NFL Thread

[Court]

Well damn.

[mojoween]

Just now, bluegirl147 said:

All I got to say is go Eagles.

That’s what my tweet would be if I were kidnapped and had to secretly summon help.

[Carey]

I'm not sure who to side with, to be honest.  At least that's my opinion.  Both teams have a feel good, and a damn they won feeling to it

[Marley]

Yay! Lol.

[AimingforYoko]

Regarding the Chiefs, I am reminded by a quote from another great philosopher, Ric Flair, "Like it, don't like it, but learn to love it, 'cause it's the best thing going today."

[Carey]

Chiefs are favored by 1.5 (O/U of 48.5) to open things for Super Bowl 59.  First 2-time champion to reach the super bowl.

[twoods]

Eagles, you’re our last hope. Which will likely result in the Eagles not showing up in two weeks and handing those douchebags another ring.

[merylinkid]

Suck it Brady, Mahomes is gonna 3 peat and YOU HAVE TO CALL IT.   Bwahahahahahahahahaha.

[Mountainair]

Ugh! 
Was hoping for Commanders/Bills.  
I’ll still watch because what else am I going to do. 

I grew up watching Washington games with my dad until we got the Panthers and that was our new “home” team.

Damar Hamlin is really the only reason I care about the Bills (but he had a few bad penalties tonight). When his incident happened I was in the beginning stages of dealing with heart issues/surgeries/allowed sports with my 10 year old. It hit close to home. 
 

When they decided the Bills didn’t get that one first down I knew the game was over. 

[twoods]

The last 9 AFC champions: Chiefs, Chiefs, Chiefs, Bengals, Chiefs, Chiefs, Patriots, Patriots, Patriots.

Goos thing there is a salary cap so we get variety 🙄

[Carey]

4 minutes ago, merylinkid said:

Suck it Brady, Mahomes is gonna 3 peat and YOU HAVE TO CALL IT.   Bwahahahahahahahahaha.

Just wait until Kansas City gets former Chiefs DB (and then future SB champion) Bernard Pollard as an honorary captain for the coin toss at midfield

[Is Everyone Gone]

9 minutes ago, merylinkid said:

Suck it Brady, Mahomes is gonna 3 peat and YOU HAVE TO CALL IT.   Bwahahahahahahahahaha.

Eh, Mahomes makes me miss Brady. Brady was all business and just kicked ass when it counted. Mahomes is so whiny.

[blueray]

20 minutes ago, twoods said:

Eagles, you’re our last hope. Which will likely result in the Eagles not showing up in two weeks and handing those douchebags another ring.

I am officially rooting for the Eagles. Go cream them!

I'm sick of the smug Kansas City's team. Especially Mahomes.

 

Edited 13 hours ago by blueray

[emma675]

I'll root for KC because I'd like to watch history being made with a 3-peat Super Bowl, plus I hate the Eagles. But I would really have liked to see the Bills finally get back to the Super Bowl. I like Sean McDermott, Josh Allen, and the crazy Bills Mafia. Hopefully next year we'll see different teams in the Super Bowl. 

[mojoween]

22 minutes ago, Is Everyone Gone said:

Eh, Mahomes makes me miss Brady. Brady was all business and just kicked ass when it counted. Mahomes is so whiny.

Tom Brady was one of the biggest whiners and ref beraters on this planet.

[baldryanr]

33 minutes ago, merylinkid said:

Suck it Brady, Mahomes is gonna 3 peat and YOU HAVE TO CALL IT.   Bwahahahahahahahahaha.

Brady beat Mahomes in the Super Bowl and was MVP of the game.  He's always going to have that over him.

[mojoween]

Snerk.

 

[Carey]

The graphic above is worth the laugh, especially in the moment.  However, and I'm really speaking for myself, I do hope for a good game in 2 weeks.  Maybe try again next year to those 30 teams that didn't get the job done.

Anyway, for me, I still am hoping for a good game.  This does echo comments made the last time the Big Game was at the Super Dome, which occurred a couple month before the Boston Marathon.  So I actually do not hope for anything bad to occur despite the fact that the match-up is a super boring one.

A boring one on paper.  Sure the black hole thing is a joke but Philadelphia and Kansas City were the best teams if not one of the best teams this season to the level where they were fortunate but capitalized when it counted the most

[Bastet]

38 minutes ago, emma675 said:

I'll root for KC because I'd like to watch history being made with a 3-peat Super Bowl, plus I hate the Eagles.

