🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈

[yahoo62278]

Tho of freaking course Love looks to be a rising star. My god, GB has some sort of QB drafting cheat code.

It's not a cheat code they draft and have them sit behind the veteran for a year or 2 or 3 to learn the system before throwing them to the dogs.

You're not wrong at all.  That's how it used to be where rookies would come in, sit for 2-3 years and learn the nfl.  Now it's just fire them out there and cross your fingers it works out.  Most of these kids are shell-shocked out of the league before they shoukd have even been starting.

With that being said it's fooooootball time!! Love this time of year.  Enjoy the games fellas

There’s def something to that for sure. Tho Favre and Rodgers are two of the best ever, so they’d likely still have been great regardless but preparing before being thrown in certainly helps a lot. I understand throwing in say Cam Newton (imo best college player ever), andrew Luck, and others who were clearly NFL ready from the start. Not that sitting behind someone for a year wouldn’t still have been very helpful.

Praying Caleb Williams is truly a once in a decade prospect like he’s been touted and doesn’t get ruined by A going in too soon and B Da Bears.  Unless they keep Fields which ..no thanks.

I saw a story where kliff Kingsbury interviewed for the offensive coordinator job in Chicago. He's familiar with Caleb as he is working with the USC football team. Could go a long way in making Williams feel comfortable going to Chicago.

They may keep fields and sit Williams for part of the season unless a really good offer comes in, but who's gonna give up much f9r a guy who's won less than 20 games?

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[bbc.reporter]

It appears I was very mistaken in speculating that playoff Lamar will appear in their divisional game vs. the Texans. But it certainly appeared this way during the 1st half hehehe. The 2nd half was much better for the Ravens. It will certanly a very exciting game vs. whoever they play on the conference finals.

On the 49ers, on what they showed vs. the Packers, I reckon they are very lucky that they will play either the Lions or the Buccaneers in the NFC conference finals.

[nutildah]

On the 49ers, on what they showed vs. the Packers, I reckon they are very lucky that they will play either the Lions or the Buccaneers in the NFC conference finals.

Niners didn't look very good at all. They spent a lot of the game behind in points, and their defense made up for an offense that was 90% carried by Christian McCaffrey. Purdy kind of folded under pressure a few times. Anybody who bet on Green Bay to cover is pretty happy right now. Having said that, I agree with you and am pretty sure they can easily beat the Lions or Bucs in the conference championship.

Two close games tomorrow... now that the "easy" picks are out of the way.

[DireWolfM14]

On the 49ers, on what they showed vs. the Packers, I reckon they are very lucky that they will play either the Lions or the Buccaneers in the NFC conference finals.

Niners didn't look very good at all. They spent a lot of the game behind in points, and their defense made up for an offense that was 90% carried by Christian McCaffrey. Purdy kind of folded under pressure a few times. Anybody who bet on Green Bay to cover is pretty happy right now. Having said that, I agree with you and am pretty sure they can easily beat the Lions or Bucs in the conference championship.

Two close games tomorrow... now that the "easy" picks are out of the way.

The Niners looked flat for most of the game.  Greg Olsen talked about how many of the starters had two weeks off, saying "there's a fine line between rest and rust."  Honestly, even McCaffrey looked like he was missing a step.  It was good to see them take advantage of the short field after the missed FG to take the lead.  There's nothing like a 4th quarter come-back to get a team inspired.  I watched that final drive a few times already, Purdy came out with a different attitude, you could see it on his face as he stepped on the field.  He was putting off that "Joe Cool" vibe.

But let's hand it to the Packers, they were though as nails.  Based on the way they ended the season, and their performances last week and last night, they looked like the toughest team in the NFC right now.

I agree that the Niners shouldn't have too much trouble with either the Lions or the Bucs, but the Ravens look like a fucking nightmare in the making.

[Hhampuz]

Packers will be very interesting to follow next season, a lot of young talent. Same goes for some other teams too so I'd say we're in for a treat in the coming years!

[nutildah]

Great Chiefs/Bills game, it was a nail-biter down to the last 1:30.

