2016-2017 NFL Thread

[Tyrgannus]

an int at the 2 yard line.

The universe would actually implode. The internet would crash.

[Realtalk]

[Brubear]

Eh I wouldn't say that. You could easily argue the only reason Atlanta was in that position in the first place was New England "beating themselves" for the first three quarters. Drops, a pick, a fumble, inaccurate throws. Totally uncharacteristic from that offense.

When he made that catch I pretty much knew the Patriots were going to win.

It just took a huge collapse by the top offense of the league. That makes two Super Bowls the Patriots won because their opponent opted to pass when they clearly should have run the ball.

[callipygoustp]

Brady tied for wins?
With whom? I know he is #1 for QB

According to my google search:

Charles Haley: two with San Francisco and three with Dallas (all 5 as a player—the most rings won as a player)

[Fleuria]

When he made that catch I pretty much knew the Patriots were going to win.

It just took a huge collapse by the top offense of the league. That makes two Super Bowls the Patriots won because their opponent opted to pass when they clearly should have run the ball.

Gotta get lucky in some after they lost 2 in an epicly unlucky situation :P

Wonder when the Lombardi trophy will be renamed to the Belichick trophy, 10-20 years after he's retired?

[Skayaq]

Gotta get lucky in some after they lost 2 in an epicly unlucky situation :P

Wonder when the Lombardi trophy will be renamed to the Belichick trophy, 10-20 years after he's retired?

The Lombardi Trophy should never be renamed, if they want a trophy named after Belichick they should make a new one.

[xskarma]

The Lombardi Trophy should never be renamed, if they want a trophy named after Belichick they should make a new one.

I don't think the Coach of the Year trophy has an official name, I wouldn't mind if they named that one after him. Especially cause it will make people in the future go "Why is the trophy named after him when he only won the trophy 3 times?!" and I can have a smug smile (probably in my grave).

[Tojara]

New England deserved to win, but as somebody who generally watches Hockey I've always found Footballs OT rules really awful.

I absolutely get it that OT sucks in the regular season and that Football is hard on the body, but so isn't Hockey. Hockeys OT is a very short period (granted sudden death due to nature of the game), followed by a shootout, which is essentially a skill competition. In the playoffs however they just play until somebody scores, no matter how long that ends up being.

Football to me just has retarded OT rules. It works fine in the regular season but I don't understand why it has to be like that in the playoffs, let alone the SB. Make them play an entire quarter, and the highest score at the end of such quarter wins the entire thing. OT in Football is incredibly rare as is, and had never happened in the SB prior to this year anyway. Just seems silly to me that one team wins the coin toss, drives down the field and wins the game (this coming from somebody who wanted the Patriots to win anyway). That or simply give the other team a chance to actually replicate what the previous team did. As it is right now if one team field goals, the other team has to field goal in their next possession to extend the game. I don't really see a reason why you can't do that with a touch down as well, given how much difficult it is to score a touch down over a field goal (although that's likely the rational as to why it ends the game, as it's both unlikely, and shows that the opposing teams defense completely shit the bed).

Not sure what the rational is to these archaic OT rules, especially in the playoffs. These men are athletes and I doubt it being hard on their body is an excuse to play one more quarter, especially given they won't be playing next week anyway. I'm happy regardless because the Patriots won, but I think eventually they should look at changing OT rules, especially for playoffs at least.

[ItachiZaku]

Probably because he can't pass block for shit.

Incomplete FSU running backs are incomplete. Luke Campbell is up that kids ass cuz he coached him in high school.

Biggest disappointment was no player introductions. The graphics overall were very, very weak for this game.

[Fencers]

I could watch this all night: http://streamable.com/7n7v9


Just the absolute DEAFENING boos Goodell got while handing over that trophy made Deflategate finally be over (far as I'm concerned).

Omg wow. I got a lot of texts about it but didn't get to see till now.

So proud of the loyal fans right now.

Rot in your grave, Goodell!

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Wonder when the Lombardi trophy will be renamed to the Belichick trophy, 10-20 years after he's retired?

Unlikely the league would disrespect one of the most important men in the sport. Lombardi, Camp and Halas ate too important. Titans of the game.

Belichick is a great coach, but I can't see the league doing something so disrespectfull.

[fangless]

To be clear, I was rooting for the Pats from start to finish.

But I was sort of shocked at how little time they spent looking at the final 2pt conversion play and then on the OT TD. Hell, we've had more time spent looking at regular season plays that had no real importance :P

[Blueobelisk]

Today we pick up the pieces of our lives after yesterday's aftermath...as usual, year after year the results are usually the same...

I gained 3.4 pounds in the past 24 hours. And my weigh-ins are very accurate with the best scientific methods...it'll take me like a week to lose this, maybe.

Of my entire spread (link to pic), I ate two fried chicken sandwiches and fries (link to pic) for lunch + a powerade, and then I basically ate the whole pack of Wings and a pack of mozerella sticks by myself during the game. Super Bowl is literally the one day of the year I'll pig out on unhealthy food.

Zzzzzzz.

[draynay]

Patriots fans do not have a monopoly on hating and booing Goodell, nor is their team the only one to be targeted and unjustly punished by him.

[icedwarrior]

Surprisingly, this is the Patriots' largest margin of victory in the Super Bowl:

20-17 vs Rams

32-29 vs Panthers

24-21 vs Eagles

28-24 vs Seahawks

34-28 vs Falcons

Nice to finally have a blowout win rather than a nail-biter, eh?

Shamelessly taken from reddit.

[xskarma]

Always loved White at Wisconsin. Glad he played so well!

If Brady hadn't set a Superbowl record for yards and completions, the MVP of the game would have gone to White. I have no doubt.

Heard on twitter "It's true what they say, the Patriots only like White receivers"

[Crissi]

http://www.wfaa.com/sports/nfl/super...rsey/401166198

This is srs bsns guyz

[xskarma]

Draft order is set except for 14/15 which will be settled by coin flip (no joke).

The full first-round draft order is below…

1. Cleveland
2. San Francisco
3. Chicago
4. Jacksonville
5. Tennessee (via the Rams)
6. New York Jets
7. Los Angeles Chargers
8. Carolina
9. Cincinnati
10. Buffalo
11. New Orleans
12. Cleveland (via the Eagles)
13. Arizona
14. OR 15. Indianapolis
14. OR 15. Philadelphia (via the Vikings)
16. Baltimore
17. Washington
18. Tennessee
19. Tampa Bay
20. Denver
21. Detroit
22. Miami
23. New York Giants
24. Oakland
25. Houston
26. Seattle
27. Kansas City
28. Dallas
29. Green Bay
30. Pittsburgh
31. Atlanta
32. New England

[Darth Belichick]

Wonder what the jersey could fetch on the open market. As for the game, it was both sides who caused the comeback. Pats had to do everything right, and the Falcons had to make some bad plays. Both things happened so they won their 5th. I know it's easier to say since my team was on the winning side, but holy hell what a game.

[xskarma]

holy hell what a game.

I just rewatched the game. Still can't comprehend how they came back from 25 down and the Falcons didn't score again. So many things went wrong and then so many things went right. Unbelievable.

[Dormie]

Falcons shot themselves in the foot is how. Not to sound sore, but the Pats were handed the game and Brady was there to receive it.