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General Category => Sports => Topic started by: Zzzptm on June 17, 2021, 12:56:10 PM
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So I checked on the US football news the other day, and was surprised by a lot of stuff that I saw, owing to the fact that I haven't followed any of it since the Super Bowl.
But, apparently... Carson Wentz is now on the Colts? I did not see that happening. But I am pleasantly surprised to see that Dallas has got good health on the team, overall, and that Dak has a lot more receivers to throw to, so I'm hoping for the Cowboys to make a good run of it this year.
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Week 3 is in the bag, Cowboys looking like they can go where Dak Prescott can lead them.
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^^Agree, I wasn’t expecting Dak to be playing this great let alone this early in the season after that nasty injury last year. That offense is dynamic at the moment.
Was watching the Seahawks Rams game today and got a good chuckle out of this. Seattle’s Aussie punter Michael Dickson’s AFL skills & instincts kicked in leaving everyone inc the commentators bamboozled.
https://www.theroar.com.au/afl/video/watch-michael-dickson-brings-out-an-aussie-rules-move-just-about-breaks-the-nfl-1156490/?utm_source=BrianTaylor&utm_medium=facebooklink&utm_campaign=affiliates&fbclid=IwAR2MMJb6L4A7h5II-mvyp1wU-uwpRk4moRVrM7iNv5W1VWZy7W_qHici-nw
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THAT WAS SO SWEET! And for a moment I half-expected Petracca to show up out of nowhere and make a spectacular mark! :D
It's wild how we have QBs that were going nowhere with their old teams are now flying high - Stafford was limited in Detroit, is going nuts with LA and Sam Darnold who got dropped by the Jets after not saving them from dumpster fire games is now looking sharp with the Panthers.
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Fun games last week, Cowboys were Giant-slayers and the Songbirds busted the Squared Sevens!
Hard loss for KC at home against the Bills.
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KC had better reapply themselves or they're done for the season.
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Good news for KC is that they have WFT this week, the Flaming Thumbtacks next week, and the New York Giant Disappointments after that. That should help them to add some wins while sorting out what needs to be done to deal with the Packers in week 10. Dallas in week 11, so I'll have to cheer for the Boys that week. Bye for the KC Hardin Stemmed Points in week 12, woof...
For reference to the point type, I include the following diagram:
(https://www.rockseeker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/types-of-arrowheads.png)
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Dallas needs to quit fumbling in the second half, gonna be a key to victory if they can manage that adjustment.
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It seemed the Cowboys did everything they could to lose the game but won in the end thanks to Dak. He’s playing as a top 3 QB in the league right now. And even though the D is still giving up points they’ve improved remarkably on last season.
Dallas are legit Super Bowl prospects and I’m excited!
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Indeed... and Dak is now opening up the field the way Aaron Rogers does. He used to not be comfortable with long bombs, now he's got those well in stride.
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^ Yep and he’s becoming so accurate with those long bombs. He’s also identifying much quicker when the pocket is closing in on him and getting out and rushing for yards and or pinpointing passes on the run. He’s much more complete now.
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This is the Dak that can take a strong team to the Super Bowl. Defense has to do its job, because teams that can only do an air show don't win the big game.
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Yet another crazy game today. Instead of kicking a game-tying FG to send it to OT the Bills went for a risky 4th & 1 at the Titans 3 yard line with 22 seconds left on the clock but the Titans defense held firm and iced the game.
Fuck how good is Derrick Henry though…
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Bills are still one of the top teams in the league, with the Cards, Bucs, and Boys. I'm hoping to see the Cowboys stay at the top of the ladder.
The Titans' win helps them move up a few places in the power rankings - and they're all citing Derrick Henry as the reason why. He is *dangerous*.
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Back to that amazing double punt play from Aussie Michael Dickson from a couple of weeks ago.
Can only watch it through FB
https://fb.watch/8LM6F3atKq/
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Too bad climbing on other players is a penalty in the NFL... :D
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Yeah I’ve wondered say if a wide receiver went for high jumping catch in the end zone and an opposition player of players got underneath him as he jumped and he used their back for extra elevation without placing his hands on them or forcibly move them whether it would stand or not. AFL players would be great at catching and reading the ball in flight.
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Meanwhile, there are 12 teams with a winning record, 6 AFC and 6 NFC. I'm wondering if we'll see any of these teams change position much by the end of December.
NFC: Cowboys / Cards, Rams / Packers / Bucs, Saints
AFC: Bills / Chargers, Raiders / Ravens, Bengals / Titans
I think some teams can get to above .500, but I don't know if many of these teams get unseated, barring some kind of disaster.
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Still early days but you’d have to say the NFC top 6 is looking much stronger than the AFC.
I still haven’t watched a Cardinals game this season only highlights so what is it that’s given them this 6-0 record Z? They’re obviously playing well on both sides of the football. They’re scoring well and not giving up a lot of points. They weren’t really talked up a lot in the pre season.
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Great defense, but have you seen that offensive line? It's those guys that are a major part of how the Cardinals score 32 points per game.
Cards play Texans this week, so that should make them look like gods among men. I'm looking forward to the game vs Green Bay in 2 weeks, that should be some good football fun to watch, and we'll see what these two top teams can do against each other.
