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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Big help from old friend Gunner Olszewski
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,792

    Ah yes, New England didn't win, Pittsburgh lost. 
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Merkin Baller said:

    Ah yes, New England didn't win, Pittsburgh lost. 
    And that's not what I said.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,792
    Poncier said:
    Merkin Baller said:

    Ah yes, New England didn't win, Pittsburgh lost. 
    And that's not what I said.
    I expect that play to be the focal point on the sports hub today too.
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Merkin Baller said:
    Poncier said:
    Merkin Baller said:

    Ah yes, New England didn't win, Pittsburgh lost. 
    And that's not what I said.
    I expect that play to be the focal point on the sports hub today too.
    The sequence starting with the near interception you mentioned through that muffed punt was definitely a pivotal point in the game.

    It was nice to see Nelson Agholor finally make the kind of impact he did. If that can happen with some consistency, then I'm a little more optimistic about their offense. They still need to get something out of Jonnu Smith.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,792
    Poncier said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    Poncier said:
    Merkin Baller said:

    Ah yes, New England didn't win, Pittsburgh lost. 
    And that's not what I said.
    I expect that play to be the focal point on the sports hub today too.
    The sequence starting with the near interception you mentioned through that muffed punt was definitely a pivotal point in the game.

    It was nice to see Nelson Agholor finally make the kind of impact he did. If that can happen with some consistency, then I'm a little more optimistic about their offense. They still need to get something out of Jonnu Smith.
    Agholor looked great, as did the running game down the stretch. The O line had a much better game. The D looked pretty good too. 

    A lot of penalties, but that can be fixed. 
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Next 2 weeks will be tests for the D containing 2 very different style QBs.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,792
    Poncier said:
    Next 2 weeks will be tests for the D containing 2 very different style QBs.
    No doubt... Baltimore will be even harder after the way W2 played out for them. I would love to see them give Harbaugh an L. 
  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    W's are W's, boys. They don't give out style points.
    Bristow 05132010 to Amsterdam 2 06132018
  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    Why Tommy starting all those fights?
    Bristow 05132010 to Amsterdam 2 06132018
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    ikiT said:
    Why Tommy starting all those fights?
    He's an angry young man.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,792
    ikiT said:
    Why Tommy starting all those fights?
    I don't know no Tommy. 
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    That game winning drive… just running it down their throats and they couldn’t stop it. That is winning football. Preseason in NE is still underway.
    That football you saw in the fourth quarter is going to cause teams some problems after thanksgiving when the season really starts.  They are on to Baltimore. 

  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited September 2022
    It is 2001 all over again. An injury to the starting QB early in the season (week 2 in ‘01, week 3 in ‘22) and the third string draft-flyer saviour comes in to lead the team to an improbable super bowl. 

    The table is set Bailey Zappe. Let’s go on a run. 


  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Unfortunately I think you'll see Hoyer not Zappe.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Poncier said:
    Unfortunately I think you'll see Hoyer not Zappe.
    Just wait. This 3rd stringer is going to bail out this team. The NFL is about to get zapped. 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,792
    Ugh…. What a tough game. The offense looked great early on, and despite that 3rd quarter they were still in a position to win well into the 4th. 

    The picks from Mac were brutal, as was Agholor's fumble. 
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Turnovers usually decide games. Couple of bad ones yesterday.
    I know it was desperation time but rushing to get that play off before the 2-minute warning may have derailed the whole season. 
    We'll see what the MRI shows.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,792
    Poncier said:
    Turnovers usually decide games. Couple of bad ones yesterday.
    I know it was desperation time but rushing to get that play off before the 2-minute warning may have derailed the whole season. 
    We'll see what the MRI shows.
    Your first point about the turnovers is spot on, and what cost them the game. I don't understand the comment about the 2 minute warning though... you said it yourself, it was desperation time, they had to have it. That's football. 
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Point is they rushed a play (that obviously went wrong on multiple levels). With the clock ticking that close to the 2-minute warning, sometimes it's better to just let the clock get there, take the timeout, get organized and get a couple of plays called. In hindsight that would have been the case yesterday.
    This weekend we rock Portland

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