NFL (since 2016)

[crystal falace]

"Free agency started last night and was pretty crazy some huge money being spent. Osweiler getting £18m a year for the Texans, leaving the Broncos without a QB, Giants have spent a fortune on good but not great players, Oliver Vernon has more guaranteed money than JJ Watt. lots more deals but cant be bothered to list them all."

[zebthecat]

"But we’re now 0-3 - and with a tough set of games to come."

Don't worry.
You've got the Dolphins next.

[southbankbornnbred]

Jets have been involved in two absolutely stonking close games, and one utter blowout, so far this season.

But we’re now 0-3 - and with a tough set of games to come.

Its the 12th time the Jets have started a season 0-3. More than any other franchise in history.

Jets gonna Jet.

[southbankbornnbred]

Sorry South. Tampa come back a win it will a field goal.

GO G MEN.

It’s just depressing, Shorty.

It’s a good job I have a stock of whisky!

[southbankbornnbred]

Fucking hell!

What odds do you think I’ll get on a West Ham relegation-Jets winless season?!

This is all just depressing. Does anybody have any morphine?!

 

[Takashi Miike]

no idea why mariota never flourished at another franchise, but he's been nothing short of brilliant for us. just superb every time he's stepped up

[RBshorty]

Looks like the Seahawks are going to run up a cricket score against the Saints. Already up 14-0 in the first seven minutes. Us and New Orleans for the first overall pick next spring. Race to the bottom.

[RBshorty]

Sorry South. Tampa come back a win it with a field goal.

GO G MEN.

 

[RBshorty]

Sorry South. Tampa come back a win it will a field goal.

GO G MEN.

[zebthecat]

I love a bit of special teams madness and this has been insane.

[RBshorty]

Now the Jets go and do the same thing against the Buck’s.! Special Team’s are on the juice this weekend.

[Takashi Miike]

our Nat is on the Bears/Cowgirls coverage on 5action, the bird weirdly thinks she's the main presenter

[RBshorty]

Mad couple of minutes. Cleveland win it on a field goal against Green Bay. And the Rams blow it on a field goal block and run in for the Eagles.!

GO G MEN.

[Far Cough UKunt]

Go on you Vikes at least give me one winning team.

[Takashi Miike]

[El Scorchio]

An injured QB for more than a few weeks is just a season ender as well, unless you're the 2009 Patriots or absolutely stacked on oline and skill positionsm or INCREDIBLY lucky with a backup who just performs miracles.

It's one of a few positions where if your starter goes down and is a key player, then you're just done. Thinking Aiden Hutchinson for the Lions last year.

[southbankbornnbred]

He'll be missing for a week or so now, but Fields is already an interesting Jets QB.

Played really well on his debut against the Steelers. Threw three TDs, including long to Garrett - which is something we haven't seen much of in New York, and ran the ball well, too.

Then he follows it up with an abysmal effort against the Bills before he got taken out with concussion.

As well as he played against Pittsburgh, he was that poor against Buffalo. I guess that is what we have signed. I'm just hoping that Glenn and others can find more consistency from him over time.

[southbankbornnbred]

It'll be rough if Daniels joins the growing list of injured QBs. Although the early signs seem to be that it's a knee sprain/twist, so he should be able to avoid surgery. Unlike Joe Burrow, who is now out for three months (most of the season), alongside Brock Purdy, Justin Fields (thankfully "just" a concussion, so he'll miss one or two weeks) and some of the back-ups who got knocked about in pre-season.

A lot of QBs going down - and we've only just finished week 2.

[Takashi Miike]

really tough start to the season, ekeler & free agency signing deatrich wise gone for the year and now jayden daniels apparently having an mri for a knee injury

[Monsieur merde de cheval]

The Pats won a game..
Hail mary

[Takashi Miike]

one of my favourite RBs there, I'm sure Terrell knew what he was doing

[southbankbornnbred]

That's how you broadcast for a casual and a seasoned fan together the best way possible. The seasoned fans wont feel like it's dumb and the casuals will hopefully learn the game.

