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NFL conference championship Sunday thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Cosmo, Jan 19, 2021.

  1. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    GB kept digging their hole deeper and deeper as the game went on.

    Wrong play on Brady bomb cost them 7 or 4 points.
    Going for two cost them a point.
    Kicking the field goal might have cost them 4 points.

    They were their own point spread.
     
  2. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    The Bills had no answer for him. Neither did the Bucs the first time around. It really is amazing how much he has developed since his rookie year. Yes, he has great speed, but the guy also runs good routes and makes tough catches.
     
  3. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Don't forget the importance of Reid. The creativity of that offense helps put all those weapons in positions to make plays.

    Kelce is damn near impossible to cover. So is Hill. They have other guys who can do enough damage to keep the defense honest, and Mahomes can improvise and make ridiculous throws when things break down. Tampa should be able to get more pressure on him with Fisher out, but this is still the same quarterback who threw for 462 yards when the teams met in November. That game was also in Tampa.
     
  4. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    It’s the perfect storm of an offense.

    In fantasy sports, when a team has not played Hill and Mahomes before, they are always a good play because no matter how much you prepare, you cannot recreate their speed. It’s like getting punched in the mouth.

    And Romo made a good point that Hill is still running sprints downfield on meaningless clock killing runs. The guy never gets tired.
     
  5. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    The Az-Zahir Hakim point from the 1999 Rams. When everyone associated with a landmark team gets paid, often elsewhere.

    The Chiefs will keep Mahomes, Kelce and Hill. But it’s other guys who are good for one big play - Robinson, Hardmon, Watkins when healthy - who get big money elsewhere.

    I’ll be curious to see how they juggle it.
     
  6. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    He looked a lot like rookie Josh Allen last night.

    One of the biggest aspects of that game was the KC defense making Stefon Diggs disappear. That defense isn't the best in the league, but it's pretty damn good and consistently underrated.
     
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  7. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    The Bills receivers were covered practically every play. Every receiver.

    Kelce ran around in the Bills defensive backfield like he was covered in covid. There was no one near him all night.
     
  8. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    I think Hardman is really good. He seems to me like a guy who could develop into what Hill has become. He has the speed. Also love how he came back from that fumble to make a couple big plays.
     
  9. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    Hill is like bowling ball rolled down a ski slope with hands.
     
  10. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Hill's speed is incredible, but he also has great hands and makes a lot of tough catches.
     
  11. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    I know that LaFleur is getting roasted for the FG but you've somehow also got to factor in that even if the Packers don't score, the Bucs are backed up in their end of the field (assuming no sack) and Packers are still only down 8.

    Of course, if the Bucs are backed up, the Bucs would have gotten a 1st down because the Pack (like every other stupid team) would have still have had a safety 10-15 yds back instead of selling out all 11 to stop the run.
     
  12. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Packers shouldn't have had to make that decision. Rodgers runs on third down and the worst case is a fourth and 2 or 3, in which case they're certainly going for it.
     
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