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General Category => Sports => Topic started by: Zzzptm on March 21, 2023, 01:09:47 PM
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Interesting moves in the offseason... rumors swirling around Aaron Rogers possibly going to the NY Jets... other rumors swirling around Dan Snyder, who reportedly cleared out his offices at the Washington Commanders HQ and delayed paying player bonuses, presumably until after he's out as owner there.
Zeke no longer a Cowboy, Broncos bring in a strong backup QB, and Baker Mayfield gets to step into Tom Brady's shoes.
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Traffic may be a bit hectic in Vyn's neck of the woods late this week, with the NFL draft coming to his town.
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It is said that the positive economic impact to Kansas City for hosting that NFL draft was just north of $100,000,000.00. The only impact it had on me was adding 40 miles to my drive taking my wife to the hospital for a checkup. To add to that fun, basically every major highway in Kansas City was (and still is) in the midst of construction - with one being completely shut-down for those days.
Kansas City used to be known as a convention city, because so many orgs held their conventions here. At some point in the past, the powers that be stopped focusing on that, and of course the conventions - and the money they bring - dried up. I wonder if tasting that hundred million will influence their stance towards conventions in the future lol
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Kansas City's a fun town, I'm up for a convention there.
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I will say that the local gov has really pushed for development, and for the most part succeeded. The Power & Light district really is a big win. They are working valiantly on revitalizing the Plaza, which has gone down hill the past ten years or so, remains to be seen how that goes. Zona Rosa, which is basically the Plaza north of the Missouri river, continues to expand and is a very well thought out and implemented open-air shopping/dining/entertainment/living/office space. Heck, the company I work for bought one of the buildings there and we moved our HQ into it about a year ago.
The 18th and Vine district continues to get funding and attention, but for some reason just hasn't taken off like folks had hoped. Some great food there, and lots of neat places to visit (Negro League Museum, for example - oh, and Bryant's BBQ, the best) but it just doesn't draw the crowds to make it flourish. Personally, I think it has to do with the fact that it is on the outskirt of a pretty desolate industrial area with a seriously jacked up neighborhood to the south. I believe it comes down to a lot of folks not wanting to be down there in the evenings.
The River Market, Strawberry Hill, and other small but notable attractions are scattered throughout the city. Which points to one huge malfunction in KC: public transportation. The city was simply not designed for it, and so everything that has been done and continues to be done (streetcar project, which is pretty cool) feels like a glued-on afterthought. The bus system sucks hard, and the aforementioned streetcar only runs a very small line downtown. There is no "metro" (that's what they call the busline)/tram/subway. At all. If KC had what Washington, D.C. has in that regard it would be ten times the place it is today.
However, like I started with, there has and continues to be lots of successes.
And those are my thoughts on the NFL 2023-2024 Season ROFL.
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Bryant's BBQ, the best
Slow your roll there, Daddy V! We may need a BBQ thread to carry on a spirited discussion regarding "the best"... :smug:
As for mass transit, that can also be another thread. I play Cities: Skylines something hard, so I've got a lot to say on that subject. Could be fun. :)
But KC being a great place to visit? No debate there. Getting back to the BBQ, I will say that I 100% trust KC BBQ to be good stuff, which I cannot say for certain states east of Memphis...
Now for football discussion: Aaron Rogers - saving grace for the Jets or joining them in the Toilet Bowl Swirl that's been their brand for lo these many years?
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Rogers will bring some much needed moral to the Jets, but he's not the second coming of Joe Namath as some seem to think. One good season, then down the toilet.
Start your BBQ thread.
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I don't think he gets even one good season if the Jets can't put a good front line up.
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True - Rogers may find getting hammered by angry 350 lb dudes isn't as fun as it was when he was 25.
I'm liking what Denver has been up to. Payton is doing his thing and the owners basically gave him a blank check. Even their QB is sounding like a normal person and not a diva. Which doesn't win games but perhaps is a sign Payton is going to bring him to another level.
