It opens up so much more when third and medium can be a run since you have two plays to get five yards. Defenses aren’t set up for that.
if and when Titans finish their stadium, they will get one. Seems like Dallas should be getting one soon.
Wait, why didn’t they try do that?! Or maybe the Chiefs were really good offensively and it made it difficult for them to do so. Maybe the game had been played quite evenly and they were going to need a chance to use the last 1:30 to attempt to tie or win the game after the Chiefs took the lead. Maybe their defense did try to bow up and at least force a FG on that last drive. Most third parties viewing the game seem to be feeling cheated and deflated by that call. I’m definitely not a “refs need to swallow their whistles at the end of games” guy, I think they should call the game the same throughout, but I personally thought that call was pretty weak. And it definitely soured the end of what was a really entertaining game. It’s not the Chiefs’ fault or Chiefs fans’ fault so I don’t know why they feel the need to try to convince people who are disappointed by the call to feel otherwise.
It's kind of like the Philly fans on the internet who got mad that people talked about the QBs/teams they beat to get to the Super Bowl. Everyone knows it's annoying when the winning team(s) fan base does it, but for some reason people from every fan base can't stop themselves from posting through it when they are on the positive end of it.
I'm not really interested in relitigating the call because dbl has done that to death but a little more context, if helpful. It's pretty annoying to hear for 2 week that the only reason the Chiefs are in the Super Bowl is because the officials gave the game away in the AFC championship. A game is a long sting of events that impact the result and shouldn't be defined by one call. That's the same thing for the super bowl. The Chiefs are really fucking good. So are the Eagles. One hold call may be technically correct and also sort of weak in a specific situation but it shouldn't be viewed in a vacuum. There are so many other events that lead up to that that could have changed the game one way or the other that don't get scrutiny because they're not in crunch time. Why should they be treated differently? Further, why is it ok to simplify an entire game down to 1 call? That's a simpletons way of viewing a game but it's happened a lot this postseason. Personally, I also get to hear about how the refs hosed my kids' sports all the time from them and their teammates and it drives me batshit crazy. Be better for the first 59 minutes and you don't need to worry about it.
So you’re saying there was a hold on every play that wasn’t called and they called it that one time? Is that honestly what you’re selling us? This is why I asked for proof. Your assertion is that there were so many missed calls that weren’t called that it made this single right call horrible. You’re lying to make a point you don’t even believe. That’s why I asked for proof, because I knew you were talking out of your ass and wanted to save time.
just my dignity. Also there is way too much shit going on around my place for the day after the Super Bowl. I thought we all agreed to take Monday off.
Skyy Moore showed that anyone could have scored on that motion TD. But that punt return was very impressive and flipped the game
Also, I don’t understand how dbl does it. The ability to continuously re-litigate the same shit in post after post for pages on end is insane. How do you care so much if [insert other poster on the board] has a different opinion than you? Do you think making your point for the 48th time is going to be the one that changes everyone with a dissenting opinion’s mind? I think everyone knows how you feel about the hold by now.
Yes, there's minor tugs on arms, jerseys, pads, etc on the majority of pass plays. Not all plays, but if you break down every WR and every DB on every play, you can make a case for 20+ holding flags. I don't need to review the tape to say that. Anyone that knows football knows that. If you don't know that are can't comprehend that, it says a lot about your understanding of football. It's like traveling in the NBA. They could call it 20 times a game if they wanted to. I don't need to break down film to tell you that. Some players carry on almost every dribble and are very rarely called for it. Another nugget... you can call OL holding on most plays too. Shocking, I know.
This is about as disingenuous as I’ve seen from you. You’ve spent pages saying it shouldn’t have been called and even said it was the right call. Honest question, in your grand tone here has this nitpicking of every rule ad nauseam ever worked? Just so we’re all on the same page, it was the right call but shouldn’t have been called because they either didn’t call it before or can call something every play. I apologize to everyone else but I’m really bored and this is a fascinating case study in dbling. Maybe I’m missing his point but it still truly amazing.
By definition, it's the right call. But it's rarely called so stick with that. Just be consistent. They let them play all night and then get ticky tack in the biggest spot. That's terrible. Going back to the NBA, it's like an NBA ref looking the other way on Lebron when he travels 10+ times a game but deciding to call it on a drive with 2 seconds left in game 7 of the Finals.
Chiefs had the sixth best offensive success rate of any team in any game this season (57% of plays were successful)
Happy for Andy more than anybody. He deserved to be remembered as one of the best coaches of all time even without the SB wins, but probably wouldn't have been. 2 in the last 4 years undeniably puts him in that category now.
It seems as though that play the Chiefs ran twice yesterday was invented by Marc Trestman to Alshon Jeffrey. What a call. And Devonta ran a similar one in college