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Collinsworth could just be honest and admit that the reason the playoff format was changed was because the Patriots once went 10-6 and didn't get in, and some people have incessantly whined and bitched about it ever since, despite it being a good 10 years ago at least.

Samuel got absolutely mugged in the EZ

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Just laying out the quickest of scenarios: 

If the Lions beat the Panthers next week AND
the Seahawks lose on the road to the Chiefs AND
the Commanders lose on the road to the 49ers

The Lions would climb into the final playoff spot in the NFC just in time for Christmas!!!

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A bit bizarre that the Chargers, who looked to be going absolutely nowhere a couple of weeks ago, can actually clinch a playoff spot next Monday if results go their way at the weekend and they beat the Colts on MNF.

What's also bizarre is the way Staley's D has finally showed up in back to back weeks despite being chronically injured and Derwin James being inactive. Fair enough, the Dolphins O is completely out of sync and the Titans are totally one-dimensional, but they've played garbage offenses before and still got completely clowned.

I'm still not a Staley believer, and its clear that even with the weapons back Lombardi really has no idea how to get the most out of this Chargers O, but if they can get Bosa back to shore up one edge, provide a pass rush, and Slater comes back and helps the protection, then the Chargers will be more than capable of knocking off teams like the Bengals and Titans in the playoffs, and giving the Bills and Chiefs a fright. 

Next few weeks will be interesting, because they are slated to play "weaker" opponents, so i'm curious to see whether the last few weeks improved performance is maintained or the Chargers stay true to Charger style and play down to the level of the opponent.

 

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11 hours ago, Antiochas III said:

Got mugged in the EZ. But your Team only give up 20 and you lose by 8 is a shambles.  The call on McLaurin before it was an absolute joke as he was told he was good. 

 

How the f**k does BRob only get 12 carries

I don't see a problem with the McLaurin call as it's not the side judge's job to get WAS lined up legally. At the point where he asked he actually was lined up legally as he was off the line of scrimmage, so not in the neutral zone. What happens thereafter, more precisely, whether WAS are lined up legally at the point of the snap, is not for the officials to ensure. WAS #2 is in motion at the point where McLaurin enquires with the official, so as far as the side judge is aware #2 might well be about to go and cover up the Tackle making the formation perfectly legal. The fact he doesn't do this means the responsibility for getting himself up on the LoS and making the formation legal rests with McLaurin, not the side judge.

Pre-snap penalties occur all the time. It isn't the job of officials to intervene and go 'hold on, you aren't lined up correctly, your formation is illegal', or hold players still for one second before the snap, or prevent player moving in motion towards the LoS. It is the job of the officials to throw a flag at the point of the snap when a technical infraction has occurred. It can not possibly function any other way, because until such point the ball is snapped there is no 'play' and there can not be an alignment infringement. The exception is false starts, but the reason that gets called pre-snap and the LoS reset is because there is safety issue with players reacting to  movement and charging at QB's unabated. 

Again, at the point where McLaurin asked 'am i ok?', he actually was 'ok', even though it's not the Side judge's responsibility to ensure that.

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