sagnam

Just saw the play again. Didn’t actually overthrow it like I remembered. AJ Brown just didn’t put any effort into catching that pass at all. Wild. Probably should have punted. That would have been the safest bet. It also took the game out of his team’s hands, so I at least understand the thought. In this league, expecting your best WR to win a 1-on-1 or draw a DPI is not a terrible call, it’s just much more of a risk. Throwing the ball to your tantruming child of a WR was probably the bigger mistake. At least they found out they can’t count on him when the team absolutely needs him now, in a game they won in the middle of the season, rather than in an elimination game. Probably should have just punted.

Be safe

Speaking of silly stances. The Eagles sure did make a mistake on the Phillips trade! Morons! Cost them one loss already. Nah, that’s feels gross. Honestly, you can’t take most of these decisions out of context and immediately after they are made and start grandstanding. Unless it’s the Watson trade.

I think that was the plan too. Hurts overthrew it, he needed to throw something contested to possibly draw one of the ridiculous DPI calls that are so common.

Wait, are we now saying the Packers would be wrong for acquiring a guard if they could? Silly stance.

I will never understand why they have elderly people working security at these events. That guy coming in from the left got rocked being as unathletic as he is.

The rule is working to fix the problem it was designed to address, returns. And it’s closer to actual football than the old kickoff rules that featured wedges and wedge busters. I’m curious if someone can figure out a way to incorporate surprise onside kicks. I think maybe adjusting the landing zone to allow for shorter onside kicks and to make receiving team blockers play off the line. That might lead to slightly less yardage on each return, if the coverage team can get a little more depth before reaching a blocker and clogging up return lanes. Honestly, the rule is pretty good if one doesn’t pine for the good old days that really were that great.

Kane failing to score on the wide open net was a backbreaker.

I stand by the comment that many players in this league can be had for the right price. It might be way more than you are willing to pay, but they can. Some of those middling players might only be moved for an insane return. It’s not as simple as no one is tradable or everyone is available. The truth lies in between. All too often you see decent players moved for mid-round picks. This is a talented roster, no doubt. It’s also one with injuries. Sure almost every team is dealing with injuries, it’s a violent sport. That is not a reason to throw out the whole idea. It’s actually justification to acquire more or improved depth. Both tackles are hurt, Decker is tough and fighting through injuries, Sewell was on the ground in pain multiple times last week. Both guards are hurt. Ratledge went to the locker room before Mahogany got seriously hurt. Over half of the secondary is out. We played a game a few weeks ago with nobodies in the secondary by the end. I have no idea who’s after Skipper with Manu out. We don’t have another guard. We have a Colon backing up center. I don’t think there is any chance Glasgow goes back to guard if more guys go down, we’d have an even less talented center then. Again, I don’t have the answer. I don’t know who was available. I am saying that doing nothing is a decision too. It’s a choice and we should consider that choice when we look back on the season. I think it’s too common that questioning decisions is met with outlandish rhetoric.

I feel like you are being very reasonable and you are getting met with logical fallacies. I agree with you. We don’t know what conversations were had with other teams, who was available and for what price. We also don’t know what the situation internally looks like for the player’s already on the team. None of that negates what you are saying. The team stood pat. Everything that happens from here out this season needs to be framed from that decision. We know that almost any player can be had for the right price, with the obvious exceptions (Mahomes, Allen, etc). We aren’t talking about the proverbial untouchables. We are talking about the middling players that other teams can replace and that are an upgrade for the Lions. They exists. Whatever the price, if discussed at all, choosing not to pay it should have an effect on our perception of the season, and the GM in particular. Winning it all now or in the near future would obviously confirm his decision making process and put an end to this discussion. That really should go without saying. Anything less should be questioned. Not questioned in the sense of replacing anyone. The team can be wildly successful and still not win it all. Questioned in the hopes that, short of a championship, they can shift the philosophy. While sacrificing the current season’s best possible chance of success in favor of retaining the chance of future success has worked in filling the roster with talent, it hasn’t led to the ultimate goal. It hasn’t even gotten them to the Super Bowl.

Can’t decide if the Wings hung in this one or if the Knights just coasted.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/moving-sauce-gardners-new-contract-wont-be-a-big-problem-for-the-jets# That contract sounds like they structured it to be tradable this year.

This year’s Colts pick will likely be mid to late 1st. Who knows about next year?

I am not qualified to make that decision. Hopefully there is another creative mind on the staff waiting for their turn.

Agreed. It’s true that the Lions offense is supremely talented. It’s also true that Johnson’s creativity allows him to design plays to be successful. His creativity and this talent together was amazing. i think it’s similar to what Sheppard has been able to do with the defense. I also think Morton and Glenn are similar. They understand what to call and how to coach, but they don’t have that creativity. They are limited to basic ideas that succeed or fail strictly by the execution of the players. I’d be ok with ending the Morton experiment today. I think he’s shown he’s just not good enough to be in charge of an offense like this and he is holding them back.

That sucked

It’s a LaPorta game I guess.

Decided to get a ticket to this one.

Everyone gets a turn.

I will say, knowing that goal was getting overturned to winning in shootout made watching that sequence even more satisfying. The Talbot save vs Kempe in the shootout is not being discussed here enough. Holy cow. That was the save of the game.

Me too. I finally watched it. There was literally no indication that the result was in question for over full minute. Ken and Osgood were just going over their normal post loss stats. Then finally Ken said that the Wings hadn’t left the bench. The review was crazy obvious. He was in the crease way before the puck, and then he both deflected the puck from in the crease to making contact with Talbot as he slid across the crease to scoring from in the crease.

Prospect report

I’ve always been a big fan of enforcing the crease rules, just stay out. I’ve also been a fan of letting them play if the goalie comes out of the crease. I think you should be able to check a goalie who’s playing the puck behind the net.

I hate to admit this, but I closed my browser window whe they scored I was so pissed. I am shocked to see this!

Also, Cincinnati is a decent team on both side of the ball. Take out the franchise QB in almost any offense and you will see similar results. Look how much better they look with Flacco. Just needed a competent QB to bridge them to Burrow.