Sounds like Doug Collins in doing the color. Shouldn’t he be coaching the 76ers?
10.
c u n d gulag
The Giants didn’t make it, the Dolphins weren’t even close, so I don’t give a sh*t.
I would like to see the Seahawks beat Atlanta, since I can’t stand the South, even though I don’t like Pete Carrol.
How many more days before pitchers and catchers?
I should check my favorite teams website, the NY Yankees, since I’m sure the seniors there know fer sure when the they report, so they know when to get in line for “The Early-bird Specials.”
It’ll be interesting to see what the Yankees do, with one half of “The Sunshine Boys” just coming back from his ankle injury, and the other one getting ready for hip surgery.
Are walkers allowed on the Baseball field?
11.
Raven
@c u n d gulag: Yea and Miami is in the fucking north isn’t it genius? And baseball sucks.
eta if you look at the crowd you’ll see more African-American folks and any other NFL stadiums by far.
12.
Mr Stagger Lee
Seahawks O better get their ass in gear.
13.
Mr Stagger Lee
Nice catch by Miller
14.
Yutsano
@Mr Stagger Lee: Hawks woke up a bit. Now we see if they can capitalise.
EDIT: Well…shit.
15.
Raven
HELLLLLLLL YESSSSSSSS! Carrol is a fucking moron.
16.
Joel
Atlanta is the most boring team, ever.
But if the Patriots make the Superbowl, I’d sure love to see them line up against them.
17.
Mr Stagger Lee
F^%K DARELL BEVELL AND HIS *^%&&**%% PLAY CALLING!!!!!
18.
Raven
Make it hurt.
19.
Mr Stagger Lee
@Raven: Atlanta is owning the clock, and wearing down the Hawks.
This is looking like ND-Bama… Time to go clean the kitchen or something…
24.
Yutsano
@Raven: I honestly wasn’t too crazy about the Carroll hire either becuz I’ve loathed U$C forever and a day. But he’s actually put together a semi-decent organisation that has had some success. I think we’ll be holding on to him for a couple years yet.
25.
JPL
@Yutsano: And I wish them luck as long as the Falcons continue to beat the living…….. out of them.
26.
jayboat
Misunderestimate the Falcons at your own peril, suckas.
27.
Corner Stone
Not to pull a Cole and go all Captain Obvious but…the Seahawks really need 7 right here.
28.
JPL
@Corner Stone: They are moving the ball but to no avail. Hope they don’t score now though.
@Mr Stagger Lee: Ugh. I’m done. Wake me when the bleeding stops.
36.
c u n d gulag
@Raven:
Raven,
I can’t help it with the Dolphins.
Back when the Giants sucked in the late 60’s, I fell in love with another really horrible team – one whose Head Coach had his son as his QB.
And then, they became GREAT for a few years!
FSM, how I wish Marino had won at least ONE SB!!!
Having said all of that, there’s NO WAY Miami is as “Southern” a city as Atlanta!
@JPL:
I went to Atlanta on business a few times in the 00’s, and found that, in a many areas, it was a pretty cool city for a variety of people.
I hated the traffic, but I found some really cool people there.
So, sorry if I offended anyone.
I wasn’t there often enough, or long enough, to really be able to give a knowledgeable opinion.
My bad…
@Just Some Fuckhead: I think I saw an antenna poking out from the earhole of his helmet.
51.
Jewish Steel
The Seahawks best hope: Hubris.
52.
billgerat
Finally!
53.
Joel
@FlipYrWhig: It’s the defense, but Richard Sherman is definitely the ringleader. Typical Stanford prick.
54.
Joel
@FlipYrWhig: It’s the defense, but Richard Sherman is definitely the ringleader.
Typical Stanford prick.
I jest, I jest!
55.
Mr Stagger Lee
Darrell Bevell welcome to the game I am so glad you could join us with your play calling.
56.
Raven
@c u n d gulag: Nah, it’s all bullshit. I lived over there for a couple of years when I was at Tech and never got much of a feel for it. Athens isn’t part of Atlanta, Georgia or the south for that matter.
57.
FlipYrWhig
@Joel: the announcers all keep saying that Russell Wilson has “a lot of confidence.” I always feel like that’s a sports-media way of saying “is an asshole.”
a few of them actually. he’s spends all his spare time trying to create the perfect body suit
62.
Raven
@Hobbes: Soonergrunt wanted nothing to do with this thread.
63.
c u n d gulag
@FlipYrWhig:
He keeps a painting of himself in the attic – and there, he looks like Betty White on steroids.
64.
Raven
Great fake!!!!!!
65.
Raven
So this guy Sherman is the greatest thing since sliced something huh?
66.
Mr Stagger Lee
Well at least the the loudmouth 49er fans will get their comeuppance at the Georgia Dome next week. Lot of people owe the Falcons some apologies and some crow to eat. Pass the chipolte sauce.
67.
Corner Stone
Somebody call Sea-Tac and ask if the plane carrying the Seahawks defense is ready to takeoff for ATL.
68.
Raven
@Mr Stagger Lee: The Falcons had run into the hottest teams three years in a row and Seattle seemed to be the same. Never mind that Atlanta has handled the Hawks pretty handily recently.
is it me or is russell wilson a little undersized to be playing qb in the nfl
74.
