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EDIT: Nice timing, making me look bad.
Probably because the QB is the one who orders the snap, plus the center is in no position to see the play clock.
That was Favre against the Saints in the NFC Championship Game bad.
I refuse to believe that anyone can equal Brett Favre for monumentally stupid decisions in key spots.
It was a terrible throw and Favre-esque. I really think Manning showed his age in the 4th and OT.
Root for Ed Reed. HOFer with no ring.
Maybe. But then Ray Rice does crap like to the "Mile High Salute" to taunt Denver fans. Class up a little, Little Buddy.
I'll give him a pass on that one. He was just really excited they actually gave him the ball.
To think his first few years, you could pencil him in for a few boneheaded drops.
EDIT: Wrong Jones. Brain not used to watching football.
I actually think it was just a bad throw that sailed inside... not a bad decision. He has had a couple other ducks, too.
Hopefully it was just his "Ron Weasley" moment.
What a redonkulous catch by Jones. Can't stop that.
EDIT: Nope. Looks like this will another back-and-forth shootout, like the afternoon game.
Best postseason game since the first Giants-Patriots Super Bowl, and one of the best I've seen in the past 61 NFL seasons. All those ties and spectacular plays are tough to top, and the sub-zero wind chill only added to the drama. Of course the Ravens winning was the most important thing.
And yeah, I can't see all those first down up-the-middle Rice plunges, either. The only thing I can figure is that they were trying to eat up some time in order to give the defense a breather. But what the ####, all's well that ends well.
That game was crap until the 4th quarter, it was the worst Brady Super Bowl. The Panthers and Rams ones were the best.
I can't even say who got the worst of it... Denver I think.
That game was crap until the 4th quarter, it was the worst Brady Super Bowl.
I gather you're a Patriots fan. (smile)
The Panthers and Rams ones were the best.
Since I know you can't be referring to the Panthers-Eagles, I can only suppose you meant the Titans-Rams. I'd put that one pretty high up there myself, since the dramatic final play was the football version of the last out of the 1962 World Series.
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I thought the Ravens/Steelers game 2 years ago was better than this.
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Last year's Broncos-Steelers game was pretty spectacular, though I'm biased as the world's last non-Bayless Tebow fan.
Well, in truth there've been probably a dozen or more "best" playoff / championship games since I've been following the NFL, depending on your rooting interest, whether you like shootouts or defensive battles, whether you give bonus points for big upsets or interesting field conditions, and whether you downgrade a game for sloppy play or turnovers. There's no objective way to compare them, since you're bound to be subjective about what you call "objective".
I thought the matchup of an 18-0 team against a team that'd been on the road the entire postseason and had almost upset the 18-0 team in the final game of the regular season set the stage, and that the back-and-forth nature of a game that went from a defensive battle to an offensive duel in the final quarter made it easily the best overall Super Bowl from a narrative POV. But if you thrown out the buildup to the game and put both teams in blank jerseys, then yeah, it probably wouldn't be more than somewhere in the top half dozen.
Rodgers only 50% and aside from a miracle catch they have been mostly stymied. But averaging 5 ypc on the ground!
The Niners with a huge play advantage 50:20 but less YPP, which is absolutely atypical. Kaepernick doesn't usually run this much, either.
I think the defenses are dictating to the offense. The Niners are almost always in Nickle and until Justin Smith got hurt they were pretty awesome at stopping the run in Nickle. Today they are less stout up front.
The Packers are clearly keying on Gore and making the Niners throw - and it would work except for the lack of qb spy in man coverage .
The Delanie Walker drops are totally typical, however.
The two wretched turnovers offset, but the Niners penalties and a couple big plays have kept the Packers right in it.
It will be interesting to see how a rested Niner defense is in the 2nd half. The only games where the Niners had this kind of play imablance were the blowouts of the Bills and Jets.
Nope. In fact I was kind rooting for the Giants in that game. It just plain stunk for 3 quarters.
I am referring to the Patriots-Rams and Patriots-Panthers Super Bowls. Much, much better games. It seems that you are letting one play or quarter define a whole game.
Just you wait.
The jury is still out if it will work long term. It'll take a few seasons. But for now, keep piling it on if you're SF.
Thanks for the Dickerson info.
Is that the all time record?
He is double covered most every single down he is not kept in to block. He is actually the primary reason for Crabtree's big breakout, and why Kaepernick throws to stone hands Delanie Walker 6 times / game.
If the naysayers are going to crow when RG3 blows out his knee, I'm going to crow after a game like this.
I have no idea whether this is true or not but Buck said he broke it in the first half when he had like 80 yards.
True. Way more than usual.
Imagine how he'd do if he didn't have all those tattoos.
Universe has a funny sense of humor.
I mean, who could watch a contemporary NFL game without going crazy, unless they could screw around on the internet?
Actually what works best is to just DVR the game and watch it on about a 15 minute delay. I would have done it with this one, but I can hear the fog horns blow when the 49ers score from my couch so I get spoilers.
Also, last week in Hawaii while walking around in the lava with my 8 year old son in his Alex Smith #11 Jersey, a Vikings fan asked my what I thought of the quarterback switch. I guess he knows, now.
"Best postseason game since the first Giants-Patriots Super Bowl"
I was at this Super Bowl, and frankly the lack of buzz in the stands for 3 quarters was amazing. Now, Super Bowls have a lot of stuffed shirts in the crowd so they are not like conference title games, but this one particularly lacked energy for that time frame. That all changed, of course.
