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Old 01-07-2019, 01:35 PM
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IMO, Janikowski will be hanging up his jersey soon
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I just realized dude is 40!

I knew him and Vinatieri were old, just never realized exactly how old they were.
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Old 01-07-2019, 01:59 PM
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IMO, Janikowski will be hanging up his jersey soon
I agree. Was glad to have him right up until he pulled up lame, but he can't be the future if he's going to suddenly be out of a game like that.
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IMO, Janikowski will be hanging up his jersey soon
Oh he's done for sure. Dude's old and fat and got injured by doing a routine play....Seahawks took a risk and it contributed to their playoff loss (they had to use that punter for the onside kick which was laughably bad)

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Old 01-07-2019, 04:14 PM
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QB wins are a stat.

Like how Brady played his best game yet in a SB yet still lost. All on him
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No differnt than a pitcher in baseball
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Old 01-07-2019, 04:35 PM
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Except pitcher wins are actually a stat. If a pitcher plays practically flawlessly, very good odds that he will win. QBs on the other hand... a "perfect rating" guarantees nothing.
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Originally Posted by Joneill44
No differnt than a pitcher in baseball
Right. So, you'd have to agree that deGrom was amazing this year for the Mets. Wins obviously matter but again, we know the Pats system is what made Brady, well, Brady. Rodgers can only dream of such stability and play-calling.
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Old 01-07-2019, 04:38 PM
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To further Costco's comments, pitchers also have strikeouts, walks, and etc. as stats that are measured...QBs don't have that and do not have an indication of the protection, catches, and etc. made around him for his throws.
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Old 01-07-2019, 04:56 PM
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Yeah man. In addition to what you said, consider running game success, defensive matchups, field position (dependent on both defense and special teams), game planning, and play calling. A pitcher is much more in control of his team's destiny than a QB.

But yeah, QB wins are a stat...
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As a note, I'm not really a baseball person and don't follow them.

deGrom finished 10-9 with a 1.70 ERA, and won a Cy Young? WTF? I guess even pitcher wins are a meaningless stat
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To be fair, I looked it up and was surprised

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._passer_rating

Only 5 out of 72 QBs that ever had a perfect passer rating have lost. Very, very good odds. My point still stands though, with QB rating being an arbitrary (but still reasonably good) way to judge a QB's performance on paper. Too many other variables

One thing's for certain, Brady leads the league in making out with their son.
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Old 01-08-2019, 06:57 AM
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Speaking of AB, looks like Juju officially replaced him on the Pro Bowl roster
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It's crazy how the Steelers will be moving on from 2 franchise-players...Although, in the case of the holdout, the money aspect I guess is understandable. AB is just being an idiot, which is unfortunate.
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Hard to win in a building where your team radios don't work
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Alright, who thinks Pats lose this weekend?

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Old 01-08-2019, 01:21 PM
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^ I think of all four match ups, Chargers/Pats may be the closest to a wildcard having the chance to upset. Whereas I think the Eagles, Cowboys and Colts lose this time, I think the Pats game will be closer to call.
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Agreed.

Should be a very exciting divisional round weekend nonetheless!!!
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Originally Posted by nist7
Agreed.

Should be a very exciting divisional round weekend nonetheless!!!
Yeah - the thing about the Eagles and the Colts, they may rise up and surprise their opponents. They have that potential. I think the Cowboys will do what we've seen them do, and I don't think that beats the Saints at home. For the record, I think the Hawks would have had just as tough a time so I'm not just being bitter when I say that. KC and LAR have both shown they can be beat.

Just hoping for good games and not blow outs.
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Old 01-08-2019, 01:49 PM
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The weather forecast changes every 30secs here, but rumors of a possible snow flurry on Sunday would make things interesting
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Yeah - the thing about the Eagles and the Colts, they may rise up and surprise their opponents. They have that potential. I think the Cowboys will do what we've seen them do, and I don't think that beats the Saints at home. For the record, I think the Hawks would have had just as tough a time so I'm not just being bitter when I say that. KC and LAR have both shown they can be beat.

