MookieBlaylock said:

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Eagles are better at every position group than the Chiefs except for two QB and TE

This could be an interesting game if we can survive the two weeks of media hell

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The Super Bowl bye week is terrible

toucan82 said:

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MookieBlaylock said:

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Eagles are better at every position group than the Chiefs except for two QB and TE

This could be an interesting game if we can survive the two weeks of media hell

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The Super Bowl bye week is terrible

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Gives them 2 weeks to build up stories to attract common fans.....

Can you imagine the hype if the cowboys were going after not being there in over a quarter century?

Bengals just didn't bring their A game. Actually, only scored 20 points against a mediocre defense.

#NFLRigged I wonder if @tkelce would call Ron Torbert a jabroni for all the calls that went KC's way? only seems fair pic.twitter.com/ZoUKFNAF7l

— Burner (@Meta_TB) January 30, 2023

htxag09 said:

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And it hasn't been mentioned because of the focus on the refs, but why did the Bengals keep that punt in bounds?

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Do you suggesting a 29 yard punt return had more of an impact than a late hit? Who is there to blame?

Iowaggie said:

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htxag09 said:

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And it hasn't been mentioned because of the focus on the refs, but why did the Bengals keep that punt in bounds?

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Do you suggesting a 29 yard punt return had more of an impact than a late hit? Who is there to blame?

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Yes...... Starting a drive at the 20/25 yard line with 35 sec left is significantly different than starting at the 47. I mean that return is more yardage than the Chiefs offense got the entire drive, including the penalty.

Who's to blame? No idea, but assuming the punter just did what he was told, the specialty teams coaches.

There's a reason the Chiefs punted out of bounds on the possession prior....the offenses were struggling, don't give them free yardage when the clock is the friend of the defense.

It was a bad punt. The punter significantly outkicked his coverage and kicked right to the middle of the field.

The uncalled blocks in the back made it worse.

#49ers QB Brock Purdy suffered a complete tear of the UCL in his throwing elbow and will undergo surgery, per sources.

Purdy is getting second opinions, but the initial hope is he can undergo a repair — not reconstruction (AKA Tommy John) — and will be ready for training camp. pic.twitter.com/dFGQGpPALw

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 30, 2023

I don't know how they think they can repair a full UCL tear without Tommy John. Baseball players would be doing that if it was viable. I'd say don't expect to see him in 2023. Trey Lance, the job is yours again. Jimmy G, stay by the phone

And people were giving him **** for not going back in the game at first

I take that as he's seeking a 2nd opinion in hopes that someone else sees that's it's not a full tear and can be fixed via repair.

He was put in a tough spot and in the end it may not have mattered anyways but I thought Shanahan f'ed up not running the offense with McCaffery as a wildcat QB.

Maybe, but once those things are torn decently even partial thickness, it's pretty much TJ time.

The Shanahan call is a tough one because it's not like they have this whole wildcat playbook assortment at the ready. I think they probably felt the best way to get the ball in CM and Deebo's hands in the biggest variety of ways, on timing, and with blocking designed properly was to have Purdy keep running everything he could

Every team in the playoffs should be able to call in a legacy QB from their franchise in case they run out of QBs during a playoff game. Not sure if I would have gone with Young, Montana, or Garcia yesterday, but anything would have been better than that second half.

The Porkchop Express said:

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Every team in the playoffs should be able to call in a legacy QB from their franchise in case they run out of QBs during a playoff game. Not sure if I would have gone with Young, Montana, or Garcia yesterday, but anything would have been better than that second half.

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BAH GAWD THAT'S COLIN KAEPERNICK'S MUSIC

The Porkchop Express said:

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Every team in the playoffs should be able to call in a legacy QB from their franchise in case they run out of QBs during a playoff game. Not sure if I would have gone with Young, Montana, or Garcia yesterday, but anything would have been better than that second half.

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Up until 2011, they had the "emergency QB" rule. Basically a +1 to the game day roster, he could only play if QB1 and QB2 both had to leave the game, and once he came in, neither was allowed to return. The rule was changed to simply expand the roster by one player, which for most teams was almost always not a QB.

My guess is that owners got tired of paying game checks for someone who had a 99.9% chance of not playing. Also the fact that, if you get to your third QB in a single game, the game is lost anyway, unless the other team suddenly develops an insane case of butterfingers with the ball.

The crazy part is that SF started with QB3, and then had to go to QB4 ( a guy who is a prime example of just how long a back up/practice squad QB can float around the league.)

It reminds me of one time in the 90s for the Oilers, Moon was hurt and Cody Carlson was going to play but was also banged up. When someone asked Jack Pardee what they would do if Carlson was knocked out of the game, his answer was "Put Ernest Givins at QB and run the option."

I had never wished harder for an injury in all my life, but alas it did not come to pass.

Cody Carlson now that is a name I have not heard in a long time

Churchill legend

The Eagles put on a drone show in Philly for the NFC Championship 🦅pic.twitter.com/5B1wc0Y6Pl

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) January 31, 2023

An arrest warrant is out for #Bengals RB Joe Mixon on one count of aggravated menacing. Mixon allegedly pointed a gun at the victim and said, “You should be popped in the face, I should shoot you.”

This happened a day before the AFC Divisional Game vs. Buffalo.

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 3, 2023

Just spoke to #Bengals RB Joe Mixon’s agent, Peter Schaffer, who says the misdemeanor charge against Mixon will be dropped Friday. pic.twitter.com/YKPFYuChgd

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 3, 2023

So it appears the aggravated menacing was more of a Phantom Menace?