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Synnr posted:I'm sorry to bother you guys about this but I wasn't sure who to bother. After Deteriorata's I'd say justin.tv is another option.
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Is there a stat that shows the average points scored based on where the drive starts?
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Oct 24, 2010 18:17
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DO YALL WANT A HAM posted:After Deteriorata's I'd say justin.tv is another option. Is there a way to find stuff reliably on there? It seems like the last couple times I tried to watch something on there it was like 99% fake streams
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Oct 25, 2010 14:46
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settes posted:Is there a stat that shows the average points scored based on where the drive starts? http://www.advancednflstats.com/2009/12/expected-point-values.html
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Oct 25, 2010 18:20
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Oct 26, 2010 03:01
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SteelAngel2000 posted:I think it was because his dad was a coach in San Francisco and was loved by the fans and always wore a suit, so Nolan was trying to honor him or something and the fans loved it until they realized that Mike Nolan is terrible IIRC Nolan wore a suit the first time after his father died. The league said he couldn't, and he calmly explained how they'd look to the fans if he wasn't allowed to honour his dad. So they let him and he kept doing it. I think it's stupid that they can't. Hank Stram would never stand for this hoodie poo poo.
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Oct 27, 2010 04:29
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Blackula69 posted:IIRC Nolan wore a suit the first time after his father died. The league said he couldn't, and he calmly explained how they'd look to the fans if he wasn't allowed to honour his dad. So they let him and he kept doing it. I can't imagine what Vince Lombardi would have looked like standing on the sidelines in whatever Reebok brand team windbreaker that's new on nflshop.com this week. Classy looking coaches are bad rear end.
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Oct 27, 2010 09:08
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Can you imagine the league telling Belichick to wear a suit?
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Oct 27, 2010 18:41
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Toussaint Louverture posted:Can you imagine the league telling Belichick to wear a suit? Belichick would rip the sleeves off just to spite the league 
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Oct 27, 2010 18:47
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e: wrong thread.
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Oct 31, 2010 02:31
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So what do head and position coaches do during the games? If the OC/DC call the plays, do they just make the big decisions on timeouts/punts/conversions etc? How much of an effect does a HC have during the course of a game vs his coordinators/position coaches?
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Nov 1, 2010 05:39
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It depends on the team, but traditionally they will make the big decisions and they probably have input on their specialty, like when Billick was the HC for the ravens, before he took over play calling duties, I'm sure he had some input on the playcalling even if someone else was doing most of it. To simplify it, generally OC/Position coaches seem to have the most input directly to the players, while HC's just make the big calls and keep everything organized.
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Nov 1, 2010 05:55
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A lot of this is subject to what coaches are on the sidelines and up in the booth and that varies by team, but basically, as Pop Dog said, the DC/OC will call the play in (except for the HC's who have playcalling duties.) The special teams coaches and assistants are continually preparing whatever unit might be going out onto the field next dependent on game situation. If your team has the ball on it's own 30 with 3rd down and 15 the ST guys will be arranging the punt unit and getting them ready to go if the offense doesn't convert. After the defense/offense comes off the field all the players will go to the benches by position (generally lineman and skill players) and go over any significant plays/looks that took place on the most recent drive with the coach responsible for that unit. For example, If the offensive line is seeing the defense stunt or twist in a way they weren't expecting they'll go over this on the greaseboard with the O-line coach and alter the blocking assignments if need be. After the players are done meeting with their position coaches the OC (or his representative amongst the offensive coaches if he's in the booth) will go over what they want to do on the next drive. During the drive position coaches of the unit on the field might be responsible for rotating and subbing in personnel and sending in hand signals and playcalls. Various coaches also might be assigned specific game scouting responsibilities, in which a coach might watch the defensive line alignments vs. certain formations or look for certain personnel packages of the opposing offense that might tip off a play. Every coach is busy 99% of the time during the course of the game.
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Nov 1, 2010 08:20
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Head coaches have two-way headsets where they can switch from being on the offensive frequency to the defensive frequency, so they end up having input on anything they want. Some head coaches of course are also the primary playcaller for one side of the ball, and in that case they would have much less of an influence on the other side. In addition to the aforementioned personnel stuff, a special teams coach would typically be checking during the game for protection issues, blocking lanes, and fake opportunities.
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Nov 1, 2010 18:23
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Girlfriend-type question, I know. What are those guys on the sidelines who are holding what appears to be a giant glass shield? Collision-proof cameramen or something?
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Nov 2, 2010 06:33
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Kevyn posted:Girlfriend-type question, I know. What are those guys on the sidelines who are holding what appears to be a giant glass shield? Collision-proof cameramen or something? Parabolic Microphones. They're good for picking up sounds from a distance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabolic_microphone
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Nov 2, 2010 06:35
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Kevyn posted:Girlfriend-type question, I know. What are those guys on the sidelines who are holding what appears to be a giant glass shield? Collision-proof cameramen or something? If you are talking about what I think you are, they are trying to pick up sound from the field.
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Nov 2, 2010 06:36
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I always thought they were sound guys and those were fancy directional mics.
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Nov 2, 2010 06:36
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I assumed they were some kind of mics, but I like to pretend they're for reflecting sound waves just to gently caress with everyone.
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Nov 2, 2010 23:41
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Doppelganger posted:I assumed they were some kind of mics, but I like to pretend they're for reflecting sound waves just to gently caress with everyone. Peyton Manning hears own echo; freaks out and throw 5 interceptions.
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Nov 3, 2010 02:48
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Is the phrase "We have this (name)" from anything specific, or did it just evolve from nothing?
