Wild Card Weekend game thread

[Ferm Sheller]

Was it @The Talented Allen Ripley who had to explain to his wife why they had to wake their kid up in 2004?

I kept my (then 8 yr old) son up to see Game 7 of Bruins's 2011 Stanley Cup win. Had to keep talking to him and propping him up on the couch to keep him awake. My wife was incredulous that I'd keep him up so late on a "school night".

 

[glennhoffmania]

Damn, they gotta make those plays if they are going to have a shot.

 

[rodderick]

Not a good throw, but Jesus Christ, Waddle.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Brutal drop from Waddle.

 

[sodenj5]

Good lord.

 

[Reverend]

Is it just me, or is Romo trying to sound like a WWE announcer today? I know it’s the playoffs, but it seems kind of theatrical and contrived.

 

[jsinger121]

Waddle has to catch that. It’s right there for him.

 

[luckiestman]

Waddle, lol. C’mon man

 

[luckiestman]

Is it just me, or is Romo trying to sound like a WWE announcer today? I know it’s the playoffs, but it seems kind of theatrical and contrived.

Anything sounds like that after Dungy.

 

[DJnVa]

Waddle, lol. C’mon man

Maybe the sun?

But he jumped on a ball that was dropping to him...so, I don't know.

 

[Groovenstein]

Thompson was taken right before Purdy? Would that make him Mr. Barelyrelevant?

 

[johnmd20]

You simply have to catch that ball.

 

[DJnVa]

Thompson should've run that.

 

[glennhoffmania]

So Miami took Tua right before Herbert, and Thompson right before Purdy? I didn't realize that. It's unfortunate.

 

[Al Zarilla]

I kept my (then 8 yr old) son up to see Game 7 of Bruins's 2011 Stanley Cup win. Had to keep talking to him and propping him up on the couch to keep him awake. My wife was incredulous that I'd keep him up so late on a "school night".

That was the last one for the Bruins, until this year we hope.

 

[luckiestman]

Thompson was taken right before Purdy? Would that make him Mr. Barelyrelevant?

I don’t know if it was right before, the line was a bit of a weasel move “the last qb taken before Purdy”

 

[Ferm Sheller]

As a Bama guy and Dolphin, Waddle might not have much experience catching in the cold.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

re: Chargers, their defense in the second half was semi-prevent and let Lawrence get fixed, he had free 5-8 yard passes all second half (then shitty tackling made those turn into 8-12 yard plays so there were few 3rd & shorts). It made no sense to abandon what worked in the first half as the refs were not calling anything. I feel like that's the story of the game more than the LAC offense which was expected to be meh with no Williams.

This start to this Athletic article also made me laugh: https://theathletic.com/4092222/2023/01/15/chargers-jaguars-playoffs-comeback-brandon-staley/

Seven months ago, on a quiet offseason day in early June, I was sitting on a couch in Brandon Staley’s office at the Chargers facility in Orange County. I was there to interview the head coach about fourth-down decision-making and analytics, but early on in the conversation, Staley’s words drifted to something broader, something more deep-seated — something that might seem intangible but has left real, permanent wounds for anyone associated with this franchise.

“The history of this team when I got here, it was like, someone’s going to get hurt, they’re going to blow a lead, something catastrophic is going to happen,” Staley said then. “There’s this Chargering, and there’s all these external factors that I know in my life, they’re just all excuses. They’re just all excuses. And so, all right, well, how do you change that? Well, you have to do things different. You have to have a different approach.”

 

[Ferm Sheller]

That was the last one for the Bruins, until this year we hope.

Too soon!

 

[luckiestman]

As a Bama guy and Dolphin, Waddle might not have much experience catching in the cold.

Was he out on Christmas Eve or whenever that was? I don’t remember

 

[Groovenstein]

I don’t know if it was right before, the line was a bit of a weasel move “the last qb taken before Purdy”

This is why I was an average law student

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Was he out on Christmas Eve or whenever that was? I don’t remember

I don't know, not sure, but I'm not saying that he doesn't have any experience in the cold.

 

[Ale Xander]

Holy shit. If you have 1.4m available to bet do you really need to do this to try to win 11k?

Darwin’s law

 

[luckiestman]

Dolphins came to play, I will give them that. Waddle fucked it up, but the preparation is there.

Edit: spoke too soon

 

[Ferm Sheller]

WOW!

 

[Reverend]

I kept my (then 8 yr old) son up to see Game 7 of Bruins's 2011 Stanley Cup win. Had to keep talking to him and propping him up on the couch to keep him awake. My wife was incredulous that I'd keep him up so late on a "school night".

School? Pffffft.

 

[Groovenstein]

Holy shit. If you have 1.4m available to bet do you really need to do this to try to win 11k?

Guarantee you what was said before that bet was “it’s free money”

 

[glennhoffmania]

I don’t know if it was right before, the line was a bit of a weasel move “the last qb taken before Purdy”

15 spots ahead.

Crap. Someone should cover Diggs.

 

[mauf]

After what should’ve been a drive-killing blunder by the center on 2nd down, that ridiculous Allen-to-Diggs connection.

 

[Reverend]

Again, huh?

 

[johnmd20]

That drop by Waddle was quite a turning point.

 

[rodderick]

Why is the corner peeking there? It's Josh Allen my guy, cover until the field ends.

 

[luckiestman]

Need the replay CBS

Edit: knee, nice job

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

The first of many.

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

TD

 

[Al Zarilla]

One knee equals two feet.

 

[sodenj5]

Josh Boyer, man. Dude hits on one blitz and goes all out on 3rd and 15.

 

[Reverend]

The Perfect Pass. No defense, so I’ve heard.

 

[johnmd20]

Calling Josh Allen Mr. January is a little much considering he's made a total of 1 championship games in his career. And he lost that game pretty badly.

 

[Ed Hillel]

I mean what can you do? Miami should keep blitzing, too.

 

[tims4wins]

School? Pffffft.

Especially in June

 

[Ferm Sheller]

One knee equals two feet.

Sure, but his right foot was in, too. So he got three feet in!

 

[tims4wins]

Was that illegal motion by Buffalo? Didn’t think the guy was set.

 

[sodenj5]

Why is the corner peeking there? It's Josh Allen my guy, cover until the field ends.

Bad play from Howard. Assuming ball is going to come out and squatting on Diggs while he runs right by him.

THERES NO ONE BEHIND YOU. Give up 15 if it saves 50.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Especially in June

Yes. I recall yelling upstairs at least once, "He's only got like a week left!"

 

[Al Zarilla]

Sure, but his right foot was in, too. So he got three feet in!

Yes. Had to get the Madden quote in too. Think it was a book title by him too.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

THERES NO ONE BEHIND YOU. Give up 15 if it saves 50.

This is the NFL.

 

[GreyisGone]

It’s underrated that the Bills line tackled a dude on that long play.

 

[glennhoffmania]

Game

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Oh, jeez. That was bad.