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[quote=Chico23231;1085431]The officiating is the worst its been in a very very long time. Damn shame the fans and media focus seems to be the ray rice/ap story.

Inconsistent calls, wrong calls,[B] bullshit helmet to helmet/defenseless receiver calls, too many flags[/B], bullshit pass interference calls, etc. its a horrible product goodell has put on the field. garbage[/quote]

This is becoming an everyday event. What amazes me is the Refs need to use more discretion and should only call the blatant spearing and dangerous play. Not incidental stuff.
The other thing that is unfair is if you are going call defense players for leading with the crown of their helmet, you have to call the offensive player as well. LeSean MCCoy's run that he hurt himself on, he put his head down and he initiated the contact. He was trying to punish the ball carrier.

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[url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11570685/baltimore-ravens-owner-steve-bisciotti-says-espn-ray-rice-report-manufactured-rice-camp]Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti says ESPN Ray Rice report manufactured by Rice's camp - ESPN[/url]

ESPN's response to the Ravens press conference. Smoot, any thoughts about this?

I would believe the Ravens if they hadn't done all these PR moves to make Ray look like a nice guy (Janay's apology tweeted by the Ravens, Rice's wedding featured in the Ravens website, etc., etc.). Hard to believe them after doing all of this.

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[quote=Defensewins;1085439]This is becoming an everyday event. What amazes me is the Refs need to use more discretion and should only call the blatant spearing and dangerous play. Not incidental stuff.
The other thing that is unfair is if you are going call defense players for leading with the crown of their helmet, you have to call the offensive player as well. LeSean MCCoy's run that he hurt himself on, he put his head down and he initiated the contact. He was trying to punish the ball carrier.[/quote]

Joe Buck basically called every tackle on Sunday "helmet to helmet" Man, if that wasn't annoying

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[quote=Ruhskins;1085442][url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11570685/baltimore-ravens-owner-steve-bisciotti-says-espn-ray-rice-report-manufactured-rice-camp]Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti says ESPN Ray Rice report manufactured by Rice's camp - ESPN[/url]

ESPN's response to the Ravens press conference. Smoot, any thoughts about this?

I would believe the Ravens if they hadn't done all these PR moves to make Ray look like a nice guy (Janay's apology tweeted by the Ravens, Rice's wedding featured in the Ravens website, etc., etc.). Hard to believe them after doing all of this.[/quote]

No idea who they talked to, but pretty apparent Bisciotti is just trying to CYA

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Ok, first I know power rankings are media fodder.
second, i know that something that rarely meets actual reality, probably sometimes they kinda line up if you look at it more in tier groups then actual placement.

BUT, the NFL site has us at 26, and Philly at 2, and Dallas and the NYG at 20 and 21. I struggle to see us as the 26th worst team in the league. smh

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[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/23/witnesses-say-rob-bironas-was-enraged-moments-before-his-death/]Witnesses say Rob Bironas was enraged moments before his death | ProFootballTalk[/url]

hey wtf is up with this?

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[quote=SmootSmack;1085444]Joe Buck basically called every tackle on Sunday "helmet to helmet" Man, if that wasn't annoying[/quote]

Yup. I feel like he's trying to endorse the league's effort to make the game safer on every tackle. Defenses are basically screwed nowadays, they'll call anything if it even looks remotely rough. There's basically a personal foul call for every type of big hit out there. Any wideouts/ST returners that get laid out can expect a personal foul for hitting a defenseless receiver. Any running back that initiates h2h contact will get a personal foul call for a defender going h2h. And any qb that gets hit can expect a personal foul for roughing the qb.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1085517]Ok, first I know power rankings are media fodder.
second, i know that something that rarely meets actual reality, probably sometimes they kinda line up if you look at it more in tier groups then actual placement.

BUT, the NFL site has us at 26, and Philly at 2, and Dallas and the NYG at 20 and 21. I struggle to see us as the 26th worst team in the league. smh[/quote]

I think any 1-2 team could basically fall between the high 20's and high teens.

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Sean Taylor- a football life this weekend I believe.
Edit: neverwho just saw the thread

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[quote=Chico23231;1085434]horrible product and goodell should resign because that over the handling of any ray rice thing[/quote]



Nope .

