NFL Playoffs 2022 (following 2021 Season) and what not

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:59 am

Rex wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:17 pm
Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 5:57 pm These playoffs in general have been Zubaz as fuck. The conference championship games should be in standard def.
Well we got a rematch of the 1989 NFC Championship and we were awful close to a rematch of the 1988 AFC Championship. If you’re not feeling the ReaganBush vibes, call a doctor.

And we are going to war with Russia!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:40 am

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:27 am TB, it's Tuesday. there are still five days until the game. don't stress yourself out getting worked up about meaningless things like tweets

sub-posting off twitter. Go get ya boy and tell him jesus doesn't like lies for clicks.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:44 am

it's fine. The bengals have no chance. The officials gave them the win over KC three weeks ago. Etc. Etc.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:44 am

is this your way of working off nervous energy?

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:48 am

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:44 am is this your way of working off nervous energy?

Nah. I could pretend I should act like I've been here before, but...it has been a minute. I do find some of the national narrative LOL but I mostly keep that off the board. You all are welcome for that.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:57 am

perhaps I'm not national enough as a national, but there's no unifying narrative. I don't think I was the only one surprised where the line opened up at and it's already come down at least a half-point in most places. will probably continue to do so before kickoff as the Bengals money continues to roll in.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:58 am

Bengal, did they give McPherson a victory lap on the cart on Saturday? Maybe he delivered a game ball to a bar on the cart?

I NEED CART UPDATES!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:03 am

Wonder if Reid is spending more time thinking about Cincinnati or how one of his disaster kids can fuck up this year.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:48 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:58 am Bengal, did they give McPherson a victory lap on the cart on Saturday? Maybe he delivered a game ball to a bar on the cart?

I NEED CART UPDATES!

Cart should appear tomorrow for the Wednesday press conferences. Cart rules.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 3:40 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:48 am
DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:58 am Bengal, did they give McPherson a victory lap on the cart on Saturday? Maybe he delivered a game ball to a bar on the cart?

I NEED CART UPDATES!
Cart should appear tomorrow for the Wednesday press conferences. Cart rules.

If they win the Super Bowl, do they give the cart to a local bar?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:21 pm

After thinking about the potential for OT changes and reading some articles, these are some of the ideas I like.

- Give each team a defined possession from their own 25, say four minutes. Obviously whoever wins the toss will always defer, but I added my own little twist to even things a bit, but make it so any fourth down failure by the team who gets the ball first does not result in a change of possession at the dead ball spot, rather the other team gets it on their 25 (basically a touchback). All other turnover, you can return it to get better field position for your four minutes.

- Continue the coin flip rotation from the beginning of the game. The Chiefs on Sunday deferred after winning the toss, so since they get to select for the second half, the Bills would get to choose for overtime. Would make end of game strategic decisions far more interesting, and wouldn't guarantee most teams defer to start. Would keep that you need a touchdown to win, not sudden death outright.

- Ryan's idea. Continue the game. Overtime becomes an extension of the fourth quarter rather than a new quarter. So let's say the fourth quarter ends with it 2nd and 8 at the 27 yard line, that is where overtime resumes. Again, would bring more intrigue into end of game decision making. Would keep that you need a touchdown to win, not sudden death outright.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:43 pm

Continuing the game doesn’t work because games that are otherwise compelling in the 4th quarter become less so. LIke the Rams against TB earlier that day.

The second option is probably the best one. Keep the unfairness (which is slight), but give both teams full information about how unfair it’s going to get if they go to OT.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:47 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:43 pm Continuing the game doesn’t work because games that are otherwise compelling in the 4th quarter become less so. LIke the Rams against TB earlier that day.

The second option is probably the best one. Keep the unfairness (which is slight), but give both teams full information about how unfair it’s going to get if they go to OT.

Points system with overtime losses and shit.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:07 pm

Well hold on, I thought we were all in agreement that there should be no regular season overtime, and we should embrace ties. The beautiful result.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:50 pm

Modified stableford the way to go

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:24 pm

Interesting conversation with my mother, who doesn't understand football but watched the Bills-Chiefs game for some reason. Her first comment was that it's stupid to decide such an important game on coin toss. I explained the rules, she didn't care, it was all about a coin toss. Then yesterday my daughter, who barely watches any football and didn't watch the game at all asked me why everyone is talking about the coin toss. I explained it, and she fully understood, but was adamant that the Bills had a fair chance, if they wanted to win the game they should have stopped the Chiefs from scoring. I explained that the way the game was going, whoever got the ball first was going to win. She didn't care, she thinks everyone complaining is a whiny bitch and the defense should either stop 1 drive or shut the hell up. Profanities were my addition.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:31 pm

So let's say the Bills do get a chance to respond, and they score as well and tie it up. And then the Chiefs score. Do they Bills also get a chance to respond to that score and if not, what is the real difference?

Howwwww about we just line both teams offenses up at the 40s, going the opposite direction. Defenses out as well and they just play dueling games. If a defensive team gets the ball and returns it into the other game, ehhh, that's just the kind of chaos we'll have to deal with.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:34 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:24 pm Interesting conversation with my mother, who doesn't understand football but watched the Bills-Chiefs game for some reason. Her first comment was that it's stupid to decide such an important game on coin toss. I explained the rules, she didn't care, it was all about a coin toss. Then yesterday my daughter, who barely watches any football and didn't watch the game at all asked me why everyone is talking about the coin toss. I explained it, and she fully understood, but was adamant that the Bills had a fair chance, if they wanted to win the game they should have stopped the Chiefs from scoring. I explained that the way the game was going, whoever got the ball first was going to win. She didn't care, she thinks everyone complaining is a whiny bitch and the defense should either stop 1 drive or shut the hell up. Profanities were my addition.