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Cleveland looked good against Denver last night. That means Cleveland's not as bad as I thought they were and Denver *is*
I'm rooting for the Chiefs to come out and make a statement against the Titans on Sunday. Ravens-Bengals is a game of interest, but that's about it for games to determine who's on top of things. I think that, in general, the teams with winning records will beat the teams with .500 or losing records. I don't expect surprises, but if they happen, I will be surprised. :)
Teams with losing records against other teams with losing records I don't consider all that important. Like the Jets-Patriots game. I think the Patriots win that one, but... eh? Who celebrates when they beat the *Jets* in 2021?
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Denver needs a QB and the Browns have a good QB but not a great QB. Picking Baker Mayfield ahead of Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen is gonna hurt them for years.
Bengals(4-2) @ the Ravens(5-1) looks a decent game as well.
I’m not rooting for the Chiefs. I’d prefer them out of the picture. Sorry Vyn
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Wow! Did not see that coming. Burrow absolutely shredded the Ravens defense as the Bengals banged on 41 points and kept the Ravens to 17. Meanwhile, Mahomes and the Chiefs had an absolute nightmare failing to score a single touchdown. At 3-4 the Chiefs are not looking like a playoff team right now.
The Packers have now won 6 in a row and the Cardinals continue to roll on at 7-0. TB did it easy against Chicago.
About to settle into the 49ers v Colts game
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The Chiefs did everything they needed to do right, wrong. I don't think they're going to have any problem missing the playoffs this season, they need to forfeit the rest of their games and work on basic shit like holding onto the ball, protecting their passer, maybe lookup the word "defense" and find out what it actually means.
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The Chiefs did everything they needed to do right, wrong. I don't think they're going to have any problem missing the playoffs this season, they need to forfeit the rest of their games and work on basic shit like holding onto the ball, protecting their passer, maybe lookup the word "defense" and find out what it actually means.
True they do need to improve their defense, but when you score only 3 points, the best defense in the world ain't going to help you.
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Man, the Chiefs... ouch... this was supposed to be a bounce back game for them.
Over to the Bengals, word is out that they're legit.
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Big game between Arizona and Green Bay... Arizona had two huge errors: dropped punt and ignored pass on the final play. Arizona almost had it, but for that last play of theirs. GB played amazing, considering all their injuries.
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Was good for the Cowboys to get out of Minnesota with a win after losing Dak before the game and the offense not playing anywhere near their best. The Defense kept them in it restricting the Vikings to field goals and after struggling for much of the game the offense stepped up when it counted.
How the hell did the Jets beat the Bengals?
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Yes, the Boys-Vikings game was a good one, and that defense did a great job. Cooper Rush came through overall and that last touchdown pass was sweet, sweet, sweet.
Mike White is what happened to the Jets. Gave them the first game to go over 400 yards passing in over 20 years. Bengals weren't ready for it, I think they were planning to take this game for granted.
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Well, the Chiefs won, but played like clowns the entire game. It was painful to watch.
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^Yep the Chiefs were probably very lucky in the end. Giants got an offside call against them which would’ve otherwise been an interception and also before that a phantom face mask call when the Chiefs were second and 15 at their own 24 which kickstarted the game winning drive.
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Still, Chiefs aren't as bad off as the Lions, which are 11-point underdogs going up against Bye Week. :smug:
Looking at the week 9 games...
Jets got some momentum with their new QB, should be all they need to overrun the hapless Colts.
Raiders should dispatch the wounded Giants.
Saints vs Falcons... even though there was the novelty element in the Saints' win over NE, I think they can do the job over Atlanta. Don't underestimate Coach Payton.
Bills beat Jaguars.
Browns v Bengals... both teams trying to figure out what went wrong last week. I think the Bengals win this one, as Cleveland reverts to being the Factory of Sadness.
Patriots beat Panthers: Belichick likes his Mac 'n' Cheese and the puzzle pieces are coming together in his mind.
Cowboys beat the Broncos: Broncos look to be on a track to tank the season to get some good draft picks. No Miller in the Broncos line means the Dallas QB will enjoy that much less pressure to do some fun stuff.
Ravens v Vikings: It'll be close. EVERY Vikings game is close. Ravens then win it, because close isn't good enough, just ask the Lions.
GAME OF THE WEEK: Texans v Dolphins :lol: In a battle for the basement, I'll go with the Dolphins.
Chargers v Eagles: Chargers get this one, the Eagles are just too young to be consistent.
Packers v Chiefs: I'm sorry, Vyn. I'm so so sorry. I don't know what to say. If the Packers' injuries catch up to them and the Chiefs offense gets it together, it could be a Chiefs win. But those are two big, big ifs.
Cardinals v 49ers: I'm pretty sure everyone in Arizona finished the required Pass Awareness Course and will be ready to take apart the middling Squared Sevens of Santa Clara.
Titans v Rams: Titans might just do it, but I expect it to be a good, close match. Titans are getting their act together and seem ready to contend.
Bears v Steelers: Bad news, Bears. Big Ben is still standing. It'll be a defensive battle, but the Steelers are one of those teams that always seems to be able to get its act together after a rough patch. The Bears are NOT one of those teams.
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THIS JUST IN:
Aaron Rogers has COVID-19, KC has got a chance this weekend! Go Chiefs!
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Man this is just shocking
https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shocking-details-emerge-of-nfl-stars-deadly-fireball-car-crash/news-story/ec0a65160f703189ea7d9df565eb48e8
That poor girl and her family. I’ll never understand what possess someone to get behind the wheel heavily intoxicated, especially someone that’s so filthy rich that can easily afford a taxi or even a chauffeured limo ride home. Lives and families forever ruined. Totally senseless
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Oh yeah that Raiders guy... totally irresponsible on his part.
