Christmas Day Game Thread

[MichiganCowboyFan]

Jones was beat on a deep out route


He is talking about the 2017 game where Jones was beat on a deep sideline pass by te Jared cook that resulted in mason crosby kicking a 51 yard field goal and packers advancing to the NFC championship game.

The play no one talks about in the game is D-Law's big time TFL that forced the Packers to kick a nearly 60 yard FG or punt the drive before. They went with the kick and it barely went through. If it was no good, Cowboys likely bleed out the clock and win at the final whistle with Bailey.

 

[plasticman]

Triplets implies that all 3 are on roughly equal platforms and at the best or near the best at their position in the NFL at QB, HB, WR.

Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Jones
Davante Adams

One of those 3 is not like the other. The Packers did just fine with AJ Dillon earlier this year... Jamaal Williams last year... Fat Lacy/Skinny Starks in the past. Jones is replaceable.

Aikman/Smith/Irvin were in that category in the 90s, with Aikman probably being slightly the weakest of the three.

Romo/Murray/Bryant were definitely in that category for two years in 2013, 2014.

Dak/Zeke/Dez were arguably in that category for one year in 2016, but it was clear Dez was declining.

Rodgers and Adams are in that tier, but Jones isn't. Jones is just another running back.

All three must be HOFers to truly qualify as triplets.

Staubach
Dorsett
Pearson

The Triplets before the phrase was ever coined.

 

[fifaguy]

Can't stop them

 

[Cowboyz88]

Browns look like they’re packing it up for the year.

Defense has little desire to tackle.

 

[gmb1]

Uncharacteristic?

 

[Yobwocs]

Baker Mayfield is frustrating for Browns fans, but without him they'll be even worse. You'll see this across the league. Getting a franchise quarterback is not easy, this board acts like one will drop into our laps.

 

[Mark]

The Browns are a bad team. And, does any QB in the game throw the ball better than Rodgers?

 

[MichiganCowboyFan]

All three must be HOFers to truly qualify as triplets.

Staubach
Dorsett
Pearson

The Triplets before the phrase was ever coined.

Exactly my point. Rodgers and Adams will make the HOF, but Jones despite being a solid back has no shot in heck.

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

One key to beating the Packers is obviously not giving them 3 turnovers and letting them get 21 points off of those turnovers, already difficult enough to beat them, even when the opposing QB and offense doesn't give Rodgers back the ball a bunch of times.

 

[fifaguy]

They'll get that call

 

[KJJ]

Mayfield may be a better actor than a QB.

 

[SacredStar]

That's a catch. Rodgers just tearing it up.

 

[MichiganCowboyFan]

That's a catch. Rodgers just tearing it up.

No, it hit the ground before the catch, look at it closely. He did maintain possession after the catch but he caught it right after it touched the ground. Incomplete.

 

[Runwildboys]

Jones was beat on a deep out route


He is talking about the 2017 game where Jones was beat on a deep sideline pass by te Jared cook that resulted in mason crosby kicking a 51 yard field goal and packers advancing to the NFC championship game.

Jones wasn't really beat. He was playing shallow, afraid to let Rodgers run, even though he would've had plenty of time to tackle him if he'd crossed the line of scrimmage. Even then, Rodgers had to make a pinpoint throw and the WR had a toe tapping catch.

 

[Mannix]

If that PI was called at mid field and Browns up 6-0 it could have changed the entire game.

 

[fifaguy]

Ball came out at the end. Shut up Troy

 

[Yoshimitsu]

I think they reverse the call because of homefield.

 

[lurkercowboy]

How was that not a catch?

 

[ryanbabs]

If that PI was called at mid field and Browns up 6-0 it could have changed the entire game.

Maybe but the Browns still have Baker to screw it up.

 

[TheHerd]

GB is a great screen team