NFL GAME DAY DISCUSSION Week 18 Other Games Thread

[Brick27]

Fitting potentially getting one last gut punch with Buffalo

 

[Marko]

Think the NFL got a message to them not to go for tie?

 

[Todd Bradley]

Trying a field goal at all is stupid and risky when you can take a knee. They MAY of taken a knee even with a first down but not after that TImeout, no way.

I don’t know, as a competitor I would have made the attempt.

Taking a knee is such a wuss move, I don’t think they’d ever would have lived it down. Just a bad look.

 

[40yrpatsfan]

LV was still out of FG range and showing no urgency when LA took the TO. The ball was about to be hiked with 35 seconds left on a 3rd and 5 or so. They would not have scored. The TO changed everything.

 

[Guts]

Impressive season by the Raiders no matter what happens in the postseason. All the off the field drama and still managed to get in the playoffs.

 

[Jlaff]

Gives Raiders a chance to reboot. Make the Raiders use their timeouts, not the Chargers. Derek Carr just said on the air that the timeout changed their play call.

For the 3rd down play not the FG, right?

 

[Delicate Genius]

 

[Tottie]

I don’t know, as a competitor I would have made the attempt.

Taking a knee is such a wuss move, I don’t think they’d ever would have lived it down. Just a bad look. Okay

Is it a bad look to have a field goal blocked or a bad snap?

 

[Todd Bradley]

Gives Raiders a chance to reboot. Make the Raiders use their timeouts, not the Chargers. Derek Carr just said on the air that the timeout changed their play call.

I’m sure it did, but they were obviously going to run the ball no matter if the TO was called or not.

That being the case, the still would’ve likely killed the clock to a few seconds and tried for the win.

I don’t see any scenario where the Raiders, in that field position, would have just taken a knee and gone home.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

For the 3rd down play not the FG, right?

Right.

 

[Deus Irae]

Is it a bad look to have a field goal blocked or a bad snap?

Going to the playoffs is now a bad look.

 

[Todd Bradley]

Is it a bad look to have a field goal blocked or a bad snap?

For a kicker that hasn’t missed in that stadium for two seasons? Doubt it.

 

[bormio]

If the Raiders had just taken a knee, we would have been subjected to more rules changes, especially with the Steelers getting screwed. They did it right, minimized risk but still went for the win. Chargers can’t cry - they could have won it with a TD

 

[patsfan13]

I don’t get why people are mad at the timeout.

If Staley doesn’t call it and Jacobs makes the same run, the Raiders still try the field goal attempt.

They’d have nothing to lose but tie jokes.

Carr said the TO caused them to change their strategy. SO yeah Staley blew it.

 

[40yrpatsfan]

I’m sure it did, but they were obviously going to run the ball no matter if the TO was called or not.

That being the case, the still would’ve likely killed the clock to a few seconds and tried for the win.

I don’t see any scenario where the Raiders, in that field position, would have just taken a knee and gone home.

That last run was for like 12 yards or so and put them in FG range. Previous to that they were just getting 2-3 yards per run and looked to just be going thru the motions. The TO got them focused on winning the game and they called a different play as a result.

 

[Jlaff]

Everytime I've watched the Chargers that Staley finds a way to make the wrong decision. Way beyond Andy Reid clock issues, Staley is just stupid. And he even looks like a jerkoff.

 

[SVN]

 

[venecol]

F_cking KC is so lucky to get Broken Ben at home. I hope the Bengals put a 50 burger on the Raiders. Assholes.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

If the Raiders had just taken a knee, we would have been subjected to more rules changes, especially with the Steelers getting screwed. They did it right, minimized risk but still went for the win. Chargers can’t cry - they could have won it with a TD

Yeah, hate to admit it but Raiders played that perfectly.

 

[VectorPrime]

I haven’t felt this bad about a sporting event since the Pats lost Super Bowl 52