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  • CrucialC Offline
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    #1030

    "The Bengals are the first team to reach the Super Bowl with odds longer than 100-1 since the 1999 St. Louis Rams (150-1), according to SportsOddsHistory.com."

    200-1 at the start of the season.

    Isn't it great to watch a team that almost every week has 'experts' saying they are likely to lose yet keep winning. Even last week you would be pressed to find a pundit giving them a win. Plenty of platitudes for effort but not a lot of confidence.
    I think they must be feeding off this and have a motivation to prove people wrong.
    Keep it up.

    *On Oct. 28, a bettor at Caesars Sportsbook in Michigan placed a $13,440 bet on the Bengals to win the Super Bowl at 35-1. According to the sportsbook, the same customer also put $13,000 on Cincinnati to claim the AFC crown at 16-1 and won $208,000 when the visiting Bengals rallied to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday's AFC Championship Game.

    .

    BetMGM offered odds on the exact Super Bowl matchup in the preseason. A Bengals-Rams Super Bowl was listed at 500-1.*

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    • BovidaeB Offline
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      For the first time in a while I won't be cheering for (or against) one team in the SB. May the best team win.

      Will this be the youngest two head coaches to have been in the SB? McVay is 36 and Taylor is 38. They have a coaching connection too.

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      • KiwiMurphK Offline
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        #1032

        Josh McDaniels is the new head coach of the Raiders.

        Will be interesting to see if he has learnt anything from his time in Denver a decade or so ago.

        Patriots assistant coaches don't have the best record as head coaches but he's saying all the right things. Tough division but a solid team the Raiders have.

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        • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

          Josh McDaniels is the new head coach of the Raiders.

          Will be interesting to see if he has learnt anything from his time in Denver a decade or so ago.

          Patriots assistant coaches don't have the best record as head coaches but he's saying all the right things. Tough division but a solid team the Raiders have.

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          @kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

          Josh McDaniels is the new head coach of the Raiders.

          Will be interesting to see if he has learnt anything from his time in Denver a decade or so ago.

          Patriots assistant coaches don't have the best record as head coaches but he's saying all the right things. Tough division but a solid team the Raiders have.

          Will he make it to the start of the season? He bailed on the Colts a couple of years back and I"m kind of surprised the Raiders were willing to give him a shot. Mind you the Colts are probably pretty happy with how that worked out for them.

          I wonder if there's anything in his contract if he makes a last minute decision to bail again. Although I don't know why I'm surprised; the NFL has repeatedly shown that they don't care about character if they think they will get a competitive advantage.

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            After a season where Flores probably exceeded expectations, or at least didn't do nearly as poorly as a bunch of coaches, he got the sack much to the surprise of many pundits.

            https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33194862/brian-flores-sues-nfl-others-former-miami-dolphins-coach-alleges-racism-hiring-practices

            I guess he has decided it's time to go nuclear. I guess it will slam the door on coaching in the NFL in the future

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            • CyclopsC Cyclops

              @kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

              Josh McDaniels is the new head coach of the Raiders.

              Will be interesting to see if he has learnt anything from his time in Denver a decade or so ago.

              Patriots assistant coaches don't have the best record as head coaches but he's saying all the right things. Tough division but a solid team the Raiders have.

              Will he make it to the start of the season? He bailed on the Colts a couple of years back and I"m kind of surprised the Raiders were willing to give him a shot. Mind you the Colts are probably pretty happy with how that worked out for them.

              I wonder if there's anything in his contract if he makes a last minute decision to bail again. Although I don't know why I'm surprised; the NFL has repeatedly shown that they don't care about character if they think they will get a competitive advantage.

              KiwiMurphK Offline
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              KiwiMurph
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              #1035

              @cyclops said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

              @kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

              Josh McDaniels is the new head coach of the Raiders.

              Will be interesting to see if he has learnt anything from his time in Denver a decade or so ago.

              Patriots assistant coaches don't have the best record as head coaches but he's saying all the right things. Tough division but a solid team the Raiders have.

              Will he make it to the start of the season? He bailed on the Colts a couple of years back and I"m kind of surprised the Raiders were willing to give him a shot. Mind you the Colts are probably pretty happy with how that worked out for them.

              I wonder if there's anything in his contract if he makes a last minute decision to bail again. Although I don't know why I'm surprised; the NFL has repeatedly shown that they don't care about character if they think they will get a competitive advantage.

              Once upon a time Bill Belichick bailed on the New York Jets job to take the Patriots job.

