TNF: Chiefs vs. Lions

[Mr. Scot]

Another illustration of the false starts...

 

[Anybodyhome]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Oops...

 

The ink ain't even dry yet! 

Edited September 8, 2023 by Anybodyhome

[Anybodyhome]

5 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Another illustration of the false starts...

 

Not to mention the outside receiver appears to be closer to the LOS than the RT.

[xPariahx]

20 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

I don’t think the NFL is “rigged”, still don’t and doubt I ever will, but I 100% believe the NFL has rooting interests in terms of storylines and things they want to happen to help the shield….and they do everything in their power to influence the outcomes of games. 

that funny cause the Hunt Brothers specifically created the NFL to be rigged. That's documented fact, not even "Conspiracy Theory. Yes the same Hunt's who have ties to the Chiefs. 

[Anybodyhome]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

T-shirts? No doubt

I might have to find a way to brand my Jeep with that phrase....

[4Corners]

4 minutes ago, xPariahx said:

that funny cause the Hunt Brothers specifically created the NFL to be rigged. That's documented fact, not even "Conspiracy Theory. Yes the same Hunt's who have ties to the Chiefs. 

First I ever heard of that. 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, CamWhoaaCam said:

The same offense we outscored with Sam Darnold at QB? The same offense that missed the playoffs in the NFC? Yeah im shaking in my boots from the scary Detroit Lions offense!

You really do need to watch something other than Panthers football sometimes.

[LinvilleGorge]

33 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

I don’t think the NFL is “rigged”, still don’t and doubt I ever will, but I 100% believe the NFL has rooting interests in terms of storylines and things they want to happen to help the shield….and they do everything in their power to influence the outcomes of games. 

This. It's not outright rigged, but there's definitely heavy " influence". We watched KC's overmatched RT outright cheat the entire game while the crew raved about Mahomes. We watched Cam's head get treated like a piñata in the SB while the crew waxed poetically about Manning possibly riding off into the sunset with a Lombardi like Elway the very year that the NFL made blows to the head of a QB an officiating focal point. They don't even try to hide it.

[LinvilleGorge]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

You really do need to watch something other than Panthers football sometimes.

He watches plenty. He just gets caught up in watching whatever the hype train is. Then somehow convinces himself that the Lions were the storyline being pushed despite what he's watching. It's a pretty stunning level of confirmation bias.

[joemac]

1 hour ago, CRA said:

Kelce makes a big difference.  Think you got to shelf Toney.  The plays were there.  The other dudes on that roster can catch those balls. 

I was forced to start Toney in Fantasy this week.  Dude got me ONE point.  fuging scrub. 

[CRA]

2 minutes ago, joemac said:

I was forced to start Toney in Fantasy this week.  Dude got me ONE point.  fuging scrub. 

KC should of highlighted Justyn Ross more.  He blew up this preseason.  He was a first round talent.  Injury knocked him off the map.    Think teams still get to fixated on where a guy was drafted.  Toney does nothing but disappoint and he was essentially the primary play last night. 

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

He watches plenty. He just gets caught up in watching whatever the hype train is. Then somehow convinces himself that the Lions were the storyline being pushed despite what he's watching. It's a pretty stunning level of confirmation bias.

I know from talking to him in the past that his real football knowledge is...limited.

(to say the least)

[Shotgun]

58 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

I don’t think the NFL is “rigged”, still don’t and doubt I ever will, but I 100% believe the NFL has rooting interests in terms of storylines and things they want to happen to help the shield….and they do everything in their power to influence the outcomes of games. 

how is influencing games different from being rigged?

[Mr. Scot]

31 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

This. It's not outright rigged, but there's definitely heavy " influence". We watched KC's overmatched RT outright cheat the entire game while the crew raved about Mahomes. We watched Cam's head get treated like a piñata in the SB while the crew waxed poetically about Manning possibly riding off into the sunset with a Lombardi like Elway the very year that the NFL made blows to the head of a QB an officiating focal point. They don't even try to hide it.

For me, some of the strongest evidence that the NFL isn't rigged (besides the obvious) lies in the outcome of their 100th season.

Coming down the stretch, it looked like we were headed for a Steelers-49ers Super Bowl. Both teams were undefeated in previous Super Bowls, and you can imagine the kind of insane hype that matchup would have generated.

But it didn't happen...

The Chargers beat the Steelers in the AFC championship. So instead of a game for the ages, the historic season ended up being capped off by an embarrassing blowout and thoughts of what could have been.

No way I believe a rigged NFL would have passed up that opportunity.