Texans Sign A.J. McCarron To Back Up Watson

[HPF Bob]

The deal is one year and $3 million. I had no problem with Brandon Weeden who seemed to step up at times like that win at Indy two years ago. But McCarron has played well in limited situations and is well-suited as a "game manager".

And, according to Brent Musberger, his wife is hot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnSe0b75vt8

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

The deal is one year and $3 million. I had no problem with Brandon Weeden who seemed to step up at times like that win at Indy two years ago. But McCarron has played well in limited situations and is well-suited as a "game manager".

And, according to Brent Musberger, his wife is hot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnSe0b75vt8

As long as that motherscratcher ain't left handed I'm down with it. At least you know you can trust him in pressure situations.

Does that idiot Musberger still call games? He's half the reason I quit watching college football altogether. The other half is that for some reason college games now last as long as a cricket match. Does anyone know when that started? The rise of the six hour college football game?

Christ, I'm turning into my grandfather. If you goons ever catch me in the garage sitting in a lawn chair drinking warm beer, just go ahead and call the nursing home.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

As long as that motherscratcher ain't left handed I'm down with it. At least you know you can trust him in pressure situations.

Does that idiot Musberger still call games? He's half the reason I quit watching college football altogether. The other half is that for some reason college games now last as long as a cricket match. Does anyone know when that started? The rise of the six hour college football game?

Christ, I'm turning into my grandfather. If you goons ever catch me in the garage sitting in a lawn chair drinking warm beer, just go ahead and call the nursing home.

Musberger seems to have been transitioned to a studio role doing occasional commentary. That doesn't mean he can't be back in the booth at some point but I think his lusting after Ms. Webb was one of the last straws. Remember ESPN fired Ron Franklin for calling a sideline reporter "honey" about 20 years ago for which she took offense.

IIRC, McCarron is righthanded which is fine by me.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

As long as that motherscratcher ain't left handed I'm down with it. At least you know you can trust him in pressure situations.

Does that idiot Musberger still call games? He's half the reason I quit watching college football altogether. The other half is that for some reason college games now last as long as a cricket match. Does anyone know when that started? The rise of the six hour college football game?

Christ, I'm turning into my grandfather. If you goons ever catch me in the garage sitting in a lawn chair drinking warm beer, just go ahead and call the nursing home.

It happened when running the ball stopped.

100 passes means 40 incompletions to stop the clock. That's 20 more incompletions and you just added 15 minutes right there. Then score 10 more points per team and you are up 4 extra commercial breaks for another 15 minutes. More plays run means more penalties and more time wasted.
Then throw in 5 video reviews for another 15 minutes and a few video reviews for targeting and the game just got at least an hour longer.

It's funny that baseball is trying to shorten the game to appeal to viewers while football gets constantly longer as ratings rise. Maybe the problem isn't the length of the baseball game.

But I know I can't watch football live anymore. I need the ability to skip ahead. I can watch the entirety of the 4 hour game in under 2 hours.

[chuck]

That makes a lot of sense. Well, I mean, it answers the question. How much actual sense it makes is a different issue.

Yes, major league baseball's dicking around with foundational elements of the game in order to speed things up in a bizarrely incremental manner makes no fn sense to me whatsoever.

I was going to go off on a lengthy rant but I think I'd rather go check on the chicken I have on the grill. But I do hope that this baseball thing is one cause we can all of us rally around together, kum-ba-yah and all that.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

That makes a lot of sense. Well, I mean, it answers the question. How much actual sense it makes is a different issue.

Yes, major league baseball's dicking around with foundational elements of the game in order to speed things up in a bizarrely incremental manner makes no fn sense to me whatsoever.

I was going to go off on a lengthy rant but I think I'd rather go check on the chicken I have on the grill. But I do hope that this baseball thing is one cause we can all of us rally around together, kum-ba-yah and all that.

I have no problem with the actual changes they're making. I just think it's funny they think the length of game is why people prefer other sports. The people who like baseball will watch a 3 hour game and the people that don't have no interest in watching a 2.5 hour game.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by barrett

It's funny that baseball is trying to shorten the game to appeal to viewers while football gets constantly longer as ratings rise. Maybe the problem isn't the length of the baseball game.

Baseball can be very tedious.

[HPF Bob]

Part of the problem in baseball and football is the greater demand for video replay to examine questionable calls. Too much time is spent getting the replay crew to look at and rule on the call, which even then isn't always called right.

The AAF seems faster-paced but some of that is fewer commercials and I like the on-site replay official seems to be live-and-miked so we get to see how quickly he gets in and out of the call. The NFL ones seem to have time for a sandwich. I don't like the way either the NFL or the AAF does extra points. I think they should just give the scoring team 7 points and then give them the option to take one point off the board and go for two. The must-go-for-two AAF makes this a forced decision.

Baseball has to check with a bunch of Yankee fans in NYC to determine if the call is correct which I think is a horrible system. Move the replay set-up to Fargo or Butte where there is less bias since there's no local team.

My solution to speeding up baseball is to revert the game to what it was the past two years but start every count at 1-1. That will shave 30 minutes or more off the time of game and force hitters and pitchers to be more aggressive. At bats will take less time and the game sails along faster without changing any other rules. That preserves the integrity of the game but keeps the fans more engaged.

[chuck]

I should have known. No kum-ba-yah. You guys are crazy AF.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Part of the problem in baseball and football is the greater demand for video replay to examine questionable calls. Too much time is spent getting the replay crew to look at and rule on the call, which even then isn't always called right.

The AAF seems faster-paced but some of that is fewer commercials and I like the on-site replay official seems to be live-and-miked so we get to see how quickly he gets in and out of the call. The NFL ones seem to have time for a sandwich. I don't like the way either the NFL or the AAF does extra points. I think they should just give the scoring team 7 points and then give them the option to take one point off the board and go for two. The must-go-for-two AAF makes this a forced decision.

Baseball has to check with a bunch of Yankee fans in NYC to determine if the call is correct which I think is a horrible system. Move the replay set-up to Fargo or Butte where there is less bias since there's no local team.

My solution to speeding up baseball is to revert the game to what it was the past two years but start every count at 1-1. That will shave 30 minutes or more off the time of game and force hitters and pitchers to be more aggressive. At bats will take less time and the game sails along faster without changing any other rules. That preserves the integrity of the game but keeps the fans more engaged.

That preserves none of the integrity of the game. All of the new rules don't change the game 1/10 as much as what you suggest. If you want to start with a 1-1 count you might as well just play this as the MLB

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131857/