Super Bowl LVI - Bengals vs Rams - Discussion & GAME Thread (2 Viewers)

[FreeBaGeL]

What I don’t understand is if you’re going to run on 3rd down there, why Perone instead of Mixon? 

Mixon had a good game and you pull him in that situation?

Weren't they in hurry up?  Even if not, they had the 2-minute offense on the field and Perine is the 3rd-down back, they were trying to catch them off guard.  He was in on that whole drive as he always is in those situations.

Now if you want to ask why in the world Perine is the 3rd down back when one of Mixon's biggest strengths at OU was his receiving ability that's fair.  But on that play they were trying to run a draw in passing formation.

 

[GroveDiesel]

had to turn it off when they showed Kroenke

Wonder if Kroenke thinks the $800M he had to pay St Louis for leaving is worth it?

 

[belljr]

Eric Weddle was coaching pop Warner

 

[Jayded]

That is not what I would have done, but Perine is their third down back and two-minute guy for some reason. Probably blocking. But trying to pick up that yard on a draw right into Aaron Donald's territory was so stupid. I throw up my hands. Can't figure it out. 

I get it on paper, but situationally I don’t. I want my shifty guy who’s shown he can make something out of nothing at that point in the game and a first down needed, especially since it was going to cost you a timeout too. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Why Perine?

Wasn’t Mixon hurt? I thought there was talk of him being checked out by the medical staff.

 

[Sam Quentin]

That 3rd in 1 call was playing scared

Lame

 

[GroveDiesel]

I was hoping for Rocky 2. But we got Rocky 1. 

You definitely called this one Joe.

 

[JohnnyU]

Poor bengals jeez

0-3.  Maybe they catch the Bills and Vikings next year.

 

[Truebluey]

I don't know if anybody else has mentioned it yet, but I thought there was a clear false start by the Rams on that holding play as well.  Snap was late.

I called that at the time to my wife. Very messed up snap. 

 

[sports_fan]

Donald got MVP. 

Hard to go wrong with either him or Kupp. Both made game changing plays and Rams lose without either of them. I’d give it to Kupp personally but basically a tossup between them 

 

[BobbyLayne]

my fiancé knew nothing about football a year ago

my 13 year old daughter, same same 

they opened a FanDuel account, got some super boosted promotional odds deal, bet $10

won $580.00



just transferred it back to their bank account 

 Buh bye FanDuel thnx for the Valentines dinner!!

 

[ShamrockPride]

I don't know if anybody else has mentioned it yet, but I thought there was a clear false start by the Rams on that holding play as well.  Snap was late.

Oh yeah

I didn't see it in real time but I guess should have been plenty obvious to a ref

https://twitter.com/michaelFhurley/status/1493055083713544192?t=Wn7FICorHxmObeE69vNMQQ&s=19

 

[The General]

Man sorry Bengal fans.

 

[JaxBill]

Wonder if Kroenke thinks the $800M he had to pay St Louis for leaving is worth it?

Eff Kroenke 

@506sports: St. Louis TV station. Replies are what you expect. https://twitter.com/ksdknews/status/1493059372414648323

 

[Bigboy10182000]

BS...it wasn't on fourth down, it didnt extend a drive. And it was SOFT...not egregious bad call. way way way TOO much BEING MADE OF IT

I think what makes it stand out as so bad is because the refs let them play all game before throwing that flag. If it’s egregious I could get it but that’s a tough spot to turn a would be 4th down into a first down. 

In addition to that, Kupp should have never been in the game after the head to head hit where he stayed down. He was supposed to be in the concussion protocol. 

 

[travdogg]

@ToddFuhrman: The Rams winning that elusive #SuperBowl with a philosophy of fu*k our draft picks fundamentally changes the way how NFL teams will do business moving forward in a copycat league

That was kinda how it was in the 80's up until the Hershel Walker trade. Then most teams got super spooked about trading picks for proven players. 

It's probably a flawed strategy unless you have multiple HOFers and a great HC. Too many teams do it, and you end up grossly overpaying for slightly above average players 

That said, it is a copycat league so it's possible a few teams give it a go 

 

[Joe Bryant]

You definitely called this one Joe.

Sadly.

 

[fred_1_15301]

Tremendous Super Bowl. 
 

