NFL Playoffs

[mav1234]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

For what it's worth...

 

This is bullshit. Especially the second penalty. The defenders both went high and hit each other, and it was after Mahomes just drops mid scramble with defenders around him.

[Mr. Scot]

Missed this from earlier...

 

[Davidson Deac II]

5 minutes ago, t96 said:

People love to hate the Chiefs because of their success but reality is they are just flat out better than every other team lately. Refs have had zero impact on them winning, this year or in previous years. Mahomes is the best QB since prime Rodgers (arguably better), Reid is the best coach ever and they’ve got an elite D. Any given Sunday and all, but a three peat seems inevitable. 
 

In the NFC, wouldn’t surprise me one bit to see Commanders/Rams fighting next week to represent in the SB. Commanders were really underrated coming into these playoffs and the Lions this year remind me of the Titans several years ago when they had the 1 seed and fell flat on their faces in the divisional. Rams are also legit with a SB winning QB and coach.

Well, I won't say that the refs never have an impact.  But I think it is greatly overblown.  But mostly, they win because they are very good and very well coached.  

That being said, I do think with star players like Brady, Mahomes, Montana etc..., there is a tendency to favor them, albeit subconciously.  I do remember many years ago when Tim Duncan played for Wake, Coach K was asked if Duncan got the calls from the Refs.  K said, yeap, and he deserves them.  

While I don't necessarily agree that a star deserves the calls, I do think there is a unconscious tendency towards favoritism.  Just human nature I suppose.    

Edited January 19 by Davidson Deac II

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

I still think the NFL has major favoritism. As long as they like BY9, we might be ok in Carolina

[PantherChris]

If I'm Detroit Gibbs is taking all the snaps at RB

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, mav1234 said:

This is bullshit. Especially the second penalty. The defenders both went high and hit each other, and it was after Mahomes just drops mid scramble with defenders around him.

Is that this play?

 

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

Sick catch. Stupid celebration

[PantherChris]

Detroit makes it look so easy!

[mav1234]

2 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Well, I won't say that the refs never have an impact.  But I think it is greatly overblown.  But mostly, they win because they are very good and very well coached.  

That being said, I do think with star players like Brady, Mahomes, Montana etc..., there is a tendency to favor them, albeit subconciously.  I do remember many years ago when Tim Duncan played for Wake, Coach K was asked if Duncan got the calls from the Refs.  K said, yeap, and he deserves them.  

While I don't necessarily agree that a star deserves the calls, I do think there is a unconscious tendency towards favoritism.  Just human nature I suppose.    

Mahomes is so good I'm sure he's winning today regardless. But the penalties, the terrible spots of the ball, etc... it's all just very strange and seems quite one sided.

[Davidson Deac II]

This game seems like it will be very interesting.  

For all the talk about the Bills and Ravens, I think the NFC champ has the best shot at beating KC.  Mainly because the game won't be in KC.  

[outlaw4]

Lions can do a little dump-off like that and get a big play. We do that, we lose two yards.

[Captain Morgan]

damn what a catch

[PNW_PantherMan]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Is that this play?

 

That's it.  Absurd call.

[mav1234]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Is that this play?

 

Yeah.  It's missing the context of his scrambling in the middle of defenders. I don't think it's fair to "slide" like that, and then for defenders that aren't even trying to hit him to barely graze him....