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[patsfangr]

It's not only trades that are filling the rumor mill this week. Have you heard these:

* The Jets are going to announce cancellation of their plans for two events planned for their Week 9 bye weekend - the Mark Sanchez Rookie of the Year party; and the AFC East Champions party!

* The Washington Redskins are going to change their team name to the Washington Generals!

* The fans in Tennessee are filing a class action suit against the Titans for impersonation of a professional football team!

* The fans in Tampa Bay have asked that the passports for Bucs players be revoked after the team arrives in England!

* For the remainder of the season, opponents will be allowed to play 12 men on defense against the Saints, Colts, and Patriots!

* The Eagles are moving their team to Scranton, because they are concerned for the safety of the players if they return to Philadelphia after their loss to the Raiders!

* Eric Mangini has been offered an extension by the Cleveland Browns - a neck extension!

* The Detroit Lions, following the recently initiated local tradition, have requested a bailout from the Obama administration.

I can't promise that all of those rumors are true; but I thought I'd keep you up to date.

George

[skipvice]

patsfangr, on 2009-10-20 09:46:50, said:

It's not only trades that are filling the rumor mill this week. Have you heard these:

* The Jets are going to announce cancellation of their plans for two events planned for their Week 9 bye weekend - the Mark Sanchez Rookie of the Year party; and the AFC East Champions party!

* The Washington Redskins are going to change their team name to the Washington Generals!

* The fans in Tennessee are filing a class action suit against the Titans for impersonation of a professional football team!

* The fans in Tampa Bay have asked that the passports for Bucs players be revoked after the team arrives in England!

* For the remainder of the season, opponents will be allowed to play 12 men on defense against the Saints, Colts, and Patriots!

* The Eagles are moving their team to Scranton, because they are concerned for the safety of the players if they return to Philadelphia after their loss to the Raiders!

* Eric Mangini has been offered an extension by the Cleveland Browns - a neck extension!

* The Detroit Lions, following the recently initiated local tradition, have requested a bailout from the Obama administration.

I can't promise that all of those rumors are true; but I thought I'd keep you up to date.

George

Made me smile, i needed that  

[Old Man River]

"We bloodied their noses, stepped on them and kicked them into the ground...and it felt good." Keith Brooking in a post game interview following the Cowboys win over the Falcons. Remind me not to piss this guy off.

[patsfangr]

HOW 'BOUT THOSE REDSKINS?!

Man, does that team suck, or what? Jason Campbell may learn how to play QB in the NFL. But, at this point, he's not qualified to be on the field against NFL defenses. NO pocket awareness at all! Panics when he finally does realize there are defenders near him! Throws when he shouldn't & holds the ball when he should throw! Just terrrible!

As for the coaches, why the hel* do you go for it on 4th and goal when you need THREE scores to win?! IDIOTS!!

Well, considering my opinion of their jerk owner, it couldn't happen to a more deserving team!

And OMR, the Cardinals upset of the Giants, who have NOT proven they're a good team this year, sets up a big game in Philly next week! I'll have to pull the all-nighter (AGAIN!) to watch that one.

Speaking of which, don't forget that Daylight Savings Time ENDS next weekend; at 2 AM Sunday in the USA - 2 PM Sunday here. That means that the game times move BACK an hour. First game will now start at 1 AM. Second game starts at 4:15 AM. The good news? The Monday Night game starts here at 8:30 Tuesday morning. One more note. There's no Sunday Night game next week. So we can hit the sack after the Eagles beat the Giants! (I can't stand EITHER Manning!!)

[Old Man River]

patsfangr, on 2009-10-27 11:46:37, said:

HOW 'BOUT THOSE REDSKINS?!

Man, does that team suck, or what? Jason Campbell may learn how to play QB in the NFL. But, at this point, he's not qualified to be on the field against NFL defenses. NO pocket awareness at all! Panics when he finally does realize there are defenders near him! Throws when he shouldn't & holds the ball when he should throw! Just terrrible!

As for the coaches, why the hel* do you go for it on 4th and goal when you need THREE scores to win?! IDIOTS!!

Well, considering my opinion of their jerk owner, it couldn't happen to a more deserving team!

And OMR, the Cardinals upset of the Giants, who have NOT proven they're a good team this year, sets up a big game in Philly next week! I'll have to pull the all-nighter (AGAIN!) to watch that one.

