Is the NFL fixed these days

[ih8brady]

Originally Posted by NYJ EcKo151

Yes they're 10-6 but since they had the #2 seed wrapped up they benched their starters against Carolina in the season finale for 3 and a half quarters. So 10-6 is a bit misleading.

Anyway...This rigged argument is horrible.

11-5 is not that impressive of a record either.

[Jimmy James]

Originally Posted by DoctorFeelgood

The schedule is largely determined algorithmically by computers, but the guy who adds the "human touch" - if it's still the same guy from a year or two ago - is an admitted Dolphins fan.

The bias doesn't have to come from the "human touch" guy. Bias can be written into code that generates schedules.

[phin in the NW]

OY!!!!!! The NFL is not fixed. The Saints had a good year cause
A-They actually had a stable home field and far less distractions.
B-The argueably best RB fell into their laps cause the Texans are inept.
C-A very good qb fell into their lap cause we weren't sold on his shoulder (wow, did that turn out badly for us!!)
D-They got a young and very good head coach who will probably be a top candidate if not winner of coach of the year.
Nothing is fixed!

[Coral Reefer]

Originally Posted by Phinsfan-Jay

With all the talk last year about how Superbowl 40 was fixed and refs were paid off blah blah blah. I'm starting to believe it. How on earth do the SAINTS go from never winning more than 1 or 2 playoff games ever to going to the NFC championship. i mean, only in the NFC woudl a 10-6 team get a bye. I guess im just not belieiving the feel good story of the year for the NFL.

I think that somewhere the nfl is rigging all this so that they win.

YOU WATCH

:rolleyes2

They got rid of Aaron Brooks and brought in Drew Brees.
Solid draft
Reggie Bush
Hired what seems to be a great coach, coach of the year in fact..... but wait that's probably part of the conspiracy.

It's pretty much a new team and they've done a great job.
Oh wait, they haven't, it's an NFL conspiracy......

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?...nfl&id=2578023

Same team as the 3-13 year right?

[1334]

Come on man, if it were fixed, our Dolphins wouldn't take ove 30 years to win another Superbowl. (if I knew how to put a little yellow smiley face here, I would have)

[ajajaj]

I don't buy into the conspiracy theory, but do I think the refs know people with money on individual games and have a hand in turning the tables at times, absolutely.

[Jimmy James]

Originally Posted by phin in the NW

OY!!!!!! The NFL is not fixed. The Saints had a good year cause
A-They actually had a stable home field and far less distractions.
B-The argueably best RB fell into their laps cause the Texans are inept.
C-A very good qb fell into their lap cause we weren't sold on his shoulder (wow, did that turn out badly for us!!)
D-They got a young and very good head coach who will probably be a top candidate if not winner of coach of the year.
Nothing is fixed!

This is very sensible. People seem to have forgotten that the Saints were an 8-8 team in 2004 with Aaron Brooks and Jim Haslett. It's not beyond the realm of possibility that a huge upgrade at QB alone could have gotten them to 10-6.

[TheMageGandalf]

Originally Posted by NYJ EcKo151

If that was the case it would of been the Jets or Giants.

Granted it did happen to NYC, but the point would be to fly the colors of America loud and proud.

The Pats were down just like America, but they overcame and won it all.

They are the only team to fly the colors of the USA. They are the Patriots afterall.

No other team could inspire American patriotism of the Flag waving like the Pats, especially with green/white or that dark blue/grey thing the NY teams wear.

[Jimmy James]

Let's also not forget Boston's part in 9/11. I forget if it was 2, 3, or all 4 of the flights that originated from that airport (I think it was 2), but that's still a link.

[Dolfan73]

Listen, bottom line, Saban pulled the plug on Brees ala pennington like shoulder injury. Hindsight, i'd still take Pep because, u don't sign a FREE AGENT to a MULTI MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT WHEN HIS THROWING ARM WAS JUST DISASSEMBLED. I am super glad for brees and the saints though. Culpepper will be servicable, but he could be better in a quasi WC offense. RB fits the westbrook mold completely. Just need the right OC. The real deal is this: Ronnie must touch the ball(run or pass) 25 times a game. I better not see whisenhunt here, as much as people love him. He runs a similar offense to Mularky. We need lots and lots of play action after running ronnie w/success early and often. We need no side show, we have the main event here with the people we have. We need the offense to believe and be confident in the play calling. Mularkey, while he was not bad, is similar to martz, just didn't get as much pub. Our coach will be gailey, shotty jr. or cameron. If SD loses tomorrow, I'll put up 50 bones on paypal that cam is our HC.

[Dol_Fan_4_Ever]

Originally Posted by TheMageGandalf

Granted it did happen to NYC, but the point would be to fly the colors of America loud and proud.

The Pats were down just like America, but they overcame and won it all.

They are the only team to fly the colors of the USA. They are the Patriots afterall.

No other team could inspire American patriotism of the Flag waving like the Pats, especially with green/white or that dark blue/grey thing the NY teams wear.

^ Bingo, please give that man a prize :cooldude:

[Jimmy James]

Let's also remember that the attacks did not just happen to New York City. It's pretty sad that has to be pointed out five years out, but there were two other crash sites. You can't have the Jets/Giants, Steelers, and Redskins all win the Super Bowl.

[Dolphin1184]

Originally Posted by TheMageGandalf

Granted it did happen to NYC, but the point would be to fly the colors of America loud and proud.

The Pats were down just like America, but they overcame and won it all.

They are the only team to fly the colors of the USA. They are the Patriots afterall.

No other team could inspire American patriotism of the Flag waving like the Pats, especially with green/white or that dark blue/grey thing the NY teams wear.

Thats nice and all, but one problem. They went on to win two more superbowls. Is that because of 9/11 too?

[DirkDiggler]

What is going on in here these days? Ok here are a few more famous conspiracies:

1. The NFL forces all other teams in the NFC to lose to the Saints. All other teams agree and do so.

2. MLB puts steroids in the food of baseball players to increase attandance by an exciting home run race.

3. NHL pipes in special fighting gas spray to arenas to induce fighting among players.

4. Wayne Huyzinga kept Nick Saban's wife chained up in his yacht so that Nick couldnt leave.

[Dol_Fan_4_Ever]

Originally Posted by Dolphin1184

Thats nice and all, but one problem. They went on to win two more superbowls. Is that because of 9/11 too?

Actually no, if you read my post thouroughly (which you probably didn't), that the Pats won the second one because of Afghansistan/Iraq war on terrorism.