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And that's what it actually amounts to. The NFL is expanding their market globally. They already had a game in Mexico and have another game scheduled this upcoming season. The NFL has expanded into South America, specifically in Brazil. Following the first South American game in São Paulo in 2024, the league committed to playing in Brazil annually, with a new multiyear deal to play in Rio de Janeiro starting in 2026 at the historic Maracanã .

This was a marketing decision. Anyone claiming the NFL did this for political reasons? They must believe that Goodell suddenly awoke from a dream being woke. That's not how any of this works.

You mean the pot that claims to stand for family values and being the "Christian Right" using a whatabout to point the finger at the other black pot that claims to be none of those things?

You see, it's about the hypocrisy involved when you claim to be holier than though. When you claim to be the one that represents Christians and family values. Not you as an individual but the hypocrites who claim they are above and better than everyone else showing they aren't that at all.

Like I said, if you are the group making such claims you own it. Don't try to use the excuse that since Johnny jumped off the cliff it's okay that you do too after you claimed to be so much better and smarter than Johnny before you jumped.

Of course that's what the stat sheet would say. Diam always said "stats are for losers". I won't go that far but I will say that they can and often times are very deceptive.

In the December 28th game against Pittsburgh Sanders threw for total of 186 yards having thrown 1 td. and 2 int's. while the Browns scored a total of 13 points. He had a QBR of 36.2.

In the last game of the season the Browns scored a total of 20 points. Devin Bush returned a tipped interception 97 yards, and Sam Webb scored on a 47-yard fumble return. 14 out of the 20 points scored by the Browns were done so by the defense.

Sanders threw for 11-22 for total of 111 yards in tat game.

So you can write that down on paper any way you choose to. That doesn't change the fact "He was the QB at the time the team won despite him."

I think alot of people run to their corners and make a big damn deal out of this and to me it was nothing more than...

The NFL is a private group of billionaire business owners who are trying to expand their product into other markets and to other people.
That's why every weekend is a salute to somebody and there are more and more games every year in other countries and times that there where not games 15-20 years ago.

They have pretty much tapped out the US market on tickets and merch; they are trying to move their product overseas and generate even more money.

They went with a singer who has been the most streamed artist 4 of the last 6 years with just under 20 billion streams last year alone on spotify alone.

Me, I watched part of it, went to the bathroom and got some food. I didn't need to go to one side and say it was life changing or go in a corner and whine that they are bringing 15 minutes of culture into my living room.
And when he was announced a few months ago, I had never heard of him

I'm not foolish enough to believe that 26 women are lying and somehow watson is the beacon of truth. If you are have at it. 26 to 1 are the actual numbers and not an opinion.

I was happy to see Darnold get a ring. He fought through a lot of adversity and an uphill battle to get to where he is. It certainly wasn't anything close to his best game but watching it be a team win and defense being the driving force of both teams takes me back to a time I remember fondly.

I didn't really have a horse in the race. The outcome really wasn't himportant to me. I had reasons to be happy no matter who won. I'm a HUGE Buckeyes fan and they were represented on both teams. You have TreVeyon Henderson on the Patriots and Jaxon Smith-Njigba on the Seahawks. With Njigba winning offensive player of the year.

I like both coaches. Mike Macdonald at 36 years old has shown what a great HC and leader of a team he is. And he's not that bombastic, loud guy which a lot of fans seem to think you need. He took a much more humble approach to being a HC to his team by repeatedly emphasizing to his team, staff, and the media that he had "a lot to learn" and that the team was "still learning who we are". I like that.

And in terms of Vrabel, I live in the Nashville area. I sat here and listened to the fans and media lambaste Vrabel. I saw all of the blame laid squarely on his shoulders for the Titans problems. I saw them use him as the scapegoat for all of it. I never believed that. I saw a team without a QB. With a very weak roster brought to them by the management and owner.

And I know the Patriots have won a lot of SB's. I know their fans can be very obnoxious. But at the same time I wanted to see Vrabel stick it in the face of the Titans and their fan base. But I suppose just making it to the SB was enough. He had the opportunity to go back to the team he had won 3 SB rings with as a LB'er and be their HC. That's a pretty amazing story all on its own.

I have seen a few hundred posts on facebook bashing Kid Rock for nasty lyrics in a song from 2001. Yet when I looked up Bad Bunny's lyrics I had to Roll On the floor laughing. Just one black pot calling another pot black.

Said angry old men everywhere.

It's televised on NBC.

I rarely watch the halftime show either. But I usually poop first thing in the morning. I know, TMI.

Because just like you, we are from the older crowd and generally these half time shows are geared for younger audiences.

As was mentioned this halftime show had many artists performing. And all of them have younger fans. But I mean, I get it.

The NFL has to think about the future. As much as it pains us to admit it our generation won't be around much longer. As for myself I've gotten to the age that fighting the crowds and paying high prices for everything from tickets to parking to food and lodging, I rarely go to a concert anymore unless it's a special concert by an artist on my bucket list. It wasn't that way when I was a younger man.

