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[spuwho]

Once again, Tebow is cut.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13588372/tim-tebow-released-philadelphia-eagles

But, clearly the Jags are stupid for having not ever signed him.

Consensus among most of the NFL beat writers is that its time for him to hang it up for good.

He has now been evaluated by some of the upper level of coaching talent in the NFL and none of them found his skills worthy of third string.

Eagles coaching staff made a comment that his level of skills needs snaps to develop further and the only way to do that would be to take a role on the practice squad.

I dont think it was underhanded in any way, just an admission that he just isnt there.

Some feel he outplayed Barkley in pre-season, but Barkley had trade value. Tim did not.

Its hard to comprehend hows guys like Matt Schaub (who looked terrible in pre-season) , Brock Osweiler, Dan Orlovsky, Matt Clausen, Tavaris Jackson, and a host of others survive so long as second string in the NFL. If Tim isnt as good as those guys, then his assessments are accurate.

He should retire and move on with his life. He will still be remembered for his football, its time for him to create some new history in something else.

[I-10east]

I was pretty surprised Tebow didn't make the team (not not 3rd string QB, another role). Yeah, It's definitely time for him to hang it up and head back to Bristol , CT (ESPN). 

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I was pretty surprised Tebow didn't make the team (not not 3rd string QB, another role). Yeah, It's definitely time for him to hang it up and head back to Bristol , CT (ESPN).

I think it's pretty obvious what they thought when they let go of Tebow only to bring in Stephen Morris.

(and don't give me any of that "Morris still has practice squad eligibility" crap.    )

[BridgeTroll]

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-cortana-nfl-picks-week-1-2015-9

The Microsoft engine that predicts NFL games is back — here are its picks for Week 1

Microsoft Cortana — the virtual assistant that began picking NFL games last season after a successful 2014 World Cup — is back for another year of NFL predictions.

Cortana uses an algorithm put together by Bing Predicts to pick a winner in every NFL game. The algorithm takes into account advanced stats and home-field advantage, and there's a public-perception element that incorporates data from Twitter and Facebook.

Last season, Cortana correctly predicted 67% of all NFL games. It has since picked 71% of Wimbledon results and 75% of the Women's World Cup knockout stage correctly. The model has dabbled in areas outside of sports — including American Idol and the Grammys — but is sticking to sports this NFL season.

We'll be tracking Cortana's progress week to week and seeing how it compares to other algorithmic picks, including Nate Silver's ELO model and the Vegas betting line. We'll also be making our own picks against the spread each week, partially using Bing's help, but mostly based on blind instinct. Maybe we'll even do better.

Here are Cortana's Week 1 predictions as of Wednesday morning. We'll update these throughout the week to see if they change. Vegas favorites, with point spreads, are in parentheses.

Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots — Patriots win, 64.4% chance. (Patriots -7)
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears — Packers win, 71.6% chance. (Packers -7)
Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars — Panthers win, 58.2% chance. (Panthers -3)
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams — Rams win, 56% chance. (Seahawks -4)
New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals — Cardinals win, 56% chance. (Cardinals -2.5)
Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos — Broncos win, 64.4% chance. (Broncos -4.5)
Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Bucs win, 64.4% chance. (Bucs -3)
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons — Falcons win, 52% chance. (Eagles -3)
Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills — Colts win, 53.3% chance (Colts -3)
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans — Texans win, 65.9% chance. (Texans -1.5)
Cleveland Browns at New York Jets — Jets win, 61.4% chance. (Jets -3)
Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins — Dolphins win, 53.3% chance. (Dolphins -3.5)
Detroit Lions at San Diego Chargers — Chargers win, 59.8% chance. (Chargers -3)
Cincinnati Bengals at Oakland Raiders — Bengals win, 59.8% chance. (Bengals -3.5)
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys — Cowboys win, 70.2% chance. (Cowboys -6)
Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers — 49ers win, 58.2% chance. (Vikings -2.5)

Cortana mostly agrees with Vegas this week, except for a few notable exceptions. Cortana appears to value home teams more than Vegas, giving the Rams, Falcons, and 49ers slight edges, despite the fact that they're all betting underdogs.

The biggest surprise of these three discrepancies is certainly that Cortana favors the Rams over Seattle. That said, last year in St. Louis the Rams did upset the Seahawks with the help of some crafty special-teams play, so this will definitely be one game to keep an eye on.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-cortana-nfl-picks-week-1-2015-9#ixzz3lGQ0L2Er

[I-10east]

I cannot wait until Sunday!! Yeah tonight is okay with the Stealers vs the Cheaters, but I'm really really excited for the obvious game around these parts. Go Jags!!!

[I-10east]

The Pats are cheating again!! The Pats Radio broadcast came thru the Steelers headsets, SMH...

[I-10east]

Oh no!! Scobee missed two FGs? Jax made the right move LOL

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Hell yes. 

If your a Jag fan, than you know that we might be loosing on the field but we're better then most on at least one list!!! 



(ps - which is kind of impressive due to all the media corrections we make every single day in the internet world)

[I-10east]

Scobee misses twice which allows the Ravens to play in overtime.

Scobee misses again!

Steelers kicker Josh Scobee misses his 2nd FG in the last 1:30 to keep the Ravens in the game.

[I-10east]

And....Boom goes the dynamite, the Ravens win...

[I-10east]

LOL Snoop on Scobee! (NSFW)

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/firejoshscoobie?source=feed_text&story_id=892674197449133

[ProjectMaximus]

Man. Scobee is just crumbling in the new environment. The misses weren't ugly...more or less just affected by the wind. But tmrw he may be out of a job. His wikipedia page was hilarious a couple minutes ago, but it's already been corrected now.

[RattlerGator]

LOL Snoop on Scobee! (NSFW)

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/firejoshscoobie?source=feed_text&story_id=892674197449133

Good gracious! Scobee was sorry in Jax? Really? Those misses hurt, for sure, but the percentages at that field from those long distances aren't good.

[spuwho]

Former Steeler kicker Josh Reed has made 10 attempts with Steelers management to get back on the roster to kick.

At this point the Steelers have taken no action to follow up.

Per CBSSports.com

[JaxJersey-licious]

It's official 

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/pittsburgh-steelers-cut-josh-scobee-sign-chris-boswell-100315