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Maybe the [NFL] isn't so bad...

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    ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    Ticaldfjam wrote: »
    Dirtyboy wrote: »

    So all Joey has to do, is to throw a helmet, like Miles, into an opponents head.

    I'll leave that up to Joey's lil bro up in Northern Cali.

    Myles' contract was scaled off of being the first solid first round pick for Cleveland in like 12 years.

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    BobbleBobble Registered User regular
    I feel like if that's adding value, it's not much. Maybe if they limited the locker room to like 1/3 capacity and had people spaced out based on lockers.

    Grasping a bit, it could at least provide the subconscious reminder about shit like "Hey, there's a plague, don't high five your buddy."

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Right. Because social distancing in the locker room will help so much when you are lining up centermeters away from the other players and then tackling them.

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    TransporterTransporter Registered User regular
    I think the NFL is just shouting the out loud part now, in that “YOU’RE ALL REPLACEABLE SO YOU BETTER GET YOUR MONEY WHILE YOU CAN.”

    It’s such a disgusting situation.

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    admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    I don't think that was ever the quiet part.

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    ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    I think the NFL is just shouting the out loud part now, in that “YOU’RE ALL REPLACEABLE SO YOU BETTER GET YOUR MONEY WHILE YOU CAN.”

    It’s such a disgusting situation.

    This seems to be the standard across all pro sports in the US right now and its disgusting.

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    ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    ObiFett wrote: »
    I think the NFL is just shouting the out loud part now, in that “YOU’RE ALL REPLACEABLE SO YOU BETTER GET YOUR MONEY WHILE YOU CAN.”

    It’s such a disgusting situation.

    This seems to be the standard across all pro sports in the US right now and its disgusting.

    I consider the NBA to be an exception to this. The players have an actual union unlike the NFL which had to ratify the bubble and the union has a much more positive relationship with the league than the MLB union does.

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    Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    Right. Because social distancing in the locker room will help so much when you are lining up centermeters away from the other players and then tackling them.

    You mean these Oakley shield's won't work ;)

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Nate Solder opted out for the Giants. I’m glad he did. He has a newborn child and another child dealing with cancer.

    That’s too much risk to take.

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    H3KnucklesH3Knuckles But we decide which is right and which is an illusion.Registered User regular
    edited July 2020
    On the one hand, if they're going to insist on being this stupid and stubborn as to go ahead with a season, then every little bit helps, I guess.

    On the other hand, it's stupid, betrays an extremely callous disregard for the players (ie. the part of the sport that makes it fun to watch), and is motivated by a disgusting level of greed.

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    admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    H3Knuckles wrote: »
    On the one hand, if they're going to insist on being this stupid and stubborn as to go ahead with a season, then every little bit helps, I guess.

    On the other hand, it's stupid, betrays an extremely callous disregard for the players (ie. the part of the sport that makes it fun to watch), and is motivated by a disgusting level of greed.

    Yeah I mean... a bunch of states just sent kids back to school, so "stupid, extremely callous disregard, and motivated by a disgusting level of greed" is kind of where we're at.

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Just saw an update that said BUCS OFFENSE IS LOADED

    Maybe 7 years ago it would have been loaded.

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    AngrySquirrelAngrySquirrel Registered User regular
    Just saw an update that said BUCS OFFENSE IS LOADED

    Maybe 7 years ago it would have been loaded.
    I mean... did it specify what it was loaded with?

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    PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    Just saw an update that said BUCS OFFENSE IS LOADED

    Maybe 7 years ago it would have been loaded.
    I mean... did it specify what it was loaded with?

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    A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    I hear the Jags defense is all dressed

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    Houk the NamebringerHouk the Namebringer Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    Just saw an update that said BUCS OFFENSE IS LOADED

    Maybe 7 years ago it would have been loaded.
    I mean... did it specify what it was loaded with?

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    XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    Bucs/Patriots Super Bowl is gearing up

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    SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited July 2020
    Xehalus wrote: »
    Bucs/Patriots Super Bowl is gearing up

    Kill me now

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    DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    Xehalus wrote: »
    Bucs/Patriots Super Bowl is gearing up

    For when? 2022?

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    H0b0manH0b0man Registered User regular
    As a Bucs fan I can promise one thing. No matter what players they get they will win 7-9 games and miss the playoffs.

    All this stuff with Brady, Gronk, McCoy, and whoever only exists to trick me into having hope so that the Glazer brothers can laugh at me, personally, as they watch that hope fall apart and crash.

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    mcpmcp Registered User regular
    McCoy is not good.

    Gives you a heart attack the way he waves the ball around on the run.

    I think he was a healthy scratch in the super bowl.

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    ToxTox I kill threads he/himRegistered User regular
    Xehalus wrote: »
    Bucs/Patriots Super Bowl is gearing up

    I would unironically root for the Patriots.

    Well, Cam.

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    RedTideRedTide Registered User regular
    Tox wrote: »
    Xehalus wrote: »
    Bucs/Patriots Super Bowl is gearing up

    I would unironically root for the Patriots.

    Well, Cam.

    While indulging Boston in any manner gives me pause, there's enough upsides there that I could root for Patriots second after flesh eating bacteria.

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    An ancient combo of Brady/Gronk/McCoy does not make them a Super Bowl contender.

    If anything Mike Evans is going to see his numbers drop because his thing was always being there when Jameis wanted to launch the ball downfield and that’s not Brady’s game anymore.

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    mcpmcp Registered User regular
    I can't see how they're going to play games without everyone getting sick.

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    FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    mcp wrote: »
    I can't see how they're going to play games without everyone getting sick.

    Is it much different than the NFL normally?

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    KanaKana Registered User regular
    mcp wrote: »
    I can't see how they're going to play games without everyone getting sick.

    one sick player gets on the field, even if it's just a practice, and that's it, that's the season

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    DirtyboyDirtyboy Registered User regular
    The smaller roster sports can pull it off (so far), but I don't see any big roster sports being (NFL, MLB) being able to.

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson just bought the XFL for $15 million

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    XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    San Francisco Gibronis

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    PellaeonPellaeon Registered User regular
    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson just bought the XFL for $15 million

    Overpaid by 16 million

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    Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    Wasn't there a whole thing about how Vince was doing the bankruptcy thing to eventually buy and revive it himself or something?

    Kinda feel like this whole thing is a scheme.

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    Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    Honestly

    I think the Rock could make something of the brand

    I still have no clue how you can make money playing basic football and paying the players a living/healthcare-needs-appropriate wage, but something fun like 7-on-7 or flag or Madden or whatever with the Rock selling it could work

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    PellaeonPellaeon Registered User regular
    Honestly

    I think the Rock could make something of the brand

    I still have no clue how you can make money playing basic football and paying the players a living/healthcare-needs-appropriate wage, but something fun like 7-on-7 or flag or Madden or whatever with the Rock selling it could work

    He already has a show where washed up football players compete with no name athletes, save yourself 15 million and start your own Titan Football League? Unless the buying the XFL brings some proprietary tech or agreements beyond the brand name, such as it is, I don't see the point.

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    Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
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    DirtyboyDirtyboy Registered User regular
    With as much money as Rock and his associates have, it's a drop in the bucket to see if they can make XFL work again.

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