The past like 2-3 drafts we've over slotted a lot of guys and spent a lot in the draft and on international. Yes our owners are shit and everyone involved with our team has been has been as well but that's getting away from the point that it makes no sense to attack the draft
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NFL Off-Season Thread: "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?"
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The past like 2-3 drafts we've over slotted a lot of guys and spent a lot in the draft and on international. Yes our owners are shit and everyone involved with our team has been has been as well but that's getting away from the point that it makes no sense to attack the draft
The easy solution (and one I think they are working towards) is allowing picks to be traded. Baseball requires grindingly slow gradualism in most changes.
Buckethead
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NHL is restructuring the divisions and has the most affordable digital pricing model AND maintains the integrity of the sport unlike Stern's Refball or Goodell's Pussyball, therefore the NHL has the best commissioner.
:jakncoke
They still maintain a healthy viewership. Stern is the next worse, but he was never foolish enough to move his product to a network where the demographic hunts a majority of the league.
TheDrizzlerJ11
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All around well said!
I'm not sure how picks being traded would work, The draft moves so fucking fast.
Well said, but ultimately wrong.
So does the WWF. Once the outcomes are predetermind it is no longer a sport.
Buckethead
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I don't like Bettman and I hate the NBC/VS. crap but I'd be interested in seeing the #s pre/after lockout and how they compare.
What??! The NBC/Vs hockey coverage is the best this country has ever had. The quality is better than any other sport, by far.
They have been steadily improving, so they aren't in bad shape. He is still the mastermind of relocating teams at an incredibly foolish rate. No matter what good he accomplishes at this point, he will always be overshadowed.
Yeah, but I always pegged you for a Vince McMahon fan.
The Versus crap is the key. I love NBC's coverage. Problem is telling ESPN to go fuck themselves still hurts. There were fucking playoff games that were unwatchable for me because nobody carried Versus. It was a joke.
For the record, I don't like ESPN's coverage particularly much. They are a necessary evil. Hence why I don't get people who just blindly bash it. It's the most popular sports network on the planet.
NBC sports is now a standard cable thing isn't it? I assume they made the move knowing what was planned.
I wish everyone would tell ESPN to go fuck itself. Maybe following sports would become enjoyable again.
In 2012, that is possible. NHL did it at a time where it was incredibly foolish and hurt the brand. According to the average American, the NFL isn't even on ESPN anymore.
I believe at this point NBC Sports is on a majority (if not all) television providers.
Spectral Glider
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I still hate them because they employ douche nozzles like Milbury and McGuire.
FrenchMovieTheme
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trouser snake only!
cuevas. PhD.
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Uuuuh...
we're waiting, how did it taste?
Alligatorjandro
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Too bad no one watches hockey.
TheLegendary
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Watch a game live. Then come back and make fun of the sport.
Alligatorjandro
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stop this madness
Buckethead
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So? Who cares about Phoenix or Nashville?
Has nothi to do with how the NHL has grown
Ah, so. But that wasn't always the case,Eznark said:
Too bad you have bad taste in everything.Whateverhisnameis said:
I hate you.
Who would have thought Phoenix and Atlanta would not be able to support hockey teams. They've supported so many other sports franchises so well! Like the Hawks, Suns and Braves!
Alligatorjandro
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Truth hurts bro.
Don't the Braves sell out like every game or something?
Probably people in some of the markets who lost a team? A notable couple make up for some of the league's larger ratings.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance
Nah the Braves attendance has sucked for years. They've had playoff games where they haven't sold out. Atlanta fans are just plain mediocre.
Alligatorjandro
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I would like to get into hockey but it gets no coverage at all down here.
Good reason to move bro.
funny.
Buckethead
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$150 for an entire season.
That's the cost of like 2 Lady Gaga and a Brady Gaga jersey.
Affordable as hell.
goldlion054
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Not worth your time. Hockey is pretty terrible. You are better off with anything else
Alligatorjandro
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I'll just stick to playoff hockey.It lasts as long as the season practically.
Alligatorjandro
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They're funnier than Community.
TheDrizzlerJ11
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I once paid $15 for row 3 seats to a Panthers game. No better entertainment for the money!
Well, they're some of the most hilarious things I've ever seen in my entire life.
So, pretty much.
Alligatorjandro
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Funny as they may be they're still not as funny as the Buccaneer organization.
Alligatorjandro
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At least when we had Albert Haynesworth we didn't play him at QB.
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