Meanwhile, the Jets remembered who they were and found a way to blow it with the Colts.
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Man this is just shocking
https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shocking-details-emerge-of-nfl-stars-deadly-fireball-car-crash/news-story/ec0a65160f703189ea7d9df565eb48e8
That poor girl and her family. I’ll never understand what possess someone to get behind the wheel heavily intoxicated, especially someone that’s so filthy rich that can easily afford a taxi or even a chauffeured limo ride home. Lives and families forever ruined. Totally senseless
:( Pretty disgusting. Bad enough he was intoxicated, but I can tell you from personal experience, one must pay extra attention when driving a Corvette. It is very easy to speed without realizing it.
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Lots of upsets yesterday. Bills losing to the Jaguars one of the biggest.
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Yeah, upsets galore. Chiefs managed to put one over on the Packers, although I was hoping Green Bay would win simply to prove Rogers isn't the whole team.
Since Green Bay couldn't manage to beat a struggling Chiefs team, they proved that Rogers is the whole team lol.
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The Chiefs should sling Rogers some cash or something in gratitude for gifting them the win.
Definitely some crazy results this week. Don’t know what to make of the Cowboys loss. Did they get ahead of themselves thinking it would just happen easily with Dak coming back after winning on the road without him last week? Or did the the Broncos come with a plan to shut down the Cowboys offense and execute it perfectly? I suspect a bit of both.
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That Broncos coach might just get to keep his job, doing stuff like that. :D
And the Titans really did a humbling number on the Rams. Speaking of keeping jobs, that ray of sunshine for the Jags in figuring out how to stuff the Bills doesn't hurt that coach's postition.
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The Dolphins defense won the game last night against a Ravens offense that looked like it was out of gas. Good news for the other teams in the AFC North that want a shot at the top rank there.
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Cowboys doing better vs the Falcons, wondering what happened for WFT to beat Tampa Bay Bucs... and the Lions, do they get their first win today in OT vs the Steelers?
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Good to see the Cowboys bounced back quickly from that loss last week and it didn’t become a trend. They absolutely hammered the Falcons. Can’t believe Washington beat the Bucs though, wtf happened there?
Bodes well for my bet though. I had a rather large bet on the Cardinals to win the SB before this weeks game started so I’m sure if the Cardinals win today the Bucs who were favourites to win the SB will ease out in the betting and the Cardinals will tighten up.
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Cards did *not* win. Apparently Cam Newton is back...
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Typical ::)
Man this season is throwing up some strange results. You can’t bet with any certainty going on the last couple of weeks.
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Reminds me of a certain stretch of weeks in the AFL when nothing made sense... but in the end, they got it all sorted out properly.
Speaking of "sorted out properly", it's good to have KC back to where it was before. Welcome back to your mojo, Mr. Mahomes.
Aaron Rogers returned to the Packers... and it didn't mean much for the longest stretch of the game vs Seattle. Defense ruled the first half, with a 3-0 score in a game with both Rogers and Russell Wilson. Who knew defensive slugfests were a thing? But Rogers got his game on where Wilson failed and the Packers are getting back to form in Lambeau.
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USA Football today...
How games *should* play out:
Ravens beat Bears
Packers beat Vikings
Bills beat Colts
Browns beat Lions
Panthers beat Washington
Titans beat Texans
49ers beat Jaguars
Dolphins beat Jets
Saints beat Eagles
Bengals beat Raiders
Cowboys have a close, fun game with the Chiefs
Cardinals beat Seahawks
Chargers beat Steelers
Bucs beat Giants (Monday Night)
Of those, I would not be surprised if the Raiders beat the Bengals or if the Steelers beat the Chargers. I wouldn't care if the Jets beat the Dolphins, the Jags beat the 49ers, or if the Lions get their first win against the Browns.
I'm rooting for the Cowboys and I want them to win, but since the Chiefs came out of their weak stretch, it's not a done deal. Win or lose, I'll be happy with the game if both teams put up a great fight on both sides of the ball. I don't want to see a blowout in this matchup. I'm looking for a great QB duel, but no spinning scoreboard because both teams also brought some D with them.
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I'm rooting for the Cowboys and I want them to win, but since the Chiefs came out of their weak stretch, it's not a done deal. Win or lose, I'll be happy with the game if both teams put up a great fight on both sides of the ball. I don't want to see a blowout in this matchup. I'm looking for a great QB duel, but no spinning scoreboard because both teams also brought some D with them.
It was certainly the game for defense, rather low scoring and neither QB tossed a TD.
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I'm rooting for the Cowboys and I want them to win, but since the Chiefs came out of their weak stretch, it's not a done deal. Win or lose, I'll be happy with the game if both teams put up a great fight on both sides of the ball. I don't want to see a blowout in this matchup. I'm looking for a great QB duel, but no spinning scoreboard because both teams also brought some D with them.
It was certainly the game for defense, rather low scoring and neither QB tossed a TD.
Indeed it was a defensive battle, and both defenses handed opportunities to their offenses - it's that the Chiefs got to capitalize on those a shade more than Dallas did. Both teams look tough coming out of that engagement, so the Raiders are in for it on Thursday, methinks.
