2012-13 NFL Playoffs

[jersey cubs fan]

Wasn't there a big blowup between Harbaugh and Ditka on the sidelines once? For some reason I remember that happening.

 

Ditka blew up on Harbaugh, in Minnesota I believe. I think it happened multiple times but the famous one involved Harbaugh calling an audible with a big lead and throwing a taint.

[Banedon]

Wasn't there a big blowup between Harbaugh and Ditka on the sidelines once? For some reason I remember that happening.

 

There was this:

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-10-06/sports/9203310391_1_coach-ditka-audible-jim-harbaugh

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhNiJCyCmoo&noredirect=1

 

Apparently Jim called an audible during a particularly loud moment in a game at the Metrodome and I'm guessing his receivers didnt hear the call properly and he threw a pick 6 in a game the Bears led 20-0 and ended up losing 21-20. Ditka threw a tantrum on the sidelines, screaming at Harbaugh, and then tore him apart in the media after the game. In the video I referenced, Harbaugh seemed to take the high road for the most part.

 

NFC Central...boy haven't heard that in a long time.

[Sosa21MVP]

Wasn't there a big blowup between Harbaugh and Ditka on the sidelines once? For some reason I remember that happening.

 

Ditka blew up on Harbaugh, in Minnesota I believe. I think it happened multiple times but the famous one involved Harbaugh calling an audible with a big lead and throwing a taint.

 

Sounds painful.

[Careless]

Jim Harbaugh's tantrums were the best part, what an insufferable douche. I was only 13 when he left the Bears in 93 but I don't remember him being that much of an ass clown as a player. Was he?

Everyone knows you can't behave like he did as a coach and be anything but a WR as a player in the League, right?

[OleMissCub]

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1426185/SuperBowl_Blackout_zpsc58a67f4.gif

[rocket]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwKTa_Baew

[Guest]

Thought Bolden deserved the MVP over Flacco.

for the 3rd & inches catch alone he should have won

 

what a terrible decision by Flacco there, he's 6'6 and they weren't stacked up over center...seemed like a pretty obvious QB sneak call, and he goes back shoulder into press coverage for some reason

 

The only way throwing the ball there makes any sense is if you're going for it on fourth down and you're trying to catch the opponent off guard. Seeing as Baltimore was on their own side of the field, I'm assuming they would have punted.

[UMFan83]

I was just thinking....

 

a 10-6 team that got off to a hot start mostly against a pack of weak opponents, faded down the stretch against better opponents. Led by a QB that has a lot of talent but regarded as inconsistent and just below elite status and a good defense but several key players at the end of their primes.

 

Baltimore Ravens or Chicago Bears?

[Banedon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwKTa_Baew

 

lol...OMC's gif was great, but the vid is better. :)

[USSoccer]

That 49er sitting dejected on the bench while confetti falls should be the Official GIF Of Sadness

 

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18dmi58c2jb5ngif/cmt-medium.gif

[Soul]

I was just thinking....

 

a 10-6 team that got off to a hot start mostly against a pack of weak opponents, faded down the stretch against better opponents. Led by a QB that has a lot of talent but regarded as inconsistent and just below elite status and a good defense but several key players at the end of their primes.

 

Baltimore Ravens or Chicago Bears?

Yeah, much better overall pieces to work with on offense, and much better playcalling.

 

Haven't we been harping on giving jay something to work with for 3 years now?

[DivineBovine]

I was just thinking....

 

a 10-6 team that got off to a hot start mostly against a pack of weak opponents, faded down the stretch against better opponents. Led by a QB that has a lot of talent but regarded as inconsistent and just below elite status and a good defense but several key players at the end of their primes.

 

Baltimore Ravens or Chicago Bears?

Yeah, much better overall pieces to work with on offense, and much better playcalling.

 

Haven't we been harping on giving jay something to work with for 3 years now?

 

 

Yeah. And the Giants have done it recently too. The thought crossed my mind as well.

 

But let's face it. The Ravens have won big games, and big games in the playoffs. Including many games they weren't supposed to win. When was the last time Lovie's Bears won a big game they weren't supposed to win? Usually those are the games where they get owned and get blown out.

[Exile on Waveland]

Sharpe, now an analyst for CBS, asked Lewis what he would say to the families of the two men killed. Lewis pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice after the incident.

 

"It’s simple," Lewis said. "God has never made a mistake."

I'm sure that will provide much needed closure to the families.

 

What in the hell.

