NFL 2021: The Week 10 thread

Is there a way for all parties to lose?

*Legion* wrote:

Is there a way for all parties to lose?

"But dad--if Gruden, Goodell, and the NFL all lose, who wins?"

"We all do, Timmy. We all do."

*Legion* wrote:

Is there a way for all parties to lose?

Everybody gets found in contempt of court?

Stele wrote:

That ball fumbled before he hit the ground. Pretty sure it wasn't a TD even if he was eligible. And maybe Baltimore ball. Didn't see for sure who recovered.

It was definitely a TD if he was eligible.

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The ball falls out of his hands right after that, before his head hits the ground. Not fumble by the ground, but a fumble before he is down. If you break the plane and lose the ball is that a TD?

If you make a catch in the end zone you have to complete the catch. If the ball pops out when you land, not a TD. Why are the rules different as a runner, if they are?

MilkmanDanimal wrote:
*Legion* wrote:

Is there a way for all parties to lose?

"But dad--if Gruden, Goodell, and the NFL all lose, who wins?"

"We all do, Timmy. We all do."

We all will win if everything comes out.

Stele wrote:

The ball falls out of his hands right after that, before his head hits the ground. Not fumble by the ground, but a fumble before he is down. If you break the plane and lose the ball is that a TD?

If you make a catch in the end zone you have to complete the catch. If the ball pops out when you land, not a TD. Why are the rules different as a runner, if they are?

Because you have possession as you cross the plane of the endzone as a runner. The play is supposed to be over as soon as it crosses the plane, what happened later is immaterial (supposedly).

A receiver has to have possession in the endzone for them to have scored a touchdown.

Stele wrote:

The ball falls out of his hands right after that, before his head hits the ground. Not fumble by the ground, but a fumble before he is down. If you break the plane and lose the ball is that a TD?

It's a TD the instant the possessed ball breaks the plane.

Catches are different because possession is not established until the completion of the catch.

Stele wrote:

The ball falls out of his hands right after that, before his head hits the ground. Not fumble by the ground, but a fumble before he is down. If you break the plane and lose the ball is that a TD?

If you make a catch in the end zone you have to complete the catch. If the ball pops out when you land, not a TD. Why are the rules different as a runner, if they are?

It’s like you managed to avoid the last decade of “is that a catch” nonsense that took up like 50% of all talking head air time. Kudos to you!

TheGameguru wrote:
Stele wrote:

The ball falls out of his hands right after that, before his head hits the ground. Not fumble by the ground, but a fumble before he is down. If you break the plane and lose the ball is that a TD?

If you make a catch in the end zone you have to complete the catch. If the ball pops out when you land, not a TD. Why are the rules different as a runner, if they are?

It’s like you managed to avoid the last decade of “is that a catch” nonsense that took up like 50% of all talking head air time. Kudos to you!

I saw him tuck it!

I don't care if it was by the rules, the NFL needs to introduce a "that sh*t was awesome" ruling for situations like this.

Plus, upside-down he's number 89, so he's a WR now. Eligible.

Prederick wrote:

Plus, upside-down he's number 89, so he's a WR now. Eligible.

That's definitely how it works.

Kinda lost in all the excitement of Big Guy TD That Almost Was: That was a pretty decent tackle by the Ravens' Chris Westry, who's about 130 pounds lighter than Robert Hunt.

I'm all for the rugby-style wrap-the-guy-up kind of tackles, but not when the dude coming right at you outweighs you by that much.

Robert Woods has a torn ACL. And OBJ suddenly has more opportunities for catches.

Whoever OBJ uses to curse people does good work.

Rat Boy wrote:

Robert Woods has a torn ACL. And OBJ suddenly has more opportunities for catches.

This is the only reason I really wanted OBJ.

In football people just die for the rest of the season in practice. In practice.

It's not like he was even in a game and something football happened.

Big Ben placed on Pittsburgh's COVID list. Mason Rudolph will start versus Detroit. Vaccines may or may not be in either of them.

Rat Boy wrote:

Big Ben placed on Pittsburgh's COVID list. Mason Rudolph will start versus Detroit. Vaccines may or may not be in either of them.

Well, if you have to choose a team to face without your starting QB...

It's McCorkle time, baby.

Brady with two picks losing to the Football Team

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!
-- Cam Newton, 2 minutes ago

Whoo!

Cam runs it in for the touchdown and yells "I'm back" at everybody.

Edit: Enixhausered.

The Steelers and the Lions are both trying so hard to lose that they might actually tie.

Mike White: "I should've been first overall."

Did not age well.

More like the Great White Nope.

Pink Stripes wrote:

The Steelers and the Lions are both trying so hard to lose that they might actually tie.

Aaaand they did.

Wow. After watching a couple of backup QBs play in a downpour in PIttsburgh, I wish every stadium had a dome.

Pink Stripes wrote:

The Steelers and the Lions are both trying so hard to lose that they might actually tie.

I was holding out hope the refs would accidentally hand us the win again this week.

I was expecting someone to return a fumble for a TD. That was the only way that game would not have ended in a tie.

The Witching Hour, where wins become losses, losses become wins, and crap like this happens.