              In a league that is searching for offensive playcallers to be their head coaches, McDaniels was always going to get another shot (look at the 4 head coaches in the two Championship Games last weekend).

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              • sharkS Offline
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                Wow, not a single mention yet of - let alone a thread dedicated to - the undisputed GOAT Tom Brady. As an aside before I continue, I think in NFL the quarterback GOAT argument needs to be separated from the rest of the NFL GOAT because the position is so specialised, so important and so prominent and visible that it's almost unfair to expect the GOAT linebacker to be mentioned in the same conversations as Brady, Montana etc. It's a bit like where RL is going with the halves, and in AFL the increasing prominence of midfielders. But I digress.

                So after the false start on Sunday morning (NZT) which I first became aware of on Fox Sports Radio with the host refering to it as 'Tom Brady Day', he's now officially pulled the pin overnight via Twitter. As a Pats and Brady fan I'm sad to see him go, but many won't be as he (and the Pats, certainly when he was there) were kind of in that 'I support Baltimore/Seattle/Dallas/etc and anyone playing Brady and the Pats' position. But I have one stand out memory and that's the SB comeback vs Atlanta. One of the greatest comebacks I've ever seen in any sport, and all the sweeter for all the grief and vitriol I was getting from mates via social media throughout the first three quarters!

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                • sharkS shark

                  Wow, not a single mention yet of - let alone a thread dedicated to - the undisputed GOAT Tom Brady. As an aside before I continue, I think in NFL the quarterback GOAT argument needs to be separated from the rest of the NFL GOAT because the position is so specialised, so important and so prominent and visible that it's almost unfair to expect the GOAT linebacker to be mentioned in the same conversations as Brady, Montana etc. It's a bit like where RL is going with the halves, and in AFL the increasing prominence of midfielders. But I digress.

                  So after the false start on Sunday morning (NZT) which I first became aware of on Fox Sports Radio with the host refering to it as 'Tom Brady Day', he's now officially pulled the pin overnight via Twitter. As a Pats and Brady fan I'm sad to see him go, but many won't be as he (and the Pats, certainly when he was there) were kind of in that 'I support Baltimore/Seattle/Dallas/etc and anyone playing Brady and the Pats' position. But I have one stand out memory and that's the SB comeback vs Atlanta. One of the greatest comebacks I've ever seen in any sport, and all the sweeter for all the grief and vitriol I was getting from mates via social media throughout the first three quarters!

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                  mariner4life
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                  #1037

                  @shark said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                  Wow, not a single mention yet of - let alone a thread dedicated to - the undisputed GOAT Tom Brady. As an aside before I continue, I think in NFL the quarterback GOAT argument needs to be separated from the rest of the NFL GOAT because the position is so specialised, so important and so prominent and visible that it's almost unfair to expect the GOAT linebacker to be mentioned in the same conversations as Brady, Montana etc. It's a bit like where RL is going with the halves, and in AFL the increasing prominence of midfielders. But I digress.

                  So after the false start on Sunday morning (NZT) which I first became aware of on Fox Sports Radio with the host refering to it as 'Tom Brady Day', he's now officially pulled the pin overnight via Twitter. As a Pats and Brady fan I'm sad to see him go, but many won't be as he (and the Pats, certainly when he was there) were kind of in that 'I support Baltimore/Seattle/Dallas/etc and anyone playing Brady and the Pats' position. But I have one stand out memory and that's the SB comeback vs Atlanta. One of the greatest comebacks I've ever seen in any sport, and all the sweeter for all the grief and vitriol I was getting from mates via social media throughout the first three quarters!

                  we did that all a couple of days back man

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                  • sharkS shark

                    Wow, not a single mention yet of - let alone a thread dedicated to - the undisputed GOAT Tom Brady. As an aside before I continue, I think in NFL the quarterback GOAT argument needs to be separated from the rest of the NFL GOAT because the position is so specialised, so important and so prominent and visible that it's almost unfair to expect the GOAT linebacker to be mentioned in the same conversations as Brady, Montana etc. It's a bit like where RL is going with the halves, and in AFL the increasing prominence of midfielders. But I digress.

                    So after the false start on Sunday morning (NZT) which I first became aware of on Fox Sports Radio with the host refering to it as 'Tom Brady Day', he's now officially pulled the pin overnight via Twitter. As a Pats and Brady fan I'm sad to see him go, but many won't be as he (and the Pats, certainly when he was there) were kind of in that 'I support Baltimore/Seattle/Dallas/etc and anyone playing Brady and the Pats' position. But I have one stand out memory and that's the SB comeback vs Atlanta. One of the greatest comebacks I've ever seen in any sport, and all the sweeter for all the grief and vitriol I was getting from mates via social media throughout the first three quarters!

