The NFL Thread

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Gahahahahahahahaha.

[Dan]

Fucking hell, if that stands that's amazing :D

EDIT: Aww, that's sad.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Boooooooooo.

[John]

Baldinger's pinky finger can get to fuck off my TV.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Watson finished that like Derrick Henry.

A little shot but still.

Edit: Or not.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bills O-Line have really fucked them.

Although Josh really needs to feel that pressure which he NEVER does.

[John]

Bills have thrown this away like it's contaminated. Shocking second half from them.

[Dan]

As good as that first Buffalo drive was, that last one was twice as bad. They just gave it up in the second half.

They get it back though. Here we go then...

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Josh Allen is a fucking dullard.

[Dan]

What the actual fuck is Josh Allen doing right now? Brain has stopped working.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Didn't Roby drop a sure fire pick 6 right at the start too?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He was clearly short.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Throwing it deep to a fullback in double coverage is hilarious.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

How does he not get sacked there? Fucking hell.

[John]

When Derrick Henry is on it there's basically nothing you can do about him, is there?

[Gray Fox]

They make you commit 7 or more to the box. Once you do that AJ Brown starts scoring. Henry is a monster.

[John]

AJ Brown has pretty quietly had a brilliant Rookie season. Were it not for the hype around Metcalf drawing all the attention on that team I reckon Brown would have been taken much earlier in the draft. He's clearly very, very good.

[Gray Fox]

And so the Patriots have moved into clog up the box mode. Brown and Tannehill are going to have to shoulder some work now.

[John]

I imagine Belichik will be waiting in the car park with a balaclava and a big stick for his centre after that illegal man downfield penalty.

I really don't want to like anything about the Patriots, but the Edelman documentary brought him across so well and nailed everything so perfectly, right down to chyroning Tom Brady as 'Julian's work friend', that I've softened to them.

[Gray Fox]

Vrabel using great knowledge of the rule book there. Has the Patriots SEETHING.

[John]

What the fuck was Edelman up to there? :D

[Gray Fox]

End of an era stuff there.

Usually when their backs are against the wall the Patriots play their best stuff. They had nothing tonight.

Likely to lose a lot of pieces too.

[niko_cee]

First part of the best weekend of the year does not disappoint, although a bit sad to see the Bills choke again.

Running the clock at 5 minutes was absolute genius. The seethe. :drool:

And it turned out to be critical as well.

[Ian]

End of an era stuff there.

Nah. They'd got to three in a row, the odds (even for the Patriots) of making it four was always going to be slim. It's very hard to sustain.

They'll be back in at least one more Super Bowl before Brady and Belichick are done.

Still nice to see them go out though.

[Giggles]

Fucking thought the games were the other way around tonight. Sod’s law that the only one I’ve little to no interest in seeing is the one in the handy 6pm Sunday slot.

[Foe]

Vikings saints is probably pick of the bunch too. :cab:

Last night couldn’t have gone better for me tbh. Texans win, despite being average, and the patriots are out.

Had Henry in fantasy the last two seasons. Love that man. Just a wrecking ball. Last year or so he does it more regularly all over the field too. For some time he just popped up on the goal line to smash it in.

[Giggles]

Vikings saints is probably pick of the bunch too. :cab:

Last night couldn’t have gone better for me tbh. Texans win, despite being average, and the patriots are out.

Had Henry in fantasy the last two seasons. Love that man. Just a wrecking ball. Last year or so he does it more regularly all over the field too. For some time he just popped up on the goal line to smash it in.

I don’t know what it is about those games but I hate the dome ones. There won’t be a shred of defence and it’s all cute running.

[Giggles]

Vrabel using great knowledge of the rule book there. Has the Patriots SEETHING.

What was this? I’ve watched highlights twice and haven’t seen anything special Vrabel did. Maybe they left it out though.

[Giggles]

Everyone seems to be desperate to hang Josh Allen out to dry.

[Gray Fox]

What was this? I’ve watched highlights twice and haven’t seen anything special Vrabel did. Maybe they left it out though.

With about 6 minutes left in the 4th, Titans had a 4th and long, so were punting but the clock was running. They took it all the way down for a delay of game, clock starts again and they take it all the way down and deliberately false start. Then the Pats stupidly false start and then Titans take the clock down and finally punt.