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[quote=Chico23231;1085434]horrible product and goodell should resign because that over the handling of any ray rice thing[/quote]

The only thing Goodell did wrong with the Ray Rice thing was to give him a lenient suspension, which is a major mistake, but that's basically it. People in the Ravens organization did more damage and should be held accountable, even more than Goodell IMO.

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[quote=Chico23231;1085520][url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/23/witnesses-say-rob-bironas-was-enraged-moments-before-his-death/]Witnesses say Rob Bironas was enraged moments before his death | ProFootballTalk[/url]

hey wtf is up with this?[/quote]

Since he had a tryout for the Lions last week he may have been headed to Detroit to give them a piece of his mind since their kicker is 3-7. But I'm no Sam Spade.

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[url]http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-simmons-goes-ballistic-roger-153400695.html[/url]

Im not a Bill Simmons fan but I did like this point
"The best point that a lot of people have made about this is this is exactly why he fined and suspended Sean Payton for a season [for Bountygate]. Sean Payton was like, 'I didn't know.' [Goodell] was like, 'Well ignorance [is not an excuse]' and suspended him for a year. This is the same exact situation and it's worse, because he knew and he's a liar."

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[quote=CrustyRedskin;1085549][url]http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-simmons-goes-ballistic-roger-153400695.html[/url]

. This is the same exact situation and it's worse, because he knew and he's a liar."[/quote]

No it is not .

[QUOTE=CrustyRedskin;1085549][url]http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-simmons-goes-ballistic-roger-153400695.html[/url]

Im not a Bill Simmons fan but I did like this point
"The best point that a lot of people have made about this is this is exactly why he fined and suspended Sean Payton for a season [for Bountygate]. Sean Payton was like, 'I didn't know.' [Goodell] was like, 'Well ignorance [is not an excuse]' and suspended him for a year. This is the same exact situation and it's worse, because he knew and he's a liar."[/QUOTE]
Bill Simmons is a Boston homer who is still probably mad at Goodell about Spygate. These are two different situations.

Stupid rants like Simmons' are the reason why no one is questioning the Ravens' actions and everyone jumps on the f*ck Goodell bandwagon.

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Still not sure what the NFL or the ravens should have done. Only because the judicial system gave him such a light sentence… it is a sad day when the NFL is held to a higher moral standard than the judicial system.

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[quote=NC_Skins;1085144]Don't want to hear one fucking word about flops in soccer/world cup anymore.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mlabMNm.gif[/IMG][/quote]

Don't worry. Seeing as how he grew up Catholic the guilt that follows will be punishment enough, though for some reason I feel guilty pointing that out.

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[quote=mooby;1085358]Here's a [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u0EL_u4nvw"]clip[/URL] of Steve Bisciotti's apology.[/quote]

I couldn't help but think of [URL="http://youtu.be/A6NfRLZFLNs?t=3m40s"]this clip[/URL] when I watched the press conference.

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[quote=Ruhskins;1085545]The only thing Goodell did wrong with the Ray Rice thing was to give him a lenient suspension, which is a major mistake, but that's basically it. People in the Ravens organization did more damage and should be held accountable, even more than Goodell IMO.[/quote]

Very true, lets say he would have given him an 8 game suspension would their even been an issue. IMO just think the banging he gave NO was a little much.

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[QUOTE=CrustyRedskin;1085577]Very true, lets say he would have given him an 8 game suspension would their even been an issue. IMO just think the banging he gave NO was a little much.[/QUOTE]


The NO thing was directly affecting games though. Maybe that is why he was stiff with them.

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[url=http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/11578003/morris-claiborne-dallas-cowboys-hears-lineup-news-bolts]Morris Claiborne of Dallas Cowboys hears lineup news, bolts - ESPN Dallas[/url]

[QUOTE]IRVING, Texas -- Cornerback Morris Claiborne skipped the Dallas Cowboys' walk-through practice and angrily left the club's Valley Ranch training facility Tuesday after being informed that Orlando Scandrick was replacing him in the starting lineup, multiple sources said.
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Do not draft players from LSU in the first round.....EVER!

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[QUOTE=Dirtbag59;1085611][url=http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/11578003/morris-claiborne-dallas-cowboys-hears-lineup-news-bolts]Morris Claiborne of Dallas Cowboys hears lineup news, bolts - ESPN Dallas[/url]







Do not draft players from LSU in the first round.....EVER![/QUOTE]


Hope they kick his ass to the curb and he never plays again anywhere.