2021 Miscellaneous NFL News

[nodakfan17]

I am sort of annoyed that there is no nfc game today. They couldn’t flip the early weekend games? Eagles played on Saturday and Raiders had OT Sunday night.

I think they have to try and keep the net rest advantage to a minimum. If the NFC played today and Monday, it’s possible you’d have a team playing on 8 days rest next week with their opponent having only 6.

 

I’d prefer to keep it simple: AFC plays one days and NFC plays another.

[OldHeidelberg]

Yes keeping the conferences on different weekend days the first 2 rounds would be great but no way the NFL wants to be penned in putting the lower rated AFC in prime TV spots. At least no one gets 8 days off before the Packers.

[nodakfan17]

Yes keeping the conferences on different weekend days the first 2 rounds would be great but no way the NFL wants to be penned in putting the lower rated AFC in prime TV spots. At least no one gets 8 days off before the Packers.

My fear is that the Packers will play next Sunday and their NFCCG opponent I’ll play next Saturday.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Yes keeping the conferences on different weekend days the first 2 rounds would be great but no way the NFL wants to be penned in putting the lower rated AFC in prime TV spots. At least no one gets 8 days off before the Packers.

My fear is that the Packers will play next Sunday and their NFCCG opponent I’ll play next Saturday.

 

that's not fear, that's optimism.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Yes keeping the conferences on different weekend days the first 2 rounds would be great but no way the NFL wants to be penned in putting the lower rated AFC in prime TV spots. At least no one gets 8 days off before the Packers.

My fear is that the Packers will play next Sunday and their NFCCG opponent I’ll play next Saturday.

 

I think you're way putting way too much stock into this. This probably happens to some team almost every year.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Anyways.....

 

I got Bengals over the Raiders with some offense today --- maybe 34 - 27

 

Bills over the Pats, delaying Mac Jones ascension to taking over the league ala Tom Brady style. Lower scoring -- 24 - 16

[nodakfan17]

I think you're way putting way too much stock into this. This probably happens to some team almost every year.

Sure, I’m probably overrating the importance of an extra day’s rest (it didn’t help last year), but it’s still an advantage I’d prefer the Packers have.

[OldHeidelberg]

Vikings request interview with Hackett. And Rodgers is tight with Hackett? hmmm...the Kirk Cousins era in GB?

[CheezWizHed]

Chris Simms is confused as to who is playing the Raiders today. The Cincinnati football team or an 80s rock band.

 

BANG-les

 

BEN-gals

[nodakfan17]

The Cowboys could fire McCarthy if he doesn’t make a deep playoff run and replace him with Kellen Moore:

 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-could-replace-mike-mccarthy-with-kellen-moore-if-team-fails-to-meet-postseason-expectations/

[PinaMadness]

The Cowboys could fire McCarthy if he doesn’t make a deep playoff run and replace him with Kellen Moore:

 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-could-replace-mike-mccarthy-with-kellen-moore-if-team-fails-to-meet-postseason-expectations/

Someone please explain to me why Kellen Moore is such a hot commodity. I just don't see it. From what I've seen from them the past two seasons, the offense has underperformed and the play calling is suspect.

[OldHeidelberg]

The Cowboys could fire McCarthy if he doesn’t make a deep playoff run and replace him with Kellen Moore:

 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-could-replace-mike-mccarthy-with-kellen-moore-if-team-fails-to-meet-postseason-expectations/

 

Honestly that is believable, we are all familiar with him but it's weird how the national media treats him since he has been in Dallas. He was widely praised right up until the last year in Green Bay but now in dallas under that national microscope he is ridiculed, I guess no hiding the game management flaws any more.

[PinaMadness]

Nice opening drive by the Raiders gets derailed by a penalty but they still get three.

[OldHeidelberg]

Nice opening drive by the Raiders gets derailed by a penalty but they still get three.

 

Holy crap I have been watching a Bills-Patriots rerun on NFL network thinking it was the playoff game, Bills just converted on 4th down. Doh!

[PinaMadness]

Nice opening drive by the Raiders gets derailed by a penalty but they still get three.

 

Holy crap I have been watching a Bills-Patriots rerun on NFL network thinking it was the playoff game, Bills just converted on 4th down. Doh!

 

Too bad you weren't posting here on the game.

[OldHeidelberg]

 

 

Too bad you weren't posting here on the game.

 

I came close it was a gutsy call by the Bills.

[PinaMadness]

The Texans interviewed Hines Ward. Maybe it's me but hiring a wide receiver/special assistant to the head coach at Florida Atlantic would seem like a mistake.

[PinaMadness]

The Raiders aren't playing terribly but penalties and a special teams play that would make Mo Drayton cringe are killing them.

 

And just as I say that, the Raiders O-line is getting buried.

[PinaMadness]

Wow! A whistle was definitely blown before that touchdown catch.

[young guns]

Wow! A whistle was definitely blown before that touchdown catch.

Yeah. I don't know ow if they are allowed to let the play stand if a whistle is blown, but I think it was the right call to let it be a td. I don't think the whistle affected the play.

 

I'm behind in the game and the referee expert confirmed by rule the play should have been rerun due to inadvertent whistle.

[PinaMadness]

Wow! A whistle was definitely blown before that touchdown catch.

Yeah. I don't know ow if they are allowed to let the play stand if a whistle is blown, but I think it was the right call to let it be a td. I don't think the whistle affected the play.

 

I'm behind in the game and the referee expert confirmed by rule the play should have been rerun due to inadvertent whistle.

 

Rules are rules. Dungy explained it best. If you're an official, you can't just pretend it didn't happen because you made a huge mistake. That down needed to be replayed. We'll see if it plays a part in the result of the game soon enough.

[PinaMadness]

Officiating has really gone downhill nowadays. At least in baseball and football. I'm not sure about the NBA since I rarely watch it.

[Fear The Chorizo]

This Raiders Bengals game is borderline unwatchable because of officials and replay delays

[igor67]

I'll agree that one can't technically throw out the rules, but that whistle started blowing when the ball was already in the endzone, so I don't have any issue with the touchdown standing.

[PinaMadness]

This Raiders Bengals game is borderline unwatchable because of officials and replay delays

 

I've been done with replay for a few years now. Just get rid of it. Most of the wrong rulings aren't very egregious anyway.