PsiFighter37
@Just Some Fuckhead: I think the whole height thing about QBs is bunk. Drew Brees ain’t exactly a tall guy, either. Neither was Flutie.
75.
Corner Stone
@PsiFighter37: Drew Brees is about 6’1. Russell Wilson goes to bed every night praying the FSM will stretch him two inches so he can be a legit 5’11.
Big, big difference.
76.
PsiFighter37
Okay, well maybe it’s still a game. That was a dumb throw by Matt Ryan. Seahawks can make it a game yet if they get down the field quickly again.
77.
Yutsano
Well now…THAT was interesting…
78.
Comrade Jake
@PsiFighter37: you counter with Flutie? Seriously?
Hopefully the plane from Seattle landed with the defensive squad – if ever there was time to show up, ’tis now.
ETA: Looks like somebody got the memo. Would be fun if this turned into an upset, no tie game today.
91.
Heliopause
Difference in the game is someone who isn’t even playing, Chris Clemons. With him they have a somewhat consistent pass rush threat, without him they have absolutely nobody who even knows what pass rushing is except Irvin, and he is woefully inconsistent. Note also how poor Irvin is at holding the edge on runs.
As I type this the Seahawks get a turnover and a quick score.
92.
c u n d gulag
HOLY SH*T! ! !
The Seahawks, in “The Battle of the Birds,” are within a TD!
I have not led a good enough life for a team from the West Coast, a Liberal enclave, in a state with a lot of White Supremacist groups, to beat Atlanta!
Oh, FSM, is it possible for them to beat the Atlanta Crackers, AND have Barney Frank in the Senate for a few months?
I’ll never forgive Pete Carroll for forcing me to root for ATL next week against The Harbaughs.
you may wanna think about leaving the country for the harbowl
210.
Mr Stagger Lee
@billgerat: Pete Carroll wears the goat horns. I can’t wait to hear the excuse. Any one but the Ravens is my picks(I am a disgruntled Browns Fan for the record)
Supposedly the Eagles interviewed Gus Bradley, who single-handedly lost this game for Seattle. Wonder if they still want him.
212.
Just Some Fuckhead
i think not scoring for the first two quarters might have just as much to do with the seattle loss but honestly, i don’t know all the intricacies of football.
213.
Raven
Every team calls a timeout in that situation. EVERY TEAM.
214.
Corner Stone
I’m wondering why SEA Team Six Defense ziplined in for two quarters and then ex-filtrated the stadium with 30 seconds left.
215.
billgerat
Trying to ice the kicker has always been a stupid ploy in my opinion. It doesn’t work.
Yes, anyone but the Ravens. Much as I hate to say it, I hope the 49ers kick some Falcon ass.
216.
Raven
@Corner Stone: Their mouths wrote a check their asses couldn’t cash.
Yes, but it wasn’t the can of whoop ass you predicted. I hope Seattle can bolster their D in the off season. Another pass rusher would be nice, and someone who can stop a no-name from running. Lynch got out-Lynched by Atlanta.
Kickers everywhere should thank opposing Coaches who give the Kicker a chance to take an on playing field Practice kick•
224.
JWL
“Who Cares”?
I care. Both teams earned their way into playing this game. It’s an NFL playoff game, for crying out loud.
Memo from my own “be careful what you wish for department”: as a Niner fan, I’m glad Seattle lost. Any time teams square off twice a season (and the Seagulls kicked the Niners collective ass last month) W-L records are far less a factor going into any game- much less in an NFC championship duel.
Go Niners!
225.
Mr Stagger Lee
@Bob In Portland: I am a Browns transplant living in Tacoma so I am following the Seahawks, it is nice to get that playoff passion since I haven’t had that loving feeling in ages, and it may be more. But no but HELL NO do I want the Ravens get another trophy, even if it means the Steelers get 10 more. My hate is eternal :-)
226.
JWL
@Mr Stagger Lee: Your little smiley face (:-) aside, will you admit to thinking “Good!” when news of Art Modell’s death reached your ears?
227.
Short Bus Bully
Can I just mention how much I fucking HATE prevent defenses? Holy shit. Two passes, eleventy billion yards and a field goal in <.0000002 seconds.
Bullshit.
Play some real D, it got you that far.
228.
Nerull
@Raven: That every team does it makes it no less moronic. A few more seconds on the clock is far more valuable than giving the opposing kicker an extra warmup kick.
229.
Raven
@Nerull: And how much money do YOU make coaching football there genius?
But no but HELL NO do I want the Ravens get another trophy
Don’t worry, the Niners have your back.
231.
Eric
It was a fitting end since the Hawks over rated D gave up last minute drives all year and cost them 3 wins (AZ, DET and Miami)
It is actually a testament to how good their LBs and DBs are that they can be so good overall with such a lousy line.
Funny watching Smith and Carroll both making bonehead play calls, just she’s that ultimately only one coach an blow it.
And whatever idiots above we’re calling Wilson over rated, uh where are you now?
232.
Short Bus Bully
@Eric:
Sadly, you’re right. Our D line stinks. Our pass rush is non-existent. Our blitz packages are about as predictable as my three year old’s response to bed time.
Russell Wilson unlocked HEROIC status today.
