OT: NFL

[Fightingscot82]

Second really brutal bleacher brawl at Arrowhead in as many home games on Sunday.

I wouldn't go to an NFL game with free tickets.

Its not enjoyable. Its an odd mix of the country club set and the "gotta be drunk for everything" crowd. And its so damn expensive. Too expensive. Cheapest seats at Heinz Field are pushing $100 - and up there you're almost guaranteed to be around boorish drunks. Throw in parking and a duo is looking at $250 before buying any refreshments. The "gotta be drunk for everything" crowd really bothers me now that I'm older. I enjoy alcohol but 2 6% local beers are good enough for me. I don't need to prove anything by downing a 12 pack of silver bullets before the game. I know all the words, say many of them, but I don't need them slurringly spit-yelled onto my neck.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Second really brutal bleacher brawl at Arrowhead in as many home games on Sunday.

I wouldn't go to an NFL game with free tickets.

[IUP24]

I STILL believe he will become USC's next Head Coach. That school is dying to be relevant again. In fact, it would not surprise me if Meyer is trying to get out of his contract.

Guys who are tremendous college coaches over the long haul, at least in this era, don't make good NFL coaches. The band aid of how successful college programs are really run has been ripped off. They can't do the same stuff at that level that made them great in college. Matt Ruhle is a good NFL coach because he wasn't married to the college game for decades - he progressively took jobs that led him to the NFL. Ryan Day, I believe, will be a very good NFL coach. Same with him. When you're at that level your entire career, like Meyer, it's a near impossible jump to make. Partly because what makes them successful in college doesn't work in the NFL.

Meyer, Saban, etc. Those guys have more money in their assistant coaches on their college teams than they do in the NFL. Those programs have former NFL coaches helping them game plan during the week, but they don't coach on Saturday's. They are paying guys to just help game plan through the week. You're always a recruiting class away, but given the transfer portal usage now, those coaches don't have to wait long to find their next QB or key cog in their machine either. Recruiting, transfers, donors willing to pay millions of dollars for assistant coaches, etc., those things don't happen on Sunday's.

Urban Meyer's a car salesman. Most of those guys at that level are. They are control freaks too. You can do that in college, but you can't do that in the pros. You can't give pep talks, motivational speeches, etc., to motivate pro athletes. It's their job to be motivated. It's the fans job to live and die with the outcome. The players at that level, especially now, mostly don't care about the final score or if the fans/city are upset. They care about their individual performance to get their money and accolades, but Meyer's not dealing with an entire roster of Florida boys wanting to win it for the whole city of Jacksonville. He was able to get every great player in Ohio to go to Ohio State and start his "Ohio against the world" campaign back in 2015. That schtick just doesn't work at that level.

Talk about control... Alabama and Ohio State have people who are paid to monitor football player's tweets. Every time something questionable gets posted, it's removed. All designed to keep guys out of the "off field" spotlight. As we've seen in Pittsburgh, you can't necessarily stop that crap in the NFL.

[ShoNuff]

Prior to the video surfacing I thought he'd be named the USC coach by December. We'll see what happens.

I STILL believe he will become USC's next Head Coach. That school is dying to be relevant again. In fact, it would not surprise me if Meyer is trying to get out of his contract.

[Chuck Norris]

Prior to the video surfacing I thought he'd be named the USC coach by December. We'll see what happens.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Dude needs to get out of the spotlight and go relax. Their ego's won't let them though.

Prior to the video surfacing I thought he'd be named the USC coach by December. We'll see what happens.

[Ram040506]

Well, after the start to this season and coupled with his bar experience this past Thursday night ... old Urban may not be in Jacksonville much longer.

Dude needs to get out of the spotlight and go relax. Their ego's won't let them though.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Well, after the start to this season and coupled with his bar experience this past Thursday night ... old Urban may not be in Jacksonville much longer.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Steelers are either old or inexperienced. That combination only works in movies. This ain't Major League.

Are you trying to say Jesus Christ couldn't hit a curveball?

[Fightingscot82]

Former Pitt star and current Bengals WR lit up the Yinzers today at the news conference.

Steelers are either old or inexperienced. That combination only works in movies. This ain't Major League.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Former Pitt star and current Bengals WR lit up the Yinzers today at the news conference.

[Chuck Norris]

[IUPalum]

Looks like the L-Bell show is making a comeback.

The Ravens lost their third RB (for the season) yesterday ... and haven't played a game yet.

Lev Bell, Ty'som Williams then it looks like they are signing Davanta Freeman to the practice squad. Also, rumor has it they are talking to Latavius Murray.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Looks like the L-Bell show is making a comeback.

The Ravens lost their third RB (for the season) yesterday ... and haven't played a game yet.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Is high school coach Trent Dilfer going to survive his outburst from this weekend?

25 years ago that was normal coaching. Today ... touching a kid like that probably gets you canned.