Is Gurley officially hurt again, or did they just make the switch to Anderson?
Wow, just about ballgame.
Wow, just about ballgame.
2019 NFL Playoff Game Thread - Divisional Round
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Like all night. Jeff Heath blew that one. Got totally sucked in and didn't contain.
If the Chiefs make the Super Bowl I'll root for them and Andy Reid. He's been a very good coach and the Chiefs haven't won anything in years. He's paid his dues. (Damn they blew that 71 game ot playoff loss to Fins. Damn Jan Stenerud) Plus I live in Philly and most of the fans bad mouth him and McNabb for not winning a Super Bowl. It would drive them nuts and I would love it.
NFL playoff format is just perfect. The bye is such a massive difference maker. I hope they never move off six teams and two byes.
This Eagles fan would root hard for Andy Reid if he makes it to the Super Bowl.
As an aside, can someone tell me what happened to Andrew Luck between the wildcard round and yesterday? He looked absolutely dreadful - and powerless - out there.
Luck has done this before: look great heading into the playoffs and game 1 of the post-season so that everyone declares He's Arrived and then he craps the bed.
In 2013 he had the comeback against KC followed by a 4 INT blowout loss to NE
In 2014 he had a great game against CIN, a decent game against DEN, then a 23 rating against NE
Even after 2014 I saw QB ranking lists that had him at 2 and 3. People are very quick to hype him because he was supposed to be the next best thing.
I am on record as doubting him as a top 5 guy, and I really don't see him getting to the Super Bowl unless he has two home games to get there (and I doubt he can pull off a 13-3 season) and/or unless the Colts get a terrific defense.
In 2013 he had the comeback against KC followed by a 4 INT blowout loss to NE
In 2014 he had a great game against CIN, a decent game against DEN, then a 23 rating against NE
Even after 2014 I saw QB ranking lists that had him at 2 and 3. People are very quick to hype him because he was supposed to be the next best thing.
I am on record as doubting him as a top 5 guy, and I really don't see him getting to the Super Bowl unless he has two home games to get there (and I doubt he can pull off a 13-3 season) and/or unless the Colts get a terrific defense.
I love Sony Michel but CJ is proof that you really don’t need to spend draft capital on a RB.
I wasn't able to watch either game yesterday and watched a good highlight package of each game this morning. Was surprised to see CJ Anderson making an impact. I liked his tough way of running when he was with the Broncos. Was perusing his F-Ref numbers and Wiki this AM. Pulled this from his Wiki.
I don't know. Are JC Jackson and Malcolm Butler proof you really don't need to spend draft capital on a CB? Why do people only apply this logic to RB and not to basically every other position, where there are also examples of late-round or undrafted success stories?
He was awful yesterday and perhaps he still isn't 100%. Might not ever be the same, but at the same time he has one of the worst receiving crews in the NFL. Outside of Hilton, who wasn't practicing, he has the equivalent of 5 street FAs to throw to.
They are rumored to be interested in AB. That would probably be a good investment for them.
I think it is more about the interchangability of RB's that at least give the appearance they really don't matter. Why did Damien Williams suck in MIA and look like a stud in KC? How was CJ cut from two teams this season and now out-producing Gurley in the same offense?
It is quite possible system and OL are more important than the RB.
Luck took a Colts team that was rebuilding to the divisional round. He's played in quite a number of playoff games and won a few of them. I don't understand why people are just so quick to besmirch other players for no reason, other than partisan hackery. So he's not a top 5 guy. Is he Top 7? Is that enough? Yes.
Luck could definitely win a super bowl. It's ridiculous to state otherwise. Nick Foles won the Super Bowl last year, in fact.
That's fair. But it's become an epidemic on this site. Anyone, on any team, who shows some prowess ultimately gets destroyed for being a pretender. Even Sean McVay yesterday was getting hammered by people. The same Sean McVay who took a laughingstock team to two straight playoff appearances. And now a playoff win.
It really is petty and all hot take, with really no basis in reality. Andrew Luck is an excellent QB. It's not an insult to Tom Brady to say so. And Tom Brady is certain to have a better resume. But who among us has a resume like Tom Brady? Aaron Rodgers is also a pretty excellent QB. Acknowledging that doesn't besmirch Tom Brady or his GOAT career. Sean McVay is a tremendous coach. That doesn't mean Bill Belichick isn't the best coach in the history of the sport.
True but... seriously, Fuck Bill Polian.
(I have no beef with Luck. He’s a Stanford boy, although as I pointed out to those saying I’d root for him in Indy, I have Stanford friends who went to work for Goldman Sachs, I sure as hell don’t root for them to have professional success. Once you’re off the Farm, you’re on your own.)
(I have no beef with Luck. He’s a Stanford boy, although as I pointed out to those saying I’d root for him in Indy, I have Stanford friends who went to work for Goldman Sachs, I sure as hell don’t root for them to have professional success. Once you’re off the Farm, you’re on your own.)
Oh, did you go to Stanford? Why didn't you mention it sooner or more frequently?