Early Games Thread 12/18

[joseephuss]

Can Cundiff pull this off?

 

[joseephuss]

Just a few yards short.

 

[TheCoolFan]

The Browns blew it! Why did they waste that timeout with the Patriots at the 1 yard line on 1st and goal? Just look at the odds, stopping them on 4 chances at the 1 is unlikely, better to be safe and have 1 timeout in your pocket with 30 seconds when you just need a FG

 

[Doomsay]

The league has SERIOUS problems. Too many games being decided by referees.

2 minute "officials only" review needs to be canned. Officials covering Patriots,Steelers, Broncos Giants and Eagles games need to be financially audited on a weekly basis.

 

[TNCowboy]

Torn ACL for Gronkowski. Vicious shot he took. And totally unnecessary.

 

[Wheeltax]

Serious question..... and no, I'm not suggesting we do this, nor am I volunteering to lead such an effort .... just a curiosity question. Could fans ban together to sue the NFL for full-time officials? As "customers" of the NFL (via television subscriptions like Sunday Ticket... jersey sales... ticket sales, etc.), would fans have the kind of standing you need to succeed in a lawsuit like that? Do any attorneys among us know?

I wouldn't think there would be any legal basis for a suit forcing a company to change lawful behavior. The only way to change it is with our wallets, and we all know how that's likely to turn out.

 

[joseephuss]

Torn ACL for Gronkowski. Vicious shot he took. And totally unnecessary.

Unnecessary in what way. The rules on protecting players from head injuries has lead to aiming at the legs to tackle players. Just unfortunate.

 

[DWhite Fan]

Torn ACL for Gronkowski. Vicious shot he took. And totally unnecessary.

What little passing game NE had just took another major blow...

 

[Wheeltax]

dang. That's bad for my fantasy team.

 

[Beast_from_East]

About the worst possible outcomes for Dallas...........Philly wins.........Green Bay wins (which means Rogers will play next week since they are still alive).............Peterson then gets hurt and probably wont play next week against Philly.


Looks like Philly is not going to lose before our week 17 game...........so if we lose to Chicago, we have to beat both the Packers with Rogers and the Skins or else week 17 will not even matter.

 

[perrykemp]

Unnecessary in what way. The rules on protecting players from head injuries has lead to aiming at the legs to tackle players. Just unfortunate.

This. Basically the same shot Randall Cobb took and others.

The NFL has made defenders go low. Anything high and there is a high risk of penalty.

It sucks -- but guess what? This is what the players (NFLPLA) wanted. This is the bed they have to lay in.