***** OFFICIAL 2024-25 NFL Playoffs Game Thread *****

[lefty20]

[Mark Celibate]

49ers will overpay Purdy and be back in the NFCCG


Coaching (need solid DC hire)
Health
Schedule



You overrate the Cap. Almost every QB is over paid in todays NFL. Winners roster construct around it. The meat of the roster is in and out the door within 4 seasons. Need to draft well and especially in later Rounds to replenish the roster.




Edit: compare the '23 and '24 Passer Rating leaders. It's a constant flip flopping list. Every QB is overpaid tbh

Teams with lots of Cap continue to lose
Teams with little Cap continue to win

Cap is overrated.

I think you hit the nail on the head in terms of consistent roster construction. The second biggest factor in terms of being a team that consistently wins in the playoffs vs a regular choke artist (Chargers, Dallas, Minnesota, etc) is being in a northern city (KC included) with low IQ white trash fans, outdoor stadium, and harsh cold climate. If both teams are pretty even, there's a huge difference in going on the road to a warm weather climate indoor facility with a bunch of rich g0ts like LA, Dallas, and Miami vs having to go on the road to a place like Pittsburgh or Philadelphia where a bunch of hillbillies with missing teeth or pelting you with snowballs and yelling the N word over and over. Ironically though, the 49ers have been the one anomaly in this regard because their teams over the last decade have just been more physical than the others.

If I were a billionaire owner, I'd buy a team in a terrible climate and then have an Idiocracy type tiering system to determine who gets front row seats. Have everyone who purchases tickets take an online IQ test. Give everyone a score where the lower IQ the more points you get. For every point lower than 100, they get +1 point. Additional points for criminal record, missing teeth, out of wedlock children etc. Those with the highest score get the front row seats and then you start filling the seats upward with more civilized functioning members of society. For a playoff game, I'd probably throw in a free six pack for anyone in the lower bowl tbh

[DAF86]

Mahomes' Chiefs have been in the playoffs and winning SuperBowls since 2018, why the arbitrary cutoff?

[lefty20]

Mahomes' Chiefs have been in the playoffs and winning SuperBowls since 2018, why the arbitrary cutoff?

Seems like that's when the Refs decided to start giving Mahomes the Brady treatment. And that's the really sad part because Andy Reid and Mahomes had already proven that they are more than good enough to win without the Refs aiding them even a tiny bit.

[DAF86]

Seems like that's when the Refs decided to start giving Mahomes the Brady treatment. And that's the really sad part because Andy Reid and Mahomes had already proven that they are more than good enough to win without the Refs aiding them even a tiny bit.

Or maybe they have a better, more intelligent, defense now, that doesn't need to commit as many penalties, tbh.

[lefty20]

Or maybe they have a better, more intelligent, defense now, that doesn't need to commit as many penalties, tbh.

[DAF86]

Nah, you're right bro. The league is rigged for tje Chiefs. Why even watch the games?

[lefty20]

Nah, you're right bro. The league is rigged for tje Chiefs. Why even watch the games?

Same reason people watched the NBA in early 2000s, hoping that someone would beat the Lakers despite having to play 5 v 8.

Idk why you are acting like Refs favoring one team is some unheard of concept that's never ever been done in any sport whatsoever. You know better bro. s been happening across all sports for a long time. It's just not always as blatant as the 2002 Lakers vs Kings.

It's usually with some subtlety, but you can still tell when one team gets getting the benefit of the doubt in a vast majority of 50/50 calls.

[DAF86]

Same reason people watched the NBA in early 2000s, hoping that someone would beat the Lakers despite having to play 5 v 8.

Idk why you are acting like Refs favoring one team is some unheard of concept that's never ever been done in any sport whatsoever. You know better bro. s been happening across all sports for a long time. It's just not always as blatant as the 2002 Lakers vs Kings.

It's usually with some subtlety, but you can still tell when one team gets getting the benefit of the doubt in a vast majority of 50/50 calls.

Ok, tell me which are these destiny altering erroneous calls that made the Chiefs win key games that they would have lost other way.

[lefty20]

Ok, tell me which are these destiny altering erroneous calls that made the Chiefs win key games that they would have lost other way.

8 of their last 11 playoff wins have been a 1 possession games. May be the Chiefs would've all of them without getting crucial drive sustaining calls. But we don't know for sure because the Refs keep putting their stamp on the games.

Lets not consistently give Mahomes calls that every other QB is lucky to get once in a while. Everyone needs to be judged by the same damn rule book.

Is that really too much to ask for?

[DAF86]

8 of their last 11 playoff wins have been a 1 possession games. May be the Chiefs would've all of them without getting crucial drive sustaining calls. But we don't know for sure because the Refs keep putting their stamp on the games.

Lets not consistently give Mahomes calls that every other QB is lucky to get once in a while. Everyone needs to be judged by the same damn rule book.

Is that really too much to ask for?

Ok, but tell me which are these suppossed calls that Mahomes gets and nobody else gets. Like give me a real life example of something that happened during a playoffs game.

[lefty20]

Ok, but tell me which are these suppossed calls that Mahomes gets and nobody else gets. Like give me a real life example of something that happened during a playoffs game.

Literally both of the calls(you know the ones) from last week. Every other QB would be lucky get just 1 of those called in their favor. Mahomes got both.

In other games...

We saw Goff get hammered but no call. Mahomes gets that call 100/100 times.

Daniels get hit a little late while going out of bounds but no call. Mahomes gets that call 100/100 times.

