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    Carr attempting to imitate that college QB hit.

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    Having Fant trying to block Mack worked about as well as you'd expect.

    Love Lindsay though.

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    Get the lawyers, Saints fans.

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    Really bored of Garrett Bolles now.

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    I think that's 7 or 8 holds against the two LTs (both number 72, which the commentators are getting much bants out of) so far.

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    Other than actual cheating by officials what is the logic behind blowing plays dead when one team is running it in unopposed?

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    Other than actual cheating by officials what is the logic behind blowing plays dead when one team is running it in unopposed?
    They think they're right and want to show how great they are.

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    They're even told to let those go as well.

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    I reckon I could get past Bolles or at the very least he'd end up holding me.

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    Flacco is elite.

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    Poor Ian.

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    Great for drama. Terrible for football.

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    Flacco's actually been decent so far. Droppy bastards and a grim o-line are part of the issue. And I'm not convinced about Scangarello.

    What an annoying way to lose though having been ballsy and gone for the two pointer.

    EDIT: Just seen the replay of Chubb, ahem, "roughing the passer" on that last drive.

    There were some ropey calls against both teams for that sort of thing.
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    Big Ben confirmed to need elbow surgery and is out for the season.

    Mason Rudolph, your time is now.

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    Jalen Ramsey wants out.

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    We all know he's going to end up in New England, but imagine him on the Chiefs

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    Pats would need to create some cap space (at least $5m) which looks like it might be a bit hard to do.

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    Please nobody watch the Browns/Jets game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
    Please nobody watch the Browns/Jets game.
    I watched the whole first half and I am very much suffering for it in work this morning.

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    I woke up before my alarms this morning so I decided to watch the condensed game & it almost put me back to sleep for good

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    I just saw a quote from Garrett Bolles saying he "doesn't agree with" his reputation for holding.

    Mate, it's a reputation based on the fact you do it more than anyone else in the fucking league.

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    The era of Eli is finally over.

    Jones to start for the Giants on Sunday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
    Please nobody watch the Browns/Jets game.
    The first quarter was enough to tear my fucking eyes out

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gray Fox View Post
    The era of Eli is finally over.

    Jones to start for the Giants on Sunday.
    Good idea to get him in now so they can still go 14-2
    Last edited by Dan; 17-09-2019 at 04:12 PM.

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    The Bruce will be holding a candlelit vigil in his honour.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gray Fox View Post
    The era of Eli is finally over.

    Jones to start for the Giants on Sunday.
    If this is the end of Eli he’ll finish his career with exactly the same number of wins & losses (116-116), which is basically just a perfect encapsulation of his career.

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    I give it til half time.

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    Get your picks in for another glorious TNF game - Jags v Titans

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    Jaaaaaaags.

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    Well clearly it's Jags.

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    Wrong thread again

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    Other than actual cheating by officials what is the logic behind blowing plays dead when one team is running it in unopposed?
    The issue for me is to overturn a play has to be “clear and obvious”. So if they think it’s an incomplete pass, but don’t call it then the replay has to prove it’s an incomplete pass.

    The officials need to call it as they see it. If they call it wrong, they call it wrong.

    Blowing it dead is probably to stop someone getting absolutely smashed on a return which the officials though was an incomplete pass anyway. You have to blow the whistle at some point, otherwise the defenders will pick up and run every incomplete pass back just in case.

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    Also, some thoughts.

    1. Starting brees in fantasy was an error.
    2. Oakland got leathered but bar a nightmare second quarter didn’t look that bad. Glad hunter Renfrew has transitioned to an nfl slot receiver pretty well.
    3. The jets offence really is unpleasant. Leveon bell better not like football, because if he does he ain’t going to enjoy the season.
    4. Miles Garrett needs to stop the penalties. He’s an absolute monster but Jesus Chris, so many flags.
    5. All these untested qbs getting a shot is good for the league I think. Hopefully one emerges as a genuine option ala Jacoby birsett. It won’t be luke falk though, he doesn’t have the arm to be a starter. Minshew has a chance though and it would be great if he shone. Very likeable dude.

    Miami are going to struggle to lose a game by less than 10 this season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Foe View Post
    The issue for me is to overturn a play has to be “clear and obvious”. So if they think it’s an incomplete pass, but don’t call it then the replay has to prove it’s an incomplete pass.

    The officials need to call it as they see it. If they call it wrong, they call it wrong.

    Blowing it dead is probably to stop someone getting absolutely smashed on a return which the officials though was an incomplete pass anyway. You have to blow the whistle at some point, otherwise the defenders will pick up and run every incomplete pass back just in case.
    This happens in 99% of cases anyway.

