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ORIGINAL: JC2015

I totally disagree

I was screaming at the TV as soon as he dropped back to pass.

Worst of all, you can't throw that pass into the middle of the field at the goal line when the defense is bunched - especially with their mediocre WRs

If you are going to pass roll Wilson out to the right with the tall WR in the back of the end zone so he can either throw it up high or run it in.

TERRIBLE CALL no matter what happened

Lynch just gashed them

Run Lynch up the gut!

Worst call ever

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ORIGINAL: JC2015

I totally disagree

I was screaming at the TV as soon as he dropped back to pass.

Worst of all, you can't throw that pass into the middle of the field at the goal line when the defense is bunched - especially with their mediocre WRs

If you are going to pass roll Wilson out to the right with the tall WR in the back of the end zone so he can either throw it up high or run it in.

TERRIBLE CALL no matter what happened

Lynch just gashed them

Run Lynch up the gut!

Worst call ever

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Just watched "Doug Flutie: A Football Life".

Pretty great hour of TV.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Just watched "Doug Flutie: A Football Life".

Pretty great hour of TV.

Loved every second of it.
Really admired that little dude. Very well done.

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ORIGINAL: JC2015

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ORIGINAL: JC2015

I totally disagree

I was screaming at the TV as soon as he dropped back to pass.

Worst of all, you can't throw that pass into the middle of the field at the goal line when the defense is bunched - especially with their mediocre WRs

If you are going to pass roll Wilson out to the right with the tall WR in the back of the end zone so he can either throw it up high or run it in.

TERRIBLE CALL no matter what happened

Lynch just gashed them

Run Lynch up the gut!

Worst call ever

I am going to post this again because apparently you didn't read it the first time

1. No matter the outcome, it was a STUPID decision to pass the ball there and I said it BEFORE the INT

2. It was a very poor play call IF you are going to be stupid and pass. Again, roll Wilson out and drag the big guy across the back.

Only a complete moron would call a slant in that tight quarters with mediocre WRs

Beyond dumb play call

As bad as the knee

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: JC2015

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ORIGINAL: JC2015

I totally disagree

I was screaming at the TV as soon as he dropped back to pass.

Worst of all, you can't throw that pass into the middle of the field at the goal line when the defense is bunched - especially with their mediocre WRs

If you are going to pass roll Wilson out to the right with the tall WR in the back of the end zone so he can either throw it up high or run it in.

TERRIBLE CALL no matter what happened

Lynch just gashed them

Run Lynch up the gut!

Worst call ever

I am going to post this again because apparently you didn't read it the first time

1. No matter the outcome, it was a STUPID decision to pass the ball there and I said it BEFORE the INT

2. It was a very poor play call IF you are going to be stupid and pass. Again, roll Wilson out and drag the big guy across the back.

Only a complete moron would call a slant in that tight quarters with mediocre WRs

Beyond dumb play call

As bad as the knee

If they had scored, everyone else would have heralded the call as brilliant because it won the superbowl.

ONLY YOU would be in here complaining it was a bad call in that event.

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Political science research suggests that Goodell may be taking a page from the classic autocrat’s playbook about how to stay in power. ...

To explain Goodell’s behavior, think about dictators such as Kim Jong-un of North Korea. They often have to do some unsavory things to get and stay in power. Moreover, these things are often effective — otherwise, why do them? Goodell’s behavior in the Deflategate case is similar. ...

First, a key lesson from the autocrat’s playbook is this: After you take power, eliminate the powerful people who helped get you there. They know your weaknesses and the skeletons in your closet. For Goodell, no one fits that description like Kraft, who owns the Patriots. ...

Second, all leaders (not just autocratic ones) have to pay close attention to what political scientists call their “selectorate,” or the people who keep them in power. Some types of autocrats face very small selectorates, however, meaning it is the approval of just a few people that matters to them.

For Goodell, that’s the owners of NFL teams. And now that Kraft is an opponent, Goodell is even more beholden to a “small handful of influential owners,” potentially including the owners of the Baltimore Ravens, the Indianapolis Colts and the Dallas Cowboys.

What do those teams have in common? A dislike of the Patriots...

Third, autocratic leaders often engage in brazen manipulation of the media to try to shape public perception. ... [Clear.]

