GAME DAY NFC Championship - Lions at 49’ers

[AvengerRam]

 

[Angry Ram]

Lions offense put up 31 and likely 40 if not for critical drops.

Lions need some Defensive help though. Pretty much in the same boat we are in.

Shut out in the second half until garbage time to make 31.

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

Damn shame. The Niners don't have a deserving culture or character.

The kneecaps and the city of detoilet are about equally undeserving. So I'm going to celebrate their loss tonight, and I won't watch the big game in two weeks.

 

[Loyal]

Anybody else feel a little sick right now?

I do. Damn the Lions for not sealing the deal.

 

[OntarioRam]

Great game from Goff. I feel bad for him, but not for those dirty cheap-short artists the Detroit Lions.

Maybe I will eat these words, but I am not even remotely worried that the 49ers wil beat the Chiefs. With how bad the 49ers have looked lately, I can't see any universe where Brock Purdy and that playoff choker Shanahan manage to beat Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid. Especially with Moody being so shaky, with the Chiefs getting to trot out the super-reliable Butker. It's going to be hilarious watching that team 49ers fall just short yet again. San Francisco = a choke-artist franchise that just happened to be lucky enough to meet an even bigger one in the Lions which let them come back to win. The Lions would have choked away their playoff run to the Rams already, to a vintage Matthew Stafford come back win and clutch performance in a big game, but for the refs screwing us.

 

[AvengerRam]

Hey, Campbell…

 

[Loyal]

So will you start the Vent thread, or shall I?

 

[Kupped]

No big takeaways from this game for me.
Lions going for it on 4th? It's who they are.. nothing wrong with it. Reynolds dropped the ball. If he makes the catch does that make Campbell a genius? Nope.. but it's how they approach the game.
Goff is good enough to win if everything around him is top-notch. If Reynolds makes the 2 catches.. what's the outcome? Does that mean Goff would've been "better" all of a sudden? Of course not. Same guy he was here.. a little more experienced. He has a stacked offense and it uses his strengths well.

Rookie RB fumbles a ball.. if he doesn't? How does this look?

In short... the difference wasn't any big philosophical story... the niners executed better.. and won.

 

[JimY53]

"God was with us today"

Yep. Lions are sinners.

 

[OntarioRam]

Not only was Campbell criminally bad but how terrible was Johnson's offense in the 2nd half? Good luck to whoever puts him in charge of their offense.

The Rams completely shut the Lions down in the 2nd half as well. The Lions seem great scripted. Not so much as the game goes on.

 

[Bootleg]

Man, I was screaming at the TV for Campbell to kick the field goal. It's not about points. It's about how many possessions the 49ers have to get in order to be in scoring position. Well into the second half with a 14 point lead, you have to kick it!

 

[PARAM]

I'd move him higher than that. The Lions needed a passionate leader on the field and Goff has never really been that guy. I can never forget Stafford telling his offense in that last series vs Brady and the Bucs, "Let's go fucking win this!." Soon after was the Love of the Game route to Kupp.

The lengths some will go to..... "they needed a paasionate leader'?

They needed an intelligent leader with minimal math skills.
They needed WRs who didn't drop balls
They needed a RB who wouldn't fumble.
They needed a DB to either catch the ball or knock it down.
They needed somebody to tackle Brock Fucking Purdy before he gained 15 yards
And then they needed Goff to pull a Stafford.

But yeah, Goff could have overcome those other things if only he was a passionate leader. Like I said, the lengths.....

 

[JimY53]

No big takeaways from this game for me.
Lions going for it on 4th? It's who they are.. nothing wrong with it. Reynolds dropped the ball. If he makes the catch does that make Campbell a genius? Nope.. but it's how they approach the game.

But you don't HAVE to stick to things. In huge game, one your players have never been in, there is nothing wrong with adjusting. After the fluke plays, he went for it again and lost by 3.

I know, it's easy to second guess, but it's not less manly to kick a field goal.

As far as the drop, sure. And I know you're not doing this, but the analytics people will always blame the play or the execution, not the decision. And that is what bugs me most about the nerds. In their "math" all things are baked in the cake. Great catches, drops, good play calls, bad play calls -- -them is the hazards.

So, live by the sword, die by the sword. In the meantime, whether just the 4th downs or not, he has one of the biggest chokes of all time on his resume.

But hey, he was 'gressive .... grrrrrr

 

[AvengerRam]

Second half Lions…

 

[RamsSince1969]

Why is anyone banging on Goff even a little?

Jesus.. the loss ain’t on him.

I think it's because Purdy found a way and Goff didn't.

 

[Kupped]

The lengths some will go to..... "they needed a paasionate leader'?

They needed an intelligent leader with minimal math skills.
They needed WRs who didn't drop balls
They needed a RB who wouldn't fumble.
They needed a DB to either catch the ball or knock it down.
They needed somebody to tackle Brock Fucking Purdy before he gained 15 yards
And then they needed Goff to pull a Stafford.

But yeah, Goff could have overcome those other things if only he was a passionate leader. Like I said, the lengths.....

I honestly don't get it.
I mean.. Jared's a good QB. Great? No. But absolutely a good QB.

I mean.. the Rams got the Super Bowl.. the trade was a good one. What's the need to keep taking shots at Jared?

 

[Kupped]

But you don't HAVE to stick to things. In huge game, one your players have never been in, there is nothing wrong with adjusting. After the fluke plays, he went for it again and lost by 3.

I know, it's easy to second guess, but it's not less manly to kick a field goal.

As far as the drop, sure. And I know you're not doing this, but the analytics people will always blame the play or the execution, not the decision. And that is what bugs me most about the nerds. In their "math" all things are baked in the cake. Great catches, drops, good play calls, bad play calls -- -them is the hazards.

So, live by the sword, die by the sword. In the meantime, whether just the 4th downs or not, he has one of the biggest chokes of all time on his resume.

But hey, he was 'gressive .... grrrrrr

I'm just going to disagree and that's okay. Different views of football.

I also don't think it's "less manly" to kick the FG.. it's just a different approach.

Players make plays or they don't. Even with the failed 4th down plays.. if Reynolds doesn't drop a DIME by Jared.. if Gibbs doesn't get crossed up, fail to secure the ball and then fumble.. if Jameson catches the ball.. if Vildor doesn't let an interception hit him in the facemark.. if Sutton doesn't whiff on an interception.

There are numerous misplays in the game by the Lions that could've lead to a different result.

And.. hey.. the non-analytics people think you'll make every field goal. Doesn't work out that way, either.

And I disagree with being aggressive just to be aggressive. On the first one.. the third down play was called to set up a fourth down play.. that's not blind aggression.. that's having a plan.

Again, just a different view. Would I call it that way? Shit, I don't know.. but I get what Campbell is doing and that's who they are.

 

[tempests]

I honestly don't get it.

Those arguments about how good Jared really is went on forever. When he was a Ram and afterward.

People want to be proven right. That goes for both sides.

 

[TexasRam]

I think it's because Purdy found a way and Goff didn't.

Goff found the way then his WRs dropped and fumbled the ball.

That logic says Goff found a way but Stafford didn’t last week.

No. It’s a team game.

 

[RamsSince1969]

“By the hair of their skinny teeth teeth.”​

Stafford really pulled that one out in Tampa Bay. Such an amazing leader.