Wild Card Weekend Gamethread

[mcaqua]

No, typically there's some bitter homers from other teams who wander in and lower the bar.

Not a single Dolphin fan on this board predicted a victory today, but whatever.

You're still a horrific poster.

 

[Captaincoop]

Moore is en fuego.

 

[johnmd20]

Moore is who we thought he was.

 

[Marciano490]

So now we're concerned with rules and the player's humanity? Got it. If Lippett develops CTE, he can be at easy knowing it was a legal hit.

Driving is dangerous. Would you be more upset if your relative was killed in a crash with a drunk driver, or a situation where someone's reflexes just failed.

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

Moore is concussed.

 

[Stitch01]

lol Matt Moore

 

[Tony C]

If you make it a 15-yard penalty for the ball carrier to stiff arm a tackling player in the back, more defenders will tackle in a fundamentally sound way, as rugby players do. Until then, players will continue to lead with their head, because proper tackling puts them at a competitive disadvantage (unless you've got a chance to size up a defenseless target, like Earl Thomas did to Gronk).

Moore was stiff-arming? Please.

it's just a matter of enforcing the rules. Yes, that might make some tackles more difficult to make, particularly in the 2% of plays in which a straight-arm is used.

 

[Al Zarilla]

This steelers team isn't winning next week. Kansas City won't hand turnovers repeatedly like Miami is doing

What's that you say?

 

[staz]

Awesome. Bring it on Houston.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Dolphins are trash. They've given this game to Pittsburgh with all of these dumb turnovers

 

[jsinger121]

Loldolphins

 

[Reggie's Racquet]

Dolphin is the new Dogfish.

 

[McBride11]

I am rooting for fights. This is miserable.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Wonder if Florio still likes Miami as the one seed next season.

 

[Curll]

Moore is concussed.

Very much so

 

[Captaincoop]

Are we really debating whether Tannehll will be ready next week?

 

[Average Reds]

I've only seen Bell a few times this year, but holy crap is he impressive.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

Not a single Dolphin fan on this board predicted a victory today, but whatever.

You're still a horrific poster.

Proving my point...

 

[mauf]

I view big hits differently depending on context. A QB to throw a football needs to put himself in a totally exposed position, just like Moore on that second hit. Same with receivers. To do your job in a correct and entertaining way, you are at risk of severe bodily injury. I find this quite different from middle of the field hits by players expecting contact.

Punts and kick offs are a problem too and require protection, because unlike line of scrimmage plays you are making a running start to full contact.

A play like the Floyd play is in a middle area. You set rules, and identify correct technique and zones in the front of the body where you can hit, because it's hard to throw flags for it looks bad without making players unable to play.

Like the Dupree hit on Moore, the Floyd block would've resulted in ejection if CFB's targeting rules applied in the NFL. The ability to deliver a blindside block to the head is by no means an indispensable part of football.

Perhaps Floyd's hit was clean by NFL rules (I'm not sure), but it's at least as dangerous as Dupree's hit was, and much easier to legislate out of the game.

 

[Catcher Block]

Two refs threw their flags, but they're still going to discuss whether it was a foul.

 

[Vinho Tinto]

Driving is dangerous. Would you be more upset if your relative was killed in a crash with a drunk driver, or a situation where someone's reflexes just failed.

So Floyd blind siding a guy was an oopsie, but Dupree's is a akin to murder?

Again, was everyone this concerned about the health of a Dolphin player one week ago or were you excited that he got jacked up?

 

[Captaincoop]

Lippett having a rough couple of weeks.

 

[Freddy Linn]

Lippett again.

 

[Average Reds]

That looked like a good (if vicious) block. But I think the refs are justifiably skittish.

Although the helmet to helmet is a factor ...

 

[ngruz25]

Like the Dupree hit on Moore, the Floyd block would've resulted in ejection if CFB's targeting rules applied in the NFL. The ability to deliver a blindside block to the head is by no means an indispensable part of football.

Perhaps Floyd's hit was clean by NFL rules (I'm not sure), but it's at least as dangerous as Dupree's hit was, and much easier to legislate out of the game.

Floyd didn't hit him in the head.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Lippett got up on the wrong side of the bed again.

 

[Marciano490]

So Floyd blind siding a guy was an oopsie, but Dupree's is a akin to murder?

Again, was everyone this concerned about the health of a Dolphin player one week ago or were you excited that he got jacked up?

I didn't watch last week, so I can't comment. I'm probably more sensitive to this stuff than most, so I probably wouldn't m like that hit if I'd seen it.

 

[LesterFan]

Pats are -14 vs the Texans lol

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

Is Ben concussed?

 

[shawnrbu]

Ben's acting wouldn't get him on Cinemax.

 

[Captaincoop]

So Floyd blind siding a guy was an oopsie, but Dupree's is a akin to murder?

Again, was everyone this concerned about the health of a Dolphin player one week ago or were you excited that he got jacked up?

How hard is it to understand that one was a legal hit, one was illegal?

When judging the actions of a player, the rules of the game are relevant.

 

[mauf]

Floyd didn't hit him in the head.

Put your glasses on, then watch the replay again.

 

[RetractableRoof]

ETA: Already covered.

 

[johnmd20]

OMG, that was too funny.

 

[Stitch01]

Loooooooool

 

[Average Reds]

Al Michaels looks a lot younger than I remembered.

 

[shawnrbu]

LOL.

 

[Ralphwiggum]

Morons.

 

[Curll]

Dear Lord

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Oh man, they are morons.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Lippett perm brain damage

 

[staz]

Desperate times call for...

 

[Sportsbstn]

That embassaring

 

[Vinho Tinto]

I didn't watch last week, so I can't comment. I'm probably more sensitive to this stuff than most, so I probably wouldn't m like that hit if I'd seen it.

It's easy to find on YouTube. Feel free to DM me your thought if you see it.

 

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

As a pats fan I am very excited for the Vance Joseph era in Denver (assuming it doesn't happen)

 

[Average Reds]

Really Sims?

 

[soxhop411]

Lol

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

What in the almighty fuck?

 

[LogansDad]

HAHAHAHA

 

[Stitch01]

I hope this Dolphins team convinces themselves they are actually good and plans the offseason accordingly