@mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21:
remember 3 weeks ago when the Steelers were going 16-0?
They are losing to the Bengals in what looks a shit game. The Driver summary is 3 and out, 3 and out, 3 and out.
I'm watchign - it's entertaiing. Bengals just so committed physically, it's a grudge match. NFL does this better than most, just remarkable
@mariner4life Bengals up by 10 and win the game with a few seconds left.
11-2 just lost to 2-10-1 team. Wow.
12 days later
Farcical scenes in the NFC today.
Bears get smashed but make the playoffs cos Cardinals also lost.
Meanwhile Eagles pull the most blatant tank job on prime time - benching their QB in the 4th Quarter only down 3 points to put in their backup who is legitimately awful meaning Washington win the division and make the playoffs and the Giants miss out.
As a Cowboys fan I have no sympathy for the NYG, especially after they beat us today. 
The NFC East really sucks now.
And now 7-9 Washington hosts the 11-5 Tampa Bay...
@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
Farcical scenes in the NFC today.
Bears get smashed but make the playoffs cos Cardinals also lost.
Meanwhile Eagles pull the most blatant tank job on prime time - benching their QB in the 4th Quarter only down 3 points to put in their backup who is legitimately awful meaning Washington win the division and make the playoffs and the Giants miss out
My Eagles doing their bit for the good of the game 
NFC east being so terrible means that the bucs are probably pretty happy to have got through on a wildcard. Seattle on the other hand gets to host the Rams. Playing at home is great (and the Rams are a bit all over the show) but Washington are clearly the worst team in the playoffs.
@Cyclops said in NFL Season 2020/21:
NFC east being so terrible means that the bucs are probably pretty happy to have got through on a wildcard.
And only one of the Bucs' 11 wins has come against a team with a +0.500 record (Packers back in week 6).
Gase gone too. Good riddance to a guy that might be the worst nfl head coach of all time.
So vacancies at the moment are chargers, texans, Falcons, lions, jets and jags.
Chargers are pretty easily the pick of that crop.
Texans have the most important position covered but a god awful cap situation and almost no draft capital.
Jags and Jets have cap space and draft picks to burn but no talent. The jags can have Lawrence but also have an owner playing gm which might make hcs nervous. Jets ownership is awful too but at the moment are making the right noises about backing off to let Joe Douglas run things.
The Falcons have a terrible cap situation and have to make a call on Ryan. Lions similar with Stafford. Both guys look like classic trap qbs; they're not good enough to win games themselves and too expensive to build competitive rosters around.
@canefan said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@Cyclops if Eric Bieniemy doesn't get a HC job offer it will be a crime
I'm a bit meh on him to be honest. Really hard to say what is him, what is Reid and what is the talent on the field. I don't know much about him but supposedly there is some off field stuff that might turn teams off but I've only seen articles allude to it, never talk about it outright.
I don't love the trend of hiring the hot coordinator. Head coach is a massively different job and the skills are quiet different. I think the ideal hire is someone with experience as an nfl coordinator and running a show either an college or nfl level. Hard to find the former, and hc's at nfl generally only shake loose because they're not doing well.
All that said, everyone has to start somewhere and the interview process will hopefully weed out the guys who are going to spend all their time gameplanning one side of the ball and not doing any of the other work a hc needs to do.
@Bovidae said in NFL Season 2020/21:
As a Cowboys fan I have no sympathy for the NYG, especially after they beat us today.
And now 7-9 Washington hosts the 11-5 Tampa Bay...
Joe Judge having a massive cry with his cryptic “it’s about the sacrifice” makes it even sweeter 
Hey Joe, your team went 6-10, win more games...
I don't think Judge was having a cry - he's sending a message to both his locker room and Philly's locker room for 2021.
@nzzp said in NFL Season 2020/21:
Derrick Henry introduces himself to Josh Norman. A thing of beauty
And Derrick Henry becomes only the 8th player in history to rush for more than 2,000 yards.
He's some kind of running back. At 27, he'll just be hitting his prime right now which is scary.
Over 1500 yards rushing for Henry last regular season too.
Nearly 2000 yards if you include last year's playoffs.
What a player.
Now that the regular season is over, time to relive some of the great plays.
I’ll start with the best finish to a game...
@RoninWC said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@nzzp said in NFL Season 2020/21:
Derrick Henry introduces himself to Josh Norman. A thing of beauty
And Derrick Henry becomes only the 8th player in history to rush for more than 2,000 yards.
He's some kind of running back. At 27, he'll just be hitting his prime right now which is scary.
