🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈

[Hueristic]

I think percentage wise he knew he had a better chance to score on the ground then to kick it.  Probably was playing any extra point like that knowing if he hit 1 out of 2 basically would equal hitting both extra points.  That wind was serious. 

I just figured it was the universe fucking me as folk was my kicker on my team fighting for a playoff spot.

Even the field goals they hit them things were kick it and cross fingers no big gust came through that second.  Bill is old school so he probably loved that win more than any other one so far this year.

Yeah he started with the Browns smashmouth IIRC!

[ChiBitCTy]

They missed their first FG attempt from extra point range after getting goaline stopped.

You're right, I just edited my post a few seconds ago. Still a good strategy with that two-point play.

Yeah it was pretty cool, I was a little surprised at the time but thats why bill is a great coach I guess.

I think percentage wise he knew he had a better chance to score on the ground then to kick it.  Probably was playing any extra point like that knowing if he hit 1 out of 2 basically would equal hitting both extra points.  That wind was serious.  Even the field goals they hit them things were kick it and cross fingers no big gust came through that second.  Bill is old school so he probably loved that win more than any other one so far this year.

Oh Bill absolutely loved everything about that game.  He is as old school as it gets in the modern NFL and he was probably licking his chops when he read the weather report earlier in the day.  The question I find myself asking is, if it weren't for the crazy snowy/windy weather they had, would the Patriots still have won the game? I think it's fair to ask.  Personally I still think the Bills are better, call me crazy.

[suchmoon]

Oh Bill absolutely loved everything about that game.  He is as old school as it gets in the modern NFL and he was probably licking his chops when he read the weather report earlier in the day.  The question I find myself asking is, if it weren't for the crazy snowy/windy weather they had, would the Patriots still have won the game? I think it's fair to ask.  Personally I still think the Bills are better, call me crazy.

They've won last 7, most in good weather, some against decent teams (Chargers/Browns/Titans, the latter two being blowouts). Their defense is excellent. I'm not a Patriots fan by any means but I think they are better than Bills at this point in the season. As for weather, that's part of the deal. If you can't play from mid-November (nearly half of the season), you're not a good team IMO.

[ChiBitCTy]

Oh Bill absolutely loved everything about that game.  He is as old school as it gets in the modern NFL and he was probably licking his chops when he read the weather report earlier in the day.  The question I find myself asking is, if it weren't for the crazy snowy/windy weather they had, would the Patriots still have won the game? I think it's fair to ask.  Personally I still think the Bills are better, call me crazy.

They've won last 7, most in good weather, some against decent teams (Chargers/Browns/Titans, the latter two being blowouts). Their defense is excellent. I'm not a Patriots fan by any means but I think they are better than Bills at this point in the season. As for weather, that's part of the deal. If you can't play from mid-November (nearly half of the season), you're not a good team IMO.

Yeah you certainly make some very good points. I’m not sure I fully agree but well said. I still think quarterbacks dictate most teams and the Bills QB is far better than the Patriots. I believe they play each other again coming up here in a couple weeks, so this should be a fun rematch! It’s just too bad that the bills don’t have a decent RB. That’s killing them !

[wheelz1200]

Honestly I think the Patriots are one of the best teams in football right now (well obviously they are the #1 seed right now) but their defense is unreal.  I laid a bet on Tampa when they played the Pats, and that d help Tom in check dam well knowing Brady wanted to go in there and light it up.  This might be the best d Pats have ever had.  No way they lose  with Brady, question is can they win with mac.

[South Park]

Oh Bill absolutely loved everything about that game.  He is as old school as it gets in the modern NFL and he was probably licking his chops when he read the weather report earlier in the day.  The question I find myself asking is, if it weren't for the crazy snowy/windy weather they had, would the Patriots still have won the game? I think it's fair to ask.  Personally I still think the Bills are better, call me crazy.

