You're mistaken, one of the refs did spot it then back pedaled into the endzone. It was the side judge, to be exact, not the umpire, but the NFL rulebook doesn't specify it has to be the umpire: So, anyone of the 6 or 7 zebras can touch the ball, or spot the ball, to get the next play started. Nothing to see here, it was all legit. Besides, Brady was on the other side, you don't believe that if there was a way to charity Brady another playoff call they would?
I don't doubt you, I just didn't see it. I don't agree with your assertion of Brady in this instance, the NFL has more to gain by having LA playing in a SB in its' home stadium, and the bigger TV audience. I think the days of 'We must have a big-market east coast team play a big-market west coast team' in all major championships is in the past 'somewhat'. Now, if Jax played Car in the Super Bowl, that might hurt... Here's a question: What if Brady retires soon and Rodgers wants to go to Tampa? I've been asking the nationally syndicated sports radio guys that, they ignore the possibility...
Last question is an intriguing one. Rodgers is at the age that he may be thinking that he needs another SB to cement his legacy among the greats. Is GB likely to get him a super bowl victory? I don't think so. The downside is that replacing TB12 is going to be a monumental chore for any QB. T
I didn't know AR has an overall losing record in the playoffs.... Every team has a 3 yr window, 4 years tops before they can no longer afford their 'star' players. TB may be there already, or MAYBE have one year left. When Brady goes, so does Gronk. They cannot afford Godwin and Fournette AND Evans as it is now, but these guys all have a ring so I doubt they take a pay cut to get one. Ndamukong Suh is done and largely irrelevent, LaVonte David is old, and I was around both of these guys a bit when they were at NU - both good guys, and both are burned out now. Tom, let us know when you stop PRAYING Sean Payton goes to Dallas, but then again, if Sean waits a year he won't have some of the 'stars' that are there today. And Zeke is toast, a RB2 at best. He just acts like he doesn't care too much about anything.
Agree on the "window" concept. Seen it before with Dez, then Zeke, Lawrence, etc. etc. Tie up a lot of money in a few players, who underperform,surround with marginal players who the coaches never seem to coach up. Couple of years from now, Parsons is going to need to be paid in a few years, which means someone has to go. Even Dak is starting to generate chatter from grumps (like my wife! [emoji30]) now that he's making big dough. Players seem to wilt when it's a big game. Heaven forbid they fall behind early, it's more or less over. Then they hop back and forth between good years (thanks to a soft schedule from previous year's poor performance) and bad years (due to a tough schedule from previous year's good performance). Lather, rinse, repeat. Interesting story about the salary cap, which JJ pushed for. https://www.pressboxdfw.com/jones-wanted-salary-cap-now-hes-suffering-with-it/ Cap instituted in 1994. Boys haven't won an SB since 1996. T
Dak does not have any 'it' factor, he won't win a championship. He's a winner, puts up good numbers, appears to be a decent leader, but isn't 'it'. Kinda like Kirk Cousins, Wentz, Tua, Darnold, Murray....
Totally agree - add... Bridgewater, Lock, Tannehill, Carr .... The Brady retires / Rodgers to Tampa scenario is quite compelling/interesting - should be a fun offseason
I kinda disasgree with Carr, he almost (by himself) got them in the playoffs, without Waller, without Ruggs...
Yeah he showed some moxy this year with all the distractions and injuries - Would be good to see what he can do with solid front office and solid coaching staff - He seems to "have the locker room" which is 80+% of the battle won IMHO -
I am having a hard time believing Vegas just didn't hire Bisaccia as HC... Such a great way to lose the team, get rid of the guy everyone likes and respects - and WINS.
Yeah that blew my mind - I thought the guy was perfect - he stabilized things and focused after the Gruden mania - Team totally responded to him and played their butts off for him - he seemed to have the right personality for the Raiders and Vegas but with proper tip of the hat to the Oakland/LA Raider legacy. Amazes me - Well maybe he will come to Denver - Gosh knows we NEED SOMEONE - Fangio was a failure from the start - town never adopted him and neither did the team IMHO.
I'm going to respectfully disagree with the above. I think Dak has what it takes. His teammates, I'm not so sure. In the interest of full disclosure, my wife agrees with y'all! Then again, she's been poor mouthing every Dallas QB since Saint Roger retired. She's going around calling Dak the new Tony Romo. Ouch! T
If I had to bet my house on Dak to take the team 80 yards down the field to win the game, I would not bet on it. Ever. Would you?
As a scientist, I've taken way too many math courses to be a gambler. So, house? No! I would take Dak over many of the current QBs in the league, but there are others I would prefer. I must admit, however, that the greats make those around them better. To be honest, I think his teammates drag him down more than he lifts them up. That's both in terms of talent and desire to win. T
What field/disc. of Science, my distinguished colleague Tom of America? Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk
Old school chemistry major here! The periodic table had 4 elements when I started - earth, air, fire and water! LOL. T
That's exactly what I thought when they took that Amari Cooper clown, there is on way in hell I'd pick him up. He has a few rare games with 130/1, but it's usually more like 33/0 or 25/0 or so it seems. He's a not-quite WR2 at best, closer to a WR3. And Zeke's body languge tells me 'meh, I don't care, I'm good...now leave me alone'. And, of course we would take Dak over many of the others in the league, but none of the bonifide top-10. Marino had a ton of stats, too, I shudder to think what he could have done with today's rules and today's plentiful WR's. He had the 'it' factor, but he also was never blessed with a really good running game to balance out the passing.
Dude, I'm begging ya please, you're channeling all my inner fears about the Cowboys. I see them as a mildly more successful version of my beloved Mets. Good players. Good seasons from time to time. But, no rings. ☹️ T
At least that's one less team we have to worry about competing against since they hired this guy https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33180067/sources-las-vegas-raiders-expected-hire-new-england-patriots-josh-mcdanels-coach-dave-ziegler-gm
Anyone else notice the non PI call on KC in the endzone in the 1st quarter, yet they don't seem to miss a thing on Cincy?
