I'm not overly worried by Tampa's current attendance problems; the economy in Florida is terrible and the Bucs suck. There are, at least, a number of reasons to be hopeful for the future and the team seems to be moving (slowly) in the right direction, and I'm looking forward to 2012 or so when I suspect the team will be pretty good. It was recently announced that, due to the financial situation, the team just dropped out of the top 10 for total value; there's a long way to go before it's a crisis. It's a reasonably new stadium that's quite nice, so this isn't exactly a "team fleeing the city soon" situation like Jacksonville.
Rat Boy wrote:And surprise, surprise, Bill Polian and Peyton Manning hate the new umpire rule. Frankly, so should any team that leans heavily on the hurry-up offense; until they can adjust, expect those teams to rack up the penalty yardage.
Boo hoo. An NFL rule that isn't designed to suit Peyton Manning, as virtually every rule change/clarification for the past decade has been.
I'm quite tired of Bill Polian's presence on the Competition Committee.
I agree with the fact that the Colts whine and moan, but this really is a dumb rule when you think about a team down by 4 with under two minutes to go, and no timeouts, and they have to wait for the umpire to get set. If that's the case, bring in the college rule that the clock stops on a first down. Then again, if no one else is complaining about it, f*ck the Colts
[T]his really is a dumb rule when you think about a team down by 4 with under two minutes to go, and no timeouts, and they have to wait for the umpire to get set. If that's the case, bring in the college rule that the clock stops on a first down.
That is what is so odd about this rule: they say it is to help protect the umpire - considering how much those guys were getting involved in the play, it makes sense; but then they go ahead and make the rule not apply when there is less than two minutes to play. On Sirrius they mentioned how absurd it was to tell the Umpire that they care about their safety for 56 minutes of play. Worse, since they called this change about safety, how can the league really back down from it, no matter how much the Colts whinny.
I just need Jacksonville to sell tickets for long enough for someone else to end up in LA. Then they can stink and go to San Antonio. ;)
"Minnesota Vikings, come on down!"
So we're planning a trip to visit my folks in Tampa this fall, and I'm going to surprise my son with his first football game. Minnesota schools close for a few days in the fall for teacher development stuff, so it seems a perfect time, really. Any advice on tickets? It's not like tickets are going to be hard to come by for . . . the Rams at the Bucs (please, nobody call Child Protective Services on me), but I've never bought tickets second-hand before. Ebay, StubHub, Craigslist . . . anyone have particularly good luck with one of the options?
I think the big issue for Tampa sales is the prices are going up while the product on the field sucks and the owners aren't spending ANYTHING to better it. I will root for the Bucs but I'm not spending a dime to support them while they keep all that cash under the cap.
Again, since I have no better place to put this...
I don't know what was more awkward. Watching the Around the Horn panel discussing Jay Mariotti's arrest or Tony Kornheiser alluding to Sally Draper from Mad Men's shenanigans on PTI.
Good riddance.
Good riddance.
*ahem*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
C'mon, Raheem, one down, you just know how fun it would be to cut Michael Clayton and Sabby Piscatelli. Cut cut cut cut cut!
Good riddance.
I had no problem when he was a NY Giant
Maybe they need to bring him back, running game hasn't been quite the same since he left.
karmajay wrote:Good riddance.
Fresno State...
Wait, he went there? He and Trent Dilfer? What the hell do you people have against Tampa, anyways?
C'mon, Raheem, one down, you just know how fun it would be to cut Michael Clayton and Sabby Piscatelli. Cut cut cut cut cut!
I get that Piscatelli isn't good but isn't TB paying him next to nothing? Plus he wasn't that good at Oregon State don't know why TB thought he would be anything else.
Edit: Just looked him up and realized the he was a 2nd round pick. Really? He gets drafted in the 2nd but Oregon State's best ever WR Mike Hass can't even get on the field. Apparently the Seahawks just released him 8 days ago. Oh he's in the UFL now, glad he's somewhere but still annoys me.
Matt Leinart is getting shopped. By the Cardinals, not Adobe.
now that his practice squad eligibility is all gone, so is he.
It runs out?
If you couldn't get enough of Favre-a-palooza and are looking to fill the void, then look no further than Leinart-fest, now complete with a war of words between Adam Schefter and the Buffalo Bills and Matt Leinart's desire to not be a back up QB.
Vernon Davis vs. Michael Crabtree. Unless Singletary can get a handle on this, we've got another "I WANT WINNERS!" rant on tap for this season.
Edit: And Mark Sanchez really is gunning for a "Parisian dandy" tag.
Legion, missed this earlier, but where's your mohawk?!
Terry Bradshaw's not a fan of Roethlisberger getting a reduced suspension...or of Kendall Langford losing a $50K earring:
On Kendall Langford's missing earring: "I hope they never find it -- $50,000? Go tell that to somebody that can't pay for his kid's education or can't get them into a hospital room and get them treated properly."
I hope Jimmy Johnson's run on Survivor inspires Terry to follow suit. It'd be AWESOME.
If you couldn't get enough of Favre-a-palooza and are looking to fill the void, then look no further than Leinart-fest, now complete with a war of words between Adam Schefter and the Buffalo Bills and Matt Leinart's desire to not be a back up QB.
"Yes you did"
"No We didnt!"
"Yes you did!"
"NOPE!"
etc.
Ben Roethlisberger's suspension has been reduced to four games, which is good news for Pittsburgh since Byron Leftwich may have a MCL sprain.
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