Gellar
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That is a fair statement. As a wrestler we always said if you are blaming your loss on a call the ref made you didn’t deserve to win anyways.
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mevertsen
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Exactly. If you want to win, do better than the other team.
Interpretation of a rule? mtmuleyDez caught it...
noharleyyet
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Good point. mtmuley
BrentD
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mighty quiet here for a football night.
Just to stir the pot tonight.
What the heck is the omnipresent line "will have to make adjustments at halftime" all about? This is one of my many pet peeves. If there is an adjustment that needs to be made, why not make it, RIGHT THIS INSTANT. Seems like a crappy line that both announcers and coaches pull out of their back of nonsense in every single game, just to fill the dead air.
And just to toss out another peeve, and a relatively new one for me, is what is the purpose of black warpaint? Seems particularly fashionable on QBs, and now we have the 'Venus Williams" one-sided asymmetry thing, for the first time as far as I have seen. Indoor games, outdoor games, night games, day games, cloudy days, sunny days. Always this ridiculous paint. Seems at least as ridiculous as wearing glam jewelry in a game (why is that even allowed?). Okay, that was a third peeve.
Just to return to a positive note, the game ain't bad. Ain't bad at all. The Eagle are mortal and the Giants are not just pretty faces.
Just to stir the pot tonight.
What the heck is the omnipresent line "will have to make adjustments at halftime" all about? This is one of my many pet peeves. If there is an adjustment that needs to be made, why not make it, RIGHT THIS INSTANT. Seems like a crappy line that both announcers and coaches pull out of their back of nonsense in every single game, just to fill the dead air.
And just to toss out another peeve, and a relatively new one for me, is what is the purpose of black warpaint? Seems particularly fashionable on QBs, and now we have the 'Venus Williams" one-sided asymmetry thing, for the first time as far as I have seen. Indoor games, outdoor games, night games, day games, cloudy days, sunny days. Always this ridiculous paint. Seems at least as ridiculous as wearing glam jewelry in a game (why is that even allowed?). Okay, that was a third peeve.
Just to return to a positive note, the game ain't bad. Ain't bad at all. The Eagle are mortal and the Giants are not just pretty faces.
mevertsen
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Good push for the rookie.
Pretty good fight for the Giants tonight.
Pretty good fight for the Giants tonight.
mevertsen
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Yeah the adjustment thing is annoying. Like, taking your car to get an alignment vs. Filling it up with gas because the gas light came on.
Duck-Slayer
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And the eagles bite the dust to the G men
Matt
Matt
seeth07
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If its sunny, the black stripes or any level of paint on the cheeks will reduce the glare on them improving your vision.
Much more impact full on a white skin person compared to brown/ black person.
Not nearly as helpful with reducing night light glare
Forkyfinder
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I think we can mostly say its make up for football.
BrentD
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Yeah I have heard that before. But if it were true, race car drivers and tennis players and golfers and bass pros and a gazillion other people would be all over that. And they wouldn't be doing just one cheek, either. I think it is just fashionable decoration for football players, like those gawdawful necklaces.
seeth07
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Well the impact of glare is going to mostly impact those having to make fast quick decisions instead of wearing sunglasses where having them on could be impractical.
Baseball I believe is where it all started and not football as hitters having to make a split second decision found it easier on their eyes to catch the ball coming at the plate.
Tennis players do wear them but its pretty uncommon in the professional scene. Probably due to the "club attire" etiquette.
Race car drivers and bass pros use sunglasses instead.
noharleyyet
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Giants taking down Goliath was prety cool to watch...Dart with dagger & swagger, Skatt with bull runs and juice twitch...
seeth07
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and also apparently a big mean bully hurting feelings with the "taunting" he did that drew a flag.
I sure do wish we didn't adopt the peewee rulebook to the league. What a joke
BrentD
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On the other hand, perhaps you have forgotten what a bunch of assholes were doing on the field before that rule was in place.
Southern Elk
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Hopefully Dart and Skattabo can stay healthy. They are really fun to watch.
seeth07
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NOpe, I like the taunting - its fun and why not, you just schooled the guy - he deserves to be ashamed and embarrassed. Maybe he won't allow it to happen again. Instead we are teaching kids these days thru the NFL that people have feelings you can hurt and we need to be careful about that. All these kids these days are already softies and a bunch of woosies.
