Game Thread W14 - Indianapolis at Tennessee (1 Viewer)

[Trizzler]

Well we know who won't be coaching Tennessee next year...

 

[CrossEyed]

I don't understand this. This is the NFL. These guys are paid millions of dollars. How can they not figure this out when a bunch of armchair QBs (and even Joe freaking Theisman) can see it clear as day?I know the chances of them winning are small anyway. But they literally had a 0% chance of winning after that pass in bounds. There wasn't time for a TD, onside kick, and another play.It's so stupid. How can these guys be professionals?

In sports, professional means paid, not necessarily smart.

 

[Bri]

wish the woodchucks would announce next week

 

[Ghost Rider]

But remember, teams are just lining up to hire Jeff Fisher if he leaves Tennessee.

 

[CrossEyed]

wish the woodchucks would announce next week

They could team them up with the pig. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

 

[footballnerd]

I don't understand this. This is the NFL. These guys are paid millions of dollars. How can they not figure this out when a bunch of armchair QBs (and even Joe freaking Theisman) can see it clear as day?I know the chances of them winning are small anyway. But they literally had a 0% chance of winning after that pass in bounds. There wasn't time for a TD, onside kick, and another play.It's so stupid. How can these guys be professionals?

That's a Vegas decision right there, Titans playing for 3.5 cover

 

[Utter Chaos]

Fisher must have taken the Titans and the 3.5 points.

 

[Bri]

But remember, teams are just lining up to hire Jeff Fisher if he leaves Tennessee.

Yeah because the other 30 teams never lost to Peyton either

 

[CrossEyed]

I usually like Peyton. He seems annoying in this interview tonight.

 

[Ghost Rider]

But remember, teams are just lining up to hire Jeff Fisher if he leaves Tennessee.

Yeah because the other 30 teams never lost to Peyton either

Did you see how the game ended?

 

[faulkfan]

Taking something positive from this for those who own CJ; It seems that Britt, Collins, and CJ can have value when they are all out there playing. I thought Moss could be the guy to open up the field for the offense, but apparently it is Britt.

 

[Garrett]

Peyton looked like some kind of weird robot in that post game interview.

 

[ROBOPUNTER]

Taking something positive from this for those who own CJ; It seems that Britt, Collins, and CJ can have value when they are all out there playing. I thought Moss could be the guy to open up the field for the offense, but apparently it is Britt.

Britt threw some fantastic blocks out there tonight. I think he took 2 guys out at once on one play.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

I don't understand this. This is the NFL. These guys are paid millions of dollars. How can they not figure this out when a bunch of armchair QBs (and even Joe freaking Theisman) can see it clear as day?I know the chances of them winning are small anyway. But they literally had a 0% chance of winning after that pass in bounds. There wasn't time for a TD, onside kick, and another play.It's so stupid. How can these guys be professionals?

That's a Vegas decision right there, Titans playing for 3.5 cover

Fisher must have taken the Titans and the 3.5 points.

I just love how the game threads morph into point spread discussions at the end.......and for the back door cover!

 

[griff321]

I don't understand this. This is the NFL. These guys are paid millions of dollars. How can they not figure this out when a bunch of armchair QBs (and even Joe freaking Theisman) can see it clear as day?I know the chances of them winning are small anyway. But they literally had a 0% chance of winning after that pass in bounds. There wasn't time for a TD, onside kick, and another play.It's so stupid. How can these guys be professionals?

That's a Vegas decision right there, Titans playing for 3.5 cover

Fisher must have taken the Titans and the 3.5 points.

I just love how the game threads morph into point spread discussions at the end.......and for the back door cover!

BS TD at the end!

 

[Bri]

I don't understand this. This is the NFL. These guys are paid millions of dollars. How can they not figure this out when a bunch of armchair QBs (and even Joe freaking Theisman) can see it clear as day?I know the chances of them winning are small anyway. But they literally had a 0% chance of winning after that pass in bounds. There wasn't time for a TD, onside kick, and another play.It's so stupid. How can these guys be professionals?