Cut near 2 minutes of time off the clock and meant the next time the Patriots got the ball was essentially their final possession.

[Giggles]

With about 6 minutes left in the 4th, Titans had a 4th and long, so were punting but the clock was running. They took it all the way down for a delay of game, clock starts again and they take it all the way down and deliberately false start. Then the Pats stupidly false start and then Titans take the clock down and finally punt.

Cut near 2 minutes of time off the clock and meant the next time the Patriots got the ball was essentially their final possession.

Ah right. I think they cut that.

[Giggles]

God, Sky are explaining how the playoffs work :face:

[Giggles]

I think I just threw up a bit watching that Vikings bit. I know the Packers don’t want to be seeing the Saints, but fuck it. I hope they absolutely destroy these cunts.

[Pleb]

Already off to a great start.

[Dan]

Taysom Hill to Deonte Harris :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Brees should not be allowed to throw deep.

[Dan]

Well, I think we can see where this is going.

Stefon Diggs seems like a bit of a cunt.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Diggs seething when he doesn't see the ball is great.

[Giggles]

Knew the saints would blow it

[Dan]

We're clearly just not a playoff team.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Taysom Hill or bust.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, get all the old QBs on the bonfire with Rivers.

[Dan]

Bust it is.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just bench Brees.

[niko_cee]

lol

[Dan]

I know Big Ben has said he's planning on coming back, but ignoring that it's not impossible that we could lose Brees, Brady, Rivers, Eli & Roethlisberger this offseason.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Give me another ref fuck up against the Saints.

The seethe would be monumental.

[Dan]

I fucking hate the playoff version of the Saints. It's always got to be dragged out as long as possible, be packed with drama & end in failure.

[Dan]

1213908401337405440

Hero :cool:

I look forward to us losing in overtime without ever touching the ball.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Beautiful throw.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bye, Dan.

[Dan]

I look forward to us losing in overtime without ever touching the ball.

:thbup:

I now look forward to the petition from Saints fans to change overtime rules.

Save me, DeKaylin.

[Giggles]

Thank God I switched that off at half time.

[Dan]

Look at the state of Luke Willson :D

[Gray Fox]

Anyone keep Foles' number?

We do have a decent record of backups coming in in the play offs...

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Josh McCown :drool:

[Dan]

Josh McCown throwing to Deontay Burnett & Greg Ward with Boston Scott in the backfield.

THIS IS HAPPENING. IN THE PLAYOFFS

[Gray Fox]

And we still beat the Cowboys with this :D

[Gray Fox]

1213956781661179908

Sounds like he's in some bother by the looks of that.

[Gray Fox]

Tough way to bow out that, but we just ran out of guys to turn to.

We only had Ward at WR who caught a pass. The rest was just to a TE or a dump off. Even then McCown was limping through the game. I also question some of the calls at the death of the game. To get a 1st and goal on the 10 with only a TD being good enough, should really see 4 shots at the end zone. Considering how Clowney was destroying the front too they should have been quick passes from shotgun.

Even with all of that said, we did extremely well to make a game of it and a season of it. I'd quite like to see some younger blood in at WR over the off season and maybe a change in OC.

[thommo]

What a wildcard weekend, it must be said. 4 close games with 2 overtime finishes. A couple of surprises with the Titans and Vikings winning. All we need now is Tennessee to roll to the Superbowl, with Derrick Henry rushing for 200 yards every game.

[Dan]

Titans/Vikings in the run it bowl :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You're excluding the greatest ever rushing team?

[thommo]

It doesn't count when it's all trickery and play design. This is for REAL NFL teams, that run it straight down the middle on all three downs. Get the Redskins in there while we're at it.

[Giggles]

Hope the Ravens walk it from here.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cowboys have hired Mike McCarthy.

Just me who doesn't rate him?

[Dan]

1214232465872687104

We have Tua.

On the subject of injured Alabama players making decisions about whether or not to enter the 2020 NFL draft, did we mention Dylan Moses returning to school? This LB class is going to be pretty bad, but next year you’ll have Moses & Micah Parsons, which is going to be at least on the same level of beastliness as the Devins.

[Foe]

1214232465872687104

We have Tua.

