NFL 2014
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Krigloch the Furious
Pants full of poo
Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
So being a native New Englander is like being related to the casino owner? I like those odds.
Man, not having Bell really hurt Pittsburgh. Didn't think Flacco and the Ravens defense would rise to the occasion.
viewerfromnihil
Vein-Marbled Tower
I felt really good after Murray scored on that 4th down. Then I was nervous after the fumble of the fumble. But Lawrence got redemption. I'm already sick though of the ridiculous talk about that PI flag being picked up. To begin with, Lions fans are completely forgetting all the ridiculous no-calls earlier on the Lions. Then, it's hard to turn around to look at the pass when your facemask is being grabbed. Bullshit sour grapes. Keep crying haters.
Draehl
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Jimmy... Dead.
contemplative curmudgeon
I'll be impressed with the Cowboys when they beat a real team that's been there and has a playoff win in recent memory.
How can anyone really be surprised with the Bengals and Lions. They simply can't win playoff games.
How can anyone really be surprised with the Bengals and Lions. They simply can't win playoff games.
Got a Cold Bowl in Lambeau on Sunday. I think that favors Dallas to get the running game going again.
Found this Vine, Lions fans can stfu. Pettigrew started grabbing Hitchens facemask as soon as Stafford threw the ball and had it basically until the ball got there/Hitchens slapped it off. Good non-call.
https://vine.co/v/OdD5hWMBK2q
Found this Vine, Lions fans can stfu. Pettigrew started grabbing Hitchens facemask as soon as Stafford threw the ball and had it basically until the ball got there/Hitchens slapped it off. Good non-call.
https://vine.co/v/OdD5hWMBK2q
crimsonfloyd
Active Member
What was wrong was the fact that the refs reversed the call AFTER announcing it, which I can't ever recall seeing happen before. Dez Bryant also ran onto the field and wasn't penalized.
Yeah the proceedings were odd, but chalk it up to an ad hoc crew....and it's not Ed Hochuli. I don't know about the Dez thing, the rule is:
He already had it off, he didn't take it off, so.....Technicality?
The officiating was bad throughout the game, and mostly in favor of the Lions. I lost track of how many times Pereira said either a call was bad, or that a no-call should have been a call. Having a former ref on tap is probably the best innovation I've seen in game coverage.
Dallas couldn't handle the blitz almost the entire first half and it really reminded me of that game against the Vikings in '09 (and Romo said the same thing after the game). Difference this time is Romo protected the ball. Aikman pointed out his throwing hand got crunched on one of the early sacks, and then a lot of his incomplete passes were nosediving short. I don't know if that was the reason but Romo said he was specifically trying to make sure that if the receiver couldn't catch it, no one else could either. Who knows.
Garrett coached to win, and going for it on 4th and 6 was 10x gutsier than the goal line play, although given what happened to GB in the same situation it still took some stones to run at that line in that situation. On the other side, Caldwell coached to lose not going for it on 4th and 1 after the controversial call/nocall. As Easterbrook would say "angered, the football gods pushed the punt immediately out of bounds, and then later rewarded Garrett's decision".
Lawrence almost became Leon Lett 2.0, was really happy to see him stripsack and recover to close things out.
He already had it off, he didn't take it off, so.....Technicality?
The officiating was bad throughout the game, and mostly in favor of the Lions. I lost track of how many times Pereira said either a call was bad, or that a no-call should have been a call. Having a former ref on tap is probably the best innovation I've seen in game coverage.
Dallas couldn't handle the blitz almost the entire first half and it really reminded me of that game against the Vikings in '09 (and Romo said the same thing after the game). Difference this time is Romo protected the ball. Aikman pointed out his throwing hand got crunched on one of the early sacks, and then a lot of his incomplete passes were nosediving short. I don't know if that was the reason but Romo said he was specifically trying to make sure that if the receiver couldn't catch it, no one else could either. Who knows.
Garrett coached to win, and going for it on 4th and 6 was 10x gutsier than the goal line play, although given what happened to GB in the same situation it still took some stones to run at that line in that situation. On the other side, Caldwell coached to lose not going for it on 4th and 1 after the controversial call/nocall. As Easterbrook would say "angered, the football gods pushed the punt immediately out of bounds, and then later rewarded Garrett's decision".
Lawrence almost became Leon Lett 2.0, was really happy to see him stripsack and recover to close things out.
Jimmy... Dead.
contemplative curmudgeon
What's hilarious about you and every other Cowboy fan is if this was reversed you'd be arguing the other way lol you fag
Jimmy... Dead.
contemplative curmudgeon
The only reason you have half a chance in Green Bay is because Rodgers has a boo boo. And if you happen to play the Seahawks and beat them that's only because they're not the same team. The Super Bowl? Brady and Peyton are old. I have you surrounded, you're wrong. Cowboys suck
lol. Well I already know if Dallas wins the SB it's only because Jerry Jones paid off everyone everywhere. So says all Lions fans in comment threads everywhere. Guess he has been saving up for the last 20 years, must be real expensive.
Jimmy... Dead.
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jesus I'll never understand the lack of integrity of some fans. It's one play, one call. The Lions had plenty of calls and plenty of chances.
I will say I did not expect the Cowboy Oline to get owned like that. Suh really played a hell of a game.
They better be able to run the ball and control the clock 40+ minutes next week. Rodgers will smoke that D.
I will say I did not expect the Cowboy Oline to get owned like that. Suh really played a hell of a game.
They better be able to run the ball and control the clock 40+ minutes next week. Rodgers will smoke that D.
Jimmy... Dead.
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and Andrew Luck is the most entertaining player in football. The guy throws down field all day, I love it
also don't count those Ravens out. That D is getting nasty and Joe Flacco wants to pull his second Eli
also don't count those Ravens out. That D is getting nasty and Joe Flacco wants to pull his second Eli
Both 4th down conversions were absolutely no surprise or trick. You knew Murray was going to get the ball and probably go behind a guard, and you knew Witten was probably getting the ball. Lions didn't get it done.
Well it wasn't terrible all game. The Lions had a really excellent scheme going to disguise some of the blitzes, but Linehan and Romo seemed to decipher it because protection did improve as the game went on. At least a couple of the sacks were really just coverage sacks. I do agree about the upcoming game. Rogers ain't no Stafford, but I think he will still have 1-2 turnovers. Gotta keep him off the field though.
I thought Detroit was the worst matchup for Dallas out of all the NFC teams, because they could take away the run. Seattle wasn't able to stop Murray earlier, wondering if they can now. Dallas might have a terrible pass D for the year, but the pass rush has improved as the year went on, and turnovers are way up. It's not going to be as easy for Rodgers as the numbers suggest. Adding Lawrence and Spencer midway through the year + Crawford coming on and of course Mincey working it has started to get some pretty decent and consistent pressure even if not always a sack.
In the Lions defense, they've played in like 2 playoff games in a million years. I wouldn't group together the current Lions with those 90s Lions... but yeah, the Bengals fucking suck in the playoffs.
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