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                    mariner4life
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #1038

                    @shark said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                    As a Pats and Brady fan

                    of fucking course you are

                    jesus satire writes itself

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                    • KiwiMurphK Offline
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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #1039

                      What's crazy is that, whilst QBs can fall off a cliff suddenly, it feels like 44 year old Brady still left productive seasons on the table - he wasn't hanging on (i.e. Roethlisberger)

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                      • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                        What's crazy is that, whilst QBs can fall off a cliff suddenly, it feels like 44 year old Brady still left productive seasons on the table - he wasn't hanging on (i.e. Roethlisberger)

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                        mariner4life
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #1040

                        @kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                        What's crazy is that, whilst QBs can fall off a cliff suddenly, it feels like 44 year old Brady still left productive seasons on the table - he wasn't hanging on (i.e. Roethlisberger)

                        Nothing about Brady's career makes sense. He's that much fucking better than everyone else, including not getting hurt, it's not funny.
                        Just GOATy as all fuck.

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                          #1041

                          Washington new team name to be announced tomorrow.

                          By all accounts it's going to be the Washington Commanders.

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                          • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                            Washington new team name to be announced tomorrow.

                            By all accounts it's going to be the Washington Commanders.

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                            #1042

                            @kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                            Washington new team name to be announced tomorrow.

                            By all accounts it's going to be the Washington Commanders.

                            sounds like a team from Any Given Sunday

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                              Also, Brian Flores is fucked

                              The league has proven over and over again you can do absolutely anything, and keep your place in the league

                              Absolutely everything except show the owners to be a bunch of old white racist motherfuckers.

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                              • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                @shark said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                As a Pats and Brady fan

                                of fucking course you are

                                jesus satire writes itself

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                                #1044

                                @mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                @shark said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                As a Pats and Brady fan

                                of fucking course you are

                                jesus satire writes itself

                                Because of the amazing Phoenix Suns and Melbourne Demons dynasties I've also followed for the last 20-30 years?

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                                • sharkS shark

                                  @mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                  @shark said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                  As a Pats and Brady fan

                                  of fucking course you are

                                  jesus satire writes itself

                                  Because of the amazing Phoenix Suns and Melbourne Demons dynasties I've also followed for the last 20-30 years?

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                                  @shark said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                  @mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                  @shark said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                  As a Pats and Brady fan

                                  of fucking course you are

                                  jesus satire writes itself

                                  Because of the amazing Phoenix Suns and Melbourne Demons dynasties I've also followed for the last 20-30 years?

                                  yes, them too.

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                                    #1046

                                    Reading more about Brady today, it's nothing i didn't already know, but sometimes just reading it blows your mind

                                    The man has two HoF careers. It's ridiculous. You can split his career in half and put him in twice. Just sustained barely-believable success.

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                                    • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                      Also, Brian Flores is fucked

                                      The league has proven over and over again you can do absolutely anything, and keep your place in the league

                                      Absolutely everything except show the owners to be a bunch of old white racist motherfuckers.

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                                      #1047

                                      @mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                      Also, Brian Flores is fucked

                                      The league has proven over and over again you can do absolutely anything, and keep your place in the league

                                      Absolutely everything except show the owners to be a bunch of old white racist motherfuckers.

                                      He can pull up a chair in the same hole as Colin Kaepernick

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                                      • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                        @shark said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                        @mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                        @shark said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                        As a Pats and Brady fan

                                        of fucking course you are

                                        jesus satire writes itself

                                        Because of the amazing Phoenix Suns and Melbourne Demons dynasties I've also followed for the last 20-30 years?

                                        yes, them too.

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                                        #1048

                                        @mariner4life I forgot the Rangers. Of the Texas variety. Blerk

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                                        • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                          @kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                          Washington new team name to be announced tomorrow.

                                          By all accounts it's going to be the Washington Commanders.

                                          sounds like a team from Any Given Sunday

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                                          #1049

                                          @mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                          @kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

                                          Washington new team name to be announced tomorrow.

                                          By all accounts it's going to be the Washington Commanders.

                                          sounds like a team from Any Given Sunday

                                          Commanders confirmed.

                                          https://mobile.twitter.com/Commanders/status/1488863508565569537

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