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[Kave_Man]

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Per @mortreport, the @Seahawks have grown tired of Marshawn Lynch's ways and he's not expected to return next season.

Rando.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

Suh gunning for Stafford next.

 

[Doorman]

Mmm, the cards are starting to set up really nicely for the Lions to launch into their typical second-half tank job. Cornerback position is decimated as per usual, Calvin perpetually hurt as per usual, running backs dinged up and ineffective, Stafford being Stafford...

Congrats on once again winning the division, Green Bay.

 

[JABEE]

Per @mortreport, the @Seahawks have grown tired of Marshawn Lynch's ways and he's not expected to return next season.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/526377525065547776

It's all falling apart for the Seahawks.

 

[BlackSalad]

i hate stafford so much, he is so worthless

 

[rando14]

OMG Stafford looks AWFUL

 

[whytemyke]

They should tell Suh that if Fairley gets injured they're going to franchise Suh and make him stay in Detroit forever.

Just change his name to Packard Plant because his ass will rot here.

 

[Godslay]

I'd be down with having games this early a couple times a year. Thanksgiving would be a prime day in my mind.

 

[Konka]

Such a Stafford throw.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Third and long. Again.

 

[yankeehater]

What was up with Suh pushing on Fairley's leg while he was on the ground holding his knee?

 

[Drakeon]

jnc I love that the Seahawks are falling apart!

 

[SliceSabre]

He got the job cause he had a passport.

Wow. Lions are HURTING!

 

[Striker]

Fatford looks terrible.

 

[Tom Penny]

LOL Stafford is trash. Tate is his new guy to lock on and just huck balls up except he isn't a giant..

 

[RBH]

I wish Osi Umenyiora got more playing time.

 

[AngmarsKing701]

Konka that pizza needs double the cheese shown on the box

:jnc Fatford sucks. He'll get 300 garbage time yards and kas will tell us he had a good game

 

[Afrikan]

Just waking up now....NEVER again NFL..pls..never again.

 

[Wes]

I'd be down with having games this early a couple times a year. Thanksgiving would be a prime day in my mind.

There's not going to be a game at 2pm on a Thursday in London. Unless we wanted to tank the economy a bit further.

 

[JABEE]

There's not going to be a game at 2pm on a Thursday in London. Unless we wanted to tank the economy a bit further.

England should celebrate Thanksgiving!

 

[yankeehater]

Konka that pizza needs double the cheese shown on the box

:jnc Fatford sucks. He'll get 300 garbage time yards and kas will tell us he had a good game

You are so right. It is going to be so awful reading him trying to spin this disaster.

 

[RellyRell28]

Something told me though that between the Saints and Falcons desperation we was gonna get got from one of them.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

It's weird having football this early

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

There's not going to be a game at 2pm on a Thursday in London. Unless we wanted to tank the economy a bit further.

So Wes, what's the story on the NFL's popularity there? Can you tell it's growing significantly or is it still mostly ignored?

 

[JABEE]

You are so right. It is going to be so awful reading him trying to spin this disaster.

It's still early, and they are playing the Falcons.

 

[Kave_Man]

Yeah screw y'all I'm on the East Coast. My day of football is great.

9:30 until 11pm basically with about 1.5hrs of non football at most.

 

[Crisco]

How many seasons would Stafford have lasted as a starting QB without Calvin? 3? 2?

 

[Milchjon]

Kas is probably not even watching.

Prime conditions for him to defend that team.

 

[Godslay]

There's not going to be a game at 2pm on a Thursday in London. Unless we wanted to tank the economy a bit further.

I'm just saying an early game in general. Do one in America on Thanksgiving so we have football all day. The other one could be in the UK like today.

 

[NintendoGal]

jnc I love that the Seahawks are falling apart!

I honestly don't mind, we got our SB win. I'm content for at least 20 years now.

 

[AngmarsKing701]

You are so right. It is going to be so awful hilarious reading him trying to spin this disaster.

FTFY

 

[PhoenixDark]

Nice play by Levy.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Oh Seattle what the fuck is going on over there.

 

[Konka]

Konka that pizza needs double the cheese shown on the box

:jnc Fatford sucks. He'll get 300 garbage time yards and kas will tell us he had a good game

I have no idea what was actually on it.

 

[brentech]

You are so right. It is going to be so awful reading him trying to spin this disaster.

he'll never say stafford had a bad game. it'll just be because the offense was missing, but stafford didn't make bad throws or anything like that

 

[RellyRell28]

It's always Mathis

 

[Ronin]

I can't believe how badly we've missed Harry Douglas.

 

[Colasante]

Patriots are rumored to be among the teams calling the Bucs about trading for Vincent Jackson. There was also a rumor that they are in the market for a running back. Then, Schefter tweets, "While WR Vincent Jackson’s name has been focus of trade speculation, the Buccaneer more likely to be dealt is RB Doug Martin. Teams calling."

 

[yankeehater]

Kas is probably not even watching.

Prime conditions for him to defend that team.

He is still passed out from last night I bet. He must have been wrecked to make those bionic lawyer posts last night.

 

[Godslay]

I honestly don't mind, we got our SB win. I'm content for at least 20 years now.

Sonics mentality.

 

[Drakeon]

I honestly don't mind, we got our SB win. I'm content for at least 20 years now.

Yes, you do. No one likes being irrelevant. As someone who is about to watch that happen to the Niners again (next year when Harbs leaves us for Michigan), it's not a good feeling!

 

[NihonTiger90]

Lions should forfeit this game due to not having enough players.

 

[rando14]

Patriots are rumored to be among the teams calling the Bucs about trading for Vincent Jackson. There was also a rumor that they are in the market for a running back. Then, Schefter tweets, "While WR Vincent Jackson’s name has been focus of trade speculation, the Buccaneer more likely to be dealt is RB Doug Martin. Teams calling."

Would you really want to give up a 2nd for VJax + that salary?

Sonics mentality.

This is not respectful

 

[RBH]

I'm loving this early morning football so far.

They should've had more of these London games at 9:30am all along. Helps that they can show the games to the whole country without any competition in that timeslot. The 1pm London games always get lost in the shuffle.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Sonics mentality.

Sounders to OKC confirmed?

 

[RellyRell28]

This is turning into a disaster of injuries

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

I'm loving this early morning football so far.

They should've had more of these London games at 9:30am all along. Helps that they can show the games to the whole country without any competition in that timeslot. The 1pm London games always get lost in the shuffle.

I agree, this is amazing. Let's do 17 London games and get rid of TNF!

 

[Milchjon]

Puny Yuro grass is not used to the horrors of a real sport.

 

[JABEE]

The British fans wooed at that pass and juke. Lol

 

[Wes]

So Wes, what's the story on the NFL's popularity there? Can you tell it's growing significantly or is it still mostly ignored?

Definitely grown in the past 5 years. 5 years ago you wouldn't have a game showing live on a Sunday afternoon on a terrestrial TV station (terrestrial station being one of the main five that everyone in the UK has access too without cable/satellite/other fancy devices).

This is the first year they set a full 4 hours aside for a game. (Last year they showed the first half on terrestrial, then the rest on a sister digital channel).

You can bet all channel directors are very much interested in the viewing figures for this. Currently only the Sunday Night game is on free to air each week (but that starts at 1am+). Other games are all via subscription services. The NFL would love to have more games, or the likes of RedZone, on one of these free to air channels and not Sky.