If you combined the artists performing at that halftime show and added up all of their Grammy's, all of their streams being purchased and all of their sales to date, you would find they are some of the most popular artists on the planet. I'm not a fan of any of them. But having them put on the halftime show makes perfect sense.

On the other hand you had Kid Rock as the headliner of the other show. Someone I was also never a fan of. A man who was so triggered by a Trans person doing a promo for Bud Light on the internet he had to break out his automatic rifle and use a case of Bud Light for target practice. The man who had a photo op at The White House in what looked like a Temu knock off of an Evel Knievel outfit. I understand that there were other artists but this was their headliner. The face if it all. What a fool.

You see, I remember my dad coming to my room when I was fourteen listening to Black Sabbath. He called it noise. He said he didn't understand a word of it and asked me how the hell I could stand to listen to that. As time went on I understood that. I understood that back in the 50's they called R&R the devils music. That parents during that time didn't get the music. I understood my dad didn't get my music and I don't get rap music and some of what is popular today.

But see, just like the generations before me, I'm not supposed to. And unlike the generations before me I'm not going to attack this generation or degrade their popular music and artists just because I don't get their music. I'm not going to go along with some invented sense of outrage that make my generation look more childish than today's youth is.

I think my dad was very smart man. I learned a great deal from him. But when it comes to him understanding and liking my music, he didn't. And he let it be known. And like I said, he was just like the generation before him in that regard.

I don't get today's music either but then I'm not going to follow along with someone throwing a tantrum about it. I remember how that was when people did to my music and I don't want to be "that guy".

I guess I'm confused - I thought your point was about the lyrics to his songs (which you translated above).

THe point is. You said The thing that was unique about this show was the language - not anything about sexualized content.

Keep up here how in the hell would I know if he sang anything that included sexualized content.

If they would have lost the games?

Of course they would say he lost the games even if it was not his fault.

He did enough and they won. It does not change the fact that he was the starter.

You don't have to preach to me about SOME Christians I was Jelly Roll 23 years before Jelly Roll LOL Yep a Deacon in the Church who drank, swore, smoked, wore sneakers, jeans and YES ball hats in the late 70's and early 80's.I got judged and told I was going to hell many times over. I think BOTH sides were Political moves, the Republicans are just obvious as hell about it.

Well I suppose using that logic makes it all better. Just like committing genocide by stealing this country from Native Americans and then raising hell by calling other people illegal for being here. Then there were Jim Crow laws after that. But heck, that was a long time ago too. I mean they pretty much ended back in 1965. Then there was red lining.

But I think we should all forget about those things. I mean they're being removed from our museums, even in some schools because we wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings or make them ashamed to be white by teaching history.

What's your point? This is true anytime anybody is speaking a language that you don't....

I bet more people were pooping than watching either.

He could have been singing suck my ____ for all I know I don't speak spanish LOL

I don't really care who watched what. But the entire reason there was an "alternative half time show" was political. It was nothing more than a childish tantrum. It was once again proof that every accusation the right makes towards the left is nothing more than an admission of what they themselves are guilty of. Noting screams #triggered and #snowflake more than this did.

And the comparison in their lyrics? It isn't the left who goes around making claims they are the party of family values and the "Christian right". If people are going to claim they're holier than though and that the other side are the Godless hoards, maybe it they themselves who should be trying to live up to it instead of saying "Yeah, but look at what they did."

If you're going to claim it, own it.

And no GM, this isn't directed at you but to the overall crowd that seemed so offended they felt some need to act like the only halftime show Christians and Republicans should watch was the one some political action committee put together. It's hard to have a halftime show sponsored by a right wing political group and then claim none of it was political.

I mean - the last four headliners were Dr. Dre, Rihanna, Usher and Kendrick Lamar.

The thing that was unique about this show was the language - not anything about sexualized content.

I agree with Purp. Didn't see SS as a capable starter QB. We carried him and overcame some poor performance mistakes . Don't exaggerate his performance quality. Just need to see improvement in basic play. I have seen what we have there; best I can manage is to label him as a project at best. You are choosing to give him more credit than earned. We need a starter.

I'm not even sure I can watch without a streaming service.

That's pretty generous.
He was the QB at the time the team won despite him.

The question regarding the QB remains the same.

IMO they will not try to draft Ty Simpson. In addition, I do not see them spending $25m on Malik Willis.

They might take a flyer on Nussmeier but that would only be if he was a value pick. Meaning they will have a grade on him and he would have to be there at a slot that would be acceptable.

If they were to try and trade Gabriel and it was successful. Then I could see them bringing in a vet like Jimmy G.

Shedeur was the last starter and he won the last two games. He will go to camp as the number one guy.

That however, does not mean he will be given the job. He will have to earn the opening day start.

It is up to Shedeur to hold the job down. This off season he has to work on correcting mistakes and building on positives.

He was lucky for a 5th round pick to get seven starts. Now he has to bank that experience and improve.