    It just seems it's one of those things that is going to be reviewable to death at every point in it's existence, as a scoring play, a turnover of possession, being open to a coach's challenge, that to sack that all off on whim on the field seems odd. The ball is always run back, and when it is uncontested, which it very often is, there is really no risk of anyone getting smashed. I recall the Pats benefiting from one in the past few seasons in a play-off game and it struck me as odd at the time.

    It's a cautionary tale for VAR in our football. There are too many flags, and too many things getting re-reffed in the NFL, but the clamor is always for more and more 'correctness', and then you get things like the above which just seem to sit completely at odds with that philosophy. It's dull to watch flag after flag, everything being subject to review and annulment, and it's the end state of video review.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Foe View Post
    The issue for me is to overturn a play has to be “clear and obvious”. So if they think it’s an incomplete pass, but don’t call it then the replay has to prove it’s an incomplete pass.

    The officials need to call it as they see it. If they call it wrong, they call it wrong.

    Blowing it dead is probably to stop someone getting absolutely smashed on a return which the officials though was an incomplete pass anyway. You have to blow the whistle at some point, otherwise the defenders will pick up and run every incomplete pass back just in case.
    Proving it's an incomplete pass I feel like is one of the easier calls to make though.

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    Hold up, I’ve not even put the final thing up yet! Gotta add in the game or the week (wonder what that will be) and the player prediction (you can probably guess that one too)

    I’ll do it tonight & tally up the scores from last week.

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    Also, in the wrong thread.

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    Boy, there is some terrible football being played on national television at the moment.

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    Antonio gone again.

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    The gift that keeps on giving.





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    What games are you watching this week @Foe?

    I’m hoping Georgia/Notre Dame is on ESPN but I’ll probably stream it anyway.

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    There’s a load on bt sport. Definitely recording Georgia Norte dame (hoping the dogs knock them out, notre dame needs to be out the playoff discussion early).

    Auburn v Texas A&M at 8.30 is interesting. A&M need a win, and auburn have bo nix at qb do will be a big test for him.

    Texas Oklahoma state is on too, but unsure if I will watch that.

    Signed up to espn player free trial to get game day from 2, might see whats on there. It’s only a tenner a month...

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    Michigan v Wisconsin is the other one I'm looking at. Also got Tennessee/Florida at the same time (5pm) which could be a hilarious car crash. LSU/Vanderbilt is worth a look too.

    Auburn/A&M is the pick of the 8:30 games, although Washington/BYU & UCF/Pitt could be quietly interesting, and Louisville/Florida State is the Tennesee/Florida of the middle set of games.

    Notre Dame/Georgia is the big one for the day, but Oklahoma State/Texas might be the better game to watch. Oregon killing Stanford has some interest as well I guess.

    --

    Did some scouting for the first time in a while this week, looking at Tua & Jonathan Taylor, and currently going through Justin Herbert. Taylor is a beast, as you'd expect - kinda got 'Saquon at 80%' vibes from him - and one of those two QBs is clearly better than the other one. I'll let you guess which one it is, but it's Tua, and it's not close.

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    I saw a few clips of Tua Letters and his power and accuracy on quick release throws seems pretty bonkers.

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    #TankingForTua

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    He's accurate everywhere (his short accuracy might actually be worst, as he occasionally lets a loose one go on a screen or a dump off), but his deep accuracy was what really stood out to me - there's a video on YouTube of all of his dropbacks from the regular season & it's littered with plays where he throws 30+ yards down the field & drops it perfectly in stride. He navigates the pocket well & keeps his eyes downfield under pressure, and he's a good enough athlete to extend plays or be a legit running threat. The real worry with him is that he had a bunch of knee & ankle issues last year & his two worst games were against Georgia & Clemson, which are basically the only two teams he faced with legit NFL talent all over the defence. Oh, and the Alabama WRs are all fucking disgusting as well.

    Justin Herbert once cried in the huddle. We'll leave it there for now.
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    Jonathan Taylor destroying Michigan already

    Also, this is a relatively poor deep ball from Tua:



    Henry Ruggs is going to break the 40 record this year.
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    Unfortunate

    EDIT: This Michigan game is now so far out of hand (Wisconsin up 21-0) that the Fox team are now just talking about Smackdown moving over. Wisconsin have just picked off Patterson & they recovered a fumble inside their redzone in the first quarter.

    Jim Harbaugh needs to go, and whoever the backup QB is for Michigan is probably worth throwing in as well.
    Last edited by Dan; 21-09-2019 at 05:23 PM.

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    Good start for auburn. Boy was flying.

    See what kellen mond can do.

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