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I would love to see Denver not be a shitshow. There are teams that I root against, and Denver's one of them, but it's no fun when any team falls hard so badly that they can't do anything right. Give me teams that struggle, that *almost* win, and then break through for the upset here and there. And when they get to the level the top teams are at, we're guaranteed some close contests that are games for the ages. Both the Super Bowls that Philly was in come to mind, the recent one and the LII one. Great games, great competition, loved the experience.
I know they can't all be greats, but at least I can hope that none of them are basket cases.
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I agree with that - Denver has always been on my "enemy" list, but I don't want them to always be a gimme. Last season was painful to see, and I always want to beat them lol. But damn, all the players, staff, and their fans, it had to be a massive suck on their collective psyche, and for the teams they played against, most of the time it wasn't even a game. Just watching the clock run down while Denver ran around like a bunch of hockey players who suddenly found themselves on a NFL team. So, GO DENVER. Until they face the Chiefs. haha!
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Winning a rivalry game that was hard-fought: classic stuff.
Winning a rivalry game that was against a bucket of noodles with the other team's shirts on: It's still a win, but... something's missing...
And if the team stays weak for a long long time, it won't be a rival anymore.
I think that's why the AFC is more exciting right now. It's got some top talents in Mahomes, Burrows, Allen and they get to meet each other frequently. If Lamar Jackson can show up for more than half the games in a year, add the Ravens to the list and we all got eyes on the next big QB in Pittsburgh. If Denver can get hot under Payton, then we got us some GAMES coming up this season.
NFC has a great talent in Hurts and the Lions are waking up, which is great. But the rest of the conference needs to step it up to be able to be taken seriously as anything better than top of the mid-range in terms of quality.
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So, the Bears lost their 13th game in a row to KC today. they managed to score 10 points, only after the Chiefs pulled their starters halfway through the 3rd quarter. Chiefs scored 40, Mahomes limped around for a few minutes after one play and everyone gasped, Taylor Swift was there watching, wearing a Chiefs shirt.
The Broncos played the Dolphins. Or rather, the Dolphins scored the most points against a team in the NFL since 1966. 70 - 20. They had over 700 yards of offense. Their QB threw a perfect 16 for 16 in the first half. They had five running TDs. And the Broncos? Well, I was thinking their new HC would turn them around some. Maybe not all at once, but they are now 0-3 and played the single worst game of NFL football I have ever seen. Whoops!
Next week, the Bears play the Broncos.
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That Miami game was a real spanking on the out-to-pasture Broncs! Just about every discussion involving Miami starts with "If Tua stays healthy..." and then goes on to describe mighty feats and accomplishments in their future.
Cowboys found a way to lose without Trayvon Diggs. That it was to the Arizona Cactus Wrens only makes the cut deeper. If the loss was to a strong team from last year and it stayed competitive, we'd all be like "OK, make adjustments and retool." But to a team *trying* to get a win? With a new coach? After throwing an interception into the end zone? ooooooooooooooohhh, that's a sour taste in the mouth of this Cowboys fan.
Speaking of turnaround teams, the Indy Colts got lucky in a nail-biter of a game, getting that field goal in the last few mins of OT. Nice job, next time try and win in regular time, mmmkay?
Some other wins by hefty margins around the league, but none as big as 50. That smash-up HAS to make the folks in Denver realize it's not just last year's coach that needs changing...
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The Chiefs and Taylor Swift managed to defeat the Jets, but their QB did a good job. Broncos beat the Bears in the NFL's Sunday Fail Game.
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The Chiefs and Taylor Swift beat up the Busted Broncos last night. Does Swift count against the salary cap? :smug:
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I watched that game, and a bit of the lead up to it. Hilarious how our local sportcasters had a Taylor Swift watch going on..."Well Bob, her private jet is en route to MCI, so looks like she is coming to KC"..."Gene, her jet just landed and a limo is picking her up on the tarmac:..."Taylor has arrived at Arrowhead Stadium".