My solitary bet for this weekend:

Mahomes was indeed able to work his patented magic, and KC was helped by a muffed FG by Tyler Bass that took a sharp right turn in the last 1/3 of its flight. They showed him sitting on the sideline as the clock wound down, just stunned, with a deep depression setting in.

Packers will be very interesting to follow next season, a lot of young talent. Same goes for some other teams too so I'd say we're in for a treat in the coming years!

Yeah I was just thinking about that. Other teams I'm definitely gonna be following more closely next year are the Texans & Browns, in addition to my usual Chiefs/Dolphins/Bills/Rams.

[bbc.reporter]

On the 49ers, on what they showed vs. the Packers, I reckon they are very lucky that they will play either the Lions or the Buccaneers in the NFC conference finals.

Niners didn't look very good at all. They spent a lot of the game behind in points, and their defense made up for an offense that was 90% carried by Christian McCaffrey. Purdy kind of folded under pressure a few times. Anybody who bet on Green Bay to cover is pretty happy right now. Having said that, I agree with you and am pretty sure they can easily beat the Lions or Bucs in the conference championship.

Two close games tomorrow... now that the "easy" picks are out of the way.

If Brock Purdy again will fold under pressure vs. the Lions, have the oddsmakers made another mistake by giving the 49ers -7 against the spread? If this is another close game, it might be safer to take the points than give the points.

On the Ravens, -3.5 might be an underestimation from the sportsbooks, I reckon. The Ravens defense is certainly better than the Bills' defense and the Chiefs begun having difficulties against this on the 4th quarter. I am not quite sure where the defense of the Chiefs rank, however, more than 28 points might be easy for the Ravens.

Great Chiefs/Bills game, it was a nail-biter down to the last 1:30.

 
Tyler Bass hehehehe.

[wheelz1200]

Wow what a brutal game for a bills fan.  Stefan Diggs missed an absolute dime in the fourth which would have changed the game.  And what more can be said about wide right.  For fans that were old enough to have watched the Norwood wide right in the superbowl this must have brought up some bad .memories.  playoff mahomes rolling along.

[nutildah]

I almost took Lions to cover +7 but changed it to 49ers at the last second, and this is my thesis:

- Green Bay is a better team than Detroit; after all, GB whooped on the Cowgirls and Detroit could barely beat the Rams
- its a home game for SF
- right now, Deebo Samuel has a 50/50 chance of playing; I think he will be cleared 24 hours before gameday, and the line will move to SF -9

What do you think @DireWolfM14, since these are your boys

[Hhampuz]

I'm with you @nutildah, 49ers to slap Detroit!

[ChiBitCTy]

Some fun games this past weekend to say the least! I think I got most of my bets correct except for the Niners Packers game, I really thought they would beat them by more.  Man, it's scary as a Bears fan seeing how much better Love has been getting.

I Ravens Chiefs is going to be one hell of a game I think.  I think the Niners will wax the Lions but hey, any given sunday right. 

Do you guys who live outside the US get the Fox games in "4k"?   Here Fox is the only station that has 4k, though it's actually not true 4k, it looks really nice though.  I wish both games were on Fox.

[Volgastallion]

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[DireWolfM14]

What do you think @DireWolfM14, since these are your boys

I'm scared.  Not because I think the Lions are that good, but when the Niners suck they really, really suck.  Plus, I'm trying to not jinx anything by being overly confident.  Not to mention, Shanahan-coached teams have a history of chocking in big games.

Having said that, I tend to agree with your logic.  Assuming Deebo is ready, the line will go up.  And if the Niners show up the way they are expected to, I don't see the Lions causing us much trouble.

[wheelz1200]

What do you think @DireWolfM14, since these are your boys

I'm scared.  Not because I think the Lions are that good, but when the Niners suck they really, really suck.  Plus, I'm trying to not jinx anything by being overly confident.  Not to mention, Shanahan-coached teams have a history of chocking in big games.

Having said that, I tend to agree with your logic.  Assuming Deebo is ready, the line will go up.  And if the Niners show up the way they are expected to, I don't see the Lions causing us much trouble.

