NFL 2017-18: Watch athletes destroy their brains

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Yeah now I actually am reading through it and it's even worse than I figured. Some funny shit in there.
 
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Bubbles said:
Sherman out for season after rupturing Achilles

he must have had a couple of really awesome painkiller shots. Also adrenaline is an amazing thing
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Yeah I saw the report this morning. Just generally when you rupture your achilles, you're going down and need help off the floor, like Rudy Gay or like when Grilli went down.

Then again Kobe shot 2 FTs after rupturing his so maybe it's a pain tolerance thing, not sure if there's varying degrees of tearing.
 
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Jesus Fucking H Christ, this is one of the most idiotic "articles" I've read in a long time. This is Jemele Hill level of bullshit

Predicting every NFL team's 2020 QB
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Seriously? It's not a great article by any stretch, but It's not even attempting to be serious. Unless you really think Drew Brees writes 2 health books in order to try and one up Brady is a hot take.
 
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I've never seen any hard numbers on it.

It does only stand to reason that you have a higher chance of escalating an injury if you only have 4 days of rest vs. 7.

Then again, the flipside is you have 10 days to rest after your TNF games vs. everyone else with only 7.

In addition, the Thanksgiving games have been on for forever, and no one has complained about those. At most only a couple teams will have two Thursday games, and if they do it's because of Thanksgiving.

Then again again, I wouldn't listen to any rumors about TV networks - they are just trying to get the NFL to sell the next TNF package for less. The dark secret is NFL packages are barely profitable, and that's before the ratings drops we've seen over the last couple years. Networks jumped to get them not because they make profit but because it is the best way to promote new TV shows ("Watch Young Sheldon!"), it's the best way to sell luxury ads to business assholes that don't watch TV otherwise (next time you watch a game, notice how many Acura and Tag Heuer ads there are) and every time they have the Super Bowl they win the overall ratings numbers for the year (the TV business is so fragmented that yes, the Super Bowl wins, and the AFC Championship shifted CBS a spot up a couple years) and can use that on advertisers when they set ad rates.
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Totally anecdotal...but the TNF games have had a reputation of just being shit football far more often than the Sunday or Monday games. Whether it's shitty scheduling or players not recovered from the prior week...it's definitely never been must see TV.

It also seems to be the dumping ground for every cocked up idea the millennials in the marketing department want to shit out. How many of the NFL's 50+ demographic wants to watch something on an Amazon stream? And if they do tune in here are neon green color rush uniforms to assault your eyes for 3 hours. TNF sucks.
 
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If the NFL were like the other big leagues (NBA, MLB, NHL) teams would rest their starters on Thursday night games. Unfortunately the season is too short in football to pull that off, and you can't give any games away.

Nobody likes it, and it should be done away with.
 
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Ameraves said:
If the NFL were like the other big leagues (NBA, MLB, NHL) teams would rest their starters on Thursday night games. Unfortunately the season is too short in football to pull that off, and you can't give any games away.

Nobody likes it, and it should be done away with.
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Please don't lump the NHL in that pussy shit. Starters play basically every game they're capable of (goalies might be the only exception, sometimes being rested in 2nd game on back to back nights...although their minutes played still far exceed anyone else on their teams).
 
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Please don't lump the NHL in that pussy shit. Starters play basically every game they're capable of (goalies might be the only exception, sometimes being rested in 2nd game on back to back nights...although their minutes played still far exceed anyone else on their teams).
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You are correct, the NHL definitely doesn't do that. My point was actually more aimed at the length of the season and the fact that losing 1 game isn't nearly as critical in those leagues as it is in NFL.
 
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You are correct, the NHL definitely doesn't do that. My point was actually more aimed at the length of the season and the fact that losing 1 game isn't nearly as critical in those leagues as it is in NFL.
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Touche, good point.
 
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Half-way point All IR Team

QB: Aaron Rodgers
RB: Darren Sproles
WR: Odell Beckham Jr.
WR: Julian Edelman
WR: Pierre Garcon
TE: Greg Olsen
LT: Joe Thomas
G: Mike Iupati
C: Mike Mathews
G: Marshal Yanda
RT: Zach Strief

DE: J.J. Watt
DT: Haloti Ngata
DT: Dominique Easley
DE: Cliff Avril
OLB: Chris Landrum
ILB: Jerrell Freeman
OLB: Malcom Smith
CB: Richard Sherman
CB: Sidney Jones
SS: Deshawn Shead

K: Dan Bailey
 
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Half-way point All IR Team

QB: Aaron Rodgers
RB: Darren Sproles
WR: Odell Beckham Jr.
WR: Julian Edelman
TE: Greg Olsen
LT: Joe Thomas
G: Mike Iupati
C: Mike Mathews
G: Marshal Yanda
RT: Zach Strief

DE: J.J. Watt
DT: Haloti Ngata
DT: Dominique Easley
DE: Cliff Avril
OLB: Chris Landrum
ILB: Jerrell Freeman
OLB: Malcom Smith
CB: Richard Sherman
CB: Sidney Jones
SS: Deshawn Shead

K: Dan Bailey
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Just crazy. Although Olsen is due back soon I thought? But this list is just insane.
 
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Half-way point All IR Team

QB: Aaron Rodgers
RB: Darren Sproles
WR: Odell Beckham Jr.
WR: Julian Edelman
TE: Greg Olsen
LT: Joe Thomas
G: Mike Iupati
C: Mike Mathews
G: Marshal Yanda
RT: Zach Strief

DE: J.J. Watt
DT: Haloti Ngata
DT: Dominique Easley
DE: Cliff Avril
OLB: Chris Landrum
ILB: Jerrell Freeman
OLB: Malcom Smith
CB: Richard Sherman
CB: Sidney Jones
SS: Deshawn Shead

K: Dan Bailey
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Jesus that team....
 
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Half-way point All IR Team

QB: Aaron Rodgers
RB: Darren Sproles
WR: Odell Beckham Jr.
WR: Julian Edelman
TE: Greg Olsen
LT: Joe Thomas
G: Mike Iupati
C: Mike Mathews
G: Marshal Yanda
RT: Zach Strief

DE: J.J. Watt
DT: Haloti Ngata
DT: Dominique Easley
DE: Cliff Avril
OLB: Chris Landrum
ILB: Jerrell Freeman
OLB: Malcom Smith
CB: Richard Sherman
CB: Sidney Jones
SS: Deshawn Shead

K: Dan Bailey
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Wow that is really sad. Although maybe swap out Rodgers for Luck, since Rodgers may actually play again this year. But yeah, quite the list

Oh, and you should add Garcon for the 11th on offense there.
 
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Bengals are just a bummer to watch. I might opt to watch Red Zone for the morning games instead. I've seen worse teams, but I don't know if I've seen a team that gives less fucks.
 
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Only the Bears could challenge themselves a TD into a fumble.
 
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