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Jay Blazer just said his NFL info was for... (1 Viewer)

No offense, but this is the nerdiest website on the Internet. This is for those of us who take fantasy football a little too seriously. I can admit it, why can't you?

 
First off it's Jay Glazer and he didn't say it, one of the analysts in the studio said that the info on Stephen Jackson was for the "fantasy nerds".

Who cares we are all nerds for spending this much time on message boards wasting countless hours to sit on the edge of our seats on Sunday praying the team gives our guy the ball when they get down inside the 5, when they don't we scream and yell at the tv, saying such things as "my guy could have scored, my guy is better than they guy the scored, why don't they give my guy the ball, does the coach hate him, should I trade this guy as he's in a platoon role".

We are nerds. Enough said.

 
Always seems like the various guys on Sirius as a whole look down on fantasy football. Wonder if these guys would have jobs or getting paid as much without FF? Seems to me that FF has helped the prominence of the NFL over the last 4-5 years.

 
I think he's someone who attacked the hobby early on, and there's no turning back. Now he's in the minority.

Tens and tens of millions of geeks... riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

 
potts17 said:
First off it's Jay Glazer and he didn't say it, one of the analysts in the studio said that the info on Stephen Jackson was for the "fantasy nerds". Who cares we are all nerds for spending this much time on message boards wasting countless hours to sit on the edge of our seats on Sunday praying the team gives our guy the ball when they get down inside the 5, when they don't we scream and yell at the tv, saying such things as "my guy could have scored, my guy is better than they guy the scored, why don't they give my guy the ball, does the coach hate him, should I trade this guy as he's in a platoon role".We are nerds. Enough said.
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:thumbup: :goodposting: :goodposting: Guilty as charged!!!
 
Haha, Ripleys was expecting some outrage but got just the opposite. Anyone who is into fantasy football is a nerd, big woop. Guaranteed Cooley would have no problem calling himself a nerd.

 
cutler6 said:
Always seems like the various guys on Sirius as a whole look down on fantasy football. Wonder if these guys would have jobs or getting paid as much without FF? Seems to me that FF has helped the prominence of the NFL over the last 4-5 years.
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This argument always makes me laugh. FF surely hasn't hurt football broadcasters and several guys have certainly benefitted from FF prominence. But almost everyone, especially insiders like Glazer, Shefter, Mort etc... as well as the network show guys would all still be making as much money and getting as much airtime. None of the FF specific shows feature really big names as their "star" unless that guy already has a prominent position with the network. TV has to keep up with the internet's glut of info. FF uses a lot of it, but so does the gambling circle which I believe is much more profitable and proliferate than the FF industry.
 
Yeah, too bad we're not those big, tough NFL reporters who hound players, coaches and "sources" for quotes. Those guys are studs.

 
mad sweeney said:
cutler6 said:
Always seems like the various guys on Sirius as a whole look down on fantasy football. Wonder if these guys would have jobs or getting paid as much without FF? Seems to me that FF has helped the prominence of the NFL over the last 4-5 years.
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This argument always makes me laugh. FF surely hasn't hurt football broadcasters and several guys have certainly benefitted from FF prominence. But almost everyone, especially insiders like Glazer, Shefter, Mort etc... as well as the network show guys would all still be making as much money and getting as much airtime. None of the FF specific shows feature really big names as their "star" unless that guy already has a prominent position with the network. TV has to keep up with the internet's glut of info. FF uses a lot of it, but so does the gambling circle which I believe is much more profitable and proliferate than the FF industry.
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Oh, irregardless, they all know we're "out there."They don't need Fox Mulder to tell them that.
 
Anyone who takes offense at being called a fantasy nerd is actually a hypersensitive fantasy fancy boy.

Fancy Boy = butt :unsure:

 
mad sweeney said:
cutler6 said:
Always seems like the various guys on Sirius as a whole look down on fantasy football. Wonder if these guys would have jobs or getting paid as much without FF? Seems to me that FF has helped the prominence of the NFL over the last 4-5 years.
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This argument always makes me laugh. FF surely hasn't hurt football broadcasters and several guys have certainly benefitted from FF prominence. But almost everyone, especially insiders like Glazer, Shefter, Mort etc... as well as the network show guys would all still be making as much money and getting as much airtime. None of the FF specific shows feature really big names as their "star" unless that guy already has a prominent position with the network. TV has to keep up with the internet's glut of info. FF uses a lot of it, but so does the gambling circle which I believe is much more profitable and proliferate than the FF industry.
Click to expand...
This is a flawed argument that only looks at how FF has affected the NFL. Yeah, people would still watch the games, but there wouldn't be nearly the ratings for pregame shows, where injury updates happen, or the midweek updates or the online stat presence, etc. FF has taken coverage of the NFL to new levels, well beyond its mere TV and radio presence of 10-15 years ago.
 
