2021 Miscellaneous NFL News

[Underachiever]

My weekly “Wentz is awful” post.

[PinaMadness]

My weekly “Wentz is awful” post.

I was just going to post, Wentz will be a career backup after today. The Colts are in major trouble.

[PinaMadness]

Taylor stuffed on 4th and goal from the 1.

[sveumrules]

Brady is the GOAT, love him or hate him, it's a fact.

 

Just because its your opinion (or even consensus opinion) doesn't make it a fact.

 

A fact would be that Bart Starr was 5-1 (.833 W%) in NFL Championship Games, while Brady is 7-3 (.700 W%) in NFL Championship Games.

[OldHeidelberg]

Cool, a tie to get in scenario for both team with no games left tonight. This was a scenario for Packer-Lions a few years back but never really worked out and both teams got in anyway.

[PinaMadness]

And now if the Steelers and Ravens tie, the Colts sneak in the back door. Wouldn't that be something?

[OldHeidelberg]

Steelers win, wow they likely make the playoffs. I would still love to see 100 kneel downs tonight but that's too good to be true.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Is it Chargers and Raiders in if they tie? Why just not collude to do that, lol.

[OldHeidelberg]

Is it Chargers and Raiders in if they tie? Why just not collude to do that, lol.

 

Yep, just double checked and that seems to be the case. Loser would be out

[nodakfan17]

So you can’t be the MVP if your team goes 9-8 and misses the playoffs, right?

[young guns]

I would imagine the NFL would step in for an overt collusion job, but I wonder what about if the game were close late or made it to overtime and they pretended to try. I'd imagine there's a little bit of the (I think its called) prisoners dilemma where you would have to trust whoever has the ball last to follow through and not try to screw the other over.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

So you can’t be the MVP if your team goes 9-8 and misses the playoffs, right?

 

Rodgers is going to be MVP and I think by a substantial margin.

[Oxy]

It's better for both the Raiders and the Chargers to rest up and tie than to play straight up and win and get dinged up or risk significant injury. Hard not to be sympathetic to the collusion route here, where it is genuinely beneficial for both teams. It only screws over the Steelers and their fans...meh

[OldHeidelberg]

It's better for both the Raiders and the Chargers to rest up and tie than to play straight up and win and get dinged up or risk significant injury. Hard not to be sympathetic to the collusion route here, where it is genuinely beneficial for both teams. It only screws over the Steelers and their fans...meh

 

It's weird, the goal is to make the playoffs and the NFL doesn't frown on taking a knee at the end of a game. I agree they would never let them take knees the whole game and hard to think the teams could actually collude for the tie and not get caught. But if it gets to overtime I bet both team go run run run punt and look to next week.

[OldHeidelberg]

Rams getting it done, Tampa down 7-3 but just stuffed the Panthers at the goal line. I was thinking we don't want Tampa to lose but as long as Rams win I don't think it matters as they are locked into #3? Brady 5-9 34 yards

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I think that's right and in my opinion, ideal. One of LAR/TB knocking the other out is a good situation. I'd prefer Dallas or anyone else to either of them in the divisional. It would also be ideal for Tampa to face the Saints again if possible.

[Jimbo]

My weekly “Wentz is awful” post.

I was just going to post, Wentz will be a career backup after today. The Colts are in major trouble.

 

My brother lived in Ipls 20-some years and became a Colts fan. He has lived in JAX seven years now. Asked him why he didn't go to the game today. He said the Colts never have played well there, lost six in a row now. He went once and was embarrassed. I told him he wasn't a true fan.

[PinaMadness]

Apparently Tayson Hill suffered a Lisfranc injury. I don't know what that is, but I'm told it's bad.

[OldHeidelberg]

I am coming around to those of you who don't think Rams are a threat. Had game in hand and just been getting bulldozed since.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

As far as I can tell it actually looks impossible for NO/TB matchup next weekend. It's just a question now if the final team in is SF or NO. I think I'd rather see SF get in.

 

There's real potential for Dallas to lose next weekend I think, and that could potentially bring SF to Lambeau which I think would be as nice of a divisional game as we could ask for.

Edited January 9, 2022 by OldSchoolSnapper

[PinaMadness]

I am coming around to those of you who don't think Rams are a threat. Had game in hand and just been getting bulldozed since.

Stafford will be their undoing. I guarantee it.

[PinaMadness]

The Niners have absolutely dominated the Rams in the second half. The game would be over if not for the Ramsey pick in the end zone. I still hope the Rams win to set up a Rams/Bucs divisional round matchup.

[adambr2]

As far as I can tell it actually looks impossible for NO/TB matchup next weekend. It's just a question now if the final team in is SF or NO. I think I'd rather see SF get in.

 

There's real potential for Dallas to lose next weekend I think, and that could potentially bring SF to Lambeau which I think would be as nice of a divisional game as we could ask for.

 

SF in the divisional round? No thank you, not at all the matchup I would want. A team with an elite TE and good offensive weapons that can run the ball schematically? Seems like a lousy matchup to me. I'm sure they'd get Deebo out in space as much as possible and maybe even draw up some things for Lance.

 

The Eagles would be the only divisional matchup where I'd be thinking, "this should be pretty easy."

[OldHeidelberg]

The Niners have absolutely dominated the Rams in the second half. The game would be over if not for the Ramsey pick in the end zone. I still hope the Rams win to set up a Rams/Bucs divisional round matchup.

 

Right now looking at the impact of Rams loss will be niners in and Bucs at #2.

[OldHeidelberg]

Now niners get the ball first. Not sure why Rams didn't call timeout after the sack and take a shot downfield. They just needed a FG