2016/17 nfl playoffs -*WILD CARD*- round

I think McCarthy and Tomlin are definitely being tagged for not having the success of Belichick and the Pats. Fans and media kind of forget how unlikely a run like that really is...maybe only the Niners, Steelers, Packers and maybe the old Browns have had a similar decade run like that. Pats are getting close to eclipsing the Niners for length of the success and that club had 2 head coaches and starting QBs in the run.

It happens, keep in mind that John Madden got tagged for not winning back in the 70s. They lost the AFC title game or Superbowl to the championship club like 6-7 years in a row until they won it all. Cowher was totally Andy Reid until he finally got over and won a Superbowl.

As for Lewis and the Bengals, I don't think it is really 'shitty' QB play as much as they were just consistently good enough to make the playoffs kinda more like KC did for a few years there. Dalton has been a pretty good QB, he just has had a few shitty playoff games. Only playoff game they were a favorite was last year against the Steelers and it was all of 1 point. I know I am playing a bit of Captain save a coach, but these details get glossed over a bit.

I think what makes Packer fans nervous is I think we all know deep down that we got lucky, finding an excellent and insanely durable quarterback in Brett Favre, and then having his replacement be Aaron Rodgers, who is on pace to finish his career as one of the greatest three or so quarterbacks of all time. Favre's debut was 25 years ago. Getting "only" two championships out of that seems, I dunno, kinda low? I mean it's not, but I think a lot of us feel that way. Getting Rodgers at least one more than say, Joe Flacco would be nice.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

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is there a rambeau I cover?

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The NY Post is lunacy but sometimes it does come up with some gold.

rex: too human

what restaurant is Connor Cook's family likely watching the game from

raiders dude @ lt blocking clowney is making his 1st ever start @ lt o_o

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typical Gruden talking about Oakland not being off to a good start moments before Houston predictably cooled off and fucked away possession with three useless plays

they might have to adopt the CFL's rouge to break the deadlock in this one

oh that isn't a good sign, Raiders LT outright fell down as he tried to block Clowney

wow if Houston can just start all their drives at their own 40 they might get 3, 4 more FGs out of this!

oh my god hahahahaah wtf

lol they call offensive P.I. on a guy who was held by the defender

took the under since it inexplicably crept up to 37 over the week, lol if I lose this

i could see this one being one of those AFC playoff games that's completely mundane and bland in the first half and turns into a bizarre barnstormer in the 2nd

i so badly want Oakland to win this. can't imagine waiting 14 years for this and being thrown into such a shitty QB scenario like this.

LATAVIUS!!!!!

weeeeew

alright well if I'm not hitting the under least we can do is an entertaining Oakland win

lol that the strategy that finally worked was "let's go to the right"

Ice Ice Ice

heh Houston might do well to listen to the broadcast, they seem to be forecasting blitzes better than the Texans are

both teams combined have 116 net yards

"certainly an interesting playcall on third down.. the fans are booing it"

sigh

pretty excited about RAMBEAU III game tomorrow tho

feel bad for the raiders and their ruined season

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lmao i literally cant get enough of that giu

this game really living down to expectations imo

wow crazy catch

i haven't heard "uncatchable" called in years and they just called it in favor of seattle on a ball that was.......catchable

hah yeah I just bitched on FB about that - the ball was definitely within his reach if he hadn't been held up by the defender. usually uncatchable was reserved for balls thrown like 70 feet over the receiver's head out of bounds or something.

boy it'd be hilarious if that missed xp somehow caused Seattle to lose after a furious Lions comeback

nevermind

rip hilarity

jesus you know it's raining shit on Detroit when even that manages to be a catch (assuming it is rightfully overturned)

no, do not make "butt reception" happen, Al

lol either of them coulda had that

ugh fuck the seahawks

shit start to wild card weekend.

wild card weekend always starts with two terrible saturday games doesn't it

lions now 1-12 in the playoffs since 1970

welp might be the day that my team's cinderella run ends but I'm geared.

and tonight's game should be entertaining at least.

^_^

not great games so far

jfc how did miami make the playoffs

The D was better w/ Maxwell and Abdul-Quddus in the lineup

this game became good

Fuuuuuuuuck yessss

if this is going to turn into trading haymakers i think i'll take rodgers over eli

well i've never seen that happen on a kickoff before

Crazy run of plays.

Hahahahaha

Old guy Peppers been in a few key plays today.

arodg balling out

arodge balling out

^^^^

giants haven't been able to keep pressure on rodgers

he really flipped the switch they were so shutting him down almost the whole first half

eli gonna need to throw an int here seems like

or a fumble

same thing

has giants offense even been on the field this half

i checked the play by play and no

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crying jordan warning but i lol'ed

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beckham gonna get so much shit for that on field shirtless photo opp lol

wait was the giants WR boat party responsible for the 90s r&b twitter convo going on b/c if so, worth it

don't know what to make of that game, the first 25 minutes basically what i expected and then green bay got some breaks and ultimately the hail mary that seemed to kill the giants. i think maybe green bay are actually good tho, cowboys game should be a treat.

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Yeah, I really would love to see an odd breakout Superbowl between Atlanta and KC, but that's a snowball's chance in hades of happening. I'm tired of NE, Pittsburgh and f-in GB along with the fact that I don't want the Jerryboys to do anything good. I think there is a fair shot that the Cowboys will f it up at some point though.

Turned away and did not know until this evening that Rofflesberger got hurt in the end of the Miami game.

Every time I see Mark Davis, he looks like he should be hanging around with these dudes.

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don't know what to make of that game, the first 25 minutes basically what i expected and then green bay got some breaks and ultimately the hail mary that seemed to kill the giants. i think maybe green bay are actually good tho, cowboys game should be a treat.

don't wanna jinx it but this is starting to remind me a lot of 2010, especially if they can get some more no-names to step up. strange that McCarthy, believe it or not, seemed to actually make some effective halftime adjustments

lol @ Odell Droppem Jr. punching the wall at Lambeau, you already proved how tough and manly you were when you were running shirtless in the cold

also I just saw the Matt Moore hit, in what world is he not concussed badly, wtf

Ad on noon news had Danny White (the OG Tony Romo) selling home security systems.

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