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If you could change the outcome of one play, what would it be? (1 Viewer)
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Galileo
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I only get one? I am a Cleveland fan narrowing it to one is almost an impossible task.
Jan. 11, 1978 AFC Championship. Elway hits Mark Johnson for a 20 yd completion on 3rd and 18 to keep "The Drive" alive.
Jan. 17, 1988 AFC Championship. Jeremiah Castille causes Ernest Byner to fumble at the two yard line on his way into the end zone for the potentially tying score with about a minute left in regulation.
See, I couldn't pick just one....
Jan. 11, 1978 AFC Championship. Elway hits Mark Johnson for a 20 yd completion on 3rd and 18 to keep "The Drive" alive.
Jan. 17, 1988 AFC Championship. Jeremiah Castille causes Ernest Byner to fumble at the two yard line on his way into the end zone for the potentially tying score with about a minute left in regulation.
See, I couldn't pick just one....
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Good Posting. Link includes the dropped Irving Fryar TD and the 4th and 8 option for a TD.
ETA: It was a bad pass by Gill.
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Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Jason Richards makes his 3-point attempt as time expires vs. Kansas in 2008 elite 8 game.
Galileo
Footballguy
F_ck...I was at that game. But at least it wasn't the conferrence championship
We can add "The Shot" by Jordan and and Jose Mesa's bottom of the 9th in game 7 if we venture away from football...
timschochet
Footballguy
Neil O Donnell doesn't throw that second interception to Larry Brown. For some reason. 20 years later, that still hurts.
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
2014 Nats-Giants NLDS Game 2, bottom of the 15th. Had already sat through a Game 1 one-run loss the day before, and that night I watched the Giants tie the game after Nats led 1-0 with 2 outs and nobody on in the 9th. It's freezing cold and my old man's been sitting there with me for 5 hours suffering. Denard Span draws a two out walk. He goes on a 2-1 pitch as Rendon crushes it to the gap in right-center. If the ball hits the wall the game is over. Instead, the ball dies in the wind and cold, is caught at the wall, and we sit in misery for another hour before Brandon Belt homers in the 18th for the go-ahead run.
Giants go on to win that game, take the series in 4, and win the World Series. I honestly think if that ball had made it to the wall it would have been the Nats instead, and I'd have that memory of the marathon win in the cold I watched with my aging dad, plus whatever other memories would have followed. Instead I'm scarred for life, or at least until they win a playoff series.
Giants go on to win that game, take the series in 4, and win the World Series. I honestly think if that ball had made it to the wall it would have been the Nats instead, and I'd have that memory of the marathon win in the cold I watched with my aging dad, plus whatever other memories would have followed. Instead I'm scarred for life, or at least until they win a playoff series.
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Chadstroma
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Tuck Rule game. Call it what it was- a fumble.
GoFishTN
Footballguy
Dentist
***Official FBG Dentist***
Only Madison Baugauner was beating the Royals last year, your nationals would've gotten Pwned.
Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
Saints @ 49ers, 2011 division game. 4th quarter, time running down, 49ers down by 3. Alex Smith completed a 47 yard pass to Vernon ####### Davis to the Saints 20 yard line, putting them in position for the game winning score with 9 seconds left.
if the Saints win that game, I think they win it all that year. which is great enough for me as a Saints fan, but would also put an extra $4K in my pocket.
if the Saints win that game, I think they win it all that year. which is great enough for me as a Saints fan, but would also put an extra $4K in my pocket.
Dentist
***Official FBG Dentist***
The Tyree catch is my most hated play of all-time because it's the ultimate total fluke... and I'm not even a Pats fan.
But really what I hate are plays that were egregiously mis-called by refs or were bad rules for the intent of the game.... like the Tuck Rule.
And I realize my Royals most likely wouldn't have a title without one of the worst ref calls I've seen.. the Game 6 '85 series Denkinger call.