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I swear the Cowboys are the most frustrating team to support/follow :wall: Penalties cost them that game today against a team they should beat, even if missing 2 big offensive weapons and playing like shit!
On a 3 game losing streak now :-X
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166 yards in penalties, someone needs to call them out on that. It's not just sloppy playmaking that's costing them wins. It's out-and-out lack of discipline in constantly racking up penalties. Pass interference was granting life to failing Raiders drives and offensive holding was stifling encouraging moves down the field.
AND THE GUY WHO RAN OFFSIDES TO CHARGE THE KICKER OH MY GAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD
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Where's Tony Dorsett when you need him?
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Where's Tony Dorsett when you need him?
Put him on Tom Brady's regimen, see if it gets him ready to play again!
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With the Omicron variant running wild through NFL teams, the league is testing less for the variant and teams are looking at practice squads to shore up depth issues.
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Cowboys have their destiny in their own hands at the moment, currently sitting in the #2 spot in the NFC. Can’t see the Packers dropping a game from here though with their run home unless they get ravaged by COVID so clinching the #1 spot looks unlikely. Cowboys offense is still not firing on all cylinders like they were earlier in the season but the defense definitely is.
What a topsy-turvey season though, some teams that were genuine contenders have really fallen away in the last month while others whos seasons were on the brink have really turned it around.
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I'm hoping that the Dallas offense gets running better, because they'll need that vs the Packers. The road to the Super Bowl goes through Lambeau Field, I'm thinking.
As it is, those are the ONLY TWO TEAMS that have clinched a slot in the playoffs! Three games to go in the season and only two clinches!
I'm guessing there will be more than one team that gets into the playoffs on a tiebreaker, this year. There's just such a pack of teams that can contend for the wildcard slots.
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What a crazy end to the regular season.
Can’t believe the Colts fucked it up when only one win in the last 2 games against the 2 worst performing teams in the NFL was needed to be part of the post season.
The Raiders Chargers game was as nuts as I’ve seen. The fate of 3 teams came down to the last 2 seconds of the regular season. Herbert was unbelievable in the final 5 minutes of regular time.
The Cowboys have a very tricky matchup against the 49ers in the first week of the playoffs. Would’ve much preferred the Rams.
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That Raiders game was I N S A N E !
Cowboys have to be the team that played last week and 2 weeks before that every week in the playoffs. This on again, off again style is going to drop them...
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Might be time to fire up the Community NFL playoffs competition Typhon ;)
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My picks for the Wild Card round:
Bengals beat the Raiders - Raiders cut things close, but the Bengals get the job done.
Bills beat the Patriots - The Bills have the better team this year, so they can win this one.
Bucs beat the Eagles - Three words: Tom Friggin' Brady.
Cowboys beat the 49ers - my biggest question mark this weekend. The Cowboys have lost to every team that's in the playoffs except the Eagles. I think they can get by the 49ers, and maybe also the Cards or the Rams, but I don't fancy their chances vs. the Tampa Bay Bradies or the Green Bay Aarons.
Chiefs beat the Steelers - Big Ben has his last hurrah in a playoff game, a fitting farewell. Mahomes will conduct the burial services.
Rams beat the Cardinals - I believe that the Rams are hot and the Cards are not, but the Cardinals could snap back and give a surprise.
Looks like I picked all the home teams to win this weekend, and I'm good with that.
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Might be time to fire up the Community NFL playoffs competition Typhon ;)
Yes, I was about to get to that. Roll'm!
This week's schedule.
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Saturday: Vegas @ Cinc Sunday: Phil @ T.B. Monday: Ariz @ L.A.
N.E. @ Buff S.F. @ Dall
Pitt @ K.C.
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Bengals
Bills
Bucs
Cowboys
Chiefs
Rams
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Might be time to fire up the Community NFL playoffs competition Typhon ;)
Yes, I was about to get to that. Roll'm!
This week's schedule.
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Saturday: Vegas @ Cinc Sunday: Phil @ T.B. Monday: Ariz @ L.A.
N.E. @ Buff S.F. @ Dall
Pitt @ K.C.
Love the old intros, thought I'd follow up with a classic Madden:
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Yeah, I watched a lot of highlights of John Madden's career, both as broadcaster and coach. Great character who will be missed. :(
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Yeah, I watched a lot of highlights of John Madden's career, both as broadcaster and coach. Great character who will be missed. :(
I've been missing him and Summerall since they retired. Legends.
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Saturday's Selections
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Vega, Buff
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Bengals won the game with a touchdown allowed by refs who wanted to walk safely to their cars.
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Bills made a mess of the Patriots
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Yeah, that Bills game was a massacre. The Bengals eked one out vs. the Raiders but the Bills made a major statement.
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Bengals won the game with a touchdown allowed by refs who wanted to walk safely to their cars.
Or they were too stupid to know what the rules are. >:(
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Either way, it was a mess. At least the Raiders kept in the game.
So what are your picks for the 3 today, Typhon?
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Sunday's Selections
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T.B., S.F., K.C.
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They ultimately got to the right decision in the end though. The whistle shouldn’t have been blown in the first place. Burrow didn't step, wasn’t even close, and threw the TD pass.
A lot of the refs in the NFL are too old.
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And, right on the first play, Dallas manages to draw the first penalty. Aaaaugh! Please don't let penalties kill drives... or extend those of the opponents!
