NFL 2024: The playoffs thread

NFC North. Frauds 0-3.

ukickmydog wrote:

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D'Oh

Ok this makes it worth it for Washington to win tonight

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So now I want LA to win so there could be a game ‘in’ Los Angeles

No way!

Order of preference remaining:

BUF/BAL
PHI
KC
LAR

Stele wrote:

Ok this makes it worth it for Washington to win tonight

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The last time Dallas played in a championship game was before Chris Godwin was born.

Top_Shelf wrote:

No way!

Order of preference remaining:

BUF/BAL
PHI
KC
LAR

For me.

I know someone this would make happy
1. Buffalo

Great for the lols
2. DC Communists

Indifference to mild loathing
3. Los Angeles
4, Philadelphia

I guess a 3-Peat is fun
5. KC

f*ck the Ravens
6. Baltimore

It would be quite the story if LA wins in the middle of the fire disaster.

I also find it very amusing that the Commies get gud as soon as they ditch Snyder.

I am also on camp Lamar getting a ring even if I don't like the Ravens.

So that's probably my top three. Then, I don't have strong feelings about Philly. And as much as I don't want floppy Mahomey to get three in a row, anything is better than the Bills.

I know folks are getting tired of Mahomes' Win More, but look on the bright side:

Every additional SB he wins, the more he encroaches on Brady's legacy.

1. Ravens because I want to see Henry stiff arm the life out of the Jackson haters.
2. Communistas because winning a Super Bowl the year after exorcising themselves of Snyder would be the right karmic message.
3. Iggles because Saquon deserves something good in his life before he dies.
4. Rams because they are pretty inoffensive.
5. Bills. I would have them higher on this list, but their fans have been really, REALLY toxic Jackson haters this season.
6. Refs because f*ck the refs.

Panther Fan: We doubled last year's win total! We're on our way!

Commanders Fan: We tripled last year's win total because we have competent ownership, coaches who seem to know what we're going, had a great draft and make good free agent pickups, including two key defensive guys the Panthers didn't want, and, oh, congrats on the points allowed record, Panthers. We'll wave at ya from the NFC Championship.

I hate my team and its delusional fanbase, so I'm jumping bandwagons. Sorry, Lions, I'm gutted for y'all, but go Commies!

Enix wrote:

Panther Fan: We doubled last year's win total! We're on our way!

Commanders Fan: We tripled last year's win total because we have competent ownership, coaches who seem to know what we're going, had a great draft and make good free agent pickups, including two key defensive guys the Panthers didn't want, and, oh, congrats on the points allowed record, Panthers. We'll wave at ya from the NFC Championship.

I hate my team and its delusional fanbase, so I'm jumping bandwagons. Sorry, Lions, I'm gutted for y'all, but go Commies!

The history of the Communistas, Browns, and Panthers illustrates how hard it is to find mature adults represented in an average cross section of billionaires.

Also, as much as Allen and Mahomes flop and whine to draw undeserved flags should make anyone who isn't a complete homer hate them.

Hmmm . . . I'm almost completely apathetic to the Rams and Eagles at best, the Commanders are fun but I'm not sure I can take an accelerated Jayden Daniels hype train anymore, we don't need the Chiefs to win another, so it's a battle between "shut up about Lamar in the playoffs" and "Bills finally win one."

Expect the Ravens to win at this point, but have some loyalty to any traditionally cursed franchise who's never gotten a ring, so at least going to vaguely root for the Bills and transfer over from the Lions. Which should curse them, and then the Chiefs win again.

Interestingly, the only remaining statue QB in the playoffs is Matt Stafford whose team is a 7 point underdog. There is definitely a true evolution in the game happening that some folks are a little salty about. No one is truly competing without a QB with mobility. And the true contenders are all designing at least some offense in which the QB is a threat as a ball carrier. All the thinly veiled racist talk about how only the "pocket passer" is the intellectual who can "truly win the game" is getting incinerated and tossed on the ash heap of sports history.

Forecast is for snow during the Eagles game.. thankful of my decision to skip going to the game in person and sitting my butt firmly on my comfy couch with ready access to snacks.. Hoping for a big rushing output from Saquon, Hurts, and Gainwell to control the ball and keep the Rams offense off the field as much as possible.

Paleocon wrote:

Interestingly, the only remaining statue QB in the playoffs is Matt Stafford whose team is a 7 point underdog. There is definitely a true evolution in the game happening that some folks are a little salty about. No one is truly competing without a QB with mobility. And the true contenders are all designing at least some offense in which the QB is a threat as a ball carrier. All the thinly veiled racist talk about how only the "pocket passer" is the intellectual who can "truly win the game" is getting incinerated and tossed on the ash heap of sports history.

Is Burrow a mobile/dual-threat QB? Genuine question.

Top_Shelf wrote:
Paleocon wrote:

Interestingly, the only remaining statue QB in the playoffs is Matt Stafford whose team is a 7 point underdog. There is definitely a true evolution in the game happening that some folks are a little salty about. No one is truly competing without a QB with mobility. And the true contenders are all designing at least some offense in which the QB is a threat as a ball carrier. All the thinly veiled racist talk about how only the "pocket passer" is the intellectual who can "truly win the game" is getting incinerated and tossed on the ash heap of sports history.

Is Burrow a mobile/dual-threat QB? Genuine question.

Not really but he might be mobile + athletic enough.

One of my concerns with Love is he doesn't know when to run. I'll chalk it up to lack of experience and hope they can get him going on those. Eagles game he had a terrible play where he had a lane to run and he stopped and pivoted throwing a suicide ball to a RB in the flat. The only thing that was going to happen was a pick 6 or lay out your guy.

But ya it's interesting we have reached QB level now where instead of 'he runs too much' it's can they run also.

Edit: not sure if the Burrow 47 yard run vs Giants works for all regions.

Burrow is a mobile QB in the same way Elway or Qaaron are. He can run for a first if everything breaks down, but you aren't drawing up a bunch of triple-option either.

Steve Young mobile was always a good thing. Move the pocket a bit, scramble when you get a chance.

Just... learn to slide.

Snow game!

Looks more like sleet, which makes it even sloppier.

New challenge unlocked: hold onto the ball for more than three seconds.

Rat Boy wrote:

New challenge unlocked: hold onto the ball for more than three seconds.

Hurts unlocked that one but did it in his own endzone.

Rat Boy wrote:

New challenge unlocked: hold onto the ball for more than three seconds.

Stil waiting for the achievement to unlock.

Rat Boy wrote:

Looks more like sleet, which makes it even sloppier.

It's a snow game now.

Dear Mr. Mara:

Are you watching the game? Are you 100% sure you don't want to fire Joe Schoen?

Every other fan base groaned when Jalen Carter fell to the Eagles in that draft for good reason.

NFC East title game, no one had that. Maximum salt for the Cowboys so it works for me.

Really hate that the betting is now in the pregame show too.

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Losing Mitchell hurt Eagles secondary but in the end Saquon was the best player on the field and that was enough especially in the weather. Will have to get Mitchell back to have any shot of beating WTF though.