(09-20-2017, 07:00 PM)Eric1 Wrote: I'm not a fan of this Yahoo only stream crap at all. I pay for Directv because I expect to watch stuff on my TV. I don't want to run an HDMI cord to my TV, because I'm forced to watch some stupid [BLEEP] stream. I also live in Washington so the local airing is out of the question.

And before you guys chime in with, "it only takes 30 seconds to run your HDMI cord to your TV though". Yea it does only take 30 seconds, but I live way out in the country and we can only get slow internet out here. That makes streaming things off the internet, crappy at best. I either have to deal with buffering every 5 seconds because it's in HD, or I have to watch a stream in 360p, or lower so it doesn't buffer every 5 seconds.

Now yea, I might be just one person [BLEEP] about this, but I think them forcing you to watch it on a stupid stream is ridiculous. I have no problem with them having a streaming option for the game, but it better be aired on NFL Network/NFL Sunday ticket channels as well. I know some people only have internet access and can only catch a stream of it, but the people who pay for TV shouldn't be punished.

It's highly doubtful many people besides Jags and Ravens fans are going to go out of their way to watch a stream of this game anyways. Especially anybody who lives on the west coast. If you aren't a fan of either of these teams, are you really going to get up at 6:30am on your Sunday, just to watch this game? Not a chance.

I'm totally with you on this and lobbied this exact argument in 2015. Different for me, however, is I have high speed internet. That said, last time I still had issues with it pausing. Also gone from this nonsense is the ability to record the game. I often work on Sundays so I like the ability to record the games to the DVR and watch them when I get home.

After this happened the last time, I vowed to cancel the NFL Ticket if they did it again. If Sunday's game is indeed stream only, I will absolutely do just that.

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