Finally, a classic strategy for autocrats worried about “internal” threats (such as a civil war or an insurgency) rather than “external” threats (such as being invaded) is called “coup-proofing.” This is when autocrats deliberately weaken their own military because it makes the military less likely to cause problems for them.

Coup-proofing helps us understand Deflategate as well. The New England Patriots are the most successful NFL franchise of the Goodell era, with Brady one of the greatest players in NFL history. They are yearly Super Bowl contenders in a way that threatens the “Any Given Sunday” parity the NFL prefers. There is almost certainly jealousy and frustration around the NFL because of the Patriots’ sustained success. Cutting them down to size by decreasing their prospects this season (the Brady suspension) and in upcoming seasons (the draft picks) thus serves Goodell’s interest of staying in power.

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ORIGINAL: DavidAOlson

Interesting take Goodell: he's acting like a dictator, not just in the literal sense, but using the same political moves that a dictator uses to stay in power.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/08/24/how-does-the-nfls-roger-goodell-stay-in-power-by-acting-like-a-dictator/

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Political science research suggests that Goodell may be taking a page from the classic autocrat’s playbook about how to stay in power. ...

To explain Goodell’s behavior, think about dictators such as Kim Jong-un of North Korea. They often have to do some unsavory things to get and stay in power. Moreover, these things are often effective — otherwise, why do them? Goodell’s behavior in the Deflategate case is similar. ...

First, a key lesson from the autocrat’s playbook is this: After you take power, eliminate the powerful people who helped get you there. They know your weaknesses and the skeletons in your closet. For Goodell, no one fits that description like Kraft, who owns the Patriots. ...

Second, all leaders (not just autocratic ones) have to pay close attention to what political scientists call their “selectorate,” or the people who keep them in power. Some types of autocrats face very small selectorates, however, meaning it is the approval of just a few people that matters to them.

For Goodell, that’s the owners of NFL teams. And now that Kraft is an opponent, Goodell is even more beholden to a “small handful of influential owners,” potentially including the owners of the Baltimore Ravens, the Indianapolis Colts and the Dallas Cowboys.

What do those teams have in common? A dislike of the Patriots...

Third, autocratic leaders often engage in brazen manipulation of the media to try to shape public perception. ... [Clear.]

Finally, a classic strategy for autocrats worried about “internal” threats (such as a civil war or an insurgency) rather than “external” threats (such as being invaded) is called “coup-proofing.” This is when autocrats deliberately weaken their own military because it makes the military less likely to cause problems for them.

Coup-proofing helps us understand Deflategate as well. The New England Patriots are the most successful NFL franchise of the Goodell era, with Brady one of the greatest players in NFL history. They are yearly Super Bowl contenders in a way that threatens the “Any Given Sunday” parity the NFL prefers. There is almost certainly jealousy and frustration around the NFL because of the Patriots’ sustained success. Cutting them down to size by decreasing their prospects this season (the Brady suspension) and in upcoming seasons (the draft picks) thus serves Goodell’s interest of staying in power.

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In a lengthy profile in the latest issue of Rolling Stone, Wilson claims the water, which the company he’s working with sells for $3 a bottle, caused his brain to recover from what could have been a serious injury.

“I banged my head during the Packers game in the playoffs, and the next day I was fine,” Wilson said. “It was the water.”

Wilson insists that the Recovery Water “works well,” and that a teammate used the water to heal a knee injury.

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First, he mentioned that his Super Bowl interception was all part of God's plan: "The play happens, I take three steps, and God says to me, 'I'm using you.' My sixth step, God says to me, 'I want to see how you respond, but more importantly I want [the world] to see how you respond.' "

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ORIGINAL: Duane Sampson

I always wished I had the foresight to come up with selling water.

I should have gathered up a bunch of bottles, sat on a bucket in my garage while filling bottles with my garden hose. Sell the free stuff for 3 clams a bottle to moronic ****s and laugh my ass off.

Maybe I can "bag" some mountain air down by the Mississippi river bank and sell it to schmucks on eBay.

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ORIGINAL: Duane Sampson

I always wished I had the foresight to come up with selling water.

I should have gathered up a bunch of bottles, sat on a bucket in my garage while filling bottles with my garden hose. Sell the free stuff for 3 clams a bottle to moronic ****s and laugh my ass off.

Maybe I can "bag" some mountain air down by the Mississippi river bank and sell it to schmucks on eBay.