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idchafee wrote:I hope Houston wins the Super Bowl. It really bothers me that JJ Watt might have the career hes had with no rings
UberGerbil wrote:idchafee wrote:I hope Houston wins the Super Bowl. It really bothers me that JJ Watt might have the career hes had with no rings
You could say exactly the same thing about Larry Fitzgerald.
UberGerbil wrote:idchafee wrote:I hope Houston wins the Super Bowl. It really bothers me that JJ Watt might have the career hes had with no rings
You could say exactly the same thing about Larry Fitzgerald.
superjawes wrote:That seat in Baltimore just got a little warm...not just because the Ravens lost, but how bad they looked and how little they adjusted after the first half. They went down by 20 in the second half, and it didn't even matter that Super Bowl XLVII's MVP was on the bench. Also, this team NEEDS a passing option to win games next season. The Chargers just shut down Lamar Jackson's offense, and now the entire league has the blueprint.Safe (for now)
Baltimore Ravens - John Harbaugh: 10-6 in 2018 (AFC North Champions), 114-78 overall, Super Bowl Champion (XLVII)
...John Harbaugh is probably safe for a few years now. His has a young QB, and with the option to trade Flacco and the best defense of 2018, the Ravens continue to be dangerous.
FiveThirtyEight.com wrote:A new all-time passer rating hierarchy, Career classic and adjusted passer ratings for qualified* NFL and AFL quarterbacks, 1950-2018
Player Last Year Old New
1 S. Young 1999 96.7 94.2
2 A. Rodgers 2018 103.1 92.5
3 J. Montana 1994 92.3 90.0
4 T. Brady 2018 97.6 87.2
5 P. Manning 2015 96.5 87.1
6 R. Staubach 1979 83.4 86.7
7 R. Wilson 2018 100.4 85.4
8 D. Brees 2018 97.7 85.4
9 T. Romo 2016 97.1 85.0
10 O. Graham 1955 78.2 84.7
11 K. Warner 2009 93.7 83.7
12 S. Jurgensen 1974 82.7 82.9
13 L. Dawson 1975 82.9 82.7
4 D. Marino 1999 86.4 81.4
15 K. Anderson 1986 81.9 81.2
16 F. Tarkenton 1978 80.4 80.7
17 B. Starr 1971 80.5 80.7
18 P. Rivers 2018 95.6 80.5
19 C. Pennington 2010 90.1 79.9
20 M. Ryan 2018 94.9 79.8
21 J. Garcia 2008 87.5 79.6
22 B. R’lisberger 2018 94.3 79.0
23 J. Unitas 1973 78.3 78.9
24 D. Fouts 1987 80.2 78.4
25 R. Gannon 2004 84.7 78.4
26 B. Griese 1980 77.1 78.3
27 N. Lomax 1988 82.7 78.1
28 F. Ryan 1970 78.0 78.0
29 B. Jones 1982 78.5 78.0
30 J. Kelly 1996 84.4 78.0
* Minimum 1,500 career pass attempts
superjawes wrote:Anointed he shall be. As for the Bears, they have nothing to be ashamed of from this season. Chicago just need to look forward, and they'll still put up good results.The Eagles were hurt by injury since the end of last season, but they have remained composed for 17 weeks. If they win this game, I will formally anoint Saint Nicholas as Patron Saint of Underdogs. To be serious, though, the Bears are just a little bit of offense and/or experience from being Super Bowl caliber, and I expect this game to be really good.
CScottG wrote:He should be fine. At least, I would consider his job safe were I in charge of Bears' personnel. A few shots have emerged showing a slight deflection of the ball by a Philly defender.lol!
Makes me wonder what employment is going to look like for the Bear's kicker.
CScottG wrote:The Chiefs make it to the Super Bowl (or not) on Saturday. Andy Reid's biggest fault has been postseason performance, and he has a young, hot team coming to KC. If they prove they can learn, adjust, and win the big games, they'll be able to flip either New England or Los Angeles. As for the Saints, that Dallas loss was a fluke on the road. Their biggest strength is experience. They face a much harder test than KC, but it is doable. First they need to beat St. Nick and his Eagles, then they need to win their rematch against the Rams/Cowboys, and because Sean Payton and Drew Brees know what they are doing, I'd favor the Saints in either rematch.This NFL year has been weird. My pick from the beginning for the Superbowl was Chiefs-Saints.. but the Chiefs have been declining a bit, and it astounded me that the Cowboy's beat the Saints.
superjawes wrote:CScottG wrote:He should be fine. At least, I would consider his job safe were I in charge of Bears' personnel. A few shots have emerged showing a slight deflection of the ball by a Philly defender.lol!
Makes me wonder what employment is going to look like for the Bear's kicker.
Although, let's talk about Doug Pederson's timing. He called that timeout at the last possible moment, and as a result, Philly got to see the kick happen before the "official" kick happened, which makes me wonder...did he do that do the defenders could see the kick trajectory? If so, that is BRILLIANT.
In other Monday morning news, we got an explanation for that apparent fumble from last night. TLDR, it is in the rulebook. Since is was ruled incomplete and there was no clear recovery, they let the incomplete call stand. Watching it live, I said that was the right/fair call (without even reading the rulebook). If that official doesn't wave off the defenders, that ball gets attacked. Unfortunate that neither team got a shot at recovery, but at least it's the fairest possible option.
cphite wrote:To clarify, my "fair" comment is based on the initial error in ruling incomplete and calling the play dead. Since no one got a chance to recover, the only other way it could have gone was to give the Bears the completion, which would have been GROSS. Also, I'm 99% sure they were talking with New York to get the correct call, so it wasn't just leaving the Chicago team on the hook.That's generous.