On the subject of injured Alabama players making decisions about whether or not to enter the 2020 NFL draft, did we mention Dylan Moses returning to school? This LB class is going to be pretty bad, but next year you’ll have Moses & Micah Parsons, which is going to be at least on the same level of beastliness as the Devins.

Makes so much sense. No way he should be risking anything with $10m plus on the table.

Burreaux still goes ahead of him but it’s an interesting toss up vs Herbert.

Might get 4 first round qbs if Fromm sneaks in (has he declared yet?)

[Foe]

Also, does anyone remember the name of the qb displaced at Clemson by Trevor lawrence?

No. Didn’t think so.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Makes so much sense. No way he should be risking anything with $10m plus on the table.

Burreaux still goes ahead of him but it’s an interesting toss up vs Herbert.

Might get 4 first round qbs if Fromm sneaks in (has he declared yet?)

I've been seeing a lot of mock drafts where he goes to Miami (even at 5) who are apparently happy to let Fitzmagic roll on for another year whilst Tua sits.

[Giggles]

What’s this Burreaux shite about?

[Dan]

What’s this Burreaux shite about?

https://fanbuzz.com/college-football/sec/lsu/ap-joe-burrow-senior-night/

Tua to Miami at 5 is the obvious call, but they could easily trade up to 3 if they really want him & someone else tries to make a deal with Detroit. Not sure whether Fromm is coming out - the talk of him going back to school picked up in the last month of the season - but even if he does he might not make the first round anyway. He'll get lots of credit for his football intelligence & character, but his arm is average & he's not mobile, so you could argue he's the Josh Rosen of the class in terms of play style.

Justin Herbert will go in the first & then you have Jordan Love & Jalen Hurts who are guys that teams could probably talk themselves into based on TRAITS.

Oh, and Foe, the name you're looking for is Kelly Bryant.

[Foe]

Haha yeah I knew it was Kelly Bryant. I just forgot how much of a shitter his post Clemson career went. Injured at mizzou. Nice one.

Is deondre Francois draft eligible yet? 😉

Hurts I think will go in the second. He’s a better josh dobbs with a history of wins. Could see someone like Tennessee fancying him as a back up / develop option. Maybe even Baltimore if trace mcsorley is deemed expendable.

[Dan]

Yep, Francois is in one of the small bowl games this week, actually. I saw a Twitter post earlier today with a list of QBs on one team that included him, Khalil Tate (I thought he'd said he was going back to school but evidently not) & Alex Hornibrook.

1214225955595673603

No idea who any of the others are. I've not been on it this year really.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

1214303022739836938

Cracking.

[Giggles]

Rhule to Carolina and Joe Judge (Patriots special teams) to the Giants.

[Gray Fox]

Rhule getting $62m for that too.

[Giggles]

And he’ll go down in flames.

[Dan]

I dunno, he’s done an excellent job at Baylor, and it sounds like he’s going to get a decent bit of backing - apparently Tepper has already agreed to build him a sports science department like he got set up at Baylor.

[Dan]

I’ve just discovered that there’s an OT in this draft class called Ketel Asse :cool:

[Ian]

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/01/09/nfl-quarterback-economics-playoff-divisional-round

This is pretty dry but I still found it interesting.

[Dan]

Yeah, it’s interesting to see how paying up affects roster building - it does seem to be the real world version of playing a Madden franchise if it had a hard mode.

[Ian]

I had entirely forgotten that Manning took a paycut with Denver to help keep other players and assumed he was going to be one of the $20m exceptions.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck them for putting Ravens on late tomorrow :(

[Ian]

Don't you stay up watching shit until all hours anyway?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah but I'm no longer a young man and I hit the wall around 3. These games usually go until 4:30 or so.

[Gray Fox]

It's an interesting conversation. A good QB fit is surprisingly hard to find these days. However if it were me building the team, unless the QB is properly special then I would be asking them to get on a team friendly deal or find a promising rookie.

I'd definitely pony up for Wilson and probably for Rodgers, but a Cousins or a Jimmy G? I'd rather put that into the O-Line. The Broncos showed the value of spreading the cash elsewhere when old Manning won despite his arm disintegrating.

