ball.
    Steelers 27
    Rats 16

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    • Shoe
      Hall of Famer
      • May 2008
      • 4044

      #3
      Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

      Originally posted by brothervad
      Zona vs GB 45-38 late in the 4th...

      Tecmo football anyone...thing is...Chicks dig the pass...

      the NFL has to cater to the Least Common Denominator...that need to be entertained all the time or their ADD gets the best of them.



      brothervad

      (don't get me wrong it's entertaining, but I would prefer bonecrushing D not the pinball machine)
      It's so true (ADD comment). This is a crazy game here boy. This hurts the argument of Charles Woodson as DMVP in my opinion. Cuz I do not see this happening, if a team has a true dominant Corner. Woodson has been amazingly opportunistic this year I grant you. But Revis is just lock-down sharp.
      I wasn't hired for my disposition.

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      • MaxAMillion
        Backup
        • Dec 2008
        • 439

        #4
        Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

        It is a QB driven league. The Cards were last in the league in rush attempts per game. Yet here they are two minutes from moving on to the divisional round. I still believe that this year's Super Bowl winner will be a passing team.
        The Steelers’ went through seven consecutive drafts (2003-09) without taking an offensive lineman in the first two rounds, the longest such streak by any franchise this century.

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        • NC Steeler Fan
          Starter
          • May 2008
          • 642

          #5
          Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

          OT here we go!

          Let's go green bay!!!!!!



          (Damn, somebody get that high pitched screaming chick away from the
          microphone...sounds like the '06 denver playoff game all over again...cripes...)
          http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...URES/NCFAN.jpg

          "18 and D'OH!" ---headline on NFL.com 2/5/08

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          • NC Steeler Fan
            Starter
            • May 2008
            • 642

            #6
            Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

            Too late...Rogers fumbles...az runs it in for six...damn...
            http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...URES/NCFAN.jpg

            "18 and D'OH!" ---headline on NFL.com 2/5/08

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            • DukieBoy
              Hall of Famer
              • May 2008
              • 3488

              #7
              Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

              NBA Football





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              • HardlinerKC

                #8
                Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

                This was an AFL throwback game!

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                • SteelAbility
                  Pro Bowler
                  • Oct 2009
                  • 2149

                  #9
                  Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

                  Personally I don't find it very entertaining watching defenders chase the offense around the field in a mere act of formality before they finally walk into the EZ.

                  MEANINGFUL scoring is where the real excitement is, not this "I can knock you out because the rules handcuff you" crap.

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                  • Iron Shiek
                    Hall of Famer
                    • May 2008
                    • 3798

                    #10
                    Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

                    It was one game. There is always one or two of these games in the first round of the playoffs. I seriously don't think its the norm. Granted passing is up, but its not like every NFL game ends with this crazy final score.
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                    • papillon
                      Legend
                      • Mar 2008
                      • 11340

                      #11
                      Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

                      It seems that the majority of folks hate Madden style football and yet, the NFL believes that this is what the fans want to see. Is it that Steeler fans (like us) enjoy defense because it's been something associated with the Steelers forever? Or, are we purists who believe that running the football should be at least 50% of the game? Or, are we just neanderthals when it comes to football and out of touch with fans from around the country?

                      I always hear that people want scoring, then I come here or any other Steeler forum and I hear everyone wishing for more balance.

                      Pappy
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                      The 2025 Pittsburgh Steeler draft

                      1.21 - Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon - Nick Emmanwori, S, S. Carolina
                      3.83 - Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa - DJ Giddens, RB, Kans St
                      3.123 - Will Howard, QB, OSU
                      4.156 - JJ Pegues, DT, Ole Miss
                      5.185 - Clay Webb, OG, Jack St
                      7.229 - Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, DT, Georgia

                      "Football is a physical game, well, it used to be anyways" - Mel Blount

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                      • Sugar
                        Hall of Famer
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 3700

                        #12
                        Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

                        Originally posted by papillon
                        It seems that the majority of folks hate Madden style football and yet, the NFL believes that this is what the fans want to see. Is it that Steeler fans (like us) enjoy defense because it's been something associated with the Steelers forever? Or, are we purists who believe that running the football should be at least 50% of the game? Or, are we just neanderthals when it comes to football and out of touch with fans from around the country?

                        I always hear that people want scoring, then I come here or any other Steeler forum and I hear everyone wishing for more balance.

                        Pappy
                        It seems to me that the Ravens, Cowboys, Jets and Bengals all had plenty of running this weekend. Many fans would submit that you have to have at least two feature level backs to be competitive in this league.

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                        • feltdizz
                          Legend
                          • May 2008
                          • 27531

                          #13
                          Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

                          Originally posted by papillon
                          It seems that the majority of folks hate Madden style football and yet, the NFL believes that this is what the fans want to see. Is it that Steeler fans (like us) enjoy defense because it's been something associated with the Steelers forever? Or, are we purists who believe that running the football should be at least 50% of the game? Or, are we just neanderthals when it comes to football and out of touch with fans from around the country?

                          I always hear that people want scoring, then I come here or any other Steeler forum and I hear everyone wishing for more balance.

                          Pappy
                          the new NFL fans want scoring and shootouts... I will admit I found it entertaining. The other 3 games were pretty much decided in the first quarter.

                          The WR's were making some amazing catches in the GB AZ game but I would have loved to see a few players get separated from passes with bone crushing hits.
                          I think most fans of NFC teams are used to shootouts. I always thought the AFC was hard nosed football and the NFC was more finesse.
                          Steelers 27
                          Rats 16

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                          • Iron Shiek
                            Hall of Famer
                            • May 2008
                            • 3798

                            #14
                            Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

                            I agree felt. I find this notion that the NFL is going down the tubes or the thought of a game like that packers/cards game being offensive to "true" NFL fans to be odd.

                            If every game was like that, then I'd be pi$$ed. But it was entertaining despite the fact that it seemed defense was not part of either gameplan.
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                            • RuthlessBurgher
                              Legend
                              • May 2008
                              • 33208

                              #15
                              Re: this ain't your fathers NFL--hell it ain't my NFL anymore

                              Originally posted by Iron Shiek
                              It was one game. There is always one or two of these games in the first round of the playoffs. I seriously don't think its the norm. Granted passing is up, but its not like every NFL game ends with this crazy final score.


                              The Ravens, Cowboys, and Jets all won with strong defensive performances this weekend...yet NFL football as we know it is crumbling and turning into a Tecmo league because one of the 4 games had over 90 combined points.
                              Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

                              Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

                              We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

                              We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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