NFL 2017 Week 15 Thread

TheGameguru wrote:
Either way your conspiracy that the league is favoring the Pats is such BS and so consistent with your post history in this thread that I can only view it in the same way I view most trolls. A complete and utter waste of my time. So good job I guess.

Pfft.. you must be new.. I also hated Peyton Manning as well and thought the league favored the entire family. But then Eli became a national hero and all was forgiven.

I was actually ok with Cook's TD being upheld.. because the replay angle couldn't for 100% certainty overrule the call on the field. But my frustration and others frustration is that I felt the James catch would fall under the same criteria.. not 100% certainty to overrule the call on the field.. but lo and behold its the Patriots so of course it was overturned.

https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2017/12...

That guy picked a really bad picture to make his point. Look at the video at 4 minutes, on the dot, and tell me that the ball isn't touching the ground and moving. I still think it's a crappy rule but I think they called it right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18GW...

Edit: Still from a different angle
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Jayhawker wrote:

Fans that complain abut holding calls more than 5 minutes after they happened are the worst. Pass Interference gets a week.

Oh what a convenient time schedule that allows you to call me the worst while giving Guru a pass. I'm shocked.

JeremyK wrote:
garion333 wrote:

I'm not gonna sit here and side with GG, but holding is a bit of a different beast. Non-calls on holding are okay to me a lot of the time.

There's the age old adage that holding can be called on every play and it's true. As would be pass interference on basically every play with hands-on CBs like Richard Sherman and Darrell Revis (RIP).

Actually, the very next play where the Steelers got picked Guru complained about a missed PI call. So... lol

Edit: In general though I do agree with you about holding calls. They can be called on every play. I don't think they should be when they have very little to do with the play. However, there are egregious examples where the play wouldn't have happened without a hold. Those should be called. I think that qualifies. Maybe you don't.

Near the end of the game in the Super Bowl it's not gonna get called, especially when it's a giant mess of action like that play.

This thread's getting a bit heated. Maybe we can just agree that some folks don't like the Patriots, fans are always going to wonder if somebody is in somebody else's pocket, and that the Patriots fan is, naturally, going to come to the defense of the Patriots.

I understand why Eagles have a grudge against the Pats but I don't think it's justified to drag something out so long to the point people are getting personally offended.

ccesarano wrote:

This thread's getting a bit heated. Maybe we can just agree that some folks don't like the Patriots, fans are always going to wonder if somebody is in somebody else's pocket, and that the Patriots fan is, naturally, going to come to the defense of the Patriots.

I understand why Eagles have a grudge against the Pats but I don't think it's justified to drag something out so long to the point people are getting personally offended.

I think most of us can agree that some of the rules need to be less complicated.

JeremyK wrote:
Jayhawker wrote:

Fans that complain abut holding calls more than 5 minutes after they happened are the worst. Pass Interference gets a week.

Oh what a convenient time schedule that allows you to call me the worst while giving Guru a pass. I'm shocked.

Look just face facts.. scientific evidence has proven that Patriots fans are the worst.. oh and Eagles fans are the best.. I found this really scientific chart online that was done by some highly paid scientist that proved it

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I sports hate all three of you equally.

garion333 wrote:
*Legion* wrote:

After he equals Rodgers's Super Bowl win total in a couple months.

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I only see a broken image but I assume it's an image of agreement and support.

Fake news. You can clearly see the Eagles mascot is photoshopped into that Wells Report chart.

And speaking of Rodgers, the Packers just put him on IR.

The Panthers didn't break his collarbone this time -- just his spirit.

Aaron Rodgers, RIP. Nice knowing ya.

Makes sense what with them being eliminated. Sucks to see, but at least now he has a shot at actually healing.

That last throw was by far the worst throw I've seen Garoppolo make, and I got to see that one in person. Got very lucky that the defender couldn't get a handle on it.

But those throws have been incredibly rare so far. His mechanics have been amazingly sharp for a guy with so little actual NFL game experience.

I expect the Niners will lose the next two games, and Garoppolo isn't going to be throwing for 350 yards a game in them. But I expect he'll continue to show enough to be the guy the team plans to build around.

TheGameguru wrote:
JeremyK wrote:
Jayhawker wrote:

Fans that complain abut holding calls more than 5 minutes after they happened are the worst. Pass Interference gets a week.

Oh what a convenient time schedule that allows you to call me the worst while giving Guru a pass. I'm shocked.

Look just face facts.. scientific evidence has proven that Patriots fans are the worst.. oh and Eagles fans are the best.. I found this really scientific chart online that was done by some highly paid scientist that proved it

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We're gonna need to see the full 32 team version.

That is the full version. The other 30 teams are right there under the Eagles logo.

Jayhawker wrote:

That is the full version. The other 30 teams are right there under the Eagles logo.

No way Guru has Dallas up there.

*Legion* wrote:
Jayhawker wrote:

That is the full version. The other 30 teams are right there under the Eagles logo.

No way Guru has Dallas up there.

Fair point. They must be under the Pats logo. Where are the Seahawk fans these days?

Jayhawker wrote:
*Legion* wrote:
Jayhawker wrote:

That is the full version. The other 30 teams are right there under the Eagles logo.

No way Guru has Dallas up there.

Fair point. They must be under the Pats logo. Where are the Seahawk fans these days?

Dunno, but the Bills fans are presumably in the ER after injuring themselves at the tailgate.

And DiVito's the face of Philly.

cube wrote:

And DiVito's the face of Philly.

No way. It’s Bradley Cooper. He’s at the games. I’m surprised the highly paid scientist that made that super chart didn’t put him there instead of Pitt.

Most of us can agree that BOTH Patriot and Eagle fan are horrible! See thread all fixed!

Thomas Davis suspension reduced to one game.

Natch.

garion333 wrote:

Thomas Davis suspension reduced to one game.

Natch.

Booooo.

Poor Davante has been Ko'd twice this year. Not exactly setting a good standard to protect the players that actually draw eye balls.