If Jackson keeps up his current level or close to it he should be in and around $40m too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

As did the Ravens when they won with Dilfer.

Still the only QB to be released after winning the Super Bowl.

[Giggles]

That was the best defense ever played the game though. We’ll never see the like.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001095708/article/eagles-josh-mccown-played-through-hamstring-tear

McCown played with his hamstring torn off the bone which happened sometime in the second quarter. That's mad.

He's going to be out for around 6 months.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

1215771904319029249

lol.

[Giggles]

Al Harris :cool:

The Packers could really do with winning this to exorcise some of the demons from the last time, but their defence will never slow Wilson down.

[Dan]

This is an unusual story. (https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/7/21054962/jay-ajayi-nfl-mls-esports-fifa-philadelphia-union)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I had heard he has signed a contract with them but just assumed it was an ambassador role or something and not as an actual competitor.

[Gray Fox]

Errr what? I also love that the shirt has Bimbo on it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Vikings/Niners in about an hour.

[Giggles]

Good finish to the FCS championship game.

[Giggles]

And of course for the first time in 6 weeks, NowTV decides to be a turd.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This is an unusual story. (https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/7/21054962/jay-ajayi-nfl-mls-esports-fifa-philadelphia-union)

Turns out he lost 6-0 yesterday in the quarter-finals (apparently if you're playing for the host club you advance automatically).

It was against the guy who finished third last year and the year before but still.

His whole tournament hasn't gone well:

1215416143323783168

https://www.mlssoccer.com/emls/2020/overall-standings

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a great opening drive from the Niners.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

And that's probably game.

[Giggles]

Happy days. Whoever likes can win it now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Prediction: We'll score two quick TD's to put pressure on Titans, they'll move away from Henry and he'll get less than 100 rushing yards.

[Gray Fox]

5 Heisman trophy winners in this is pretty lol. Is that a record?

[Gray Fox]

Prediction: We'll score two quick TD's to put pressure on Titans, they'll move away from Henry and he'll get less than 100 rushing yards.

Well this is awkward.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That is a mad catch.

[Gray Fox]

Awkwardness intensifies.

[John]

Jackson has been shite. Get fucked, Mahow.

Although that was a fucking exocet he's just sent to Andrews.

[phonics]

Sorry but I'm not having one of the players being called 'Hollywood Brown'.

[John]

Sorry but I'm not having one of the players being called 'Hollywood Brown'.

Marquis Brown. Hollywood is his nickname.

[Gray Fox]

He's also the Cousin of Antonio Brown.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jackson has been shite. Get fucked, Mahow.

Although that was a fucking exocet he's just sent to Andrews.

I disagree, I put this firmly on the receivers dropping balls.

The interception should have been caught by Mark Andrews, Snead had a big drop and Roberts has had a couple.

[John]

He isn't alone in having been shite, but even in the run game he's been hesitant.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Penalties are also killing us.

Also, Titans have gotten away with a couple including this dirty hit from Simmons:

1216182249357529088

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Their best defender is Correa right now who was a massive bust in Baltimore :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was nice.

[phonics]

Im no expert but Jackson is making it look like me playing Madden 2003

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's some catch, my word.

[Gray Fox]

And now you see why he's called Hollywood.

[John]

Jackson beginning to turn it on now. He's a joy to watch when he takes off.

[phonics]

That run from Jackson. He looks like everyone else should do what he does but you know it’s impossible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

His acceleration is pretty bonkers.

[phonics]

As I said, I don’t watch a lot but he seems to force so much time in the pocket and then just teleport 30 yards. It’s incredible to watch.

[John]

Henry. :drool:

He's been taking four yard nibbles all day but that's the first time he's really got shifting. He was largely before my time, but from clips and descriptions it seems Henry is basically Marshawn Lynch.

[Gray Fox]

Mahow doubted the King.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I missed.

[John]

Mahow doubted the King.

Seems he's the same here as in the weekly/monthly football threads, you could make a few quid if you could find some means of gambling on the precise opposite of everything he says.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pretty much over if they score here.

[phonics]

The other team having a massive bloke who can also run fast seems like cheating while we’re at it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Going to take something monumental to win from here. Fuck.

[Gray Fox]

We're going to have Ryan Tannehill winning a Superbowl.