Period.

Incredible post season.

Period.

Best postseason of my life and I’m 43

 

[jhib]

I called that at the time to my wife. Very messed up snap. 

Same. It's one of those plays where I thought I must have been seeing things, since no one was talking about it. Had to go back to replay it to make sure I wasn't.

 

[modogg]

It’s amazing to see all the whining.  There was a couple controversial calls (non-calls) against both teams.

i really didn't have a dog in the fight, but i think it is less about the specific call, and much more about the refs letting them play (on both sides of the ball), then all of a sudden less than 4 minutes of the game feeling like they had to throw a flag almost every play. just seemed way overboard and hard to be upset with Cincy defense if they were playing how the refs had called 7/8 of the game, then decided to change it up all of a sudden

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Honestly, I'd take Donald over deion already. 

One guy closed down half the field on every defensive snap and gave you offense via KR/PR and part time receiver.
 

You said Donald was close to being the  the best player of all time. 
 

I would take Randy White, Bob Lilly, Warren Sapp, Mean Joe green and Alan page all before I got to Darnold.

 

[Todem]

Best postseason of my life and I’m 43

52 here and agree. Simply amazing.

 

[renesauz]

I think what makes it stand out as so bad is because the refs let them play all game before throwing that flag. If it’s egregious I could get it but that’s a tough spot to turn a would be 4th down into a first down. 

In addition to that, Kupp should have never been in the game after the head to head hit where he stayed down. He was supposed to be in the concussion protocol. 

Fair enough I suppose, but still believe Rams earned it on that drive, and after the missed facemask complaining about a soft penalty seems weak.

The PI a couple plays later was blatant and needed to be called

 

[renesauz]

Best postseason of my life and I’m 43

agree 100% and Im 52

 

[Tha Guru]

I love Kroenke, as a Liverpool fan he has driven Arsenal FC into tMud

 

[The General]

People can’t be complaining about those calls. Was a great game at the end. Congrats Rams. 

 

[Buckna]

The opposite. He's ecstatic.

His furniture store had a promotion, if people buy $3k in furniture and the Bengals win, they get a full refund.

He bet $9m on the Bengals to offset the even greater amount he'd have had to pay out if they won.

He was cheering for the Rams.

Yeah, dude has been running these promotions for years. He always hedges these with his bets.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Best postseason of my life and I’m 43

52 here and agree. Simply amazing.

44. This is the first time I’ve ever considered the games are manipulated. 

 

[massraider]

I love Kroenke, as a Liverpool fan he has driven Arsenal FC into tMud

Yeah, they aren't set up for a dynasty, they sold their future for the ring, but hey, good for them. 

 

[dkp993]

Best postseason of my life and I’m 43

Agreed

 

[BobbyLayne]

Agreed

congrats GB! 
 

 

[SlaX]

44. This is the first time I’ve ever considered the games are manipulated. 

Just the first time?

 

[fred_1_15301]

i really didn't have a dog in the fight, but i think it is less about the specific call, and much more about the refs letting them play (on both sides of the ball), then all of a sudden less than 4 minutes of the game feeling like they had to throw a flag almost every play. just seemed way overboard and hard to be upset with Cincy defense if they were playing how the refs had called 7/8 of the game, then decided to change it up all of a sudden

I get that but I think the missed call at the start of the 2nd half was far more game changing than anything that happened in that last Rams drive.  And I really was rooting for the Bengals.  I just don’t believe that the refs dictated the outcome of this game.  I saw 2 defenses play an amazing game and one of them just made an extra play.

 

[dkp993]

congrats GB! 
 

Thanks brother.  So excited right now.  

 

[massraider]

LOL. from twitter:

Zac Taylor coaches like he set his madden depth chart to "Samaje Perine - 3DRB" and doesn't know how to find *game options*

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Bengals won't blame anyone but themselves. You can't let it get to the point where one or two plays or calls determine the game. You have to win it with room to spare.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Just the first time?

Yup. My cousin has been saying Vegas has their hands in it for decades. I thought he was crazy. The Chiefs game was way too suspect for me. The play before the half and the play where Mahomes got sacked fumbled - there were no less than 5 guys wide open. 

