pretty cool time lapse of how the convert the soccer pitch in England to an NFL game ready field
And thus ends the "Finger Bowl" with Stafford on top and Russ out(unless he's crazy stupid macho and trots out there next week).
Seahawks were living off the reputation of a memory for years(Legion of Boom is the equivalent of a dodo). Ah yes, Russ's goose is cooked. I doubt that's the type of cooking he wanted though.Looks like Wilson will be out 4-8 weeks with a ruptured ligament in his finger that required surgery to repair.
GL to the Seahawks making the playoffs in that division (or ANY NFL division) with Geno Smith @ the helm!
Our starting left tackle is out too. Our best possession receiver as well.Saquon carted off.
Dallas driving on Big Blue but two turnovers have allowed the Giants to stay in it.
I was gonna say you guys had a good drive going but with Jones getting his bell rung, yeah, GIants have no shot.Our starting left tackle is out too. Our best possession receiver as well.
Giants got no shot.
Urban Meyer got me today. Ryan Tannehill had a forward pass as he was being sacked that was ruled incomplete. He threw a challenge flag against the ruling to see if they would declare it a fumble. It wasn't close...what was worse was the delay. I was going to explain it on here and bash him, but didn't...until I saw this post with the video.Jon Gruden to Urban Meyer: "Hold my beer."
Saquon carted off.
Dallas driving on Big Blue but two turnovers have allowed the Giants to stay in it.
Our starting left tackle is out too. Our best possession receiver as well.
Giants got no shot.
Ah, so the viewers of the Cleveland-Chargers game got to watch a shootout...and LA prevails.
I know what you're saying.because the browns will blow a shootout %95 of the time
the defense is never up to the challenge
The Browns are the first team in NFL history to score 40+ with no turnovers and lose.because the browns will blow a shootout %95 of the time
the defense is never up to the challenge
Hey, I guess all I have to do is complain and the refs finally call a bad one on the Chiefs.Man, I know I'm biased, but the refs have been beyond garbage tonight trying to help out the Chiefs.
I thought it'd be a bigger deal that Gruden said some pretty nasty things in old emails than Meyer getting a "lap dance" in his own restaurant. But as absurd as Gruden's protestations have been*, I'm wrong. I may have underestimated how much owner Mark Davis loves Gruden, having courted him for years to return to coaching. In some photos, Gruden actually looks like a mini- version of the Raiders owner.Urban Meyer got me today. Ryan Tannehill had a forward pass as he was being sacked that was ruled incomplete. He threw a challenge flag against the ruling to see if they would declare it a fumble. It wasn't close...what was worse was the delay. I was going to explain it on here and bash him, but didn't...until I saw this post with the video.
Video Of Urban Meyer Throwing Challenge Flag Goes Viral
In case we needed another example of the awkwardness of Urban Meyer's NFL tenure, we now have today's video of him challenging a play. With the Jaguarsthespun.com
I didn't wish bad things on him from the bad PR he got. I didn't wish bad things on him after he got caught feeling up some chick in a bar. Frivolous challenge flags just make him look like a chump....
I hadn't seen/heard about Gruden when I replied to this. I only saw all that later last night.I thought it'd be a bigger deal that Gruden said some pretty nasty things in old emails than Meyer getting a "lap dance" in his own restaurant. But as absurd as Gruden's protestations have been*, I'm wrong. I may have underestimated how much owner Mark Davis loves Gruden, having courted him for years to return to coaching. In some photos, Gruden actually looks like a mini- version of the Raiders owner.
As far as Urban Meyer goes, although he stayed back to "visit his grandchildren," reportedly he didn't even tell his own players he wasn't flying back with them. Rumors have it that his own players respect him as much as casual fans do, and as they careen towards a 2 win season, it seems highly unlikely he can survive past 17 games. As far as the challenge goes, that's kinda standard. The call comes from the team's video guys in the booth and he's dependent on them to decide. Personnel on the field will not have the best info available compared to replay evidence. But otherwise I agree he's not long for the NFL, and quite frankly it was expected IMHO.
* The "rubber lips" and "no racist bone in my body" statements are frankly absurd. But his locker room is backing him, and that's all that matters.
Meyer looks like a boob because he's waiting for his video guys in the booth to tell him what to do. He doesn't independently know from the field, despite the personnel in his proximity imploring him otherwise. IIRC the success rate of challenges is relatively low, so I don't fault him for looking like a boob this time. Although they were down by 2TD, it was still early after halftime so it needs to be a slam dunk to use a challenge.I hadn't seen/heard about Gruden when I replied to this. I only saw all that later last night.
Meyer just doesn't appear to have it together. If you see the link I sent and the twitter video of him trying to decide what to do, it makes him look like a boob. I wouldn't have challenged that simply because it wasn't a play they are going to overturn... Sure....challenge ruling of catches and players getting 2 feet down. Challenge the spot of the ball on a 3rd down or 4th down when it's clear the ball isn't placed appropriately.
One of my favorite statistics to view is the challenges won/lost for all of the head coaches. The sample sizes are always pretty low, but you see some coaches really have a keen group watching the game. Ignore Nagy and Reid on this list...look at coaches like Pete Carroll. 80% reversal on 5 challenges is pretty good while chewing (chomping) gum!
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