[phonics]

We're going to have Ryan Tannehill winning a Superbowl.

*Aaron Rodgers.

[Gray Fox]

Green Bay and Kansas struggle to stop the run. Ravens are good at it and look at what the Titans are doing to them.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Niners are the best equipped to stop the Titans but I don't know if they can.

This Titans team looks really good right now and they've knocked out the perennial challengers and the team most people fancied to win it all.

[John]

:D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ugly throw.

[Gray Fox]

This reminds me of the Cam Newton gameplan the Broncos openly admitted.

Cut off his biggest threat in his rushing and then force him into throwing. He's not bad at it, but there's a mistake in him.

[phonics]

This reminds me of the Cam Newton gameplan the Broncos openly admitted.

Cut off his biggest threat in his rushing and then force him into throwing. He's not bad at it, but there's a mistake in him.

Yeah but the opposition being able to gain 5 yards every time they run the ball with this massive Henry lad seems to be an issue also.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Our gameplan was wrong, I don't know why we didn't run it more. Only 9 carries for our running backs (6 for Ingram and 3 for Gus) when the team is so much more potent when that run game is going. We became one-dimensional.

[Gray Fox]

If they weren't being given the ball back every 2 mins that would be less of an issue.

[John]

Ravens must have at least double the total yardage of the Titans here yet it still feels like a blowout.

[phonics]

this Commentator doesn’t seem to understand what the statistic he’s being showed means and just started ad-libbing.

[John]

Lamar Jackson was worth over five hundred yards on his own and they got one touchdown in the game.

[Ian]

Just checked the late game score and I'm gonna need to file that one under 'lol'.

[Giggles]

If Aaron Jones isn’t the majority of the offense tonight then Seattle are going to cruise this. Metcalf is going to hall be a field day.

[Dan]

Bye, Dan.

:)

[Gray Fox]

Can we get Mahow on suicide watch?

[Dan]

1216204815061024768

Nobody will have earnt their ring more :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It would be quite funny if they do it now (it's hard to see past a Titans/Niners Super Bowl) considering the Bowl is in Miami this year.

[Gray Fox]

Who needs QB passing yards.

The King wants his crown.

[Dan]

It would be quite funny if they do it now (it's hard to see past a Titans/Niners Super Bowl) considering the Bowl is in Miami this year.

It was hard to see past Baltimore until yesterday.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It was hard to see past Baltimore until yesterday.

Sport is a funny old game.

[Gray Fox]

I also didn't see the Patriots keeping McDaniels.

[Foe]

Lamar’s passing yesterday was ridiculous.. so many throws behind the receiver or just floated. It’s better than it was last year but the fact he will probably win MVP is mental.

Be interesting to see what teams do against them next year. A full off season to figure out their scheme.

Derrick Henry is unbelievable. Problem for the Titans is if he gets a knock, game over.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lamar’s passing yesterday was ridiculous.. so many throws behind the receiver or just floated. It’s better than it was last year but the fact he will probably win MVP is mental.

Be interesting to see what teams do against them next year. A full off season to figure out their scheme.

Derrick Henry is unbelievable. Problem for the Titans is if he gets a knock, game over.

Horseshit.

The MVP race is for the regular season and there was no one doing as much as he was.

[thommo]

If Henry gets a knock, just move Tannehill to WR and get Mariota back in to float up long bombs to him. Easy win.

[Giggles]

Jackson is about as clear an MVP winner as you’d find.

[niko_cee]

Big Andy's KC run defence will sort out Henry no bother.

:uhoh:

[Giggles]

Still reckon the Seahawks will do a number on SanFran and make it. Could easily have beaten them in week 17.

The AFC is way up in the air though, I’d put all three as a complete toss-up. Maybe the Texans the slight weakest of the three.

[Gray Fox]

You should never count out the true MVP.

[Giggles]

You should never count out the true MVP.

Wilson?

[Dan]

1216393379698937857

Patriots not exactly dealing with the end of the dynasty very well, it seems.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wilson?

MVPat.

[Giggles]

BB needs to retire, head for the hall of fame, let them rename the trophy, and let Josh McDaniels do the Moyes job.

[Giggles]

MVPat.

Seahawks - Chiefs would be excellent.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a great play call.

