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  1. soccer10k
    The Luiz red card yesterday was one of the most absurd reds I’ve seen given. I get that if you follow the letter of the law to a T, it was a denial of a goal scoring opportunity by the last defender who wasn’t making a play on the ball. But he also wasn’t trying to make a play on the ball or the attacker and it was an inadvertent clip. Giving the PK is fine because inadvertent or not, Luiz brought the guy down. But just give him a yellow and be done with it.
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    It's going to be hilarious when Spurs get 2 goals on 3 shots and beat Man City in the League Cup final and Jose crows about how it's a successful season even though Spurs finish 8th, get dumped out of the Europa in the round of 16 and lose in the 5th round of the FA Cup.
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    Schilling didn’t get in so it’s a good day.
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    If you told me a month or 6 weeks ago that Lampard would get fired before either Ole or Arteta I wouldn’t have believed you.
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    Tampa went 7-9 last year with a QB who threw 30 interceptions. All they needed was a competent QB who could see straight and knew what he was doing. They struggled to beat a 7-9 Wash team with a crap QB and they only beat the Saints because Brees threw 3 picks and can’t throw the ball more than 10 yards own the field. Obviously he was the guy who was available but there’s probably a dozen QBs who could have come in and led Tampa to an 11-5 record and won a playoff round or two. Hopefully the 2020 Bears who went 8-8 can select one of the dozen available QB’s for the 2021 season so they can win a round or 2 next year. I just meant that there are probably a dozen other QBs (if not more) who could come in and do the same thing. He was the only one who was available. I didn’t mean there were a dozen available QBs that Tampa could have picked up to go 11-5.
  6. soccer10k
    Tampa went 7-9 last year with a QB who threw 30 interceptions. All they needed was a competent QB who could see straight and knew what he was doing. They struggled to beat a 7-9 Wash team with a crap QB and they only beat the Saints because Brees threw 3 picks and can’t throw the ball more than 10 yards own the field. Obviously he was the guy who was available but there’s probably a dozen QBs who could have come in and led Tampa to an 11-5 record and won a playoff round or two.
  7. soccer10k
    Yeah, that’s just as bad, if not worse than the punts by the Titans and Steelers in the first round.
  8. soccer10k
    You want to have to pay for another subscription service to watch sports plus have to stream it rather than being able to record it? This is terrible. I hate streaming live sports if I don’t have to, especially when it comes to soccer games that frequently air before I wake up. Yes, I will gladly take on multiple additional subscription services for live sports that likely add up to far less than the OTT streaming service I subscribe to almost exclusively for sports. With which you have to deal with internet lags causing choppy picture and occasional interruptions, no DVR availability, an occasional inability to rewind/fast forward (not sure if Peacock has this or not). Sounds wonderful.
  9. soccer10k
    AFAIK they just loaded that marathon into a playlist and pressed repeat.' I genuinely hope the sports stuff gets moved to peacock premium, another chink in cable's armor would be a good thing. If it is moved to USA, hopefully that's a temporary measure to satisfy current contracts. You want to have to pay for another subscription service to watch sports plus have to stream it rather than being able to record it? This is terrible. I hate streaming live sports if I don’t have to, especially when it comes to soccer games that frequently air before I wake up.
  10. soccer10k
    But it’s not penalizing the team. They signed him to a contract. They structured it the way they did for a reason. They knew the risks.
  11. soccer10k
    Bayern got bounced in the DFB Pokal by a second tier side this week as well.
  12. soccer10k
    Harden and Durant combined for 138 points in their first two games together, second most all time. What’s completely unsurprising is that Wilt holds the record at 151 points. It’s with some random dude named York Larese. What’s slightly more surprising, though not much, is that if Larese hadn’t scored at all in the two games, they’d still have the record. Wilt put up 139 in those two games, Larese had the other 12. As usual, there’s Wilt and then there’s everybody else when it comes to scoring records.
  13. soccer10k
    Even if you operate under the assumption that Brady now is better than Belichick now, it doesn’t mean it’s always been the case. The first three Super Bowls, Brady was good, but he wasn’t yet what he’d become. They won those more with defense than offense. Brady threw at least 12 picks each of his first 6 years. He’s done it 3 times in 13 years since. Three of his lowest 5 seasons by passing yards were the first three SB years. I could just as easily say that it’s impressive that Belichick went 7-9 with QBs who threw 10 TDs in 16 games. Jameis would have been an upgrade over Cam Newton this year. The Pats probably wouldn’t have made the playoffs with Winston but part of that was 9-7 or 10-6 wouldn’t have made it in the AFC. I don’t mean to take away from Brady. He’s one of the best couple QBs ever. We can debate where but if he’s not on your Mount Rushmore, you’re crazy. All I meant to say was let’s not go overboard and say Brady was more responsible for the Pats dynasty than Belichick because of this year. He might be more responsible. I just don’t think this year proves it.
