OT: 2018 NFL Thread Part II

[My3Sons]

The usual garbage officiating
And I dislike both teams, but caught OT when I got home , and the zebras are horrific

Pitts just got screwed against my Saints

PIT line held Saints D line all game. Refs let rodeo hog riding go all game. Saints did a bad job calling plays and Brees didn’t check down enough. Game shouldn’t have been as close as it was.

As an aside the dome hit over 108 decibels on the last PIT drive. Loudest I’ve ever heard it.

Now NO gets a two week break for their core starters. Their O line needs it.

 

[blood gin]

Darnold and Mayfield were both beyond brilliant today. Darnold doing it with no weapons. Mayfield has turned Cleveland into a winner

Can you imagine the insanity if one day the Brownies and the Jets play in an AFC Title Game? It will be like when the Cubs played the Indians in the World Series

But these two are the future of the AFC. I don't know about Lamar Jacksons shelf life playing like this

 

[Ol Dirty Bstrd]

Jets game was borderline unwatchable with that horrendous officiating

 

[My3Sons]

Jets game was borderline unwatchable with that horrendous officiating

That’s an ongoing problem this year. The refs are worse than any year I can recall. Inconsistent and unsure of themselves and way too many instances of small delays while they talk with each other or look at each other waiting for one of them to do something. Way too many games where the refs decide who wins.

 

[tr83]

Predictions for Black Monday?

 

[Billdo]

Predictions for Black Monday?

Koetter in Tampa will be gone, hopefully at least.

 

[My3Sons]

As an old man it is weird to me that tonight may be the last game in Oakland. Although in all fairness the franchise cut and ran from LA and if LV isn’t what they want it to be in three years who knows.

 

[blood gin]

Predictions for Black Monday?

Vance Joseph
Dirk Koetter
Todd Bowles
Ron Rivera
Marvin Lewis
Steve Wilks

Marrone I think is staying. A potential surprise firing could be Tomlin. There were people in Pitt who wanted him out last season. Gase I think is going to stick around

 

[Jack Be Quick]

The best pick the Giants can get is 5 as the jets, raiders, and 9ers are going to get annihilated this week.

Knowing them they'll squeak out a meaningless win against Jerry's kids and end up picking a safety at 11.

Great job guys.

 

[blood gin]

The best pick the Giants can get is 5 as the jets, raiders, and 9ers are going to get annihilated this week.

Knowing them they'll squeak out a meaningless win against Jerry's kids and end up picking a safety at 11.

Great job guys.

Well they do need a pass rusher and even if worst case scenario happens for them the Giants can end up with a solid pass rusher in their slot. Perhaps someone like Greg Little (tackle from Ole Miss) ends up available when they're on the clock as well. So it's not like they won't be in a good position to plug a big hole somewhere. Don't touch any of these QB's though.

 

[devilsblood]

Well they do need a pass rusher and even if worst case scenario happens for them the Giants can end up with a solid pass rusher in their slot. Perhaps someone like Greg Little (tackle from Ole Miss) ends up available when they're on the clock as well. So it's not like they won't be in a good position to plug a big hole somewhere. Don't touch any of these QB's though.

Pass rusher is priority #1.

That secondary will need some pieces as well.

Oddly, despite the O-line being as bad as one could be early in the season, I think we are OK at the moment.

 

[devilsblood]

That’s an ongoing problem this year. The refs are worse than any year I can recall. Inconsistent and unsure of themselves and way too many instances of small delays while they talk with each other or look at each other waiting for one of them to do something. Way too many games where the refs decide who wins.

People say this every year.

I think with technology we just see more.

 

[BenedictGomez]

People say this every year.

I think with technology we just see more.

I disagree, I mean, we've had TV instant replay since the stone age.

If I were to give the refs an "out" here, it's the fact the NFL has altered the rules to make the job of reffing MUCH harder with all these moronic new penalties:

Roughing the passer (via anymore worse than flag football play)
Hit to the helmet (which is just crazy subjective)
New catch rules (which are silly)
Holding (used to have to be OBVIOUS, now I feel it could be called every play)

Just to name a few......

 

[devilsblood]

I disagree, I mean, we've had TV instant replay since the stone age.

If I were to give the refs an "out" here, it's the fact the NFL has altered the rules to make the job of reffing MUCH harder with all these moronic new penalties:

Roughing the passer (via anymore worse than flag football play)
Hit to the helmet (which is just crazy subjective)
New catch rules (which are silly)
Holding (used to have to be OBVIOUS, now I feel it could be called every play)

Just to name a few......

We've had instant replay for awhiles, but 50" HDTV's are a relatively new thing.

And they have softened the game, I think a fair amount of it is warranted, though some of it is a little much, but yes that is put on the ref's when it's really the league.

I've heard people say that they could call holding on every play since I was pretty young.

End of the day, officiating is tough, it get's tougher because the speed of the game has gotten faster and we see more because of technology. Obviously the officials aren't perfect, but they never were.

 

[My3Sons]

To me it’s the uneven standards and the apparent shift of the NFL to NBA style home cooking. Go watch the two NO and ATL games from last season. In ATL the ratio was about 10-1 in favor of the home team and then the same was true in NO. It was a joke and the worst part was you knew after the refs decided the game in ATL that they would do the same in NO and they did. To some extent I saw that this past Sunday in the NO and PIT game. I don’t recall that sort of biased reffing in years past.

Plus the inability to make straight forward calls is also poor. Again in the NO PIT game the TD pass to MICHAEL THOMAS was an easy call. It took about five minutes for them to watch the replay. Even worse you see a ref within a few feet of the catch and he was looking righty at it and completely blew it in a big spot in a big game. Just terrible.

The NFL should stop with the penny pinching and just make refs a full time position. They could work on it and the quality would go up. For all the money the league makes part time refs is a big money saver? I guess you could build a house out of straw instead of bricks also since that would save money.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Big day of football

 

[Devils Dominion]

Dallas fans have totally taken over MetLife today.

Why are they playing Prescott and risk injury?

Saints were smart to rest a few of their stars, meaningless game vs Carolina

 

[My3Sons]

Dallas fans have totally taken over MetLife today.

Why are they playing Prescott and risk injury?

Saints were smart to rest a few of their stars, meaningless game vs Carolina

Saints are playinglike the fourth preseason game. You can see the players avoiding contact if it’s close.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Garret is playing with fire keeping Prescott in, in meaningless game.

I'd yank him now.

Jets, know it's best if they lose but what a gutless no-Show effort today

 

[Jack Be Quick]

And that should lock up RoY, if it was ever really in question.

68 yarder on a draw, over 100 rushing on the day with 3 left in the 3rd for Barkley.

 

[Devils Dominion]

What a day for Josh Allen

 

[NJDevs26]

And that should lock up RoY, if it was ever really in question.

68 yarder on a draw, over 100 rushing on the day with 3 left in the 3rd for Barkley.

It wasn't although if the Browns had fired Hue/Todd and started Mayfield sooner he might have given him a run for his money.

What a day for Josh Allen

He's basically a more well-built Lamar Jackson, a good RB playing QB. He could be the Northeast version of Cam Newton if he lasts playing the way he does.

 

[Devils Dominion]

The Todd Bowles error is finally over

 

[Devils Dominion]

Giants couldn't stop Prescott

They should just lose now for the better draft pick.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Now the real games begin