27 is pretty old for an RB, this is basically his prime. 2 more seasons, 3 max. RB decline is also pretty strongly linked to workload, so Henry's massive workload might affect that too.
@Cyclops said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@RoninWC said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@nzzp said in NFL Season 2020/21:
Derrick Henry introduces himself to Josh Norman. A thing of beauty
And Derrick Henry becomes only the 8th player in history to rush for more than 2,000 yards.
He's some kind of running back. At 27, he'll just be hitting his prime right now which is scary.
27 is pretty old for an RB, this is basically his prime. 2 more seasons, 3 max. RB decline is also pretty strongly linked to workload, so Henry's massive workload might affect that too.
Not if you look at his time in the NFL...
His first 2 seasons, 2016 and 17, he started only 2 games each season. In 2018 he took over the starting role and broke a 1,000 for the season for the first time.
It has only been the past two seasons has been when he has shouldered most of the workload. So I think, and as I said, he has clearly hit his prime and will have a good few more seasons ahead. But I don't think he would be close to burnout from too heavy a workload given his actual record in the NFL any time soon.
One of the things I really like about him is that he is also a good receiver when needed and has pulled of some clutch receptions over the past few seasons.
And for the record, he also set the following NFL records:
First player to record a 200+-yard and 4+-touchdown game on fewer than 22 carries
Tied for longest run in NFL history at 99 yards (Tony Dorsett – 1982)
First player in NFL history with 180+ rushing yards in three consecutive games
Most rushing yards in first 4 playoff games: 561
First player to have 180+ rushing yards in consecutive playoff games
Most rushing yards in any eight-game stretch in NFL history: 1,273
He isn't really a smash bang RB either (on the limited footage I watch), he is very elusive skipping his way through lines in the O line. And once he's in space he has a killer fend
@canefan said in NFL Season 2020/21:
He isn't really a smash bang RB either (on the limited footage I watch), he is very elusive skipping his way through lines in the O line. And once he's in space he has a killer fend
Absolutely, he has really good feet and a nose for a gap.
And for such a big man, Height: 1.91 m and Weight: 108 kg, he's got some toe on him. He really showed that in the 99 yard run for a TD, a quick step to the outside when he got past the line of scrimmage and then those fends... WOW!
Would make a great 12 if someone would teach him how to pass laterally off both hands 
In the most Cleveland Browns news ever their head coach has tested positive to COVID-19 so he won't be on the sideline for their playoff game this weekend.
Great to see DeVonta Smith win the Heisman. It’s been ages since a wide receiver got it. Smith is lightning quick and will be ready made for the NFL.
Bills looking verrrry relaxed going into the playoffs. Going to be a great couple of days over Sun/Mon NZT - 3 games a day
settled in on the couch for Indy Buffalo
Good game so far. Josh Allan making some great throws with weird mechanics - just biffing it. Good defence too, enjoyable
@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@nzzp That non-fumble call at the end by the refs was absurd. Just an awful ref decision.
It's amazing that whatever the sport, even the richest league in the world, with a million HD replays, the referees can blow calls.
Thankfully it didn't change the result.
it was an absolute shocker.
I'm only just tuning into Rams Hawks now - what's been going on? Rams D outstanding?
@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@nzzp That non-fumble call at the end by the refs was absurd. Just an awful ref decision.
I was surprised that they didn't have another camera angle to see whether the hand touched the back of the player before or after his knee left the ground. With the footage we were shown I wasn't surprised the call on the field stood. But it didn't look right.
@nzzp said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@nzzp That non-fumble call at the end by the refs was absurd. Just an awful ref decision.
It's amazing that whatever the sport, even the richest league in the world, with a million HD replays, the referees can blow calls.
Thankfully it didn't change the result.
it was an absolute shocker.
I'm only just tuning into Rams Hawks now - what's been going on? Rams D outstanding?
Rams D is outstanding but Seahawks offense has been really bad lately. It's Russell Wilson and nobody else.
That was one hell of a performance Taylor Heinicke the unheralded QB for Washington.
He went toe to toe with Brady and put on quite a show - very fun player to watch.
It's worth Washington seeing if he can be there answer at QB next season.
Bears are showing the problem with expanding the playoffs.
You just end up including mediocre teams which impacts the quality of the playoff games.
@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
Browns are falling apart here. Steelers with all the momentum now.
Steelers defence was excellent in the 3rd.
Browns just aren’t meant to be in the playoffs 
@ACT-Crusader Browns must have heard us. Chubb with a huge TD.