Just hoping for good games and not blow outs.
I'm just surprised that more people are in on the Eagles able to beatout the saints. Their win over the Bears as truly flukey and honestly 90/100, bears would've won...they barely escaped with their life. But as we know Big D Nick can surprise you...

And for sure the Colts are not a team to be messed with. Us Chiefs fans are horribly traumatized by our playoff record and honestly even though we are favored many of us are damn scared this saturday.....the PTSD is strong.
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Hard to win in a building where your team radios don't work
Hey dont blame me. Blame this guy. SCOOOOOOBBBBEEEE!!!!! I bet he still has nightmare about me screaming at him.

PS- I think Ive mentioned it before, but Ive never seen a person more angry in my life than Todd Haley was at the NFL crew about the headsets (which of course is nfl property not that patriots )





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I'm just surprised that more people are in on the Eagles able to beatout the saints. Their win over the Bears as truly flukey and honestly 90/100, bears would've won...they barely escaped with their life. But as we know Big D Nick can surprise you...

And for sure the Colts are not a team to be messed with. Us Chiefs fans are horribly traumatized by our playoff record and honestly even though we are favored many of us are damn scared this saturday.....the PTSD is strong.
The peeps in and around philly are absolutely foaming at the mouth thinking the iggles are going to beat the Saints. I can't even listen to the radio around here.
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It seems interesting in that things are relatively quiet related to the upcoming Chargers / Pats game in New England. Continuing theme is how big a deal it supposedly is for the Chargers to have to fly across the country after the Baltimore game and then again to Foxborough.
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I'm just surprised that more people are in on the Eagles able to beatout the saints. Their win over the Bears as truly flukey and honestly 90/100, bears would've won...they barely escaped with their life. But as we know Big D Nick can surprise you...
Nick Foles is in league with the devil. Or a witch. j/k

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And for sure the Colts are not a team to be messed with. Us Chiefs fans are horribly traumatized by our playoff record and honestly even though we are favored many of us are damn scared this saturday.....the PTSD is strong.
Since the Hawks are out, I do like the Mahomes-boy-wonder-does-good story line. I'd like to see KC vs. Pats and then KC vs. LAR in the final for a 100+ point rematch.
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Old 01-08-2019, 09:03 PM
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Since the Hawks are out, I do like the Mahomes-boy-wonder-does-good story line. I'd like to see KC vs. Pats and then KC vs. LAR in the final for a 100+ point rematch.
I like that timeline!!!!

KC vs LAR in a SuperBowl rematch!!!!!!!!
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I don't see how Philly's secondary can stop the Saints' passing attack at home. I'm not hating (even if I'm still sore about the blotched kick)...just seeing the stats.
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In regards to Cheats this weekend...well, they do look vulnerable this year. But, then again, maybe they'll resort to Tonya Hardinging the opposition before the game?



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And/Or a 3 am fire alarm being pulled at the Chargers hotel.
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It seems interesting in that things are relatively quiet related to the upcoming Chargers / Pats game in New England. Continuing theme is how big a deal it supposedly is for the Chargers to have to fly across the country after the Baltimore game and then again to Foxborough.
They should have just stayed on the east coast all week and held practice there...
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Dang...was hoping the Broncos would not hire Fangio...but, he's the new HC for Denver. Good luck at Mile Hile, Vic.

Hopefully the replacement in Chicago will be just as good of a DC.
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Big Dick Vic is gonna pound the AFC West with his big Chubb and um, Miller. Chargers and Saints SB would be cool with Rivers finally getting one, the other 1st round QBs in that draft class have won at least one already. If I were him and that happened I would retire and focus on popping out a few dozen more offspring.

Also WTT: one Robert Saleh for one Vic Fangio. I only have an in-n-out double double to offer, pls respond before it gets cold, John Elway
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I need Brees to win another then retire while he's on top. This guy has been terrorizing the NFCS for too long
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I like Brees just as much as the next guy but I wouldnt say hes owned the NFCS

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Well that's because for a while Payton had no idea what a defense was. Even when the Saints were terrible Brees was still doing his thing. The NFCS is also a strange division.. nobodys ever won it back to back until the Saints did it this season.
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