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Going Off The Grid: Sports Execs Try To Explain What An NFL Catch Is

"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, panelists dish on CFP expansion and try to answer one of the sports world's most pressing questions: what constitutes an NFL catch?

  • Monumental Sports Network VP & GM Zach Leonsis
    -- Loves travelling to different pro markets to see how they embrace their teams.
  • Bruins President and Hockey HOFer Cam Neely
    -- Puts the odds of Brady and Belichick splitting up after this season at "slim to none."
  • CBS Sports VP/Remote Production Steve Karasik
    -- Waiting impatiently for the next season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
  • MSG Sports Exec VP Jordan Solomon
    -- Enjoys coaching his sons' little league team.
Going Off The Grid
  Should CFP expand? Describe what a catch in the NFL is Fast food
guilty pleasure
City you'd like to see get its pro team back Self-driving cars: excited or terrified?

Leonsis
Yes. How about eight? Two feet in bounds, clear control Chick-Fil-A.
So good
Seattle
(NBA)
Excited, but can I still drive a sports car?

Neely
No -- it's good where it's at It all depends on who is reviewing French fries Quebec
A little of both

Karasik
Yes. Would love to see eight to give a Group of 5 team a chance Whatever Al Riveron says it is.... Nathan's Fries (have to eat with the little red fork)

Seattle in the NBA

Excited, especially if they can replace some N.Y. taxi drivers

Solomon
Absolutely! My Badgers would have been in Impossible to describe Sushirrito in S.F. Delicious

Seattle for hoops. Huge market

Can't wait

Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an e-mail to jcarpenter@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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