RJOrion said:

PennyPurple said:

Peeps here in KC aren't too happy.

upset of the day

kpowers said:

namepeace said:

Blame the Madden game franchise. That's how millions of fans grew up with the game.

gamers mean nothing to me

True, but they mean something to the networks.

RIP to former NFL wide receiver Terry Glenn, who died in car crash.

Rams lost, KC lost. What are the Vikings eating? As per usual Patriots blow out a once good team. In Mexico! Brady could win in hell.

Brady wins because of his line. A strong line is key.

Shitlessburger as well. Bengals squeeked by.

Saints are getting better.

Jags are impressing.

Browns are actual dogs.

Giants winning made me sick.

Well, at least the Texans won by the Prince Score.

31 - 21.

namepeace said:

kpowers said:

gamers mean nothing to me

True, but they mean something to the networks.

They do??????

Super Bowl prediction:

Jags/Eagles.

kpowers said:

namepeace said:

True, but they mean something to the networks.

They do??????

Articles from the Washington Post and ESPN cover both sides of this debate, but apparently, the NFL, whose ratings are declining, want to appeal to those gamers. Not everyone however is buying it.

namepeace said:

kpowers said:

They do??????

Articles from the Washington Post and ESPN cover both sides of this debate, but apparently, the NFL, whose ratings are declining, want to appeal to those gamers. Not everyone however is buying it.

How do they determine ratings???????? How do you count 400 people at a bar watching the game??? NFL is never going to get cancelled due to ratings. Besides why do they think gamers don't watch football??? not buying it.

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Week 12 picks

Vikings over the Lions

Chargers over the Cowboys

Redskins over the Giants

Bengals over the Browns

Panthers over the Jets

Titans over the Colts

Falcons over the Buccaneers

Patriots over the Dolphins

Eagles over the Bears

Chiefs over the Bills

Seahawks over the 49er's

Raiders over the Broncos

Saints over the Rams

Jaguars over the Cardinals

Steelers over the Packers

Ravens over the Texans

uPtoWnNY said:

RIP to former NFL wide receiver Terry Glenn, who died in car crash.

That is sad news

2freaky4church1 said:

Super Bowl prediction:

Jags/Eagles.

Couldn't sworn you said the Bengals

kpowers said:

namepeace said:

Articles from the Washington Post and ESPN cover both sides of this debate, but apparently, the NFL, whose ratings are declining, want to appeal to those gamers. Not everyone however is buying it.

How do they determine ratings???????? How do you count 400 people at a bar watching the game??? NFL is never going to get cancelled due to ratings. Besides why do they think gamers don't watch football??? not buying it.

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don't shoot the messenger . . .

The NFL's motives for doing it are easy -- they want more eyeballs, a lot of whom are in the highly coveted 18-35 demographic. Regardless of the reasons for the NFL ratings slip (down somewhere between 6%-8% from 2016-2017), they (and their broadcast partners) want to make up lost ground and they think they can do it by appealing to the Madden crowd, many of whom may spend more hours playing the video game than watching real ones.

the WaPo article made it clear that the latest experiment last Sunday was met with decidedly mixed results. Being a Madden player off and on since the arcade days, this won't convince me it's better than the standard angle.

namepeace said:

kpowers said:

How do they determine ratings???????? How do you count 400 people at a bar watching the game??? NFL is never going to get cancelled due to ratings. Besides why do they think gamers don't watch football??? not buying it.

[Edited 11/21/17 9:32am]

don't shoot the messenger . . .

The NFL's motives for doing it are easy -- they want more eyeballs, a lot of whom are in the highly coveted 18-35 demographic. Regardless of the reasons for the NFL ratings slip (down somewhere between 6%-8% from 2016-2017), they (and their broadcast partners) want to make up lost ground and they think they can do it by appealing to the Madden crowd, many of whom may spend more hours playing the video game than watching real ones.

the WaPo article made it clear that the latest experiment last Sunday was met with decidedly mixed results. Being a Madden player off and on since the arcade days, this won't convince me it's better than the standard angle.

Not blaming you. But millions of non-gamers will also hate that sky cam shot. Honestly the reason behind this was the Patriots game a few weeks ago was foggy so they had to shoot it that way. More than likely the crew who shot it are morons who thought it looked cool so said "hey let's shoot games from this point of view". It's ok for a few plays but nothing more than that. If I saw these guys walking down the street I would kick them right squared in the balls. For the ratings the system is flawed, for all we know ratings are actually up.

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kpowers said:

namepeace said:

don't shoot the messenger . . .

The NFL's motives for doing it are easy -- they want more eyeballs, a lot of whom are in the highly coveted 18-35 demographic. Regardless of the reasons for the NFL ratings slip (down somewhere between 6%-8% from 2016-2017), they (and their broadcast partners) want to make up lost ground and they think they can do it by appealing to the Madden crowd, many of whom may spend more hours playing the video game than watching real ones.

the WaPo article made it clear that the latest experiment last Sunday was met with decidedly mixed results. Being a Madden player off and on since the arcade days, this won't convince me it's better than the standard angle.

Not blaming you. But millions of non-gamers will also hate that sky cam shot. Honestly the reason behind this was the Patriots game a few weeks ago was foggy so they had to shoot it that way. More than likely the crew who shot it are morons who thought it looked cool so said "hey let's shoot games from this point of view". It's ok for a few plays but nothing more than that. If I saw these guys walking down the street I would kick them right squared in the balls. For the ratings the system is flawed, for all we know ratings are actually up.

[Edited 11/21/17 12:34pm]

u mad, Bat?

I agree; I like my gamer shots on my video games and my standard shots for the real broadcasts.

namepeace said:

kpowers said:

Not blaming you. But millions of non-gamers will also hate that sky cam shot. Honestly the reason behind this was the Patriots game a few weeks ago was foggy so they had to shoot it that way. More than likely the crew who shot it are morons who thought it looked cool so said "hey let's shoot games from this point of view". It's ok for a few plays but nothing more than that. If I saw these guys walking down the street I would kick them right squared in the balls. For the ratings the system is flawed, for all we know ratings are actually up.

[Edited 11/21/17 12:34pm]

u mad, Bat?

I agree; I like my gamer shots on my video games and my standard shots for the real broadcasts.

Extremely

RodeoSchro said:

Well, at least the Texans won by the Prince Score.

31 - 21.

Now I have that song stuck in my head

Guessed all 3 Thanksgivings games correct namepeace you never gave me your picks this week

How about them Chargers? yea.

In a few weeks, Steelers take on the Pats. This is Pittsburgh's shot to get the AFC title game in their house.

Batman, we are coming.

Kansas City is now stinking.

Ugly Ghetto bullshit in Oakland. Pathetic. 3 players ejected. man.

2freaky4church1 said:

Kansas City is now stinking.

They sure are.

Think Steelers are gonna lose this one. Defense is giving up way to many plays

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PennyPurple said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Kansas City is now stinking.

They sure are.

Yeah they are my back up team

2freaky4church1 said:

Batman, we are coming.

Actually it's the Steelers coming to Cincinnati, birth place of Charles Manson.

uPtoWnNY said: