NFL Thread

[Lamb18]

Good for Giants, recovering the fumble.

[emmawoodhouse]

Sad for Barkley. His ankle was swollen twice its normal size. 

[Popples]

I only saw the last drive of OT so I didn't see what happened, but Joe Burrow is having some unlucky turns with injuries.

 

Edited October 10, 2021 by Popples

[Bastet]

Way to still be on commercial break when the Giants score a TD, FOX.  It may be my last chance to see them in the end zone, and you blew it.

So now we're out Jones as well as Barkley (not to mention the players out coming into the game).  Good grief.

[Lamb18]

That was a nasty hit to Daniel Jones.  I'm glad they got the touchdown. 

[meowmommy]

Explain to me in any other world than JerryWorld that the helmet-to-helmet on Daniel Jones wasn't called.

[Lamb18]

Just now, meowmommy said:

Explain to me in any other world than JerryWorld that the helmet-to-helmet on Daniel Jones wasn't called.

I was wondering if it had been called since the penalty is half the distance to the goal line and that would only be a few inches. If it wasn't called, I guess it was for the same reason the refs did not call the helmet to helmet against Kansas City for head butting a Cleveland player in the end zone during the playoffs.

[meowmommy]

1 minute ago, Lamb18 said:

I was wondering if it had been called since the penalty is half the distance to the goal line and that would only be a few inches.

Doesn't seem like it since after they missed the TD in commercial, they casually mentioned that the Giants had scored on fourth down. 

[Irlandesa]

2 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Crosby is having a nightmarish day. 

Yeah.  Spec on the radio is that he's getting a little skittish because his game winning FG against San Fran was so close to getting blocked.  And then there was the block which was returned for a TD (that was called back) against Pittsburgh. Both from the same side. 

 

[mojoween]

2 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Crosby is having a nightmarish day. 

His hair was black when the game started.

If the Giants can drag this out, on a commercial flight I can be to Dallas in four hours to fill in for some of their injured players.

[mojoween]

Zeke Elliott just displayed EGREGIOUS taunting and should be flagged 30 yards.

[Lamb18]

1 minute ago, mojoween said:

Zeke Elliott just displayed EGREGIOUS taunting and should be flagged 30 yards.

You mean the way he "ran" into the end zone? I agree. And a Giants defender almost got him.

[Lamb18]

I feel like that roughing the passer the Giants did was revenge for Daniel Jones.

[Lamb18]

Shouldn't that be an interference call on the Dallas guy knocked down Toney and lay on top of him?

[mojoween]

6 minutes ago, Lamb18 said:

Shouldn't that be an interference call on the Dallas guy knocked down Toney and lay on top of him?

YES

I can read the writing on the wall so I am getting this out ahead of time - FUCK the Cowboys.

[Carey]

And that should just about do it.  Dallas probably wins with a healthy Saquon Barkley and Daniel Jones anyway, but such is life

1 minute ago, mojoween said:

YES

I can read the writing on the wall so I am getting this out ahead of time - FUCK the Cowboys.

Legacy no-call

[Lamb18]

Finally Giants throw the ball to Rudolph.

Oh Toney, why did you punch that Cowboy?

Aikman said that is a good way to break your hand.

Penalty seems fair.

[Lamb18]

Gronk is not cute in those USAA commercials.

[Crs97]

Just now, Lamb18 said:

Gronk is not cute in those USAA commercials.

I was thinking the same thing!  Way to look entitled, dude.  Baker Mayfield, on the other hand, rocks his Progressive at home commercials!  His newest Halloween one is adorable.

[twoods]

This Chargers/Browns game is nuts.

[mojoween]

Dallas should not feel good about themselves since they beat up a bunch of second stringers.  Fuck them.

[Calvada]

Mason Crosby is such a good guy, so I was happy that last one went through.  He looked so relieved.  Even though I was rooting for the Pack all the way, I did feel for the Cincinnati kicker who was celebrating what he thought was the game winner in OT which went wide left.  After the game, he said he thought the officials "were playing a game with us" when they signaled no good, because he felt he kicked it well and was confident it was going through.  Oh honey, really?  Because the officials decide to play games like that all the time?   

[Carey]

18 minutes ago, mojoween said:

Dallas should not feel good about themselves since they beat up a bunch of second stringers.  Fuck them.

Maybe it'll be Dallas' year.  If Buffalo keeps cruising, then that's might be their ticket.  The problem is Buffalo's other "foe" is Brady, who, I believe, it undefeated against Dallas.  Rodgers is too, in the most meaningful games

[emmawoodhouse]

57 minutes ago, twoods said:

This Chargers/Browns game is nuts.

It harkened back to the days of Air Coryell.

[Fukui San]

3 hours ago, Crs97 said:

I was thinking the same thing!  Way to look entitled, dude.  Baker Mayfield, on the other hand, rocks his Progressive at home commercials!  His newest Halloween one is adorable.

The Gronk commercials are so terrible if you take it at all at face value. A multimillionaire trying to scam his way into insurance meant to help veterans. What?

