Week 17 NFL: The seeding thread

[Mr. Sunshine]

Cause that's always a fun topic to debate

Whether it was dumb luck or a calculated move, Shanahan drafting Cousins has saved the Redskins in a very real sense. Good chance that without a young backup, the RG3 injury would have led Washington to depend on a series of overpaid journeymen for the last few years. The jury is still out on Cousins over the long haul, but he was given time to develop and it paid dividends this year with an NFC East title. Where do you think the Redskins would be this year if they were choosing from the Hoyer-Cassell-Weeden bag of ****ty veteran QBs this year?

 

[da man]

Hey, they already got the Denver win they needed! 10 percent down! BTW, who is QBing the Colts this week?

You're hired!!!!

 

[Baron Scicluna]

How do they determine which teams play on Saturday of Wild Card Weekend and which teams play on Sunday?

The league asks the TV networks.

 

[Cosmo]

How do they determine which teams play on Saturday of Wild Card Weekend and which teams play on Sunday?

Can't remember exactly how it works, but I think each year either Fox or CBS gets first choice to protect one game for Sunday, then NBC gets the next choice for the Saturday night game.

Fox got the late game last year on Sunday (Detroit at Dallas). If CBS gets to protect, I have to imagine they'll hold on to the No. 3 seed game for Sunday. Best guess at the schedule would be:

Saturday ESPN, early: Wild Card at Houston
Saturday NBC, late: Wild Card at Washington
Sunday FOX, early: Wild Card at Green Bay-Minnesota
Sunday CBS, late: Wild Card at Denver-Cincy

 

[outofplace]

Ugh. Yes.

But Steeler nation ( ) - myself included - will be rooting for the fat **** to win.

Yup. Watch the Bills win, but the Steelers **** themselves and lose again. Would be a fitting end to their season.

 

[heyabbott]

I'm going out on a Mike Wilbon limb, I don't expect Carolina to lose, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Yup. Watch the Bills win, but the Steelers **** themselves and lose again. Would be a fitting end to their season.

Nah. Johnny Football is in trouble again (another video of him partying). He may be benched again.
I think Steelers roll. And the ****ing Jets when on a last second FG.

 

[Batman]

Stay classy, San Diego.
The Chargers fined Eric Weddle, probably their most popular player and best defensive player, $10,000 for not coming into the locker room at halftime of the game against the Dolphins. He stayed out to watch his daughter perform in a halftime show sponsored by the Chargers' cheerleading squad.
They also put him on injured reserve for the last game of the season.

Chargers fine, send All-Pro safety Weddle to IR

 

[LongTimeListener]

Yeah, and the Chargers let their punter watch the show without incident.

Dickbags.

 

[Monday Morning Sportswriter]

The fine is one thing. The IR designation, and not allowing him to travel to the last game, is a **** move.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Welcome to Chicago, Eric!

 

[poindexter]

This is a pet peeve of mine - why on earth do the networks (especially NFL Network) clog the screen with fantasy stats?

1. Practically every fantasy league has their own boutique scoring, so the fantasy points shown are useless.
2. It clogs up the screen. I bought a nice big hi-def flat screen to be able to see more of the game... not the stats of the 4th best TE performer of the week
3. Everybody who plays fantasy has a phone! They aren't looking at the TV for their updates.

QUIT DOING THIS!!

 

[LongTimeListener]

poin, I agree with you, but I think they might be doing that because if they don't, people will stop watching altogether and just follow their stats. I know I've done that quite a few times and not lost an ounce of enjoyment.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Fantasy sports are one of the main reasons I don't care about real sports nearly as much as I used to.

 

[poindexter]

Its sunday night and I turn to the NFL network for an hour of highlights. I didn't see too much of New Orleans-Jacksonville (humor me), and I want to catch up on highlights in full glory HD.

Its 9:00 pm. There is no good use for the day's fantasy kickers clogging up 20% of my flat screen, down the right side. None. Its not useful at 9:00 pm. Its not useful at 1:00 pm.

I can handle looking at my phone, as well as the tv. Its 2015. We all do it.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Steve Smith's second annual retirement will take place after the 2016 season.

WR Smith Sr. says he'll return to Ravens in '16

He was also "going to retire" after 2014 (as of the end of 2013) until the Panthers released him before that season.

He'll be Hall of Fame eligible by 2025 for sure.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

The NFL Network is the worst place for highlights.

 

[JackReacher]

Fantasy sports are one of the main reasons I don't care about real sports nearly as much as I used to.

Weird.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Fantasy sports are one of the main reasons I don't care about real sports nearly as much as I used to.

I suppose I can understand not wanting to play, but how do they make you like the actual sport less?

 

[MisterCreosote]

Because it's everywhere. Highlights, commentary, conversations with friends, stupid jokes littered throughout. And it really has very little to do with real teams trying to win real games.

I feel the same way about point spreads. I don't care if a team "covers" if it doesn't involve actually winning.