NFL 2015 Season Discussion Thread

[Stoked]

I still don't know how that wasn't a catch. Ball never hit the ground. Then on the next play, strip sack for 6 for the Denver D. Those are the types of plays officials can't flub on the BIGGEST stage. Completely changed the game and completely rattled the Panthers.

Panthers were rattled from the start. Denver's D came in and never gave Newton chance to breathe. 7 sacks, 13 QB hits, 1 int and 4 fumbles (3 of which they lost).

Both defenses where impressive but Denver's was the better D and it showed. They made the bigger plays with more regularity.

 

[fishonjazz]

ANTA CLARA, Calif. -- A superb, marquee matchup of quarterbacks? Uh, well, maybe not on this given Sunday. The best two defenses in the NFL made Peyton Manning and Cam Newton look like stinky cheese.

Perhaps it was fitting that in the 50th Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers must have pulled on throwback jerseys -- an ode to the early, run-heavy Super Bowl days. In truth, it was a celebration of the prevent offense. The final score: Denver 24, Carolina 10.

Collectively, the two quarterbacks completed only 31 of 64 passes, were sacked 12 times and picked off twice.

This was only the fourth Super Bowl not to feature as much as a single touchdown pass. It was vaguely reminiscent of the 2000 Super Bowl, when Trent Dilfer and Kerry Collins flailed around and produced a collective 33.2 passer rating.

 

[Stoked]

ANTA CLARA, Calif. -- A superb, marquee matchup of quarterbacks? Uh, well, maybe not on this given Sunday. The best two defenses in the NFL made Peyton Manning and Cam Newton look like stinky cheese.

Perhaps it was fitting that in the 50th Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers must have pulled on throwback jerseys -- an ode to the early, run-heavy Super Bowl days. In truth, it was a celebration of the prevent offense. The final score: Denver 24, Carolina 10.

Collectively, the two quarterbacks completed only 31 of 64 passes, were sacked 12 times and picked off twice.

This was only the fourth Super Bowl not to feature as much as a single touchdown pass. It was vaguely reminiscent of the 2000 Super Bowl, when Trent Dilfer and Kerry Collins flailed around and produced a collective 33.2 passer rating.

It doesn't have to be pretty. Just effective.

 

[fishonjazz]

It doesn't have to be pretty. Just effective.

agreed

 

[gregbroncs]

It is-- and it is also 100% a more ethical league, with a commissioner who isn't a ****ing moronic piece of sewage.


Football is meh. The Super Bowl was meh. The OKC vs. Warriors game was better.

There hasn't been a game in the playoffs that was better than 2015 Game 7 Clippers vs Spurs.

It's more ethical to obviously cheat? "superstar calls" are cheating. More ethical to have one of your highest rated officials be ran out of the league for cheating? I'll give you Goodell, he's horrible. But Stern was worse by a mile.

 

[gregbroncs]

I still don't know how that wasn't a catch. Ball never hit the ground. Then on the next play, strip sack for 6 for the Denver D. Those are the types of plays officials can't flub on the BIGGEST stage. Completely changed the game and completely rattled the Panthers.

The nose of the ball hit the ground. Then the ball bounced around in his hands showing that he didn't have control of it when it did. That is not a catch. The announcer's were morans as well as their expert. The video replay showed the nose of the ball hitting the ground from 2 different angles.

 

[MTS]

The nose of the ball hit the ground. Then the ball bounced around in his hands showing that he didn't have control of it when it did. That is not a catch. The announcer's were morans as well as their expert. The video replay showed the nose of the ball hitting the ground from 2 different angles.

That's what I thought as well.

 

[Game6Conley]

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[Stoked]

Over a campaigned bottle. What a bunch of idiots.

 

[Stoked]

What about Osweiler?

He should absolutely be considered but so should any FA QBs. You develop as many options as you can and go with the best one. If that is Osweiler than great! Ff not and someone else comes in than that is great too.

But Denver will get Clady back, probably on a restructured deal, for cheaper than he gets now. That will be a huge boon to their O line.

Then you have to look at Marshall, Jackson, Trevathan and Miller on D. Miller is getting the franchise tag. Also Forte for the Bears did an article where he talked about playing for Denver.

If Manning sticks around then Denver has about 17 million less to work with. Hopefully they get 20 from him and a Clady reworked deal to resign this D and fix 1-2 spots on the O. Maybe QB and TE?

 

[Deleted member 848]

It's more ethical to obviously cheat? "superstar calls" are cheating. More ethical to have one of your highest rated officials be ran out of the league for cheating? I'll give you Goodell, he's horrible. But Stern was worse by a mile.

Umm yes, it's 100 times more ethical than the ****ing depressing list of wretched controversies miring the NFL. Let's speak with logic, and not with emotion. Worse by a mile?

Gee you're right I guess encouraging domestic violence and silencing reports surrounding the health of players are both CERTAINLY less ethical than "superstar calls".


Ridiculous. Your league is a broken one. It's only a matter of time before it goes belly up-- if your country is truly one with morals.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He should absolutely be considered but so should any FA QBs. You develop as many options as you can and go with the best one. If that is Osweiler than great! Ff not and someone else comes in than that is great too.

But Denver will get Clady back, probably on a restructured deal, for cheaper than he gets now. That will be a huge boon to their O line.

Then you have to look at Marshall, Jackson, Trevathan and Miller on D. Miller is getting the franchise tag. Also Forte for the Bears did an article where he talked about playing for Denver.

If Manning sticks around then Denver has about 17 million less to work with. Hopefully they get 20 from him and a Clady reworked deal to resign this D and fix 1-2 spots on the O. Maybe QB and TE?

Can't they just cut Manning? That's what I would do.