2022 NFL Thread

[Honestbuckeye]

Everyone is aware the player who drew the flag even said it was a penalty, correct?

He didn’t say it was a penalty. He said he tugged his jersey lately and thought the officials would let it slide.   

The officials had let that slide all game for both teams and call the game very evenly in my opinion, at least up to that call right there which clearly had little to no impact on the incomplete pass.

[MarqHusker]

An ending about as unsatisfying as it could be.   Several magnitudes more disappointing than even PKs in soccer.

[ELA]

He didn’t say it was a penalty. He said he tugged his jersey lately and thought the officials would let it slide. 

The officials had let that slide all game for both teams and call the game very evenly in my opinion, at least up to that call right there which clearly had little to no impact on the incomplete pass.

No, he said he HOPED they would let it slide, but that it was a holding

[rolltidefan]

i don't trust a player's opinion when they say they did not foul, why would i care when they say they did?

wasn't a foul, imo. a weak one at best. what happened to contact inside 5 yards before ball is thrown being legal? that change?

very unsatisfying end to an otherwise great game. congrats to kc for a good comeback. was pulling for eagles cause of hurts and smitty, but otherwise no dog in fight.

[jgvol]

It was a penalty -- a slight tug of the jersey, followed by a slight hook.  Seen it called a billion times.  Olson going apoplectic over the entire deal (because it was late in the game) made me even happier that it was called.

Besides Philly got a freebie on the Gottard (sp?) 'no catch' catch.  Clearly only one foot in with control.

And it's Philly, so piss on 'em.  (If it was anyone else, the penalty may be debatable.)

[ELA]

i don't trust a player's opinion when they say they did not foul, why would i care when they say they did?

Huh?

Because one is self serving

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1624971224420958209?t=Nvl7FLEBopLKxqTE2PEZRA&s=19

[MaximumSam]

Even if the Eagles got the ball back the refs would have suddenly remembered that the left tackle can't start blocking before the snap

[Honestbuckeye]

Even if the Eagles got the ball back the refs would have suddenly remembered that the left tackle can't start blocking before the snap

Good point.  Seems like he was doing that in every play. 

[FearlessF]

I'm not hung up on the ending

good entertaining game

unlike many super bowls

[FearlessF]

During an appearance in Peoria, Ill. this week, Gov. JB Pritzker was asked if the state would help pay for the team’s development plans in Arlington Heights. This is a common practice as organizations and local governments work together on new stadiums because of the mutual benefits of such a project.

However, Pritzker shut down that possibility when he said, “I am of the opinion that it’s not our obligation as the state to step in and provide major funding, and I certainly don’t want to burden taxpayers with major support for a private business."

The news is a big hit to the team's stadium plans after Sen. Ann Gillespie filed a bill recently that would allow up to 40 years worth of tax breaks to major organizations like the Bears in Arlington Heights.

Next year, legendary stadium Soldier Field will turn 100 years old. While it is one of the oldest active sports venues in the country, it does not have the same historic value and charm as classics like Wrigley Field and Fenway Park. That is why there have long been talks of the Bears looking to finally construct a new arena for Illinois’ most popular football team.

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[betarhoalphadelta]

Next year, legendary stadium Soldier Field will turn 100 years old. While it is one of the oldest active sports venues in the country, it does not have the same historic value and charm as classics like Wrigley Field and Fenway Park. 

Soldier Field was fine until the alien spaceship landed on top of it.

[MarqHusker]

Soldier Field was fine until the alien spaceship landed on top of it.

I think Soldier Field was turning (quickly) into a royal dump and was way past due for renovations.    Then the alien spaceship landed on top of it.

I recently came across some pictures I took around 2000 before renovations, many from the interior bowels of that place.  Yep, dump.

[847badgerfan]

The Bears and Chicago had a great chance and blew it. They should have built it next to Comiskey Park, and left Soldier Field alone, as a monument.