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As a Cardinals fan, I'm really happy with the Simmons pick - I think most people would have expected him to have been taken by the 8th pick.
We're having a good off-season so far when you include the Hopkins trade (for a 2nd rounder and David Johnson and his ridiculous contract), plus adding the likes of Devon Kennard. We do need some help on both lines to keep Kyler on his feet, but also take the pressure off Chandler Jones - but we have the making of a good team in the highly competitive NFC West.
Outside of AZ, and Kliff's impressive pad... I actually tipped Love to Green Bay, my surprise is that they traded up to get him, I wonder who they were worried about nabbing him? Not a lover off the Raiders first round picks - I think they are trying to appear to be smarter than everyone else. Arnette in the first round when he was widely tipped to go in round 3 is a massive leap, plus the riskiest of the 'big' name WRs (Although a man who is drafted wearing a bath robe is ready for Vegas!)
We're having a good off-season so far when you include the Hopkins trade (for a 2nd rounder and David Johnson and his ridiculous contract), plus adding the likes of Devon Kennard. We do need some help on both lines to keep Kyler on his feet, but also take the pressure off Chandler Jones - but we have the making of a good team in the highly competitive NFC West.
Outside of AZ, and Kliff's impressive pad... I actually tipped Love to Green Bay, my surprise is that they traded up to get him, I wonder who they were worried about nabbing him? Not a lover off the Raiders first round picks - I think they are trying to appear to be smarter than everyone else. Arnette in the first round when he was widely tipped to go in round 3 is a massive leap, plus the riskiest of the 'big' name WRs (Although a man who is drafted wearing a bath robe is ready for Vegas!)
My boy and me were planning on a long weekend in Miami this season to take in a Dolphins game, but I guess we’ll need to put that on hold until next season. Shame really because all the prices looked pretty good going this season, although I have to say I’ve no idea whether they’re low because of the current climate or they’re always that reasonable.
epom said:
lemmingjames said:
Mahomes to get 1/2 Billion USD over 10 years, f
k me!
Ah yeah but over ten years... not that much really when you break it down k me!
thegreenhell said:
No more Redskins. The team has announced that they'll be changing the name after pressure from sponsors. No word yet on their new name.
About time. Snyder said he never would so it's a huge climb down.They should change the name to the Washington Red Tails. It would be an easy transition and would honor the Tuskegee airmen.
unrepentant said:
About time. Snyder said he never would so it's a huge climb down.
They should change the name to the Washington Red Tails. It would be an easy transition and would honor the Tuskegee airmen.
Apart from Tuskegee being in AlabamaThey should change the name to the Washington Red Tails. It would be an easy transition and would honor the Tuskegee airmen.
If they want to keep with the Indian 'heritage', should rename to Piscataway Conoy or Nentego (Nanichoke)/Nacotchtanks
Good news - takes me back to my student days when i used to watch every US sport late at night on C5 and then drag myself into college the next day on barely 2 or 3 hours of sleep 
Looks like the C5 Sunday show (NFL End Zone) will be a joint NFL / Viacom, US based production, not a UK show.
It appears that the NFL have also extended a deal with Amazon (until '22) to offer an alternative stream for the Thursday night games in the UK
Bit more info on the various coverage deals below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/5389...
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/sport/2020-09-08/n...
On a related note - Jay Bell has signed up to take part in Strictly Come Dancing this year, which should be good fun
Looks like the C5 Sunday show (NFL End Zone) will be a joint NFL / Viacom, US based production, not a UK show.
It appears that the NFL have also extended a deal with Amazon (until '22) to offer an alternative stream for the Thursday night games in the UK
Bit more info on the various coverage deals below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/5389...
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/sport/2020-09-08/n...
On a related note - Jay Bell has signed up to take part in Strictly Come Dancing this year, which should be good fun
Looks like the BBC2 midweek highlights show is now gone in favour of a slight extension to the Saturday night show. Expected i guess with the C5 deal and them having a mini highlights package each weekend.
Just nice being able to watch a live game again this morning though. C5 coverage is working alright IMO - hosts have probably got a rough end with the amount of filler they're having to do between breaks / plays (i guess i'm still used to the interval banter between Nat & Mike from the C4 days ) but that's a win considering it's being shown with no ad breaks
Just nice being able to watch a live game again this morning though. C5 coverage is working alright IMO - hosts have probably got a rough end with the amount of filler they're having to do between breaks / plays (i guess i'm still used to the interval banter between Nat & Mike from the C4 days
) but that's a win considering it's being shown with no ad breaks bristolbaron said:
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Where do I now find my highlights package?
There doesn't seem to be a weekly highlights show on the SkyNFL channel either which is a shame - just 'hits' from the tv games.Where do I now find my highlights package?
I'll keep an eye on the BBC Sport's American Football section to see if anything pops up there. There's some brief 'headline' highlights from a couple of games already.
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