1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Right, with this logic, you'd basically try to blame halftime for occurring if a team plays better or worse in the second half of a game, rather than crediting or blaming the team's performance itself. 

"Damn, sucks that halftime happened otherwise we totally would've won that game!" 

That went over your head

7 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Maybe you should actually read those articles I posted. Instead of knee jerk reacting to them. Though, you may want to get them read to you, because you know, you’re so dumb

The articles where Ravens players blamed the game stoppage rather than themselves for underperforming I'm the second half? Yes, that level of objective and completely unbiased insight can't be found anywhere else. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Jim Harbaugh, former 49ers coach: First reaction was "OK, well, we know what to do. We've already had two of these." The generator blew. That's what happened at Candlestick [Park]. Had [that] happen to us in a preseason game, and then either a Sunday night game or Monday night game against the Steelers. So we knew we'd be going back into the locker room, it'd be at least 30 minutes or more. So we were pretty experienced.

Flacco: We probably should have done a lot more [during the delay]. We hadn't been out there as an offense since the second-to-last drive of the first half. We came out of a really, really long halftime, too, and we ran the opening kickoff back and they got the ball. We probably didn't have the ball for an hour. We came back flat.
 

Sure, call it magic if you want. That’s what dummies do.

Just now, Swoop said:

That went over your head

I'm agreeing with you guys, the rules of the game clearly state that only the losing team is allowed to make adjustments during game stoppages like half-time or blackouts. Sucks for the team with the lead that the rules are written that way, but it's just the way it is, I guess.

Teams that would make much better sense for Brady next year than the Patriots:

1. 49ers

2. Jets

3. Saints

4. Giants

5. Titans

6. Raiders

 

Also wildcard option of the Ravens if they can't come to a new agreement with Lamar. 

1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I'm agreeing with you guys, the rules of the game clearly state that only the losing team is allowed to make adjustments during game stoppages like half-time or blackouts. Sucks for the team with the lead that the rules are written that way, but it's just the way it is, I guess.

You don't think an hour and a half could contribute to a team getting flat? Are you that dense?

3 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I'm agreeing with you guys, the rules of the game clearly state that only the losing team is allowed to make adjustments during game stoppages like half-time or blackouts. Sucks for the team with the lead that the rules are written that way, but it's just the way it is, I guess.

Beautiful strawman. Well constructed, should keep the crows away for awhile 

15 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Long shots sometimes win, but you won't get rich playing the long shots consistently.    When the long shot wins and you bet big... it does feel amazing though!

 

The NFL seems to be mostly long shots these days.  Outside of the Patriots... there's been very little in the way of repeat appearances in the Super Bowl.   Chiefs, Denver, Seattle.  That's about it going back to the turn of the century.  Everyone else is basically a completely different cast of characters from one appearance to the next.  So, I guess it's really all about going all in on any given year, because the next real opportunity is going to be a completely different group anyway.   And I suppose, that's what the NFL really wants... and that's what we have.  Parity across the league.   Some teams are perennially at the bottom from bad management, but very very few teams can maintain any kind of longevity at the true top based on how things are structured.   

Yep, it's pretty difficult to even get to the super bowl, let alone come within yards of winning it. As well as saw, sometimes you just gotta get hot at the right time and catch a few breaks along the way. Just get close and you never know what can happen.

3 minutes ago, Swoop said:

You don't think an hour and a half could contribute to a team getting flat? Are you that dense?

It was a 34 minute stoppage.

1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said:

It was a 34 minute stoppage.

This is why you’re a dummy.

Ravens offense had the second last drive of the first half. They returned the opening kickoff for a TD, and their D just sacked your hero Kaep to force a 3rd/13. The blackout happened, SF punted when the lights came on.

Flacco hadn’t taken a snap for an hour and a half.

I know I just used a lot of words and numbers, so let me know if I need to dumb it down even further for you.

28 minutes ago, UndyTaker said:

All stoppages matter!!

Any good Urologist will tell you that.  Good plumbers will tell you that too.

@LeanMeanGM

 

Birds 23  Titans 16

4 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

It was a 34 minute stoppage.

