Thorny

Tuch, from Thompson and Dahlin what the doctor ordered

Dahlin needs a couple to keep Karlsson from pulling away and put some distance between him and Morrissey and Dougie

Part of the trade off I’m afraid and a big reason why goal differential is a better overall indicator than goals scored

Another nice uniform matchup

He’s coming close to approaching or meeting (even exceeding, in some regards) Brady’s pace / trajectory but he’s not approaching his accomplishments quite yet aside from RS MVPs. Only cause Brady so obliterated the standard. He’s approaching Montana’s though and currently passing everyone else.

Ya. It’s not like a projection is necessary to have Mahomes top 5. If he retired today he’s immediately in the hall of fame. Only 13 QBs have ever won 2 SBs, and he’s already quite a bit ahead of most on that short list. Never mind all his other markers, some of which you pointed to. Ya he has an argument for 3 as well. Not for long though.

Nah. One game. If he plays quite well, get him another. Can’t prioritize getting him an extended look over team performance

Need a dub here tbh

Looks like he’s really feeling Vegas

Ya it’s the bolded bits that you can’t see unless you expand the quote that sometimes get me

So, broader convo: is Mahomes now a top 3 QB of all time? I’ve got: 1 Brady 2 Montana 3 Mahomes ..Aikman and Bradshaw have more SBs than Mahomes but...ya. Elway and P. Manning have arguments for #3 as well among others but given his trajectory I have no problem personally slotting Mahomes in at 3.

Ah. My mistake, thanks for letting me know. Reaction rescinded

You alignment with the take I’m currently arguing against

I do not see it as a play that happened on every down, though. The clear differentiating factor is the visible jersey tug, which the official saw. It’s going to be called every time. The closest comparison is slashing in the NHL. It’ll get called, it’ll get not called, at the officials’ discretion. But what WILL always get called by the ref is a slash that breaks a stick. If a player’s stick comes down on the opponents’ stick in a slashing motion where the result is the stick snaps, ref makes the call full stop, even in the playoffs. We all know that’s the way it is. Whether we like it or not. It’s consistent. This play was the same. He pulled the jersey. Ref saw it. Penalty every time.

No one actually sees the play being “let go” for 58 minutes it’s just what they say because everyone says it lol. No one watches for that. No one posting a clip of another instance. Because it actually *wasn’t* happening on every play (this is why the chiefs were able to burn them on it twice, before the penalty). It’s not a real thing - but this space is quite heavily (expectedly) biased against the Chiefs. I mean I get it, but it’s a weighted discussion on its surface - - - Another thing former NFL TE Luke Wilson did on TSN was a skewering of Greg Olsen which I honestly much appreciated: after breaking down why the call was correct, he lambasted Olsen for belabouring the point on air after the play endlessly - not only was Olsen wrong he did a HELL of a lot to shape the narrative - most viewers base whether the call is correct based on what the commentators say: most casual viewers and even regular viewers don’t know the ins and outs of the rules. The endless refrain of “uncatchable” is evidence of this First comments: “it was uncatchable!” “it was within 5 yards!” please...I beg of you...*learn the rules* mr and mrs twitter people, if you want to b*tch about em

“Catchable” doesn’t apply to that play, so many people are mistaken on this rule. Not on a hold at the line of scrimmage. It was on the receivers initial spin that the jersey was grabbed, stalling up the play right at the start, impeding the receiver, THIS is why the ball was uncatchable. This is why “uncatchable” isn’t a factor here, it’s not relevant/included in determination, by rule. They did a great job breaking it down on TSN. The reason they initiated contact at the line is they had literally been burned on that exact play twice right before, he had no help behind him so jammed him up. It was the right call, right time. Even the philly player said he held him The last call at the end of a game, as usual filled with its fair share of questionable calls, doesnt “decide” the game. That’s not how it works - there are always *multiple* factors, moments and diverging moments throughout any of which going differently could have changed the outcome, and the one that comes last isn’t the most important just because it came last. Not logical - the 4th goal in a 5-4 win is as important as the 5th. If you take it away the game is just as tied as taking away the last one

That he shall now henceforce be known as Darth Mullet is perhaps punishment enough

Great game. Calls went both ways. Agree with Philly coach, breaking it down to one call (which was correct) is never accurate, and the better team won. Mahomes established as current standard in the sport, bar none

Never mind lol

You may have already seen the turning point Early as it was

Awful decision by Reid to go for the FG to begin with

Good stuff.

I’m down to 1

Where’s @dudacekat? If my memory serves (and who we kidding) he was a reasonably big booster of the fellow, during early day Eichel trade talks. Wonder if his stance has changed re: Comtois He was indeed a *healthy* scratch.

Always enjoyed this when I was a kid. Speaking of Sandler, and especially fitting considering the day EDIT better audio version