NFL Week 19 - We're Talkin' Playoffs

[The Sybian]

I mean this is probably the best SNF intro ever:

The more explanations I read, the less I understood this. But he looks so happy and the people that understand loved it. (Some reference to an anime character).

I watched the Mic’d up video, dude is just a ray of sunshine! He must be so much fun to be around. As much as I hate RB committees from a fantasy standpoint, I love seeing RB duos who are that supportive of each other.

[L-Jam3]

Listening to ESPN Daily's podcast today about Bills Mafia. Are they like the other Mafia, where to be truly made you have to be able trace all your ancestors to WNY, otherwise you're merely an associate?

[Johnny Carwash]

Listening to ESPN Daily's podcast today about Bills Mafia. Are they like the other Mafia, where to be truly made you have to be able trace all your ancestors to WNY, otherwise you're merely an associate?

This is when you try to join the Bills Mafia but they find out you were a Patriots fan until a few years ago:

[L-Jam3]

Nice. Apropos of nothing, I'm looking forward for L-Jam4 to hit 13 so we can start watching Godfather/Godfather II/GoodFellas as a family. Since there's a couple BJ scenes in GF; and Tattaglia gets got while in bed with his "employees", I'll clear it first with their mom. Amusingly, the violence I have zero issue with.

[degenerasian]

In for a good game! 49ers have the better team but Seahawks have the bigger weapons.

[tennbengal]

Def a much more competitive game than people were forecasting.

[Johnnie]

With no rooting interest in the playoffs this year, I'd really want to see a 49ers/Bills Super Bowl.

I'm hosting a Super Bowl party this year and my wife is a 49ers fan while friends of our are originally from Buffalo.

Either way, either a 3rd string rookie making 2 higher profile QBs look dumb or a collective release from an entire region absolutely needing it is a great set of storylines.

[tennbengal]

A 49ers/Bills Super Bowl would make Chris Berman happy so I’m gonna go ahead and veto that idea.

[L-Jam3]

A 49ers/Bills Super Bowl would make Chris Berman happy so I’m gonna go ahead and veto that idea.

FO has their chance of special Super Bowls from occurring, and they call a SF-Buf match as “ Chris Berman's Dream”, as “ Chris Berman's Wet Dream” would probably be too much.

[tennbengal]

Def a much more competitive game than people were forecasting.

Well…not anymore.

[degenerasian]

Def a much more competitive game than people were forecasting.

Well…not anymore.

yeah, big time 2nd half collapse. That fumble changed everything.

[rass]

Big Al in the booth. That’s nice NBC let him come back.

[L-Jam3]

Poor bastard had to do a Thursday night game between Denver and Indy that went into OT. That’s the least they could do.

[Rex]

It is good to hear Al calling a big game again. One can only hope that the point spread remains in play to the end.

[L-Jam3]

I feel bad for Christian Kirk. I can’t be the only one who hears his name and thinks “Kirk? That Trump-loving, lying-ass motherf… oh. CHRISTIAN Kirk.”

[Gunpowder]

The 49ers offense is like Alabama. Someone is wide open every play and then they run for 20 yards after the catch.

[Johnnie]

DOO-DOO VALLLLLLL!

[L-Jam3]

The 49ers offense is like Alabama. Someone is wide open every play and then they run for 20 yards after the catch.

I will take the L on this one, because I thought for a long time that Kyle Shanahan was a little overrated as a coach. But he’s really one hell of a play designer. They repeatedly pick up a massive chunks of yardage, and I don’t really think anyone on their offense (besides Trent Williams) is a super-duperstar.

[tennbengal]

Jax should call the "not interception" play

[Gunpowder]

The 49ers offense is like Alabama. Someone is wide open every play and then they run for 20 yards after the catch.

I will take the L on this one, because I thought for a long time that Kyle Shanahan was a little overrated as a coach. But he’s really one hell of a play designer. They repeatedly pick up a massive chunks of yardage, and I don’t really think anyone on their offense (besides Trent Williams) is a super-duperstar.

You don't think an offense with Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle has star power?

[L-Jam3]

The 49ers offense is like Alabama. Someone is wide open every play and then they run for 20 yards after the catch.

I will take the L on this one, because I thought for a long time that Kyle Shanahan was a little overrated as a coach. But he’s really one hell of a play designer. They repeatedly pick up a massive chunks of yardage, and I don’t really think anyone on their offense (besides Trent Williams) is a super-duperstar.

You don't think an offense with Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle has star power?

