2017 NFL thread v. Patriots Dynasty

[TheCountOfNYC]

Don’t count out the Patriots so soon. Nobody is better at making in game adjustments than Belichick. As much as I hate the Patriots and was so happy to see my Jets jump out to a 14-0 lead, there’s virtually no way New England loses this game.

[KevShmev]

See that shot of Kraft in the box pointing after that last TD?  If you can read lips like I can, you would have seen him mouthing, "That official there is the one I had to pay this week..." 

[King Postwhore]

 

Actually the guy with him is Les Moonves.  Big gun at CBS. Why isnt Hewitt Woody Johnson?

[TAC]

Thanks again, Roger!

[King Postwhore]

Jets got screwed.   That's a TD.

[KevShmev]

What a farce.  I don't really think games are fixed, but I can see how someone might think this game is.  That is now three significant calls that were wrong that have either taken points away from the Jets or given points to the Patriots.

[TheCountOfNYC]

What a farce.  I don't really think games are fixed, but I can see how someone might think this game is.  That is now three significant calls that were wrong that have either taken points away from the Jets or given points to the Patriots.

Who’s dick did Belichick suck to get these refs so firmly on his side? Unreal. That fumble call is one of the worst officiating decisions I have ever seen.

Jets got screwed.   That's a TD.

See? Even a Patriots fan agrees.

[King Postwhore]

These stupid interpretations of the rules to the minut second watching reviews is ruining the game

[TheCountOfNYC]

These stupid interpretations of the rules to the minut second watching reviews is ruining the game

Completely agreed. Congratulations on the win. The refs screwed the Jets but the Patriots played well so I can’t be mad I’m happy with the way my team fought. Good game between these two as usual.

[RoeDent]

Crazy start to the Rams-Jags game. Two touchdowns, one apiece, with just 25 seconds off the game clock. 7-7 tied.

[TAC]

Wait a minute guys. Whoever made the call decided that as the ball crossed the plane of the end zone, the Jet did not have possession. I mean, there was a point in that play where he did NOT have possession. The ball was LOOSE. If he comes down with it, but is out of bounds, then it's a touchback.

To me, whether the call on the field was a TD or a TB, I just don't think there was inconclusive evidence to overturn the original call, EITHER way. Maybe the angle that was made to use the call will be revealed.

Belichick has been clamoring for Pylon Cameras for years. It would've come in handy here.

[KevShmev]

Dude. It was a gift. Take it quietly and enjoy.

[TAC]

Dude. It was a gift. Take it quietly and enjoy.

It was a gift.

Look, I really don't care. I'm home on Sundays now, so I watch the Pats, and like to comment in the thread. But don't confuse me with a footy pajama wearing Pats toadie.

I'm just saying, let's not all bitch for bitching's sake. It is not inconceivable that the ball was loose AS it crossed the plane.

[KevShmev]

Well sure, not like I think you are wearing anything but Winger pajamas and Skid Row underoos...

The ball did appear to be loose for a split second, but he appeared to gain control before going out of bounds, but because it was impossible to tell, overturning the call on the field should not have happened...and the call on the field was TD.  Throw that in with the two earlier calls that totally screwed the Jets, and I would be hopping mad if I were a Jets fans (and something besides my own team for a change ).

[TAC]

  but because it was impossible to tell, overturning the call on the field should not have happened...

I TOTALLY agree with this.

Well sure, not like I think you are wearing anything but Winger pajamas and Skid Row underoos...

I totally DON'T agree with this!

[King Postwhore]

 

Is is a touchback because he doesn't have control going over the goalline  yet he had control without the ball hitting the ground and him having control hitting the pylon?  To me, the league can'y get into that split second details that to the eye is not 100%  correct or sure even with replay.

[El Barto]

I wouldn't have overturned it, myself, but I can see what their thought process was. If the ball was loose when he crossed the pylon then it was the right call. Didn't seem that way to me, but whatever, I'm not a referee. I just don't think it's as egregious as the talking heads do. Often times the guys in the booth make something seem far more outrageous than it actually is. It didn't help that Fouts had already established himself as an idiot.