But really what I hate are plays that were egregiously mis-called by refs or were bad rules for the intent of the game.... like the Tuck Rule.
And I realize my Royals most likely wouldn't have a title without one of the worst ref calls I've seen.. the Game 6 '85 series Denkinger call.
Harry Manback
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PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
Jordan shot. Other Jordan shot. Sipe interception. Renteria hit. And so on.
eta - I see these have been covered.
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Mjolnirs
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TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Dentist
***Official FBG Dentist***
i forgot about this... that did rob us of a heck of a super bowl in '98...
Also forgot about Jordan's egregious push-off also in '98.
I hated '98
Dentist
***Official FBG Dentist***
Agree they will probably be .500 or worse this season. No question.
And they were far from the best team last year... but that team caught a FIRE during the playoffs that was sick... and it took the finest pitching performance in WS history to stop it.
What were the Nationals going to do about it?
beer 30
Footballguy
Was just coming to post this, for only one play: the fumble, Craig Ehlo tackling Jordan, the phone line going dead just as Grover decided to go to the bullpen. Cleveland has a play for every season.
Road Warriors
Footballguy
Bucky F'n Dent! 
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
You're right, the Nats didn't have any starting pitching that was capable of shutting down that powerhouse Royals offense.
Seriously- I don't know if they would have won the whole thing. I don't even know if they would have made it there. They would have been heavily favored in Game 5 (Strasburg v. Peavy at home), they would have been slight favorites in the NLCS, and they would have been heavily favored in the World Series, but being a favorite doesn't mean you win. Thing is, being in that hypothetical position would be the closest any team in DC has been to a title in 25 years. So that's how I answered the question. Plus then I'd have a happy memory of watching the game with my dad instead of the miserable one.
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The Tick
Footballguy
Same game, but I'd say turn that last Grossman int into a reception. I don't remember the exact situation, but I think it would have put the bears deep in Indy territory with a chance to at least get back in the game.Also it would mean Joffer's wall wouldn't have a crack in it... Whoops..
pats3in4
Footballguy
Tyree happened on 3rd down. Who is to say the Giants don't convert on 4th-and-5?Yes but, perfection, so close. Stuffing it to those Miami snobs.you have other SB titles, no?
ETA: and it will almost certainly never happen again for my team
I'd pick the Asante Samuel almost-interception the play before. Let's say he picks that. Giants have only two timeouts and under 1:20 to go. Let's say the Pats play clockball and kneel on both 1st and 2nd down in which the Giants use their timeouts. Pats kneel on 3rd down and the clock burns off 40 seconds. Pats punt from around their own 35yd line with about 30 seconds left and no Giants timeouts, needing a touchdown drive of about 75 yards (unless they pull off a sick punt return).
I think the Giants have better odds of pulling off 4th-and-5 than a field-length drive with no timeouts.
Jack White
Footballguy
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
CBusAlex
Footballguy
Aaron Dobson's fourth down TD pass to Rakeem Cato is instead intercepted by T.Y. Hilton and returned for a touchdown, FIU covers the second-half spread, and I take my winnings and retire to a private island in the Caribbean, instead of having my arms and legs repeatedly broken by various bookies and mafia goons for the next four years.
Statcruncher
Footballguy
One of McMahon's or the Fridge's TD plunges goes to Sweetness.
mquinnjr
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GoFishTN
Footballguy
How many skin of their teeth Super Bowl wins do the Pats need? Be happy with what you've got.Tyree happened on 3rd down. Who is to say the Giants don't convert on 4th-and-5?Yes but, perfection, so close. Stuffing it to those Miami snobs.you have other SB titles, no?
ETA: and it will almost certainly never happen again for my team
I'd pick the Asante Samuel almost-interception the play before. Let's say he picks that. Giants have only two timeouts and under 1:20 to go. Let's say the Pats play clockball and kneel on both 1st and 2nd down in which the Giants use their timeouts. Pats kneel on 3rd down and the clock burns off 40 seconds. Pats punt from around their own 35yd line with about 30 seconds left and no Giants timeouts, needing a touchdown drive of about 75 yards (unless they pull off a sick punt return).
