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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 6, 2022 13:09:50 GMT -5
Steelers favored by 3 points as of this morning. Doubtless influenced by Harbaugh's comments, which a gambler would take to mean that Jackson is unlikely to play.
A few weeks ago I looked at the schedule and thought to myself, "every one of these except Bengals II should be a fairly easy win". Now, I think, "none of these is guaranteed and every win they notch is good fortune". Seasons turn fast, some years.
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Post by alienrace on Dec 6, 2022 13:28:30 GMT -5
I seriously doubt Jackson plays this week.
That being said, you know how it is with the Steelers - they win a game or two in a dreadful year and everyone jumps on the wagon.
It's still a game the Ravens should win, all things considered. Will they? No idea.
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Post by ivanbalt on Dec 6, 2022 13:31:59 GMT -5
Can the Ravens ever play the Steelers with a semi-healthy squad? Seems like they get the B team or worse every matchup over the past few years.
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Post by alienrace on Dec 6, 2022 14:27:56 GMT -5
Can the Ravens ever play the Steelers with a semi-healthy squad? Seems like they get the B team or worse every matchup over the past few years. Yup, and of course the riff-raff comes out of the woodwork and proclaims the Steelers are gonna win another Superbowl when they beat depleted Ravens squads.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 6, 2022 18:25:32 GMT -5
I seriously doubt Jackson plays this week. That being said, you know how it is with the Steelers - they win a game or two in a dreadful year and everyone jumps on the wagon. It's still a game the Ravens should win, all things considered. Will they? No idea. Jackson is rumored to have sprained his PCL, a 1 - 3 week injury. I guess depending on the severity. He has two chances of playing Sunday, slim and none, and Slim just took the last stage outta town!
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 11, 2022 16:20:49 GMT -5
Boy, they don't mind taking it right. down. to. the. wire.
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Post by alienrace on Dec 11, 2022 16:58:51 GMT -5
Big win, defense was both great and awful, but the run game was dominant and won the game. Too bad Jackson was out, he might have run for 100 himself and scored 3tds. Steelers are finished.
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Post by Hoot on Dec 11, 2022 17:44:28 GMT -5
They should never have picked up the flag for roughing the QB on Huntly, he went out with a concussion for God's sake..
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Post by pickle20 on Dec 11, 2022 17:47:19 GMT -5
They should never have picked up the flag for roughing the QB on Huntly, he went out with a concussion for God's sake.. Officials were awful today, as they usually are. Good win. Beating the Steelers is always great.
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Post by Rael on Dec 11, 2022 18:10:39 GMT -5
They should never have picked up the flag for roughing the QB on Huntly, he went out with a concussion for God's sake.. When you run all special QB protections go out the window.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 11, 2022 18:56:29 GMT -5
Marlon Humphrey did not have a great game but there was a PI call in the end zone that was ridiculous. And the roughing the passer call for "landing his weight on the quarterback" was also absurd. It might be that's a call they have to make by rule, but it's a dumb rule. Guys moving at that speed generally have poor control over where and how they land. It wasn't at all the same thing Goose did to Rich Gannon twenty years or so ago.
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Post by alienrace on Dec 11, 2022 20:04:31 GMT -5
They should never have picked up the flag for roughing the QB on Huntly, he went out with a concussion for God's sake.. When you run all special QB protections go out the window. True, but they call shoulders and forearms to the head regardless.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 11, 2022 20:53:43 GMT -5
I believe any sort of blow to the head is strictly verboten. Because the league likes to pretend it cares whether these guys get CTE after they are done playing. And, probably, some in the league office actually do - but when money talks, player safety is among the many things that walk. As witness: Thursday night football, and 17 game seasons. When your counterargument is, "this endangers players" they owners, most of whom are ruthless businessmen (because ruthless is how you get that wealthy) just look at you like you've grown another head.
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Post by alienrace on Dec 11, 2022 21:38:21 GMT -5
The officiating was universally acknowledged as being atrocious and one sided in this game.
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Post by ivanbalt on Dec 12, 2022 6:17:36 GMT -5
To be fair, the sack that injured Pickett probably would have been a penalty for better known QBs.
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Post by alienrace on Dec 12, 2022 8:06:27 GMT -5
To be fair, the sack that injured Pickett probably would have been a penalty for better known QBs. You're not wrong. General incompetence was the only thing consistent with the officiating. That and not calling obvious, blatant offensive PI's that ultimately gave the Steelers two TD's.
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Post by Rael on Dec 12, 2022 8:49:48 GMT -5
I believe any sort of blow to the head is strictly verboten. Because the league likes to pretend it cares whether these guys get CTE after they are done playing. And, probably, some in the league office actually do - but when money talks, player safety is among the many things that walk. As witness: Thursday night football, and 17 game seasons. When your counterargument is, "this endangers players" they owners, most of whom are ruthless businessmen (because ruthless is how you get that wealthy) just look at you like you've grown another head. Is any shot to the head disallowed, even for running backs? They lead with their head all the time...
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Post by pickle20 on Dec 12, 2022 8:59:54 GMT -5
I believe any sort of blow to the head is strictly verboten. Because the league likes to pretend it cares whether these guys get CTE after they are done playing. And, probably, some in the league office actually do - but when money talks, player safety is among the many things that walk. As witness: Thursday night football, and 17 game seasons. When your counterargument is, "this endangers players" they owners, most of whom are ruthless businessmen (because ruthless is how you get that wealthy) just look at you like you've grown another head. Is any shot to the head disallowed, even for running backs? They lead with their head all the time... It is rarely called on offensive players. The NFL is an overmanaged CF. Replays take forever. Refs have to huddle to go over Section 2, Chapter 4, Lines 36-38 whenever there is a penalty or contested catch to make sure they get call right. They need to take a page from the MLB and put a time limit on reviews...30 seconds? If you don't see evidence to overturn the call on the field within 30 seconds, the play stands as called. There should be rule officials in the skybox or in NY with a direct line to the lead ref to help assist with replays and rules. It shouldn't be this difficult.
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Post by guido2 on Dec 12, 2022 13:11:12 GMT -5
Is any shot to the head disallowed, even for running backs? They lead with their head all the time... It is rarely called on offensive players. The NFL is an overmanaged CF. Replays take forever. Refs have to huddle to go over Section 2, Chapter 4, Lines 36-38 whenever there is a penalty or contested catch to make sure they get call right. They need to take a page from the MLB and put a time limit on reviews...30 seconds? If you don't see evidence to overturn the call on the field within 30 seconds, the play stands as called. There should be rule officials in the skybox or in NY with a direct line to the lead ref to help assist with replays and rules.
It shouldn't be this difficult. Well if there isn't then the rules have changed. I 'thought' that there were the field officials, one in the skybox and there was a direct feed to the officials in NYC that had input and probably the final decision.
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Post by guido2 on Dec 12, 2022 13:15:03 GMT -5
I believe any sort of blow to the head is strictly verboten. Because the league likes to pretend it cares whether these guys get CTE after they are done playing. And, probably, some in the league office actually do - but when money talks, player safety is among the many things that walk. As witness: Thursday night football, and 17 game seasons. When your counterargument is, "this endangers players" they owners, most of whom are ruthless businessmen (because ruthless is how you get that wealthy) just look at you like you've grown another head. Is any shot to the head disallowed, even for running backs? They lead with their head all the time... One of the caveats there (again if they didn't change the rules) that 'head shots' become no no's when the offensive player is considered to be in the control of tackler and another comes in while the offensive player is considered to be 'controlled'. Hey and let's face it, if Huntley had been Brady there would have been more flags then you would see at the United Nations. 😎
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