[stealinghome]

21 minutes ago, Fukui San said:

The Gronk commercials are so terrible if you take it at all at face value. A multimillionaire trying to scam his way into insurance meant to help veterans. What?

Oh, but his delivery of "But I'M special!" cracks me up every time.

[NUguy514]

Nothing about Baker Mayfield is adorable.  He can't help but radiate "smarmy douche" even when squirting nacho cheese into trick-or-treaters' bags.

Gronk's issue is that he's just...a few fries short of a Happy Meal.  If it's possible to speak out loud like you're reading with your finger, he manages to accomplish that.  I mean, I still would tooooootally hit that, but I would haaaaaaate myself in the morning.

[Lamb18]

I can't stay up for the rest of the Bills/Chiefs game, but it's been quite a game. Halftime was an hour and ten minutes because thunder and lightning rolled into the area. Buffalo is ahead, just got another touchdown, and the score is now 38-20.

[Lamb18]

The announcers are saying Mahomes has been off-target tonight. He's probably thinking too much about his Patrick rate.

Chiefs play Packers later this season. So will it also be a battle of rates commercials? Rodgers with his garage band and Mahomes working in the shoe store?

[Bastet]

1 hour ago, NUguy514 said:

Nothing about Baker Mayfield is adorable.  He can't help but radiate "smarmy douche" even when squirting nacho cheese into trick-or-treaters' bags.

I agree; he's like 17 frat jerks living in one body.

[Moose135]

17 hours ago, Bastet said:

Way to still be on commercial break when the Giants score a TD, FOX. 

 

16 hours ago, meowmommy said:

Doesn't seem like it since after they missed the TD in commercial, they casually mentioned that the Giants had scored on fourth down. 

Something was definitely screwy on that play. I was in the car, listening to the Giants' radio feed on Sirius, and they did about the same thing. Jones went down and off the field, and they went to a commercial during the time out. When they came back, the play was underway, with them calling the receiver in the end zone for the score - I even rewound and listened again to make sure I hadn't missed anything.

[emma675]

13 hours ago, Fukui San said:

The Gronk commercials are so terrible if you take it at all at face value. A multimillionaire trying to scam his way into insurance meant to help veterans. What?

I seriously thought I was hallucinating or completely missing the point USAA was going for the first time I saw that commercial. Does anyone involved in that ad think it's a good look at all? Yikes. I wonder how that spot got approved and why Gronk's people thought it was a good idea. 

[NUguy514]

1 hour ago, emma675 said:

I seriously thought I was hallucinating or completely missing the point USAA was going for the first time I saw that commercial. Does anyone involved in that ad think it's a good look at all? Yikes. I wonder how that spot got approved and why Gronk's people thought it was a good idea. 

It seemed clear to me when I watched it that that "But I'M special!!1!" line was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek and intended to poke fun at himself, but Gronk can't...I mean, he just...he clearly doesn't take himself seriously (which I like about him), but he canNOT deliver a scripted line with any kind of humorous nuance because the elevator doesn't go all the way up.  I'm not even sure it goes halfway up.  My physical attraction to him is one of my least favorite things about myself.  Basically:

But, really, my brain gets angry at me.

[Bastet]

3 hours ago, Moose135 said:

Something was definitely screwy on that play. I was in the car, listening to the Giants' radio feed on Sirius, and they did about the same thing. Jones went down and off the field, and they went to a commercial during the time out. When they came back, the play was underway, with them calling the receiver in the end zone for the score - I even rewound and listened again to make sure I hadn't missed anything.

The FOX announcers blamed it on the officials, saying they lost track of the break and resumed play too early.  If the same thing happened on radio, that makes sense.

[Johannah]

5 hours ago, emma675 said:

I seriously thought I was hallucinating or completely missing the point USAA was going for the first time I saw that commercial. Does anyone involved in that ad think it's a good look at all? Yikes. I wonder how that spot got approved and why Gronk's people thought it was a good idea. 

Not a football commercial, but I see it while watching football:  I hate the Red Bull commercial where the deer only has to outrun his buddy to keep from being slaughtered by the lion.  Yeah, circle of life and all that, but...  did they really think the image would make me want to buy their product?

 

eta:

GO RAVENS!

(yeah, I know a lot of you don't like them)

Edited October 11, 2021 by Johann
to say, "GO RAVENS!"

[Chit Chat]

5 hours ago, emma675 said:

I seriously thought I was hallucinating or completely missing the point USAA was going for the first time I saw that commercial. Does anyone involved in that ad think it's a good look at all? Yikes. I wonder how that spot got approved and why Gronk's people thought it was a good idea. 

Being a long time Bucs fan, I really didn't know much about Gronk until he came to play for the Bucs.  Having seen some of his interviews and his hilarious videos with Tom Brady where they're sitting around answering questions from their fans, he comes across as a happy-go-lucky, goofball kind of guy.  I think he has a good heart too.  I thought the commercial was funny.  I can see where it might've missed the mark with people who aren't really familiar with him though.   

Also, Gronk talks very lovingly about his Mom, so that made me like him even more!  

