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Around the Cooler 02/10/13 – Discussion: Will the NFL exist in 30 years?
Here’s what we’re talking about:
Bernard Pollard inadvertently creating the “Tom Brady rule” in 2008.
Ravens safety Bernard Pollard: “Thirty years from now, I don’t think it will be in existence. I could be wrong. It’s just my opinion, but I think with the direction things are going — where [NFL rules makers] want to lighten up, and they’re throwing flags and everything else — there’s going to come a point where fans are going to get fed up with it… Guys are getting fined, and they’re talking about, ‘Let’s take away the strike zone’ and ‘Take the pads off’ or ‘Take the helmets off.’ It’s going to be a thing where fans aren’t going to want to watch it anymore.” (ESPN)
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The Wooder Cooler Weekly Podcast – 02/02/13
Here’s what we’re talking about:
The Har-bowl! The Superbaugh! (0:00)
What’s wrong with the Flyers? (18:00)
Jrue Holiday is an All Star! (33:00)
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New Year’s Resolutions: Flyers
I’ll keep this simple – the Flyers are not a Stanley Cup team. Maybe they would be if Shea Weber worked out, but he didn’t. But that’s okay.
Despite their elite firepower and offensive depth, this team is not close to where it needs to be on the back end. Losing Matt Carle hurt (don’t start with me, idiot Flyer fans), and Chris Pronger is irreplaceable.
Even though Kimmo Timonen is a warrior and has been this team’s glue for a surprising number of years, he’s on the decline. Brayden Coburn is a nice player and Andrej Meszaros and Nick Grossmann help fill out a roster, but those guys can’t be counted on to shut down a top line come playoff time.
So the Flyers need to do what they do best – draft. Read the rest of this entry