Ag ag ag!

[El Scorchio]

That's how you broadcast for a casual and a seasoned fan together the best way possible. The seasoned fans wont feel like it's dumb and the casuals will hopefully learn the game.

[El Scorchio]

Nat Coombs has always (for whatever fucking reason) been sidelined for flavour of the month arseholes. He's a knowledgeable, very professional presenter that knows and loves the sport. Him & Carlson clearly aren't hip enough, or the right colour to host such a show. Osi will be missing his bum chum, Jason Bell

Carlson is sadly too niche. I think he's brilliant but the masses won't get his subtle jokes and ironic/deadpan style with which he delivers a lot of his (fantastic) analysis.

It reminds me a little of when they chose Claudia Winkleman over Mark Kermode to replace Jonathan Ross on the film show. Just the dumbing down of television. No-one is interested in proper experts any more.

This is, sadly, all too true. Carlson is a wealth of knowledge and has a great, dry sense of humour. Very old skool. But producers are far more interested in taking a punt on "casual" fans for advertising purposes (which C5 won't get, I'm afraid).

That's it. He's in his niche doing something late night with the likes of Coombs who spark off each other and 'get' each other. They were great just talking the game in a small studio and not with some producer fussing about ratings.

Even though it looks cheap and nasty- at least in terms of it's presentation and the amount of research and preparation, this show will be costing them a bomb to produce and have a big team on it. Trouble is I'd bet they've given it to their entertainment or shiny floor team rather than their sports team. While I understand it, they are just coming at it from the wrong direction IMO. Successful sport broadcasting is sport first and light entertainment second- even if you deign the two should ever mix- not entertainment first sport second. It's the equivalent of aiming football focus at women and a broad church of viewers who simply aren't interested no matter what you do, while your core viewers are just turned off by Alex Scott introducing a 10 minute piece to camera about gay football in Norway standing in front of a group of kids from a football club in an inner city winning community awards for inclusion and diversity. They just want Ray Stubbs or Adrian Chiles in a studio or at a Premier League ground previewing the day's games.

Similar here. Casuals aren't interested in grinning goons in team jerseys chucking custard pies at a cut out of Joe Montana to gain chances to win a holiday while Dermot O Leary shouts at the camera about how mad it all is and forgetting to mention there's a game going on which is the reason they are all there in the first place. It's not going to entice them to watch a complex game they probably don't understand and aren't getting any help with from Sam Quek going 'ooooh that's a nice long throw.' as the minute piece of analysis. Proper fans just want Kev Cadle (RIP) or Neil Reynolds prompting experts to explain WHY what just happened happened while showing replays and what to look out for next. It's like whoever commissioned and briefed this show believes the Super Bowl is successful because of the half time show rather than the game.

They'll cancel this show at least in this format before too long because it's very likely not showing anywhere near enough for the money they are clearly pumping into it. It'll end up in a studio a quarter as big with a simple set and someone like Colin Murray and two proper experts.

I can tell you the ratings for it are appalling compared to the cheap magazine and vox pops shows they usually have on there at that time, and Rich House Poor House that starts at 2100.

[Takashi Miike]

[southbankbornnbred]

Nat Coombs has always (for whatever fucking reason) been sidelined for flavour of the month arseholes. He's a knowledgeable, very professional presenter that knows and loves the sport. Him & Carlson clearly aren't hip enough, or the right colour to host such a show. Osi will be missing his bum chum, Jason Bell

Carlson is sadly too niche. I think he's brilliant but the masses won't get his subtle jokes and ironic/deadpan style with which he delivers a lot of his (fantastic) analysis.

It reminds me a little of when they chose Claudia Winkleman over Mark Kermode to replace Jonathan Ross on the film show. Just the dumbing down of television. No-one is interested in proper experts any more.

This is, sadly, all too true. Carlson is a wealth of knowledge and has a great, dry sense of humour. Very old skool. But producers are far more interested in taking a punt on "casual" fans for advertising purposes (which C5 won't get, I'm afraid).