Come on now.
It's because the NFL has become a game of TDs. It's just assumed with the rules the way they are that it's not that hard to get in field goal range. Especially now that 50+ yard kicks are almost easy for most kickers and teams are starting at the 30-35 yard line regularly. The NFL has just changed so much that punting and playing defense has really started to take a backseat. Or kicking off and hoping to pin a team back.
Yeah Dak really short armed it. Now the TD drop last night, maybe ball placement could have been slightly better but that's a catch you expect every receiver in the NFL to make every single time. Hell, you expect your RB, FB, TE and occasionally pass eligible OT to make every single time.
Yes, I remember the play and Dak hardly drilled it. Stop trying to turn this into Staubach-Jackie Smith.
Hate it.
The new kick off is neat and all but I miss the days when a great kickoff could pin a team inside the 20. Or it felt like a great return to get the ball out to the 35. Now I just come to expect that both teams will start around the 30-35 yard line and if you don't get out that far you fucked something up.
He is a head coach. I can't excuse the worst defense in the NFL just because he is an "offensive minded" guy. You're the head coach. You're responsible for both sides of the ball. And so I agree with you. I'm not ready to starting praising his job for getting this team to .500.
My expectations were very, very low.
Maybe but I can't say that he's on par with McCarthy.
Are you talking about playoff ramifications for us? (homer)
Not totally sure about that, I think it's better for the Niners to lose, Carolina still has a bunch of losses left on their schedule but the Niners slate is kind of light.
There are no tiebreakers with us because of the tie, aside from Green Bay.
I was talking about them beating us head to head for the tiebreaker. But yeah, I guess we couldn't end up with identical records. Unless they of course end up with a tie, too. Had a brain cramp.
Perhaps you are right since you look at it that way.
I think Seattle is a lock as one wild card, so basically we need losses from SF and then some of the NFC North teams.