Speaking of which, don't forget that Daylight Savings Time ENDS next weekend; at 2 AM Sunday in the USA - 2 PM Sunday here. That means that the game times move BACK an hour. First game will now start at 1 AM. Second game starts at 4:15 AM. The good news? The Monday Night game starts here at 8:30 Tuesday morning. One more note. There's no Sunday Night game next week. So we can hit the sack after the Eagles beat the Giants! (I can't stand EITHER Manning!!)

Campbell is bad, but there is always Russell to make him look good by comparison.  

It does look like the NFC East is up for grabs and I am surprised about this. Although the Giants beat the Cowboys by 2 in the last 5 seconds of the game, I thought that was just an off performance by the Giants. Maybe they aren't' that good this year. Also, the Eagles don't look as strong this year either. Their defense has had injuries and the Raiders killed their offensive line. The Redskins are, well, you saw. Frankly, it is a toss up this year, but whoever gets into the playoffs will have a tough time against the Saints, Vikings or Packers.

Thanks for the heads up on Daylight Savings Time.

[bernyx]

coming to Thailand next week, I've heard it's harder to get NFL games on TV now, is that true.  Anyone know which carrier (satellite, UBC, true) carries them, better yet which hotels in BKK around nana and Pattaya might have it?

[jfchandler]

Actually, it's easier than before. ASN channel is now part of True/UBC's Silver and Platinum packages, and shows the major nationally televised games each week live, which means between about 1 and 7 am on Monday mornings. Then the Sunday night game later Monday morning, and the Monday night game in Thailand on Tuesday morning... They then repeat the various games over the next couple days at various times, usually once or twice or more.

The various American oriented pubs aren't usually open for the hours of all those live broadcasts, but they typically are replaying them the next evening or when the taped replays happen to fit with their business hours.

For hotel purposes, you want to make sure they carry ASN from the True lineup, Silver or Platinum package.

[patsfangr]

I'm told that TrueVisions no longer includes ASN on the Silver package; but ONLY on the Platinum. The inclusion on Silver, a friend told me, was only a promotional offer.

I've had Platinum for years, so I don't know if that's true. Can anyone confirm that?

[jfchandler]

That's strange and not correct, I think.

1. I have Silver at home, and still am receiving ASN fine... no change.

2. The True web site and lists of packages/channels still shows ASN as part of the Silver package...

Edited by jfchandler, 2009-10-29 08:53:28.

[patsfangr]

jfchandler, on 2009-10-29 08:50:15, said:

That's strange and not correct, I think.

1. I have Silver at home, and still am receiving ASN fine... no change.

2. The True web site and lists of packages/channels still shows ASN as part of the Silver package...

Thanks, JF! I'll have to ask my friend where he got his information. I'm glad to hear that it's still in place for Silver subscribers. I have Platinum because, sadly, TV is pretty much my life here. :-) I spend a lot of time watching movies, and other extra channels that the Platinum package provides. But I'm glad that those are not TV addicts, and still want their NFL, can get ASN without the added cost of Platinum.

[jfchandler]

I've been using the NFL's Game Rewind Season pass (requiring a U.S. IP address) with great success...augmenting ASN's pretty good coverage. I like it, it's worked well, and I'll expect to renew it again for the next season. NFL games on demand, whenever I want and being able to watch any game from the entire season at any time, is pretty cool.

I did find one exception on Tuesday though. During the Monday night game, when ASN cut away from the halftime report as they always seem to do for the live games, I was going to watch the end of another prior Sunday game I had almost finished watching earlier. And I discovered, they do blackout the Game Rewind service entirely during the time any other game is being broadcast live nationally.

So, you can't use Game Rewind to watch other prior NFL games during the Sunday and Monday hours when the live games are being broadcast on national TV. Other than those times, it's ON!!!

And, I just paid $20 U.S. for the playoffs pass for international folks from MLB (Thailand IP OK) which gives live and archival access to all the MLB playoff and World Series games this season. Interestingly, if you try to use their comparable service in the U.S., the live games there are blacked out (because of network TV rules), and you can only watch them online AFTER the live game is over. But here abroad, that blackout rule doesn't apply and you can watch the playoff and world series games live online, with the paid pass.

