NFL Playoffs

[FVBrewerFan]

Not to get on another ESPN rant but all I've heard over the media waves from them is how they don't want to see a Bortles vs. Foles/Keenum Super Bowl. Honestly, wouldn't it be refreshing to see other quarterbacks possibly make a name for themselves? I mean, the NFL is lacking storylines every year and they finally get some new ones but they still want the same old names heading the show. Doesn't make sense to me.

 

Makes perfect sense. Ratings for all the talking head shows for two weeks will be higher for a Pats/Vikes SB vs Eagles/Jags.

 

Personally, I don't want any of the 4 teams left in the SB, but oh well. Vikes and Pats because, well, because they're the Vikes and Pats. Jags, their fans barely support the team so why should I.

[Fear The Chorizo]

I dunno, I've watched next to no NFL playoff football this year and really have no desire to start this weekend or the Super Bowl. I remember 5-10 years ago, it didn't matter who was playing, an NFL playoff game was must watch for me...I think the product has degraded to a point where alot of people who follow sports closely just don't care about pro football like they used to.

[MrTPlush]

Why not cheer for the Vikings to win on the back of Keenum? Then they can back up a truck to him sinking their cap? Or he demands so much they can’t afford him and have no QB?

[homer]

I would rather have the Vikings lose.

[brewcrewdue80]

Happened to have Espn on yesterday, report was Brady suffered a cut/minor injury to a Finger on a hand. Loved Martellious? Wiley calling him out on this as a typical Brady thing. Jacksonville beats him and its that finger that cost Brady the game. Brady wins the game-hes so great he overcame this "injury" to beat Jacksonville...GOAT!

There was another guy next to Wiley, former player, said the same and agreed. I hope Jacksonville lives up to the Sacksonvile name and puts Brady down early and out of the game. Pretty sure a NE vs the Phi/MN. The confidence on beating them is up there. Doesnt need a made up injury preventing his continued legacy to beat them

[jerichoholicninja]

Happened to have Espn on yesterday, report was Brady suffered a cut/minor injury to a Finger on a hand. Loved Martellious? Wiley calling him out on this as a typical Brady thing. Jacksonville beats him and its that finger that cost Brady the game. Brady wins the game-hes so great he overcame this "injury" to beat Jacksonville...GOAT!

There was another guy next to Wiley, former player, said the same and agreed. I hope Jacksonville lives up to the Sacksonvile name and puts Brady down early and out of the game. Pretty sure a NE vs the Phi/MN. The confidence on beating them is up there. Doesnt need a made up injury preventing his continued legacy to beat them

 

I have never once heard the Patriots have stupid excuses for losses.

[young guns]

Inevitably the patriots won, though Jax gave a fair effort. Minn being blown out was satisfying at least.

[pacopete4]

Pats catch breaks and refs in their favor again. Fly Eagles Fly!

[owbc]

Wait, I thought there was an NFL conspiracy against the Patriots? Or was that only last year?

[jerichoholicninja]

Wait, I thought there was an NFL conspiracy against the Patriots? Or was that only last year?

 

Honestly, sports discussion has pretty much become political discussion. "Whatever supports my opinion is what I believe." All I heard this year was how the refs are working for the Patriots because the NFL wants them in the Super Bowl. Apparently forgetting Spygate, deflategate, the taping the Giants Super Bowl practices-gate, and everything else the NFL has done to try and stop New England. It's rather obnoxious.

[MrTPlush]

I don’t think there is a conspiracy, but I do think that game was terribly lopsided when it came to referee calls.

 

I do think it is taken to another level sometimes though. The Miles Jack fumble recovery I have seen many think they were robbed of a TD. However if I am not mistaken he got control of the ball and then rolled over the Patriot to the ground. Therefor making him down by contact.

[Fear The Chorizo]

I think one rule change that could help remove the notion of refs giving games to teams has to be getting rid of p.i. calls when a deep ball is terribly underthrown.

 

I can't stand teams getting 40 yards of field position because the qb throws a duck and the wr gets a flag for running back through a db to haplessly go back toward the ball. The db has every right to the position he's in. They already supposedly have uncatchable and tipped ball qualifiers, add the underthrown ball option to declare a no call. Or, make pi a 15 yd penalty like college.

[jerichoholicninja]

I think one rule change that could help remove the notion of refs giving games to teams has to be getting rid of p.i. calls when a deep ball is terribly underthrown.

 

I can't stand teams getting 40 yards of field position because the qb throws a duck and the wr gets a flag for running back through a db to haplessly go back toward the ball. The db has every right to the position he's in. They already supposedly have uncatchable and tipped ball qualifiers, add the underthrown ball option to declare a no call. Or, make pi a 15 yd penalty like college.

