2/2/2015 11:02:38 AM

Sorry for posting this is two threads but seems appropriate

2/2/2015 11:14:38 AM

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"Hindsight bias to the core. If Seattle's last play would of resulted in a touchdown the announcers, Seattle nation, and fans would be licking Carroll's nuts and telling how smart of a play it was but since it backfired everyone's like what a fucking stupid play, should of ran the ball, Russel should of audibled, shouldofdonethisdonethatwhatthefuckman. He took a risk and it backfired in the absolute worst way possible. Live & learn. Also, that doesn't qualify as NC State shit as it was too epic of a collapse on the biggest stage of all football. I shall create a new category called NC State diarrhea."

Nah. The entire nation of Seahawks fans yelled BEAST MODE in unison before that play, then were all dumbfounded at what occurred. A successful play can still be the result of a horrible play call. That one would have been no different.

2/2/2015 11:16:14 AM

Reminded me of the heartbreaking loss to ECU when Wilson threw an interception as the last play of the game.

2/2/2015 11:40:05 AM

Seattle wouldn't have even been playing last night if not for some gutsy playcalling throughout the season and playoffs by Carroll. The guy calls fake punts and onside kicks and stuff. Yet you expect him to transform into John Fox for one play?

2/2/2015 12:25:42 PM

That's the best part about a bandwagon. Doesn't hurt near as much.

2/2/2015 12:27:22 PM

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"Seattle wouldn't have even been playing last night if not for some gutsy playcalling throughout the season and playoffs by Carroll. The guy calls fake punts and onside kicks and stuff. Yet you expect him to transform into John Fox for one play? "

Seriously can't tell if that's sarcastic or not...Pete Carroll is one of the most conservative play callers in the league.

2/2/2015 1:11:13 PM

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"Sorry for posting this is two threads but seems appropriate"

Copy paste from Reddit, downvote if I could.

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"A successful play can still be the result of a horrible play call. That one would have been no different."

I doubt that. If Seattle would of Waltz into the end zone on that last throw I believe everybody would be talking about how good of a play call it was. I wouldn't call it a horrible play call as they were trying to catch NE off guard. They went with a play they had previous success with and NE just made a great defensive play.

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"Seriously can't tell if that's sarcastic or not...Pete Carroll is one of the most conservative play callers in the league."

I didn't follow SEA that much this year but in the AFC championships he made some bold calls with the fake field goal and having Russel throw a long pass in overtime when he previously threw a record breaking amount of picks.



[Edited on February 2, 2015 at 1:20 PM. Reason : ...]

2/2/2015 1:19:47 PM

Just because Seattle's offense leans on the running game doesn't mean Carroll is anywhere near a conservative play caller

2/2/2015 1:31:17 PM

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"I didn't follow SEA that much this year but in the AFC championships he made some bold calls with the fake field goal and having Russel throw a long pass in overtime when he previously threw a record breaking amount of picks."

You have to make bold calls when you're down double digits in the Conference Championship game. And Russel was the one who checked into that long pass play.

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"Just because Seattle's offense leans on the running game doesn't mean Carroll is anywhere near a conservative play caller "

He has consistently, over the last two years, kicked field goals on 4th and short and ran the ball on third and intermediate instead of passing the ball. He was Ron Rivera before he became Steamboat Ron.

2/2/2015 1:52:42 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/02/02/sports/football/wilson-saw-a-window-to-victory-but-butler-stole-the-show.html?smid=tw-nytimes

2/2/2015 1:54:26 PM

This was from 3 years ago, and it only accounts going for it on 4th down (when you don't "have" to), and he's in the top 3rd of the league as far as most aggressive coaches

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2012/aggressiveness-index-2011

I don't ever recall "Steamboat" Ron faking a field goal or calling an onsides kick to start the 2nd half, or many of the other things that Carroll does

Does Seattle like to hand the ball to Lynch a lot? Sure. Lots of coaches want to get the running game going. Meanwhile look back at the Hawks/Saints game in the playoffs last year. Hawks are up 2 scores late in the 4th, and Wilson is throwing on 1st down. As someone who has seen hundreds of games coached by John Fox and Ron Rivera, it's not even close

or this

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"Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll faced accusations of running up the score after his team laid a 58-0 whooping on the Arizona Cardinals last week. Carroll can expect more of the same this week after the Seahawks converted a first down on a fake punt against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The Seahawks had a 30-point lead at the time in a game they ultimately won 50-17. With 12:49 to play in the fourth quarter, Seahawks punt protector Chris Maragos took the direct snap, stepped to his right and flipped the ball to running back Michael Robinson, who darted through the middle for a 29-yard gain. It was a neat little play, but one we're sure the Bills thought little of while trailing 47-17."

so conservative


[Edited on February 2, 2015 at 2:04 PM. Reason : .]

2/2/2015 1:58:36 PM

Not sure it proves much running a fake punt up by 30 in the 4th quarter other than he is sorta a dick. I'd say he is in the middle. He is willing to take chances at times, but also knows his defense is really strong so doesn't need to give them short fields when they tend to hold people. Seems more than anything he runs some trick plays/takes shots mixed in with his conservative nature that work well as they are unexpected.

2/2/2015 2:31:57 PM

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"He has consistently, over the last two years,"

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"This was from 3 years ago,"

C'mon TT.

2/2/2015 2:42:00 PM

well fine

it's not like he's John Fox though. He runs on 3rd and 18 like clockwork.

2/2/2015 2:50:01 PM

http://deadspin.com/the-summer-of-gronk-has-officially-started-1683278204

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"Russell Wilson heard that he had the opportunity to dance onstage with Flo Rida, but he decided to pass."

