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The most intriguing thing about the NFL is the number of playoff teams from last year that are not in the current playoff picture this year:2012-13 Playoff Teams:DenverNew EnglandHoustonBaltimoreIndianapolisCincinnatiAtlantaSan FranciscoGreen BayWashingtonSeattleMinnesota2013-14 Playoff Picture (through Week 14):DenverNew EnglandCincinnatiIndianapolisKansas CityMiamiSeattleNew OrleansPhiladelphiaDetroitSan FranciscoCarolinaSo there are currently 6 teams from the playoffs last year that are not in the playoff standings, and only 2 of the other 6 (Green Bay Packers and the Baltimore RavenRefs*) have a chance of making it. *Yeah, I'm a little bitter. To have one of the most exciting endings to a football game effectively decided by a bogus pass interference call was just sad, among several other blatant errors brought to us Viking fans by the officiating crew yesterday. Had we won that game, we would still not have been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Not that we could expect the Lions, Bears and soon-to-have-Rodgers-back Packers to lose out to let us win the division, but the way every team in the NFC North has been playing of late, it wasn't that far-fetched...
Hey, the Ravens are currently in the number 6 spot because they have the head to head tie-breaker over the dolphins.(Also as a side note, I really dislike it when people complain about games being decided by refs. Yes the officiating went against the Vikings, but the Vikings had enough chances to win that game for themselves and they didn't. Every team will have games where the calls go against them and its their job to overcome that.)
Quote from: Drrek on December 09, 2013, 08:50:56 AMHey, the Ravens are currently in the number 6 spot because they have the head to head tie-breaker over the dolphins.(Also as a side note, I really dislike it when people complain about games being decided by refs. Yes the officiating went against the Vikings, but the Vikings had enough chances to win that game for themselves and they didn't. Every team will have games where the calls go against them and its their job to overcome that.)I thought I had heard yesterday that the Ravens needed the Dolphins to lose to stay in the playoff picture because the Dolphins had the tiebreaker. Perhaps I was wrong.As for people complaining about bad calls, that's how we cope with rooting for losing teams. Obviously a good team would have won that game in spite of the bad calls. But when the deck is already stacked against your team (on the road, bad weather for a team that is accustomed to the comforts of an indoor stadium, your best player gets injured early in the second quarter, etc.) and you still play well enough to win, it makes those bad calls seem much worse. It's hard enough to win an NFL game given all of those conditions, but it's even harder when the refs seemed determined to continually give the advantage to the home team.
Quote from: Professoralstad on December 09, 2013, 09:26:28 AMQuote from: Drrek on December 09, 2013, 08:50:56 AMHey, the Ravens are currently in the number 6 spot because they have the head to head tie-breaker over the dolphins.(Also as a side note, I really dislike it when people complain about games being decided by refs. Yes the officiating went against the Vikings, but the Vikings had enough chances to win that game for themselves and they didn't. Every team will have games where the calls go against them and its their job to overcome that.)I thought I had heard yesterday that the Ravens needed the Dolphins to lose to stay in the playoff picture because the Dolphins had the tiebreaker. Perhaps I was wrong.As for people complaining about bad calls, that's how we cope with rooting for losing teams. Obviously a good team would have won that game in spite of the bad calls. But when the deck is already stacked against your team (on the road, bad weather for a team that is accustomed to the comforts of an indoor stadium, your best player gets injured early in the second quarter, etc.) and you still play well enough to win, it makes those bad calls seem much worse. It's hard enough to win an NFL game given all of those conditions, but it's even harder when the refs seemed determined to continually give the advantage to the home team.Both the Harbaughs are known for public riding referees and people can say what they want but it has impacted the officiating on ravens and 49ers games. The ravens get a ton of Ticky tack PI calls sense harbaugh showed up and the 49ers got a ton of crud due to their harbaugh whining about the Seahawks secondary for a year and a half. Both of them complain about there teams getting flagge for obvious blows to the heads of quarter backs and then want wimpy calls when there QB's run and knocked around a little bit. Eventually it will come around to roost I hope.
I wasn't able to watch the Vikings-Ravens game yesterday so I have been wondering if the PI call in that game was as bad as the PI penalty that gave the Patriots the win?
Quote from: The Guardian on December 09, 2013, 04:34:44 PMI wasn't able to watch the Vikings-Ravens game yesterday so I have been wondering if the PI call in that game was as bad as the PI penalty that gave the Patriots the win?It was just about as bad. The Ravens receiver literally tripped/slipped on what was either the snow or Greenway's foot, and Greenway got called for PI. At least in the Pats/Browns case, there was what may have been a slight push from Joe Haden in the back of the receiver, though that was still an awful call.
Quote from: Professoralstad on December 09, 2013, 05:40:04 PMQuote from: The Guardian on December 09, 2013, 04:34:44 PMI wasn't able to watch the Vikings-Ravens game yesterday so I have been wondering if the PI call in that game was as bad as the PI penalty that gave the Patriots the win?It was just about as bad. The Ravens receiver literally tripped/slipped on what was either the snow or Greenway's foot, and Greenway got called for PI. At least in the Pats/Browns case, there was what may have been a slight push from Joe Haden in the back of the receiver, though that was still an awful call.Then there was also the Garhart fumble which seemed that he was obviously down before the ball came out.
Then there was also the Garhart fumble which seemed that he was obviously down before the ball came out.
or pick one up via free agency.
Of course, giving that money instead to the referees has paid off handsomely so far.
The thred should be updated after monday's game.
After all, having the Patriots lose to the Browns would simply be embarrassing for the NFL.
It looks like the Monsters of the Midway are looking to be a formidable foe coming down the stretch...I'm rooting for them to win the NFC North. Mostly because I don't like the Lions because they're supposed to be bad and I hate that the Vikings have taken their place as the team no one respects in the NFC North, and I don't like the Packers because.
On a completely unrelated note, folks down here are convinced that Florida State and UCF could beat the Jaguars and Buccaneers handily.
and we need a consistent runner that can hold onto the ball.
...haters gonna hate.
Two of the hottest teams in the NFL right now? I dunno...Maybe I'd have agreed a month and a half ago.
We'll trade you AP for Brady. Straight up.
I laugh whenever people think a college team could beat any nfl team. The college team would be dominated, by any nfl team, every time.
Quote from: Drrek on December 11, 2013, 01:53:33 PMI laugh whenever people think a college team could beat any nfl team. The college team would be dominated, by any nfl team, every time.I laugh whenever anyone says something like this in response. At least baseball is willing to try these types of games during Spring Training.
We will trade you Romo and our 1st and 3rd pick for Brady.
