2015-16 NFL Divisional Round: Kroenke Loves LA

[archibaldcrane]

Welp, just like last year, thought we were going to get owned, instead it's a heartbreaker.

Go Cards, don't piss this away.

[Churchill]

My hit take from inside un. Of phx. Stadium

PP21 IS A BEAST

The real FITZMAGIC nigga

Also Fitz wants a fucking ring

Old man freeney

ALSO DID YOU SEE.220 LBS SAFETY BACKER DRONE BUCHANON LIFT FEAST MODE UP GODAMN SON

[bluefan]

I feel like there's gonna be strong push to change overtime rules so that both teams get possession.

It will eventually. NFL likes to see how rule changes go in CFL for a few years before making a decision.

Each team getting equal chances in OT would make things better, period.

[Anoat]

I am happy for Fitz, one of the real stand up dudes in the league.

[Xno Kappa]

I've probably asked this before, but is there a legit reason why OT rules are so convoluted? I think it's stupid as fuck one team doesn't even get a chance at possession should a TD be scored. Why not just play out another quarter.

[notorious bum]

Love Fitzgerald as much I loved Rice growing up, but I did not want to see Palmer get rewarded for throwing the most obvious hot garbage INTs I've seen in a long time.

I've probably asked this before, but is there a legit reason why OT rules are so convoluted? I think it's stupid as fuck one team doesn't even get a chance at possession should a TD be scored. Why not just play out another quarter.

The fact that there are no challenges in OT is also jokes.

[Krandor]

I can't even fully process what I just witnessed. Those final few minutes of regulation, plus the coin flip and OT was sheer chaos.

[archibaldcrane]

Can't believe we even took it to OT. Cobb, Adams, Jones and Montgomery (the 1-4 receivers this season) combined for 3 targets and 0 catches. Abbrederis and Janis had 11 for 200 and 2 TDs. Crazy.

[Churchill]

Also I'm never getting out of here. Palmer is srs hurt btw he can't throw at all

[archibaldcrane]

Love Fitzgerald as much I loved Rice growing up, but I did not want to see Palmer get rewarded for throwing the most obvious hot garbage INTs I've seen in a long time.

Threw 2, and had 2 others straight dropped.

[Churchill]

Also any nigga TH at TH ink PP21 ain't a beast is a fucking cclown

[Akiyama]

The fact that they were smart enough to decide both teams get possessions with just FGs made and left out touchdowns as apart of the rule just shows how dumb the rulemakers are lol

but then you can argue.. if you can't stop em from scoring a TD then RIP you anyway.

[Churchill]

By TH e time I get home I wanna see a gif of Buchanon picking feast mode up

[Krandor]

Don't see it up on reddit, but there is this one

https://gfycat.com/ScratchyThankfulLabradorretriever

[archibaldcrane]

Can't believe we even took it to OT. Cobb, Adams, Jones and Montgomery (the 1-4 receivers this season) combined for 3 targets and 0 catches. Abbrederis and Janis had 11 for 200 and 2 TDs. Crazy.

(forgot about Jordy lol)

Our #6+7 WRs were doing work lol

[Marootsoobutsu]

I've probably asked this before, but is there a legit reason why OT rules are so convoluted? I think it's stupid as fuck one team doesn't even get a chance at possession should a TD be scored. Why not just play out another quarter.

So here's the deal:

The NFL's reasoning on not giving the other team a chance is two-fold. First, if you score a TD on your first drive, you were never in a "Must go for it on fourth down" mode. You don't know what you need to beat yet, and so you have to play it safer on 3rd downs than your opposition will; it creates an imbalance. The second reason is that the NFL views a touchdown as an absolute win or an absolute failure, where a field goal is at least a partial win by the defense. It was unsatisfying on a "football morals" level to allow a team that partially won a contest to lose a game on that partial win.

While the first part breaks down in the case of Field Goals (the opposing team still must go for fourth downs), the issue isn't quite as clear, because just how much of the field do they need to do that for? Pretty much, not all of it, and the defense is still, in the end, in a place where a partial win is a partial win, and the opposition reverts to 3 down territory.

Equal opportunities, therefore, aren't equal. The second team actually has a relatively large advantage over the first team-- and the second team already has some advantage in the form of knowing what they need to win or tie. This is mitigated by the first offense having a higher likelihood of scoring a TD on the first drive than the first defense.

They didn't want to deprive a defensive win (a punt or a turnover), from being meaningless, and they didn't want a defense that flat out gets beat to be rewarded. It's a pretty good middle ground all things considered.

[tyven]

Yes the new OT rules pwn the old ones but college is still better. I think they should do college rules but every round remove one player until it's like 6 on 6

[Churchill]

Damn, I don't think anyone on Earth saw that shovel pass coming.

I hate to say I did, but I did.

They ran it out of a run formation with Fitz in motion, they've been setting that play up all year with all the run blocking and screens that have come out of that formation and just saving it for a special moment. As soon as Fitz went in motion I knew they weren't running their kick out zone and he'd get a shovel or toss and run behind the zone.

[Churchill]

Also the only thing I thought on fitz huge catch and run was how pro he was because he totally juked fucking everyone by running to the sideline, half the defense stopped pursuit because it makes sense to get out of bounds, that's what receivers do. then he just flipped back while all of GB was being lazy.

[Churchill]