I think the worst thing for the niners is amon ra is playing with a chip on his shoulder ever since not making the pro bowl.  They have a weird underdog fight to them with a defense that could give 9ers trouble.  I got the niners still winning but Detroit covering.  I don't think it will be a runaway for them.  Amd then on the other side I got the fellas in red until someone can knock them down.

[bbc.reporter]

What do you think @DireWolfM14, since these are your boys

I'm scared.  Not because I think the Lions are that good, but when the Niners suck they really, really suck.  Plus, I'm trying to not jinx anything by being overly confident.  Not to mention, Shanahan-coached teams have a history of chocking in big games.

Having said that, I tend to agree with your logic.  Assuming Deebo is ready, the line will go up.  And if the Niners show up the way they are expected to, I don't see the Lions causing us much trouble.

The 49ers will win, however, -7 points might be too much trust on Brock Purdy. But I am not an expert hehe.

But if I am asked which of these underdogs might bring the fans the upset, it might be the Chiefs, I reckon. Patrick Mahomes during a very important game against a better team is the type of challenge that brings the very best out of this type of player.

In any case, for the superbowl I want the 49ers and the Ravens to win.

[Hueristic]

In any case, for the superbowl I want the 49ers and the Ravens to win.

 

[DireWolfM14]

In any case, for the superbowl I want the 49ers and the Ravens to win.

 

What would it look like if they tied?

[Hueristic]

In any case, for the superbowl I want the 49ers and the Ravens to win.

 

What would it look like if they tied?

It'll look like a severe cock-up and you can bet the NFL would be in court up to its asshole in a heartbeat!

OVERTIME RULES FOR NFL POSTSEASON GAMES

Unlike regular season games, postseason games cannot end in a tie, so the overtime rules change slightly for the playoffs.

    If the score is still tied at the end of an overtime period — or if the second team’s initial possession has not ended — the teams will play another overtime period. Play will continue regardless of how many overtime periods are needed for a winner to be determined.
    There will be a two-minute intermission between each overtime period. There will not be a halftime intermission after the second period.
    The captain who lost the first overtime coin toss will either choose to possess the ball or select which goal his team will defend, unless the team that won the coin toss deferred that choice.
    Each team will have an opportunity to possess the ball in overtime.
    Each team gets three timeouts during a half.
    The same timing rules that apply at the end of the second and fourth regulation periods also apply at the end of a second or fourth overtime period.
    If there is still no winner at the end of a fourth overtime period, there will be another coin toss, and play will continue until a winner is declared.

[ChiBitCTy]

What do you think @DireWolfM14, since these are your boys

I'm scared.  Not because I think the Lions are that good, but when the Niners suck they really, really suck.  Plus, I'm trying to not jinx anything by being overly confident.  Not to mention, Shanahan-coached teams have a history of chocking in big games.

Having said that, I tend to agree with your logic.  Assuming Deebo is ready, the line will go up.  And if the Niners show up the way they are expected to, I don't see the Lions causing us much trouble.

The 49ers will win, however, -7 points might be too much trust on Brock Purdy. But I am not an expert hehe.

But if I am asked which of these underdogs might bring the fans the upset, it might be the Chiefs, I reckon. Patrick Mahomes during a very importsnt game against a better team is the type of challenge that brings the very best out of this type of player.

In any case, for the superbowl I want the 49ers and the Ravens to win.

I agree, I just can't see the Lions being able to beat the Niners.  The Niners have the best RB in the game and then you've got Aiyuk and Deebo whom are two of the best WRs and of course Kittle being one of the best TEs.  Not to metion they've got a very solid defense.  Purdy aint too bad himself.

The Ravens Chiefs game is another story.  I could easily see that going either way, though I think the Ravens should win this one.  Going to be a fun weekend of games.

I wish the Chiefs Ravens game was on Fox so we could get it in "4k".

[bbc.reporter]

In any case, for the superbowl I want the 49ers and the Ravens to win.

 

What would it look like if they tied?

What I was implying was for the teams I want in the superbowl. I want the Ravens and the 49ers to win their conference final games hehe.