NFL Week 7 Thread: The Tim Worley-Dirley Conspiracy

As bad as this game is - depending on Booger to kill and fill time is just not a good idea. I'm guessing that the reason ESPN chose this game was it was their only shot at a Patriots game with a potentially decent team.
I'm kind of surprised ESPN didn't find some celebrity or another to come into the booth and help kill time.

 

And there it is.

 

Next week - Miami and Pittsburgh. My goodness, I can't fathom why the NFL thinks showing such crummy games on national tv in prime time is a good idea.

 

They could have waited for Pats-Chiefs

 

What’s wrong with Bradshaw v Griese!!

 

Belichick exploited “loophole” in NFL rules to run extra time off the clock

Yes, the Patriots have been punished twice by the league for violating the rules, but give Belichick credit for finding every possible advantage within the rules, too. If there is a loophole, he will find it. If there is a tendency, he will exploit it. That goes for officials, too.

I think some of the appearance that the Patriots get away with penalties too often comes from scouting the tendencies of officials. If they figure out that an officiating crew is rarely calls defensive holding, they tell their guys to try to get away with more grabbing in coverage and it clearly works.

I also wonder if that is what led to Spygate and the issues with deflated balls. They probably thought those rules were so minor that the league wouldn't bother. That thinking led to what most perceived as an overreaction by the NFL to the deflated footballs.

Clearly the approach, constantly pushing at the edges of league rules, has worked well. This isn't a complaint or an attempt to somehow discredit their accomplishments. It's an acknowledgement of part of the genius of Belichick.

 

Wow

 

There is a New England receiver named Jakobi Meyers. My wife finds it ridiculous that a parent would name their kid that in lieu of the same named law firm (in the LA area).

I told her that I seriously doubt that the parents knew of the law firm. He was born in some small town in Georgia and played college ball at NC State.

We actually had an argument about this.

 

Wait until they draft Markie Salomon (WR, Rutgers)

 

There is a national firm with that name. One of those personal injury mills that advertise on TV.

 

That firm is name dropped in the Beastie Boys' "Shadrach".

 

I need to get a hold of Jacobi Meyers' parents and ask them.