LOL
The Chiefs played a middling game against the derelict Broncos, our kicker got a workout but we couldn't execute in the red zone against the league's worst defense. Hrm...Although Kelce deported himself admirably, his performance no doubt bouyed by the presence of his girlfriend. :)
Dang, those Broncos. Peyton jinxed himself by running down Nat Hackett pre-season. I think one of his comments was that there is nothing wrong with Wilson, et.al. and that the failure was all management. So, how now brown cow? Travis Kelse had better numbers in the first half than the entire Denver offense. Wilson finished the game with a third of the passing yards as Mahomes. If Peyton holds true to his thought process, I guess he's the fuck-up.
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Yeah, Peyton really ran his mouth hard and wrote a check Russell Wilson can't cash.
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This past Sunday saw the Chiefs host the Chargers for a game that turned out to be pretty good. First half was meh, but both teams ramped up in the second half and KC actually played like the defending SB champs. Mahome's brother Jackson was there, but not down on the sidelines clowning for the cameras like he usually does.
I wonder if that's because he's trying to scoop up Kelce's girlfriend (he was in the family suite with Taylor Swift) or because he's facing three felony charges for assault on a woman and was told to stay the F away from his brother? Hrm...:)
We did get a Taylor Swift update during the play-by-play, indicating this would probably be the last game she attends because she's going out on tour - BUT that Kelce will be attending some of her shows. Thank bejeebus!
One thing is for sure, the music industry absolutely dwarfs the NFL, both in terms of money generated and fans. They said that every time Taylor Swift has attended a Chief's game in KC, the local economy got a $100,000,000 bump. She is one popular gal!
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Re. Jackson Mahomes, probably "keep the optics clean" was his order of the day.
If Swift can do that for KC, is it only a matter of time before other teams start recruiting pop celebs to be at their games?
"And while Aaron Rodgers threw for 344 yards in his dramatic return to football, all eyes were on Lady Gaga in the box seats as she sat and waved as per her NY Jets contract..."
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Came back from an event at church to see the scores... KC 9 and Denver 21??? 8:45 to go? I gotta see the end of this game, can Mahomes climb out of that hole?
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Looks like Sean Payton kept his seat from getting hotter this week...
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The Chiefs have got to be embarrassed as all get out, because the broncos rode all over them the entire game. Maybe if Taylor would have been there KC would have played like an NFL team and not like a group of random guys hooking up for some street football.
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They need to sign Taylor Swift, can't let her go to some other team in free agency.
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She may be able to hold onto a ball better than Hardman can.
In other news, South Africa won the rugby world cup Saturday by beating NZ by a point. I wasn't able to catch the game, damnit.
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The Chiefs managed to go to Germany and beat the Dolphins - it helped that the Dolphins worked hard to beat themselves. Those last two plays of the game were embarrassing. For Miami, haha!
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Oh man, KC is back in the saddle.
Cowboys can't beat a team with a winning record - for years this has been an issue with the team. Good enough to get 9-7 (now 9-8) on the backs of hapless opponents, getting no ground against teams that have their act together. Philly is the team to beat in the NFC, and Dallas didn't.
Speaking of clear leadership, while the Eagles are running away from the rest of the NFC with their lead in games, the AFC looks to have some competition for the Chiefs in the form of the Ravens and possibly also the Jaguars. But KC will not be playing them on the schedule. But they DO face the Eagles next week, in what may be the match of the season.
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Yeah, Chiefs/Eagles should be a good game. If KC can at least deport themselves well, they might have another shot at the SB this season. But they have to stop having showings like they did against Denver. I mean, inconsistency is fine if you can win when it counts, but soon they are all going to count.
I heard that Jerry Jones actually passed away eight years ago but his ego wouldn't accept death so they had to transplant it into a body double.
