American Football (NFL)

[october rust]

It never fails, as soon as basketball and hockey wrap up I find myself watching MNF games from 2019 on the NFL Network at midnight. Looking forward to summer being over and football returning. Planning a trip back to Minnesota this October to catch at least one game.

[Jett129]

I thought this was interesting from a philosophical angle,but it's also pretty funny.

[Matt]

When I think philosophical I think the Kelces.

[Mizmazzle]

It’s funny how Jason is willing to brag about cheating (he’s retired) and Travis is claiming to uphold NFL regulations (active player)

[Oaktavia]

@Mizmazzle bragging about cheating is so trashy

[Mizmazzle]

@Oaktavia definitely not a good look. Nor a good promotion of sportsmanship values for young players.

[scooter]

@Jett129 @Mizmazzle @Oaktavia , I'd take this with a grain of salt. I'd be willing to bet Jason is embellishing a bit, for dramatic effect. You've got to be somewhat provocative to drive ratings, nowadays...

[Oaktavia]

@scooter seems like a weird thing to fake brag about but I just really dislike cheaters, personally.

[Jett129]

Nice to kind of wake this thread up a little bit. In Bill Parcell’s memoir he talks about “Gamesmanship” in the NFL,and he relates a story where the 49ers get the opening possession and before they’re about to start Bill Walsh says his headset isn’t working, so Parcells has to turn his headset off. Now he knows that the 49ers first 15 plays are scripted, but now he can’t send calls into the defense. After the game Parcells says to Walsh…You ever pull that shit again,I’ll fucking out you. I don’t like cheaters,but there’s probably a lot more of this so called gamesmanship going on then we might be aware of. Like he said if you think we’re stealing your signals cover it up.

[scooter]

Since there's a fantasy soccer league on the forum, I've been considering commissioning a fantasy football league for the NFL faithful. Who's interested ?

[Matt]

Will we get to do a live Zoom draft with beers?

[Mizmazzle]

That could be cool! I don't have much experience with fantasy football.

[Matt]

Super easy as long as you use a good platform. I trust @scooter to set up a quality league.

[scooter]

@Matt said in American Football (NFL):

Will we get to do a live Zoom draft with beers?

That was one of my first thoughts. As long as we have a day and time that works for everyone, I don't see why not...

[scooter]

I would be setting up a very basic league. Most likely on Yahoo! It's free, and no hassle...

[Jett129]

@scooter I think I’ll just follow along as I know nothing about Fantasy Football. Also I’ll have my hands full with the IH Survivors Pool,which is also interest dependent.

[scooter]

Here's a league link for anyone interested... https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/945622/invitation?key=673d4832a121513d&soc_trk=lnk&ikey=d9f539962b846ba4

Check out the league settings. If you want in, feel free to join.

[shamrock8387]

Looks interesting, I'm in. Thanks for creating this!

[Alex]

more Alexes in this league than at IHUK!

[Matt]

Thanks @scooter