I don’t think it was necessarily a “good game,” but I think people are overreacting by calling it the worst ever. It’s like people forget about all the blowouts we used to have back in the day. At least this was close.
It was still a boring game: NE doing what it had to do to win... and LA not having a clue what to do at all (getting mauled at the line of scrimmage I might add).
There are typically more good games than bad games (especially lately). I can recall San Fran shitcanning Miami, San Diego and Denver in boring blowouts, but their display of awesomeness was fun to watch. Denver got shitcanned by a few opponents come to think of it.
Denver was banged up 3 times under the Elway Regime and returned the favor in back to back SB wins though.
They were then banged up in the Manning regime against the Seahawks but banged up the Panthers next.
I don’t think it was necessarily a “good game,” but I think people are overreacting by calling it the worst ever. It’s like people forget about all the blowouts we used to have back in the day. At least this was close.
I agree.
There was a period where every game was a blowout. Would rather have a 13-3 game every day for a season finale.
Now, on a normal Sunday? I like seeing the action.
Yeah back in the 80’s and 90’s blowouts we’re almost routine.
I don’t think it was necessarily a “good game,” but I think people are overreacting by calling it the worst ever. It’s like people forget about all the blowouts we used to have back in the day. At least this was close.
I agree.
There was a period where every game was a blowout. Would rather have a 13-3 game every day for a season finale.
Now, on a normal Sunday? I like seeing the action.
Yeah back in the 80’s and 90’s blowouts we’re almost routine.
At least there's some action in the blowouts. This game was a total dud. The only thing it had going for it was that it wasn't a comedy of errors.
So you’d rather a 45-10 game that is over at half time?
Than yesterday’s game, yes. I’ve seen plenty of good low-scoring games. Yesterday was not one of them.
I agree that it was not good. I’m just saying the fact it was close to the end makes it more compelling than a game that is over at halftime.
In most instances I would agree. But other than the pass play to Gronkowski that set up the TD, there wasn’t another single exciting play the entire game. It was a defensive game, sure, but it’s not like the defenses were making spectacular plays either. It didn’t feel like a defensive game, it felt more like a game between one totally inept offense and one mediocre offense.
I guess what I’m saying is it was kind of a de facto defensive game. We have no other choice but to call it that because of the lack of damn near anything happening with the football. Sure, it came down to the end, but I wasn’t exactly on the edge of my seat either.
Per the NY TIMES, the city wide NFL boycott had a huge factor in the drop in ratings nationwide. NOLA is one of the strongest NFL TV viewing markets in the US. It was by far the least watched Super Bowl in New Orleans history. Thousands attended the Boycott Bowl festival as well as the Anti-Lie secondline parade. Bars and restaurants refused to show the game, showing the Saints vs Colts Super Bowl instead.
what does everyone think about: instead of kicking, team wanting to onside would try and convert a 4th & 12 from their own 28 yard line?
you convert... you keep the drive going
i hear the nfl is considering this in the near future
Maybe try it in pre-season...but I'm not for it.
I don’t think I am either... but who knows
the current rule makes it nearly impossible to convert
That is true. I never heard why the rules were changed...I am assuming player safety. I would like to see it tried in the pre-season. Who knows, maybe it would be interesting. So I am assuming if you stop the team from converting, you receive the ball at the point of the stop.
Per the NY TIMES, the city wide NFL boycott had a huge factor in the drop in ratings nationwide. NOLA is one of the strongest NFL TV viewing markets in the US. It was by far the least watched Super Bowl in New Orleans history. Thousands attended the Boycott Bowl festival as well as the Anti-Lie secondline parade. Bars and restaurants refused to show the game, showing the Saints vs Colts Super Bowl instead.
There's basically the same number of people living in the city of L.A. as there are in the state of LA
Per the NY TIMES, the city wide NFL boycott had a huge factor in the drop in ratings nationwide. NOLA is one of the strongest NFL TV viewing markets in the US. It was by far the least watched Super Bowl in New Orleans history. Thousands attended the Boycott Bowl festival as well as the Anti-Lie secondline parade. Bars and restaurants refused to show the game, showing the Saints vs Colts Super Bowl instead.
There's basically the same number of people living in the city of L.A. as there are in the state of LA
So what you're really saying is that even though LA got their team back after years of exile, the fans still don't give a damn anyway. Maybe they miss Everett, Ellard and the mean Greene machine.
Just get rid of all the dumb onside kick rules they put in place in 2018. Those are what is making it damn near impossible to convert. The rules are practically designed to give the kicking team 0 chance to recover the ball.
this one is for the Juggler. was curious myself on what the numbers would show. decide for yourself what these numbers mean.