T Bell said:
mad sweeney said:
cutler6 said:
Always seems like the various guys on Sirius as a whole look down on fantasy football. Wonder if these guys would have jobs or getting paid as much without FF? Seems to me that FF has helped the prominence of the NFL over the last 4-5 years.
Click to expand...
This argument always makes me laugh. FF surely hasn't hurt football broadcasters and several guys have certainly benefitted from FF prominence. But almost everyone, especially insiders like Glazer, Shefter, Mort etc... as well as the network show guys would all still be making as much money and getting as much airtime. None of the FF specific shows feature really big names as their "star" unless that guy already has a prominent position with the network. TV has to keep up with the internet's glut of info. FF uses a lot of it, but so does the gambling circle which I believe is much more profitable and proliferate than the FF industry.
Click to expand...
This is a flawed argument that only looks at how FF has affected the NFL. Yeah, people would still watch the games, but there wouldn't be nearly the ratings for pregame shows, where injury updates happen, or the midweek updates or the online stat presence, etc. FF has taken coverage of the NFL to new levels, well beyond its mere TV and radio presence of 10-15 years ago.
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I would argue that the internet has as much or more impact on TV's coverage. And beyond that, gambling is a much bigger $$ draw than FF, it's just kept quiet. Gamblers are as much in tune with injuries and late breaking news as FFers. Networks just can't overtly cater to gamblers. I just can't take the argument that FF gives "those guys" jobs and that the NFL depends on FFers for its' "recent" surge in popularity and coverage with any seriousness or not. If FF disappeared tomorrow, the league and it's TV ratings would suffer a negligible drop in attendance. Gambling will always be a bigger driving force than FF, and the internet making it easier to gamble weekly is much more responsible for ratings, info and such than FF ever will. Even though FF does have a small piece of the pie, it's not the driving force.It's also a flawed argument to say that FF has increased the presence of everything you say since the internet has been rising steadily and FF has done so on it's piggy back. Any argument you can use for FF's popularity rising cannot be separated from the parallel rise in internet activity. Ff owes it's popularity to the web much more than FF affects the NFL and it's coverage.
 
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mad sweeney said:
T Bell said:
mad sweeney said:
cutler6 said:
Always seems like the various guys on Sirius as a whole look down on fantasy football. Wonder if these guys would have jobs or getting paid as much without FF? Seems to me that FF has helped the prominence of the NFL over the last 4-5 years.
Click to expand...
This argument always makes me laugh. FF surely hasn't hurt football broadcasters and several guys have certainly benefitted from FF prominence. But almost everyone, especially insiders like Glazer, Shefter, Mort etc... as well as the network show guys would all still be making as much money and getting as much airtime. None of the FF specific shows feature really big names as their "star" unless that guy already has a prominent position with the network. TV has to keep up with the internet's glut of info. FF uses a lot of it, but so does the gambling circle which I believe is much more profitable and proliferate than the FF industry.
Click to expand...
This is a flawed argument that only looks at how FF has affected the NFL. Yeah, people would still watch the games, but there wouldn't be nearly the ratings for pregame shows, where injury updates happen, or the midweek updates or the online stat presence, etc. FF has taken coverage of the NFL to new levels, well beyond its mere TV and radio presence of 10-15 years ago.
Click to expand...
I would argue that the internet has as much or more impact on TV's coverage. And beyond that, gambling is a much bigger $$ draw than FF, it's just kept quiet. Gamblers are as much in tune with injuries and late breaking news as FFers. Networks just can't overtly cater to gamblers. I just can't take the argument that FF gives "those guys" jobs and that the NFL depends on FFers for its' "recent" surge in popularity and coverage with any seriousness or not. If FF disappeared tomorrow, the league and it's TV ratings would suffer a negligible drop in attendance. Gambling will always be a bigger driving force than FF, and the internet making it easier to gamble weekly is much more responsible for ratings, info and such than FF ever will. Even though FF does have a small piece of the pie, it's not the driving force.It's also a flawed argument to say that FF has increased the presence of everything you say since the internet has been rising steadily and FF has done so on it's piggy back. Any argument you can use for FF's popularity rising cannot be separated from the parallel rise in internet activity. Ff owes it's popularity to the web much more than FF affects the NFL and it's coverage.
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I don't see how you can parse out FF from "the internet".
 
Something ironic about writers calling people nerds.

What, does Glazer wrestle alligators in his spare time? Line up a bunch of writers and you'll see the biggest collection of nerds the world has ever seen.

