Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:00 am  

Well Baltimore have fallen apart. Can't see them coming back from that.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:00 am  

Jesus this is some turnaround, like EPC just said Flacco looks lost

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:03 am  

Adamjk wrote:

Carlson's jokes might be bad but he makes Cadle and Halling look amateur

I disagree.

Cadle and Halling (particularly Halling) are bad at times, but at least they are trying to be professional, the fact they are often wrong is quite annoying though. That said Carlson is just completely terrible. He constantly makes really poor jokes which is made worse by the fact HE thinks he is hilarious (I remember he was over-joyed with the nickname Atari "Video Game" Bigby for an entire broadcast). Plus he just comes across as completely unprofessional.

Maybe I just don't get his humour but I think even if I did there is alot to be said for coming across professionally.


The Ravens are falling apart here but I hope they hold on.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:11 am  

ST_CONROY wrote:

I disagree.

Cadle and Halling (particularly Halling) are bad at times, but at least they are trying to be professional, the fact they are often wrong is quite annoying though. That said Carlson is just completely terrible. He constantly makes really poor jokes which is made worse by the fact HE thinks he is hilarious (I remember he was over-joyed with the nickname Atari "Video Game" Bigby for an entire broadcast). Plus he just comes across as completely unprofessional.

Maybe I just don't get his humour but I think even if I did there is alot to be said for coming across professionally.


The Ravens are falling apart here but I hope they hold on.

I don't find his jokes funny either. His constant references to players playing in NFL Europe gets annoying as well. It's worth putting up with that though for his analysis because he's spot on with what he says most of the time and sees things on the field that Cadle and Halling would never be able to notice. They either point out the blatantly obvious or just talk absolute crap half the time.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:21 am  

Adamjk wrote:

I don't find his jokes funny either. His constant references to players playing in NFL Europe gets annoying as well. It's worth putting up with that though for his analysis because he's spot on with what he says most of the time and sees things on the field that Cadle and Halling would never be able to notice. They either point out the blatantly obvious or just talk absolute crap half the time.

I'd say that's pretty much spot on. Carlsons analysis is brilliant.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:22 am  

As much as I dislike James Harrison the bloke is a beast!!

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:24 am  

Carlson is a decent analyst but not that great. Certainly not enough to off-set the rest of his failings IMO.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:28 am  

Cracking dive by the Steelers player there

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:30 am  

How was that holding? Looked like he got pushed over, not pulled down to me.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:30 am  

Does anybody else think Polamalu is over-rated?

Sure he is a highlight reel machine with his hits but nearly every time i've seen the Steelers he is beaten a couple of times by trying to make ridiculous hits.