They've won last 7, most in good weather, some against decent teams (Chargers/Browns/Titans, the latter two being blowouts). Their defense is excellent. I'm not a Patriots fan by any means but I think they are better than Bills at this point in the season. As for weather, that's part of the deal. If you can't play from mid-November (nearly half of the season), you're not a good team IMO.

Yeah you certainly make some very good points. I’m not sure I fully agree but well said. I still think quarterbacks dictate most teams and the Bills QB is far better than the Patriots. I believe they play each other again coming up here in a couple weeks, so this should be a fun rematch! It’s just too bad that the bills don’t have a decent RB. That’s killing them !

The problem with the Bills is the running game on both sides of the ball, they could not stop the run even when they knew the Patriots were going to run all game and it is no like the Patriots have any star RB, and if to this we add they cannot run the ball either then they have problems winning the time of possession, which is a huge disadvantage at the end of the game.

Now the weather was extreme and it benefited the Patriots so the next game should be closer, but that is not their problem right now, the Bills are facing The Bucs this week and if they lose then they will be 7-6 and out of the playoffs with four weeks remaining, so they will have no other option but to win at NE, and the pressure to play well under those circumstances can be enough to reduce their performance just enough for Belichick to pull another win over them.

[wheelz1200]

Dam Dalvin cook is playing tonight.  I chucked him back in my starting lineup.  Dude went out 11 days ago with a separated shoulder.  That would knock me out of a dart league for at least a year lol.  Apparently gonna play with a shoulder harness on.  Kind of a gamble but he has played before with a harness and had 31 touches so rolling the dice tonight.

[Hueristic]

Dam Dalvin cook is playing tonight.  I chucked him back in my starting lineup.  Dude went out 11 days ago with a separated shoulder.  That would knock me out of a dart league for at least a year lol.  Apparently gonna play with a shoulder harness on.  Kind of a gamble but he has played before with a harness and had 31 touches so rolling the dice tonight.

I dislocated my shoulder, put it back in and went to bed at about 7pm ( I usually crashed at midnight at that time) and woke up the next morning yawned and stretched and it fell out of the socket again! I didn't need coffee to wake up that morning I'll tell you! I put it back in and went to work (Marine at the time).

Finally 3 years later of getting sick of it falling out of the socket I had a putty platt done on it. Never missed a day from it except for the surgery recovery time.

[wheelz1200]

Dam Dalvin cook is playing tonight.  I chucked him back in my starting lineup.  Dude went out 11 days ago with a separated shoulder.  That would knock me out of a dart league for at least a year lol.  Apparently gonna play with a shoulder harness on.  Kind of a gamble but he has played before with a harness and had 31 touches so rolling the dice tonight.

I dislocated my shoulder, put it back in and went to bed at about 7pm ( I usually crashed at midnight at that time) and woke up the next morning yawned and stretched and it fell out of the socket again! I didn't need coffee to wake up that morning I'll tell you! I put it back in and went to work (Marine at the time).

Finally 3 years later of getting sick of it falling out of the socket I had a putty platt done on it. Never missed a day from it except for the surgery recovery time.

Dang you are tougher than me.  And the dude is getting wrecked by linebackers with his shoulder all loose goosy.  Maybe it's not that big of a deal at all.  Either way cook 3 rushes 54 yards and j jefferson with a td my Minnesota combo doing work tonight already!

[Hueristic]

Dam Dalvin cook is playing tonight.  I chucked him back in my starting lineup.  Dude went out 11 days ago with a separated shoulder.  That would knock me out of a dart league for at least a year lol.  Apparently gonna play with a shoulder harness on.  Kind of a gamble but he has played before with a harness and had 31 touches so rolling the dice tonight.

I dislocated my shoulder, put it back in and went to bed at about 7pm ( I usually crashed at midnight at that time) and woke up the next morning yawned and stretched and it fell out of the socket again! I didn't need coffee to wake up that morning I'll tell you! I put it back in and went to work (Marine at the time).

Finally 3 years later of getting sick of it falling out of the socket I had a putty platt done on it. Never missed a day from it except for the surgery recovery time.