2/2/2015 3:07:05 PM

oh man the butthurt of Adam Gold is something else

2/2/2015 3:11:48 PM

Warren Sapp was fired from NFL network for soliciting a prostitute in Arizona.

2/2/2015 6:14:43 PM

I don't understand why stars solicit prostitutes. You can go into any bar and find women willing to screw you because you're a celebrity and have money.

2/2/2015 9:12:56 PM

you say that as if you've had experience being a celebrity and having money

2/2/2015 10:04:47 PM

Whores serve the same purpose for rich celebs as they do for guys who can get laid without paying. No hassle
( usually) of having to get rid of the chick the next day. Hell, maybe he was just looking to get blown.

2/2/2015 10:57:30 PM

yep

2/2/2015 11:00:50 PM

Lawrence Taylor would've been like



Then raped her anyway

Because, UNC

2/2/2015 11:16:12 PM

^^^Discretion, as well. Freaky weirdos with funny weiners aren't tryna do it with regular ladies and have their business tweeted all over the next day.

Prostitutes typically aren't out and about announcing they're hookers and telling everybody about their work.

Plus, nobody takes them seriously when they do.

2/2/2015 11:37:31 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bAHY_zYhvU

Maybe he was looking for one of those silly men that are dressed like a woman

2/2/2015 11:47:09 PM

I just bothered looking it up.

He fought two of them over money in a hotel room/hallway.

To me, it kinda seems like evidence that he doesn't regularly solicit prostitutes.

Take it back. Sapp got a problem...from 2010:

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"Sapp's girlfriend told cops that during the argument Sapp "grabbed her and began to choke her." He eventually threw her out of the room, she claims. When cops spoke to Sapp, he told them he had allowed the woman to stay in his room -- but later on decided he wanted her to leave because "he was expecting company." He told police he was trying to help her and she fell."

http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/06/warren-sapp-arrested-domestic-battery-misdemeanor-miami/

[Edited on February 3, 2015 at 12:00 AM. Reason : COMPANY'S COMING. GET THE FUCK OUT!]

2/2/2015 11:57:04 PM

Bridget, you ever hooked?

2/3/2015 12:12:58 AM

No, and I'm too old now for my debut.

But I can pretend if you want.

2/3/2015 12:55:34 AM

http://deadspin.com/listen-to-patriots-and-seahawks-reactions-to-game-endin-1684213568

[Edited on February 6, 2015 at 2:15 PM. Reason : ^ otw]

2/6/2015 2:14:56 PM

So...no takers on the BridgetSPK prostitute situation.

Fuck y'all, too.

2/7/2015 7:31:55 PM

pretty cool

http://imgur.com/a/QaZHX

2/18/2015 8:55:38 PM

Let's take an existing logo. Scale it 3:1 and put it on a helmet. Groundbreaking.

2/18/2015 9:53:06 PM

I hate the Cowboys and Steelers, but both of theirs are pretty crisp.

2/18/2015 9:58:02 PM

Shady McCoy for Kiko Alonso

3/4/2015 1:38:46 AM

^^^^I hate the one for the Giants

3/4/2015 5:28:42 AM

RIVERS TRADED TO THE COWBOYS

3/4/2015 6:56:29 PM

Why don't you put that in the All things Philip Rivers thread?

3/4/2015 7:16:23 PM

So many retirements and new contracts before free agency even starts

3/9/2015 5:52:32 PM

Jimmy Graham to the Seahawks

holy shit man this off season has been nuts

3/10/2015 3:56:12 PM

Jimmy Graham + 4th rounder to Seattle for Max Unger + 1st rounder...

3/10/2015 3:57:22 PM

wonder what this means for Gates - he hasn't announced retirement yet right? He also had a decent year last year. Wonder if they'll run both TEs at the same time

[Edited on March 10, 2015 at 3:59 PM. Reason : or trade Gates]

3/10/2015 3:59:02 PM

Ngata to Detroit, Sam Bradford to Eagles...and probably a lot more. Shit is crazy.

3/10/2015 4:04:20 PM

^^I, too, confuse the Chargers with the Seahawks

Also, since other trades are being posted in here: Bradford from StL to Philly in exchange for Foles & a pick

3/10/2015 4:11:27 PM

^I don't think the Foles/Bradford trade has been confirmed yet.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/10/report-eagles-close-to-trading-nick-foles-for-sam-bradford/

says it's close. I was hoping the Eagles would try to trade up for Mariotta.

Maclin to rejoin Andy Reid in KC is noteworthy also.

[Edited on March 10, 2015 at 4:19 PM. Reason : .]

3/10/2015 4:11:59 PM

Pretty sweet for the lions to replace Suh with Ngata. He's not the pass rusher that Suh is, but that's still a beastly DL.

3/10/2015 4:18:47 PM

How is Russ going to be the whitest black guy in Seattle now that he's competing with a literal albino?

3/10/2015 4:24:20 PM

Alright well it's confirmed. And the Eagles are giving picks.

lol these trades are coming in so fast.

Gore and Andre Johnson likely to Indy.

Owen Daniels to Denver.

Torrey Smith to SF

Jags about to sign DeMarco Murray (already got Julius Thomas)

Suh to Miami.

3/10/2015 5:02:09 PM

Chip Kelly gives away his 3 best playmakers over the last 2 seasons. Good thing he has that one playoff appearance to let people know he's a threat to be reckoned with.

3/10/2015 7:25:42 PM

and those 0 playoff wins

genius

3/10/2015 7:29:06 PM

set em up

3/10/2015 7:48:33 PM