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Mooger fooger Jerry fraggen JONES dead from the neck up since 1993 razzin frazzin self-centered IDIOT...
Good gosh, it's been 30 years since Jones started letting his ego mess things up not just for himself, but every Cowboys fan, including those yet unborn! 28 years since Dallas won an NFC championship. Jones had a lot of rain in the first 6 years of running the team, but when he sent Jimmy Johnson packing in 1993, it was like he decided to irrigate the fields with the water from the cattle tank, thinking that rain just fell by itself.
Well, Jerry, dammit, sometimes you have to have a coach working for you that just pisses you off if you want to win championships.
Looking at the Dallas Cowboys history, they were in the NFC championships 14 times, 10 with Tom Landry and 4 with Jimmy Johnson/Barry Switzer. None since 1995. Most of the time, when the 'Boys are in the post-season, they lose the wild card game. Have not won a divisional playoff at all since 1995, making it only 7 times in those 28 years. 5 other years were wild card loss years, so post-season action in 12 of 28 years, with 7 of those one-and-dones. 13 seasons of .500 or less, with Jason Garrett racking up plenty of 8-8 seasons.
McCarthy's cracking seasons above .500, but there's no gas in his tank, just fumes. He can call plays well enough, but when it comes to championship time, he goes too conservative and predictable and gets beat out. What worked in 2010, everyone else has figured out and he hasn't had a fresh approach to the game since then. Those seasons after 2010 are Aaron Rogers carrying the team, not McCarthy's genius. I believe if there had been more aggressive play-calling in Green Bay after 2010, they would have had more shots at the Super Bowl, for more Rogers-Brady matchups.
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There was a time when Dallas was the team to beat, season after season. The days of Landry & Dorsett are but whisps of memory.
I hadn't given it a lot of thought, but those numbers you presented portray a picture of pain that was painted with brushes of shattered dreams.
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It's one reason I'm glad JtS didn't get me to start rooting for St. Kilda in the Aussie Footy League. :smug:
But, yes, I grew up watching Landry, Dorsett, and Staubach playing some amazing ball with Too Tall Jones and Harvey Martin dominating as Defensive Ends... Robert Newhouse plowing up the field at Fullback... Drew Pearson and Golden Richards serving as WRs... Bob Breunig and D.D. Lewis in at Linebacker... I started getting into the game when I was 8 in time to see Super Bowl X with the Cowboys-Steelers performing incredibly. The game went to the Steelers, 21-17, but the 'Boys played in a way that gave their fans no shame. Nothing points left on the field in that one. Then, two years later, the 'Boys were back to take down the Broncos in a great Super Bowl victory, 27-10. Next year, was an even greater Cowboys-Steelers matchup in the Super Bowl and I remember feeling so proud to be a Cowboys fan even after that 35-31 loss. That's when they were anointed "America's Team."
Staubach retired, the 80s happened, and, yes, Landry lost his way. The last NFC championship they made it to was 1982, and then it was either one and done or no playoffs for the next 6 years under Landry. But he still deserved better than what Jones did to him. He got cut to the curb without ceremony. Always going to have a sour taste in my mouth from that experience. Jimmy Johnson struggled for 3 years and then hit paydirt with back to back Super Bowl wins.
And, of course, when you have a coach that gets back to back Super Bowl wins, you fire him on the spot.
:zomgwtfbbq:
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When I considered Jerry Jones as a reasonable, normal person, it made no sense whatsoever why JJ "quit". But once I understood that Jones was a narcissist, it made perfect sense. I never saw brown stains on Jimmy's lips. He isn't even in the ring of honor is he?
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When I considered Jerry Jones as a reasonable, normal person, it made no sense whatsoever why JJ "quit". But once I understood that Jones was a narcissist, it made perfect sense. I never saw brown stains on Jimmy's lips. He isn't even in the ring of honor is he?
Yeah, a coach wins back to back Super Bowls for your team, so of course ban him from the Ring of Honor.