 

I don't remember which game it was but that happened and the announcer (Romo or Collinsworth i think) said WR's are taught when a ball is under thrown to run back to it to run into the DB to get a PI call and I remember thinking how stupid that rule is.

[CheezWizHed]

Has that Skol thing been a tradition for a long time or no? Not that familiar with the Viks. The horn on the other hand...

 

When they opened their new stadium, they taught everyone to do this. Literally. Before the first game (or some building opening), they told everyone what the cheer would be. Thus, its 100% artificial. Not to mentioned ripped off from Iceland (with "permission").

 

I keep thinking of taking a SKOAL tobacco can and photo-shopping it to SKOL...

[DuWayne Steurer]

Patriots lost. I am glad. I have zero rooting interest in the Eagles, and did not watch the game, but still...... just glad the Patriots lost.

[brewcrewdue80]

I only seen last 12mins of game due to work. Collinsworth questioning the GW TD not being a catch has to be one of the most embarrassing Broadcast call. Ertz was outside the 5yard line and to lose the ball past the goalline is unquestionable making a football move.

[jerichoholicninja]

I only seen last 12mins of game due to work. Collinsworth questioning the GW TD not being a catch has to be one of the most embarrassing Broadcast call. Ertz was outside the 5yard line and to lose the ball past the goalline is unquestionable making a football move.

 

I would not have been surprised one bit if they overturned it. Catches are determined by a coin flip on replay. Which is the exact point Collinsworth made during the first TD review and then went on to mock the NFL because of it.

[FVBrewerFan]

I loved that Collinsworth called out the two Eagles tds.

 

Clement' s td we have seen that play called incomplete so many times. Ertz was maybe a little better than 50/50 but again would not have surprised me if it was overturned.

 

But good for Collinsworth. Guarantee he will get heat behind the scenes from the league but he didn't sugar coat it.

[PeaveyFury]

I think they got one right and one wrong- Clement did appear to be out of bounds, and Ertz appeared to have had time to become a runner.

 

Both highlighted two major problems the NFL has right now, though. What, exactly, is 'indisputable' evidence? They went away from that standard this year and no one understood why. And obviously the catch thing has been beaten to death.

 

I expected both calls to go the opposite way that they did, though.

[superfly]

I think they got one right and one wrong- Clement did appear to be out of bounds, and Ertz appeared to have had time to become a runner.

 

Both highlighted two major problems the NFL has right now, though. What, exactly, is 'indisputable' evidence? They went away from that standard this year and no one understood why. And obviously the catch thing has been beaten to death.

 

I expected both calls to go the opposite way that they did, though.

 

 

Eliminate Instant Replay. WOAH SOLVDD

[trwi7]

I think they got one right and one wrong- Clement did appear to be out of bounds, and Ertz appeared to have had time to become a runner.

 

Both highlighted two major problems the NFL has right now, though. What, exactly, is 'indisputable' evidence? They went away from that standard this year and no one understood why. And obviously the catch thing has been beaten to death.

 

I expected both calls to go the opposite way that they did, though.

 

I don't know. That replay from the back of the end zone on the Clement TD showed the ball was moving but it looked like Clement still had both hands on the ball the entire time. That's not a loss of possession where he has to regain it.

[MrTPlush]

The Ertz TD wasn't even close to being questionable and anyone trying to compare it to the play by the Steeler in the regular season is an idiot. I had enough social media for the night after scrolling through Twitter for 5 minutes.

[trwi7]

The Ertz TD wasn't even close to being questionable and anyone trying to compare it to the play by the Steeler in the regular season is an idiot. I had enough social media for the night after scrolling through Twitter for 5 minutes.

 

Yeah, that was 100% a TD and the only reason it's still being talked about is because Collinsworth is an idiot. He caught it at like the 6, took at minimum two steps towards the goalline, which would be a football move and then dove and lost the ball. Since he made the football move, he doesn't have to maintain possession after he hits the ground. James dove to the side to catch it and then lunged to the end zone without making a football move.

 

I actually had to go back to YouTube and look at the Steelers play again to see if I was losing it for thinking they weren't similar at all and then I looked and they weren't similar at all.

 

The big thing from that Ertz replay came when the replay was confirmed. Not that it stands but that they saw it and realized that he was a runner and the complete the process doesn't apply.

[nodakfan17]

The Patriots give up 41 and Brady loses a Super Bowl. Shocker. That’s the type of crap Rodgers has to deal with on a week in, week out basis.

[Baldkin]

The Patriots give up 41 and Brady loses a Super Bowl. Shocker. That’s the type of crap Rodgers has to deal with on a week in, week out basis.

 

4th time in 37 playoff games that the Pat's gave up 30 points.

Packers have given up 30 5 times in 16 playoff games under Rodgers.