I personally think it was the end of an era when ABC lost Monday Night Football.
131439
I HATE football....come on, burn a cross on my yard, whatever...I am a football widow.  The boyfriend is a football fool but he can have it.  It is a complete and total waste of time...Please send all hate mail to eddopson@yahoo.com.
551810
I've felt the exact same thing for about a year now.\n\nThe problem with the NFL now versus 20 years ago is that offensive systems have become so complex that only a few quarterbacks can learn them, and even they must have plays called from the sidelines.  (The last NFL quarterback to call his own plays - for the whole game - was Jim Kelly.  Nobody else has since the early 1980s.)  \n\nOf course, quarterbacks no longer calling their own plays is an *absolutely* *unrelated* to the 40 second play clock instituted during that decade.... (Yeah, right!)\n\nHaving quarterbacks who alternate based on the series and situation is a good idea.  There are many benefits to it:\n\n1) Injuries.  When 50-80% of players use steroids and HGH, having two game-ready quarterbacks is a good thing.  In the last decade, nearly half the NFL's starting quarterbacks in any given year missed games due to injury.  That never happened in the 1960s, 1970s, or even the 1980s.\n\n2) Less to learn.  Quarterbacks who have lots of talent but not the ability to learn more complex systems could thrive.  (If anybody is thinking "Jimmy the Greek" or "Rush Limbaugh" crap about black QBs, please kill yourself.  There are more white QBs by percentage who wash out than blacks.)  Improvisational players could get by on talent in ways that they can't now.\n\n3) Versatlity.  Very few players can do everything well.  Switching QBs could force defenses to switch personnel, leading to more defensive lapses and penalties just by changing one offensive player.\n\n4) Play calling.  Why have a receiver bring in one play at a time or use hand or radio signals and risk miscommunication, when an offensive coordinator could send in a QB with 5-10 plays at a time, enough for 1-2 sets of downs?  There would be less mistakes, and as they say in hockey, "fresh legs" because the player catches his breath.\n\n5) Defensive hell.  Marv Levy once talked about using Jim Kelly at QB and Doug Flutie at halfback and the havoc it could have caused defenses, this during the years of the "Ace" formation with one running back, Thurman Thomas and three wide receivers.  (He never tried it because Bills' management wouldn't let him.)  Just imagine having two capable passers on the field at once, one of them capable of running or receiving as well.  If Pittsburgh had used Neil O'Donnell and Cordell Stewart in this way, maybe both of them could have had great careers.\n\n\n.
419088
I was asking myself the same question last night. My God, that was so miserable to watch. I was just cringing the entire time.\n\nThe first half was great. Our boys were doing so good defensively, even with all of the injuries. I was really impressed. I'm convinced that something happened in that locker room. We came out for the second half with no gusto, no passion for the game. My grandmother could have played ball better than they did. \n\nThat 108 yard return was absolutely horrific to watch. I couldn't believe it. I give credit to the Bears, that was a damn good fake, but oh man. The poor Giants. It was just ...over. I don't think Coughlin should have gone for it. And I also think that next time, there's gonna be someone defensively ready incase that ever looks like it's going to happen again. \n\nThen you have the injuries of the night. Madison is re-hurt. Petitgout is probably out for a while. Tiki hurt his hand. We lost some good players already, now we've lost even more. Tiki wasn't the same, which angered me. They should have put in Jacobs and let Tiki rest, and they should have thrown the ball to Shockey instead of Plax since Plax can hardly catch. Coughlin seems like he barks but he's got no bite. \n\nI don't think this is season changing, but I hope it is a wake up call to the Giants. We're the top of the NFC East. We're tied for second place in the NFC with a bunch of other teams. We need to seriously step it up if we ever want to make the Super Bowl this year. Which I think we should, especially considering that Tiki is retiring. \n\nI think if we lose next week's game, the last night was season changing. We can't afford to lose next week. The team needs to get their confidence back.
115759
Indeed, before when it was impossible to watch games on television, fans were had to go to the game if they wanted to watch their team play. Also it is argued you can see more of the play from lots of different angles on the televsion. So yes is my answer, and I think that games not played on a Saturday are effected by this even more.
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ESPN got screwed!!! First, their announcing crew aint the best. Secondly and most importantly, all the Monday games they have completely suck for the most part. All the good games got moved to Sunday night. Conspiracy?\n\nMONDAY NIGHT GAMES:\nMinnesota at Washington\nSan Diego at Oakland\nPittsburgh at Jacksonville\nAtlanta at New Orleans\nGreen Bay at Philadelphia\nBaltimore at Denver\nChicago at Arizona\nNew York Giants at Dallas\nNew England at Minnesota\nOakland at Seattle\nTampa Bay at Carolina\nNew York Giants at Jacksonville\nGreen Bay at Seattle\nCarolina at Philadelphia\nChicago at St. Louis\nCincinnati at Indianapolis\nNew York Jets at Miami\n\nSAMPLES OF SUNDAY NIGHT GAMES:\nIndianapolis vs. New York Giants\nDenver vs. New England\nPittsburgh vs. San Diego\nIndianapolis vs. New England\nSeattle vs. Denver
664458
When I first heard that FSN fired Mike, I at first didn't believe the person who told me. It just doesn't make any sense. My theory is that bigwigs at FSN were out of touch with how the fans felt, and all that they saw was some guy who had been doing the same job for 30+ years. It seems like they were making a misguided attempt to give their station/the team a new image. Then again, I've heard a rumor that it had to do with money...so who knows. I just think that it's a shame. He was such a big part of the Penguin's personality.
390296
Me too i wish it were still on I think they should have an 80's channel on tv they have like boomerang that shows mostly 70's and few 80's cartoons
360211
It's way past time to get rid of the BCS and put a 16-team playoff in.
496364
I think the show would have lasted a lot longer than it did.
390364
It was replaced last night by Boston Legal....very sad to me, too...it will be on again Dec 3rd
647092
To be honest I am getting tired of it. I mean the same things happen every year. I guess I might watch it next season but I probaly won't every week like I use to. I use to love the show but than it turned out to be completly boring except for a few things.
386704
The Ravens D must have been the only ones to make the trip to Cincy cause they didn't bring an offense. But then again the Bengals drove down the field at will but couldn't get it in the endzone and had to settle for a couple of FG's. Don't know what happend in the 2nd half which was pretty boring. I for one like the Thursday night game and I've always enjoyed the NFL network but they could have atleast found better anouncers to call the game. I mean Chris Collensworth and Brian Gumble wtf is up with that. That has got to be the worse decision ever. What's the difference in a game being played on the nfl network than espn nothing to me cause I have Direct TV. Good for me and sucks to all the pissed of people with cable lmao.
600633
The games sucked but alot of their ideas is being used in the NFL..  i.e  the camera attached by a wire with the over head shot over the field.\n\nThe skimpy dressed cheerleaders were awesome.
439890
No, ABC aired the CMAs instead.\n\nIt'll be back Nov. 13\n\nhttp://tvshows.aol.com/show/-/SH8521670000/main
485587
I was TiVoing it for a while, and I too got sick of the redundancy. It truly is time to cancel that show.
637345
Oh, it's going to happen. This will be a slow process as you will see a game here or a game there broadcast on the NFL network (such as one of the Thanksgiving Day games this year). As each season goes by, more and more games going to the NFL network. Eventually, the big contract in the sky comes due and the major networks will not be able to match the money the league will be able to net sending all games to their own network. Maybe 7 to 10 years. The NBA is making moves that are similar as well.
591581
It used to be a good show, then it seems like they ran out of stuff to do... Its still a decent show if there is nothing else on.