They’re superstars, but they’re not superduperstars. They’re B+/A- dudes, and any offense that has three guys at that level would wreck shit. But he knows how to get them humming.

[Johnnie]

Does that mean Brock Purdy is a caretaker quarterback!?!?

[Johnnie]

Jax should call the "not interception" play

They clearly don't read the Swamp.

[tennbengal]

Jax should call the "not interception" play

They clearly don't read the Swamp.

wasting my insight here as usual.

Doug Pederson such a genius he didn't want to come up with some throws that the Chargers are not ready to sit on?

[Brontoburglar]

The 49ers offense is like Alabama. Someone is wide open every play and then they run for 20 yards after the catch.

I will take the L on this one, because I thought for a long time that Kyle Shanahan was a little overrated as a coach. But he’s really one hell of a play designer. They repeatedly pick up a massive chunks of yardage, and I don’t really think anyone on their offense (besides Trent Williams) is a super-duperstar.

You don't think an offense with Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle has star power?

They’re superstars, but they’re not superduperstars. They’re B+/A- dudes, and any offense that has three guys at that level would wreck shit. But he knows how to get them humming.

how many beers have you had?

[L-Jam3]

The 49ers offense is like Alabama. Someone is wide open every play and then they run for 20 yards after the catch.

I will take the L on this one, because I thought for a long time that Kyle Shanahan was a little overrated as a coach. But he’s really one hell of a play designer. They repeatedly pick up a massive chunks of yardage, and I don’t really think anyone on their offense (besides Trent Williams) is a super-duperstar.

You don't think an offense with Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle has star power?

They’re superstars, but they’re not superduperstars. They’re B+/A- dudes, and any offense that has three guys at that level would wreck shit. But he knows how to get them humming.

how many beers have you had?

A bottle of Pinot, so get out the salt shaker.

[Brontoburglar]

I am intrigued to hear your wine-induced list of tight ends better than Kittle and running backs better than McCaffrey though

(Samuel is trickier given he plays a role extremely unique)

[L-Jam3]

Kittle’s the best all around, but Kelce’s pass catching ability is so Good that it’d result with a team with results in a better offense. I think I’d put Taylor and Ekeler above McCaffery. But I’m not drinking any fucking Merlot.

[L-Jam3]

Nas!

[Gunpowder]

Kittle’s the best all around, but Kelce’s pass catching ability is so Good that it’d result with a team with results in a better offense. I think I’d put Taylor and Ekeler above McCaffery. But I’m not drinking any fucking Merlot.

It could also help an offense to have a tight end that can actually like play tight end

[L-Jam3]

Kittle’s the best all around, but Kelce’s pass catching ability is so Good that it’d result with a team with results in a better offense. I think I’d put Taylor and Ekeler above McCaffery. But I’m not drinking any fucking Merlot.

It could also help an offense to have a tight end that can actually like play tight end

Agree to disagree. I think you drop Kelce onto a random team you score more points than if you drop Kittle on the same random team.

[L-Jam3]

And for the record, I love Kittle.

[Gunpowder]

I mean if you want to triple down on this take that these aren't upper-echelon players I'm not gonna stop you

[Rex]

It doesn’t look like the point spread is going to be in play late in this one.

[tennbengal]

gonna need a whole team of sports psychologists to work with lawrence this off-season it appears

[Rex]

If there’s a ray of hope here, it’s that the Chargers are a team that likes to dabble in forgetting how to play football sometimes.

[Gunpowder]

Jags are one of the worst fanbases so at least this should quiet them down for a bit.

[Reaper]

Jags are one of the worst fanbases so at least this should quiet them down for a bit.

[Johnnie]

The 'Jake Jortles' jokes between my wife and her friend are funny the first 5 times, but get tiresome the 6th time and forward.

[Jerloma]

The 49ers offense is like Alabama. Someone is wide open every play and then they run for 20 yards after the catch.

I will take the L on this one, because I thought for a long time that Kyle Shanahan was a little overrated as a coach. But he’s really one hell of a play designer. They repeatedly pick up a massive chunks of yardage, and I don’t really think anyone on their offense (besides Trent Williams) is a super-duperstar.

You don't think an offense with Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle has star power?

They’re superstars, but they’re not superduperstars. They’re B+/A- dudes, and any offense that has three guys at that level would wreck shit. But he knows how to get them humming.

how many beers have you had?

Lol. I used to get wicked fucked up on wild card weekends when the Steelers used to get byes and I had nothing to stress about.