Featured Discussion Saints vs. Buccaneers Game Day Thread

[A.8Manning]

Originally Posted by frydaddy

I kept expecting the nightmare to end and it just got worse as it went along. Every man on defense needs to search their soul over the next few days and decide where they stand. All of the physical talent is there, but there was no fire out of anyone on that side of the ball today. They laid down and let themselves be walked on. I hope it hurts like hell, hope they don't sleep well tonight. Its gut check time, right f***in now. Either right the ship or blow the whole damn thing up. I want to believe they have it in them. So, for now I do. Onto the Browns and the first step on the revenge tour.

players get 6 and 7 digits to play a game. They dont care if they win or lose.
if it were real,players would be getting cut at a faster rate each year. This was staged. No way in hell the Bucs had a remote chance..no way in hell they can score that much. You'd think fans would learn this after the playoff game last year. Sports is entertainment,not competition. Saints took a dive to end last year and to start this year

[frydaddy]

Originally Posted by A.8Manning

players get 6 and 7 digits to play a game. They dont care if they win or lose.
if it were real,players would be getting cut at a faster rate each year. This was staged. No way in hell the Bucs had a remote chance..no way in hell they can score that much. You'd think fans would learn this after the playoff game last year. Sports is entertainment,not competition. Saints took a dive to end last year and to start this year

Oh good lord here come the conspiracy theorists. That's the worst thing about a loss like this, brings out all the crazies.

It was a bad day, everyone has them. Just so happens that our entire starting defense all had one at the same time. As others have said, I blame the coaches. Too many guys being played at new positions, too many starting because of how much they're getting paid or their draft status instead of their merit. This was a reality check. I believe they'll clean it up.

[A.8Manning]

Originally Posted by frydaddy

Oh good lord here come the conspiracy theorists. That's the worst thing about a loss like this, brings out all the crazies.

It was a bad day, everyone has them. Just so happens that our entire starting defense all had one at the same time. As others have said, I blame the coaches. Too many guys being played at new positions, too many starting because of how much they're getting paid or their draft status instead of their merit. This was a reality check. I believe they'll clean it up.

Dude, one day you'll stop watching sports like the kid you once were. It's got nothing to do with liking the Saints or not.The Packers game was just as hilarious a cliche movie. Star player who was worshipped all pregame show and has multiple commercials during game is allegedly injured but comes back in second half to save the day lol..it's so obvious now. So very,very obvious. The crazy people are the one's who think they are watching a natural competition. It's entertainment. It's a show.

[Garry42]

I can only hope this comment is meant to be comedy! If not.....I'm completely lost!

Originally Posted by A.8Manning

Dude, one day you'll stop watching sports like the kid you once were. It's got nothing to do with liking the Saints or not.The Packers game was just as hilarious a cliche movie. Star player who was worshipped all pregame show and has multiple commercials during game is allegedly injured but comes back in second half to save the day lol..it's so obvious now. So very,very obvious. The crazy people are the one's who think they are watching a natural competition. It's entertainment. It's a show.

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[A.8Manning]

Originally Posted by Garry42

I can only hope this comment is meant to be comedy! If not.....I'm completely lost!

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No, it's called critical thinking skills and not believing lies anymore. Not comedy..although last night's Packers game was hilarious. Surely not all 100% percent of you here think you are still watching a natural competition. There have to be some people with actual wisdom here,I would hope.
The Saints went to a SB one lousy time..and only after spending so much to rebuild the Superdome. They needed the profit back for that. It had nothing to do with being a better team. Win and people spend money..fans are just puppets on a string. But I'll leave it alone for now.its amazing how people act like their mother is being stabbed just because they are talking about a game on tv that has nothing to do with them..it's entertainment.it has nothing to do with you. Win or lose and it won't change your life.dont take it personal

[Garry42]

Originally Posted by A.8Manning

No, it's called critical thinking skills and not believing lies anymore. Not comedy..although last night's Packers game was hilarious. Surely not all 100% percent of you here think you are still watching a natural competition. There have to be some people with actual wisdom here,I would hope.
The Saints went to a SB one lousy time..and only after spending so much to rebuild the Superdome. They needed the profit back for that. It had nothing to do with being a better team. Win and people spend money..fans are just puppets on a string. But I'll leave it alone for now.its amazing how people act like their mother is being stabbed just because they are talking about a game on tv that has nothing to do with them..it's entertainment.it has nothing to do with you. Win or lose and it won't change your life.dont take it personal

Ummm....OK. Have a nice day!

