SBI: Wild Card Edition....Ye of Little Faith

[BethlehemSteel]

i can assure you, i am not the same person.....

[BethlehemSteel]

on a note concerning the Bungles, Jackson and Geunther have been granted interviews with other teams......kind of a double distraction isn't it?

Hearing their names and Bengals granting the access even though the interviews didn't occur yet.....kind of well.... I say I hope it distracts

Paul Guenther - C - Bengals

The Browns will interview Bengals DC Paul Guenther for their head-coaching vacancy. The interview will reportedly take place next week. It's Guenther's first-known interview request since replacing Mike Zimmer two years ago. With Geno Atkins back to full effectiveness, Guenther's 2015 unit was much improved on last season. The Browns are casting a wide net as they look to replace Mike Pettine.
Related: Browns
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitte

Hue Jackson - C - Bengals

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Browns have requested permission to interview Bengals OC Hue Jackson.
Jackson will have plenty of suitors waiting for him when he is first available to interview Sunday. In addition to the Browns, the Dolphins and 49ers have reportedly requested permission to interview Jackson, and that list should only grow this week. Jackson is one of the favorites to land a head-coaching gig this cycle.
Related: Browns
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

2-3 other teams want to talk to Hue as well

[bradshaw2ben]

Hopefully those interested in the Bengals assistants won't have to wait too long for their season to end.

[stillthere]

This was my first year without NFL Sunday Ticket. Gets way too expensive when you can't switch year to year between sat and cable. Tried cutting the cable and going with just Internet from Xfinity. They had a deal for 50ish with HBOGo and basic channels and 25MBS download.

Worked for a bit, then saw X1 and the speak to change channels and had to have it. Up over $130 per month but have 3 premiums.

Anyway my point...I went with NFL GamePass....here in CT. They had an option for $15 every week for your team....only necessary when no national broadcast. Streamed in HD. Worked really well...replays, condensed version, all 11 film. Brought it up on iPhone then streamed to AppleTV. Was definitely HD, only slightly less than network.

Traveled internationally quite a bit during the season so it came in handy a few weekends. Was able to use it in CT too buy using SmartDNS to make it look like I was in Canada or Ireland. SmartDNS was $10 all in for 6 months. It works for other things as well like streamin HBO or Amazon when traveling internationally.

Only downside was they got rid of the $15 weekly option with 4 games to go, and I had to pay $60 four the last 4, wasn't so bad when they got flexed out of Sunday slot and I think the Jets trumped the Cincy/Steeler rematch.

I will be using this method next year as well. Might just buy it all up front...single team or every team. Definitely a viable alternative to Sunday Ticket.

Since I'm an original with Sunday Ticket, I'm grandfathered into a deal I could never get again. I have Comcast/Affinity....whatever the fuck it's called now for TV/phone/internet, and DTV for Sunday Ticket only. I pay them $350 a year for Max. Honestly, I use it a ton for other games besides Steelers, often in the 1pm or 4pm window not having Steelers, I'll watch a game on my laptop while also having a network telecast on Comcast.

My biggest frustration, interestingly based on what you've just told me, is that I'm fucked when I'm in Canada at my cottage. The Sunday Ticket stream only works in the USA....unless of course, I purchased it from Shaw Direct as well. Used to be the case that you could buy it for a month, or cancel after a week, but now, you have to buy at least half the season. I think it's about $100 less than in the USA, and of course, the Canadian dollar is discounted about 30%.

Other thing with Sunday Ticket that I take advantage of, just did so, are the 35-40 minute game replays where you get every play in that short timeframe. I just rewatched Steelers-Browns....and found that I actually did a pretty good job of watching both games at once on Sunday.. I also watched Ravens-Bengals. Ravens played them tough, got fucked some. They had a TD called back on a replay reversal ruling that a ball on a screen had hit the ground, and had a big 3rd down pickup overturned by replay when there certainly wasn't conclusive evidence. They could have taken the lead there. Bungs, had an AJ Green TD that was a goddamn exact replay almost of the AB TD that was overturned last week....two feet down, smidgen of ball movement but it stood. Bungs were 0-9 on 3rd down...hit a long run for a TD on a 4th & 1. Ravens were 9 for 20 on 3rd down.

VPN virtual private network. You can assign the IP address to be located in the US and stream online.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/?gclid=CN-zk5zdk8oCFQsjHwod7bYL8g

[Jobu]

I make the odds Jeemie and BethSteel are one guy... about 50/50.

That's what I always thought about Iron City and KC.

[jeemie]

Never had an alias (except a slight variation on stillers-forums because I couldn't have jeemie, for some reason).

Never will.

[K_C_]

I make the odds Jeemie and BethSteel are one guy... about 50/50.