Same here, plus I like Andy Reid and Spags.  But, while I don't have the same fondness for the Bills you do, I would have rather been rooting for them against the Eagles -- while I like things about the Chiefs, I also dislike enough things about them I am getting sick of them.

[Carey]

Tough sports day.  Weekend was okay, but personally I'm fortunate Jannik Sinner had a successful defense.

Yeah, I love Spags & Andy Reid too.  Sure people like Nick Wright & Travis Kelce can be a pain.  Mahomes can be both a pain and pretty decent, so it's neutral for me.  So there's some love for KC.

Not really sure what I can worship in terms of Philly stuff.  Yeah they're passionate, but the NFC East would be more accomplished on average without their existence

[Salacious Kitty]

Ugh, Nick Wright will be insufferable. And worse, it's his show, so he will gloat to the nth degree. 

Go Eagles.

[NUguy514]

Chiefs vs. Eagles again?  Presumably resulting in another Chiefs SB?

Buffalo,

[mojoween]

I have been a Giants fan for 38 years.  I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that within that time, the worst thing that has happened to this franchise is “Hard Knocks”.

[TVbitch]

😐  🙄  🤮

I'll still watch the SB though. But I will FF the hell out of it and skip the end if the Chiefs are gonna win. 

[Mountainair]

My parents usually come over for the Super Bowl and we eat and watch the game but this year they are going out of town. I’ll still make food for my kids and I but will probably just watch in bed and change channels in between plays. 

[twoods]

I agree with everyone’s sentiments on this SB, and I know others are skipping or half-ass watching it as well. Our entire household doesn’t want to watch it and just turn on the TV for the halftime show. Last year I didn’t watch the second half because if I don’t see those fools winning, it doesn’t exist in my brain. 

[mojoween]

Yes.  Yes I would.  😀

 

[morriss]

Here is a screen shot of the play immediately before the supposed turnover on downs.  Why didn’t Buffalo challenge the spot?  Even if it was ruled short,  it would have been 4th and inches. Josh Allen would have had way better chance to convert it than the 4th and 1.   Just saying…….

[Carey]

I probably have to follow the shows today to get a better answer (and it may have been addressed already (on Get Up, First Take, the Facility).  Maybe it was mentioned on SVP or Prime Time.

Feels like forgoing what made you great all year (for example, having someone like Derrick Henry or Marshawn Lynch on your team only to do something else).

I think Buffalo felt like they'd review that upstairs with the 2 minute warning around that spot.  If it was upheld, they'd save a time out whereas if they used it for the review before the 2-minute warning, they'd only have a couple.  Probably not great but it's not uncommon to blunder in a big game.  Not super egregious but fatally unfortunate.

Speaking of this game, and from LeBatard's poll above, something that I've thought of in the past including the past several weeks is to do away with conferences.  I may or may not live to see it, but I think back to the 90s and the great games with the powerhouse teams from the NFC (New York, Washington, Dallas, San Francisco), where the winner was going to be the eventual champion (except they still had to play the game).  Then in the 2000s and 2015 Manning vs Brady.  NFC winner was playing for second place during that timeframe

In time, I wouldn't be opposed to seeing a move away from conferences, to where we're getting the best teams playing for the title.  I agree with those that said (last week) the AFC winner was going to win the Super Bowl.  I don't really see this year's Philly or Washington team toppling this year's KC or Buffalo team.  Of course, I didn't see New York topping New England 17 years ago, but given all of the changes in the league, I would not be opposed if the NFL did away with conferences and ranked the best 14 teams.  Maybe award the top 2 division winner the advantage, but then you'd also avoid a 13 win team having to travel to a 10 win team's venue.  Finally, may more neutral site games (2 more for the semi round)

[Notabug]

22 hours ago, bluegirl147 said:

I know I mentioned this before but it's relevant here.  When the Browns played LA in LA and Watson was injured he sat in a box with his girlfriend.  You make the cross country trip and you aren't on the sidelines with your team? 

Even before his Achilles' injury, it seemed pretty obvious that many of his team mates were less than enthralled with De Shaun.  I doubt that they wanted or needed his presence on the sidelines.  From all accounts, he is completely self-centered and not a team player in any sense of the word.  Just one more reason why he has no future as a broadcaster.