NFL Week 3 -- Winding your way down on Baker Street

[Chef2]

It's okay to take three points sometimes. Specially when you have all three timeouts.

I was 50/50 on it.
My kid was for taking the 3.
I'd prolly leave it in my offenses hands more times than not than depending on my D to stop Mahomes.

 

[Starman]

Yeah, personally I don't think the QB is usually the best guy for that play. But one way or another, send one running back running straight up the center's ash with everybody piling on behind. Don't fork around with a pitch or handoff five yards deep in the backfield when all you need is 12 inches.

 

[Batman]

EDIT: I thought this was for the first fourth-down, not the second

I didn't either -- there's a decent chance if the Chiefs aren't starting that deep because of the fourth-down play, they get enough for a field goal and go up 25-20 and the Falcons have to score a TD with like 2:00 minutes left and the lenghth of the field.

So they're no worse off either way.
There was four minutes left, they had all their timeouts, and it was fourth-and-5 from the 6. That's not a gimme that close to the goal line. Then the Chiefs needed to get three first downs to end the game, not one. Absolutely should have kicked the field goal there.

 

[Batman]

Another question: Why the hell wasn't Robinson on the field and getting the ball on the third down play? You have third-and-1 and you give it to your second-stringer?
Maybe it didn't matter the way the Chiefs caved in the line, but it was still curious.

 

[goalmouth]

Super Bowl champs against a defense of mostly average rated players who played over their heads for a national TV game at home. Went about as expected.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Hell of a fake by Lamar to seal it for the Ravens. Cowboys showed a little fight, which is good for them.

The fight made Tom Brady happy. He was cheering for a competitive game all day. He got it. Sort of. The league wanted a close game. It ensured it with stunningly absurd penalty calls late in the game.

 

[poindexter]

Who is that weird-looking chick on the iPhone 16 commercial? She creeps me out.

Right?!?!
That big forehead and alien look.


Every AI advertisement this year has been creepy or weird. Thinking of the AI letter by the kid to Syd McLaughlin Lavrone.

 

[justgladtobehere]

If I watched that Atlanta offense for 17 weeks, I might open a vein. Twice in about 5 minutes they managed to ship the bed.

 

[dixiehack]

mostly comes down to that the Titans are ash. Levis isn't great, but some of the offensive line work for them was just shocking

Is it though?

 

[Chef2]

If I watched that Atlanta offense for 17 weeks, I might open a vein. Twice in about 5 minutes they managed to ship the bed.

The first drive of the game, it looked so good. Nice rhythm. In and out of huddle. I know Cousins had the Achilles, but he's so slow….and doesn't have the arm strength to make up for it. He's like a golfer. You can't be short off the tee AND be crooked. Cousins can't be glacial back there AND not able to throw the ball more than 30 yards downfield.

 

[justgladtobehere]

The first drive of the game, it looked so good. Nice rhythm. In and out of huddle. I know Cousins had the Achilles, but he's so slow….and doesn't have the arm strength to make up for it. He's like a golfer. You can't be short off the tee AND be crooked. Cousins can't be glacial back there AND not able to throw the ball more than 30 yards downfield.

Swing pash and hope the receiver can break a tackle.

 

[Chef2]

Swing pash and hope the receiver can break a tackle.

The last 3rd down play, I was hoping against hope they would put either 6'6 Pitts or 6'4 London by themselves on one side of the field, Cousins takes 2 steps back and says "Here…..go make a play."
Did not like the Algiers run at all.
Falcons will still make the playoffs…..they might even win that division.
I don't trust Carr to tell me that the sun is shining.
The Bucs gave us a preview of who everyone thinks they are yesterday.
And then there's Carololina.