Super Bowl LI - Patriots v. Falcons

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:08 pm

That's kinda funny.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:10 pm

Preview:

Also kinda funny.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:45 pm

Bill Barnwell must be paid by the word.

His super bowl prediction was 7,200 words long.

That is an amazing feat.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:58 pm

Pruitt wrote:Bill Barnwell must be paid by the word.

His super bowl prediction was 7,200 words long.

That is an amazing feat.

He got made fun of it on twitter. I can't read him anymore.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:06 pm

Saw the article's headline and wanted to see his prediction. I was thrown off by how much I had to scroll to get there.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:31 pm

Johnnie wrote:Saw the article's headline and wanted to see his prediction. I was thrown off by how much I had to scroll to get there.

The annoying thing about how long that article was is that after all that length, he wound up going with about the most conventional of conventional wisdom reasons for picking the Patriots. He expended thousands of words to basically just say that (1) both teams have great offenses, (2) New England's defense was much better than Atlanta's during the regular season, and (3) he doesn't think Atlanta's improved defense in the postseason is sustainable, since it's a small sample size.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:46 pm

Thanks for Abraham Lincolning this since Barnwell all so thoroughly Edward Everetted it.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:49 am

So DSG, how is the anthem doing?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:26 am

rass wrote:So DSG, how is the anthem doing?

Guess I'll have to go on a little field trip in a couple hours.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:05 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote:
rass wrote:So DSG, how is the anthem doing?
Guess I'll have to go on a little field trip in a couple hours.

Anthem sounded good.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:09 pm

Short sentence. Take the under.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:30 pm

Yes, third (and final) post about it. Whatevs.

Edit:

Deadspin Tecmo Bowl simulation:

Spoiler:

Brady, Amendola, and Edelman all get injured in the 1st.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:22 pm

A_B wrote:Short sentence. Take the under.

There was variance in the multiple rehearsals. There is variance in the lines I have seen online.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:54 pm

Heh.

Post by **brian** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:06 pm

Think they could have asked the question a little better, but Brady hasn't been that great in Super Bowls. Best performance is a 23/33/236/2/0 (110.0 rating) which is pretty meh, especially by modern standards. If you're ranking performances among guys to have won Super Bowl MVPs that one would be at the bottom of the top 10 at best.

http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/categoryst ... SER_RATING

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:26 pm

I really can't see anything other than Patriots by like 25.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:26 pm

brian wrote:Think they could have asked the question a little better, but Brady hasn't been that great in Super Bowls. Best performance is a 23/33/236/2/0 (110.0 rating) which is pretty meh, especially by modern standards. If you're ranking performances among guys to have won Super Bowl MVPs that one would be at the bottom of the top 10 at best.

http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/categoryst ... SER_RATING

Not to say that he's been great (aside from the 2-minute drills,) but the original of that tweet had emoticons. I believe Brady was the sad or mad one, so throwing more shade than they put on the image of his face.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:55 pm

Forget Brady, Terrell Davis is the one who really got shafted by that poll.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:26 pm

Joe K wrote:Forget Brady, Terrell Davis is the one who really got shafted by that poll.

Yeah buddy!

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 8:39 am

sancarlos wrote:
Joe K wrote:Forget Brady, Terrell Davis is the one who really got shafted by that poll.
Yeah buddy!

Someone here brought this up in the context of Peyton's performance last year but people forget that Elway kind of sucked that game. But Davis had what is probably the strongest performance of a player in a close Superbowl that I can remember in my lifetime of watching football (my memory goes back to the early 90s). Even if you limit it to running backs, the only possible way to rank Emmit's performance over Davis' is if you punish Davis pretty harshly for his one fumble, which he more than atoned for.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:32 pm

I personally would go for Steve Young, even though Montana vs the Broncos had a stronger defense (89 DEN 4th vs 94 SD 18th in DVOA).

But if we're talking one quarter, Doug Williams in the 2nd quarter was the greatest playoff quarter I've ever seen an athlete, yet alone football player, I've ever seen live.

(Come to think of it, the MJ shrug was pretty amazing, but that was an entire half.)

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 5:22 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote:
A_B wrote:Short sentence. Take the under.
There was variance in the multiple rehearsals. There is variance in the lines I have seen online.

I'm seeing 127.5 seconds with the over at -145, and under at +105.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 12:31 am

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:46 am

Take a shot when Trump is alluded to but not mentioned when Robert Kraft is shown.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:20 am

Falcons 37 pats 17

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:35 am

The Pats score 17 in Super Bowls they lose! Wait a minute.

Also, Alex Mack is going to play on his broken leg.

In other news, every time I see his name, I think of this:

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 2:30 pm

In the words of the late JFK, "Ich bin ein Atlanta-er"

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:02 pm

govmentchedda wrote:
DSafetyGuy wrote:
A_B wrote:Short sentence. Take the under.
There was variance in the multiple rehearsals. There is variance in the lines I have seen online.
I'm seeing 127.5 seconds with the over at -145, and under at +105.

Based on what I saw, I would stay away.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:10 pm

Why Pats Fans Excuse Cheating

Actually a fascinating article. Uses Pats fans as a jumping off point for universal behaviours.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:51 pm

Cyrus Jones. Thank goodness.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:01 pm

I will be hoping that the Falcons prevail, but since this is 2017 and we are clearly in the DARKEST time line, the Pats are going to win.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:29 pm

They could've closed the roof after the flyover.

Props to the Thunderbirds for not crashing though.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:29 pm

2:04.15 (hand timed). bitches.

by far, my favorite part of all the super bowl bullshit (not including puppies category)

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:30 pm

howard wrote:2:04.15 (hand timed). bitches.

by far, my favorite part of all the super bowl bullshit (not including puppies category)

Perhaps it was the adrenaline.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:45 pm

Why did Edelman decide to field that?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:50 pm

Johnnie wrote:Why did Edelman decide to field that?

Adrenaline

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:17 pm

Their running backs are fast, man.

Post by **brian** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:24 pm

Pats being exposed as the garbage frauds they are. AFC was a joke this year.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:30 pm

Yea, we're fucked.

Post by **brian** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:32 pm

That was a little harsh. The Pats are a good team. But they're overrated. And the defense is crazy overrated