233.
Nerull
The Texans are going to have a hard time winning this game if their defense can’t be bothered to line up before the snap.
234.
Lancelot Link
So, looking forward to the Harbaugh bowl? I know I am!
235.
Nerull
@Raven: Like being terrified of the prospect of ever going for it on 4th down, coaches do many things because they’re expected to, and don’t want to face criticism rather than because it wins games. The stats don’t back up it being a good idea.
In an analysis over seasons 2001-2009, researchers determined that iced kickers accuracy improves on the second attempt. It’s stupid and pointless. The only reason they do it so the papers the next day don’t scream WHY DIDN’T HE ICE THE KICKER OMG
236.
kindness
@Lancelot Link: Not really. The Ravens kicked our ass the last time we played. I suspect the Niners would do the job though, if only to soothe Mr. Stagger Lee’s soul.
237.
Liquid
Second-place steak knife. I swear to God.
238.
J. Michael Neal
Kicker got him to the ground. An extra fifteen yards is a small price to pay.
A study was also undertaken by Scott Berry, a statistician and the former chairman of the Statistics in Sports section of the American Statistical Association, and Craig Wood, a biostatistician and the Henry Hood Center for Health Research Pillar Award winner, which was published in 2004 in the journal Chance.[2] Berry and Wood looked at every field-goal attempt made in the 2002 and 2003 NFL seasons, including playoffs, and concluded that, for “pressure kicks” – those made with 3 minutes or less remaining in the game or overtime period which would tie the game or put the kicking team in the lead – in the 40-55 yard range, icing the kicker caused the percentage of successful attempts to drop by about ten percent for an average kicker on a sunny day. On shorter kicks, the effect was found to be negligible.[1][3][4] However, the statistical significance of the difference found – which amounted to four kicks out of 39 attempts – has been questioned,[5] and an examination by Nick Stamms of STATS, Inc. found that “pressure kicks” (defined as above except within two minutes, not three) in the NFL regular season from 1991 to 2005 showed an insignificant difference between non-iced kicks (457 out of 637, or 71.7%) and iced kicks (152 out of 211 or 72%).[6]
240.
Mr Stagger Lee
@JWL: When he lost his wife the year or so before, I felt compassion, to lose one’s life partner, I did lose that animosity, I guess it was a case of hating the sin not the sinner, at the time of his death. That aside I hate the Ravens at least until the Browns win the Super Bowl. I am like a Brooklyn Dodgers fan when the LA Dodgers were good, until the Mets won. (if the Dodger fans learned to love the Mets)
I wonder if the D made noises about icing the kicker & the coach stood right next to the side judge as if he were going to call time out what are the odds the kicker expects to be called & doesn’t hit the kick well. Seems about as useful as calling the TO
242.
Raven
@Schlemizel: Not sure, it was fun to watch Pete whine and then lose!
243.
Joel
I believe there was forward progress on that interception.
244.
JWL
@Mr Stagger Lee: Hey, Stagger, I should have added one of those stupid little smiley faces to that question. It was just me going for a laugh.
After all, it is just a dumb game (albeit one I love).
I’m with Bill Simmons (of ESPN) on this one. You’re stuck rooting for the team of your inheritance, unless that team bails on the city.
That said, if I had been a Browns fan when Modell split town with the team, I would have reacted in cold blooded fashion to his passing. I wouldn’t have thought, “good”, either. But I would have felt… indifferent.
245.
Joel
Hey, new thread?
For what it’s worth, Wade Phillips might need a crib sheet to remind him of quarterbacks who you do not blitz:
I’ll help him out:
1) Peyton Manning
2) Tom Brady
246.
Kathy
OK the tread police arrived! This one is looking like a 300 comment thread.
247.
Svensker
I hate the Pats.
248.
Oltrol
I just showed up to say:
FUCK THE PATRIOTS! I FUCKING HATE THEM, OOOOHHHH! FUCK THEM!
Sam Kinison style!
249.
Nerull
Bill Belichick looked like he really didn’t want to be there. I’ve never seen a coach with the lead look so pissed off the entire game. Even after the end.
Corner Stone
Holy shit! NFL on TV does exist!
Thanks for reminding me!
billgerat
I care. GO SEAHAWKS!!!!
Raven
Only the people who care about it.
billgerat
So far they’re not.
Raven
@billgerat: The Falcons are severely motivated.
Mark S.
I just can’t get behind Atlanta and their coach who looks like Steve Martin. But they’re kicking some ass.
Yutsano
OI! Watch it Grunt Man!
Though the Seahacks are being Seahacks so far. Oi.
Raven
@Mark S.: He’s a really good dude.
Jewish Steel
Sounds like Doug Collins in doing the color. Shouldn’t he be coaching the 76ers?
c u n d gulag
The Giants didn’t make it, the Dolphins weren’t even close, so I don’t give a sh*t.
I would like to see the Seahawks beat Atlanta, since I can’t stand the South, even though I don’t like Pete Carrol.
How many more days before pitchers and catchers?
I should check my favorite teams website, the NY Yankees, since I’m sure the seniors there know fer sure when the they report, so they know when to get in line for “The Early-bird Specials.”
It’ll be interesting to see what the Yankees do, with one half of “The Sunshine Boys” just coming back from his ankle injury, and the other one getting ready for hip surgery.
