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Tim Tebow, Andrew Luck featured on NFL Network this week

Posted: August 6th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Football, Sports Blog, TV/Media | Tags: , , , , , ,
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Tim Tebow’s New York Jets debut and Andrew Luck’s first NFL game highlight NFL Network’s live Week 1 preseason football schedule.

Four games will be broadcast live this week, with every other Week 1 preseason game broadcast on a tape-delayed basis. The live broadcasts are the Jets at Bengals at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, the Texans at the Panthers at 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, the Titans at Seahawks at 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 11 and the Rams at Colts at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 12.

The NFL Network is only available in the Coachella Valley on DirecTV, Dish Network and Verizon FiOS. The NFL Network is not available on Time Warner Cable as both sides have not reached an agreement.

A new wrinkle to preseason coverage for Week 1 begins with NFL Preseason Live at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. NFL Preseason Live provides live look-ins of Week 1 preseason games, beginning with the opening kickoffs. Host Rich Eisen and analysts Marshall Faulk and Michael Lombardi will take viewers around the league in NFL RedZone-style, delivering live game action and highlights of Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints facing Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, Peyton Manning making his Denver Broncos debut against the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins rookie Robert Griffin III in his first NFL action against the Buffalo Bills, and more.

NFL Network will offer all 65 games of the 2012 NFL preseason schedule, beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday when Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos travel to Chicago to face quarterback Jay Cutler and the Bears, followed by the Atlanta Falcons hosting the Baltimore Ravens at midnight.

In addition, NFL.com’s NFL Preseason Live returns to offer fans live and on-demand access to preseason games online and in HD. Full DVR controls allow fans to pause, rewind and replay both live and archived game action. Additional viewing options include picture-in-picture and a quad view mode which provides fans the ability to watch four games on the same screen.

New to NFL Preseason Live this year is the Condensed Games feature, which allows fans to watch every play from an entire game – from opening kickoff to the final whistle – in 30 minutes and commercial-free. For the first time, NFL Preseason Live is available on Android and iOS tablets with a free download.

Here is NFL Network’s Week 1 broadcast schedule:

NFL NETWORK 2012 WEEK 1 PRESEASON GAMES SCHEDULE

(ALL TIMES EASTERN; LIVE GAMES IN BOLD; ALL GAMES IN HIGH DEFINITION)

 

Thursday, August 9

12 Midnight – Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears

3:00 AM – Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons

 

Friday, August 10

10:00 AM – Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears

1:00 PM – Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles

4:00 PM – Washington Redskins at Buffalo Bills

7:30 PM – New York Jets at Cincinnati – LIVE

2:00 AM – Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers

 

Saturday, August 11

6:00 AM – Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers

9:00 AM – Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles

12 Noon – New York Giants at Jacksonville Jaguars

3:00 PM – New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots

7:00 PM – Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers – LIVE

10:00 PM – Tennessee Titans at Seattle Seahawks – LIVE

2:00 AM – Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions

 

Sunday, August 12

7:30 AM – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins

10:30 AM – Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears

1:30 PM – St. Louis Rams at Indianapolis Colts – LIVE

6:00 PM – Washington Redskins at Buffalo Bills

9:00 PM – St. Louis Rams at Indianapolis Colts

12 Midnight – Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles

3:00 AM – New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals

 

Monday, August 13

10:00 AM – Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs

1:00 PM – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins

4:00 PM – Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons

12 Midnight – New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots

3:00 AM – Tennessee Titans at Seattle Seahawks

 

Tuesday, August 14

10:00 AM – New York Giants at Jacksonville Jaguars

1:00 PM – Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers

4:00 PM – Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers

8:00 PM – Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears

12 Midnight – Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders

3:00 AM – Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs

 

Wednesday, August 15

10:00 AM – Washington Redskins at Buffalo Bills

1:00 PM – Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers

4:00 PM – Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs

8:00 PM – New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots

12 Midnight – Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers

3:00 AM – Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions

 

Thursday, August 16

10:00 AM – Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons

1:00 PM – New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals

4:00 PM – Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions

Tom Flores for the Hall of Fame

Posted: August 7th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Football, Sports Blog | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
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With this being Hall of Fame weekend in the NFL, minus the preseason game, it’s time to restart a push for Indian Wells resident Tom Flores, the former coach who won two Super Bowl titles with the Raiders.

It’s surprising he isn’t in there yet when you look at his accomplishments.

He is the first Hispanic quarterback and head coach in pro football.

He played in a Super Bowl with the  Kansas City Chiefs as a backup.

He won three Super Bowl rings with the Raiders, one as an assistant under John Madden.

His 83 victories are second only to Madden in Raiders history.

He gave Southern California its only Super Bowl title in 1983-84 with the Los Angeles Raiders beat the Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl.

Flores, Bill Parcells, Jimmy Johnson and George Seifert are the only eligible coaches to win two Super Bowls and not be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Not sure what gives about Flores, Parcells, Johnson or Seifert getting in, especially when Marv Levy was inducted in 2001 without a Super Bowl victory.

Some people think Flores hasn’t gotten in because they believe he was a figure head for Al Davis. Uh, what has the Raider done since Flores was their coach? There was one Super Bowl appearance, but no victories. Losing seasons have been the norm, not the exception.

Flores was good at not only coaching the team, but managing the chaos that comes with being the Raiders coach. I seem to remember Marcus Allen being a very productive super star while playing under Flores. After Flores left, Allen wound up being forced out by Davis.

I can’t understand why Flores continues to be left out of the Hall of Fame. Great man who was a class act despite the Raiders outlaw image.

Maybe if the NFL ever does return to Los Angeles, it would be an ideal time for Flores to be inducted since he did bring the city its only Super Bowl title. But anytime is way overdue.