We're not going to see them again today, I feel it. Why? Because Jordan Leslie will be stealing somebody's playing time, and he's hungrier than a runway model after smoking a joint. He's going to stay on our team all year, and he might be our leading WR at the end of the season. Kizer likes him, he's got hands, and he's been through hell. Don't be surprised if he leads our receivers in targets and hopefully receptions. 

Cincy is a defense that does everything possible to keep the ball in front of them. They play a lot of deep zones, and they don't want anything deep. Cover 3 and Cover 4 are what they play, and they will be daring the young Kizer to fling it down the field. Watch out for Njoku going deep down the seam...that might be there if we can give Kizer the time needed for that route to develop. 

@tour2ma said:

Every Star Trek series since the original has been unwatchable... yeah... I said it...

You poor sick, sick man.

The original has been looping on BBCA on Fridays for a while now. Record a couple favs weekly for football weekend fill ins...

@the-gipper said:

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Lol sorry Gip didn't see your post. Looks like the best method to watch it is via a VPN on Netflix. 

@jcam222 said:

That was crack dealer style, The debut was on CBS and all subsequent episodes will be via their paid streaming service only. 

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@texasag1969 said:

Star Trek Discovery debuted on our regular local CBS TV channel here. No extra charges.

That was crack dealer style, The debut was on CBS and all subsequent episodes will be via their paid streaming service only. 

@hoorta said:

Um, I was in on that bet too, Ate. I'll share with Gip if he's willing. I will be in town this evening. Call you or Z to find out what's going on.

My daughter has Homecoming this weekend; Cheerleading tonight, pictures tomorrow afternoon, dance in evening, so I'll need to plan around that. I'm not sure what my plans are for Sunday is yet, I need to check out another tailgate party, but it is on the other side of town from where the Stealth group will be at. I will text you if I know of any concrete plans.

@hoorta said:

Said you can't receive PMs Gip. Send me yours and I'll give you mine Stan's and Z's.

Had a bunch of PMs left over from the Mock Draft....now cleared out.  Sent yo a PM.  Thanks for the Head's up.

@hoorta said:

Said you can't receive PMs Gip. Send me yours and I'll give you mine Stan's and Z's.

No clue why that would be.  I thought I cleaned the out.

@the-gipper said:

Said you can't receive PMs Gip. Send me yours and I'll give you mine Stan's and Z's.

Well done, Pilgrim...

Yes....WOW....predicted the exact Final Score!!

What are the lottery numbers for tonight?

@hoorta said:

Um, I was in on that bet too, Ate. I'll share with Gip if he's willing. I will be in town this evening. Call you or Z to find out what's going on.

I still don't have all you all's numbers.  I think I may have PMd you with mine.

Big Star Trek fan - the Hoorta is a ST creature for those who don't know. The 1st episode of Discovery was great, big budget special effects. But am I going to buy the streaming service @ $9 a month for one show? Nope. Basically PPV, and IMHO, CBS is making a big mistake. I'm sure NFL exexs have tossed around the idea of making the Super Bowl PPV.

@the-gipper said:

Well I guess I am going to boycott this NFL game tonight....but not voluntarily.  It is only shown on the NFL Network, and my cable company doesn't provide that.

And, you know, if they are talking about a ratings decline, it is likely far more over the fact that the NFL is branching off into these specialty....(read, very limited) venues of showing their product.  NFL Network, and what?  Yahoo access or Amazon Prime or some such nonsense?   And all for money....yet....riddle me this:   wouldn't they make a lot more money showing these games to the largest possible audience.  You know, like broadcasting them  on CBS, NBC, Fox, ESPN.  You know...the networks that everybody gets?

CBS local here as well... which figures since a CBS broadcast crew did the game.

As for mo' money... the various broadcast routes bid on NFL packages, e.g., AFC, NFC, MNF, SNF and TNF. If a package is awarded to the highest bidder or highest combination of bidders, which one would assume it is, then the NFL makes the most money. Audience only determines how much the broadcaster(s) make.