That's what I always thought about Iron City and KC.

I would have had to do A LOT of arguing with myself, if I were also IC.

Believe me, I would KILL to have him back here and I hope the guy is healthy and well.

No doubt that fucker had high blood pressure, he was batshit crazy for sure.

...but I want him back just for the Jervis discussion. That would be priceless.

I so BADLY wanted Eifert and he wanted Jervis. I miss IC a ton.

[Jobu]

I make the odds Jeemie and BethSteel are one guy... about 50/50.

That's what I always thought about Iron City and KC.

I would have had to do A LOT of arguing with myself, if I were also IC.

Believe me, I would KILL to have him back here and I hope the guy is healthy and well.

No doubt that fucker had high blood pressure, he was batshit crazy for sure.

...but I want him back just for the Jervis discussion. That would be priceless.

I so BADLY wanted Eifert and he wanted Jervis. I miss IC a ton.

You did a pretty good job of pulling his strings...that's for sure!

[swissvale72]

This was my first year without NFL Sunday Ticket. Gets way too expensive when you can't switch year to year between sat and cable. Tried cutting the cable and going with just Internet from Xfinity. They had a deal for 50ish with HBOGo and basic channels and 25MBS download.

Worked for a bit, then saw X1 and the speak to change channels and had to have it. Up over $130 per month but have 3 premiums.

Anyway my point...I went with NFL GamePass....here in CT. They had an option for $15 every week for your team....only necessary when no national broadcast. Streamed in HD. Worked really well...replays, condensed version, all 11 film. Brought it up on iPhone then streamed to AppleTV. Was definitely HD, only slightly less than network.

Traveled internationally quite a bit during the season so it came in handy a few weekends. Was able to use it in CT too buy using SmartDNS to make it look like I was in Canada or Ireland. SmartDNS was $10 all in for 6 months. It works for other things as well like streamin HBO or Amazon when traveling internationally.

Only downside was they got rid of the $15 weekly option with 4 games to go, and I had to pay $60 four the last 4, wasn't so bad when they got flexed out of Sunday slot and I think the Jets trumped the Cincy/Steeler rematch.

I will be using this method next year as well. Might just buy it all up front...single team or every team. Definitely a viable alternative to Sunday Ticket.

Since I'm an original with Sunday Ticket, I'm grandfathered into a deal I could never get again. I have Comcast/Affinity....whatever the fuck it's called now for TV/phone/internet, and DTV for Sunday Ticket only. I pay them $350 a year for Max. Honestly, I use it a ton for other games besides Steelers, often in the 1pm or 4pm window not having Steelers, I'll watch a game on my laptop while also having a network telecast on Comcast.

My biggest frustration, interestingly based on what you've just told me, is that I'm fucked when I'm in Canada at my cottage. The Sunday Ticket stream only works in the USA....unless of course, I purchased it from Shaw Direct as well. Used to be the case that you could buy it for a month, or cancel after a week, but now, you have to buy at least half the season. I think it's about $100 less than in the USA, and of course, the Canadian dollar is discounted about 30%.

Other thing with Sunday Ticket that I take advantage of, just did so, are the 35-40 minute game replays where you get every play in that short timeframe. I just rewatched Steelers-Browns....and found that I actually did a pretty good job of watching both games at once on Sunday.. I also watched Ravens-Bengals. Ravens played them tough, got fucked some. They had a TD called back on a replay reversal ruling that a ball on a screen had hit the ground, and had a big 3rd down pickup overturned by replay when there certainly wasn't conclusive evidence. They could have taken the lead there. Bungs, had an AJ Green TD that was a goddamn exact replay almost of the AB TD that was overturned last week....two feet down, smidgen of ball movement but it stood. Bungs were 0-9 on 3rd down...hit a long run for a TD on a 4th & 1. Ravens were 9 for 20 on 3rd down.

VPN virtual private network. You can assign the IP address to be located in the US and stream online.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/?gclid=CN-zk5zdk8oCFQsjHwod7bYL8g

Thanks StillThere....

[steelmann58]

I really thought Carpenter miss XP was comming back to bite us. But Now that we dont need another team help we have a really good shot Sat. Need to have certain guys step up.

[swissvale72]

I really thought Carpenter miss XP was comming back to bite us. But Now that we dont need another team help we have a really good shot Sat. Need to have certain guys step up.

More the actual killer was the Jets kicker 40 yd miss

[Legacy User]

that game went perfectly!! rex masterpiece.. now if steelers can string together 4 wins it will be epic win for rex!!

[BethlehemSteel]

streaming nfl radio on sirius right now and the tools marvez and balzer are discussing teams, talking about Bengals going up against NE next week............ OK