Dang you are tougher than me.  And the dude is getting wrecked by linebackers with his shoulder all loose goosy.  Maybe it's not that big of a deal at all. 

As long as the harness keeps the shoulder from moving out of the socket the arm should be fine. Tendons shrink back extremely fast. My socket was damaged and thats why it kept falling out and had to have surgery.

I had a big toes that was dislocated that the doc told me was only fractured and I told him it was dislocated I know exactly what that feels like and he ignored me and splinted it and told me to come back in a month. I walked on a dislocated toe for a month and went back and told him it was still dislocated and that time he  x-rayed it from the side instead off just the top and said "damn your right" and tried to pop it back in but by then the tendons had shrink so much he and 2 other guys could not pull it back into place. I learned the hard way not to trust the VA doctors and that tendons shrink fast in that one episode and have a screw in my big toe to this day because of that.

Either way cook 3 rushes 54 yards and j jefferson with a td my Minnesota combo doing work tonight already!

I benched Matheson.

Was hoping to have him this game without cook. It would have been huge for my team.

[wheelz1200]

Dam Dalvin cook is playing tonight.  I chucked him back in my starting lineup.  Dude went out 11 days ago with a separated shoulder.  That would knock me out of a dart league for at least a year lol.  Apparently gonna play with a shoulder harness on.  Kind of a gamble but he has played before with a harness and had 31 touches so rolling the dice tonight.

I dislocated my shoulder, put it back in and went to bed at about 7pm ( I usually crashed at midnight at that time) and woke up the next morning yawned and stretched and it fell out of the socket again! I didn't need coffee to wake up that morning I'll tell you! I put it back in and went to work (Marine at the time).

Finally 3 years later of getting sick of it falling out of the socket I had a putty platt done on it. Never missed a day from it except for the surgery recovery time.

Dang you are tougher than me.  And the dude is getting wrecked by linebackers with his shoulder all loose goosy.  Maybe it's not that big of a deal at all. 

As long as the harness keeps the shoulder from moving out of the socket the arm should be fine. Tendons shrink back extremely fast. My socket was damaged and thats why it kept falling out and had to have surgery.

I had a big toes that was dislocated that the doc told me was only fractured and I told him it was dislocated I know exactly what that feels like and he ignored me and splinted it and told me to come back in a month. I walked on a dislocated toe for a month and went back and told him it was still dislocated and that time he  x-rayed it from the side instead off just the top and said "damn your right" and tried to pop it back in but by then the tendons had shrink so much he and 2 other guys could not pull it back into place. I learned the hard way not to trust the VA doctors and that tendons shrink fast in that one episode and have a screw in my big toe to this day because of that.

Either way cook 3 rushes 54 yards and j jefferson with a td my Minnesota combo doing work tonight already!

I benched Matheson.

Was hoping to have him this game without cook. It would have been huge for my team.

Yeah I hear you, some chopshops are terrible.  Ripped every muscle and tendon in my right should and could move my arm.  Emergency room doctor told me it was just badly brused went to a specialist next morning and just shook his head.  Told me within a week or so I would have been SOL. 

With that being said sorry about Mattison but d cook 7 rushes over a hundred with a td.  Boom welcome back my man!

[Hueristic]

Yeah I hear you, some chopshops are terrible.  Ripped every muscle and tendon in my right should and could move my arm.  Emergency room doctor told me it was just badly brused went to a specialist next morning and just shook his head.  Told me within a week or so I would have been SOL. 

Ouch!  Glad you got that sorted, it makes me sick those hacks are protected by the industry.

With that being said sorry about Mattison but d cook 7 rushes over a hundred with a td.  Boom welcome back my man!

Sum bitch!

Steelers have no clue how to protect the run.

[bbc.reporter]

What type of steroids did Mike Zimmer give this Vikings defense for this game week? Najee Harris’ projected fantasy points, 14.0, but fantasy points created today, only presently 4.8. I am quite certain that Vikings DST is presently scoring 20 points or more for this game hehe.

