Week 8 Gamethread
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I know it’s the rule. I’m just saying that the NFL has a hundred utterly silly rules.
They don't want players taking their helmets off and using them as weapons.
Maybe the NFL has dumb rules. The helmet rule isn't one of them.
bro, only game with teams with winning records playing each other and Marky S. providing color. What more could you want.
Sure. But they could enforce a rule that you can’t use the helmet as a weapon. It’s just funny that 20 guys can run to the end zone and mug for the camera, but a dude taking his helmet off is a personal foul.
*edit* It’s not a big deal. Just find it funny that a league full of big tough guys and big tough execs is more regulated than the Soviet Union.
It's the only game TODAY with two teams with winning records. Think about that.
Something without Sanchize for starters
But the best current rivalry in NFL for sure (Rams Niners)
How much must their fans hate Rhule and Baker? (And maybe their players as well)
That would be like when the Cards won the 2006 WS in the year they won 83 games. Like, "yeah, we suck, but we've been here before."
I guess the odds must say play conservative in that spot but I never understand why not go for the touchdown. Give yourself two chances to win.
I think you have to know your kicker. If it's a guy like Tucker, Folk, Gano, Gould, McPherson, et al*, you're justified playing it conservatively. If he's a journeyman like Pinero, you should certainly not just count on him.
*And of course, Koo, but I did not want to jinx him.
If anybody could do it, it would be Tom. But holy shit do they need to get some healthy bodies back for that to be possible. Team is a walking medevac.
So Moore’s dumb penalty cost the Panthers the game. Fantastic catch to even tie it but then the penalty.
Originally yes.
But the villain is Pinero. He missed two kicks, both of them not long. Took Moore off the hook.
I think the PAT would have been good without the penalty. Maybe not. With the PAT, no OT and no additional kicks.
The FG he missed in OT was essentially as long as a normal extra point, and he missed that. A 48 yard FG/extra point is not a chip shot, but these days it's considered a pretty makable kick.
The Rams have run like 700 plays on the 1 yard line and have gotten 0 yards so far. But have caused penalties.
Ok, but if he makes the PAT, there isn’t a need for the FG in OT. And the PAT curled left just before the post so I think it’s good if he’s 15 yards closer. Not that it matters at this point.
They both can share the blame. But Moore has the great TD catch that gave them the tie game, and Pinero only has those two missed kicks, so he will take more of the heat.
The touchdown was amazing to even get them there. I just don’t get taking the penalty to make it harder on your kicker. Like why even make it harder? Seems like a dumb move to me and I think the Pinero hits from the normal distance.
Edit: He knows if he takes is helmet off, it’s a 15 yard penalty, automatically. And he just assumes his kicker can hit with additional 15 yards. I think that’s a bad place to put a teammate.
Somehow it took the WFT trying to bury Antonio Gibson to finally realize the best way to utilize Antonio Gibson.
I don't think Moore even gave a thought to getting a penalty there. It was just a stupid move in the moment.
It looked deliberate to me. It’s not like his helmet was lose. He intentionally unsnapped it and removed it. I think he knew the team would be penalized and didn’t care. The players know that’s a penalty. I think he thought his kicker would make the PAT either way so he didn’t care about adding the extra distance.
Neither one of us will ever be sure of what Moore was thinking in the moment, but if you;re right, then DJ is just another Panthers supporter whose faith in Pinero was unjustified.