Are walkers allowed on the Baseball field?
Raven
@c u n d gulag: Yea and Miami is in the fucking north isn’t it genius? And baseball sucks.
eta if you look at the crowd you’ll see more African-American folks and any other NFL stadiums by far.
Mr Stagger Lee
Seahawks O better get their ass in gear.
Mr Stagger Lee
Nice catch by Miller
Yutsano
@Mr Stagger Lee: Hawks woke up a bit. Now we see if they can capitalise.
EDIT: Well…shit.
Raven
HELLLLLLLL YESSSSSSSS! Carrol is a fucking moron.
Joel
Atlanta is the most boring team, ever.
But if the Patriots make the Superbowl, I’d sure love to see them line up against them.
Mr Stagger Lee
F^%K DARELL BEVELL AND HIS *^%&&**%% PLAY CALLING!!!!!
Raven
Make it hurt.
Mr Stagger Lee
@Raven: Atlanta is owning the clock, and wearing down the Hawks.
Raven
Fuckin A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Raven
@Mr Stagger Lee: I just loathe Pete so much…
Mr Stagger Lee
Roddy White pwns Richard Sherman!!!!
BD of MN
This is looking like ND-Bama… Time to go clean the kitchen or something…
Yutsano
@Raven: I honestly wasn’t too crazy about the Carroll hire either becuz I’ve loathed U$C forever and a day. But he’s actually put together a semi-decent organisation that has had some success. I think we’ll be holding on to him for a couple years yet.
JPL
@Yutsano: And I wish them luck as long as the Falcons continue to beat the living…….. out of them.
jayboat
Misunderestimate the Falcons at your own peril, suckas.
Corner Stone
Not to pull a Cole and go all Captain Obvious but…the Seahawks really need 7 right here.
JPL
@Corner Stone: They are moving the ball but to no avail. Hope they don’t score now though.
Yutsano
@JPL: That was a weird timeout by ATL…
Corner Stone
Wow.
FlipYrWhig
Seattle looks a right mess.
JPL
@Corner Stone: Atlanta is surprising me and I watched them all season long.
Mr Stagger Lee
Looks like Jim Mora is coaching Seajokes or is it Dennis Erickson?
Joel
Russell Wilson < Colin Kapernick
@Mr Stagger Lee:
Exactly.
Yutsano
@Mr Stagger Lee: Ugh. I’m done. Wake me when the bleeding stops.
c u n d gulag
@Raven:
Raven,
I can’t help it with the Dolphins.
Back when the Giants sucked in the late 60’s, I fell in love with another really horrible team – one whose Head Coach had his son as his QB.
And then, they became GREAT for a few years!
FSM, how I wish Marino had won at least ONE SB!!!
Having said all of that, there’s NO WAY Miami is as “Southern” a city as Atlanta!
That’s my story – and I’m stickin’ to it! :-)
BruceFromOhio
@jayboat: Either they are playing 11-dimension chess trying to confuse the Falcons D, or they are imploding.
Let’s see if the half-time break mixes up some magic, that’s what it will take to save these hapless sea birds.
Yutsano
@c u n d gulag: Miami is many things. A Southern city is not one of them.
It is, however, pink. Very very very pink.
Just Some Fuckhead
marshawn is in get beats mode
FlipYrWhig
Does Seattle as a team have a nasty, braggart attitude, or is that just Sherman?
FlipYrWhig
Colin Kaepernick is omniracial.
Jewish Steel
Colin Kaepernick seems, ah, how do I put this? A little slow.
billgerat
So far the Seahawks have been the Seasucks. Both sides of the line need to snap the fark out of it.
JPL
@c u n d gulag: When I first moved to the Atlanta area, it was pretty progressive but that was in the late eighties.
c u n d gulag
@Yutsano:
And, THAT, is cool!
But, wtf do I know?
I lived in the East Village of NYC, where EVERY night is Holloween!
And the nearby West Village, is the King/Queen/Prince/Princess of PINK!
Ok, I’ll admit – maybe SF can give the West Village a run for it…
Just Some Fuckhead
@FlipYrWhig:
he’s part tortoise, part hare.
FlipYrWhig
@Just Some Fuckhead: I think he’s also part praying mantis.
c u n d gulag
@JPL:
I went to Atlanta on business a few times in the 00’s, and found that, in a many areas, it was a pretty cool city for a variety of people.
I hated the traffic, but I found some really cool people there.
So, sorry if I offended anyone.
I wasn’t there often enough, or long enough, to really be able to give a knowledgeable opinion.
My bad…
Just Some Fuckhead
@FlipYrWhig:
there’s no proof of that
FlipYrWhig
@Just Some Fuckhead: I think I saw an antenna poking out from the earhole of his helmet.
Jewish Steel
The Seahawks best hope: Hubris.
billgerat
Finally!
Joel
@FlipYrWhig: It’s the defense, but Richard Sherman is definitely the ringleader. Typical Stanford prick.
Joel
@FlipYrWhig: It’s the defense, but Richard Sherman is definitely the ringleader.
Typical Stanford prick.
I jest, I jest!
Mr Stagger Lee
Darrell Bevell welcome to the game I am so glad you could join us with your play calling.