Jones has turned around the business end of the Cowboys franchise, no question about that. But we all know that he isn't going to have a coach that has spine enough to stand for himself and his decisions. Jason Garrett lasted as long as he did because he had a mild personality that didn't rock the boat and he could hit .500 or higher, most seasons.
But that merch train he's got going... unbelievable. Over ONE BILLION per year in merch sales, $1.15 billion in 2022 with the Raiders in second place at around $750 million. Win a Super Bowl, and that number goes so far north it hits Santa's Workshop!
It's like the Cowboys are the McDonald's of football. Guaranteed mediocrity.
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But, bad as Jones is... he's no Mark Davis. :P
11 seasons, 8 head coaches, average 6.45 wins per year.
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Dallas beat the Giants, a team haplessly losing games. We'll see if they can beat Washington next week on Thanksgiving.
Texans had a massive game against the Bengals, looks like CJ Stroud is the QB the Texans had been looking for!
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Just finished watching the Philly-Buffalo game. That was LIGHTS OUT FOOTBALL! Man, what a finish to the game!
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Caught the end of that game right after watching KC v LV. Just the few minutes I saw gave me the impression that the game was high-energy. The Chiefs, despite having a pathetic 1st quarter, and turnovers, and just general nonsense, managed to pull it together and play like a top seeded NFL team.
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Yeah, Chiefs are looking strong there, once they get it together. AFC in general is blessed with quarterbacks that are doing amazing things, what with the emergence of Lawrence and Stroud this year. Heck, even Russell Wilson's having a turnaround!
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Yesterday's highlight: that "Heisman" play KC ran for the touchdown. All the surprise of a flea-flicker, with none of the goofy back and forth pitching. That is some great football smarts from Andy Reid's staff.
Yesterday's lowlight: The Dallas Cowboys finding a way to inflict 3 personal fouls that led to the Bills running away with the game. Hitting the QB in a way that you're not supposed to on the opening drive gave the Bills momentum enough to get a touchdown. Roughing the punter meant a great 3-and-out became an extended drive for the Bills that produced a touchdown... after a little help from Dallas personal foul #3... and then there was the failure to challenge when the refs missed that recovered fumble... This is a team that maybe wins the wild card game, but for another year will be out following the divisional round.
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Watched the last quarter of that Dallas game. I was unimpressed and the final score reflected that. They are struggling on the field, and their game control is high-school level. I wouldn't be surprised if they called all of their time outs in the first five minutes of the game just for shits and giggles.
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But there's also a considerable amount of accountability on the shoulders of the coaches - they have GOT to work with players about stricter discipline on the field. Yes, there are always going to be penalties from aggressive action, but COME ON with the pre-snap penalties, personal fouls, and holding calls that kill drives.
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Jimmy Johnson is now in the Cowboys' Ring of Honor. :) Glad to see that come to pass.
Also glad to see that the refs blew a call and the Cowboys got a W out of it... meanwhile, the Eagles... a few weeks ago, they were the best team in football. Now? A disaster zone! Chiefs were also a best team in football a while back there, now they present a strong playoff challenge with their rediscovered running game. And who's on top? The Ravens. Absolutely dismantled their last 2 opponents, both top teams. Their QB is definitely an MVP contender, if not already got a lock on that.
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So last night the Chiefs rode the Dolphins like Poseidon. They indicated that at kickoff the temperature was -4 F. And the stadium was full!
Don't know who KC will play next week yet, but their defense looked good against Miami. Now, if they would stop relying on Harrison Butker to score all the points on offense, maybe they'll have a chance of making it through the divisionals.
Notable points: Mahome's helmet got cracked, Kelce let an easy pass go right through his hands, and his girlfriend was there to cheer him on.
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Meanwhile, the rumor mill is overheating about what happens to Coach McCarthy in Dallas. Belichik is the name most mentioned, but I've also heard Nick Saban and even Jimmy Johnson!