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Nov 6, 2010 21:01
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Doppelganger posted:Is the phrase "We have this (name)" from anything specific, or did it just evolve from nothing? I think it's one of many jokes from the intro to that video game. How are you gentlemen. Main screen turn on. All your base are belong to us. that one. Cats etc.
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Nov 6, 2010 21:19
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Sounds like it should be, but it's not. http://forums.somethingawful.com/dictionary.php?act=3&topicid=1353 The SAclopedia is useful sometimes.
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Nov 6, 2010 21:42
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Nothing to see here.
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Nov 7, 2010 04:48
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Trin Tragula posted:Sounds like it should be, but it's not. lol one of the edits to that page is by Kuuenbu aka "NO YOU SHUT THE gently caress UP DAD" radio goon
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Nov 7, 2010 15:12
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How come at games in Toronto and London they cover the first ten or so rows of seats with a tarp?
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Nov 7, 2010 19:22
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Kevyn posted:How come at games in Toronto and London they cover the first ten or so rows of seats with a tarp? Don't know, but if I had to guess it would be due to the lack of visibility. Those stadiums would be designed for soccer, which involves fewer players. I would imagine that having 40 or 50 players standing next to the field all game long would leave the bottom few rows without much to look at.
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Nov 7, 2010 19:42
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Can't speak for Toronto but Wembley isn't designed with football in mind, so if you actually tried to put anyone in the first ten rows, all they'd see is the back of the benches. There's not enough height to see anything over the top of everyone's head, because it's designed for sports with clear sidelines.
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Nov 7, 2010 19:44
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So I've been wondering something. I understand different formations and defenses and all that when watching it pre-snap, but what part of the field do you guys pay attention to once the play starts? I know there's an inclination to watch the ball, but I usually like to focus on the linemen, I feel like it tells you a lot about the play before it develops. Or does it just depend on what happens? I guess I'm trying to improve my own viewing of the game, but I'm also genuinely curious as to how others watch football with the actual play in progress.
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Nov 7, 2010 20:01
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I have a simple caveman brain so I watch the ball  I'm more of a defensive minded person. The secondary and linebackers are what I like to watch. After the snap, I try to not watch the ball and see where the receivers are going or the possible routes the ballcarrier has. I also like to complain about clock management and I'm convinced thousands of games of NCAA 03 through 11 have trained me to be better at it for some reason.
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Nov 7, 2010 20:10
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I often watch the tight end because whether it's a pass or run he's usually got an interesting assignment.
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Nov 7, 2010 23:37
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I try to focus on defensive lineman generally, seeing how both lines are doing.
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I watch the ball, because I never really understand what's up with the lineman other than "they're gonna slam into each other".
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Nov 8, 2010 09:12
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For me its a two step process that if TV actually gave me Madden-Cam (tm) would be an engrossing three step orgy of information. First thing you gotta watch is the line, if its gonna be a pass play that needs time to develop all the action starts there. On a run its crucial to see who is where and how loudly you should yell at your tv for terrible run blocking. Second, if its not a dumpoff in its many forms, you go to watching the ball, as now its a race between the QB furiously looking at poo poo off screen and the d-line that is inevitably coming to destroy him. Then the ball is thrown at something offscreen or at a funky angle and you have to see if the receiver actually catches it or goes anywhere with it. Alternate: If we have Madden-Cam for every play, you'd be able to watch the routes develop and see exactly how the o-line collapsed, resulting in a hurried QB dumping it off onto a receiver who botched a route and let a rookie CB pick him off like it was a turkey hunt. Basically, give me Madden-Cam every play goddamit.
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Nov 8, 2010 17:02
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Deteriorata posted:Don't know, but if I had to guess it would be due to the lack of visibility. Those stadiums would be designed for soccer, which involves fewer players. I would imagine that having 40 or 50 players standing next to the field all game long would leave the bottom few rows without much to look at. For shame. What do you think Canadians are, Eurotrash? It's because the stadium is mostly used for baseball, and those seats aren't modular - I think in some other stadiums they can be taken away, but we just cover 'em up. It's the same way for the CFL, even though the stadium was designed with the CFL in mind.
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I watch the OL because I had Hutch and Walter Jones on my team. Watching WJ go against JPeppers in the 2005 NFC Championship game against Carolina was ridiculous. There was one play that involved Hutch and Jones literally clearing out 4 or 5 jerseys by themselves. And then Mack Strong got to the secondary. Probably the only time I'll use this emoticon but it was straight 
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Nov 10, 2010 05:25
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I keep my eyes on the quarterback and the receivers. I guess you always tend to watch what your team is good at. A few years ago, my eyes were glued to Tomlinson every play.
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Nov 10, 2010 07:33
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I always watch Kareem Jackson because who doesn't like touchdowns!?!  e; Or trainwrecks, for that matter.
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Nov 10, 2010 16:27
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Perhaps I have a reptile brain but I look at the movement on the defensive side, especially linebackers. If they show blitz by moving up very close to the line of scrimmage, I will probably watch the line to see how/if the cover the extra attacker. If they back off, I probably watch the tight end or receiver on that linebackers side. Maybe all the fake-blitz movement put them out of position. At least that is what I watch until the quarterback gets sacked. <<< is a Lions fan.
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I read the defense Read the defense Read the defense Read the defense If I'm watching a Steelers game, I watch the defense pre-snap to see what kooky formation they're running, and I look at the matchups for the receivers. Then when the ball is snapped I watch the linebackers to see what they're doing, then the ball. And all of it at once, really. On offense I watch Big Ben and scream "THROW THE BALL!" if he doesn't get it out of his hand within 4 seconds. I yell that a lot.
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