 
mad sweeney said:
T Bell said:
mad sweeney said:
cutler6 said:
Always seems like the various guys on Sirius as a whole look down on fantasy football. Wonder if these guys would have jobs or getting paid as much without FF? Seems to me that FF has helped the prominence of the NFL over the last 4-5 years.
Click to expand...
This argument always makes me laugh. FF surely hasn't hurt football broadcasters and several guys have certainly benefitted from FF prominence. But almost everyone, especially insiders like Glazer, Shefter, Mort etc... as well as the network show guys would all still be making as much money and getting as much airtime. None of the FF specific shows feature really big names as their "star" unless that guy already has a prominent position with the network. TV has to keep up with the internet's glut of info. FF uses a lot of it, but so does the gambling circle which I believe is much more profitable and proliferate than the FF industry.
Click to expand...
This is a flawed argument that only looks at how FF has affected the NFL. Yeah, people would still watch the games, but there wouldn't be nearly the ratings for pregame shows, where injury updates happen, or the midweek updates or the online stat presence, etc. FF has taken coverage of the NFL to new levels, well beyond its mere TV and radio presence of 10-15 years ago.
Click to expand...
I would argue that the internet has as much or more impact on TV's coverage. And beyond that, gambling is a much bigger $$ draw than FF, it's just kept quiet. Gamblers are as much in tune with injuries and late breaking news as FFers. Networks just can't overtly cater to gamblers. I just can't take the argument that FF gives "those guys" jobs and that the NFL depends on FFers for its' "recent" surge in popularity and coverage with any seriousness or not. If FF disappeared tomorrow, the league and it's TV ratings would suffer a negligible drop in attendance. Gambling will always be a bigger driving force than FF, and the internet making it easier to gamble weekly is much more responsible for ratings, info and such than FF ever will. Even though FF does have a small piece of the pie, it's not the driving force.It's also a flawed argument to say that FF has increased the presence of everything you say since the internet has been rising steadily and FF has done so on it's piggy back. Any argument you can use for FF's popularity rising cannot be separated from the parallel rise in internet activity. Ff owes it's popularity to the web much more than FF affects the NFL and it's coverage.
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I think you are seriously underestimating the effect FF has had on all things NFL.It's not the only driver, but it's a big one.
 
this is what i don't get:

1. do you really think it's Jay Blazer, not Glazer?

2. if no, is it really that hard to edit the title once you realized that you screwed up?

 
Boot said:
mad sweeney said:
T Bell said:
mad sweeney said:
cutler6 said:
Always seems like the various guys on Sirius as a whole look down on fantasy football. Wonder if these guys would have jobs or getting paid as much without FF? Seems to me that FF has helped the prominence of the NFL over the last 4-5 years.
Click to expand...
This argument always makes me laugh. FF surely hasn't hurt football broadcasters and several guys have certainly benefitted from FF prominence. But almost everyone, especially insiders like Glazer, Shefter, Mort etc... as well as the network show guys would all still be making as much money and getting as much airtime. None of the FF specific shows feature really big names as their "star" unless that guy already has a prominent position with the network. TV has to keep up with the internet's glut of info. FF uses a lot of it, but so does the gambling circle which I believe is much more profitable and proliferate than the FF industry.
Click to expand...
This is a flawed argument that only looks at how FF has affected the NFL. Yeah, people would still watch the games, but there wouldn't be nearly the ratings for pregame shows, where injury updates happen, or the midweek updates or the online stat presence, etc. FF has taken coverage of the NFL to new levels, well beyond its mere TV and radio presence of 10-15 years ago.
Click to expand...
I would argue that the internet has as much or more impact on TV's coverage. And beyond that, gambling is a much bigger $$ draw than FF, it's just kept quiet. Gamblers are as much in tune with injuries and late breaking news as FFers. Networks just can't overtly cater to gamblers. I just can't take the argument that FF gives "those guys" jobs and that the NFL depends on FFers for its' "recent" surge in popularity and coverage with any seriousness or not. If FF disappeared tomorrow, the league and it's TV ratings would suffer a negligible drop in attendance. Gambling will always be a bigger driving force than FF, and the internet making it easier to gamble weekly is much more responsible for ratings, info and such than FF ever will. Even though FF does have a small piece of the pie, it's not the driving force.It's also a flawed argument to say that FF has increased the presence of everything you say since the internet has been rising steadily and FF has done so on it's piggy back. Any argument you can use for FF's popularity rising cannot be separated from the parallel rise in internet activity. Ff owes it's popularity to the web much more than FF affects the NFL and it's coverage.
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I think you are seriously underestimating the effect FF has had on all things NFL.It's not the only driver, but it's a big one.
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I second that. There may not be a "big name" doing Fantasy related shows, but you better believe there's a conscious effort by every other "NFL" related production to take the fantasy crowd into account. When we started our rotiserie league back in 1986, there were no people that knew what the hell I was talking about when I mentioned the hobby. Today, I'm hard pressed to find any guy around me that isn't involved in mutliple leagues.
 
shakeybarn said:
I think he's someone who attacked the hobby early on, and there's no turning back. Now he's in the minority.Tens and tens of millions of geeks... riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
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I'm there with you. For years a lot of the so-called "experts" -- the commentators and 'brains' on TV, the internet, and print media, couldn't stand fantasy football. They thought it was a ridiculous "hobby" that a small niche of football fans had, and paid no attention to it. Up until the last few years have they really paid attention to it, and companies now spend a lot of money on it now. I think some of the former players on TV still aren't big fans of it, but some seem to have embraced it and even play it themselves. Fantasy football brings in millions of dollars to the TV stations, magazines, websites, etc. You can't ignore that. It may have ended up being companies like Fox Sports and ESPN telling their people to cool it with the "nerd" comments and disparraging remarks about the hobby and those who embrace it. You don't see too many comments like the OP mentions anymore...
 
We will have our revenge.

:hitsjoint: What if c.a.t. really spelled dog? :exhale:

 
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