NFL Week 9 - Halfway Done

[Giff]

LOL at the announcers trying to compare the correct no-call on Mahomes getting hit on the sideline to Chris Jones taking out a defenseless OL well behind a play.

[Gunpowder]

I was told really good teams never get blown out.

I mean the Dolphins have been a prime example of a team “not ready for prime time”

[brian]

They’ve done a nice job battling back here.

[Gunpowder]

If I were the chiefs I’d like my chances of converting the 4th and 1 and/or stopping Miami from going 20 yards rather than stopping Miami from going 70 yards

[Gunpowder]

Also would likely get the ball back with a minute or two if you didn’t get it and then gave up a TD

[Brontoburglar]

they've got the steve sax on third and one at this point

[Brontoburglar]

It seems to me that Tua absolutely led Hill into that strip-six TD by the Chiefs. If you’re not going to look off the DBs, then you at least have to recognize the ones that are poised to bury your WR in the flat.

nah, that's just a great play by McDuffie. there was a blocker specifically designed to take him out. he just recognized the play soon enough to beat it. can't put that on Tua there unless you think he's a mind reader

[Ryan]

New quarterbacks are fuckin’ killing it out there!

[Ryan]

Ok at least the veterans are showing up (Tyson Bagent)

[Johnnie]

Holy shit.

[EnochRoot]

It seems to me that Tua absolutely led Hill into that strip-six TD by the Chiefs. If you’re not going to look off the DBs, then you at least have to recognize the ones that are poised to bury your WR in the flat.

nah, that's just a great play by McDuffie. there was a blocker specifically designed to take him out. he just recognized the play soon enough to beat it. can't put that on Tua there unless you think he's a mind reader

They were showing press coverage before the snap. It’s up to Tua to either look the defender out of Hill’s area or abandon the play.

Sorry, but that’s on Tua.

[HaulCitgo]

Belichick been rocking the croatia flag all year?

[HaulCitgo]

Henry should sue the nfl. Shit call

[Giff]

Horrendous call.

[Brontoburglar]

It seems to me that Tua absolutely led Hill into that strip-six TD by the Chiefs. If you’re not going to look off the DBs, then you at least have to recognize the ones that are poised to bury your WR in the flat.

nah, that's just a great play by McDuffie. there was a blocker specifically designed to take him out. he just recognized the play soon enough to beat it. can't put that on Tua there unless you think he's a mind reader

They were showing press coverage before the snap. It’s up to Tua to either look the defender out of Hill’s area or abandon the play.

Sorry, but that’s on Tua.

the play's timing doesn't have a margin to "look the defender out of Hill's area"



sometimes defenders make good plays, sometimes players miss blocks and sometimes good players fumble. this is a low-risk play that rolled snake eyes. that happens once in a while.

[rass]

GD Giants/Vegas eating my chance to watch Philly/Dallas without jumping through hoops. Yuck.

[brian]

Baltimore is probably the best team in the NFL at this point.

[EnochRoot]

It seems to me that Tua absolutely led Hill into that strip-six TD by the Chiefs. If you’re not going to look off the DBs, then you at least have to recognize the ones that are poised to bury your WR in the flat.

nah, that's just a great play by McDuffie. there was a blocker specifically designed to take him out. he just recognized the play soon enough to beat it. can't put that on Tua there unless you think he's a mind reader

They were showing press coverage before the snap. It’s up to Tua to either look the defender out of Hill’s area or abandon the play.

Sorry, but that’s on Tua.

the play's timing doesn't have a margin to "look the defender out of Hill's area"



sometimes defenders make good plays, sometimes players miss blocks and sometimes good players fumble. this is a low-risk play that rolled snake eyes. that happens once in a while.

Low risk play? Hill got blown the hell up and the ball went 75 yards in the opposite direction. Sure, the Chiefs made a great play call, and yeah, their defenders blew up the Dolphins’ blocking assignments, but that doesn’t mean Tua shouldn’t have recognized the potential for danger. If Tua didn’t have the time to look the defender out of press coverage, then it’s on him to either audible out, checkdown or call a timeout. Throwing into that mess got the results that it deserved.

[Johnnie]

Houston is playing without a kicker right now and it's riveting. Their RB just booted a go ahead FG.

[Giff]

Backup RBs kicking go ahead FGs out here.

[brian]

Houston is playing without a kicker right now and it's riveting. Their RB just booted a go ahead FG.

That was amazing.