I didn't think they had a chance with 2 min left. "All they had to do was score a TD, get the onsides kick and kick a FG" is quite a lot and announcers always minimize it. They know the Colts oh so well and I imagine they knew it was over before it hit the point where Theismann pretended they didn't. Their division is super tight right now and I just can't buy into the Jags winning the division. Points for and points against was about all they could accomplish at that point. I do NOT think they make the playoffs and get into a tie breaker where it matters, but I imagine that was the point of it. Assuming they knew it was an L-Laying down isn't an option.Bironas is one of the best kickers so they wouldn't gain anything there proving they can score a FG.The team had played poorly before this game and had gone way too long without a TD (10 quarters?) so this seems like the best option to me. Who knows how long the sting of Rusty lingered, at least let a Scaife TD linger in their minds to try and overcome the Rusty memory.

 

[Brunell4MVP]

I don't understand this. This is the NFL. These guys are paid millions of dollars. How can they not figure this out when a bunch of armchair QBs (and even Joe freaking Theisman) can see it clear as day?I know the chances of them winning are small anyway. But they literally had a 0% chance of winning after that pass in bounds. There wasn't time for a TD, onside kick, and another play.It's so stupid. How can these guys be professionals?

In sports, professional means paid, not necessarily smart.

Very similar with business execs from what I can tell.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I don't understand this. This is the NFL. These guys are paid millions of dollars. How can they not figure this out when a bunch of armchair QBs (and even Joe freaking Theisman) can see it clear as day?I know the chances of them winning are small anyway. But they literally had a 0% chance of winning after that pass in bounds. There wasn't time for a TD, onside kick, and another play.It's so stupid. How can these guys be professionals?

I didn't think they had a chance with 2 min left. "All they had to do was score a TD, get the onsides kick and kick a FG" is quite a lot and announcers always minimize it. They know the Colts oh so well and I imagine they knew it was over before it hit the point where Theismann pretended they didn't. Their division is super tight right now and I just can't buy into the Jags winning the division. Points for and points against was about all they could accomplish at that point. I do NOT think they make the playoffs and get into a tie breaker where it matters, but I imagine that was the point of it. Assuming they knew it was an L-Laying down isn't an option.Bironas is one of the best kickers so they wouldn't gain anything there proving they can score a FG.The team had played poorly before this game and had gone way too long without a TD (10 quarters?) so this seems like the best option to me. Who knows how long the sting of Rusty lingered, at least let a Scaife TD linger in their minds to try and overcome the Rusty memory.

That is how losers think. They still had a chance, albeit a small one, to win the game, but Fisher completely blew it by wasting all of the time getting that one score when he could have gotten the first score (the FG) and still had a chance at an onside kick recovery and a few Hail Mary bombs for the win. But I am sure they feel good about only having lost by 2, instead of 6, and covering that spread, eh?

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

I didn't think they had a chance with 2 min left. "All they had to do was score a TD, get the onsides kick and kick a FG" is quite a lot and announcers always minimize it. They know the Colts oh so well and I imagine they knew it was over before it hit the point where Theismann pretended they didn't. Their division is super tight right now and I just can't buy into the Jags winning the division. Points for and points against was about all they could accomplish at that point. I do NOT think they make the playoffs and get into a tie breaker where it matters, but I imagine that was the point of it. Assuming they knew it was an L-Laying down isn't an option.Bironas is one of the best kickers so they wouldn't gain anything there proving they can score a FG.The team had played poorly before this game and had gone way too long without a TD (10 quarters?) so this seems like the best option to me. Who knows how long the sting of Rusty lingered, at least let a Scaife TD linger in their minds to try and overcome the Rusty memory.

I gotta say, this post makes no sense at all. They knew it was over with 2 minutes left as if nobody has ever recovered an onside kick? Somehow the idea that you don't believe in the Jags played into their decision to accept a loss? They have nothing to gain from a FG that would cut the lead to one score? Their strategy was based on the 7th playoff tiebreaker even though they have conference record (2-7) that assures they will lose the 4th tiebreaker to any of their division foes?