Raven
@c u n d gulag: Nah, it’s all bullshit. I lived over there for a couple of years when I was at Tech and never got much of a feel for it. Athens isn’t part of Atlanta, Georgia or the south for that matter.
FlipYrWhig
@Joel: the announcers all keep saying that Russell Wilson has “a lot of confidence.” I always feel like that’s a sports-media way of saying “is an asshole.”
Raven
@Joel: You sound like my late great father.
Hobbes
Soonergrunt, off topic, but are you playing Empire or Republic?
FlipYrWhig
Tony Gonzalez has the skin of a much younger man.
Just Some Fuckhead
@FlipYrWhig:
a few of them actually. he’s spends all his spare time trying to create the perfect body suit
Raven
@Hobbes: Soonergrunt wanted nothing to do with this thread.
c u n d gulag
@FlipYrWhig:
He keeps a painting of himself in the attic – and there, he looks like Betty White on steroids.
Raven
Great fake!!!!!!
Raven
So this guy Sherman is the greatest thing since sliced something huh?
Mr Stagger Lee
Well at least the the loudmouth 49er fans will get their comeuppance at the Georgia Dome next week. Lot of people owe the Falcons some apologies and some crow to eat. Pass the chipolte sauce.
Corner Stone
Somebody call Sea-Tac and ask if the plane carrying the Seahawks defense is ready to takeoff for ATL.
Raven
@Mr Stagger Lee: The Falcons had run into the hottest teams three years in a row and Seattle seemed to be the same. Never mind that Atlanta has handled the Hawks pretty handily recently.
FlipYrWhig
@Just Some Fuckhead: it puts the lotion on its skin.
Raven
@Corner Stone: Maybe they better divert to McChord!
PsiFighter37
The Seahawks are moving the ball quickly down the field about 2 1/2 quarters too late.
Hobbes
@Raven: Nevermind, I’ll ask again later.
Just Some Fuckhead
is it me or is russell wilson a little undersized to be playing qb in the nfl
PsiFighter37
@Just Some Fuckhead: I think the whole height thing about QBs is bunk. Drew Brees ain’t exactly a tall guy, either. Neither was Flutie.
Corner Stone
@PsiFighter37: Drew Brees is about 6’1. Russell Wilson goes to bed every night praying the FSM will stretch him two inches so he can be a legit 5’11.
Big, big difference.
PsiFighter37
Okay, well maybe it’s still a game. That was a dumb throw by Matt Ryan. Seahawks can make it a game yet if they get down the field quickly again.
Yutsano
Well now…THAT was interesting…
Comrade Jake
@PsiFighter37: you counter with Flutie? Seriously?
Raven
@Comrade Jake: bambi
Corner Stone
Nasty broken play.
Just Some Fuckhead
@PsiFighter37:
completely with you up until this game. but now it’s clearly an issue. unless they can figure out a way to win.
Corner Stone
There it is.
JPL
the seahawks want a game.. sh.t sh.t sh.t sh.t
Comrade Jake
Good. Glad to see Seattle make a game of it.
freelancer
Well this just got interesting.
billgerat
It’s finally a ballgame now.
Mr Stagger Lee
Zach Miller has been earning his paycheck this game, as well as last week.
Raven
All the Falcons have to do is score.
Corner Stone
That #68 for SEA has got some hangtime, yo.
BruceFromOhio
Hopefully the plane from Seattle landed with the defensive squad – if ever there was time to show up, ’tis now.
ETA: Looks like somebody got the memo. Would be fun if this turned into an upset, no tie game today.
Heliopause
Difference in the game is someone who isn’t even playing, Chris Clemons. With him they have a somewhat consistent pass rush threat, without him they have absolutely nobody who even knows what pass rushing is except Irvin, and he is woefully inconsistent. Note also how poor Irvin is at holding the edge on runs.
As I type this the Seahawks get a turnover and a quick score.
c u n d gulag
HOLY SH*T! ! !
The Seahawks, in “The Battle of the Birds,” are within a TD!
I have not led a good enough life for a team from the West Coast, a Liberal enclave, in a state with a lot of White Supremacist groups, to beat Atlanta!
Oh, FSM, is it possible for them to beat the Atlanta Crackers, AND have Barney Frank in the Senate for a few months?
Raven
Ryan is throwing off his back foot.WTF?
Raven
Quick, the Georgia heimlich!!!!
Batocchio
And now we have a game…
Corner Stone
@Heliopause:
Thank the Redskins owner for that. Their field is an absolute disgrace and most likely caused CC’s injury.
The Dangerman
Bigger chokejob; Denver or Atlanta? I didn’t think I’d see such butt puckering two days in a row.
Raven
Knock the shit out of em and don’t tackle em, great.
Corner Stone
@Raven: Do you mean the Big Game Bob Stoops patented Double Throat Wrap ™ method?
Yutsano
@The Dangerman: They ain’t choked yet. And the Seahacks are masters of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
billgerat
The Seattle D just got off the plane.
Raven
@Corner Stone: What ever would clear the windpipe!
Corner Stone
@The Dangerman: That safety for DEN should have been cut before he left the locker room yesterday.
Worst.Decision.Ever.
/Comic Book Guy
Raven
Hold them just long enough to run the fucking clock out and lose.
