Bears to win the NFC North and make it to the divisional round in the playoffs. Possibly NFC championship game before losing to SF or Seattle.
While it is only preseason and doesn't mean anything, the Baltimore Ravens... my team, looked good last night. I was very impressed with marching down the field for a TD on the 49ers who have a very good D. I'm all for protecting the players and making sure they all go home at the end of the day, but is it just me or does it seem each year they add rules that seem like a bit much. Personally, I have played club level rugby and I have been banged up a time or two. There is no money, no endorsement contracts and no pads with less rules. We don't play for any of them, we play for the love of the sport. These guys are getting paid millions a year. Take a hit! Not saying I would be even remotely good, but for several million a year.. I would take the hits!!
You know the players salaries equal roughly 50% of the revenue generated by the NFL? People are paying to watch the very best football players in the world why wouldn't you pay them they earn every penny they get paid.
Only a handful of NFL teams actually own their owne stadium. Most are owned by the state, county, or city with the team actaully owning a small portion.
When you watch international rugby, you are truely watching the very best IN THE WORLD. You have New Zealand, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, USA, South Africa, ect.. but none of their players make a fraction of what a good NFL player makes. And rugby is just as physical as football, but w/o any padding. I love my football, but think players are over paid and some of these new rules are getting over the top. Not that it was called on a Raven (my team), but there was a "roughing the passer" penalty last night. The ball came out less 1 second before the hit. Momentum has to be considered in this. It was a clean hit, no helmet to helmet, no chopping of the legs.. helmet in into the chest pads and the player tried to roll to the side to avoid the hit. They should be a little more lenient on some stuff like that.
You know my point. I'm taking a shot at the Vikings who have to play in the hopeless Gopher stadium while they replace the Humpty Dump.
I know your point I am just messing with ya for all the Cutler "love" you have shown. LOL From what I have seen on TV Gopher stadium doesn't look to bad as far as college stadiums go. Better then when the bears played down here at the U of I while they screwed up soldier field.
I gotta say, I agree 100 percent with you! And since no one, bedsides you and me Germ are picking the most obvious team in the NFL to win it, I suspect a lot of band wagon jumpers in December! Lions fan for life!
You must have missed the game at gopher stadium when they played the bears. The field was awful at best. Sent from my HTC VLE_U using Tapatalk 2