[niko_cee]

Another bye week rusty fisting inbound here.

Oh fuck.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Well this is making me feel better.

[Foe]

Too early. Still 55 minutes for PattyMah to hose us.

‘Mon

[niko_cee]

Critical drop-pass-itis spreading like wildfire among everyone bar the fucking 49ers.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Get fucked you child beating twat.

[niko_cee]

This is like a carbon copy of last night, but the shit's hitting the fan much quicker.

[Gray Fox]

I meant Wilson.

This is all kinds of lol.

[Dan]

Are we going to have one team just completely not show up in all of these playoff games?

[Foe]

Please don’t fuck this up.

[John]

What the fuck's happened here?

[Dan]

Is this the worst set of playoffs this decade?

[Gray Fox]

It seems the Chiefs went out on the piss on the bye week.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The boos :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Once again, get fucked child beater.

[Dan]

I love Justin Reid

[niko_cee]

Is this the worst set of playoffs this decade?

Wildcard weekend was quality.

This round has been dreadful and it's times like these when you miss the option of redzone when the main game is shite/done. Bring back the regular season.

[Foe]

I love Justin Reid

That hit was a thing of beauty. Tyreek hill clapping to appreciate it despite being absolutely fucked.

What’s the odds on a KC win now?

[Dan]

That hit was a thing of beauty. Tyreek hill clapping to appreciate it despite being absolutely fucked.

What’s the odds on a KC win now?

1216461157684391939

Not good.

[Dan]

Better now.

[Foe]

I am scared. :(

[Foe]

I am scared. :(

:( :(

[Dan]

More better now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They go for that but not the 4th and 1 deep in KC territory?

[Foe]

They go for that but not the 4th and 1 deep in KC territory?

The clock fucked them. Can’t take two back to back timeouts so would’ve had to run it. Obviously not confident enough in short yardage.

Bit of a mental call tbf. Not smart football when you’re 24-7 up away as an under dog in your own half.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What the fuck is happening?

[Foe]

Make it stop.

:( :( :(

[Dan]

Oh boy :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Thompson basically stopping for a second was weird as well.

[John]

This is pandemonium.

[niko_cee]

Passing it backwards now. :eek:

[Dan]

Hopkins going full Josh Allen there.

[Gray Fox]

Can we put the other game back on? I don't like this one.

[Dan]

Can we just play the National Championship games five times?

[igor_balis]

Wtf is going on

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I don't like this game.

[Ian]

This has been a mental turnaround.

[Ian]

18 more points needed for a playoff record.

[Dan]

Wait, BOB was actually thinking of punting there? :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's shit.

[Gray Fox]

The HoF president has taken to surprising past coaches on air, to inform them they've made the HoF.

1216529701050572800

[Giggles]

:uhoh: This is 2015 coming all over again.

[Giggles]

Russell Wilson is unreal. He’s going to win this on his own.

[Giggles]

I never dreamt that sack of shit Graham would be one of the players to come up big in this one. 3rd and long was the winning of it all night.

[Gray Fox]

I can't believe they didn't have a camera angle from the other side of the field on that 3rd down. He looked clearly a half yard short on it.

[Giggles]

The yellow line looked more off to me. The view where you can see the marker showed it was probably a first down, not enough to overturn it anyway.

That said, I hope it was short and I hope Pete Carroll is absolutely seething.

[Ian]

ESPN are apparently preparing to offer Romo ALL the money to go to them from CBS.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/01/13/tony-romo-espn-reportedly-preparing-historic-offer-broadcasting

And in other news Denver are trying to get Shurmur as OC which seems a decent move.

[Foe]

National championship game tonight gents. Lsu Clemson on espn. I’ve got it set to record and will watch it in a day or two.

Praying for an Lsu win. They’re due one and Burrow has been worthy. TLaw could go off though. Hopefully a cracker.

[phonics]

It's probably a bit late but can we get this Hall of Fame curator guy into the Wrestling Biz?

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/270326079648956433/666390149013176331/unknown.png

Him v Andre in the squared circle would have been all-time.

[niko_cee]

The refs were spotting the ball appallingly all weekend but that Packers game took the piss. What with their 3rd down conversion rate and the friendly official crew they're going to get absolutely rinsed by the 49ers next week, sadly.