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    Someone much smarter than me will write an article breaking down the "Belichick System" myth. This year showed us that Belichick - Brady = meh while meh team + Brady = contender I would say it shows us that going from Jameis throwing 30 picks to a competent QB turns you into a contender. Plus didn’t the Pats have a few key opt outs on defense this year also? Bray and Belichick are both great. If Brady stayed but Belichick retired, NE probably misses the playoffs also this year.
  15. soccer10k
    No you're absolutely right. The ship is sailed. The not having a portion apply to the cap is an interesting idea. They have the super max now, but I think the whole amount still counts towards cap/tax and it's hurt player retention in a few cases. I don't think it woild help the super team thing necessarily but it'd help in the few cases where supermax has been a negative affect on retention. At the end of the day, drafting a guy and then extending him typically gets you at least 6-8 years of control. If you haven't shown you can build around him in 6-8 years I guess he's gonna bolt and pair up on a super team. :dontknow: The difference is in this case Houston did everything Harden could have wanted. They made two conference finals and three conf semis in the last six years, the one year they didn't was when Harden showed up out of shape and they went 41-41. They were a Chris Paul hammy pull away from the finals (and maybe a title). They gave up a bunch of stuff for Chris Paul and then, when Harden couldn't work with him, traded more stuff for Westbrook because that's what Harden wanted. They let him score 35 ppg and shoot whenever he wanted. Then they slip all the way to the four seed twice and he wants out because it's too tough to compete against the Lakers. There's a decent chance with Kyrie there this blows up spectacularly and I'm definitely rooting for that outcome. That and Harden shooting 3-16 as his team loses in another elimination game.
  16. soccer10k
    College football is a simple game. 11 men attempt to move the ball against 11 other men for 60 minutes. And in the end, Alabama wins.
  17. soccer10k
    I can’t believe how little Fields has done tonight. I’m sure he’s still hurt from the semi but 9-18 for 138 isn’t good.
  18. soccer10k
    7-20 for 72 yards in 3 quarters is absolutely bad enough to be pulled. I know he ran for 2 TDs also but that line is horrid. Of course it’s not just Hurts’s play in a vacuum and, as you pointed out, you have to factor in the backup. If they brought Wentz in it would be a different story. I think what raw said is right. They didn’t go into the game trying to lose but they were losing after 3 and Hurts was playing poorly so they said screw it and made the switch.
  19. soccer10k
    The Wentz thing is definitely odd unless he was hurt and didn’t want to tell anyone. As for going for it on 4th down, aren’t the Eagles typically on the aggressive side in those situations. I’m guessing the math favors going for it from 4 yards out, especially in the 4th quarter. I’m guessing it’s a combo of them not necessarily caring if they won (as opposed to hoping they would lose) and Hurts being awful, like you said at end with the Eagles taking the loss if the opportunity was there. If Hurts was decent and they pull him, then it’s a terrible look. I would say they probably should have just left Hurts in. He was coming off two good games and the backup is not good either so it’s different from when the Dolphins benched Tua. I get why it’s in the news a bit, just seems like a bigger story than needs to be. Whatever. It makes NY fans angry which is always a good thing.
  20. soccer10k
    Can someone explain why exactly this Jalen Hurts getting pulled for Sudfeld is such a big story? I mean, I get that the Giants are annoyed because they could have made the playoffs and Philly jumped up a couple spots in the draft. But with the amount of attention it’s getting, you would have thought Hurts was playing well. But he was 7-20 for 72 yards. Sudfeld is obviously worse but it’s not like Hurts was a lock to lead the Eagles to a win.
  21. soccer10k
    Rondon Fan was one also.
  22. soccer10k
    I'm not going to spend time looking up the actual numbers but doesn't it seem like the Chargers lose 5+ games by 1 score every single year, with a couple of those coming because of missed kicks? It's like how the Raiders always were top of the league in penalties each year regardless of the coach. Losing 1-score games seems to be something the Chargers just do.
  23. soccer10k
    Wasn't it just sitting Roethlisberger? I don't know their defensive players but the offensive skill players for Pittsburgh played.
  24. soccer10k
    Score more points I guess? Ole Miss somehow scored 48 on them this year, so it’s possible. Seriously though, it’s demoralizing having Bama be Bama every single freaking year. Seriously. It’s bad for the sport. They’re about the only reason I could root for Dabo. CFB really needs another blue blood to rise. Michigan, Texas (puke), USC even Miami needs to become a power again to mAke it interesting. Personally I prefer Saban over Dabo. Was really happy last year when LSU pounded them in the title game.
  25. soccer10k
    Three of those aren’t likely to win. Bucs get the 4 seed with a win but drop with a loss and a Rams win. Titans need a win to win the division and get a playoff spot. Ravens need a win to get in also. That being said, even if you remove those three games and assume the favorites win, the fact that with one game to go the Giants could still pick as high as 6 but as low as 19 (barring a playoff win) is insane.
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