Sadly, no ESPN on True for us Silver package folks... I'm assuming, ESPN on True is showing the World Series at least, even if, as was the case last year, they didn't show all of the playoff games.

[Calico]

Jason Campbell still throws a mighty pretty spiral.  

My Panthers are getting so desperate that they might want to see what Jonathan Quinn, Medicine Woman is up to.

The Raiders, on the other hand, really should reconsider ringing up Jeff George.

[Curt1591]

Just got back from the States. Haven't watched an entire game since I gave up drinking. Lost my "attention span" I guess!

But, came across an interesting game one Friday night: Lingerie Football

[jfchandler]

Don't tell me the outcome of yesterday's Raiders game... I'll watch it in pain later tonight...expecting I know what the outcome will be, but not wanting to ruin the suspense ahead of time.

I must say, as a lifelong Raiders fan and former Oakland CA native, JaMarcus Russell has got to be the worst-performing NFL quarterback I've ever seen in my football-watching lifetime. He MAY have some natural potential...I don't know about that. But out on the field, he looks like an overweight, listless blob. More often than not, he's throwing passes into the ground or over the heads of his receivers, or where no receivers are to be found.

And worst of all, as evidenced by his recent post-game interviews, he just DOESN'T get it at all and doesn't seem to feel any sense of responsibility for his (and thus his team's) terrible performance under his "leadership." All of which makes me think, it's pretty unlikely this worm is ever going to turn into a butterfly.

One of the stupidest things the Raiders have done of late, and that list is pretty darned long, was releasing Jeff Garcia before they had the slightest clue of what kind of a season JM was going to produce. Right now, I'd say, the result is clear.

[patsfangr]

The Cardinals should have known better than to mess with black cats on Halloween weekend!

I was hoping that the 49ers would hang onto their lead on the Colts; but I really didn't expect it to happen. Still, it's nice to see Singletary transforming them into a competitive team.

I loved watching the Jets fall to the Dolphins again! Good news for my Patriots this week. But it definitely sets up a challenge for them next week, when they have to host the mighty 'Phins in Foxboro.

Meanwhile, the Favrings beat the Packers again. Somebody should check Green Bay to make sure that the town hasn't blown itself up!

[patsfangr]

jfchandler, on 2009-11-02 18:35:30, said:

Don't tell me the outcome of yesterday's Raiders game... I'll watch it in pain later tonight...expecting I know what the outcome will be, but not wanting to ruin the suspense ahead of time.

I must say, as a lifelong Raiders fan and former Oakland CA native, JaMarcus Russell has got to be the worst-performing NFL quarterback I've ever seen in my football-watching lifetime. He MAY have some natural potential...I don't know about that. But out on the field, he looks like an overweight, listless blob. More often than not, he's throwing passes into the ground or over the heads of his receivers, or where no receivers are to be found.

And worst of all, as evidenced by his recent post-game interviews, he just DOESN'T get it at all and doesn't seem to feel any sense of responsibility for his (and thus his team's) terrible performance under his "leadership." All of which makes me think, it's pretty unlikely this worm is ever going to turn into a butterfly.

One of the stupidest things the Raiders have done of late, and that list is pretty darned long, was releasing Jeff Garcia before they had the slightest clue of what kind of a season JM was going to produce. Right now, I'd say, the result is clear.

JF, you know where the problem is with the Raiders; and it's not behind the center.

[patsfangr]

Curt1591, on 2009-11-02 18:32:35, said:

Just got back from the States. Haven't watched an entire game since I gave up drinking. Lost my "attention span" I guess!

But, came across an interesting game one Friday night: Lingerie Football

If I could play in that league, there is absolutely no doubt that I'd be flagged repeatedly, if not constantly, for illegal use of hands! And I'm equally certain that I'd be flagged for delay of game, since there would be sooooo much to do in the huddle!

[IanForbes]

Great Monday night game between New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. The Saints prevailed in the end and stayed undefeated, but Atlanta gave them all they could handle all night. It went right down to the final play of the game. Some great defense and great offence by both teams. Both teams scored a defensive touchdown; Atlanta's on a fumble by Drew Brees and New Orleans on an iterception they returned for a TD.