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HOLDING
After a holding call on the kickoff return, got another that turned a major gash into a 3rd and 16! And now it's another 3 and out for the Cowboys... not the game for that kind of stuff. Even if they can pull out a W today vs SF, that's not the way to win vs the Tampa Bay Bradies or the Green Bay Aarons...
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And 94 has to do a neutral zone infraction AGAIN... penalties should NOT be a factor on championship teams, and Dallas has shown that today's going to be a long long long day for their fans.
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Holding... defense number 94... 14th Cowboys penalty of the day... that about wraps it up. SF gonna go to freeze in Lambeau.
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With Dallas out, I get to be a KC fan. Feelin' good after the first half. :D
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Fuck KC I’m rooting for the Bills.
Very disappointing performance from Dallas but not all surprising. When SF took the ball 75 yards in their opening drive to score a TD and Dallas went 3 and out in their opening drive I just knew we were in for a long day and would be playing from behind all game. SF scored in their first 3 drives while Dallas only managed one first down in a qtr and a half of football. Cowboys rallied late and the defense managed to get some stops and an interception but the offense never really found their rhythm and again penalties killed them :wall:
Very disappointed Dallas fan
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They ultimately got to the right decision in the end though. The whistle shouldn’t have been blown in the first place. Burrow didn't step, wasn’t even close, and threw the TD pass.
A lot of the refs in the NFL are too old.
:redcard: It wasn't the right decision. Many players, when they here a whistle, instinctually stop playing. Watch #25 of the Raiders let up when he hears the whistle, instead of continuing to try to impede the pass. The correct decision was to follow the rules and replay the down.
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Dallas needed a running game to chew up the clock, but with penalties taking short yardage plays away, it's like they handed the clock to SF. Games without penalties, things go well, they do their job. Games with penalties... AAAAGGGHHH!
Josh Allen is the Mayor of Western New York right now. If they win, I'll cheer for them. :D
For the NFC, I'm expecting it to be a showdown between Tampa Bay and Green Bay for the conference title. 49ers and Cards/Rams are fine teams, but it'll be a battle of the Bays, I expect.
On the AFC side, Bengals may very well beat the Titans. I can't see who wins in the KC-Buffalo game, but that game's winner will likely be the AFC champ.
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They ultimately got to the right decision in the end though. The whistle shouldn’t have been blown in the first place. Burrow didn't step, wasn’t even close, and threw the TD pass.
A lot of the refs in the NFL are too old.
:redcard: It wasn't the right decision. Many players, when they here a whistle, instinctually stop playing. Watch #25 of the Raiders let up when he hears the whistle, instead of continuing to try to impede the pass. The correct decision was to follow the rules and replay the down.
Indeed. Instead we got a "What whistle? You hear a whistle? I didn't hear no whistle." That went right up to the VP of officiating: "[The officials] did not feel the whistle was blown before the receiver caught the ball." - Walt Anderson, NFL VP of Officiating
Jerome Boger's crew will not work the playoffs, wondering what happens to that VP.
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They ultimately got to the right decision in the end though. The whistle shouldn’t have been blown in the first place. Burrow didn't step, wasn’t even close, and threw the TD pass.
A lot of the refs in the NFL are too old.
:redcard: It wasn't the right decision. Many players, when they here a whistle, instinctually stop playing. Watch #25 of the Raiders let up when he hears the whistle, instead of continuing to try to impede the pass. The correct decision was to follow the rules and replay the down.
Bullshit! The Raiders player wasn’t near enough to the Bengals player to break up that pass. Was always going over his head. And we’re talking a very split second from the time the whistle went to the catch. Stop being a stickler for the rules. Right result was reached.
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Then the head of the crew, Boger, should have acknowledged that the whistle was blown by mistake and that the ruling of a touchdown holds. To be fair, anyone from New Orleans would attest that this isn't the first time an officiating gaffe has had a significant impact on the outcome of a game. But I'd like it if the officiators would come clean about mistakes at the very least.
It also points out how officiating crews may be worth keeping together through the playoffs. Would Boger have been more ready to acknowledge a mistake if it was someone who'd been on his crew for the last 17 games and not a new guy in the "all-star" officiating crew? Those crews are just like the sports teams in how they work together, find rhythms, and so forth. I'd like to see them be given a chance to stay together as units through the playoffs and championship games.
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Monday's Selection
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L.A. (by the rules)
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Monday's Selection
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L.A. (by the rules)
So far so good. :)
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... and that's the game! Rams looked very strong, but it was against the Cardinals... will they have a chance against either of the Bays? Hmmm...
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Christ! Did Stephen A. Smith unleash on the Cowboys.
A lot of what he said is hard to argue with though, even if he did come across more than a little unhinged.
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^ Went and saw some of those clips. Dang, he sounded like the Cowboys were the divorce lawyers that slept with his ex-wife while drinking up all his liquor.
All year, the Cowboys have had huge problems with penalties. It's been the same guys, over and over. Now, maybe holding calls are holding calls and it's a matter of "just don't get caught". I get that. But the real killers were the offsides calls on both offense and defense.
There are drills to deal with how to be in the correct stance, how to line up properly, how to not make false motions, how to not jump the gun and give the offense an easy 5 yards from a hard count. My guess is that the Cowboys didn't take drills like those seriously this year, because sloppy play kept them from winning against opponents with a winning record. racking up 6 wins in the division against the Giants, Eagles, and WFT? Garbage wins. The wins that count are against teams that themselves have winning records of worth, and the Cowboys will be one-and-done if they don't have the discipline needed to not hand yards to the opposing team through sloppy play.
