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  • KiwiMurphK Offline
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    @mariner4life said in NFL 2024:

    Lol so much for the new kick off rules.

    Touchback

    The risk-reward isn't there for the kicking team to keep the ball in play

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    @KiwiMurph said in NFL 2024:

    @mariner4life said in NFL 2024:

    Lol so much for the new kick off rules.

    Touchback

    The risk-reward isn't there for the kicking team to keep the ball in play

    I know. The whole exercise was pointless.

    The Ravens didn't kick it dead and th3 Chiefs nearly broke out.

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    Good crowd in. Guess there's not much else to do other than wait for a tornado...

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    More flags than points.

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  • mariner4lifeM Offline
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    God fucking dammit I hate this guy!!!!

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    Two best drives were the first 2. After that it's been pretty awful.

    The refs really hate the way the Ravens are lining up (some new focus).

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    Purple with white pin stripe double breasted suit and no tie. Someone will shoot him in the car park.

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    Have to love a sport with all the camera angles you require

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    A centimetre! The whole game comes down to a centimetre.

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    @KiwiMurph said in NFL 2024:

    Have to love a sport with all the camera angles you require

    One of the many many reasons why this is the best sports league in the world

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  • nzzpN Online
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    That was great fun! Another game tomorrow, can't wait

    I'm on the Packers bandwagon... Only side to vote against private equity

    NFL is back baby

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    Just looking at the BBC Write up of this..

    They've gone for the obligatory Taylor Swift photo in the story, but managed to capture her with her blow up doll face on.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/articles/c20lj8njp55o

    Glad to have it back. Means I can spend my Sunday nights watching all the highlights in between a live match with one of the best all time punditry teams put together. Jason Bell is awesome.

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    I'm going to have to learn the game... jump on the Seahawks bandwagon, a few of the local craft-breweries have a "Seahawks Season Opener Watch Party" happening Sunday.

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    Odds on Zach Wilson getting a start sometime this season?

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  • KruseK Offline
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    Okay, this might be a better time to ask "What the fuck even is this sport ... what are the rules?" - than mid-SuperBowl.
    At one point during Seahawks game, the opposition had a guy running up to Seahawks "in-goal", jump up, catch, and pass backwards to a teammate outside the in-goal.
    ie: to my eye ... actively attempting to AVOID a touchdown. What was that all about?
    Next play was Seahawks starting on 1m, fucking it up, and ceding a "safety" ... if that helps anybody find the play.

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    @Kruse

    I couldn't find it, but it's probably a punt - if the ball goes into the end zone (in goal) then it's a touchback and they start at the 20. The guy chasing the ball is called a 'gunner'. He's trying to either tackle the punt returner, or 'down' the ball as close to the end zone as possible. If he downs it at the 1, the drive starts at the 1. But if he steps into the end zone then it's a touchback and they go out to the 20, so you see the big dives etc.

    You can't recover possession on a punt, unless the receiving team has touched the ball first, so a touchdown is generally impossible. If a punt is close to the end zone then you'll often see the punt returner get out of the way, allowing the ball to bounce and hoping it goes into the end zone for a touchback.

    The other weird situation you'll sometimes see is a player deliberately knocking down an easy interception if it's 4th down. Since 4th is a turnover where the ball was spotted at the start of the play, a deep interception can be worse field position than an incomplete pass, so the defender will make a call on whether they think there's space for them to get more ground by returning or not.

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    @Cyclops Cheers - yeah, reading up on the "Punt" on wikipedia just now... that would definitely explain it.
    I didn't actually see whether the ball had been kicked or passed - just glanced up to see this odd behaviour... but it sounds like it must have been kicked/"punted".
    Stay tuned for more dumb questions...

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    Very pleased with 49ers first victory given all the offseason disruption and Super Bowl loss hangover.

    49ers will need to stay healthy but they certainly made a statement week 1.

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    Another concussion for Tua Tagovailoa.

    Dude needs to seriously consider retiring.

    Good news for him is the contract he signed in the offseason means he is guaranteed at least $93M USD so he is financially set for life.

    Not great for the Dolphins salary cap going forward.

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