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F Me In The Brain wrote: »

Called that Colts victory and loved every minute of it!
Bye Bye Peyton!

On the Cowboys non-catch it is a stupid rule. It has been a stupid rule. The Calvin Johnson play highlighted that. However, it is a rule (as has been stated repeatedly) and as such, it was the right call and it would have been bullshit to call that a catch. I almost felt badly for the Cowboy fans but then I remembered that A) I hate the Cowboys (not their fans, just the team) and most Cowboys fans didnt feel badly for Detroit fans last week.
Dumb rule. Dumb rule. Dumb rule.
But the refs got it right.

I think Seattle bombs GB but the AFC game could be a great one. Looking forward to next weekend!

I kinda both agree and disagree here. I don't think the rule is dumb. You should need to maintain possession as you hit the ground. I thought the Calvin Johnson play very, very incomplete and was shocked that people made a big deal about it. He kinda spiked the ball as he hit the ground. I think it was way different than this play with Dez Bryant.

There really was no real evidence that the ball hit the ground on the Dez play. If you had the ball on your bicep and between your shoulder and elbow, and faceplanted onto the ground like Dez did, the ball would pop up from inertia whether the ball hit the ground or not. We always hear about "irrefutable evidence" and this year in particular I've heard them say they are gonna try to stay with the call on the field but that didn't happen here. It's sad on a competitive level: Romo and Bryant both made great plays there, the Packers DB did nothing but get beat....yet he's credited with a pass defensed there. Like I said in an earlier post: too many games are swinging on technicalities thanks to these super.....slooooooooow.....motion replays.

But hey, Dallas got away with some three penalties on one play last week (defensive holding, defensive PI, Dez running on the field like a baby) and were allowed to offensively hold on their entire final drive. So this shit happens...I guess.

pjhawks wrote: »

the NFL has gotten so ridiculous with the replay. the game is not meant to be called by breaking down a video to the millimeters they now do. I fucking hate the Cowboys but if I guy can't catch the ball, take 2 1/2 to 3 and it still not be considered a catch then the game and it's rules have become absurd. how the fuck can the ground not cause a fumble but can cause an incomplete pass under the same scenario? ridiculous.

Yep. The fact that no one even knows what the fuck a catch is anymore is ridiculous. He caught the ball and took 2 steps diving for the goal line. They really need to get that shit right.

That's hilarious!!

Watching it in slow motion, it looks like a catch, but they are really slowing it down to see those three steps and lunge. Full speed, it looks like a million other plays that are called incomplete passes. I understand why Cowboys fans are a little miffed, but I don't think its all that close of a call. Packers fans would have a lot more to complain about if the call was held up.

I don't think the rule is that bad either. The alternative is asking For it to be more of a judgement call and I don't wanna put that in the hands of the refs.

Per Adam Schefter:

"Broncos QB Peyton Manning played Sunday’s Divisional Playoff loss and the past month of the season with a torn right quad, per two sources."

Apparently there is talk (perhaps only in the media, I don't know how serious it is) of firing Fox and promoting the OC to HC. This would keep him from taking another job elsewhere and potentially help to lure Peyton back for another year. Continuity within the offensive system.

If Manning is/was truly hurt I give both him and the Broncos credit for not talking about it in the press beforehand. That is how it should be. Injuries should not be advertized to opponents. I'm a little turned off by the way Rodgers and GB has handled his injury. If they lost yesterday there was a ready made excuse to fall back on. If they won, what a heroic effort by Rodgers.

pjhawks wrote: »

The Juggler wrote: »

pjhawks wrote: »

ah good ole Juggler. only he could say something can't be done even after it was done. respect the stubbornness though big guy. probably doesn't think we can land a man on the moon even though we already did it )

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Sorry pal. Your dream of teams throwing the ball 80% of the time, consistently, will never, ever happen. Occasionally if the defense proves they cannot stop something, the other team should exploit it to death like the Pats did in the second half on Saturday. When you have one of the best qbs to ever play the game going up against a makeshift secondary, this becomes easier to do. Unfortunately most teams don't have one of the best qb's to ever play the game going up against that kind of a secondary, which is one of the reasons this hardly happens--case in point, every other playoff game thus far this year. Exceptions to rules, tend to happen sometimes.

Folks, keep in mind, this is a guy who wanted to throw the ball 80% of the time with one, Michael Vick under center. Completely idiotic.

ah never let the facts get in the way of a rant. never once did i say the Eagles with Michael Vick should throw the ball 80% of the time. i said my ideal offense, under today's passing rules, would throw that ball that much.

repeat ZERO rushes in a half but you have to run because the d would tee off on your quarterback haha too fucking funny

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Fella, did you see any other team not run the ball once in a half yesterday, Saturday, or in any of the 4 games last week? You saw a hall of fame quarterback do that against a banged up secondary who was unable to stop him. I don't know what your point is. Do you think this is the ideal way to win football games? By not running the ball once? Go peak your head into the Patriots thread and ask them if that is a consistent recipe for success. Go ask any Cowboy fan how their newfound reliance on their running game got them to 12 wins, and a playoff win after years of an out of whack run/pass ratio netted them nothing but mediocre football.

There have been 16 halves of football played this post season. 15 of them featured mostly balanced run/pass ratios (60-40% or so). You see one that doesn't (with a hall of fame qb and a banged up secondary) and you somehow think that proves something. hahaha

And yeah, you wanted Reid to throw the ball over 40 times a game with Mike Vick. Thus, the genesis of this stupid argument that you bring up over and over again. Idiocy. This isn't arena football.