I think the Giants have better odds of pulling off 4th-and-5 than a field-length drive with no timeouts.
top dog
Footballguy
Ugh. Forgot about the shot. Was going to post Jose Mesa getting an out with one of those pitches... cleveland sports..
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msommer
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There is no way in a just world that Eli ends his career with more rings than his brother.Tyree happened on 3rd down. Who is to say the Giants don't convert on 4th-and-5?Yes but, perfection, so close. Stuffing it to those Miami snobs.you have other SB titles, no?
ETA: and it will almost certainly never happen again for my team
I'd pick the Asante Samuel almost-interception the play before. Let's say he picks that. Giants have only two timeouts and under 1:20 to go. Let's say the Pats play clockball and kneel on both 1st and 2nd down in which the Giants use their timeouts. Pats kneel on 3rd down and the clock burns off 40 seconds. Pats punt from around their own 35yd line with about 30 seconds left and no Giants timeouts, needing a touchdown drive of about 75 yards (unless they pull off a sick punt return).
I think the Giants have better odds of pulling off 4th-and-5 than a field-length drive with no timeouts.
This just in: the world ain't fair
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
The phantom foul call on Rumeal Robinson to close out the 1989 NCAA Tournament Championship game giving Michigan two free throws and a 80-79 OT victory.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I have to disagree strongly here. If you change it, I'm going to have use my one change to put it back.The phantom foul call on Rumeal Robinson to close out the 1989 NCAA Tournament Championship game giving Michigan two free throws and a 80-79 OT victory.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Please do not violate the sanctity of the Beef O'Brady's bowl, even if only hypothetically.
avoiding injuries
Footballguy
Jeffery Maier
Shankopotamus
Footballguy
Can't recall who was due up for the Phillies in Game 7, but I gotta believe they would have run Schilling out there again on 2 days rest, likely in quick relief, after he dominated in Game 5. Of course their bullpen was trash so they still probably would have blown it in 8th/9th.
Thorn
Footballguy
noHow many skin of their teeth Super Bowl wins do the Pats need? Be happy with what you've got.Tyree happened on 3rd down. Who is to say the Giants don't convert on 4th-and-5?Yes but, perfection, so close. Stuffing it to those Miami snobs.you have other SB titles, no?
ETA: and it will almost certainly never happen again for my team
I'd pick the Asante Samuel almost-interception the play before. Let's say he picks that. Giants have only two timeouts and under 1:20 to go. Let's say the Pats play clockball and kneel on both 1st and 2nd down in which the Giants use their timeouts. Pats kneel on 3rd down and the clock burns off 40 seconds. Pats punt from around their own 35yd line with about 30 seconds left and no Giants timeouts, needing a touchdown drive of about 75 yards (unless they pull off a sick punt return).
I think the Giants have better odds of pulling off 4th-and-5 than a field-length drive with no timeouts.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Both of these are wrong. Its that choking dog Joe Table not being able to get two ####### outs in the 1997 World Series.I hope he's selling pencils on a street corner somewhere.
Corporation
Angry Bovine
Kick Six
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Maybe we can work something out. Can you at least let me have it for the rest of that night? It really changed the course of the party in the dorms that night.I have to disagree strongly here. If you change it, I'm going to have use my one change to put it back.The phantom foul call on Rumeal Robinson to close out the 1989 NCAA Tournament Championship game giving Michigan two free throws and a 80-79 OT victory.
Jack White
Footballguy
I didn't have a dog in that fight, but I absolutely hated that the title game ended that way.The phantom foul call on Rumeal Robinson to close out the 1989 NCAA Tournament Championship game giving Michigan two free throws and a 80-79 OT victory.
Of course, what I hated even more is that Illinois didn't play in that title game because Nick Anderson forgot to box out.
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