Raven
28 get your dancin ass back into the huddle.
Raven
This is the worst down possible for Atl, 3 and 10.
Just Some Fuckhead
let’s go ahead and wait to mail the atlanta apologies
Yutsano
Jeebus Russ just get fucking ten at a time!
And why did ATL take a timeout??
Corner Stone
You see how he Randle Cunningham’s backward in a semi-circle? That’s so he can actually see a throwing lane over his linemen.
BruceFromOhio
Channeling Tom Hanks: WILSOOOONNNNNN!
BruceFromOhio
Channeling Tom Hanks: WILSOOOONNNNNN!
Raven
@Yutsano: One might say that about the Falcons.
Raven
Well, me of little faith!
Comrade Jake
Could we be headed for another OT game?
Just Some Fuckhead
after the cats and horses got dumped out of the playoffs, we’re left with american icons versus birds. this means something, i’d bet.
The Dangerman
@Corner Stone:
Biggest brain cramp in a big game I can recall; I can’t imagine the amount of Pepto Bismol sold in Denver last night.
Heliopause
@Corner Stone:
You mean someone other than RG III participated in that game?
Corner Stone
Sha-HOOOOG 3rd down coming.
Mr Stagger Lee
OK Seahawk “O” don’t fuck this up.
Raven
Come on, pick!!
The Dangerman
Matt Ryan’s butt hole now measure in nanometers; what a short arm throw.
rikyrah
Go Falcons!!
Yutsano
@Mr Stagger Lee: And don’t rush it. You have three minutes dammit. Use. Them.
Raven
Measure that shit.
Corner Stone
First name, Russell. Last Name, Wilson.
freelancer
@BruceFromOhio:
Tom Hanks was amused by the Wilson meme that is emerging in Seattle.
Corner Stone
@The Dangerman: Matty Ice is squeezing out ice cubes over on the sideline.
PsiFighter37
Damn, now THIS is a game. Imagine if Seattle hadn’t pissed away 6 gimme points in the first half.
Corner Stone
Triple coverage 40 yards down field isn’t my first choice…
Corner Stone
[GASP!!]
Just Some Fuckhead
i’m practically mesmerized by those snazzy green shoes.
PsiFighter37
After this, one may have to ask if Matt Ryan can buy himself a playoff win. Goddamn…2 yards away from a 20-point comeback in the 4th quarter.
Comrade Jake
@Comrade Jake: my bad.
Raven
draw comin
Vico
The Falcons went all Falcons on us.
freelancer
WOW. Just WOW
Corner Stone
[DOUBLE GASP!!]
[BEAST GASP!!]
billgerat
YES!!!!!!
Just Some Fuckhead
who dey
J. Michael Neal
I think Lynch was in before he fumbled, but nice grab by #50 anyway.
PsiFighter37
That is a freaky fumble there, but I think that it’s a touchdown for Seattle, no matter what?
Joel
Ho lee shit.
Pete Carroll is jacked and pumped.
Raven
What’s Billick talking about?
Raven
Can’t fumble forward into the endzone. Casper.
The Dangerman
@PsiFighter37:
I think the Dave Casper rule applies.
ETA: Or what Raven said.
Mr Stagger Lee
When does a center becomes a hero, MAX UNGEEEEERRRRRR!!!!!
Nerull
That is a close call. Lynch may have gotten it in, but he needs to work on protecting the ball.
Apparently if it is a forward fumble recovered by another player they cannot score with it.
PsiFighter37
Gotta feel bad for the Falcons fans. There’s going to be a spike of alcohol intake after this one.
Raven
@Mr Stagger Lee: No, it’s a Lynch TD.
Mr Stagger Lee
Beast Mode!!!!!!!!
J. Michael Neal
Hey, Falcons just need a field goal, right?
Badmoodman
Remove all sharp objects from the Falcons’ locker room.
….oh, wait…..
Corner Stone
I think that’s the right call.
Nerull
And to think I stopped really watching the game early in the first half. What a comeback.
Joel
This is karmic payback for perfect Gary Anderson shanking his first FG of the season in the NFC championship game.
Raven
@PsiFighter37: Atlanta is one of the worst front runnin cities there is. Witness the shitty playoff ticket sales for the Braves. No one is from there.
billgerat
Never say die.
PsiFighter37
Both Ryan and Smith look like they’re having a major sad.
c u n d gulag
HOLY SH*T!
Seattle just went ahead!
YAY! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
freelancer
Earlier stat said only the Bills came back from as big a deficit in the post season. In ’93. I remember that game and I was 11 at the time.
Nerull
Payton Manning would kneel here, right?
Raven
@c u n d gulag: What are you on dial-up?
Yutsano
Protip Carroll: THEY’RE. GONNA. PASS.
PsiFighter37
Well, that’s a good start on one pass. Seattle’s secondary has got to play a little tighter than that.
Corner Stone
Dun DUN DUHHHHH
Just Some Fuckhead
@Nerull:
only if there wasn’t time left to throw an interception
Raven
Well goddamn.
PsiFighter37
I feel like they called timeout a bit too quickly…shouldn’t they have let the clock bleed out to 3 seconds to kick?
billgerat
I guess that goes for Atlanta too.
