truly painful
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 1 December 2020 12:38 (three years ago) link
This is the worst season I can remember. Every team seems legit bad. Even the Chiefs if not for Mahomes and Hill don't seem that impressive to me. Yet, the meta stories have been really interesting. I find myself enjoying the podcasts and talk shows more entertaining than the games. I half wonder if there is going to be some kind of mass player walk-out and the season will be canceled before the playoffs. Even if nothing like that happens, in most fans' minds there's going to be a huge asterisk next to every stat from 2020.
Also, I hope the Bears fire everybody.
― beard papa, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 19:14 (three years ago) link
someone was spreading rumors that the ravens players might simply refuse to play tomorrow, which would be v. interesting
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 19:30 (three years ago) link
idk I'm pretty impressed by the Chiefs, they've got the one offense where you just keep throwing your hands up going "can't do anything about that". I do get what you're saying though. every year there's one utterly unconvincing team that goes 11-5 and loses by 25 in the playoffs. this year there's like 6 of them. idk what to make of the 10-0 Steelers either, I don't see why they've been so dominating this year.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 20:12 (three years ago) link
steelers have played an extremely weak schedule and came close to losing to several terrible teams
but i guess their defense is pretty good
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 21:00 (three years ago) link
yeah Chiefs are solid. their game against the Raiders proved that IMO.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 21:07 (three years ago) link
I'm not sold on the Steelers being "undefeated" good. This isn't the best Tomlin Steelers team. but in a year where you have no preseason, if you're a squad with relative continuity at coaching and in your sexy positions, and you can emerge 4-0 after the first quarter of your season, you could then play about as well as an 11-5 team from then on out (good-to-great, not amazing) and technically still be undefeated.
they will eventually lose one though.
Jets, otoh, are definitely winless level bad
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
I'll stan for my Dolphins, though. Our last two playoff teams, one of them was purely due to a gimmick (the wildcat offense who protected the football well), and 2016, I can't even tell you how that team made the playoffs other than the sheer will of Ryan Tannehill and a few skill positions.
this year, it's the defense. they're ball hawks, they generate good pressure, they cover downfield well, and really it's just the linebackers who are the weak link (and even there, Van Noy and Van Ginkel are good, they just struggle with coverage across middle of the field).
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
That game left me with the opposite impression. The Raiders aren't good.
― beard papa, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 21:54 (three years ago) link
the Raiders aren't a contender but how you perform under duress says a lot about one's team.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 21:55 (three years ago) link
I just feel like they shouldn't have been under duress in the first place. Did you see the Raiders yesterday?
― beard papa, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 21:57 (three years ago) link
The Steelers also seem like the same team they are every year, just that everybody else is less good than they have been.
Great teams occasionally trailing lesser teams on the road is a thing that happens, and AFC West matches are often competitive. Raiders have also beaten the Chiefs once this year and the Saints, they're just woefully inconsistent is all.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 22:01 (three years ago) link
never know which carr youre going to get
― Spottie, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 22:11 (three years ago) link
ive been loving this season idk why
it's crazy that there's a game on now. so weird
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:53 (three years ago) link
ugly ass game too. looks like rg just pulled a hammy maybe
― Spottie, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:56 (three years ago) link
this is like the Andy Capp Cheddar Fries Bowl
― frogbs, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:03 (three years ago) link
love too play in the red zone
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:09 (three years ago) link
Ok so in that situation how long can the Steelers remain in the pile so the clock runs? If they’d taken a few seconds more to get up they wouldn’t have been able to run a play (which should’ve been an easy touchdown, they got the exact look they wanted)
― frogbs, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:38 (three years ago) link
how are the Steelers only beating the Ravens JV squad by only 5
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:39 (three years ago) link
and they have zero offensive touchdowns?
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:40 (three years ago) link
Their offense is cruising until they reach the 5 yard line
― frogbs, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:07 (three years ago) link
who the fuck is playing quarterback for the Ravens right now
― frogbs, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:20 (three years ago) link
Trayce McSorley?
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:22 (three years ago) link
Touchdown Trace
― frogbs, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:30 (three years ago) link
lol
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:46 (three years ago) link
have to all the way back to the scab season to find such wacky nfl starters as this year
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:47 (three years ago) link
that floating pass by roffles
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:50 (three years ago) link
INBOX: Steve Kornacki, NBC News’ celebrated political correspondent, will join Football Night in America this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on NBC to break down the evolving NFL playoff picture ahead of NBC Sports’ coverage of Broncos-Chiefs on Sunday Night Football.— Bob Williams (@WilliamsBob75) December 3, 2020
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 December 2020 21:20 (three years ago) link
I know this is not a novel observation but schefter is such a fucking shill
― k3vin k., Thursday, 3 December 2020 21:57 (three years ago) link
Can't fire the McCaskey family and that is and will continue to be why the Bears are so f'n weirdly run as a team. That history, they SHOULD be the Packers or the Steelers but they are not as sadly Papa's family just does not have the touch running the club.
― earlnash, Saturday, 5 December 2020 01:32 (three years ago) link
at least they're not the lions
― mookieproof, Saturday, 5 December 2020 01:50 (three years ago) link
that's pretty wild!
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30454991/at-least-four-strains-covid-19-found-baltimore-ravens-facility
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Saturday, 5 December 2020 20:09 (three years ago) link
last time my Fins were 8-4 was 2003, and I worked at Best Buy.
a win today and they're 8-4.
would be hilarious if the Jets beat the Raiders today.
Browns-Titans is really the only interesting matchup despite Rams-Cards and Bills-49ers really.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 17:21 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhjprz1TNjI
― a certain derecho (brownie), Sunday, 6 December 2020 17:44 (three years ago) link
Xavien Howard with his 8th pick
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link
Damn this browns game is getting out of control.
― a certain derecho (brownie), Sunday, 6 December 2020 19:23 (three years ago) link
stunned at how badly you're punking them
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 19:36 (three years ago) link
complete joke officiating in the Miami-Browns game. shoving match out of bounds between a Bengal and a Dolphin. both Boyd and Howard ejected. Neither should have been ejected. they weren't punches, they were shoves.
it helped us temporarily but no Howard is gonna hurt. lucky for us, no Boyd for them.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 19:37 (three years ago) link
Tua, sick drive
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link
Hill actually playing kinda like a QB today for the SAints
Jet lead was a mirage I see.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 20:02 (three years ago) link
Jax winning? lol
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 20:04 (three years ago) link
Thomas on the Bengals apparently doesn't know the kick-catch interference rule, as he's hit Jakeem Grant twice before the ball came in. the latter just provoked both benches emptying and sparked a fight. MLB style.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 20:54 (three years ago) link
they still haven't resumed play
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 20:55 (three years ago) link
assuming mass ejections, possible suspensions after. this fucking sucks.
Davante Parker ejected for throwing punches (these were legit punches, no arguing that).
Mack Hollins (WR) as well, so that puts Miami down two WRs
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 20:59 (three years ago) link
another Bengal ejected (#36)
5 ejections in this game, one brawl. this is ugly and both teams will get fined.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Sunday, 6 December 2020 21:01 (three years ago) link