No one has posted yet about the Seattle v Arizona game? That was one of the weirdest and most defensive intense games I've seen. And all of that for a combined 12 points and a tie game. A TIE. Personally I don't like the tie rule. I feel the game should go on until one team outscores the other. A tie is like all of the kiddies on the losing team still getting trophy's because it's the right thing to do.
In my fantasy matchup I had the Arizona defense and my opponent had Seattle's defense, Arizona's kicker, and Russell Wilson. That overtime was a rollercoaster. I still think that David Johnson broke the plane. Both kickers missing game-winning chip shots was crazy.
A tie after overtime is the dumbest thing the NFL does. If it's okay for a game to end in a tie at the end of overtime, why not at the end of regulation? Either let it be a tie without even doing overtime or make sure it's not a tie at the end of overtime. If the reason they don't want to continue until there's a winner is something related to player safety, then the same logic should apply to even having the first overtime.
It's like these teams are playing shitty on purpose on Thursday nights as if they're hoping the NFL will cancel them.
The argument for ties is always about strain and player safety. The average player would go through a second quarter of over time, how often? Once, maybe twice in his career? Ties are fucking anti-football pussy bullshit. You should play until there is a winner and your opponent rolls over.
Another tie? ANOTHER TIE? What are the English people supposed to think? "Oh, it's like our football with tackling. Everybody is a winner." Fuck this shit, if they're going to make all these new player safety rules and practically render the kick off meaningless they better fix this in the off season.
They should have a Red Rover tie-breaker... line up your biggest/baddest 5 guys in opposing lines, and then treat it like an NHL shootout from there.
ONE POINT. FUCK ME. Although I am much happier with my QB and defensive line that I've been in a while. OT's and ties. What a weird couple weeks.
Belichick unloaded Jamie Collins for a compensatory (read: end of round) 3rd round pick. Hilarious. Either Collins ended up being incredibly toxic for some reason, or this is a Belichick move that is just dumb ego but gets hailed as genius because the Patriots happen to keep winning.
So what if Collins wants Von Miller money, just let him play out the year if you are serious about a Superbowl and move on. Everyone knows Hightower is the first priority but odds are you are not going to replace Collins production with a 3rd rounder down the road anyway.
Welp, looks like the wheels are coming off for the Vikes. Apparently the o-line doesn't have enough problems of its own, so Norv schemes to maximize the offense's weaknesses and minimize what strengths they do have. That was legitimately the worst playcalling I've ever seen.
No, no, I think Binary is right - hilarious. Collins asks for Von Miller money, Patriots say you're replaceable, but how about $10 mill per year (or something), Collins says no. Patriots say, I hear CLEVELAND is nice this time of year AND you won't get a ring with us. Man. If you think you have hand against Belichick, think again.
Norv Turner resigns as Vikings offensive coordinator As much as me and many other Vikings fans had been calling for his head, I'm stunned he's gone. Hopefully Pat Shurmur will do a better job of scheming to get the most out of what few weapons the Vikings' offense has.
Typically teams doing as well as the vikings are right now don't have major positions being vacated. Especially given that this team was shit relatively recently. With that in mind, I think this is for the better of the team.
I'm in complete agreement with this. Norv just wasn't putting the offense in the best position to succeed.