The ruling the officials made after their own screw-up was correct - but that neither negates nor excuses the fact that they screwed up. That was a catch - he caught the ball, took three steps with it after catching it - then fumbled. The ruling was that since neither team recovered the fumble, it is deemed incomplete - but the reason neither team recovered the fumble is that they were incorrectly waved off the ball.
What should have happened is that the play continue until it dawns on someone wearing a jersey that, gee wiz, there hasn't been a whistle blown; at which point someone jumps on the ball.
So... kudos to the officiating squad for knowing an obscure rule; but shame on them for the muck-up that led to needing to know it.
superjawes wrote:cphite wrote:To clarify, my "fair" comment is based on the initial error in ruling incomplete and calling the play dead. Since no one got a chance to recover, the only other way it could have gone was to give the Bears the completion, which would have been GROSS. Also, I'm 99% sure they were talking with New York to get the correct call, so it wasn't just leaving the Chicago team on the hook.That's generous.
The ruling the officials made after their own screw-up was correct - but that neither negates nor excuses the fact that they screwed up. That was a catch - he caught the ball, took three steps with it after catching it - then fumbled. The ruling was that since neither team recovered the fumble, it is deemed incomplete - but the reason neither team recovered the fumble is that they were incorrectly waved off the ball.
What should have happened is that the play continue until it dawns on someone wearing a jersey that, gee wiz, there hasn't been a whistle blown; at which point someone jumps on the ball.
So... kudos to the officiating squad for knowing an obscure rule; but shame on them for the muck-up that led to needing to know it.
Big picture, officials need better training/procedures to let teams play through, but that's an offseason issue.
superjawes wrote:
Although, let's talk about Doug Pederson's timing. He called that timeout at the last possible moment, and as a result, Philly got to see the kick happen before the "official" kick happened, which makes me wonder...did he do that do the defenders could see the kick trajectory? If so, that is BRILLIANT.CScottG wrote:This NFL year has been weird. My pick from the beginning for the Superbowl was Chiefs-Saints.. but the Chiefs have been declining a bit, and it astounded me that the Cowboy's beat the Saints.
The Chiefs make it to the Super Bowl (or not) on Saturday. Andy Reid's biggest fault has been postseason performance, and he has a young, hot team coming to KC. If they prove they can learn, adjust, and win the big games, they'll be able to flip either New England or Los Angeles. As for the Saints, that Dallas loss was a fluke on the road. Their biggest strength is experience. They face a much harder test than KC, but it is doable. First they need to beat St. Nick and his Eagles, then they need to win their rematch against the Rams/Cowboys, and because Sean Payton and Drew Brees know what they are doing, I'd favor the Saints in either rematch.
(..In fact I think there needs to be more team structuring/plays for this because it's often hard to defend against that when it's a possibility.)I'd like to bet that a kicker in the NFL will hit *7* uprights this year
superjawes wrote:superjawes wrote:That seat in Baltimore just got a little warm...not just because the Ravens lost, but how bad they looked and how little they adjusted after the first half. They went down by 20 in the second half, and it didn't even matter that Super Bowl XLVII's MVP was on the bench. Also, this team NEEDS a passing option to win games next season. The Chargers just shut down Lamar Jackson's offense, and now the entire league has the blueprint.Safe (for now)
Baltimore Ravens - John Harbaugh: 10-6 in 2018 (AFC North Champions), 114-78 overall, Super Bowl Champion (XLVII)
...John Harbaugh is probably safe for a few years now. His has a young QB, and with the option to trade Flacco and the best defense of 2018, the Ravens continue to be dangerous.
superjawes wrote:Welp. That's the end of our season. What really killed us was missing tackles and short-range plays early. Sure, our offense struggled, but we never set our run game after giving up 14 quickly, and with T.Y. battling injury for weeks, we don't really have the depth for explosive deep routes. Very important note, though, most of the Chiefs' points were scored in the first half (the last TD was scored in garbage time). When this defense steps up, they look superb.
So how about the Chiefs? Well the Colts' receivers weren't great today, so don't start writing essays fawning over the Chiefs' defense. That being said, they still played well today, looking much better than 31/32. And with Mahomes under center, this Kansas City team is potent. They'll be tough to beat, and they deserve to host the AFC Championship.
What's next for the Colts? Mainly the draft. Our key weakness on defense is the (lack of) pass rush, and we need some depth in our receivers. We get an extra pick in the second round (via NYJ), but I think we could draft almost anyone and get really good results. This team finished the season strong, young guys should want to play in Indy next year, and I trust Frank Reich to set everyone on the right path. On to 2019!
chuckula wrote:superjawes wrote:Welp. That's the end of our season. What really killed us was missing tackles and short-range plays early. Sure, our offense struggled, but we never set our run game after giving up 14 quickly, and with T.Y. battling injury for weeks, we don't really have the depth for explosive deep routes. Very important note, though, most of the Chiefs' points were scored in the first half (the last TD was scored in garbage time). When this defense steps up, they look superb.
So how about the Chiefs? Well the Colts' receivers weren't great today, so don't start writing essays fawning over the Chiefs' defense. That being said, they still played well today, looking much better than 31/32. And with Mahomes under center, this Kansas City team is potent. They'll be tough to beat, and they deserve to host the AFC Championship.
What's next for the Colts? Mainly the draft. Our key weakness on defense is the (lack of) pass rush, and we need some depth in our receivers. We get an extra pick in the second round (via NYJ), but I think we could draft almost anyone and get really good results. This team finished the season strong, young guys should want to play in Indy next year, and I trust Frank Reich to set everyone on the right path. On to 2019!
Holding the Chiefs to 31 was actually not bad considering what the Chiefs have been doing this season and the fact that a bad offensive day makes the Ds job harder too.
At least next week's game will *NOT* be played in New England no matter what!