Also consider that there are no CBS affiliates overseas. So an internet provider, like Yahoo, expands the potential audience significantly.

@stillmotion said:

Hard bet on the packers.  35-14 with them winning.

Well done, Pilgrim...

@atenears said:

Hey Gipper,

Why do I owe you a pitcher of Margarita's? If I remember right, you wanted to bet that Trubisky wouldn't be the first overall picked, but I don't remember taking that bet as I NEVER thought he would be. Is that correct, or am I just forgetting something here?

You in town this weekend?

Um, I was in on that bet too, Ate. I'll share with Gip if he's willing. I will be in town this evening. Call you or Z to find out what's going on.

@the-gipper said:

Yes, the debut was on regular CBS....but the rest of the series can only be seen on CBS All Access. They planned it that way to try to get you hooked so you would buy that service.

Big Star Trek fan - the Hoorta is a ST creature for those who don't know. The 1st episode of Discovery was great, big budget special effects. But am I going to buy the streaming service @ $9 a month for one show? Nope. Basically PPV, and IMHO, CBS is making a big mistake. I'm sure NFL exexs have tossed around the idea of making the Super Bowl PPV.

@the-gipper said:

Yes, the debut was on regular CBS....but the rest of the series can only be seen on CBS All Access. They planned it that way to try to get you hooked so you would buy that service.

Bastages.

@texasag1969 said:

Star Trek Discovery debuted on our regular local CBS TV channel here. No extra charges.

Yes, the debut was on regular CBS....but the rest of the series can only be seen on CBS All Access. They planned it that way to try to get you hooked so you would buy that service.

@canton-dawg said:

Hey Gip, this is being shown in NEO on channel 19.

Yes, I saw that.  Watched a bit of it.

@stillmotion said:

Hard bet on the packers.  35-14 with them winning.

Man, good call on the score. 

@jcam222 said:

The idea of utilizing streaming for new programming has swung to the riduculous. It should swing back to a sensible level soon. Another example is CBS who just debuted a big budget new Star Trek series. The only way to watch in US is via their streaming about close to $9 per month. It's literally the only original content on there you can't watch on network tv. 

Star Trek Discovery debuted on our regular local CBS TV channel here. No extra charges.

@the-gipper said:

Well I guess I am going to boycott this NFL game tonight....but not voluntarily.  It is only shown on the NFL Network, and my cable company doesn't provide that.

And, you know, if they are talking about a ratings decline, it is likely far more over the fact that the NFL is branching off into these specialty....(read, very limited) venues of showing their product.  NFL Network, and what?  Yahoo access or Amazon Prime or some such nonsense?   And all for money....yet....riddle me this:   wouldn't they make a lot more money showing these games to the largest possible audience.  You know, like broadcasting them  on CBS, NBC, Fox, ESPN.  You know...the networks that everybody gets?

Anyway, about the game,    As you may know, this is THE longest standing, most played rivalry in the history of the NFL,  Bears vs. Packers.

And I heard that the all time head to head record is 94-94-6.   And the teams are only 4 points apart in all these years.  And those years number  96 years  (or...96 tears?)   since 1921.

The idea of utilizing streaming for new programming has swung to the riduculous. It should swing back to a sensible level soon. Another example is CBS who just debuted a big budget new Star Trek series. The only way to watch in US is via their streaming about close to $9 per month. It's literally the only original content on there you can't watch on network tv. 

@the-gipper said:

Oh, No, no no.  You claimed that  Trubisky should not and would go in the Top 10 of the draft.  I said that whether he should or should not go that high that he WILL be drafted in the Top 10...and of course he was.  I was hoping that you were right and that he would fall to the Browns with their second pick...where (which was like #12).    I may have to go revive the thread to confirm what I claim here, but I think I am right.

I am around...or can be.  I had asked Z to PM me his  text numbers to let me know what, if anything is going on. Don't know that I got that yet.  I can PM you with that. Steve plans to go up for the tailgate, not sure about the rest of his weekend.

No need to search for the thread, I believe you, sounds like a statement and bet I'd make. Next pitcher of Margaritas is on me!