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With respect for the 2nd half of the season, this changes everything.

Money fixes a lot. so does honesty

humor is apparently lost on some. that's okay.

https://patriotswire.usatoday.com/2021/09/06/rob-ninkovich-says-mac-jones-was-teaching-cam-newton-the-patriots-playbook/

Maybe it's not to be QB. Maybe they brought him in for a photo session to update the banner at the stadium?

<referencing the alleged info out of NE> Maybe Sam could sit with Cam to review it?

NFL Teams Who Need to Find a New Head Coach in 2022 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2950258-nfl-teams-who-need-to-find-a-new-head-coach-in-2022

As @Zod and others will probably attest, image licensing and copyright negotiations can get complicated. It's easier to go with the photos generated internally than it is to license from a third party. that's not even taking into account the work that goes into cropping/zooming/adjusting for banner production

"Every" = except Seifert. "The only one who didn't" = nice save

it makes me happy to hear KEEP POUNDING on away game broadcasts. it's not often heard on home game broadcasts. is it because fans who make the effort to go to an away game are more invested in the team? /shrug/

is there blame to be had on the coaching staff? sure. is there blame to be had on the field, where a few high-expectation players are just not performing to the best of their ability? definitely. will changing coaching improve the on-field play? still to be seen... has there been any talk of a Players-Only meeting happening soon? If not, there probably should be. I'm sure Robbie has something to say - and I'd like to hear it.

Of all of this season's matchups, this is one that I had a conflict that led me to not be able to watch almost all of the game. It sounds like I didn't miss anything worthwhile other than a bit of a meltdown

are the Pats playing dirty? (Not able to watch the game fully)

I'm still going to watch. i may not be happy about it, but I'm going to watch

Blame CBS not covering the NFC moreso than they not being good announcers. they don't see these names often in their coverage.

I've had to keep the game on mute today, and can't read 84 pages of comments on game action. Can someone sum up how we're looking so far?

INSIDE THE NFL has been crap this year and a bit last year too. Back when it had viewpoints from all networks and/or on HBO, it was more insightful than the all-CBS version its turned into recently. Plus, the Paramount+ interface is horrible. (this isn't a knock on JB, he's working with what he's been given)

Back to the OP, been watching the Braves parade festivities all day. Remember how during the 80's, the Braves were a perennial laughing stock of the league. Nobody showing up at the stadium, etc. Let's look at when they won their pennants: World Series: 1914, 1957, 1995, 2021 Those are three pretty gaps between those wins. 1958, 1969, 1982..... then 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005..... then 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021... They went from absolute last place in the league to appearing in the Series the next year (1991 season). Nobody wanted to play in Atlanta. But something clicked. And they started winning. And winning A LOT. The Braves of the 90's were a dominating force into the playoffs. And the team from the last few years has been pretty good too. The Panthers could be like the 90's Braves -- just a few small tweaks away from being a Dominant Force in the league.

I said years ago that Charlotte is a terrific place to live, but not a terrific place to vacation. Things might have changed since that observation, but I don't think so.

Agreed. We've covered the "market size" conversation in an number of previous threads. Here's one example:

I understand your intention, but the Panthers and the Carolinas area they represent are not "small market". The more times that passionate fans continue to repeat this incorrect perception, the more that perception become actual reality with the casual crowd and sports writers. "not as wide-spread supportive fanbase vs, let's say, the packers?".... is probably more in line with where you were going.

State Farm jokes (unless things turn bad, in which case this post isn't nearly as amusing as it could have been originally): Gives new meaning to the discount double-check You get what you pay for with the Rodgers Rate