Your “And An Old Man Shall Lead Them” NFC Divisional Round Playoff Game Open Thread

Forty plus year old quarterbacks-next thing you know there’ll be running backs in their mid-to-late 30’s playing! [Frank Gore swings his cane futilely in my general direction] Right, right. Anyway…

TO THE GAME!

Bucs/Saints:

-The math monkeys locked in my basement inform me that the Saints’ odds of beating the Bucs for a third time this year come in at an unholy 66.6%. Of course Packer haters are cheering for T.B./TB because of the 38-10 shellacking they gave Green Bay many, many weeks ago.

-Versus the Saints the Bucs averaged -0.17 expected points per play. Against the rest of the league that number was +0.16.

-Keep an eye out for Saints secondary wr’s Sanders and Humphrey because Tampa has been burned by Cam Sims (104 yards) and Russell Gage (91) the last two weeks.

-Speaking of Saints wr’s, Ball Dropper Extraordinaire Tre’Quan Smith has been activated for this game. My prediction? He will drop a ball.

-Are we still talking wr’s? Yes, yes we are because Mike Evans averages a paltry three catches for 34 yards per game when shadowed by Marshon Lattimore.

-Paging Mr. Noodly Arm: The Bucs pass D ranks a middling 21st in the league. Their run D is another story, morning, er, evening glory.

-As a matter, both run D’s allow runners about 3.6 yards per carry. In what should be a close game, if either team’s rb’s can get into the 4.5, 4.8 range that should be a distinct advantage.

Nugget Time: Tampa guard Ali Marpet last allowed a sack in week 6… of the 2019 season.

-RoJo is designated as a ‘questionable’  game-timer but did practice on Thursday so he’s likely a go.

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litre_cola

Sudden change!

herodotus450

Is is sad or just disappointing that geriatric quarteredbacks are still apparently the best one in the league?

SonOfSpam

“Hey”

-P. Mahomes, J. Allen

But yeah, your point is valid.

herodotus450

I guess only half are old enough to join AARP. Brees, Brady, Rodgers, Rivers all helming playoff teams.

litre_cola

Big Ben.

hippofant

Are they even that good right now?

hippofant

I guess so. PFF and Football Outsiders has Brady in their top 3.

Brocky

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SonOfSpam

As we all predicted, it’s Tre’Quan Smith’s game and his game alone.

Mr. Ayo

Why have I never heard of this?

Gumbygirl

It’s a secret.

Mr. Ayo

We’re friends here! No need for secrets.

litre_cola

Am now looking it up. I like pie, I like spaghetti….

blaxabbath

Suh seems due to step on Kamara’s helmet and crush his head like eight seconds after the whistle.

Gumbygirl

I tried to post my pineapple cake, but it was too big for DFO.

WCS

Send it to me in the mail. I’ll give a good home.

blaxabbath

“Ain’t no such thing as a pineapple that’s too big!”

-M. Sam

Mr. Ayo

That explains why Brick’s dick pics don’t work here.

litre_cola

Email it to yourself and go to postimages.org , you will get a url for it.

Gumbygirl

Let’s see

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Gumbygirl

Yay, it worked. Thanks Litre!

hippofant

Grocery store 4-cheese ravioli and microwave bacon.

blaxabbath

I went to Phoenix this week and picked up some green chilis while I was there. Crock Pot is rocking the chili verde as I speak. I left out the tomatoes in hopes of making a less runny product.

SUCK IT YEAH RIGHT!

blaxabbath

I would think an “End Excessive Force” sign would make most sense at a Jared Goff Passing Clinic.

Gatoraids

Mojo pork goodness need to let it settle some before drinks

Redshirt

Naked Gun 1 is on. Have fun with the Geriatric Bowl!

Recovery Whiskey

They faked all those orgasms

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clint greasewood

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Doktor Zymm

I’m gonna go buy some ice cream, Scoop!

LemonJello

French Vanilla? Pistachio? Peanut Butter Cookie Dough?

Doktor Zymm

Salted caramel with mochi bits

Brocky

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Doktor Zymm

Advertising works!

Redshirt

Do it now. You need to be awake for all the Easter eggs and subtle hints.

Brocky

so in addition to the undertaker bell noise, they’ve played brock Lesnars theme. someone in the Superdome is a wwe fan

Doktor Zymm

Succuping succotash

Doktor Zymm

Quite a lot of pre-snap penalties in this game

Horatio Cornblower

Troy and Joe seem awfully surprised about the amount of physical conflict between two teams made up of large me trained to be violent sociopaths.

Bloody Lethal

The clone wars!

Doktor Zymm

Mountaintop stargazing may be cancelled due to clouds 🙁

Mr. Ayo

BAN CLOUDS!

Doktor Zymm

Damn waterbags floating through the air, it’s unnatural!

Gumbygirl

Why weren’t these “clouds” informed that our good Doktor is on vacation? Off with their heads!

TheRevanchist

I’m doing that right. Brady. Gronk.

Petronel

Such is astronomy – observing runs planned years in advance can be thwarted by weather. (Which is why a lot of telescopes are waaaaay up high in the mountains – less air above for better seeing, and less chance of low-hanging weather screwing things up.)

Gumbygirl

My sister in law is a theoretical astrophysicist. She has to travel to some off the beaten path places for her research, for sure.

Petronel

A lot of optical astronomy is done in high-elevation, isolated places – the darker the area around the ‘scope, the better. Radio astronomy uses huge dishes that take up a lot of real estate (or arrays of dishes) so big places away from extraneous radiation are best for that, too. (If your sister in law doesn’t do her own observing, and analyzes data collected by others – many do – then that may not be something she has to deal with much.)