Mr Stagger Lee
I HATE THE PREVENT DEFENSE WITH THE HEAT OF 10 MILLION SUNS!!!
PsiFighter37
Haha, and Bryant shanked that FG after the timeout was called. Damn
Raven
Size up WHAT, it’s fucking indoors!
J. Michael Neal
Hate that timeout call. I’ve yet to see it affect a kicker at all.
Nerull
Good job on that timeout, Pete.
Corner Stone
Damn interesting game.
Just Some Fuckhead
alright, let’s get those apologies to atlanta mailed.
freelancer
WOW. Best game I’ve seen all year.
Raven
Well I’ll be dipped in a big vat of chicken shit!
BruceFromOhio
Nicely done, Atlanta, have fun getting crushed by the ‘Niners.
Joel
Man, if I were a Seahawks fan, I’d be awfully mad about that phantom timeout.
Just Some Fuckhead
yep, just like i thought, undersized.
chopper
who called that time out?
billgerat
Kill the f*cker who called that timeout!
Raven
@Joel: Be mad that your nickle-dime, high school, chicken shit coach called it.
PsiFighter37
And Atlanta screwed up the kickoff. Dumb, dumb play…
freelancer
Carroll called the timeout. They showed it in replay. He walked over to the side judge and said something audibly and then the judge signaled timeout.
Joel
Genius special teams call. I have never seen that before.
Just Some Fuckhead
i seem to recall seattle can’t run a play in under 9 seconds.
Raven
@freelancer: Like I said.
chopper
@freelancer:
fucker.
Raven
Julio Jones with the Pick!
J. Michael Neal
Double choke.
Just Some Fuckhead
i’d like to switch my who dey please
Nerull
Things I learned from Fox:
The Seahawks are now the team to beat.
Joel
Now the REAL fun begins.
PsiFighter37
Well, Atlanta hangs on. The ATL coach looks like he’s about to burst into tears…really?
That said, I would have to take Kaepernick & Co. to put the hurt on next weekend.
Joel
Now the REAL fun begins.
Raven
@chopper: He’s a cheap shot asshole.
Raven
@PsiFighter37: If you lived here you would ask “really”.
JPL
Phew!!!!
The Dangerman
Nice timeout, Pete.
Nice onsides kick, Atlanta. Damn, if Seattle had kicked a field goal after an onsides, Atlanta woulda burned like Sherman.
Mr Stagger Lee
@Raven: Well a good game, I hope the Falcons stomp the 49ers
Raven
@The Dangerman: It wasn’t and onside kick it was a squib he fucked up.
Corner Stone
I’ll never forgive Pete Carroll for forcing me to root for ATL next week against The Harbaughs.
Raven
@Mr Stagger Lee: I don’t see em stompin anyone but they might have a shot.
billgerat
That timeout killed any hope we had. The Hawks were the Hacks again.
BruceFromOhio
I can haz new open thread for Texans-Pats?
Raven
Bryant knew the timeout was called before he kicked the ball and he pulled up. It’s bullshit to try to say that the schmuck coach lost it on that.
Just Some Fuckhead
@Corner Stone:
you may wanna think about leaving the country for the harbowl
Mr Stagger Lee
@billgerat: Pete Carroll wears the goat horns. I can’t wait to hear the excuse. Any one but the Ravens is my picks(I am a disgruntled Browns Fan for the record)
Heliopause
@Mr Stagger Lee:
Supposedly the Eagles interviewed Gus Bradley, who single-handedly lost this game for Seattle. Wonder if they still want him.
Just Some Fuckhead
i think not scoring for the first two quarters might have just as much to do with the seattle loss but honestly, i don’t know all the intricacies of football.
Raven
Every team calls a timeout in that situation. EVERY TEAM.
Corner Stone
I’m wondering why SEA Team Six Defense ziplined in for two quarters and then ex-filtrated the stadium with 30 seconds left.
billgerat
Trying to ice the kicker has always been a stupid ploy in my opinion. It doesn’t work.
Yes, anyone but the Ravens. Much as I hate to say it, I hope the 49ers kick some Falcon ass.
Raven
@Corner Stone: Their mouths wrote a check their asses couldn’t cash.
Bob In Portland
@Mr Stagger Lee: ?
My good sir, this coming from The Land of Glanville?
Raven
@billgerat: Ba fungul.
Short Bus Bully
So sad for my Hawks, but so proud of RW1. Matt Ryan as the player of the game?
DAFUQ? Did those shitheads even watch the game??
The ascendancy of Russell Wilson continues unabated…
Raven
@Short Bus Bully: Last drive is all that mattered.
billgerat
@Raven:
Yes, but it wasn’t the can of whoop ass you predicted. I hope Seattle can bolster their D in the off season. Another pass rusher would be nice, and someone who can stop a no-name from running. Lynch got out-Lynched by Atlanta.
Raven
@billgerat:Just win baby.
patrick II
Kickers everywhere should thank opposing Coaches who give the Kicker a chance to take an on playing field Practice kick•
JWL
“Who Cares”?
I care. Both teams earned their way into playing this game. It’s an NFL playoff game, for crying out loud.
