Super Bowl LVII - Chiefs vs Eagles in Glendale

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Rick Burlesons Yam Bag said:
The last point on DeflateGate. I have always thought that is beyond weird that teams bring their own balls at the NFL level. I get that it happens at every level (mainly because of the cost of footballs), but at the pro level you would think that they would bring 25 balls, put them on the table and let the QBs or coaches pick the game balls. And I do understand that this adds to the hypothesis that the league doesn't really care about the game balls, but at the bottom of all of this, it's just a weird thing. The league should have a pool of like 500 balls to start the season and then just play those balls out through the season, swapping them around the league, etc. Ball prep and all of that should not be a factor in the game, largely because it is stupid.
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Oh god teams are so weird about their footballs too. I've had D1 head coaches tell me that they don't want their footballs handled by the ballboys of the home team, and that they've specifically brought personnel to handle the balls.

I'm waiting for the time the visiting coach says he brought his own chain crew.
 
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CFB_Rules said:
Oh god teams are so weird about their footballs too. I've had D1 head coaches tell me that they don't want their footballs handled by the ballboys of the home team, and that they've specifically brought personnel to handle the balls.

I'm waiting for the time the visiting coach says he brought his own chain crew.
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I think it has become a way, way, way bigger deal than it really is for all the wrong reasons. When you watch kids playing at the Senior Bowl or even at various camps, they grab the ball tossed to them and are as accurate or inaccurate as they normally are. It's kind of bananas.
 
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Rick Burlesons Yam Bag said:
I think it has become a way, way, way bigger deal than it really is for all the wrong reasons. When you watch kids playing at the Senior Bowl or even at various camps, they grab the ball tossed to them and are as accurate or inaccurate as they normally are. It's kind of bananas.
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Approximately 0% of the balls that teams give us are inflated to the level they are supposed to be. When we take them to the locker room we inflate them to 12.5. So what's the point of all the ball conditioning, if you are gonna have the refs screw it up anyways?
 
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
As Dan Meers can tell you, it’s not all fun and frivolity being an NFL mascot.

Meers, who plays KC Wolf for the Kansas City Chiefs, nearly lost his life on the job.

It happened Nov. 23, 2013, when Meers was practicing a stunt at Arrowhead Stadium for a game against the San Diego Chargers the next day. He was going to jump out of the lights at the top of the stadium on a bungee cord that would transition to a zip line carrying him safely down to the field. He was not in costume at the time.
There was a malfunction, however, and instead of falling 25 feet, he tumbled 75 feet into the seats on the top deck of the stadium. He landed with such force, he broke two of the seats and uprooted them from the concrete.
Astoundingly, Meers survived, although his injuries were severe: seven broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a fractured tailbone, a crushed sacrum and a broken T-12 vertebrae. He spent nine days in the hospital, six months on disability, and still has titanium rods in his back that stabilize his spine.
Yet Meers, 56, who is in his 33rd year suiting up for the Chiefs, feels only a deep sense of gratitude as he prepares for his third Super Bowl.
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https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-02-09/kansas-city-chiefs-mascot-kc-wolf-nearly-died-2023-super-bowl

TIL Meers has been the KC mascot for 33 years

also. Mascots are not paid nearly enough.
 
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A devout Christian, Meers doesn’t just entertain fans and work as a club ambassador. He’s also been known to tackle drunks who hop the wall and bolt onto the field, and has participated in more marriage proposals than he can count.
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And right after that
“Sometimes I’ll help the guy who proposed to his girlfriend at the game,” he said, “then about a year later he’ll call me back and say, `Hey, can you come to our wedding reception?’ Because they get married about a year later.
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“Then about two years after that they’re calling to ask me help them with the gender reveal because his wife’s now pregnant.”
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soxhop411 said:
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-02-09/kansas-city-chiefs-mascot-kc-wolf-nearly-died-2023-super-bowl

TIL Meers has been the KC mascot for 33 years

also. Mascots are not paid nearly enough.
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Best job of my life was the summer I spent working as the mascot for the AAA Syracuse Chiefs. 1994. Carlos Delgado was sent down after his scorching start in Toronto, and Shawn Green was on the team as well.

I made $25/game.

Least favorite game that summer was miniature bat night.
 
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Chad Finn has a column on Fox #1 analyst Greg Olsen and the implications of Brady moving to the booth:

Fox has a pleasant dilemma. Brady is the biggest name in the sport, and his TV deal is for more money than he made in salary during his 23-year NFL career. Every other network coveted him, and it’s going to be a huge deal when he finally does join the booth.