[jersey cubs fan]

religious people are the worst

[Sammys Boombox]

religious people are the worst

 

That's not a generalization/stereotype at all.

[jersey cubs fan]

No? It was meant to be.

[dew1679666265]

The obsession in player evaluation over players with Super Bowl rings is really ridiculous. Prior to the playoffs, Joe Flacco was an inconsistent quarterback who probably shouldn't receive a large contract extension after the season. Four games later - and primarily only because he now has a championship ring - he's being mentioned in numerous outlets as on par with Peyton, Brady, Brees and Rodgers.

 

Nothing has changed significantly with Flacco - he's still a good but not great, inconsistent QB. Just putting a ring on his finger doesn't change that.

[Banedon]

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[Sammys Boombox]

The obsession in player evaluation over players with Super Bowl rings is really ridiculous. Prior to the playoffs, Joe Flacco was an inconsistent quarterback who probably shouldn't receive a large contract extension after the season. Four games later - and primarily only because he now has a championship ring - he's being mentioned in numerous outlets as on par with Peyton, Brady, Brees and Rodgers.

 

Nothing has changed significantly with Flacco - he's still a good but not great, inconsistent QB. Just putting a ring on his finger doesn't change that.

 

I am so sick of hearing arguments over who is elite and who is not.

[Guest]

The obsession in player evaluation over players with Super Bowl rings is really ridiculous. Prior to the playoffs, Joe Flacco was an inconsistent quarterback who probably shouldn't receive a large contract extension after the season. Four games later - and primarily only because he now has a championship ring - he's being mentioned in numerous outlets as on par with Peyton, Brady, Brees and Rodgers.

 

Nothing has changed significantly with Flacco - he's still a good but not great, inconsistent QB. Just putting a ring on his finger doesn't change that.

 

And if Denver manages to successfully play prevent defense, nobody is discussing whether or not Flacco is elite and whether he deserves more money than Brady/Manning/Brees.

[Formerly Snayke]

These are the conversations that happen when you stop covering the NFL critically and become flacks.

[dew1679666265]

The obsession in player evaluation over players with Super Bowl rings is really ridiculous. Prior to the playoffs, Joe Flacco was an inconsistent quarterback who probably shouldn't receive a large contract extension after the season. Four games later - and primarily only because he now has a championship ring - he's being mentioned in numerous outlets as on par with Peyton, Brady, Brees and Rodgers.

 

Nothing has changed significantly with Flacco - he's still a good but not great, inconsistent QB. Just putting a ring on his finger doesn't change that.

 

And if Denver manages to successfully play prevent defense, nobody is discussing whether or not Flacco is elite and whether he deserves more money than Brady/Manning/Brees.

 

Exactly. I understand the playoffs are important, but not so much that one good playoff run should make an average QB elite.

[dew1679666265]

The obsession in player evaluation over players with Super Bowl rings is really ridiculous. Prior to the playoffs, Joe Flacco was an inconsistent quarterback who probably shouldn't receive a large contract extension after the season. Four games later - and primarily only because he now has a championship ring - he's being mentioned in numerous outlets as on par with Peyton, Brady, Brees and Rodgers.

 

Nothing has changed significantly with Flacco - he's still a good but not great, inconsistent QB. Just putting a ring on his finger doesn't change that.

 

I am so sick of hearing arguments over who is elite and who is not.

 

Serious discussions are interesting. I'm tired of discussions on whether guys are elite or not that are based around QB W/L record and other meaningless stats.

[Sammys Boombox]

The obsession in player evaluation over players with Super Bowl rings is really ridiculous. Prior to the playoffs, Joe Flacco was an inconsistent quarterback who probably shouldn't receive a large contract extension after the season. Four games later - and primarily only because he now has a championship ring - he's being mentioned in numerous outlets as on par with Peyton, Brady, Brees and Rodgers.

 

Nothing has changed significantly with Flacco - he's still a good but not great, inconsistent QB. Just putting a ring on his finger doesn't change that.

 

I am so sick of hearing arguments over who is elite and who is not.

 

Serious discussions are interesting. I'm tired of discussions on whether guys are elite or not that are based around QB W/L record and other meaningless stats.

 

It's basically dominated the sports radio in KC since the Ravens beat New England. The discussions are far from advanced.

[dew1679666265]

It's basically dominated the sports radio in KC since the Ravens beat New England. The discussions are far from advanced.

 

Yeah, the stupid side of the debate (Flacco has as many Super Bowl rings as Rodgers and Peyton so he must be as good!!) is really annoying.