I'm not gonna go back and watch all 11 of his last wins and game to time stamp each and every single call you. I wish I had that kind of spare time on hand.

Seems like you are not willing to take off your homer glasses. I might do the same were I in your shoes. In fact, I will be the same once Wemby starts getting special treatment from the Refs.

But if you ever do consider watching the game without them on, you will see that there is some merit to what I'm saying.

Refs are not the only reason the Chiefs are winning. Only an idiot would think or say that. But it sure is good to have be vigilant when it comes to looking out for your best player.

[DAF86]

Literally both of the calls(you know the ones) from last week. Every other QB would be lucky get just 1 of those called in their favor. Mahomes got both.

In other games...

We saw Goff get hammered but no call. Mahomes gets that call 100/100 times.

Daniels get hit a little late while going out of bounds but no call. Mahomes gets that call 100/100 times.

I'm not gonna go back and watch all 11 of his last wins and game to time stamp each and every single call you. I wish I had that kind of spare time on hand.

Seems like you are not willing to take off your homer glasses. I might do the same were I in your shoes. In fact, I will be the same once Wemby starts getting special treatment from the Refs.

But if you ever do consider watching the game without them on, you will see that there is some merit to what I'm saying.

Refs are not the only reason the Chiefs are winning. Only an idiot would think or say that. But it sure is good to have be vigilant when it comes to looking out for your best player.

Imma be honest and say that the two calls from last week, I wouldn't have called. That said, the first one looked like a clear hit to the head on real time. ESPN even called that at first glance. The play even got reviewed by video officials and mantained the call becuase there was contact helmet to helmet.

The second one was bad, but hardly the first time it ever gets called (Josh Allen gets tons of those).

At the end of the day neither call was the difference.

Also, there was literally a play where it seemed like Mahomes got hit out of bounds on this game and it didn't get call. So it's a lie that he gets all the calls.

You not remembering any egregious call in favour of the Chiefs in the playoffs is exactly my point. You don't remember any, because there isn't any. Off the top of my head I can recall mutliple bogus calls Brady used to get. This "Chiefs get all the calls" narrative is based on a colective brain wash of opposing fans convincing themselves of things that actually don't happen in real life.

[Donald Sterling.]

Or maybe they have a better, more intelligent, defense now, that doesn't need to commit as many penalties, tbh.

That sounds cute but then you actually sit and watch the games and see garbage like this in every swifts game:







Then swiftfans have nothing that can possibly justify this kind of whistle. So they resort to the remedial "Get good" like a 14 year old talking trash on his Xbox

[DAF86]

That sounds cute but then you actually sit and watch the games and see garbage like this in every swifts game:







Then swiftfans have nothing that can possibly justify this kind of whistle. So they resort to the remedial "Get good" like a 14 year old playing online on his Xbox

You can literally make a video like this for every team on every game. It's literally nitpicking any bul that can pass as a close call just for the sake of crying.

On the other hand, imagine if Mahomes got this call on an AFC championship game.

[FrostKing]

Seems like that's when the Refs decided to start giving Mahomes the Brady treatment. And that's the really sad part because Andy Reid and Mahomes had already proven that they are more than good enough to win without the Refs aiding them even a tiny bit.

People forget how close Kaepernick was to a completely different career.

Ravens SB: Crabtree being held continually at the goal line. Hindsight should have ran Gore til the inch but versus Suggs, Lewis and Reed floating... those passes made sense.

Fast forward to the following season and Sherman INT. Kaepernick & Crabtree were badly ridiculed by NFL fans. Leading to collapse in only Year3. And then political activism. Colin remains a sad rise and fall. If only that 1 flag...

[FrostKing]

I think you hit the nail on the head in terms of consistent roster construction. The second biggest factor in terms of being a team that consistently wins in the playoffs vs a regular choke artist (Chargers, Dallas, Minnesota, etc) is being in a northern city (KC included) with low IQ white trash fans, outdoor stadium, and harsh cold climate. If both teams are pretty even, there's a huge difference in going on the road to a warm weather climate indoor facility with a bunch of rich g0ts like LA, Dallas, and Miami vs having to go on the road to a place like Pittsburgh or Philadelphia where a bunch of hillbillies with missing teeth or pelting you with snowballs and yelling the N word over and over. Ironically though, the 49ers have been the one anomaly in this regard because their teams over the last decade have just been more physical than the others.

If I were a billionaire owner, I'd buy a team in a terrible climate and then have an Idiocracy type tiering system to determine who gets front row seats. Have everyone who purchases tickets take an online IQ test. Give everyone a score where the lower IQ the more points you get. For every point lower than 100, they get +1 point. Additional points for criminal record, missing teeth, out of wedlock children etc. Those with the highest score get the front row seats and then you start filling the seats upward with more civilized functioning members of society. For a playoff game, I'd probably throw in a free six pack for anyone in the lower bowl tbh

[FrostKing]

Ok, but tell me which are these suppossed calls that Mahomes gets and nobody else gets. Like give me a real life example of something that happened during a playoffs game.

Chiefs already got the Hill Mary hold on Bosa play.

This is now Kelce

[DAF86]

Chiefs already got the Hill Mary hold on Bosa play.

This is now Kelce

That's textbook PI, the are you on?

[lefty20]

Washington selling big time.

[lefty20]

Daniels can't win with these cats.

[lefty20]

Commanders

[DAF86]

All the times Mahomes got a roughing the passer call in the playoffs.

[GAustex]

Don’t like the Elgles and sick of the KC
Go Bills

[DAF86]

Shipley proving any RB can do damage behind the right O-line/scheme.