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Not as bad of a period as the shots on goal indicated but not good either. They better figure things out quick....

Quote from: EDjohnst1981 on Today at 03:43:18 PMI put my son (10) to bed at 6pm. I've been getting him at midnight for puck drop. He loves it, sticks his Bread jersey on and wants a midnight snack with the game. I've enjoyed the playoffs as always but I'm just not relaxed about it.

My Mrs also gets up and watches it with us- she felt like she was missing out after all the noise during the Washington series!

Fantastic!!

Quote from: Philosophers on Today at 02:21:24 PM6-11 feels right until I see vast improvement in certain areas.

That's how I feel. We're a bad team until proven otherwise.

Yes we added a couple of compelling pieces like Burns and Nabers, and on paper at least the line looks like it might be better, but we also lost some very good players and out QB situation is less than ideal, to say the least. We also have a rookie DC who is a complete wildcard at this point.

I'll check it out and watch one episode one day when I feel like watching something and can't find anything else. And then I'll decide if I want to watch the rest of them or not.

Wow. Those are brutal!

Quote from: Ed Vette on Today at 04:53:48 PMToo many comparable options that would fit and would still be correct.

Exactly.

Not to be sour grapes, but I find it a little annoying when they do that.

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Made this harder than it needed to be.

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Quote from: LennG on May 15, 2024, 07:21:38 PM' How many years now have we ended the season against the Iggles?

I hate playing on Thanksgiving

We should have had the bye before the Thanksgiving week game.

Agreed. Didn't we just have a Thanksgiving game a couple years ago?

Quote from: kingm56 on May 15, 2024, 02:37:14 PMWhen does it end?  I stopped watching many years ago; the initial seasons were raw and allowed you to witness the sausage making.  Unfortunately, it's now a massive scripted production...IMO, it lost its initial charm; still, I'll watch this season because it's our Giants.

I agree with your take Matt. The first three or four seasons of it were superb. Maybe more than that. The one they did with the Jets when Rex was the coach was superbly entertaining. The last four or five seasons have become much more canned, though. I agree that the show jumped the shark.

With that said, this new format of including the whole offseason is an interesting approach, and it suggests the producers are aware that the format needed a face lift.

For those who think it is a "distraction", as far as on field results go, I haven't really noticed any evidence that that's the case. Weren't the Rams just on it recently for the year they won the Super Bowl?

Two Thursday games sucks.

That said, having the Munich game count as a road game is big. Plus we only have eight road games this year, so that means we really only have seven true road games.

An enjoyable one.

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Quote from: jgrangers2 on May 14, 2024, 06:11:35 PMThat first goal by Staal was a complete disaster. Guys going off for changes inexplicable, wide open passing lanes in the neutral zone and then Schneider both gives Staal space AND let's him beat him to the net. Just awful all around.

After I watched that goal and the replay I felt ill. I actually like Schneider and think he's a developing, pretty decent young player. But his complete lack of effort on that play was utterly inexcusable. That's the sort of thing I'd consider benching him for a game over and giving Zac Jones or Chad Ruhwedel a shot in his place.

The problem with that, of course, is that he isn't the only one who should be hanging his head after that game. There are plenty of others, including some who make much, much, much more money than he does.