Meet the New Zap, Same as the Old Mac: Pats v. Chargers: Dawn of Grier —December Third!

[JOBU]

Has any team ever lost 3 games in a row while giving up 10 or less pts a game?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

STACKED-UP!!

 

[Zedia]

TO before 2 minute warning? Huh?

 

[rodderick]

This game is simply horrid, christ.

 

[Coachster]

Aside from the fumble, yeah.

Yeah, I meant to say no quarterback turnovers, no sacks.
Zappe isn’t an NFL quarterback, but at least he’s not a travesty.

 

[Obscure Name]

Late hit! Throw the flags, refs!

 

[P'tucket rhymes with...]

Looked like the D saw that play in the film room this week.

 

[MuppetAsteriskTalk]

Five drives. 27 plays, 92 yards, 3.4 yards a play. Zero points. Against the #32 defense in the NFL.

Is that good?

 

[johnmd20]

And a legit #1 WR in Allen, and a really, really good RB in Ekeler.

Ekeler has lost a couple of steps. That or he's hurt, he has been awful this year. Williams is hurt. Palmer is hurt. The team isn't as stacked as they were last season.

 

[Commander Shears]

TO before 2 minute warning? Huh?

Dude has lost it.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Why the fuck did we take a time out, when this play will go to the two minute warning?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Patriots will kneel it out here

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Wtf a TO?

 

[8slim]

There are people who say they prefer low scoring, defensive games. Those people should be institutionalized.

 

[twibnotes]

The chargers are the worst coached team in pro sports

 

[BaseballJones]

Is that good?

Not very. But apparently it's 1000 percent better than what it was. So there's that.

 

[brandonchristensen]

Shocked at no flag on the Wilson Sr add on tackle.

 

[ifmanis5]

Uche lives.

 

[MuppetAsteriskTalk]

Patriots will kneel it out here

How will we know the difference between a normal series?

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

That is the dumbest fucking time out I have ever seen. That is McCarthy stupid.

 

[Reverend]

I could be cleaning my bathroom right now. And then, after, I’d have a clean bathroom.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

This game may be worse than last week’s

 

[Obscure Name]

Love fair catching at the 6.

 

[8slim]

BoB lovvvvves that call and it’s total shit every time.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

That pass? haha! hahahahahahaha!

Muhahahahaha!

 

[heavyde050]

First incompletion behind the line. Had started out on fire.

 

[P'tucket rhymes with...]

Patriots will kneel it out here

I don't think they pass up an opportunity for a pick six.

 

[E5 Yaz]

I could be cleaning my bathroom right now. And then, after, I’d have a clean bathroom.

Invite @DeJesus Built My Hotrod over to watch

 

[Van Everyman]

The offense is awful, but it is still a thousand percent better with Zappe.

I actually don’t agree. Obviously it’s better than with Broken Mac we saw the last few weeks but it looked a lot better weeks 1-3, 6-7.

 

[rodderick]

The time out with 2:01 on the clock will go down in NFL history, what the fuck was that about?

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

That Pats TO was to give SD a better chance to score after the punt.

 

[8slim]

That Zappe is on this roster is a firable offense. He should be in Arena League 2.

 

[Ale Xander]

That Pats TO was to give SD a better chance to score after the punt.

8D chess

 

[P'tucket rhymes with...]

Invite @DeJesus Built My Hotrod over to watch

Are you suggesting @Reverend's bathroom looks like a Port-a-Potty?

 

[BaseballJones]

Why the fuck did we take a time out, when this play will go to the two minute warning?

They wanted a chance to try to score I guess and that TO saved them a few seconds?

Option 1: call timeout with 2:09, then the punt takes them to 2:00
Option 2: let the clock run down to 2:00, then the punt takes them down to 1:51

So it saves them about 9 seconds, but it costs them a time out. So who the heck knows. I'm sure they'll go 3 and out and give LA another legit chance to score with time remaining still.

 

[JOBU]

Goodness.

 

[Van Everyman]

If I am BB, I am not super excited about San Diego as a potential landing spot. I think Herbert is fine but they don't look much more talented than this Patriots roster.

That won’t stop Ben Volin from writing 8 more breathless pieces about Bill get fired.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Are you suggesting @Reverend's bathroom looks like a Port-a-Potty?

What do you mean "looks like"?

 

[ifmanis5]

View: https://twitter.com/DakRandall/status/1731391835833037181

By the way, the Patriots never have been shutout at home twice in one season. They have 11 total home shutout losses, including earlier this season to the Saints

 

[BaseballJones]

Bailey Zappe is 5-11 for 39 yards. 3.5 yards per attempt.

But no turnovers so far. So yay.

 

[Zedia]

The time out with 2:01 on the clock will go down in NFL history, what the fuck was that about?

Looked like they gave it to them at 2:09. Maybe the Chargers kept the offense on the field momentarily? Strange.

 

[patinorange]

BoB lovvvvves that call and it’s total shit every time.

Someday, a defender will fall down, and it will work. Someday.

 

[axx]

Takes timeout before the TMW
Screen then Runs the ball

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

The time out with 2:01 on the clock will go down in NFL history, what the fuck was that about?

It was 2:09. Only thing I can think is they wanted to run the screen on the plus side of the 2:00 warning, so clock would stop if tackled in bounds. But just call the time out after the catch if it is that important to you. As it worked out, it was incomplete so they wasted the time out.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

They wanted a chance to try to score I guess and that TO saved them a few seconds?

Option 1: call timeout with 2:09, then the punt takes them to 2:00
Option 2: let the clock run down to 2:00, then the punt takes them down to 1:51

So it saves them about 9 seconds, but it costs them a time out. So who the heck knows. I'm sure they'll go 3 and out and give LA another legit chance to score with time remaining still.

But you have no control over the two minute warning stoppage, whereas you can deploy your three TO whenever you deem appropriate. Trading a TO for the two minute warning and 9 seconds is nonsensical here

 

[Obscure Name]

What the hell was that?

 

[ifmanis5]

LOL the line is so bad.

 

[peeves5478]

Zappe looked a hell of a lot better in Matty P’s offense last year.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

What’s the record for receptions of less than five yards in a season?

 

[BaseballJones]

But you have no control over the two minute warning stoppage, whereas you can deploy your three TO whenever you deem appropriate. Trading a TO for the two minute warning and 9 seconds is nonsensical here

I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just trying to think of an explanation for why they did it.