[Gray Fox]

A Chiefs v 49ers game is probably the best bet for entertainment and closeness. I feel any mix in of the others would lead to a one sided game one way or the other. That being said, anyone but the Chiefs from here.

The Mahomes bandwagon is already annoying as it is, we do not need him getting a ring. And I'm saying that even though it is Andy Reid.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

In terms of who I'd like to win:

Titans
Niners
Packers (a long way down from the other two)
Chiefs.

Bound to be a Packers/Chiefs final now with the Chiefs winning.

[Ian]

I'd agree with that Mahow.

Derrick Henry getting a Super Bowl ring would go nicely alongside his MINDGAMESBOWL win over Thommo in our Yahoo fantasy league. :nodd:

[Giggles]

The refs were spotting the ball appallingly all weekend but that Packers game took the piss. What with their 3rd down conversion rate and the friendly official crew they're going to get absolutely rinsed by the 49ers next week, sadly.

Be no different to when they met in the regular season. 49ers absolutely destroyed them.

[niko_cee]

I just want the AFC champs to win.

Unless the 49ers walk it I reckon it should be an entertaining superbowl, none of the other participants seem overly bothered with defending (maybe harsh on Tennessee). So in all likelihood San Fran will just shut it down.

[Giggles]

It needs to be the Chiefs if it's to be entertaining. SF would shut down Tennessee handily enough.

[Giggles]

I'd have taken hand and all off if you'd told me the Packers would reach the NFC championship game though with a new (and completely unheralded) coach and one receiver, even if they are taken apart on Sunday. Still reckon they should have went out and got a receiver when they had the good start with Rodgers' career tailing off so badly as that could be the window closed, but it's been a class season.

Worst 13-3 team ever :drool:

[Gray Fox]

https://dailysnark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/thumb-60-645x1024.jpg

[Giggles]

https://dailysnark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/thumb-60-645x1024.jpg


He reminds be a bit of the aforementioned Mr Rodgers the way he plays actually. Just watched the highlights there, savage talent.

[Ian]

The guy writing about Chiefs / Texans for the Guardian has got a bit giddy and seems to be suggesting a more traditional pocket passer cannot possibly win against a mobile quarterback.

We'll just ignore the last five Super Bowls obviously because mobile QBs were only invented this year seemingly.

[Gray Fox]

He reminds be a bit of the aforementioned Mr Rodgers the way he plays actually. Just watched the highlights there, savage talent.

If the Bengals choose anyone else they need to shut down.


The guy writing about Chiefs / Texans for the Guardian has got a bit giddy and seems to be suggesting a more traditional pocket passer cannot possibly win against a mobile quarterback.

We'll just ignore the last five Super Bowls obviously because mobile QBs were only invented this year seemingly.

Even if you go back 20 years, you have Wilson and maybe at a stretch you count Rodgers. That's it.

[niko_cee]

Wentz was pretty mobile until all parts of his body started failing. Is he still?

Having not read the article, presumably the point is that the 'emerging talents' or 'direction of travel' for QBs in the league, and coming out of college, is towards these more 'dynamic' chaps to the point where it might be hard to find a classic pocket passer if that's the way you want to go (other than the existing ones).

Then Jimmy G wins the superbowl.

[Gray Fox]

He is, but he doesn't have a play-off win to his own name yet. He did put in great work in the Superbowl season, but we all know it wasn't him getting it over the line. A shame really because that's always going to be there against him now.

[Ian]

[
The non-mobile quarterbacks who win strictly with their arm, playing with rhythm and tempo, are now dinosaurs. You cannot win with Brady (or at least the early, non-pocket mover edition rather than his current incarnation) or Manning anymore. The game is too fast, and defenders and defenses are too versatile, too complex. Nowadays you need a quarterback who can improvise, break the script every once in a while, and isn’t afraid to make risky throws. You need a Watson or Wilson or Rodgers.

The idea that peak Manning or Brady would struggle now is just absolute nonsense. Yes ideally you'd like a guy who can do both but a good coordinator will work with what he's got and if that means a very talented quarterback but one who you need to create good protection for then so be it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/28482788/retired-nfl-star-chad-johnson-trying-xfl-kicker

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kuechly has announced his retirement at 28.