[patsfangr]

IanForbes, on 2009-11-03 15:45:15, said:

Great Monday night game between New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. The Saints prevailed in the end and stayed undefeated, but Atlanta gave them all they could handle all night. It went right down to the final play of the game. Some great defense and great offence by both teams. Both teams scored a defensive touchdown; Atlanta's on a fumble by Drew Brees and New Orleans on an iterception they returned for a TD.

However (and it's a HUGE "however"), that INT for a TD never should have happened. The officials missed a clear Pass Interference by a Saints LB, who took the intended receiver, White, out of the play with a push, while the ball was in the air. That play should have been a 1st down for the Falcons, on the penalty, rather than a TD for the Saints. There is no way to predict what would have happened after that play. But it had an unfortunately very significant impact on the game at that time.

[kloghead]

I'm watching the Dolphins v Pats game right now (at the pub). What's with the 'echo chamber' sound from the broadcast booth? Is it always like this? Glad I didn't shell out the extra 500 baht for the platinum package...

[jfchandler]

ASN has pretty regularly been having problems with their audio feed... not sure why...

This week it's the echo chamber. In past weeks, it's been extremely low volume for the games and then blasting you for the commercial breaks.

[Calico]

My hometown kittycats still play like something from the litter box, but I love em anyway.

But how about the Bucs?  When I lived there and we lost 26 games in a row, it was because our cheapskate owner had the lowest payroll in the league (by far) and thus no talent.  I hear the 0-7 Bucs had the lowest payroll in the league (by far) because the Glazers lost so much to Bernie Madoff, and yet like their 1970s predecessors never quit fighting for the win.  Now, with the orange throwbacks on, they've progresed to 1-7.  Stuff like that inspires me.

Oh, and yesterday I saw a pickup truck here in Chiang Mai with a decal of Bruce the Buccanneer on the back window.  It was authentic, not pirated, please excuse the pun but I couldn't resist.  I was wearing a black shirt and silver hair myself, but that was only a coincidence.

[patsfangr]

Calico, on 2009-11-09 19:06:43, said:

My hometown kittycats still play like something from the litter box, but I love em anyway.

But how about the Bucs? When I lived there and we lost 26 games in a row, it was because our cheapskate owner had the lowest payroll in the league (by far) and thus no talent. I hear the 0-7 Bucs had the lowest payroll in the league (by far) because the Glazers lost so much to Bernie Madoff, and yet like their 1970s predecessors never quit fighting for the win. Now, with the orange throwbacks on, they've progresed to 1-7. Stuff like that inspires me.

Oh, and yesterday I saw a pickup truck here in Chiang Mai with a decal of Bruce the Buccanneer on the back window. It was authentic, not pirated, please excuse the pun but I couldn't resist. I was wearing a black shirt and silver hair myself, but that was only a coincidence.

I own a couple of black shirts, but my hair is still holding its' natural brown color. If and when it turns silver, I'll destroy any black shirts I have at the time. I will NEVER be caught wearing silver and black!!

I thought the black cats might carry over their Halloween weekend success. They certainly had the Saints in serious trouble. But that Saints' offense is just too tough to hold down; and their defense came up big when it had to, stopping the great Panthers running game just enough steal the win. Too bad. But the Pathers are nobody's walkover this season. They'll be scratching and clawing at every opponent they face; and will definitely take home some wins before it's over.

My Patriots got the usual scare from the Dolphins. They ALWAYS struggle against them, no matter the relative talents of the teams in any given season. There's a genuinely strong rivalry between these teams that brings out the best in whichever of them is the underdog every year.

[Old Man River]

Q, it was a great game and one thing is for sure, there is no such thing as home field advantage when these two teams play.

I did think the spot by the officials was wrong, but there were a lot of bad calls and bad spots. Certainly, not calling pass interference on Samuels when he grabbed Williams' arm in the end zone was unbelievable. That led to a 4 point swing when the Cowboys had to settle for a field goal. I can't wait for NFL Access when Mike whatshisname explains how grabbing a receiver in the end zone is not a penalty. This whole zebra crew were horrible.

[Calico]

Larry Johnson says, "#$@% no I don't have any *&%$# anger @#$%$% management @#$&** issues, you #$%%& punk-@#$ &^#@!  You #$%^& want a @#$%^%$ piece of this?!  Come on!"

(Tom Cable on line one...)