*note these were calculated going through play-by-play sheets so i can't guarantee a number or two is not off.
so i went through all of the Pats scoring drives in their Super Bowl's under Brady. and wait for it, their average scoring drives are 70% Pass and 30% Run. Interesting thing is the TD vs FG ratio is almost exactly the same with TDs being 70.5% and FGs being 69%.
even if you take the Atlanta game as being an outlier because of the large deficit their scoring drive pass % only goes down to 65%. if you take out the last FG drive of this weeks game which was 8 runs and no passes their pass % goes up to 72% they'v had 5 scoring drives where they ran the ball 0 times and 8 scoring drives where they ran the ball only 1 time. so on 65% of their scoring drives they've run the ball 1 or less times.
here are the drive by drive numbers 2001: td 3 pass 2 run fg 2 pass 2 run fg 8 pass 0 run
2003: td 1 pass 3 run fg 6 pass 0 run td 5 pass 5 run td 8 pass 3 run td 6 pass 0 run
2004 td 6 pass 1 run td 6 pass 2 run td 1 pass 4 run fg 2 pass 5 run
2007 td 8 pass 5 run td 11 pass 1 run
2011 fg 5 pass 4 run td 11 pass 4 run td 5 pass 3 run
2014 td 7 pass 2 run td 6 pass 2 run td 8 pass 1 run td 9 pass 2 run
2016 fg 9 pass 6 run fg 9 pass 1 run td 7 pass 6 run fg 10 pass 1 run td 5 pass 0 run td 9 pass 1 run td 7 pass 2 run
2017 fg 7 pass 2 run fg 4 pass 0 run td 4 pass 4 run td 6 pass 2 run td 4 pass 4 run td 6 pass 4 run
2018 fg 5 pass 1 run td 4 pass 1 run fg 0 pass 8 run
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They were then banged up in the Manning regime against the Seahawks but banged up the Panthers next.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
what does everyone think about: instead of kicking, team wanting to onside would try and convert a 4th & 12 from their own 28 yard line?
you convert... you keep the drive going
i hear the nfl is considering this in the near future
Per the NY TIMES, the city wide NFL boycott had a huge factor in the drop in ratings nationwide. NOLA is one of the strongest NFL TV viewing markets in the US. It was by far the least watched Super Bowl in New Orleans history. Thousands attended the Boycott Bowl festival as well as the Anti-Lie secondline parade. Bars and restaurants refused to show the game, showing the Saints vs Colts Super Bowl instead.
the current rule makes it nearly impossible to convert
Tom O.
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
-The Writer
you mess up, other team is already in FG range
Tom O.
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
-The Writer
*note these were calculated going through play-by-play sheets so i can't guarantee a number or two is not off.
so i went through all of the Pats scoring drives in their Super Bowl's under Brady. and wait for it, their average scoring drives are 70% Pass and 30% Run. Interesting thing is the TD vs FG ratio is almost exactly the same with TDs being 70.5% and FGs being 69%.
even if you take the Atlanta game as being an outlier because of the large deficit their scoring drive pass % only goes down to 65%.
if you take out the last FG drive of this weeks game which was 8 runs and no passes their pass % goes up to 72%
they'v had 5 scoring drives where they ran the ball 0 times and 8 scoring drives where they ran the ball only 1 time. so on 65% of their scoring drives they've run the ball 1 or less times.
here are the drive by drive numbers
2001:
td 3 pass 2 run
fg 2 pass 2 run
fg 8 pass 0 run
2003:
td 1 pass 3 run
fg 6 pass 0 run
td 5 pass 5 run
td 8 pass 3 run
td 6 pass 0 run
2004
td 6 pass 1 run
td 6 pass 2 run
td 1 pass 4 run
fg 2 pass 5 run
2007
td 8 pass 5 run
td 11 pass 1 run
2011
fg 5 pass 4 run
td 11 pass 4 run
td 5 pass 3 run
2014
td 7 pass 2 run
td 6 pass 2 run
td 8 pass 1 run
td 9 pass 2 run
2016
fg 9 pass 6 run
fg 9 pass 1 run
td 7 pass 6 run
fg 10 pass 1 run
td 5 pass 0 run
td 9 pass 1 run
td 7 pass 2 run
2017
fg 7 pass 2 run
fg 4 pass 0 run
td 4 pass 4 run
td 6 pass 2 run
td 4 pass 4 run
td 6 pass 4 run
2018
fg 5 pass 1 run
td 4 pass 1 run
fg 0 pass 8 run
Also 4th and 12 by any analytics stat would be an automatic punt from your own 28.
It's interesting but not very exciting.
i hate the new rule. I think they changed it to prevent injuries but I have a hard time remembering a lot of injuries under the previous rule...
Most injuries were occurring from that one. Locking arms and such, lol.