:)
As for that regular season game, the Patriots regained the lead early in the 4th and they led by 10 from about the 5-minute mark until a minute left, when the Giants scored to make it 38-35. The onside kick failed and that was it. The unbeaten thing added to the aura, but I don't know too many people who were shocked when the Patriots reasserted control.
John Fox deserves as much or more blame than them.
1. Near the end of regulation Fox needed one first down to end the game, and he wouldn't let Peyton throw, choosing instead to rely on
his defense, which Flacco had already burned twice.
2. Then Fox takes a knee with 31 seconds left and 2 timeouts in regulation. Oof. You cannot give up a possession there. They are so
critical. That was a chance to win the game with a FG. Given up for nothing.
Gutless. I'd fire him right now for that decision. This may have been the best chance for the Broncos and Manning to win a superbowl and Fox pissed it away. Urgh.
John Fox deserves as much or more blame than them.
Well, maybe not quite as much as Champ Bailey, but.....
1. Near the end of regulation Fox needed one first down to end the game, and he wouldn't let Peyton throw, choosing instead to rely on
his defense, which Flacco had already burned twice.
2. Then Fox takes a knee with 31 seconds left and 2 timeouts in regulation. Oof. You cannot give up a possession there. They are so
critical. That was a chance to win the game with a FG. Given up for nothing.
I have to agree with you on both counts there. When Manning came out for that last sequence and took a knee, I was screaming at the top of my lungs at the TV---with delight, of course. But if I'd been a Broncos fan I might have thrown a brick through the ####### screen.
OTOH you also have to give at least a bit of props to the Ravens defense. They were out there on the field for the great bulk of the afternoon, with the crowd 100% against them, and when all was said and done they allowed 21 points in 5+ quarters to an offense with an all-time great, likely MVP QB who'd been torching the league for the past three months. They sure as hell bent but they didn't break, and it was sweet payback for that game in Baltimore.
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I was initially rooting for the Packers, but great game for SF. This Kaepernick is fun to watch.
Is there a living soul outside Atlanta who's not rooting for a Seahawks-Niners rematch after what they saw last night? It's hard to believe that Aaron Rodgers can almost be considered "old news" when he just turned 29 and is coming off a terrific season, and even harder to believe that Colin Kaepernick has almost made everyone but Redskins fans forget Robert Griffin III, at least for a while.
Cheers,
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Fox and the play calling is getting plenty of blame. Did you even read the thread before posting that?
There are many inside as well.
It's Peyton f'n Manning. If there was one person in the entire world who I would trust with the decision to "try and move the ball down field, but don't be stupid and force it", it would be him.
I was rooting for Denver (and Peyton, and against Ray Lewis) up until that point, but then I turned. I can't root for someone who's not willing to even try to win.
I'm not a huge fan of football, and I've become a little spoiled/desensitized by RedZone, but I've done the DVR thing to great success. There's two ways to watch, in my opinion. The first is where you give it a lot of cushion, and then watch the entire game with your hand on the remote. With some practice, you can cut out all the standing around time between plays. And even when it's 3rd and 16, you can go slightly faster through that play, presuming a failed attempt with the risk of having to rewind to appreciate the rare conversion.
The second option is to just fastfoward through commercials and long delays. In that case, you need less of a cushion and then I like to actually utilize the halftime break to rebuild the cushion (while I'm actually taking a break). This version is ideal when watching with people.
Sidenote for those with DVRS that aren't as awesome as tivos: adjust the length of your "jumps" for recorded programs. I have my forward button going a full minute ahead, but my rewind going 30 seconds. That way when I'm watching TV, i can keep taking long jumps forward through commercials, but when I see I've gone too far, it's easier to backtrack.
But Fox's decision to have Manning -- Peyton Manning -- take a knee with 31 seconds to go, two timeouts, and a 40-yard field was a serious headscratcher, to say the least.
Here's a strategic question -- with the new overtime rules this year, would it make sense to let the other team have the ball first if you win the toss? They need a touchdown to win, but if you stop them and get the ball back (which usually happens), all you need is a field goal. Wonder how the odds break on that one...
My dad does this and it drives me absolutely crazy. Makes the game unwatchable in my opinion. He won't start watching the game until about the second quarter and then he'll hit the 30 second skip after every play and occasionally he'll miss a play or want to watch the play over again so that triggers a jump back, FF, rewind, skip forward rinse and repeat fest. Doing it this way will get you through to about the 4 minute mark in the 4th quarter and from that point on he'll watch it live. But by doing the 30 second skip function after every play the game basically feels like one very long and boring highlight show devoid of any drama or context. You can't process anything or think about anything. Whenever I visited my dad and it was game day I would be forced to watch the game on some little 13 inch screen in the guest bedroom because of my dad's antics with the DVR.
You gain nothing this way. You are still required to stop them in either scenario. And now the pressure to score is on you if the team with the opening possession scores. The rule got enacted because the Saints kicked a FG in OT and Favre never got the ball. But that was only the third time that had ever happened.
Aldon Smith has not had a sack 4 games. That's worrisome to me.
Put up either Kaepernick or Wilson in the Super Bowl against a QB who's outplayed Brady, Luck and Peyton Manning in his last three playoff games, and that could be one for the ages. The biggest bummer of all would be New England against Atlanta, tops seed or not.
What stadium is that? Atlanta?
They gave Harbaugh about 5 minutes to decide whether to challenge the Denver first down at the two minute warning of the first half.
Then there was the non tuck rule call; the boldin drop, the interference on the pick six in the first quarter (not to mention holding on a different DB)
Then there was John Fox's belief that you are required to run up the middle on every 3rd and one. And the kneel down at the end of regulation.
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