TNF: 2021 NFL Season Opener Dallas @ Tampa Bay

[Tano]

Watching that fucking kicker on the cowgirls shank way too many points away reminded me of my "love" for kickers.

Dear God... thank goodness he's shanking lay-up FGs and XPs for somebody else now.


One of my sons was watching that game with me last night. He had a fantasy draft a week or so ago and he told me he had picked up Greg The Leg for his kicker. I told him then that he would regret that pick. Last night... before he shanked that lay-up FG... I told him that Greg is probably gonna miss this kick.... and then he did. I couldn't help but to laugh. Then, soon after, Greg whiffed on an XP attempt. I literally blew some of my drink out of my mouth.

Good times.

Zuerlein will always be my favorite kicker of all time since he made those two field goals against New Orleans.

But keeping to the gist of this post, what the hell was he doing on the field in the first place with that bad back of his.

But even with that bad back, he did make a clutch field goal to put Dallas ahead with only 90 seconds left to play.

 

[SuperMan28]

Multiple Cowboy fans didn't show up today.

 

[dang]

That holding call is correct, but they never call it on AD. That is the problem. Our best pass rushers get held around the neck over and over without a call. It happens once in this game and is called. Fuck that.

So why is that? Is the technique more in line with acceptable play or is there a deliberate bias against/for certain teams?

 

[majrleaged]

So why is that? Is the technique more in line with acceptable play or is there a deliberate bias against/for certain teams?

I think it is to level the game. Make it more competitive on TV. If they called those on AD he would dominate the game and you have to be an offensive player to get most calls. The league promotes Offense.

 

[Merlin]

Vita Vae is going to crush Brian Allen. Biadaz got manhandled.

Biadasz got manhandled in college too, quite often.

 

[Merlin]

TB looks plenty scary to me. Fuckface McDimple looks as good as ever, and their championship team returns almost completely intact.

Hope the Rams can whip 'em but I'm with Yoda on this


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g57LxM-GcSc

Fuck that. Rams should be able to play with both those teams. Last one standing will be the one who gets the least major injuries and who gets a little growth from the middle tier of their rosters.

Dallas' offense should get better, I think they have more upside than Tampa on that side of the ball. But defensively I just don't think they have enough to improve and be the last team. IMO it's Tampa, LA, and Green Bay in that top tier and the Rams truly have a shot this year.

 

[XXXIVwin]

Fuck that. Rams should be able to play with both those teams. Last one standing will be the one who gets the least major injuries and who gets a little growth from the middle tier of their rosters.

Dallas' offense should get better, I think they have more upside than Tampa on that side of the ball. But defensively I just don't think they have enough to improve and be the last team. IMO it's Tampa, LA, and Green Bay in that top tier and the Rams truly have a shot this year.

Lol, yeah I agree with ya, Rams can play on equal footing for sure with any of the top teams. Re. TB You're right that "scared" is overstating it, but they are definitely a strong team to be respected.

First game will reveal a lot IMHO. If the Rams are truly an elite team, I hope they beat the Bears comfortably.

 

[Rynie]

Fuck Zeke! I thought you were a badass? What’s up you got that contract and have your stupid eating thing you do and you get tossed down by the shoulder pads by a DBSmfh

We were missing Zack Martin, probably the best Guard in the league, so I'm assuming the gameplan was to avoid their DL (probably best in the league) and use Zeke as an extra blocker. He did that pretty well. Jason Garrett would have run Zeke up the middle into Vita 100x.

 

[Florida_Ram]

It was an awesome game to watch.

If the Bucs don't turn the ball over 4 times, it would've been a double digit victory for the Champs.

Hats off to the Brady bunch,

 

[Corbin]

We were missing Zack Martin, probably the best Guard in the league, so I'm assuming the gameplan was to avoid their DL (probably best in the league) and use Zeke as an extra blocker. He did that pretty well. Jason Garrett would have run Zeke up the middle into Vita 100x.

I mean more so he’s on the edge 1v1 vs a safety and let’s the safety grab his shoulders pads and throw him down. Back in the day he would’ve been in that endzone.

 

[Rynie]

I mean more so he’s on the edge 1v1 vs a safety and let’s the safety grab his shoulders pads and throw him down. Back in the day he would’ve been in that endzone.

Yeah, that play was BAD.