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[frydaddy]

Originally Posted by A.8Manning

No, it's called critical thinking skills and not believing lies anymore. Not comedy..although last night's Packers game was hilarious. Surely not all 100% percent of you here think you are still watching a natural competition. There have to be some people with actual wisdom here,I would hope.
The Saints went to a SB one lousy time..and only after spending so much to rebuild the Superdome. They needed the profit back for that. It had nothing to do with being a better team. Win and people spend money..fans are just puppets on a string. But I'll leave it alone for now.its amazing how people act like their mother is being stabbed just because they are talking about a game on tv that has nothing to do with them..it's entertainment.it has nothing to do with you. Win or lose and it won't change your life.dont take it personal

It must take an incredible amount of faith to believe that someone would go through all the time and effort it would take to script these games but still make them "believable." I mean pro wrestling is all scripted and probably takes an incredible amount of effort and it's nowhere even close to believable. And they still make a ton of money at it. So why would the NFL bother with making the games seem realistic (which is where the real time and effort would have to come in) when wrestling proves that it's not necessary to do so? You're entitled to your opinion of course, but don't tell me I'm not wise enough to see the truth when wisdom doesn't even support your theory.

[A.8Manning]

Originally Posted by frydaddy

It must take an incredible amount of faith to believe that someone would go through all the time and effort it would take to script these games but still make them "believable." I mean pro wrestling is all scripted and probably takes an incredible amount of effort and it's nowhere even close to believable. And they still make a ton of money at it. So why would the NFL bother with making the games seem realistic (which is where the real time and effort would have to come in) when wrestling proves that it's not necessary to do so? You're entitled to your opinion of course, but don't tell me I'm not wise enough to see the truth when wisdom doesn't even support your theory.

. common sense tells you that in the real world games dont keep coming down to the final play/drive/shot etc.. every weekend.. and yet it keeps happening..no ones real life is that exciting. Only when you turn on tv.
you believe and hope wisdom doesnt support my theory. you dont actually know it doesnt. You cant prove me wrong.. you only 'believe' that since a majority agree with you and not me.. that you must be right.
who won the Packers game? the good looking guy in all the commercials and the famous girlfriend, did. The guy they spent 30 minutes on before the game started. its a tv show,he's the lead actor. It was all fake and artificial drama.
why arent the best players ugly guys, since ugly people outnumber good looking people nation/world wide? how come the stars are usually better, literate speakers in interviews? theres 40 guys on a team and they only talk to 4 of them all the time. Its because they are trained in what to say and how to say it. they are hand picked, they didnt earn their spot.
people just choose not to think when they turn on tv.

[AsylumGuido]

Originally Posted by A.8Manning

players get 6 and 7 digits to play a game. They dont care if they win or lose.
if it were real,players would be getting cut at a faster rate each year. This was staged. No way in hell the Bucs had a remote chance..no way in hell they can score that much. You'd think fans would learn this after the playoff game last year. Sports is entertainment,not competition. Saints took a dive to end last year and to start this year

Originally Posted by A.8Manning

Dude, one day you'll stop watching sports like the kid you once were. It's got nothing to do with liking the Saints or not.The Packers game was just as hilarious a cliche movie. Star player who was worshipped all pregame show and has multiple commercials during game is allegedly injured but comes back in second half to save the day lol..it's so obvious now. So very,very obvious. The crazy people are the one's who think they are watching a natural competition. It's entertainment. It's a show.

Wow! This guy makes Will(Insert Team Name Here)81 seem halfway normal.

[The Dude]

Originally Posted by frydaddy

Oh good lord here come the conspiracy theorists. That's the worst thing about a loss like this, brings out all the crazies.

It was a bad day, everyone has them. Just so happens that our entire starting defense all had one at the same time. As others have said, I blame the coaches. Too many guys being played at new positions, too many starting because of how much they're getting paid or their draft status instead of their merit. This was a reality check. I believe they'll clean it up.

He’s not completely wrong. TV stations get paid by sponsors. It’s how they generate revenue. The stations with the best programming get more viewers. The more viewers the more the stations can charge their sponsors to run commercials.
These games are scripted to generate ratings. The outcome of every play and every game isnt etched in stone but the games are manipulated through scheduling, officiating, suspensions, and many other tactics that effect the outcome of games. This allows the NFL and the networks to put the teams that can generate TV revenue in the best position to win games.