But while Fox was waiting for Brady, a star developed in the booth, and Olsen’s profile is only going to grow with the Super Bowl call. He’s no placeholder. What he is is the first NFL analyst Brady should study if he really wants to know how to do the job well.
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Any Canadians without cable know how to watch this? Fox is doing a stream in the US - anything like that up in syrup land?
 
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Does anyone have a list of football guys that they just believe are shitty with zero evidence and even though people who you would trust to know think they are good? Call it the Norv Turner Honorary List Or NTHL.

I have Fangio on my NTHL.
 
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DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
Does anyone have a list of football guys that they just believe are shitty with zero evidence and even though people who you would trust to know think they are good? Call it the Norv Turner Honorary List Or NTHL.

I have Fangio on my NTHL.
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Define shitty. Turner was a great OC. Fangio is a great DC. Josh McDaniels is a great OC. Romeo Crennel was a great DC. Sometimes guys just aren't cut out to be a HC.
 
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Define shitty. Turner was a great OC. Fangio is a great DC. Josh McDaniels is a great OC. Romeo Crennel was a great DC. Sometimes guys just aren't cut out to be a HC.
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I guess I mean overrated. I am skeptical about both Turner and Fangio as OCs.
 
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So I'm in Ohio this week. (packing up a house)

Turns out in Ohio you are not allowed to bet novelty props like the color of Gatorade or the coin toss. They are banned. That is hilarious, you can bet Ja Morant's points, rebounds, and assists against KC receivers, but the coin toss is just over the line.
 
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I’ve often thought of starting a thread on all time great coordinators. Turner and Wade Phillips come to mind. Spagnola too. McDaniels. Guys who spend long stints as coordinators because they were unsuccessful as HCs.
 
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johnmd20 said:
So I'm in Ohio this week. (packing up a house)

Turns out in Ohio you are not allowed to bet novelty props like the color of Gatorade or the coin toss. They are banned. That is hilarious, you can bet Ja Morant's points, rebounds, and assists against KC receivers, but the coin toss is just over the line.
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I love shit like this. Just a bunch of people in a room drawing made up lines. It’s like Yugoslavia but with betting.
 
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johnmd20 said:
So I'm in Ohio this week. (packing up a house)

Turns out in Ohio you are not allowed to bet novelty props like the color of Gatorade or the coin toss. They are banned. That is hilarious, you can bet Ja Morant's points, rebounds, and assists against KC receivers, but the coin toss is just over the line.
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I’d bet the over on any Ja line item if he’s going against KC receivers. No way they can guard him.
 
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johnmd20 said:
So I'm in Ohio this week. (packing up a house)

Turns out in Ohio you are not allowed to bet novelty props like the color of Gatorade or the coin toss. They are banned. That is hilarious, you can bet Ja Morant's points, rebounds, and assists against KC receivers, but the coin toss is just over the line.
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NJ doesn’t let you bet on NJ college teams… like I’d ever put money on Rutgers
 
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Jim Ed Rice in HOF said:
I’d bet the over on any Ja line item if he’s going against KC receivers. No way they can guard him.
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I will confess I am not sure what exactly the Ja bet was, that was just a guess. I was just trying to find the coin flip and came across 5000 bets (including multiple Morant props) but the coin flip is just dangerous to people. What's next, slot machines in an airport?
 
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johnmd20 said:
I will confess I am not sure what exactly the Ja bet was, that was just a guess. I was just trying to find the coin flip and came across 5000 bets (including multiple Morant props) but the coin flip is just dangerous to people. What's next, slot machines in an airport?
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Guessing because there's no skill involved in the flip? With the athletic things there's a certain skill level you are betting for or against. The coin flip is just luck and therefore betting on it is more akin to a lottery?
 
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Guessing because there's no skill involved in the flip? With the athletic things there's a certain skill level you are betting for or against. The coin flip is just luck and therefore betting on it is more akin to a lottery?
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That's gotta be it. But it's also a pretty silly and arbitrary line. Which is awesome.
 
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The one redeeming thing about Eagles fans is they’re wearing a wide variety of jersey while the Chiefs fans are like 80% Mahomes and 20% Kelce
 
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puppy bowl tied at 21. Unsurpisingly the refereeing is better than a typical NFL game
 
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