RedRamage Posted September 30 Author Posted September 30 1 hour ago, sagnam said: idk, that game was wild. just because there wasn’t a winner doesn’t mean it wasn’t. I think we put too much emphasis on winning and losing. That game was entertaining as hell. Of course fans want a specific team to win. I wanted Dallas to win for multiple reasons. But entertainment was not one of them. The outcome of that game was fine by me. I will say on the last play of the game GB fans were definitely rooting for a tie. We're starting to get down an argument of semantics. I didn't watch the game itself, but from what I've read it absolutely was entertaining, so I agree with you there. Something can be entertaining with an anti-climatic ending... which I guess is what I was trying to get at. Ties are anti-climatic by nature. Fans, generally, want one team or the other to win. But the 70 minutes between the start and the anti-climatic ending can be entertaining. So no need to device (imho) non-entertaining football to ensure that the rare anti-climatic ending doesn't happen. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted September 30 Posted September 30 2 minutes ago, RedRamage said: We're starting to get down an argument of semantics. I didn't watch the game itself, but from what I've read it absolutely was entertaining, FWIW, you're not likely to find a game where the announcers were so obviously having a good time with it. Quote
sagnam Posted September 30 Posted September 30 28 minutes ago, RedRamage said: We're starting to get down an argument of semantics. I didn't watch the game itself, but from what I've read it absolutely was entertaining, so I agree with you there. Something can be entertaining with an anti-climatic ending... which I guess is what I was trying to get at. Ties are anti-climatic by nature. Fans, generally, want one team or the other to win. But the 70 minutes between the start and the anti-climatic ending can be entertaining. So no need to device (imho) non-entertaining football to ensure that the rare anti-climatic ending doesn't happen. Was the ending of the Lions game this weekend climatic? The backups were in the game. Quote
sagnam Posted September 30 Posted September 30 This on the other hand Atlanta mounted a 17-point comeback to force overtime. Steelers wide receiverPlaxico Burress was stopped one yard short of the end zone on the final play of overtime. Quote
RedRamage Posted September 30 Author Posted September 30 44 minutes ago, sagnam said: Was the ending of the Lions game this weekend climatic? The backups were in the game. Nope, but you seem to think that I think that the ending HAS to be climatic. It doesn't. I've already said that. Quote
Motown Bombers Posted September 30 Posted September 30 4 minutes ago, sagnam said: Swift didn’t sell it. Swift didn’t want to injure himself. 1 Quote
RedRamage Posted September 30 Author Posted September 30 8 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: Swift didn’t want to injure himself. During the attempt to not injure himself, Swift probably injured himself. Quote
sagnam Posted September 30 Posted September 30 (edited) 19 minutes ago, RedRamage said: Nope, but you seem to think that I think that the ending HAS to be climatic. It doesn't. I've already said that. I got the impression your stance is that a tie can’t be climatic. I think that just isn’t true. To further that point, I think many NFL games end anticlimactically in regulation and almost every tie ends with some sort of climax. I think some people might not be satisfied with a tie and somehow satisfaction and excitement are being confused. I think the climax of a football game is less likely to be at the end than some earlier point. I do think if one goes into a football game thinking evenly matched teams might end up tied then one could possibly be satisfied with that outcome too, especially if the game is as exciting as this one was. Edited September 30 by sagnam Quote
RedRamage Posted September 30 Author Posted September 30 1 hour ago, sagnam said: I got the impression your stance is that a tie can’t be climatic. I think that just isn’t true. To further that point, I think many NFL games end anticlimactically in regulation and almost every tie ends with some sort of climax. I think some people might not be satisfied with a tie and somehow satisfaction and excitement are being confused. I think the climax of a football game is less likely to be at the end than some earlier point. I do think if one goes into a football game thinking evenly matched teams might end up tied then one could possibly be satisfied with that outcome too, especially if the game is as exciting as this one was. Climatic may be the wrong word... satisfying isn't really the word either because in a "normal" game one fan base is obviously going to be unsatisfied. I dunno... I guess the point I'm trying to make is that games that end in ties generally aren't fun/climatic/satisfying/[insert appropriate word here], but that's okay. In an ideal world I'd love to see NFL games just extended by 10 minutes as often as necessary until it ends with one team having more points. But this isn't realistic given type of game involved. And if the only reasonable way to avoid ties to convoluted weird stuff that doesn't feel like regular football, I'm perfectly find with a tie. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted October 3 Posted October 3 If I didn't know better, I would never guess Mac Jones is a backup. The guy is highly accurate and very poised. He's outplaying Matthew Stafford. At least, his team is Quote
Motown Bombers Posted October 3 Posted October 3 Mac Jones had Matt Patricia as his offensive coordinator. He just needed to be in a real offense. Quote
Motown Bombers Posted October 3 Posted October 3 (edited) I think it's hilarious Stafford has to use the silent count at home. I can't wait until the Lions play at Los Angeles and the Jared Goff chants overtake the stadium. Edited October 3 by Motown Bombers Quote
Sports_Freak Posted October 3 Posted October 3 1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said: Mac Jones had Matt Patricia as his offensive coordinator. He just needed to be in a real offense. Now he's hurt. And it looks like a knee injury. He's been getting hammered. Quote
Hongbit Posted October 4 Posted October 4 They should update the headline to say former Fox analyst. Quote
Hongbit Posted October 4 Posted October 4 He butt fumbled the night out on the town drinking on a work trip. 1 Quote
Hongbit Posted October 5 Posted October 5 Watching Carson Wentz is painful. Absolutely no self awareness as to the type of player that he is now. Still trying crazy throws on the run and from different arm angles that he just can’t make with any consistency anymore. He could be a serviceable backup if he could just stay within his capabilities. Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted October 5 Posted October 5 1 hour ago, Hongbit said: Watching Carson Wentz is painful. Absolutely no self awareness as to the type of player that he is now. Still trying crazy throws on the run and from different arm angles that he just can’t make with any consistency anymore. He could be a serviceable backup if he could just stay within his capabilities. That Cleveland D-line is giving him fits. Really remarkable performance last week by the Lions OL and Goff. Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted October 5 Posted October 5 The Vikings look horrible, particularly on offense. Just completely lost. Quote
Motown Bombers Posted October 5 Posted October 5 33 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said: That Cleveland D-line is giving him fits. Really remarkable performance last week by the Lions OL and Goff. Goff had time to take multiple down field shots against this team. Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted October 5 Posted October 5 They escape with a win thanks to Browns ineptitude but I would be very worried if I were a Vikings fan. This doesn’t look like a playoff team. Quote
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