Good luck to everyone in the playoff. It appears that I will not beat Taco Corp. Najee should be scoring more than the projection to win versus his line up.

[ChiBitCTy]

Some really sad new today, woke up checking the daily sports news (and seeing that I lost money by foolishly betting on Pittsburg lol) and saw that Demaryius Thomas has passed away at the age of 33. First Vincent Jackson now Thomas, two guys in their 30’s..just super sad.  Especially being that both were very good people.  Did a lot for their communities/charity etc.  RIP to them both.

[bbc.reporter]

@ChiBitCTy. Are their deaths because of heart failure? It is being speculated that the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer or Moderna are causing enlargement of the heart called myocarditis.

In any case, Najee Harris scores me 22 fantasy points hehe! I did not know the result of the game because I stopped watching before the Steelers began rushing in the 4th quarter and Harris’ touchdown hehe.

If I win versus Taco Corp and Maddogs lose versus Psychotics, I can go to playoff?

[suchmoon]

If I win versus Taco Corp and Maddogs lose versus Psychotics, I can go to playoff?

You would have to win by 18 points or more, otherwise Taco owns the total points tiebreaker.

[Hueristic]

Maddogs lose versus Psychotics...

Started the week looking good but lost Mattison out of my lineup thursday and Mitchel today.

[ChiBitCTy]

@ChiBitCTy. Are their deaths because of heart failure? It is being speculated that the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer or Moderna are causing enlargement of the heart called myocarditis.

In any case, Najee Harris scores me 22 fantasy points hehe! I did not know the result of the game because I stopped watching before the Steelers began rushing in the 4th quarter and Harris’ touchdown hehe.

If I win versus Taco Corp and Maddogs lose versus Psychotics, I can go to playoff?

No, has absolutely nothing to do with vaccines (and on a side note that sounds like a load of bs with the enlarged heart deal). Vincent Jackson died of a combo of alcoholism and CTE. The brain damage from football really messed him up, made him do very odd things (passed in a hotel few miles from home). Thomas is believed to have passed due to seizure/epilepsy issues he had been having. The question there is if CTE had anything to do with it, which I believe is very possible. That’s the sad thing when it comes to football is how awful it is for your brain. Having played a bit and as a running back I used to take countless blows to the head. Got my “bell rung” (black out and see what looks like a lightning bolt shooting across the blackness) many times. In my opinion tackle football should be banned for kids and possibly even through high school. A lot of my good buddies played 4 years of college ball and a little pro, and they’ve told me recently they know they have CTE (mood swings, forgetfulness etc). I really worry about them.  The other things is too that the NFL keeps allowing players who have clear signs of CTE/mental health issues like Everson Griffen to keep playing which is just heartbreaking  ( https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.marca.com/en/nfl/minnesota-vikings/2021/11/24/619e6ad3e2704e877a8b4595.html ).

[suchmoon]

Lamar is out and my whole week gives a new meaning to "fantasy football", as in "a win for my team is just a fantasy".

Except Deebo. But I doubt even he can haul in 50 points for me

No big surprises though. Bucs are beating Bills, but did anyone expect differently? KC crushed Raiders, likewise not shocking.

Edit: grammar.

[DireWolfM14]

Lamar is out and my whole week looks gives a new meaning to "fantasy football", as in "a win for my team is just a fantasy".

Except Deebo. But I doubt even he can haul in 50 points for me

No big surprises though. Bucs are beating Bills, but did anyone expect differently? KC crushed Raiders, likewise not shocking.

Debo ended up having a quite (for him) afternoon. What a nail-biter win for the 9ers, though.  I called at the end of the third quarter that they were going to blow that lead.  I have texts to a buddy to prove it. 

Shanahan is a great play caller, but he sux at clock management.  He starts thinking about it way too late in the game.  Nice TD by Aiyuk to end it.

It appears the Bills made a show of it and forced OT.