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The Everything NFL Punter Thread - 2014/2015 Season
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xJownage
Even pendulums swing both ways
lol
Okay, really? That seahawks team wasn't bad, but IF YOU WIN A GAME YOU DESERVED TO WIN IT. Its not like they had ref luck or some shit, they just outplayed the saints. If you want to blame that on the fact that they were a home team so be it, but home field advantage is a native part of the NFL. Arguing with it when its the rule is just idiotic. If you want to argue the morality of the rule, be my guest, but don't act like the team didn't deserve to win even though they followed the rules at the time and outplayed their opponent. In reality, I would be tempted to think that those seahawks and those saints were similar teams, looking at game film, opponent strength, etc.
Home field advantage is native, saying "they wouldve lost if it wasn't at home" can be easily reversed to the saints if they had played at home and won.
The point is not that they didn't play well enough that game to win, the point is that they did not play well enough that season to deserve to host a much more deserving team in a playoff game with everything on the line in a league where home field advantage is so strong.
If a 6-10 Falcons/Saints team hosting an 11-5 Eagles/Lions/Cowboys doesn't cause the league to rethink playoff seeding (they will never ever get rid of divisions, rivalry games are cash money), then nothing ever will. God forbid if the NFC South team wins.
If a 6-10 Falcons/Saints team hosting an 11-5 Eagles/Lions/Cowboys doesn't cause the league to rethink playoff seeding (they will never ever get rid of divisions, rivalry games are cash money), then nothing ever will. God forbid if the NFC South team wins.
roflmo
HFA is kinda overstated I think, since it's not like this is MLB where the dimensions of playing field can wildly vary between stadiums. It matters a little bit but that's no excuse to lose to a 7-9 team in the playoffs. Either you're not as good as you thought or, you know, you just had a bad game and shit happens.
I like how Dallas just fucking gave up by punting with seven minutes left in the game down three scores, then go and call timeouts on the Eagles' drive when they're just running the clock out with not-McCoy. god dammit dallas what the fuck was that
I like how Dallas just fucking gave up by punting with seven minutes left in the game down three scores, then go and call timeouts on the Eagles' drive when they're just running the clock out with not-McCoy. god dammit dallas what the fuck was that
Historically, home teams win about 57% of the time in the NFL. Recently, HFA is worth about a field goal for the average team, and 5+ points for "elite" home teams. Home-field is universal across sports, too, and is actually less in baseball than it is in other sports.
The epic shit story near the bottom of the article was worth scrolling all the way down
xJownage
Even pendulums swing both ways
man the dude had to take a 20 minute shit. that must have been a REALLY bad steak.
i really expected it to be about the harbaugh's
I came on here to bitch about the Niners managing to suck it up last night, but that article made me forget my blues for now. Fuckin hilarious.
I live in LA and don't see the problem with this at all. My family is a Falcons, Broncos, Giant, Cowboys, Steelers and Patriots family. I'm a Giants fan and own(proudly) a Romo jersey.
i'm a cowboys fan who grew up in miami. and i've liked a lot of players on other teams, obviously, including players in the same division (brandon jacobs, desean jackson, and now odell beckham) but it doesn't mean i like the team at all. i dont think its possible to be a fan of division rivals, you may like a certain player from the cowboys, but don't call yourself a fan.
and your family only needs to like the packers/seahawks to officially be a fan of every recent good team in the NFL! #Bandwagonfreezone
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...tated-by-nfl-latest-details-comments-reaction
wonder what team will pick him up
wonder what team will pick him up
Maybe not a fan, but I like the Cowboys actually. My most hated teams aren't even in the division(I can't stand the Bears/49ers). The boys and skins have been terrible for a long time(and still are) so there really isn't any reason to dislike either. Romo became one of my favorite players after 2012 so it's hard for me to watch boy games these days. I just root for Romos success. It broke my heart seeing him crying in 2012 when he got blasted by rg3 in that final regular season game. Romos 2012 season was like a greek play. It was beautiful to watch. It was art.
Also, welcome to LA. If you ain't winning nobody gives a shit about you.
Haha, this is basically the Lakers'/Clippers' slogan
I don't even follow the NFL, but I highly doubt any team will pick Rice up. It'd be pretty shitty publicity for any team that did.
... Although, the Eagles picked up Michael Vick after he was released from prison, so I guess anything's possible.
I agree (can't believe I'm agreeing with some hero on something), though the whole "I'm moving to **** so now I'm **** fan" is fucking stupid. My dad(bears fan) didn't force me to like his team, so I picked the Dolphins mostly because I liked the animal and I thought the jersey looked cool.....I was seven, don't judge me.
xJownage
Even pendulums swing both ways
Its the same thing. My dad has been a season ticket holder for the jaguars since the beginning, and I started going to games at a young age, picking up being a jaguars fan from my dad. When I went to my first 2 years of college, I was in Miami; BUT I DIDN'T BECOME A MIAMI FAN DAMNIT! I still was a jags fan. Did I cheer for the city's team? Of course I did. But when it came right down to it, I was always a jags fan, and still am.
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