just a thought, and i know it's outlandish....

[NOT THE DUDE...]

if dareus and williams are getting pushed back 3-5 yards, and mario does nothing,

is pro sports fixed? not in the sense that every game is, but certain things happen to favor big market teams...

9ers, pitt, dallas, ny, packers, phili, dc, etc...

more or less, those teams are good every year

meanwhile

cleveland, buffalo, cincy, chiefs, seattle, can never achiever sustained greatness...

why?

[IlluminatusUIUC]

if dareus and williams are getting pushed back 3-5 yards, and mario does nothing,

is pro sports fixed? not in the sense that every game is, but certain things happen to favor big market teams...

9ers, pitt, dallas, ny, packers, phili, dc, etc...

more or less, those teams are good every year

meanwhile

cleveland, buffalo, cincy, chiefs, seattle, can never achiever sustained greatness...

why?

You just called the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers "Big market teams." You also implied that the 49ers, Cowboys, and Redskins are good every year.

All of those statements are incorrect.

[kingJofNYC]

You need lithium.

[THRILLHO]

If by "fixed" you mean "knows how to run a team and it results in wins" then yes; The NFL is fixed.

[NOT THE DUDE...]

You just called the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers "Big market teams." You also implied that the 49ers, Cowboys, and Redskins are good every year.

All of those statements are incorrect.


There fan base is like 10x ours... the market is not just the city, lol

[IlluminatusUIUC]

There fan base is like 10x ours... the market is not just the city, lol

Their fanbase is big because they've been successful. You're claiming they've been successful because their fanbase is big. It's entirely backwards.

You ask why some teams fail to achieve sustained greatness. Because of piss poor management. Not because of fixed games.

Indianapolis is the prime example of this. If the NFL was favoring big market teams, there is no way on earth they'd send their most marketable star to that cornfed burg and let them win 100+ games in a decade or whatever it was.

[NOT THE DUDE...]

Their fanbase is big because they've been successful. You're claiming they've been successful because their fanbase is big. It's entirely backwards.

You ask why some teams fail to achieve sustained greatness. Because of piss poor management. Not because of fixed games.

Indianapolis is the prime example of this. If the NFL was favoring big market teams, there is no way on earth they'd send their most marketable star to that cornfed burg and let them win 100+ games in a decade or whatever it was.


then why does this team refuse to get a franchise qb? the chances have been there

[IlluminatusUIUC]

then why does this team refuse to get a franchise qb? the chances have been there

Because they're idiots? You're changing the subject, our failure to draft a decent QB has nothing to do with the NFL "fixing" anything.

[cocamide]

"if dareus and williams are getting pushed back 3-5 yards, and mario does nothing, is pro sports fixed?"

WTF kind of logic is this?

[NOT THE DUDE...]

"if dareus and williams are getting pushed back 3-5 yards, and mario does nothing, is pro sports fixed?"

WTF kind of logic is this?

because they did kick ass, and now suck? either way, something weird is going on...

[jamze132]

if dareus and williams are getting pushed back 3-5 yards, and mario does nothing,

is pro sports fixed? not in the sense that every game is, but certain things happen to favor big market teams...

9ers, pitt, dallas, ny, packers, phili, dc, etc...

more or less, those teams are good every year

meanwhile

cleveland, buffalo, cincy, chiefs, seattle, can never achiever sustained greatness...

why?

What the hell are you talking about. Are you implying that because our DTs are being pushed around and our $100M DE can't get to the QB, its rigged? Are you saying we are throwing games?

[NOT THE DUDE...]

What the hell are you talking about. Are you implying that because our DTs are being pushed around and our $100M DE can't get to the QB, its rigged? Are you saying we are throwing games?

all im saying is, its very very weird

[YardRat]

I can't believe you were able to start a thread on the game being fixed and completely avoid mentioning the Cheatriots in the op.

[GingerP]

I don't think this issue is the league being fixed.

The real issue is the Bills are broken.

[DBrown77]

So Raplh is spent $100 mil on a player knowing that the league is fixed.....ugh

[NOT THE DUDE...]

So Raplh is spent $100 mil on a player knowing that the league is fixed.....ugh

cash to cap?