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Belichik should just go do something else. The man has six rings, I doubt anyone will look at him as a failure for taking up yachting or something else besides football.
Jimmy Johnson...hahahahahaha, that would be EPIC.
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Belichik was magical because he had Tom Brady and both shared a similar football philosophy to do whatever it took to win those games. I think Belichick would be a great coach again if paired with a similarly-driven QB. Anything less, he's a caretaker interim hire while extending a search for a hoped-for long-term solution.
Pretty sure Saban has his phone ringer turned off and is getting ready to go fishin'.
Jimmy Johnson practically tried out for the role during his commentary at halftime during the Cowboys-Packers game. Would love to see him come on home. :D
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Lions and Chiefs got the job done, along with the 49ers and the Ravens.
My brother and I caught the Texans game and he was all "The Texans gonna do it!" and I was like "Cool story, bro." I had no doubt the Ravens were going to romp on them, which they did.
All through the Chiefs-Bills game, I was enjoying the lead changes, imagining the roller coaster ride that Vyn was on during the thing. I was thinking the Bills were going to win, but damn if the Flintstones didn't find a way. GREAT game!
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Went into the Chiefs/Bills game convinced the Chiefs were going to lose their first divisional round in five seasons.
I was incorrect haha. They played like a team that wanted to win for the first time in a long time. Looking forward to how they fare against Baltimore next weekend.
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I still think it will be a Ravens-49ers Super Bowl, but I am ready to watch some great conference championship action coming up this weekend. Neither game will disappoint, I predict.
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The weekend is upon us; come Sunday night, we'll have some answers! Taylor Swift vs. Dan Campbell as the embodiment of decades of the forlorn hopes and dreams of a Lions championship team? Or maybe Lamar Jackson vs. representatives from the town that doesn't believe in teaching its children mathematics?
I think Baltimore is going to go all the way this weekend and at the SB, regardless of who they play. Mahomes is still Mahomes, and Pacheco is cut from the same magic cloth, but two players do not make a team and Lamar Jackson is every bit as good as Mahomes (albeit without the extra spice) and is backed by an entire team that wants to win, every game.
As much as it would be cool to see Detroit win a Super Bowl, I think they should all be happy they actually made it to the AFC championship game at all!
So, Ravens over the Chiefs, but will be close. 49ers over Lions in a blow-out game that won't even be close.
Baltimore wins the SB.
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Saw a map of the USA for how football fans would be rooting for in the championship games.
For the NFC, California was going for the 49ers. Everyone else, the Lions. I'm in that group. I really just don't like the 49ers. Why don't they just round up and make it an even 50, for starters? But, yeah, decades of them stomping on Cowboys hopes and dreams and mediocre coaching have left me bitter about them. Go Lions! Who doesn't like a story about ending a championship drought?
For the AFC, it was like Ravens nation except for three states: Kansas, Missouri, and... Ohio! For those not from the USA, the owner of the Cleveland Browns basically said "FU" to all his fans that would show up in the worst conditions to watch that team play and moved his business to Baltimore. The hate for Baltimore has been strong in Ohio ever since. Also, Cincinnati has to play the Ravens in the same division, so there be some hate there, as well. A case could be made for Pittsburg fans hating on the Ravens, but it's just as likely they got about the same GRRRR for Mahomes and the Chiefs.
Myself, I like young Patrick. I'd like to see a great game and the best team winning, but I got no hate here.
As for outcomes...
The Santa Clara Squared Sevens will prevail over the Big Cats of Detroit. In AFC action, it'll be the Nevermores winning out in a close match over the Kansas City Flintstones.
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Great jumping pizza pies, KC is ahead going into the last quarter! Two scores up, even!
EDIT: 2:10 to go and whatta throw by Mahomes! :excited:
Baltimore just looks gassed right now.