That's a coaching problem. If you have great production from certain players that justifies their being on the starting team in spite of their penalties, great. Train them not to make penalties. I've had students that I coached, albeit not in football, but the principle is the same: there's an easily avoidable negative consequence that, if you know the rules and are aware of the rules and are drilled on the rules, you will avoid.
Go to the data: https://www.nflpenalties.com/team/dallas-cowboys?year=2021&view=penalties
And compare that to 2020, there's an increase in those offside/false start/encroachment penalties year on year. Doesn't matter if, overall, Dallas gets more of those calls benefiting them - those are mostly from garbage teams having garbage years. The real pros that have their eyes on the prize got their penalties under control:
Tampa Bay: https://www.nflpenalties.com/team/tampa-bay-buccaneers?year=2021&view=games
Buffalo: https://www.nflpenalties.com/team/buffalo-bills?year=2021
Chiefs: https://www.nflpenalties.com/team/kansas-city-chiefs?year=2021 (note, though, how they got 10 penalties in their close loss to the Bengals)
And check out McCarthy's old outfit Green Bay: https://www.nflpenalties.com/team/green-bay-packers?year=2021 <- These are some seamless numbers, wow!
Go to the season as a whole and sort on the pre-snap count penalties: https://www.nflpenalties.com/index.php?year=2021&view=reg_season
Green Bay is the LOWEST. The teams with 40+? With the exception of Tampa Bay, all of them are gonna be watching football next week if they're not over to Phoenix for some golfing. And Tampa Bay got their penalties out of the way early on, they're playing much cleaner ball right now.
McCarthy should have been on top of those penalties and drilling his team, ESPECIALLY the offensive and defensive linemen, so that they didn't just hand yards away to teams that knew how to line up properly. You get it in their heads and they play more effectively.
Long ago, when I learned how to use a firearm, I was drilled on how every weapon is a loaded weapon and that I am responsible for every round that I discharge and its downrange trajectory. When I see/handle/use a weapon, I am always thinking foremost in my mind that this is a loaded weapon and I am responsible for every round in it that I discharge. I then am very cautious about my firearm use. I am not gingerly or timid: but I am safety-first in my mind. By the same token, when I give a speech, I have a drilled mindfulness about that operation. When I drive my car, I have a mindfulness about that (I have one job - operate my vehicle safely. Nothing else matters.) It stands to reason that a well-drilled set of linemen won't be racking up penalties because they'll have a mindfulness about what they're doing that takes effect every time. And when they slip up? Brief reminders get them back in the right frame of mind.
Never mind that last play in the last game: it's the failure to drill properly all year long that doomed the Cowboys.
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The Cowboys...pretty much the largest market team in the league that hasn't been able to get it done since biblical times.
KC has been so inconsistent this season, sometimes they play like a Super Bowl quality team, other times like the JV team from the local high school. They've got a steep mountain to climb with the Bills.
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Of all the matchups in the coming round, it's the Bills-Chiefs that looks to be the closest game and I think the AFC champion comes out of that matchup.
In the NFC, I expect both Bays to advance. If there's to be an upset, though, I'd have the Rams beating the Bucs. I'll watch SF-GB, but I don't see how SF gets past a team that is rested and at its peak. Bengals will likely beat the Titans. Or not. But the winner of Bills-Chiefs will prevail in the AFC, probably meeting Aaron Rodgers and the Packers in the Super Bowl.
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Community NFL Standings
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Wins Loses
Jack 5 1
Typhon 5 1
Zzzptm 5 1
This Week's Schedule
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Saturday Sunday
Cinc @ Tenn L.A. @ T.B.
S.F. @ G.B. Buff @ K.C.
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Bengals v Titans: Titans will be well-rested and get their star RB back... but their defense has holes, especially on pass defense and guess who the Bengals found to play QB? Could be a shootout, and I'd favor the Bengals. Cincinnati Bengals win, in what I expect to be a close match.
49ers v Packers: Jimmy G is hurt, hasn't ever played below 40 degrees, and the 49ers are headed to Lambeau, where Ice King Aaron the First rules. GB has been seamless and Rodgers is at his peak. The game could be close, but GB has always been a team that can somehow score in the closing seconds, if they have to. (Unlike SOME TEAMS... Agh!) Green Bay Packers win on a cold day in Wisconsin.
Rams v Bucs: Another potential shoot-out. TB pass defense is not where it needs to be, so Matt Stafford and the Rams can likely light things up. TB also has some injury issues and those reach to their offensive linemen. Aaron Donald and Von Miller are coming against a less-strong O line, which may mean Brady won't be vertical for the whole of the game. Jalen Ramsey could be the answer for stopping Mike Evans. This could be the year of the Ram in LA: Los Angeles Rams win because they've got the healthier, more complete team right now.
