NFL 2014

[Shannow]

I'm going to enjoy bathing in your hate Ginaz.  Suck it. It's because he IS the best ever. Have any fucking doubts now?

[Rasix]

Thanks Patriots.  You've made my son cry. 

"Since the Patriots won, there won't be any draft." *sobs*
"If the Patriots win another one, I won't be able to read anymore" *bawls*

Have to love 5 year old logic.  I didn't even know he was that invested in the game.

[Malakili]

Great game.

[Tannhauser]

I'm going to enjoy bathing in your hate Ginaz.  Suck it. It's because he IS the best ever. Have any fucking doubts now?

Deflategate will always hang over this win, justly or not.  

[Mithas]

I'm going to enjoy bathing in your hate Ginaz.  Suck it. It's because he IS the best ever. Have any fucking doubts now?

Did someone say that Pats fans were insufferable?

[Paelos]

Oh man, that game ended better than I ever could have imagined as a guy who knows Russell Wilson is overrated. Oh the defender's tears taste like fine wine.

[Ghambit]

You guys know I love Wilson; but there's no way a Brady or Manning led offense runs that play, even if it came from the coach.  Carroll and Wilson's egoes basically destroyed their superbowl, on a team that was supposed to be "all for one" and what-not.  Horrible.

[Mithas]

[Paelos]

Glorious.

Also you know, you have to win two in a row before you start talking Dynasty, pretty much all the Seattle clowns on my twitter feed before this game.

[Shannow]

Carrollgate? WhynotrunLynchgate?  I think that call needs a name.

[Merusk]

You guys know I love Wilson; but there's no way a Brady or Manning led offense runs that play, even if it came from the coach.  Carroll and Wilson's egoes basically destroyed their superbowl, on a team that was supposed to be "all for one" and what-not.  Horrible.

Genii of the lamp!  For my last wish I want to complete a Superbowl-winning pass in the redzone that will go down in history!

Your wish is granted!

[Abagadro]

Hey Richard, how many Super Bowl rings does Tom Brady have?

[Tannhauser]

Carrollgate? WhynotrunLynchgate?  I think that call needs a name.

Callghazi?  Brainfartgate?

That sound you hear is everyone getting off the Seahawks bandwagon.

[Paelos]

Only Seattle could have galvanized a populace to be slightly okay with the Patriots winning.

[El Gallo]

Pete Carrol should be fired for that call, no joke.

[Ghambit]

It really is a deep lesson on humility and keeping things simple.  Let us now see what Carroll says about the play-call.  I'm betting he just says "that's just football."  Or some bullshit... instead of just admitting they screwed up royally upstairs and cost an entire team and fanbase the superbowl.  You have 3 downs... 3... with the best rushing attack in football really (wilson and beast), against a reeling defense who was getting blown off the ball, and u throw from the 1.  Into the middle of the field mind you.  Into coverage.

Even Emmitt Smith says it's the worst playcall in Superbowl history; that's pretty much my take on it too.

Carrollgate? WhynotrunLynchgate?  I think that call needs a name.

Callghazi?  Brainfartgate?

That sound you hear is everyone getting off the Seahawks bandwagon.

Well, I wouldn't blame anyone for jumping off.  This is not a small thing.  People are calling it one of the most boneheaded endings to any game in history.  Up there with Leon Lett, the Cubs vs. Marlins playoff, and so forth.

[Paelos]

I want Russell Wilson to admit it was his call at the line. I really do. I can't even describe how perfect it would be.

[Ghambit]

It was borderline on his part.  The back wasnt sitting on the route, he left his assignment and jumped it.  A coinflip really.  Still shouldn't have let it happen. 

[K9]

As someone with no horse in this race, that was a pretty damn good game of football. I think I'd have been content with either team winning. They are the two best teams in football and they played like it. For all the weird shit that happened at the end this isn't a game that you can blame on poor refereeing decisions, or unconventional tactics or whatever.

That said, that playcall will go down as one of the most baffling decisions in football history. If I was Lynch I'd be furious right now.

[Malakili]

It really is a deep lesson on humility and keeping things simple.  Let us now see what Carroll says about the play-call.  I'm betting he just says "that's just football."  Or some bullshit... instead of just admitting they screwed up royally upstairs and cost an entire team and fanbase the superbowl.  You have 3 downs... 3... with the best rushing attack in football really (wilson and beast), against a reeling defense who was getting blown off the ball, and u throw from the 1.  Into the middle of the field mind you.  Into coverage.