"Daddy, why the fuck is everyone being such pussies? If the Bills couldn't stop any asshole from scoring then they don't deserve to win shit."

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:46 pm

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:31 pmSo let's say the Bills do get a chance to respond, and they score as well and tie it up. And then the Chiefs score. Do they Bills also get a chance to respond to that score and if not, what is the real difference?

Or the first team sets the number of plays from scrimmage? Whoever receives plays football as they would and, if they score a TD, the other team gets a chance to match in as many plays. If they do it in under, they win, if they run out of downs either way they lose and if its a TD in the exact same number, do it again.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:56 pm

I say they put their kickers out and play a game of horse. Kickers can set up from anywhere they want, no rush or snap, kick off a tee. They can call shots off the uprights, too.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:00 pm

There's only one answer:

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:21 pm

I really want the Bengals to win the Super Bowl and simply I cannot get over how unruffled Joe Burrow is in the huddle and walking up to the line of scrummage after getting his bell rung so repeatedly...

Ryan Tannehill really is a brave QB, he stands up in the pocket and takes shorts, but he is prone to making poor decisions when doing so. This kid Burrow is unbelievable in this aspect of his play, he is tough as old boots and brave in the pocket, but still despite all the madness going on around him (and that oline is shocking), he makes great throws under pressure and more importantly, selects the right target to throw to...

I know the NFL should not be all about QB play, but unfortunately this is the world we live in. I would love Burrow to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory this season and hope he does not get injured again in the process.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:25 pm

In case anyone is wondering the box pool odds based on the last 5 years (through last weekend's games) ...

: image.png (72.66 KiB) Viewed 507 times

(No home/away factors or anything like that, if a game ended with one team at 3 and one team at 7, those odds are split between 3-7 and 7-3 in the table.)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:33 pm

Frequency of each number, standalone:
0: 16.4%
7: 16.1%
4: 12.7%
3: 12.6%
1: 10.1%
6: 9.9%
8: 6.4%
9: 6.1%
2: 5.0%
5: 4.8%

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:36 pm

Kind of interesting thread.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:16 pm

Two more suggestions.

1. First to 8 wins. If you give up a touchdown and a 2 point conversation, you lose. But if they miss the conversion, you can go the other way and win it.

2. Team that starts with the ball, it's 2nd and 10 at the 25. Would any team defer in this situation? If you stop them right away, you get the ball back and only need a FG.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:37 pm

Just play an extra quarter then flip a coin if still tied. Like soccer.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:38 pm

Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:21 pm I really want the Bengals to win the Super Bowl and simply I cannot get over how unruffled Joe Burrow is in the huddle and walking up to the line of scrummage after getting his bell rung so repeatedly...

Ryan Tannehill really is a brave QB, he stands up in the pocket and takes shorts, but he is prone to making poor decisions when doing so. This kid Burrow is unbelievable in this aspect of his play, he is tough as old boots and brave in the pocket, but still despite all the madness going on around him (and that oline is shocking), he makes great throws under pressure and more importantly, selects the right target to throw to...

I know the NFL should not be all about QB play, but unfortunately this is the world we live in. I would love Burrow to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory this season and hope he does not get injured again in the process.

This is a great post.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:03 pm

I have no idea if this stuff is actually true, but if it is, there’s one more nail in Urban Meyer’s legacy.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:27 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:34 pm
"Daddy, why the fuck is everyone being such pussies? If the Bills couldn't stop any asshole from scoring then they don't deserve to win shit."

My broken heart has yet to start healing... but I have to agree with this.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:40 pm

Old Boots Burrow.

Still think KC's gonna win by like 28 tho.

Square Rob · Post by **Square Rob** » Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:31 pm

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:27 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:34 pm
"Daddy, why the fuck is everyone being such pussies? If the Bills couldn't stop any asshole from scoring then they don't deserve to win shit."
My broken heart has yet to start healing... but I have to agree with this.

But the KC D couldn’t stop anyone either. And they didn’t have to prove it.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:34 pm

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:49 am

Just glad I don’t have to watch Pruitt’s team slaughter the Bengals today. I went into last week knowing both matchups were bad for the bengals but left that game glad to avoid the bills.

Post by **brian** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:13 am

Co-sign completely. Go Rams!

(If Stafford ended up playing 17-18 seasons in Detroit and never won a playoff game, he should have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer. If he wins a Super Bowl this year, at least it will put that ridiculous argument to bed that he was "never good enough". The team around him wasn't good enough.0

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:43 am

brian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:13 am Co-sign completely. Go Rams!

(If Stafford ended up playing 17-18 seasons in Detroit and never won a playoff game, he should have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer. If he wins a Super Bowl this year, at least it will put that ridiculous argument to bed that he was "never good enough". The team around him wasn't good enough.0

Not a Stafford hater, nor mega-fan.

A good quarterback, sure, but "First ballot hall of famer" is a big stretch in my mind. Is Matt Ryan? Eli? Carson Palmer?

Maybe he will get in, but first ballot is for the best of the best.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:21 pm

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:31 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:21 pm

I saw some video of him walking in today and all I can think of is George Washington Duke from Rocky V:

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 1:13 pm

How new? Still can’t get used to turning on espn or nfl network and seeing coverage of my team.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 1:58 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:46 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 9:48 pm
EdRomero wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 9:47 pm Not a good weekend to be stuck sick at home after deciding to unplug from cable.
I've been able to watch all the games this weekend via my Yahoo Mail app. Or a digital antenna.
yeah ... every game was available OTA this weekend. and corporate shill alert, through the app. quality is good too! it was super easy this afternoon when I had to watch the first half of the bucs-rams game on my phone

Bump. Still no OTA access. Yahoo mail app? Explain this to me like I'm a grandfather using the remote control for the first time.