NFL Playoffs - Divisional Round

catomatic

thinks gen turgidson is super mean!!!
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Jesus, what a disappointment the son must have been to this guy.
On the contrary, theirs was the closest of filial relationships. Bart was anything but stuffy and judgmental — Paul had even considered Classics as a Yale undergrad, but stayed with the theatre and felt no pressure from his dad to course correct. (Paul and I have been close friends since 1991). And no one I know reads more classics (or any literature, for that matter), than Paul.

Now Marcus, Bart’s other son, might give him some reason for disappointment…

I have not yet given him shit for the Verizon campaign, but I will.
 

glennhoffmania

meat puppet
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Why isn't throwing it out if the end zone while in the pocket grounding? 8s there an exception if it goes past the end zone?
 

Van Everyman

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Why'd they decide to make them legal? More touchdowns?
Is there any rule change other than ones to protect the players safety that has actually improved the game? I can’t think of one off the top of my head they’ve all made the game slower, and more frustrating to watch than it was in say the early 2000s.

This review of the Ja’Marr Chase TD is a perfect example.
 

sodenj5

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Ooof. Huge credit to Milano there literally clawing all the way to the ground.
 

8slim

has trust issues
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Oy. I hate the NFL rule book. Ball was in his hands with 2 feet down. The “to the ground” stuff is an unnecessary complication.
 

tims4wins

PN23's replacement
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If you polled 100 neutral fans I’m not sure that would be more than 60/40 one way or the other. And I’m not sure which side the 60 would be on.
 

mauf

Anderson Cooper × Mr. Rogers
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The catch rule is so fucking stupid.
I’m not sure I like that that’s an incomplete pass, but it’s consistent with how they’ve been calling these. And the unspoken lesser degree of deference to the call on the field during the playoffs.