4 minutes ago, Johann said:

I hate the Red Bull commercial where the deer only has to outrun his buddy to keep from being slaughtered by the lion.  Yeah, circle of life and all that, but...  did they really think the image would make me want to buy their product?

I don't care for that one either.  

Edited October 11, 2021 by ChitChat

[grommit2]

23 hours ago, Crs97 said:

I was thinking the same thing!  Way to look entitled, dude.  Baker Mayfield, on the other hand, rocks his Progressive at home commercials!  His newest Halloween one is adorable.

Hi Lamb18 and CRS97
Those of us who worship at the altar of Gronk believe he looks great no matter what he does.  

[stealinghome]

54 minutes ago, ChitChat said:

Being a long time Bucs fan, I really didn't know much about Gronk until he came to play for the Bucs.  Having seen some of his interviews and his hilarious videos with Tom Brady where they're sitting around answering questions from their fans, he comes across as a happy-go-lucky, goofball kind of guy.

...

Also, Gronk talks very lovingly about his Mom, so that made me like him even more!  

The best description I've ever heard of Gronk was something like if there is a patron saint of meatheads, it's Gronk. And I generally like Gronk, but that is oh so accurate.

Though I will confess that when I read about how he likes playing in Tampa Bay because he gets to hang out with his mom (who lives like 2 hours away in FL) on Mondays, my heart melted a little.

[Chit Chat]

6 minutes ago, stealinghome said:

The best description I've ever heard of Gronk was something like if there is a patron saint of meatheads, it's Gronk. And I generally like Gronk, but that is oh so accurate.

He's probably a lot smarter than he lets on.  Kind of like how Terry Bradshaw is.  I don't think Bradshaw made most of his money in the NFL (if I'm remembering that correctly), but with his business ventures since then.  I watch his reality show, and damn, he's got a really nice ranch with a lot of land.   He has a donkey named Snoop Donk!  His personality reminds me of Gronk.  

[DoctorAtomic]

Gronk really needs (needed) to hire a smart person to manage his money. He doesn't have to have that skill himself. That's what I would do. Less worry. 

[Carey]

Actually to be fair, Gronk has been rather smart with his money.  Apparently he has not touched his signing bonus or salary.  Instead, he's lived off of endorsement deals.  This may have changed in time (if so, he needs to go back to what he was doing), but he's been better than at least most of the other players in the league

[mojoween]

19 hours ago, Bastet said:

I agree; he's like 17 frat jerks living in one body.

Wait, who are we talking about here…Baker, or Gronk?

 

2 hours ago, Johann said:

eta:

GO RAVENS!

(yeah, I know a lot of you don't like them)

If it helps, I hate them both.

And for a hot second when I turned to ESPN and saw who was playing I thought I was going to root for the Colts because Peyton.

[Popples]

 

Edited October 12, 2021 by Popples

[mojoween]

Bye Gruden.  Don’t be a racist, misogynistic, bigot next time, mmk?

[merylinkid]

Urban Meyer raising a beer to Gruden.

 

You know League wanted him gone because he insulted Goodell.  The one thing he will not tolerate is not being deified.

[xaxat]

This is the New York Times article about the newest emails. After reading quotes from the emails I see why it was a "gots to go" situation, even for Mark Davis.

And. . .

Quote

Taken together, the emails provide an unvarnished look into the clubby culture of one N.F.L. circle of peers, where white male decision makers felt comfortable sharing pornographic images, deriding the league policies, and jocularly sharing homophobic language.

I'm sure Goodell is on the case.

[DrSpaceman73]

Gruden out with more emails.  

Dumbass.  Serves him right.  

[roamyn]

6 minutes ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

Gruden out with more emails.  

Dumbass.  Serves him right.  

Yeah, I just heard this too.  Apparently there were many over the course of a long period, and included homophobic language as well.

Hubby & I thought he’d be censured, but I imagine once more came to light, he probably lost the locker room and was toxic to the organization.

[emmawoodhouse]

As a Raider fan, all I can say is good riddance, asshole. Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya. 

[Carey]

You know, people saying it was a decade ago, or these were private conversations probably need to take a deep breath, grab a drink, and shut up.  That's based on everything and not just a personal, awful comment toward Mr. Smith.  And it is awful enough.

The fact is, whether it's 2011, 2006, or this time in 2001.  It was wrong then.  Just because something occurred a long time ago doesn't make it right.  If that had come to light by anyone back then, they'd be done, back then.

It's a shame, as much as it isn't.  I actually thought Jon was alright on television.  His players didn't really care for him that much.  Until now, Gruden would have been alright to have a drink with while watching film and talking football.  The guy was very knowledgeable.  Obviously I wouldn't waste a second of my life having a drink with that man.

While Jon Gruden couldn't undo what he did, and while no one's going to confess to that stuff, maybe don't post that stuff in the first place?  No one's perfect, but man, when people get offended by things that are truly offensive, then, I'd probably respect it and listen to those individuals.  Otherwise, that's the end for some perpetrator, or in this case, a former Head Coach that won with Tony Dungy's players and didn't build off of that going forward.