I was obviously being facetious, but I should've known you wouldn't be able to pick up on that.

Having said that, the offense didn't have the ball for roughly that time. So yeah, point stands.

Just now, mattwill said:

Any good Urologist will tell you that.  Good plumbers will tell you that too.

Don’t leave out cardiologists and neurologists! I suppose proctologists too

1 minute ago, TorontoEagle said:

This is why you’re a dummy.

Ravens offense had the second last drive of the first half. They returned the opening kickoff for a TD, and their D just sacked your hero Kaep to force a 3rd/13. The blackout happened, SF punted when the lights came on.

Flacco hadn’t taken a snap for an hour and a half.

I know I just used a lot of words and numbers, so let me know if I need to dumb it down even further for you.

Careful, that a lot of brain power for him.

1 minute ago, Swoop said:

Careful, that a lot of brain power for him.

Live look:

5 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

This is why you’re a dummy.

Ravens offense had the second last drive of the first half. They returned the opening kickoff for a TD, and their D just sacked your hero Kaep to force a 3rd/13. The blackout happened, SF punted when the lights came on.

Flacco hadn’t taken a snap for an hour and a half.

I know I just used a lot of words and numbers, so let me know if I need to dumb it down even further for you.

I'm clearly a dummy for thinking 34 minutes adds up to an hour and a half.

 

But yes, that's another valid point I missed, they came out so flat from the halftime break that they proceeded to immediately score a touchdown. Damn you, halftime! 

Pitchers that get ejected have a pitcher come in out of the bullpen and warm up. Why does baseball do this? Because players that sit for long periods of time are prone to injury, need time to loosen up, etc.

But no, a football player not being able to run/pass for over an hour is an exception. That can't possibly have an impact.

Like, what is confusing?

7 minutes ago, Swoop said:

I was obviously being facetious, but I should've known you wouldn't be able to pick up on that.

Having said that, the offense didn't have the ball for roughly that time. So yeah, point stands.

I tend to only pick up on jokes if they're funny. My fault again.

Weather delays have shown they can make teams stall. We've seen this time and time again in sports.

Not power outages though. Totally different.

1 minute ago, Swoop said:

Weather delays have shown time and time again to make teams stall. We've seen this time and time again in sports.

Not power outages though. Totally different.

Power outages are magical, apparently 

4 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I'm clearly a dummy for thinking 34 minutes adds up to an hour and a half.

 

But yes, that's another valid point I missed, they came out so flat from the halftime break that they proceeded to immediately score a touchdown. Damn you, halftime! 

So you don’t understand the difference between special teams and offense. Makes sense

Coaches use timeouts to freeze kickers, make them "sit"/think about things longer. Sometimes it works.

More sports magic.

Just now, Swoop said:

Coaches use timeouts to freeze kickers, make them "sit"/think about things longer. Sometimes it works.

More sport magic.

There’s only one type of magic I believe in:

8 minutes ago, Swoop said:

Pitchers that get ejected have a pitcher come in our of the bullpen and warm up. Why does baseball do this? Because players that sit for long periods of time are prone to injury, need time to loosen up, etc.

But no, a football player not being able to run/pass for over an hour is an exception. That can't possibly have an impact.

Like, what is confusing?

I already said you were right on this point. It's just unfortunate that only the niners were allowed to warm up but not the Ravens. Shame, really 

1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I already said you were right on this point. It's just unfortunate that only the niners were allowed to warm up but not the Ravens. Shame, really 

 

26 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Jim Harbaugh, former 49ers coach: First reaction was "OK, well, we know what to do. We've already had two of these." The generator blew. That's what happened at Candlestick [Park]. Had [that] happen to us in a preseason game, and then either a Sunday night game or Monday night game against the Steelers. So we knew we'd be going back into the locker room, it'd be at least 30 minutes or more. So we were pretty experienced.

Flacco: We probably should have done a lot more [during the delay]. We hadn't been out there as an offense since the second-to-last drive of the first half. We came out of a really, really long halftime, too, and we ran the opening kickoff back and they got the ball. We probably didn't have the ball for an hour. We came back flat.
 

Sure, call it magic if you want. That’s what dummies do.