Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:51 am  

Ian 77 Redux wrote: Sky has Jets - Bears listed as their 530 game on Boxing Day. I'm confused; I thought they'd done away with live early games so they could bore everyone with RedZone? Update. Looks like they've canned it, for this week at least:- http://www.nfluk.com/news/kirkwood-on-r ... 01210.html As I have been writing this, Sky has chosen to air the Chicago-New York Jets game at 6pm on Sunday. Let's give kudos right here to Sky for backing us in our desire to give RedZone an airing. If you don't try new things, you will never learn anything. They continue to be a great partner airing a tremendous number of games and supporting our efforts to grow as a sport. Fair play to Kirkwood, very honest comments. RedZone would be great as a second option if you don't fancy the main game, but I'd much rather watch Jets Bears than bits of about 10 other matches.

Ian 77 Redux wrote: Sky has Jets - Bears listed as their 530 game on Boxing Day. I'm confused; I thought they'd done away with live early games so they could bore everyone with RedZone? Update. Looks like they've canned it, for this week at least:- http://www.nfluk.com/news/kirkwood-on-r ... 01210.html As I have been writing this, Sky has chosen to air the Chicago-New York Jets game at 6pm on Sunday. Let's give kudos right here to Sky for backing us in our desire to give RedZone an airing. If you don't try new things, you will never learn anything. They continue to be a great partner airing a tremendous number of games and supporting our efforts to grow as a sport. Fair play to Kirkwood, very honest comments. RedZone would be great as a second option if you don't fancy the main game, but I'd much rather watch Jets Bears than bits of about 10 other matches.

Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:28 am  

El Pac Carnegie wrote:

I love how every time I bench Harvin he has big games

Same for me with Kenny Britt.

Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:29 am  

Ian 77 Redux wrote:

Sky has Jets - Bears listed as their 530 game on Boxing Day. I'm confused; I thought they'd done away with live early games so they could bore everyone with RedZone?

I'm not a fan of RedZone.

Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:57 am  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

Ian 77 Redux wrote:

Sky has Jets - Bears listed as their 530 game on Boxing Day. I'm confused; I thought they'd done away with live early games so they could bore everyone with RedZone?

I'm not a fan of RedZone.

Neither is anyone else its a load of bollox

I haven`t seen one person on here that has liked it/wanted it only a few posters I know, the Patriots forum I go on has
thousands of posters and only 2/3 people said they were glad it was on and no-one has changed their mind after seeing it, so it`s not exactly a glowing reference to be fair. They should put it on the red button as an option or bin it altogether!

If they wanted to test it out they could have done it at the start of the season and not when theres loads of important games

Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:40 pm  

Ian 77 Redux wrote:

Fair play to Kirkwood, very honest comments.

Sky have Kirkwood and NFL UK over a barrel. They know very well that if they walked away tomorrow then nobody else would pick up the UK rights, other than maybe to an hour a week highlights package.

He'll say whatever it takes to keep them onside, even when they make ridiculous decisions like switching to Redzone at the business end of the season or cutting away from a live game and missing the winning touchdown.

Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:23 pm  

The Bears champs of the NFC N,back where they belong.How fitting it was that the last play of Farves career see him face down on the floor after a sack from one of 'the monsters of the midway' I hated him for years but now I hope he retires before he does himself a serious injury.

Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:33 pm  

He will play in the last game its bound to happen, if he doesn`t he will be back next year for another go

Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:45 pm  

LFCRhino wrote:

He will play in the last game its bound to happen, if he doesn`t he will be back next year for another go

More fool clubs for paying him a fortune to play for them!

He's a liability now, far too old!

Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:12 pm  

West Cumbrian Rhino wrote:

More fool clubs for paying him a fortune to play for them!

He's a liability now, far too old!

This years been one too many, but I think he even realises that now by the look of him before the game last night.

If it was me I would find it hard to give up playing the game I loved so I kind of admire him for that, sadly as I have said a few times over the years it looks like injury is going to stop him playing, I could see him playing in the last game and finishing with one last TD before he retires, I think he needs 2 more starts to get the career 300 aswell so he may play both if hes fit enough.

Either way hes been great to watch over the years, awesome player in his pomp

Re: The all new NFL Chat thread : Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:43 pm  

I absolutely loved RedZone because I like seeing all of the teams and getting the opportunity to see the action instantly, especially when a few games were having exciting endings. Far too often we've needed to wait ages to see highlights by then we know the score.

Also far fewer adverts, studio chat, fantasy league filler (god does that get boring) etc. due to there actually being action to show.

But I understand that people like seeing full games. So have RedZone as the main and a full match on red button or the other way around.

How many times must Sky get "Why isn't my team featured?" they then try to do something about that and people complain.