NFL Week 1 thread -- Where we learn the meaning of Vão pássaros

[SixToe]

Gus will get Bo fixed.

Oh, wait. That was years ago.

 

[justgladtobehere]

I'd like to see a 50-59 yarder count as four points and a 60+ yarder count as five points. Create new strategies and make long distance kickers more valuable.

Jermaine Wiggins, is that you?

 

[da man]

Bo Nix threw 42 passes for 138 yards, less than 3.5 yards per attempt. That's not going to win any games.

The second coming of Shane Matthews!

 

[da man]

Denver, Atlanta, Arizona probably; anywhere you had a 10 mph tailwind.

Is wind a factor in Atlanta's stadium?

 

[BTExpress]

Only if you turn up the air conditioning really high.

 

[dixiehack]

No wind in Atlanta except rare occasions when the roof is open. Does have the third-highest elevation behind Denver and Glendale. (Kansas City is fourth, which I would not have guessed in at least two dozen tries.)

Outside of Denver the strongest possibility is the occasional Mexico City game.

 

[Starman]

Is wind a factor in Atlanta's stadium?

Altitude is.

 

[da man]

Altitude is.

Atlanta is at about 1,000 feet. Is that high enough to have an appreciable effect?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

This one sounds outlandish. But then, it's DeShaun Watson:

 

[Starman]

Atlanta is at about 1,000 feet. Is that high enough to have an appreciable effect?

It does in baseball: Fulton County Stadium consistently had much higher power numbers than most of the otherwise mostly identical 60s multipurpose cookie cutter stadiums at lower altitudes.

 

[TigerVols]

It is far easier for me to be "in the moment" with just a radio call than if I am watching a televised game on mute. I don't begrudge anyone who does it the other way, but I have to have audio to truly capture my attention. The typical sports bar setup doesn't work if I'm trying to follow a game.

I agree; however, unless you were of the chosen who grew up listening to one of the golden trio of announcers in Knoxville, Athens or Tuscaloosa, I can understand why listening to radio calls doesn't have the same nostalgic allure.

 

[dixiehack]

I agree; however, unless you were of the chosen who grew up listening to one of the golden trio of announcers in Knoxville, Athens or Tuscaloosa, I can understand why listening to radio calls doesn't have the same nostalgic allured.

Agreed. But my point was more about how hard it is for me to get into a game that's on mute. I'm lucky to make it 60 seconds before whipping out my phone.