Gumbygirl

She does her own.

Petronel

Then yeah, she’d be going to some very out-of-the-way places, probably! I loved observing – got to go to Arizona and Hawaii to do mine. (Never got to go to Arecibo, but always wanted to.)

Gumbygirl

She goes somewhere in middle of nowhere Chile a lot.

Mr. Ayo
Gumbygirl

Yes!

Petronel

Yep – a lot of observing gets done in the mountains of Chile. (And the deserts, when you’re working with an array of scopes like the VLT, as Mr. Ayo mentioned.)

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Doktor Zymm

That’s awesome! Although no way to go back and forth between scuba diving and Mauna Kea while in Hawaii

Petronel

Unfortunately, yeah – can’t really just pop 13,000 feet down the mountain during the day and back up at night. :p

Doktor Zymm

I should have planned on going earlier in my trip, hopefully it’ll clear up and I can still go before I leave!

Petronel

Hopefully so! A dark, clear sky with no moon is your best bet, if possible.

Brocky

i was just saying 22 straight up kidney punched him

Brocky

can you find any pattern as to when they’re playing the undertaker bell sound? they seem to be doing it at random

Redshirt

I would imagine it would be 3rd or 4th down, but I haven’t been paying attention.

Brocky

its been on 2nd down as well. that’s whats confusing me

Bloody Lethal

Living up to their name, New Orleans plays the bells to indicate what down it is for Gronk.

Horatio Cornblower

Nice tackle by Sean Murpy-Bunting, of the Cambridge Murphy-Buntings.
/extends pinky
//sips tea

clint greasewood

They really teed us up with that Gronk being confused line.

Bloody Lethal

What happened to Bruce Arians? Looking like he’s in disguise as part of the Fox production team over there. Where’s your cool Kangol hat?

Doktor Zymm

I don’t think Gronk is confused, he just always looks like that. He has resting clueless face

Gatoraids

Gronk very picky about his shoes and they only go on his hands

clint greasewood

Gronk doesn’t just “look confused”, he is genuinely confused. About everything.

Brocky

gronk wears velco into his 40s cuz he thinks they look rad

Gatoraids

Gronk just pawn in game of life

Horatio Cornblower

Gronk’s confused because someone wrote the number 96 on a piece of paper and he hasn’t turned it over yet.

Redshirt

…aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand that’s why he doesn’t play WR.

Horatio Cornblower

Gonna be hilarious if the INT gets called back and the Saints run the punt back for a TD

Gumbygirl

Gumby sent me this

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hippofant

YOU THINK TROY? YOU THINK PAYTON PUTS A TRICK PLAY FOR JAMEIS WINSTON IN THE GAMEPLAN AND TELLS JAMEIS THAT HE’LL CALL IT? HE DOESN’T JUST GO, “I’M NEVER CALLING THIS, I’M JUST FUCKING AROUND WITH OUR PRACTICE TIME?”

Brocky

that winston pass:

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Recovery Whiskey

What a throw by Brady

Redshirt

Winston’s QB Rating is perfect with one pass.
Brady’s QB Rating is average with a Comp% less than 50.
Brees’ QB Rating can now legally buy alcohol.

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hippofant

Everybody on Twitter: “How the fuck did the Buccs not expect a deep pass? What do they think Winston is out there for?”
Troy Aikman 2 minutes ago: “Well I’d say this was going to be a deep shot if Diontae Harris was out there but…”

Bloody Lethal

It’s fine this time! Just know that we could take away your happiness at any moment!
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clint greasewood

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Spur

Desperation from the Saints

Horatio Cornblower

Winston is stealing the show so far, which shouldn’t really be surprising.

LemonJello

It’s not his fault, he thought there was an arrangement in place that he could take the show and the boosters would pay for it.

Redshirt

Jameis Winston throws an accurate pass?
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Spur

The key is to only have 1 player in the general area his throws to

Gumbygirl

That was purty.

Gatoraids

Tzeentch approves

clint greasewood

Yes

Horatio Cornblower

What a great play that’s about to be called back for illegal formation.

Mr. Ayo

Fake news!

Horatio Cornblower

Narrator’s Voice: It was not.

Brocky

i was thinking the same thing

Gumbygirl

Crab legs!

Viva La Tabula Raza

Dok, I looked up that NYer link about the FLA coastal problem.. Elizabeth Kolbert is a great science writer. Recommend checking it out if you get a chance.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/21/the-siege-of-miami

Doktor Zymm

Nice! I’ll give that a read

Brocky

what the heck defensive formation was that? no down linemen over the center either of the guards.

Viva La Tabula Raza

MIke Singletary was/is the most well spoken football players ever. The stentorian voice kills. I wonder if he didn’t have the personality to work in the booth. Or maybe I just missed it.

Horatio Cornblower

His inability to shut up about Jesus probably had something to do with it.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Oooh, didn’t know about that. Now I get it.

Brocky

he spent too many years pretending he was a competent coach. I guess he just doesn’t care for announcing

Recovery Whiskey

There was also that time he dropped his pants in front of his team as part of some point he was making.

Horatio Cornblower

I forgot about that. Yeah, Mike’s a tad nuts.

Doktor Zymm

A pantsless Jesus freak would be an interesting change in the booth

Redshirt

So, who is more of a lock for the Super Bowl, Bills or Packers?