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[thelakelander]

^I'm sure it was.  I wasn't following the game too close (I had it on in the background) but I watched the last couple of drives.

[BridgeTroll]

Ennis - It wasn't just the last play, but the last play was emblematic of the whole game. There was a phantom pass interference call earlier... And don't forget the '05 Super Bowl when the Seahawks were robbed by the officials vs the Steelers.

It's an imperfect game...

Well... the refs and NFL have certainly succeeded in making the game MORE imperfect... Un flipping real...

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

http://profootballmock.com/?p=4810

NFL QB’s Talkin’ On Facebook
October 4, 2012

[duvaldude08]

Another good laugh! 

NFL linemen say Nike's tight uniforms make them feel fat
7:40 AM, Oct 5, 2012   |   0  comments

San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Alex Boone (75) during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. (Photo: Jeff Hanisch, US PRESSWIRE )
 

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Nike's new NFL uniforms boast of a "body-contoured fit," which is great for athletes whose bodies are fit for contouring, but not so exciting for big guys in the trenches with sizable girth and prominent guts.

The Wall Street Journal talked to some of the league's bigger players about the tight-fitting jerseys and found that they're about as popular as replacement refs and vegetables.

"I hate them," 300-pound Alex Boone of the San Francisco 49ers told the newspaper. "They are built for thin guys. It makes me look like I have big old love handles."

He said that when his wife saw him for the first time in the new jersey, she said it looked like he ate a small baby. And by "small baby" she must have meant "oversized Thanksgiving turkey and three basketballs."

Look, no change in fabric or cut is going to make sloppy offensive lineman look like Calvin Johnson, but guys like Boone have a point. Unlike, say, B.J. Raji (left), Boone's size is more thickness than corpulence. He looks as athletic as a 6'8", 300-pound lineman can be.

Even with that, Boone still looks like a sack of potatoes. The Rajis of the world look like chubby babies wearing an outgrown onesie.

Nike told WSJ that its jerseys are designed for players of all sizes.

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[thelakelander]

Topic of ESPN's Outside the Lines will be about fan violence in the NFL.  I'm sure this stems from last week's incident.

[spuwho]

Topic of ESPN's Outside the Lines will be about fan violence in the NFL.  I'm sure this stems from last week's incident.

Ref's are back, media is bored now, looking for a story. We delivered.

[duvaldude08]

Topic of ESPN's Outside the Lines will be about fan violence in the NFL.  I'm sure this stems from last week's incident.

And all the other incidents so far. I wacthed a similar special on HBO about fan violence in professional sports the other night. It was quite interesting... On a side note, the Texans are playing like us tonight, like a turd! WTF is wrong with them? This is interesting.

[duvaldude08]

OMG did anyone see that ridiclous, over the top dancing that the Cheifs were doing on MNF in the middle of the field? If I were a Cheifs I would be embarrsed that my team is 1-8 and they are out there dancing like they are at a basement party. Atleast the Jags no they suck and stay in their place 

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

His name wasn't mentioned, but I wonder if the 'confrontational' fans are Tebow-ites?

Guest Column: 'Fireman' Ed steps away, but not as fan
ED ANZALONE
NEW YORK

On Thanksgiving night, I left the Jets game before halftime. This was the second time in a row I left before there were four zeroes on the clock. We have had much worse teams than this and I never left before. I pride myself in that, because I am not a quitter.

I decided to leave Thursday because the confrontations with other Jets fans have become more common, even though most Jets fans are fantastic.

This is an indication of how society has lost and is continuing to lose respect for one another. The stadium has become divided because of the quarterback controversy as well. The fact that I chose to wear a Mark Sanchez jersey this year and that fans think I am on the payroll â€" which is an outright lie â€" have made these confrontations more frequent. Whether it’s in the stands, the bathroom or the parking lot, these confrontations are happening on a consistent basis.

Although I can “hold my own,” I do not want to lose my temper and make a stupid mistake. I have a responsibility to the families and kids that enjoy the game and Fireman Ed.

I have enjoyed my time in chanting the greatest chant in all of sports. I have enjoyed meeting all the wonderful Jets fans around the world and look forward to the day we all can raise the Lombardi Trophy as one and celebrate a world championship down the Canyon of Heroes!

I will always love the Jets because they are in my heart, and I will attend games as usual, just not as Fireman Ed. God bless and, as always, let’s go Jets!

http://www.metro.us/newyork/sports/article/1156831--guest-column-fireman-ed-steps-away-but-not-as-fan

[duvaldude08]

I seen that this morning. I wonder what that is about as well.

[subro]

His name wasn't mentioned, but I wonder if the 'confrontational' fans are Tebow-ites?

Guest Column: 'Fireman' Ed steps away, but not as fan
ED ANZALONE
NEW YORK

On Thanksgiving night, I left the Jets game before halftime. This was the second time in a row I left before there were four zeroes on the clock. We have had much worse teams than this and I never left before. I pride myself in that, because I am not a quitter.

I decided to leave Thursday because the confrontations with other Jets fans have become more common, even though most Jets fans are fantastic.

This is an indication of how society has lost and is continuing to lose respect for one another. The stadium has become divided because of the quarterback controversy as well. The fact that I chose to wear a Mark Sanchez jersey this year and that fans think I am on the payroll â€" which is an outright lie â€" have made these confrontations more frequent. Whether it’s in the stands, the bathroom or the parking lot, these confrontations are happening on a consistent basis.

Although I can “hold my own,” I do not want to lose my temper and make a stupid mistake. I have a responsibility to the families and kids that enjoy the game and Fireman Ed.

I have enjoyed my time in chanting the greatest chant in all of sports. I have enjoyed meeting all the wonderful Jets fans around the world and look forward to the day we all can raise the Lombardi Trophy as one and celebrate a world championship down the Canyon of Heroes!

I will always love the Jets because they are in my heart, and I will attend games as usual, just not as Fireman Ed. God bless and, as always, let’s go Jets!

http://www.metro.us/newyork/sports/article/1156831--guest-column-fireman-ed-steps-away-but-not-as-fan

The fans in NY are not upset that he is leaving...

http://deadspin.com/5963209/dear-fireman-ed-f+u+c+k-off-off-off

[I-10east]

Boy, tonight's MNF definitely is an important marquee match up, Panthers vs Eagles....Oh wait... I think that it's time for MNF to consider employing a flex schedule.

[thelakelander]

Lol, you got that right!

[Wacca Pilatka]

Boy, tonight's MNF definitely is an important marquee match up, Panthers vs Eagles....Oh wait... I think that it's time for MNF to consider employing a flex schedule.

Hilariously, this is the first example I can remember of ESPN not trying to pretend it's an important game well worth watching, and they've certainly had some late-season MNF stinkers before.  Tirico more or less came out and said "we're all disappointed that we have to broadcast this one" when he had to do a promo for it during last week's MNF.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]