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TT made a few mistakes but had the best passing day of the season. Lots of mistakes and penalties taking yards and potential points away.

Quote from: uconnjack8 on December 31, 2023, 10:06:02 AMThe stakes on this were pretty high. I think its doubtful it would have happened, but if they won out, the 1 seed was possible.

I think the analytics change in a game that is controlled more by the defenses.

I was thinking the odds of winning in overtime due to a coin flip vs a two point conversion made his choice close enough to go for it. After the Dallas timeout which was brilliant btw, and showed their hand, he should have kicked the FG, as it took away their best play.

Tiki only missed two games after his rookie season. He even had 1200 yards and a 4.4 average with that atrocious Oline of 2003. He lost snaps when Ron Dayne was drafted but it was a wake-up call apparently as he had his best years starting in 2000. Over 2000 yards total rush/pass his last three seasons and over 5 YC his last two.

If he had played in 2007 he would have been a lock for the HOF. Unfortunately, he and Shockey were divisive. If he didn't retire after 2006, he may have derailed that SB team. He was vilified by the fan base.

Barkley on the other hand didn't have Eli or Coughlin or Gilbride. A combination of several new HC's, Olines that were bad and a struggling QB, along with some catastrophic injuries derailed his career. He's since learned how to protect his body but the reckless abandon took its toll. It's unfortunate because he's a great team mate, leader and role model. 

Quote from: uconnjack8 on December 31, 2023, 09:36:28 AMThought that was a risky one from 4 or 5 yard line.  It was early enough in the game that I didnt think it was awful at the time, but thought they should have kicked the FG. 

They go on 4th a lot and it's worked for the most part.  Its just very questionable when it potentially costs you a game.

It was a close game and he should have definitely kicked the FG. I also think it was too risky to go for two and not tie the game but the analytics may have swayed him there.

Quote from: uconnjack8 on December 31, 2023, 08:04:01 AMI turned the game off after Goff's INT.  Figures all this happened after that.

What do you mean here?  They kicked the PAT after their only other TD I think. 

You're right. He went for it on 4th down instead of kicking a FG.

Why have two Offensive Linemen approach the Referee? I recall the Referee calling an Eligible Receiver over the PA system at games, did this not happen because any mistake would have or should have been cleared up then before the play. Do officials now have to wear body cams? The whole incident is unfortunate but if it was called correctly, Decker surely would have been covered by Dallas and not wide open.

Dan Campbell took chances twice, one on that conversion and a chip FG going for it on 4th down in a close game. If he kicks the FG, he walks away with a win.

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Quote from: Ed Vette on December 30, 2023, 10:11:07 AMImagine paying a QB with 11 wins over two seasons and 3000 yards passing season to date 161 million in guaranteed money.

And giving up five draft picks and three players. Ouch

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on December 30, 2023, 09:05:53 AMImagine if through 15 games Daniel Jones had 26 TD passes, 8 picks, no injuries, and was 7th in the league in QB rating.

Then imagine the reactions here if anyone referred to that as a "failure."

Imagine paying a QB with 11 wins over two seasons and 3000 yards passing season to date 161 million in guaranteed money.

Quote from: kartanoman on December 30, 2023, 03:21:15 AMI do believe this plays into the overall equation. Years ago, during the Parcells years, Carl Banks pointed out the unwritten rule about being injured and, if you couldn't go, there might be questions about your toughness. He was called into question when he dislocated his wrist in Dallas during the 1990 season. After a bye week, he made the decision to play in a cast at RFK Stadium against the Skins where he broke up several plays but ended up injuring himself even more. Many players took painkillers to deal with getting beat up every week which led to drug addictions or severe injuries which crippled or killed them (e.g. CTE). They ended up suing the NFL as medical professionals on teams would sometimes under-diagnose their conditions, during the season, then tell them after the season was over what they really had going on.

Carl Banks went on to say that the Giants (i.e. Ronnie Barnes' team) were not into shooting up players back in those days.

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