Bengals-Rams: Running Super Bowl LVI thread

[Hermes]

Those Simpsons jokes bagging on the Super Bowl don't even make sense now.

 

[Sea Bass]

Nice story, seeing Jimmy from Yellowstone win MVP.

 

[JC]

Took a Pitt man to bring a title to LA since Very Big Deal USC can't.

Thought it was a conspiracy that brought them a title. I wonder how Bill Gates fits into this.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Thought it was a conspiracy that brought them a title. I wonder how Bill Gates fits into this.

I've been round and round with you on this and there's no convincing you so I'm not wasting my time. If you don't see something fishy about refs who kept flags in their pockets for 55 minutes suddenly pulling them out in the last five minute I can't help you. You do get awfully punchy by the idea of it the minute anyone brings up the notion though.

 

[JC]

I've been round and round with you on this and there's no convincing you so I'm not wasting my time. If you don't see something fishy about refs who kept flags in their pockets for 55 minutes suddenly pulling them out in the last five minute I can't help you. You do get awfully punchy by the idea of it the minute anyone brings up the notion though.

You have never explained it. Seriously, walk us through it. How many people have to be in there b this to choreograph graph all these games that are fixed?

 

[Della9250]

I was just about to say the same thing.

His career numbers are all going to be huge, and with the Super Bowl win that may be enough to put him in.

But it would be kind of crazy seeing a QB go in the hall with exactly one Pro Bowl selection.

kirk cousins is a three time pro bowler. Two of those years he did not throw for more than 26 TDs

stafford twice has been third in passing yards or TDs in the entire NFL and wasn't a pro bowler.

I'm not going to hold pro bowls against him if he's too five all time in all the major passing categories and has a ring

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

Agreed. He dominated when it mattered. I understand why they gave it to Kupp. That game-winning touchdown drive was mostly him, but Donald vs. the Bengals' line was the matchup that made the most difference.

Certainly a case for co-MVPs if there ever was one. Kupp dominated when it mattered and with the Rams lacking any other option at WR. Donald's heroics kept the Bengals offense at bay in the second half and, of course he closed the show.

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

kirk cousins is a three time pro bowler. Two of those years he did not throw for more than 26 TDs

stafford twice has been third in passing yards or TDs in the entire NFL and wasn't a pro bowler.

I'm not going to hold pro bowls against him if he's too five all time in all the major passing categories and has a ring

I don't even think Stafford in the Hall is an argument. He has the numbers, he basically decided to put his worthiness in this League on this season and winning a ring. He won the ring. He gets the prize.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

kirk cousins is a three time pro bowler. Two of those years he did not throw for more than 26 TDs

stafford twice has been third in passing yards or TDs in the entire NFL and wasn't a pro bowler.

I'm not going to hold pro bowls against him if he's too five all time in all the major passing categories and has a ring

And to be clear: I'm not really arguing for or against. His totals numbers are all going to be massive.

Just saying... if he retired tomorrow you could have a Hall of Fame class with Tom Brady (15 Pro Bowls), Aaron Rodgers (8 Pro Bowls), Ben Roethlisberger (6 Pro Bowls), and Matt Stafford (1 Pro Bowl). It's just odd.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Is Aaron Donald the greatest defensive tackle of all time? Who would be better?

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

And to be clear: I'm not really arguing for or against. His totals numbers are all going to be massive.

Just saying... if he retired tomorrow you could have a Hall of Fame class with Tom Brady (15 Pro Bowls), Aaron Rodgers (8 Pro Bowls), Ben Roethlisberger (6 Pro Bowls), and Matt Stafford (1 Pro Bowl). It's just odd.

It's funny the guy threw 5,000+ and 41 touchdowns in 2011 and didn't get in the Pro Bowl. I don't know who did get the nod that year, but he might have been a victim of the process once or twice.

 

[swingline]

I don't know how you can't see it.

On the first play of the second half, the officials ignored a blatant facemask penalty on the Cincy WR, allowing the Bengals to score, setting up the need to call penalties late against the Rams, so they could almost cover the spread. It's genius, really. The calls made sure that the over came within 5.5 points of hitting, meaning if you teased the Rams and the over, and Cincy and the under, or any combination thereof, you hit all four. forking brilliant how they do this without being obvious. Right on live teevee.

I wish to be subsviving to yort newswetter.