NFL 2022 Season

[Prevenger17]

we beat the script, that is all

There's no script ffs

 

[Kev The Rat]

Not to me. The issue with Hurts, and I have seen the comparison before, but there is a slight whiff of the Cam Newtons off him. The Eagles shouldn't be running him as much as they do. He's got a very good arm, can scramble in tough situations and is clearly a mature guy with great leadership skills. But if they keep playing him the way they are now, he will be ground down sooner rather than later. Burrow will be there or thereabouts for years to come. But if Siriani insists on putting his prize asset in those rugby scrums and exposing him to hits, his shelf life at the level he played at last night will be very short

he looks like he has more of a brain than Newton, and definitely more of a brain than Allen.

Obviously his physical skills are far greater than Burrow

Time will tell though.

 

[john jako]

Have the Philly fans smashed up the place yet?

 

[Rita_Poon]

Have the Philly fans smashed up the place yet?

They're waiting for slappy to turn up...

 

[wm02]

Supported the Chiefs since 1988

So yes I’ve seen the dark days

Congrats! Who was QB back then? Steve DeBerg?

 

[Rita_Poon]

Congrats! Who was QB back then? Steve DeBerg?

So long as it wasn't chris... (shudders*)

 

[Kev The Rat]

Congrats! Who was QB back then? Steve DeBerg?

yes de berg, followed by Krieg, then a nice interruption with Montana and then back to the dark days with Bono and Grbac. Vermeil offered some respite in the early-mid 2000s then we had the darkest of dark days with Scott Pioil as GM before Reid steadied the ship with Alex Smith and then Mahomes took it to dynasty level of accomplishment.

 

[mezzrow]

yes de berg, followed by Krieg, then a nice interruption with Montana and then back to the dark days with Bono and Grbac. Vermeil offered some respite in the early-mid 2000s then we had the darkest of dark days with Scott Pioil as GM before Reid steadied the ship with Alex Smith and then Mahomes took it to dynasty level of accomplishment.

One additional note:
You can search the GOT archives for my proposal and review of the Moyes = Martyball thesis. (still true today) Evertonian Chiefs fans should see this as self-evident, but I am pedantic that way. Enjoy the win! If Lenny Dawson had shocked the world in SB I, he still would have done the wrapup for local TV at 11 PM that night, while working his way through a pack of Marlboros.

 

[Kev The Rat]

What is incredible about this season for the Chiefs is that it was a rebuilding year, particularly on defense which is full of rookies, and certainly at receiver as well.

And they arent full of high priced veterans either, I think they are the 5th or 6th average age team in the league.

I can only see them getting better next season, especially if they upgrade at receiver (not hard) and safety.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

Hurts is tough no doubt but he lacks the explosiveness of Mahomes

I think it showed in the end

How can anyone possibly make this claim? I mean Mahomes is probably the best QB in the league, and he showed his greatness putting a team that was being outplayed and gifted a defensive TD on his back in the second half. That's what great players do.

But Hurts literally waltzed down the field to tie it up at 35. Then there was a Reid masterclass running clock so Philly didn't get the ball back. And still, they needed a questionable holding call to end the game. Without that call, on a play where Mahomes was for all realistic intents and purposes throwing the ball away b/c his line got beaten up the middle, Hurts is getting the ball down 3 with over a minute and a half remaining and at least one time out.

Is there anything on earth who actually watched the game who didn't think the Eagles at worst were going to have a realistic FG attempt to put it into OT?

 

[Kev The Rat]

How can anyone possibly make this claim? I mean Mahomes is probably the best QB in the league, and he showed his greatness putting a team that was being outplayed and gifted a defensive TD on his back in the second half. That's what great players do.

But Hurts literally waltzed down the field to tie it up at 35. Then there was a Reid masterclass running clock so Philly didn't get the ball back. And still, they needed a questionable holding call to end the game. Without that call, on a play where Mahomes was for all realistic intents and purposes throwing the ball away b/c his line got beaten up the middle, Hurts is getting the ball down 3 with over a minute and a half remaining and at least one time out.

Is there anything on earth who actually watched the game who didn't think the Eagles at worst were going to have a realistic FG attempt to put it into OT?

Second half 11 points for Hurts - the Eagles simply moved the ball too slowly as well, although that was a coaching decision to run down the clock so not his fault.

Mahomes on the other hand 13/14 with 24 second half points with a score on every second half drive.

What second half defensive td was he handed ? It was all Mahomes from q3 onwards.

Don’t get me wrong I think Hurts is great - better than Allen and Burrow. It’s just that Mahomes is greater

 

[mmmmsnouts]

How can anyone possibly make this claim?

Have you considered who is making it?

 

[Kev The Rat]

Have you considered who is making it?

The claim that Mahomes is better than Hurts?

Most people would actually

 

[wm02]

Probably answered earlier but was there an issue with the field? Seemed like loads of players were losing their footing

 

[Acrobat]

I actually think that's a reasonable comparison.

Kelce is the best TE to play the game, when looking at the receiving part of being a TE. You can't really pull him up on his blocking because Reid's scheme never uses him as a blocker - he is essentially a WR, and even lines up out wide on a regular basis. His impact in the passing game is ridiculous - better than many true WRs.

I agree with that. Kelce is indeed magnificent (although a completely tosser) but as he is essentially a WR, he will never get anywhere near Rice's records. What's more, its infinitely and indisputably an easier game these days, back in the 70's and 80's, real athletes played the game, plus, it was a full contact sport where you were (especially) allowed to tackle/challenge a WR without getting called for tiny little nudge or accidently running into someone and getting called for holding.

Kelce is definitely the best TE to play the game though, even though is easy for him.