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A quick scoring game between KC and Baltimore, that even more quickly turned into a defensive slug-fest. I am stoked that the Chiefs decided today was a day to play football...my negativity was inspired by their craptastic showing pretty much all season. They've always had the capacity to be winners, but they seemed to flip a coin before every game to determine whether they'd show up or not.
They earned this win.
Hoping to see the Lions trounce the 49ers! Their fans in Detroit are probably stunned they made it this far and are having difficulty processing the reality they are being presented with lol. Talk about a drought of winning, those poor bastards havn't been in a championship game since before I was born. I grew up thinking the Lions were a test team for all the other real teams to practice on haha.
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Whelp, SF vs KC in two weeks. Be there or be square!
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Yep, looks like Brock Purdy decided if Mahomes can play football in February, so can I!
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I want to see the Chiefs kick the living shit out of the 49ers. But do it in spectacular fashion, so it isn't a boring game. Things like Jones sacking Purdy every third snap. Mahomes throwing fifty yards to Kelce for a TD, sidearm while doing a backflip and looking in the opposite direction. Back-to-back kick-off returns for TDs. Stuff like that. SF with zero points, Chiefs with eight TD passes, eight two point conversions, and five running scores. SF will be getting frustrated, lose their discipline, and pull flags left and right. 250 yards worth of penalties for SF, zero for KC. I want to see Mahomes throw it to Taylor Swift, she runs it down from the celebrity suite for a TD, and the league lets it count because she's basically part of the team by this point.
That's what I want to see.
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One other thing: the only thing that will get more attention than all of that, will be the video of Shanahan trying to discretely scratch his nuts, getting his hand caught in his pants, and jumping around yanking on his package.
But, there's one thing that will overshadow even THAT comic entertainment: Reid showing up with his mustache shaved OFF.
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Wearing a Chiefs tank top and a speedo.
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Current listening: "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison.
Seeing overreactions like "OMG THIS SUPER BOWL IS HITLER VS STALIN" and stuff like that. Lions and Ravens lost, that's life in the big-ass city. While I don't expect Taylor Swift reporting eligible, I'd LOVE to see a stomping of the 49ers. I do not want them to be the first NFC team with 6 Super Bowl wins.
As for the Chiefs, it's their time to shine.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Patrick_Mahomes_in_the_Oval_Office_of_the_White_House_on_June_5%2C_2023_-_P20230605AS-0902_%28cropped2%29.jpg/220px-Patrick_Mahomes_in_the_Oval_Office_of_the_White_House_on_June_5%2C_2023_-_P20230605AS-0902_%28cropped2%29.jpg)
^ Face of a young lad who knows there are good things in his future, for certain. His first year as a starter, he throws for 5000 yards and 50 TDs, with only Peyton Freakin' Manning sharing that stat! Every year, he's put KC in the AFC Championship game, winning 4 of those 6. The only two QBs to beat Mahomes in the post-season have been Joe Burrows and Tom Brady, and neither of those guys are taking snaps for SF.
KC's defense did amazing work on the Ravens while SF had to scramble and find a way to get out of their hole against the Lions. Signs are pointing towards KC winning this SB with confidence and style.
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Welp.
Chiefs! BACK-TO-BACK!
That was a rough game, and made the win that much better!
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Yes that was an awesome match-up! Got into OT because of that tipped PAT. Chiefs started off cold, but warmed up to red-hot and by their possession in OT, they were able to march it on down to the red zone and score with a great play.
Have to say, though, the 49ers first TD off a trick play was pretty sweet to watch as a fan of the sport.
I really do want to see them three-peat so that this KC team is talked about with the same respect and reverence as the undefeated Dolphins team from back in the day... "The only ones to ever..."
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Yeah, a threepeat would be incredible, but what a tall order that is! Of course, they are the only ones currently in the position to try haha
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Everyone else would have to start from scratch, lolz. And I don't see any team that can keep things together the way KC does for the last several years. After the Eagles imploded, pretty much just SF was left as a perennial contender on the NFC side.