In any case, shitty calls happen. They happen to everybody. Such is life. Take them when they come your way. Bitch when they don't. Act like it's some grand conspiracy then just go back to watching WWE.

[King Postwhore]

I wouldn't have overturned it, myself, but I can see what their thought process was. If the ball was loose when he crossed the pylon then it was the right call. Didn't seem that way to me, but whatever, I'm not a referee. I just don't think it's as egregious as the talking heads do. Often times the guys in the booth make something seem far more outrageous than it actually is. It didn't help that Fouts had already established himself as an idiot.

In any case, shitty calls happen. They happen to everybody. Such is life. Take them when they come your way. Bitch when they don't. Act like it's some grand conspiracy then just go back to watching WWE.

I think we as fans hate this to the microsecond call that takes away from the athleticism that we just saw.  Or I'm an old stubborn bastard that hates replay.

[TAC]

So you're OK with wrong calls being made?

[King Postwhore]

So you're OK with wrong calls being made?

How were you Tim in the 80's when you would see that play and think that was an awesome, athletic play for a TD?  I think micro managing with all these added rules have taken away from the game.

[KevShmev]

Geting a call right is important, but nowadays it's like, what is possession? What is pass interference? The answer to those questions not only vary from game to game. but play to play.  It has made a farce out of the league.

Oh, and as if the SB collapse wasn't bad enough, the Falcons blew a 17-point lead today...at home...to Jay Cutler.

[King Postwhore]

Yup kev.  It's so convoluted with the rules and the calls it's hard to back them.


Yes, Atlanta, WTF?!

[TAC]

So you're OK with wrong calls being made?

How were you Tim in the 80's when you would see that play and think that was an awesome, athletic play for a TD?  I think micro managing with all these added rules have taken away from the game.

How was I in the 80's??

Wut?

Younger? 

[El Barto]

Geting a call right is important, but nowadays it's like, what is possession? What is pass interference? The answer to those questions not only vary from game to game. but play to play.  It has made a farce out of the league.

This is a valid point, though I wouldn't go so far as to call the game farcical.

[King Postwhore]

So you're OK with wrong calls being made?

How were you Tim in the 80's when you would see that play and think that was an awesome, athletic play for a TD?  I think micro managing with all these added rules have taken away from the game.

How was I in the 80's??

Wut?

Younger? 

You dummy.   It never bothered you back in the day if the guy had complete control of the ball as long as it didn't hit the ground.  That's just one instance to the issue.

[Dream Team]

That Vikings defender definitely drove Rodgers into the ground unnecessarily. Sucks. Love watching Wizard Rodgers.

[KevShmev]

Yes, Atlanta, WTF?!

Like I have said before, Matt Ryan coming back to earth was one of the most obvious things that was gonna happen this year (he has always been about the 8th-12th best QB, with last year being the outlier).  Despite his brain dead moment in the SB, Shanahan is a great OC and losing him was big.

[KevShmev]

KC has been the best team through five weeks, but they are getting clowned at home today by Pittsburgh.  Hard to believe the score is only 12-3.

[jingle.boy]

Just goes to show how wonky NFL teams/games are getting every year.  Doesn't take much to go from hero to zero (or vice versa) in a mere 7 days... then back again in another 7 days.

[PowerSlave]

The KC-Pit game is far from over. The Steelers have outplayed them easily, but if you let a good team hang around anything can and will happen.

[splent]

Anthony Barr should be suspended eternally

[SystematicThought]

Not his fault Aaron Rodgers walked into A. Barr

[TAC]

So he should be Barred?

[SystematicThought]

At the very least, he should have to take a Barr exam and make sure he knows what a clean hit looks like.

[King Postwhore]

It's unfortunate that in this day and age a QB can't run out of the pocket and should throw it away because guys 275 lb can run faster than they can. A guy like him too important scramble for first down.