NFL (since 2016)

[crystal falace]

"Free agency started last night and was pretty crazy some huge money being spent. Osweiler getting £18m a year for the Texans, leaving the Broncos without a QB, Giants have spent a fortune on good but not great players, Oliver Vernon has more guaranteed money than JJ Watt. lots more deals but cant be bothered to list them all."

[Far Cough]

Brady retires for good.

[southbankbornnbred]

"Does Purdy's injury reduce the Jets' chances of landing Jimmy G? Because, if it does, we don't have many options. Maybe I shouldn't have been so hard on Mitchell Trubisky""¶"

[Nutsin]

"Purdy has a torn UCL. Needs an operation, they are saying he is expected to be out 6 months""¶. However they won't really know the extent of the damage until they do the procedure, there is a chance he will need reconstructive surgery, known as Tommy John surgery, common with baseball pitchers""¶. That is not easy to come back from, usually a full year out minimum. The lack of luck the Niners get with injuries each year is worst than West Ham. We went through 4 QB's this year. Unreal!"

[southbankbornnbred]

"I'll just take this opportunity to issue my annual reminder that the Jets passed on Pat Mahomes in the 2017 draft, and instead chose a safety (albeit a very good one) who quickly decided he wanted out of Gotham. The. Jets. Under. Woody. Johnson. The only saving grace is that Chicago, who picked #2 that year, also passed on Mahomes - and actually chose another QB instead: Mitchell Trubisky! We could also have drafted DeShaun Watson. But, highly talented though he is, giving him a wide berth was probably not a bad call..."

[southbankbornnbred]

"Good work, that, Griff! Bet you had a superb time. Will you head out for the final, or back to Philly? Could be a classic."

[Mr. Burns]

Good to see the 49ers get walloped. Scumbag team that deserves all they get.

[Far Cough]

"So Griffin is a Dirty Birds fan? That figures, the glory hunting helmet ;-)"

[El Scorchio]

"You don't think the manner in which (and even the fact that) both dressed QBs were injured wasn't unlucky? It's pretty rare, regardless of how the blocking is working out. Especially Purdy's injury. And it wasn't unlucky Bosa had a player hit him in the back of the leg and injure him while he was standing on the sideline? OK..."

[stewie griffin]

"https://dailysnark.com/2023/01/29/49ers-dre-greenlaw-was-penalized-after-he-relentlessly-threw-punches-after-whistle/ https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/2023/01/30/former-washington-tackle-trent-williams-erred-sunday-in-philadelphia-eagles-san-francisco-49ers/ Yup , all perfectly normal behaviour. And the injuries weren't 'unlucky'. They'd be unlucky if they were muscle strains and the like. They were caused by the fact that - despite having had to listen to months of noise about how physical the 9ers are - they got absolutely demolished physically on both sides of the ball."

[El Scorchio]

Yup agree. Not sure the Niners really behaved badly. No doubt a combination of horrific bad luck with injuries (not sure I've seen so bad in a game of such importance) and some big calls going against them in a huge game along with the opposition chirping is going to get the better of most players eventually and it got to Trent WIlliams but clearly he'll have been provoked. A shove out of bounds is hardly uncommon as well. Indeed it happened in the AFC game a little later too.

[Grumpster]

"Get the tinted glassed off griff, the niners done nothing out of the ordinary wrong behaviour wise and the officials definitely didn't want them in the SB, so there isn't a love in. The odd out of bounds push was probably out of frustration at a couple of bad calls which both cost TD's, happens in all sport. Made no difference if the calls were made or not when there wasn't anyone who can throw a ball further than 3 yards anyway, but players don't see it that way."

[stewie griffin]

"Mrs has four season tickets, sbbb, so flew in Friday and back tonight. She grew up in the 700 level at the Vet so she's quite earthy! Always good for a laugh. A lot like West Ham before it became sanitised. Never ceases to amaze me that people will rock up in their MONTANA jerseys and act all surprised when it kicks off."

[southbankbornnbred]

"You seriously at Lincoln Field, Griff? Good trip, that, fella. The final could be a classic. If the Eagles can put their usual pressure on Mahomes, then his ankle might be a problem. His arm and accuracy under pressure is something else. Two really good sides."

[Lee Trundle]

LOL @ the Eagle fan suggesting someone else is classless. ;-)

[JustAFatKevinDavies]

I hope your plane home smashes into the Atlantic

[stewie griffin]

"Great night at the Linc. Not the result anyone at the league wanted which makes it even sweeter. The omissions of Sirianni from the coach of the year shortlist (just won 69-14 the last two weeks against two who are on there) and Haason Reddick from defensive player of the year are laughably stupid and the continued obsession with 'sexy' teams is becoming an embarrassment. Still, not as embarrassing as the 9ers behaviour in the second half of yet another Shanahan failure in a big game. Lost with all the class and good grace of Spurs on.a bad day. Been the best all round team in the league all season, just a question now whether we can stop mahomes and kelce. Best team against the best players, should be a good game."

[southbankbornnbred]

"The Superbowl should be a good game - two well-matched sides, in theory. Mahomes is superb, even with ankle knack. Eagles look really solid all round. Going to get interesting."

[Oh dear]

That Burrows throw for the first Bengal TD was something else.

[nerd]

"Bengals 20 v Chiefs 23 now that was a game , lived upto its billing ."

[Nutsin]

Niners o line couldn't protect their QB's. Philly D line won the game for Philly. Niners inside o line got man handled.

[southbankbornnbred]

"Christ, the 49ers we're going through QBs so quickly I thought Ken Dorsey was going to make a comeback. Easy pickings for a strong Eagles side."

[nerd]

Arrowhead atmosphere so good at the start of this one.

[Hermit Road]

That was an absolute beat down. That Eagles pass rush is devastating and means that Purdy needs a new arm. You could say it's bad luck but Purdys arm didn't fuck itself up. One thing a lot of people didn't realise about the birds is that their offence can do everything. Take away the run and they'll pass you to death. Take away the pass and they'll run right through you.

[nerd]

AFC championship surely going to be a cracker

[Grumpster]

"Can't plan for having every single QB injured, as I doubt its happened very often in history. Unfortunately with one team having no functioning QB from the 5th minute onwards, made it a pretty boring game. Neither of these teams would beat the mobs in the other game even if fit I don't think."