 

[BobbyLayne]

Best postseason of my life and I’m 43

I actually have been ignoring the postseason for years - Lions haven’t gone since 2016

only interested this year bc I love Stafford

holy cow so many great games!!

 

[dkp993]

9 minutes ago, modogg said:
i really didn't have a dog in the fight, but i think it is less about the specific call, and much more about the refs letting them play (on both sides of the ball), then all of a sudden less than 4 minutes of the game feeling like they had to throw a flag almost every play. just seemed way overboard and hard to be upset with Cincy defense if they were playing how the refs had called 7/8 of the game, then decided to change it up all of a sudden
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I get that but I think the missed call at the start of the 2nd half was far more game changing than anything that happened in that last Rams drive.  And I really was rooting for the Bengals.  I just don’t believe that the refs dictated the outcome of this game.  I saw 2 defenses play an amazing game and one of them just made an extra play.

That BS non OPI call was basically all of the Bengals offense in the second half.  It was massively important.  

 

[fred_1_15301]

Yup. My cousin has been saying Vegas has their hands in it for decades. I thought he was crazy. The Chiefs game was way too suspect for me. The play before the half and the play where Mahomes got sacked fumbled - there were no less than 5 guys wide open. 

I don’t know what you’re implying here but are suggesting that Mahomes was tanking that game for some ungodly reason?  

 

[Bigboy10182000]

Fair enough I suppose, but still believe Rams earned it on that drive, and after the missed facemask complaining about a soft penalty seems weak.

The PI a couple plays later was blatant and needed to be called

As a neural fan I was fine with them staying out of the game. I think everyone in my situation would be good with it as long as they remained consistent. 

All in all it was a good game and a great post season but the ending felt dirty 

 

[massraider]

I don’t know what you’re implying here but are suggesting that Mahomes was tanking that game for some ungodly reason?  

No, see the NFL was clearly rooting for the Bengals, but see then in the Super Bowl, they wanted the Rams. I think some of the refs are in the Illuminati, they have an annual meeting at the edge of the flat earth with JFK and the elders of Zion, and the owners, and they all decide to risk the credibility of their multi-billion dollar franchises. It involves numerology as well, but I don't want to get to into it, this thread might be monitored. 

 

[fred_1_15301]

As a neural fan I was fine with them staying out of the game. I think everyone in my situation would be good with it as long as they remained consistent. 

All in all it was a good game and a great post season but the ending felt dirty 

The refs should not have stayed out of it on that Bengals TD.  Period.  That was the egregious non-call of the game.

 

[The Dude]

@ToddFuhrman: The Rams winning that elusive #SuperBowl with a philosophy of fu*k our draft picks fundamentally changes the way how NFL teams will do business moving forward in a copycat league

I could see Dallas or Packers follow that plan next season.

assuing adams and Rodgers are back

 

[Desert_Power]

Best postseason of my life and I’m 43

33 here, but agreed.

 

[identikit]

As a neural fan I was fine with them staying out of the game. I think everyone in my situation would be good with it as long as they remained consistent. 

All in all it was a good game and a great post season but the ending felt dirty 

I don't see that as a neural conclusion

 

[Bigboy10182000]

The refs should not have stayed out of it on that Bengals TD.  Period.  That was the egregious non-call of the game.

I don’t disagree. But them letting that go and than calling the hold doesn’t even make sense lol 

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

33 here, but agreed.

51, I’m with you guys (except for my dynasty 49ers of course) 

 

[BobbyLayne]

No, see the NFL was clearly rooting for the Bengals, but see then in the Super Bowl, they wanted the Rams. I think some of the refs are in the Illuminati, they have an annual meeting at the edge of the flat earth with JFK and the elders of Zion, and the owners, and they all decide to risk the credibility of their multi-billion dollar franchises. It involves numerology as well, but I don't want to get to into it, this thread might be monitored. 

seems pretty reasonable / rational that scores/hundreds/thousands are “in on” the conspiracy and not a one of them has spilled the beans

#Illuminati

 

[jabarony]

LOL. from twitter:

Zac Taylor coaches like he set his madden depth chart to "Samaje Perine - 3DRB" and doesn't know how to find *game options*

Mixon hasn't been a world beater this season.  And Perine has been solid in the 3DRB role all year.  That being said, Mixon was looking juiced today and they should have stuck with him.