In the interview he basically took responsibility for the call and said they made the call because they felt they had a good chance with those personnel against the Patriots goal life package, and that they were planning on running it on 3rd and 4th down if they didn't score on the play.

[slog]

[Malakili]

Laughed out loud. For real.

[Ghambit]

As someone with no horse in this race, that was a pretty damn good game of football. I think I'd have been content with either team winning. They are the two best teams in football and they played like it. For all the weird shit that happened at the end this isn't a game that you can blame on poor refereeing decisions, or unconventional tactics or whatever.

That said, that playcall will go down as one of the most baffling decisions in football history. If I was Lynch I'd be furious right now.

Actually the reffing was subpar at best and you could give the pats the 2nd to last score as squarely on the refs for helping them in with bogus roughing and non-calls. Recall the bogus noncall PI when the back tripped the hawk's wideout.  Also, they were allowing the pick play the whole game, when the league was supposed to be cracking down on that.  You saw the Hawks bitching about that in the 1st half.

Also saw a lot of holding not even called, and when it was it wasn't even from the back judge.

Lastly, unlike previous pats games... the refs held up the Hawks during their hurry-up to allow the pats time to sub in on defense.  The refs NEVER do that when it's in the pats' favor.  Granted, that's the proper use of the rule... but it woulda been nice had they'd done that throughout the season.  

edit:  Edelman was knocked out on his feet the last part of the 4th quarter and the refs and the Pats' sideline left him in there.  Should never have been out there, whereas Avril had to sit out the rest of the entire game.

[Surlyboi]

Legitimately funny meme. Still, the only thing worse than a gloating Pats fan is a gloating Yankees fan.

[Nevermore]

As someone with no horse in this race, that was a pretty damn good game of football. I think I'd have been content with either team winning. They are the two best teams in football and they played like it. For all the weird shit that happened at the end this isn't a game that you can blame on poor refereeing decisions, or unconventional tactics or whatever.

That said, that playcall will go down as one of the most baffling decisions in football history. If I was Lynch I'd be furious right now.

Actually the reffing was subpar at best and you could give the pats the 2nd to last score as squarely on the refs for helping them in with bogus roughing and non-calls. Recall the bogus noncall PI when the back tripped the hawk's wideout.  Also, they were allowing the pick play the whole game, when the league was supposed to be cracking down on that.  You saw the Hawks bitching about that in the 1st half.

Also saw a lot of holding not even called, and when it was it wasn't even from the back judge.

Lastly, unlike previous pats games... the refs held up the Hawks during their hurry-up to allow the pats time to sub in on defense.  The refs NEVER do that when it's in the pats' favor.  Granted, that's the proper use of the rule... but it woulda been nice had they'd done that throughout the season.  

edit:  Edelman was knocked out on his feet the last part of the 4th quarter and the refs and the Pats' sideline left him in there.  Should never have been out there, whereas Avril had to sit out the rest of the entire game.

All that is true but it would have been irrelevant if they had just handed the ball to Lynch at the end.  Seahawks have absolutely no one to blame but themselves.

[Mithas]

I'm really curious what you guys would call a game that was officiated well. Seems like every game is poorly officiated.

[K9]

I'm really curious what you guys would call a game that was officiated well. Seems like every game is poorly officiated.

I genuinely can't tell at this point either...

[slog]

[Velorath]

I'm really curious what you guys would call a game that was officiated well. Seems like every game is poorly officiated.

They pretty much are all poorly officiated but yeah, I didn't really see anything too egregious here aside from maybe the running into the kicker call that probably should have been roughing.

[HaemishM]

Why would you not give it to Lynch?? 

All I could think of too. It's not like New England had consistently stopped him or anything.

I feel like a battered wife whose husband has finally been taken to jail. Fuck off, 2014 NFL Season. I won't miss ye.

[Mithas]

Fuck off, 2014 NFL Season. I won't miss ye.

This. Bring on the draft!

[Evildrider]

Best halftime show in recent memory, but this is where I would have really liked a wardrobe malfunction.   

[Ghambit]

Not enough cleavage on Perry's part, but she did at least do the obligatory bouncy-boob routine.
That said, I agree about this season being generally bad.  Tough to find a worse one, but at least the two most deserving teams in the end went to the dance.

[Morat20]

Best halftime show in recent memory, but this is where I would have really liked a wardrobe malfunction.   

She rode Voltron in and exited in a "The more you know" PSA drone.

Yeah, pretty good show. :)

[Nevermore]

You left out something.