Bills v Chiefs: America's Game of the Week (TM) in a week with 3 other games that are full of high-class footballery. Mahomes and Allen are ready to go, and their teams are ready to win a championship. So how about the defenses? Bills have one of the top defenses, but have a weakness on the run, and who was it that was making a lot of plays against the hapless Steelers? That would be a fine RB by the name of Jerick McKinnon... it's almost a coin toss, but I gotta pick a winner... well, how about the quality of the victories from last weekend? KC played a Steelers side that, frankly, was lucky to be there. As in Colts losing to Jaguars lucky. I'm not surprised that the Chiefs dominated Roethlisberger's swan song. The Bills played the ever-cagey Belichik and they didn't just win, they wiped the floor with the Pats. The Patriots were a strong team and the Bills tossed them around like a rag doll. Steel sharpens steel, and I think the Bills are ready to win against the Chiefs. Buffalo Bills win and come out of this ready for anything.
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Winners:
Titans
Green Bay
Rams
Chiefs
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Im going away for the weekend so better get my selections in before I forget.
Titans
Packers
Bucs
Bills
Also I’m ok if Vyn is given 5-1 with the rest of us. I think at the very least he would’ve tipped 5 winners last week.
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I'm good with that, it was a 5-1 kind of weekend. :D
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Also I’m ok if Vyn is given 5-1 with the rest of us. I think at the very least he would’ve tipped 5 winners last week.
Or perhaps 4-1-1, one tie for tardiness? :think:
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I'll take the hit for being a sluggard.
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Saturday's Selections
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Tenn, G.B.
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Bengals off to a good start... interception on the first play!
EDIT: wow this game looks like it may become a defensive slugfest. Only the third set of plays and I've lost count of the sacks. :twitch: And now kick catch interference... At least the refs' whistles are working as designed thus far.
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Titans come up short again in the playoffs. They're just a regular season team.
Burrow was sacked 9 times but they still found a way to win. Is that a playoff record?
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End of the Packers-49ers game.
Packers be all like...
:whatudo:
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GB special teams
:hankhill:
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Whelp, there's two misses on my picks. GB played like there was going to be a next week...
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Sunday's Selections
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T.B., Buff
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Rams had a great first half, will the Bucs adjust enough to get out of their 3-score hole?
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Chiefs-Bills game is definitely the best one of the weekend. Heading into OT now...
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Unbelievable game. Gutted for the Bills.
I’m running out of teams to root for as I despise them all except Cincinnati. So I suppose I’m rooting for them now
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The Chiefs or the Bills could have won that game - they both deserved it. Can't say I'm upset at the outcome, though ;)
The entire weekend had solid football games.
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Watching the end of the KC-Bills game, I realized those teams were going to keep on scoring touchdowns, if we let them. The coin toss just put an end to that kind of thing - it determined the next touchdown and the game end. I'd like a better overtime situation, one where there's a little more play, but not one that leads to multiple iterations of overtimes. That would take some hashing out by a lot of loud men in a big conference room.
Looking ahead, Chiefs are going to beat the Bengals. It could be close, but they will find a way. The score could be 99-98, but it'll be the Chiefs with the bigger number. I expect a shootout like the Chiefs had with the Bills, really looking forward to this one.
Rams will beat 49ers. Special teams have really come out as deciding factors in these playoff games, and SF has some excellent performance from theirs. But is the SF O line good enough for the pass rushers that the Rams have? Defense still wins championships, and the Rams have the edge there, I believe. Another great game on tap, don't underestimate what the Squared Sevens can do!
Back to the weekend roundup, those were four fine games to watch, with some excellent play from all teams. Titans did better than I expected, 49ers proved me wrong about my expectation that Rodgers would walk all over them, Rams got a big return on their investment after a hard-fought second half, and the Bills and Chiefs gave their whole heart to their game. Great weekend for American Football!
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Yeah the OT rule sucks but the fact is the Bills should never have lost the game from that position. Coaching malpractice cost them a spot in the Conference championship game.
Sean McDermott is gonna be haunted by the number 13 for the rest of his life.
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Watching the end of the KC-Bills game, I realized those teams were going to keep on scoring touchdowns, if we let them. The coin toss just put an end to that kind of thing - it determined the next touchdown and the game end. I'd like a better overtime situation, one where there's a little more play, but not one that leads to multiple iterations of overtimes. That would take some hashing out by a lot of loud men in a big conference room.
It's an easy fix. Just go back to the rules they used in the 1970s. Then first to score wins, even if it was a field goal. There were plenty of lengthy overtime thrilling games back then. All this easy scoring is exactly why I have not watched a complete game, other than Super Bowls, in over 20 years.
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Watching the end of the KC-Bills game, I realized those teams were going to keep on scoring touchdowns, if we let them. The coin toss just put an end to that kind of thing - it determined the next touchdown and the game end. I'd like a better overtime situation, one where there's a little more play, but not one that leads to multiple iterations of overtimes. That would take some hashing out by a lot of loud men in a big conference room.
It's an easy fix. Just go back to the rules they used in the 1970s. Then first to score wins, even if it was a field goal. There were plenty of lengthy overtime thrilling games back then. All this easy scoring is exactly why I have not watched a complete game, other than Super Bowls, in over 20 years.
I like that, and instead of a coin-toss, whoever scored last kicks off to the other team. Or the home team receives. Just get the coin toss out of there.
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Community NFL Standings
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Wins Loses Tardy
Zzzptm 7 3
Vyn 6 3 1
Typhon 5 5
Jack 5 5
This Week's Schedule
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Sunday
Cinc @ K.C.
S.F. @ L.A.
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KC and LA for me. And I'm expecting some close games, these teams are fired up.
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KC
SF
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Gonna need those other picks in before kickoff... :)
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Sunday's Selections
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K.C., L.A.
