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Wussification of the NFL

December 10, 2012 @ 2:56 pm (Updated: 10:53 am - 12/11/12 )

Now the Seahawks are getting blasted for running up the clock during Sunday's game against the Cardinals. Don't the players on Arizona's defense get paid millions to stop the ball? Dori says this sounds like evidence the Wussification of America is leaking into the NFL.

Coach Pete Carroll insists he wasn't trying to rub it in anyone's faces. Instead, he was trying to get Matt Flynn, Seattle's backup quarterback, some badly needed game experience. (Read more)

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  • ron prevost wrote...
    the fans paid for 60 minutes of football.
    December 10, 2012 2:31 pm
    And who is going to tell the back-up to the back-up that THEY shouldn't score? .. After all, THEY were playing for future jobs.
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  • Paul Kersey wrote...
    Maybe a participation trophy would help
    December 10, 2012 2:53 pm
    after all, we can't have low self esteem in the NFL.
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  • gobo wrote...
    maybe
    December 10, 2012 2:56 pm
    We can just change it to the NFFL. National Flag Football League. It's not fair for those Cardinals to have to play against the Seahawks. To level the game out, we will have on Flag Football from this point forward. No more tackles. No more first downs. No more punts. Possession from 50 yard line gives them 4 attempts to reach the goal. BAN THE NFL, head injuries, drunk driving, and tight pants on men. ahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa
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  • Forrest wrote...
    It was like Arizona
    December 10, 2012 6:03 pm
    had a whole bunch of Monsons playing for them.
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  • daveismenotyou wrote...
    Forrest
    December 10, 2012 6:13 pm
    What was the point of your inane post? If you can't stop being a dingleberry, why even post? Now how do you feel about the topic?
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  • Forrest wrote...
    Sorry daveismenotyou,
    December 10, 2012 8:15 pm
    It was like Arizona had a whole bunch of daveismenotyous playing for them. Is that better?
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  • daveismenotyou wrote...
    Wow, that was great.
    December 11, 2012 12:07 pm
    Did you write that yourself of an 8 year old?
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  • Forrest wrote...
    Dave wrote "yourself of an 8 year old"
    December 11, 2012 12:38 pm
    Wow Dave, great sentence structure and you're accusing me of being an 8 year old.
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  • daveismenotyou wrote...
    Wow Forrest,
    December 11, 2012 2:20 pm
    That was so predictable. An obvious typo of instead of or, and when I saw it, I knew you would pounce. Does that really make my point moot? You don’t like Dori (or me). So why post on his blog?
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  • Forrest wrote...
    Wow Dave,
    December 11, 2012 4:24 pm
    If you don't like me or my posts, why do you respond to them?
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  • daveismenotyou wrote...
    Because you are a troll
    December 11, 2012 8:31 pm
    and you didn't need to just post about how much you hate the host.
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  • Forrest wrote...
    Where did I say I hated the host?
    December 12, 2012 6:48 pm
    Are you in man love with Monson? I bet you support Monson like a jockstrap on a...never mind.
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  • Ron_Spins wrote...
    Competition
    December 10, 2012 10:17 pm
    Now Arizona will do some reflecting and make changes that's how competition works. That's how it works unless it's our government and it's crony capitalism (fascism)and football is graded on a curve "darn wasn't that Seahawks/Cardinals game close.The Democrat's have not fooled everybody yet.
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  • Pete in Seattle wrote...
    Blowouts and blowouts
    December 11, 2012 8:57 am
    It may seem odd but I think Sunday's game was beyond blowout status when the passing began. If it had been 28-0 then I think you could make a case of running up the score. But the Hawks did run the ball, and the red guys were so inept they could not stop the runs for modest 3-5 yard gains. Once the score was 40-something to 0 it was beyond blowout and became essentially a practice session for the reserves, with a few starters sprinkled in since most NFL teams do not have dedicated backups at each position.
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  • RICKfromRENTON wrote...
    Clock
    December 11, 2012 12:59 pm
    If they are indeed running up the clock that is serious and gravity defying. The score - no big deal
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  • Howdy wrote...
    running up the score
    December 11, 2012 3:29 pm
    I can't think of a better way to kill time on a football field. At least they weren't forced to wear pink last Sunday (I'm all for breast cancer awareness, but come on).
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  • Saltchucker wrote...
    We tried running the ball and runing out the clock.
    December 11, 2012 5:23 pm
    Is it our fault the 'Cards kept muffing punts?
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