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1 hour ago, FiddySicks said:

Why do you even have a guy like Josh Johnson on your roster in the first place?

Considering how many teams he's played for, I'm guessing it's a rule.  Each season, the all teams that qualify must enter a lottery to reserve a roster spot for Josh Johnson.* The rules and criteria are secret and probably more complicated than playoff tiebreakers. 

*It used to be Josh McCown. When he retired, Josh Johnson was next in the line of succession.

39 minutes ago, Cujo said:

ICYMI: Kyle Shanahan is an elite head coach.

Damn right he is.  His a career record of 58-48 speaks for itself. He's right up there with legends like Herm Edwards, Jim Fassel, and Monte Clark.

Conference Championships:

San Francisco vs. Philadelphia

Cincinnati vs. Kansas City

26 minutes ago, FiddySicks said:

I say this as someone who grew up in the Carson City area and played the majority of my high school baseball games at Matt Williams Field: 

 

Oh, come on. 

Well argued.

2 hours ago, Sport said:

Cousinfukk, Arkansas

Outstanding.

Side Note: If anyone is wondering, Cousinfukk, Arkansas is about 20 miles east of  Left Nut, Arkansas.

15 minutes ago, pmoehrin said:

 

Good for you. Keep doing the sunglasses emoji. You look so cool every time you do it. What do they say about the cry-face laugh emoji? Every time you see, it means the person is madder than they've ever been in their life.

 

I must have really done something to tick you off at some point.

Relax. It was a joke, dude. Thus the smiling sunglasses emoji which has kind of been my bit around here for, I don't know, the last 15 years? It doesn't mean anything other than I'm kidding. That said, I agree, I do look pretty cool when I use it. See what I mean?

26 minutes ago, pmoehrin said:

I've been on TV before. It's alright,

Speaking as someone who has been on TV a lot, that's a well executed humble brag.

1 hour ago, ManillaToad said:

Philly is a second fiddle town that can't decide which current multi-generation title drought hurts the most,

Yeah, that six year Super Bowl drought is a real bastard.

1 hour ago, Sport said:

 The voting bloc for the hall of fame is changing and along with it is thinking about where actual value in baseball comes from. There's going to be a lot more guys in the next two decades who get in who your initial reaction will be "THAT GUY'S NOT A HALL OF FAMER".  Just get ready for that. 

My reaction will more likely be "who?" because I stopped following MLB about 4 years ago.  Advanced stats may improve your chances of winning or whatever stupid bull- they're supposed to do, but they have sucked every bit of enjoyment out of watching a game.

This is what I think of when I see "where actual value in baseball comes from"...

• Left handed hitters constantly grounding out to right field
• Strike outs and more strikeouts. And then some more strike outs
• Walks
• Home runs and not much else
• More guys hitting .210 than .280, but hey, their OBP+WAR x Velocity Angle + (y) = Exit velocity x Spin means they might accidentally make contact and accidentally hit a home run so screw the guy who consistently puts the ball in play. Three true outcomes or die, bitches!
• Pitchers who are trying to throw the ball as hard as they can instead of actually, you know, pitching
• A sport where players like Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew would have never made the big leagues
• A sport where a guy like Dave Kingman would now be a superstar

Baseball went from being fun to being like watching a spreadsheet take place in a stadium and you can keep it. I'm not wasting 4 and a half hours of my time watching a game of Microsoft Office Baseball.

29 minutes ago, Sport said:

 

Matt Williams 46 WAR doesn't match Rolen's 70. 

All due respect, I take WAR almost as seriously as I took Tank's annual suicide threats. That aside, my point was that Williams and Rolen are essentially the same player. And neither of them are Hall of Famers.

6 minutes ago, Sport said:

First of all, he was pretty good in his Phillies years

6 minutes ago, Sport said:

He was pretty good in the 06 WS,

And he was pretty good throughout his career, but players need to be more than pretty good to be in the HOF.  Ask Matt Williams.

Scott Rolen is a hall of famer? Based on what, exactly?

This is why neutral site conference championship games could happen. From the Ringer...

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The league is interested in neutral-site games because of the competitive balance that would come from eliminating the home-field adva—hahahaha, just kidding, they want it because it’s more profitable. You can make a neutral-site game a big event and sell tickets to it months in advance instead of waiting around to see who qualifies for the title game. You can book concerts around the game and host brand activations and tell fans to stay at the Official Hotel of the NFL. It can become an NFL event instead of a celebration for a home team.

Brock Montana, White Roger Craig, and the discount 80's 49ers are one game away from the Super Bowl.

4 minutes ago, BBTV said:

This is hard to believe:
 

 

Not when you look at the history of Alabama QBs in the NFL.

4 minutes ago, oldschoolvikings said:

Any chance Dak has one more pick in him?

I'd say there's a better than average chance.

Just now, oldschoolvikings said:

Has the old “fake going for it on 4th down to get the other team to jump offsides” ever worked?  Like in history?  Ever?

Believe it or not, yes. I'm almost positive the Browns fell for it a few years ago. Then again, if something really stupid happens in a game, the Browns are usually involved.

Just now, Rockstar Matt said:

I need more beer to quell these nerves. 

I'm being totally serious here. I miss getting that nervous about games. Back in the day with the 80's Browns, it was fun, stress, and misery all rolled into one and I'd happily go back and do it all again. Good times.

10 minutes ago, FiddySicks said:

Hoping the Niners straight up embarrass Dallas today, but I think the Niners are probably going to be the embarrassed ones today 

The Cowboys beat up on a really bad, sub-.500  Bucs team last week. This week they actually have to play a real playoff team. I think you'll be happy with the results.

3 minutes ago, TrueYankee26 said:

Bengals enforce the RICO act on #BillsMafia.

1 minute ago, TrueYankee26 said:

Who else had flashbacks to THAT certain January 2002 playoff game just now?

 

 

Probably no one since the play wasn't all that similar and the circumstances are entirely different.

22 minutes ago, Cosmic said:

It's true that it changes the experience of watching the game. I think they should go with the call on the field more than they do, actually, but I don't think this one was very close.

FWIW. I didn't think it was a catch.

30 minutes ago, FiddySicks said:

Closest QB I’ve ever seen to Joe Montana. Incredible ability, and as cool as the other side of the pillow (RIP Stu Scott). I’m a huge fan. 

Burrow is like Montana in that there never seems to be a moment in a game that's too big for him.  That's as far as I'm willing to go with that comparison here at the Midwest chapter of "Montana was better than Brady."

Unpopular opinion - I don't like snow games. Yeah, they look cool, but I'd much rather have good field conditions and high quality play.

Carry on.

6 hours ago, Red Comet said:

No one circles the wagons quite like him I guess.