Memo from my own “be careful what you wish for department”: as a Niner fan, I’m glad Seattle lost. Any time teams square off twice a season (and the Seagulls kicked the Niners collective ass last month) W-L records are far less a factor going into any game- much less in an NFC championship duel.
Go Niners!
Mr Stagger Lee
@Bob In Portland: I am a Browns transplant living in Tacoma so I am following the Seahawks, it is nice to get that playoff passion since I haven’t had that loving feeling in ages, and it may be more. But no but HELL NO do I want the Ravens get another trophy, even if it means the Steelers get 10 more. My hate is eternal :-)
JWL
@Mr Stagger Lee: Your little smiley face (:-) aside, will you admit to thinking “Good!” when news of Art Modell’s death reached your ears?
Short Bus Bully
Can I just mention how much I fucking HATE prevent defenses? Holy shit. Two passes, eleventy billion yards and a field goal in <.0000002 seconds.
Bullshit.
Play some real D, it got you that far.
Nerull
@Raven: That every team does it makes it no less moronic. A few more seconds on the clock is far more valuable than giving the opposing kicker an extra warmup kick.
Raven
@Nerull: And how much money do YOU make coaching football there genius?
kindness
@Mr Stagger Lee:
Don’t worry, the Niners have your back.
Eric
It was a fitting end since the Hawks over rated D gave up last minute drives all year and cost them 3 wins (AZ, DET and Miami)
It is actually a testament to how good their LBs and DBs are that they can be so good overall with such a lousy line.
Funny watching Smith and Carroll both making bonehead play calls, just she’s that ultimately only one coach an blow it.
And whatever idiots above we’re calling Wilson over rated, uh where are you now?
Short Bus Bully
@Eric:
Sadly, you’re right. Our D line stinks. Our pass rush is non-existent. Our blitz packages are about as predictable as my three year old’s response to bed time.
Russell Wilson unlocked HEROIC status today.
Nerull
The Texans are going to have a hard time winning this game if their defense can’t be bothered to line up before the snap.
Lancelot Link
So, looking forward to the Harbaugh bowl? I know I am!
Nerull
@Raven: Like being terrified of the prospect of ever going for it on 4th down, coaches do many things because they’re expected to, and don’t want to face criticism rather than because it wins games. The stats don’t back up it being a good idea.
In an analysis over seasons 2001-2009, researchers determined that iced kickers accuracy improves on the second attempt. It’s stupid and pointless. The only reason they do it so the papers the next day don’t scream WHY DIDN’T HE ICE THE KICKER OMG
kindness
@Lancelot Link: Not really. The Ravens kicked our ass the last time we played. I suspect the Niners would do the job though, if only to soothe Mr. Stagger Lee’s soul.
Liquid
Second-place steak knife. I swear to God.
J. Michael Neal
Kicker got him to the ground. An extra fifteen yards is a small price to pay.
Raven
@Nerull: It’s not all as cut and dried as that:
Mr Stagger Lee
@JWL: When he lost his wife the year or so before, I felt compassion, to lose one’s life partner, I did lose that animosity, I guess it was a case of hating the sin not the sinner, at the time of his death. That aside I hate the Ravens at least until the Browns win the Super Bowl. I am like a Brooklyn Dodgers fan when the LA Dodgers were good, until the Mets won. (if the Dodger fans learned to love the Mets)
Schlemizel
@Raven:
I wonder if the D made noises about icing the kicker & the coach stood right next to the side judge as if he were going to call time out what are the odds the kicker expects to be called & doesn’t hit the kick well. Seems about as useful as calling the TO
Raven
@Schlemizel: Not sure, it was fun to watch Pete whine and then lose!
Joel
I believe there was forward progress on that interception.
JWL
@Mr Stagger Lee: Hey, Stagger, I should have added one of those stupid little smiley faces to that question. It was just me going for a laugh.
After all, it is just a dumb game (albeit one I love).
I’m with Bill Simmons (of ESPN) on this one. You’re stuck rooting for the team of your inheritance, unless that team bails on the city.
That said, if I had been a Browns fan when Modell split town with the team, I would have reacted in cold blooded fashion to his passing. I wouldn’t have thought, “good”, either. But I would have felt… indifferent.
Joel
Hey, new thread?
For what it’s worth, Wade Phillips might need a crib sheet to remind him of quarterbacks who you do not blitz:
I’ll help him out:
1) Peyton Manning
2) Tom Brady
Kathy
OK the tread police arrived! This one is looking like a 300 comment thread.
Svensker
I hate the Pats.
Oltrol
I just showed up to say:
FUCK THE PATRIOTS! I FUCKING HATE THEM, OOOOHHHH! FUCK THEM!
Sam Kinison style!
Nerull
Bill Belichick looked like he really didn’t want to be there. I’ve never seen a coach with the lead look so pissed off the entire game. Even after the end.
Joel
GO PATRIOTS!
2liberal
why isn’t there a Patriots NFL thread? For all commentators – as a Patriots fan I thank you for your support.
JWL
@2liberal: Football dynasties have no friends, outside their fans. That’s a law.
I also predict a Ravens victory next week.
2liberal
@JWL:
there is a guy at work a couple desks away – a huge Denver fan. I wonder if he will come in tomorrow.
I would rather have the Patriots face the Ravens at home than Denver away.
The Pats D seems to be coming along —