[brian]

Though I remain a little mystified that punters aren’t automatically emergency kickers.

[HaulCitgo]

Crucial special teams penalties?

[HaulCitgo]

Again... Umm

[HaulCitgo]

Fucking Jacobi meyers

[rass]

Forgot Dobbs got traded and first saw people on Twitter talking about how great he’s playing and then saw the Cardinals score and was confused.

[L-Jam3]

Holy Roller rule in effect in Houston.

[rass]

Fun endings in Atlanta and Houston.

[rass]

Somehow the headband makes Baker look sadder. And pretty sure CBS agrees given how many times they’ve shown him after the Texans scored.

[HaulCitgo]

Was fun. Dobbs and Stroud

[Gunpowder]

It seems to me that Tua absolutely led Hill into that strip-six TD by the Chiefs. If you’re not going to look off the DBs, then you at least have to recognize the ones that are poised to bury your WR in the flat.

nah, that's just a great play by McDuffie. there was a blocker specifically designed to take him out. he just recognized the play soon enough to beat it. can't put that on Tua there unless you think he's a mind reader

They were showing press coverage before the snap. It’s up to Tua to either look the defender out of Hill’s area or abandon the play.

Sorry, but that’s on Tua.

On a screen? I mean sure if it’s obvious but that’s generally a blind throw

[Gunpowder]

Baltimore is probably the best team in the NFL at this point.

#1 in the Horsepower rankings going into this week. This was probably the last time you could bet them on a bad line. Tried to tell people that Lamar Jackson would be undefendable in an actual NFL offense.

[Gunpowder]

Houston is playing without a kicker right now and it's riveting. Their RB just booted a go ahead FG.

Fuckin spread was 2.5

[Gunpowder]

It seems to me that Tua absolutely led Hill into that strip-six TD by the Chiefs. If you’re not going to look off the DBs, then you at least have to recognize the ones that are poised to bury your WR in the flat.

nah, that's just a great play by McDuffie. there was a blocker specifically designed to take him out. he just recognized the play soon enough to beat it. can't put that on Tua there unless you think he's a mind reader

They were showing press coverage before the snap. It’s up to Tua to either look the defender out of Hill’s area or abandon the play.

Sorry, but that’s on Tua.

the play's timing doesn't have a margin to "look the defender out of Hill's area"



sometimes defenders make good plays, sometimes players miss blocks and sometimes good players fumble. this is a low-risk play that rolled snake eyes. that happens once in a while.

Low risk play? Hill got blown the hell up and the ball went 75 yards in the opposite direction. Sure, the Chiefs made a great play call, and yeah, their defenders blew up the Dolphins’ blocking assignments, but that doesn’t mean Tua shouldn’t have recognized the potential for danger. If Tua didn’t have the time to look the defender out of press coverage, then it’s on him to either audible out, checkdown or call a timeout. Throwing into that mess got the results that it deserved.

The Chiefs play more press than any team in the NFL, year in and year out. The idea is that they block those guys and it’s a housecall. Otherwise why even call it against them?

[Gunpowder]

[Brontoburglar]

Low risk play? Hill got blown the hell up and the ball went 75 yards in the opposite direction. Sure, the Chiefs made a great play call, and yeah, their defenders blew up the Dolphins’ blocking assignments, but that doesn’t mean Tua shouldn’t have recognized the potential for danger. If Tua didn’t have the time to look the defender out of press coverage, then it’s on him to either audible out, checkdown or call a timeout. Throwing into that mess got the results that it deserved.

wide receiver screens are frequently run against press coverage, especially with a player who can easily make defenders miss like Hill. a couple blocks and a missed tackle could be a TD -- and has a higher probability of happening than the outcome that occurred.

just because it backfired on the Dolphins (seriously, no one would have predicted in the moment that was going to happen) doesn't mean it was a terrible call or that it's Tua's fault for not seeing the future.

[brian]

Did a IND/LV parlay (both were -1.5) for quite a bit of money and obviously wish I had bet more. Neither line made sense.

[brian]

Hurts is hurt.

ETA: Looked really bad for a second but he finished off the half.

[brian]

The real problem is that a recession IS coming. Question is if the worst of it can be held off for another 12 months. Hitler only won in Germany because of economic factors. The Fourth Reich might come into being because of factors well out of Biden’s control.

[L-Jam3]

I don’t think a Hurts injury is a harbinger to bad economic times, but if you say so.