Also, Netflix are releasing an Aaron Hernandez documentary tomorrow.

[thommo]

Luke Kuechly has, seemingly, just retired. :serious:

[thommo]

Kuechly has announced his retirement at 28.

Also, Netflix are releasing an Aaron Hernandez documentary tomorrow.

Did you watch the video on the Panthers Twitter? Seems pretty cut up about it and knows he can't keep going, even though he wants to.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Did you watch the video on the Panthers Twitter? Seems pretty cut up about it and knows he can't keep going, even though he wants to.

Yeah, he must feel like his body is breaking down.

He had another great year this season too. 4th highest graded ILB by PFF.

[Gray Fox]

Either his body is starting to tell him to stop, or he's had some concussions and been checked out now the season is over.

A shame to see him go as he clearly wants to keep playing.

[Dan]

Wow, that massively sucks :( Panthers have stolen Joe Brady away from LSU as well, so I look forward to all the futile speculation of them trading up for Burrow.

On the opposite side of the coin to Luke, Larry Fitzgerald is back for one more year :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fitzmagic :drool:

Further supports the Tua to Dolphins rumours.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

1217492832367382528

SEETHING.

I haven't seen him play but his numbers don't exactly scream HOF although it is funny that he's the only guy on offense of the 70's Decade team that isn't in the HOF.

[Foe]

Lsu :)

Burrow :cool:

Kuechly :cry:

The Texans :( :cry:

[Gray Fox]

Pearson getting what he deserves for his shitty speech in the Philly draft.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just watched the first 2 episodes of the Netflix Aaron Hernandez documentary, the guy was (obviously) messed up and there's a lot in it that I didn't know at the time.

I know that following his suicide he was diagnosed with CTE but I wouldn't have been surprised if he had done most of it even if he hadn't suffered from brain trauma.

[Ian]

Yeah I'm interested to watch that. I looked up that story again the other day and had totally forgotten the homosexuality thing as well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah I'm interested to watch that. I looked up that story again the other day and had totally forgotten the homosexuality thing as well.

Yeah that was one of the things that passed me by at the time, as well as his cousin refusing to say anything and Mike Pouncey still calling him a brother after his suicide.

[Giggles]

Warrant out for Beckham Jr :D


1217488651283849216

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28496532/new-orleans-police-issue-arrest-warrant-browns-odell-beckham-jr

I thought the warrant thing was a joke :D

Carries a maximum of 6 months and a $1000 fine.

[Dan]

They shouldn’t have all been knobs to a police officer, but putting out an arrest warrant for OBJ is laughable.

It would have been amazing, however, if the guy had immediately turned round & cuffed him in the locker room.

[thommo]

Antonio Brown's agent has 'conditionally terminated' their relationship. He seriously needs help. The more I see of his crazy actions, the more I think back to that huge hit to the head he took from Burfict in the playoffs.

[Giggles]

I’d love to know how many involved in LSU wanted that twat around in the first place. The win wasn’t about him no matter how much he wanted to make it.

[Dan]

So, by the start of next season LSU will have lost:

- 'Passing Game Co-Ordinator' Joe Brady (now OC for the Carolina Panthers)
- Defensive Co-Ordinator Dave Aranda (expected to replace Matt Rhule as the head coach at Baylor)
- Starting QB Joe Burrow
- Starting RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
- Starting WR Justin Jefferson
- WR Derek Dillon
- TE Stephen Sullivan
- Starting LT Saahdiq Charles
- Starting LG Adrian Magee
- Starting C Lloyd Cushenberry III
- Starting RG Damian Lewis
- Starting DT Rashard Lawrence
- DT Breiden Fehoko
- Starting EDGE K'Lavon Chaisson (probably, I don't think he's actually declared yet)
- Starting LB Patrick Queen
- Starting CB Kristian Fulton
- Starting S Grant Delpit

Odd aren't looking great for a repeat.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Antonio Brown's agent has 'conditionally terminated' their relationship. He seriously needs help. The more I see of his crazy actions, the more I think back to that huge hit to the head he took from Burfict in the playoffs.

1217283045545455616

He wants to fight that absolute tosspot Logan Paul but look at his hand speed and movement.