The way too early official Super Bowl LIII gameday thread

[Ronin]

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[slanidrac16]

Yup - and Tom Brady would have gotten one.

Nope. Brady wouldn’t have been that stupid. He would have thrown the ball away.

 

[Hollywood]

Some people are just going to see what they want to see.

I am with you. Refs did a fantastic job outside of (what I consider the obvious) intentional grounding/safety.

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[Finito]

Refs didn't hold the Rams to 3 freaking points...3!!

I mean good lord

 

[GatorAZ]

Both QB’s looked like they were 41.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Some people are just going to see what they want to see.

I am with you. Refs did a fantastic job outside of (what I consider the obvious) intentional grounding/safety.

I thought the worst call of the entire game was flagging the defender for making a textbook tackle after reading the play perfectly. A flag was thrown for unnecessary roughness? Come on ?! Then to have it described on TV as - "He didn't let the offensive player make a football move..." Uh, excuse me? Now we have to let a player get the ball and make a move before we can tackle them? So lame. Went from third-and-18 on the New England 16-yard line to a first-and-10 on the New England 35.

 

[Hollywood]

I thought the worst call of the entire game was flagging the defender for making a textbook tackle after reading the play perfectly. A flag was thrown for unnecessary roughness? Come on ?! Then to have it described on TV as - "He didn't let the offensive player make a football move..." Uh, excuse me? Now we have to let a player get the ball and make a move before we can tackle them? So lame. Went from third-and-18 on the New England 16-yard line to a first-and-10 on the New England 35.

Yeah, I remember that one. I had a good laugh at the time. Remember when it was the DBs job to hit that guy hard enough to jar the ball loose?

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[PACardsFan]

I thought the worst call of the entire game was flagging the defender for making a textbook tackle after reading the play perfectly. A flag was thrown for unnecessary roughness? Come on ?! Then to have it described on TV as - "He didn't let the offensive player make a football move..." Uh, excuse me? Now we have to let a player get the ball and make a move before we can tackle them? So lame. Went from third-and-18 on the New England 16-yard line to a first-and-10 on the New England 35.

No doubt that was just horrible. In a Cardinal game, I would have been throwing crap at the TV. Pretty sure that was the initial drive of the game that resulted in a missed NE FG. Still was a horrible call.

 

[Southpaw]

Never too soon

Here's a look at the updated odds, per Super Book USA's Jeff Sherman.

KC 6/1
LAR, NO, NE 8/1
LAC, Chi, Pit 14/1
Min, GB, Dal 16/1
Phi, Bal, Ind, Cle, Hou 20/1
Sea 30/1
Atl, Jax, NYG 40/1
SF 50/1
Car, Ten, Den 60/1
TB, NYJ 80/1
Wsh, Det, Buf, Cin, Oak, Ari 100/1
Mia 300/1

 

[NJCardFan]

I destroy any and all notions that the refs are always in the Patriots pockets as well as the Patriots always cheat with this one point. If this is true then why didn't they pay the officials off or cheat in order to go undefeated?

 

[Ronin]

Kalyn Kahler
@kalynkahler

The NFL said no defensive players received a vote for Super Bowl MVP.

 

[NJCardFan]

Kalyn Kahler
@kalynkahler

The NFL said no defensive players received a vote for Super Bowl MVP.

How is that possible?

 

[Ronin]

How is that possible?

A theory from Will Brinson.

Will Brinson

✔ @WillBrinson



I would *guess* this is because of the speed required to turn in the vote immediately after the game. Think everyone kind of penciled Edelman in as the Pats MVP midway through the third q.

Gilmore and Hightower definitely could have won and it would have been deserving.

 

[AZfaninMN]

How is that possible?

I think it has something to do with no 1 person had an outstanding game. It was such a collective effort by the team doing their job rather than an individual dominating.

Best defensive performance: (my opinion)

NE- Stephon Gilmore- 5 tackles 3 PD and 1 Int.
Honorable mention- D’onta Hightower- 2 tackles, both sacks.

LA- Corey Littleton- 10 total tackles and 1 INT.
Honorable mention- Donte Fowler 4 tackles 2 TFL.

 

[BigRedRage]

I thought the worst call of the entire game was flagging the defender for making a textbook tackle after reading the play perfectly. A flag was thrown for unnecessary roughness? Come on ?! Then to have it described on TV as - "He didn't let the offensive player make a football move..." Uh, excuse me? Now we have to let a player get the ball and make a move before we can tackle them? So lame. Went from third-and-18 on the New England 16-yard line to a first-and-10 on the New England 35.

That one was stupid for sure

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