Week 17 Game Thread - Who's Gonna Be in and Out?

[snowmanny]

That's an indefensible play.

 

[staz]

This will be my semi-annual reminder that "Minny" is a nonsensical abbreviation for "Minnesota", and nonexistent amongst the residents of the state. Nor is it used for Minneapolis. Why, I do believe saying it would earn you some serious passive-aggression and certainly cause the cancellation of any invite to the lake cabin.

Thank you.

I have no interest in visiting your MinneSOTA lake cabin.

Unless, of course, it receives the broadcast of BOSOX games.

 

[Marciano490]

Wow, Tafoya's hands look like mine after 12 rounds and no wraps. Worst fisting partner ever.

 

[shawnrbu]

You couldn't resist slam dunking a football after a TD?

 

[BigSoxFan]

So stupid that dunking the ball is a penalty

 

[Bergs]

Goalpost dunks are illegal? When did that happen?

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

You couldn't resist slam dunking a football after a TD?

If I could do a 360 like that, I'd do it too

 

[joejoe]

I wish the 15 yard unsportsmanlike penalty was enforceable on the extra point. Make it a 48 yard extra point, rather than the meaningless 15 yards on the kickoff.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Goalpost dunks are illegal? When did that happen?

Tony Gonzalez signature, gone. No Fun League.

 

[shawnrbu]

Goalpost dunks are illegal? When did that happen?

2014 season. It can cause a delay of the game if you mess up the goalposts.

 

[nothumb]

Goalpost dunks are illegal? When did that happen?

has to have been for a while now because even i knew he was getting flagged there.

stupid that the NFL penalizes guys for this... and also stupid for adams to give up that field position knowing the NFL would penalize him.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Tony Gonzalez signature, gone. No Fun League.

Roger Carr, long before him

 

[Bergs]

2014 season. It can cause a delay of the game if you mess up the goalposts.

Kinda hard to do if neither your body nor the ball actually touch the goalpost. This league is so fucking stupid.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Roger Carr, long before him

Never new that, would have guessed R.C. Owens.

 

[Gunfighter 09]

Very self centered of him to declare before the season over

I was talking about the fake punt.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Whoever makes it through the NFC will have earned it.

 

[Kliq]

IIRC Jimmy Graham did the dunk as a tribute to Gonzalez every time he scored, but he often ended up tilting the goal posts a little bit so they banned the move.

 

[shawnrbu]

Detroit will be 0-5 against playoff teams.

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

Detroit will be 0-5 against playoff teams.

If their defensive line is getting healthy as it appears to, then they should feast against Seattle defensively.

I think Stafford will also give Seattle fits throwing the ball considering the Seahawks defense without Thomas.

 

[shoosh77]

The spotting performance by refs this year has been horrendous.

 

[Al Zarilla]

"The line to gain". Is that a new expression this year or last?

 

[shawnrbu]

He's bored with his family, Cris.

 

[Brand Name]

"The line to gain". Is that a new expression this year or last?

I've only started hearing it over that timeframe, but upon searching earliest mention I can find is actually a 1987 game called Quarterback draw football, on Page 6: patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US4706959.pdf

 

[InstaFace]

Lions' only shot here is to let him score and then quick TD and get an onside, right? Why call your timeouts here, when a FG ices it?

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Caldwell is sucha loser

 

[semsox]

Why go for two there?

edit: I mean, I get it, but seems unnecessary

 

[InstaFace]

I hope that guy in the MVP thread didn't bet Stafford at 50-to-1, no matter how little he put on it.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Packers/Giants is gonna be a fun 48-41 game.

 

[Freddy Linn]

So McCarthy is busy talking to his QB as his D is getting shredded.

 

[shawnrbu]

Packers/Giants is gonna be a fun 48-41 game.

The total points scored of the Giants last 4 games is 102.

 

[TFisNEXT]

Packers/Giants is gonna be a fun 48-41 game.

My guess is something like 23-13 GB.

 

[CFB_Rules]

"The line to gain". Is that a new expression this year or last?

As far as I can tell 1882 is the first time the phrase is used in the college football rules, of which the NFL are a derivative. The chains have been called the "line-to-gain equipment" in the rules since their inception.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

a locked-in Rodgers could make noise in the NFC field.

 

[Marciano490]

Stupid no call. What odds can I get on Stafford now?

 

[InstaFace]

7 straight for the Pack. Sure am glad they're the ones trying to put a stake in Playoff Eli Manning's heart.

(and yes, I know what happened in Lambeau in Jan 2008 AND Jan 2012 -- Rodgers is a whimsical yet vengeful god, and visited woe unto Russell Wilson earlier this year)

 

[Freddy Linn]

Could have taken a knee and that kid doesn't get hurt.

 

[Marciano490]

If you're talking about greatness all the time, maybe you're being a bit hyperbolic.

 

[Al Zarilla]

a locked-in Rodgers could make noise in the NFC field.

Unless he gets hurt, you can probably leave out the locked in and change the could to will.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

^ I think Dallas would outscore Green Bay. But Green Bay vs Atlanta would be interesting

 

[shawnrbu]

There's your over, Al!

 

[BigSoxFan]

People with the under just died.

 

[Ale Xander]

Collinsworth not familiar with the sport of baseball

 

[shawnrbu]

So the Giants will have to go through Green Bay, Dallas and Atlanta/Seattle to try to ruin our lives for the third time.

 

[InstaFace]

So the Giants will have to go through Green Bay, Dallas and Atlanta/Seattle to try to ruin our lives for the third time.

The over/under on the number of Ron Paul "It's haaaaaapening!" GIFs in playoff game threads has got to be astronomical.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Wow pats get sat late game. Usually they don't announce until after wildcard weekend right?

 

[Erik Hanson's Hook]

There's your over, Al!

People with the under just died.

That Stafford to Bolden pass just made me a lot of money.

Hopefully it's a good omen for 2017.

 

[Leather]

I have no interest in visiting your MinneSOTA lake cabin.

Unless, of course, it receives the broadcast of BOSOX games.

We'll serve some hot, delicious, CHOWDAH.