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Pretty sure Vyn is going to go for KC. He's still got a little time before the West Coast game kickoff. :)
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The CBS halftime show sound is being buried under the halftime show act. :lol:
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OH WOW
No spoilers in case Jack is catching the game later today, but OH WOW!
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Listened to it live via the ESPN radio app.
Wow! Did not see that coming. Great comeback by the Bengals and now they’re off to the Super Bowl whilst KC is done.
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LA-SF game just wrapped up. It was a good game, but the KC-CIN game was better.
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So up until last year there’s never been a Super Bowl team host the Super Bowl, now there’s been 2 in 2 years?
I’m well & truly on the Bengals bandwagon though.
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I hope the Bengals take it all.
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I want both of them to win, they've had some great games thus far this year. That's not how football works, though, so I'll have to think hard about who I think will win the Super Bowl.
Leaning towards the Bengals, they were able to adjust and shut things down after the half, they are no fluke. Getting a Philly 2018 vibe off of them. Then again, Stafford's able to pull off more than a few tricky plays, so I'm back trying to sort the teams...
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To see guys like Stafford, Beckham, Miller, and Apple who had been talked about as being good but not good enough now on teams headed to the Super Bowl... kind of shows how it wasn't them, it was the Lions, the Giants, the Browns, and the Broncos that were the "not good enough" factor, not the players. Whereas Darnold and Wentz pretty much showed this year that it was them, not just the teams they were on.
And the other big story from the weekend: Brady retiring. His camp is pretty much denying that he's retiring right *now*, but that may be so he can get his bonus coming up this week... and *then* he can retire.
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A fair bit happening in the NFL the last few days. Brady’s retirement, Brian Flores explosive claims and lawsuit.
…and the Washington Commanders :rofl:
Washington Football team was better
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Usually, coaches are fired for not *enough* wins. Flores got the Dolphins turned around after an awful start, so I was shocked to see him fired.
Brady is retired and 31 NFL coaches had a sigh of relief. :smug: Such a great player, I'm thankful to have seen him in action, especially his amazing connections to Gronk.
Yeah... the Commanders... will they be "Commies" for short? :lol:
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OK, looking things over for the Super Bowl:
1. Rams are designated the visiting team by the NFL, so therefore no home field advantage for them. As if that matters to the Bengals. So, taking that out of the equation.
2. The Rams will sack Burrow a bunch, potentially. Burrow is the most-sacked in the league. That does not seem to impact the Bengals winning things, so take that out of the equation.
3. Rams have OB Jr and Cooper Kupp. Bengals have Chase and Higgins (Questionable now, but in 2 weeks, I think he'll be active). Defensive backfields are going to go nuts, I'd expect there to be quite a lot of passing from both teams - so who shuts down opposing QBs' passing games the best? The Rams silenced Brady and the Bengals managed to shut down Mahomes... the answer to that question is, "Yes, good question."
4. Who has the better coach? Answer: Yes, another good question.
5. Rams are the odds favorites, but that's just a thing Vegas does to even out the action. David vs Goliath, this ain't. More like two evenly matched teams playing each other at their peak.
I gotta be emotional with this pick: like the Cinderella Eagles of a few years ago, I *want* the Bengals to win. So what the heck, I'll pick 'em. After all, one roots for the "home" team, right? :D
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Community NFL Standings
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Wins Loses Tardy
Zzzptm 8 4
Vyn 6 4 2
Typhon 6 6
Jack 5 7
This Week's Schedule
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Sunday
Cincinnati vs Los Angeles
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I'll take the Bengals.
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Vyn’s a genius! He’s only remembered to put his selections in for 4 games and he’s sitting 2nd :lol:
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Vyn’s a genius! He’s only remembered to put his selections in for 4 games and he’s sitting 2nd :lol:
lol!
Rams to win the SB. Rooting for the Bengals though.
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Super Bowl Selection
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Los Angeles Rams
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Well, here's hoping it'll be a great game, regardless of the winner. I like closely-matched contests, hate it when one side or the other has a meltdown. The 1979 Steelers-Cowboys matchup will always be one of my favorite games. Both those teams put everything they had on the field, legendary game.
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I’ll go with the Bengals, just to get off the bottom, even though I think the Rams will get it done.
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Community NFL Standings
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Wins Loses Tardy
Zzzptm 8 5
Vyn 7 4 2
Typhon 7 6
Jack 5 8
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I was glad to see the Rams prevail. Cincinnati did not deserve to win after getting that free touchdown off of the blown facemask call. They only scored 13 legitimate points. Rams clearly the superior team.
(https://theramswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2020/03/new-project-2.jpg?w=250&h=150&crop=1)
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I enjoyed the game all the way through and the Rams sack of Burrow at the end proved the old adage - defense *does* win championships!
I think a number of the playoff games were more epic, but as games go, this was some solid playing and we'll see Joe Burrow again. But today's the day for the Rams, they put together a great team with a number of players that had been hindered elsewhere. The Rams' win with players that didn't cut it at Detroit, Cleveland, and on the Giants says a whole lot about the problems in those organizations. The Rams took their leftover puzzle pieces and put something truly impressive together.
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Aaron Rogers explains what really happened with all the virus bullshit with the NFL last season.
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^ He's also making some headlines for his side trip to Peru. Doesn't bug me one way or the other, I'm wanting to see what he does on the field.