Let's Talk About Baltimore (AFC Championship)

[SHOWTIME]

Headed back to the AFC Championship Game!!!! Discuss.

[Hammock Parties]

I've refreshed the Hulu page waiting for Turning Point to drop at least five times today.

I got a fever.

[Eleazar]

Mahomes doesn't win every game. But in the big moments he always seems to come up big.

If you are shackled to Lamar Jackson or even Josh Allen or Joe Burrow, you're reduced to hoping that you will catch him on a bad day... in big-game situations where he never rarely seems to have a bad day.

Burrow caught some luck once. All the stars can align like they did against the Bucs, where the team has one hand tied and he's going up against one of the only players in history who's his peer. But that isn't going to happen very often.

Hence the recent spate of frustrations from other fan bases who think this just isn't fair.

[Hammock Parties]

Mahomes is just what Montana would have been if he had never been hurt, and had a cannon.

If that had happened, they laugh about the Parcells Giants.

The Bengals COULD have been our Giants but...Mahomes.

[gold_and_red]

Did you folks catch this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_73HSAfLgmw

Only that organization brings him out after a timeout when they are down 17-7 after a turnover with a good chance to lose the game. Not at the beginning of the game, not at halftime, not when they are dominating, not when they made a big play and not when they are in a particularly close game.

Next time, they should bring out their legends as Mahomes is taking a knee in victory formation.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by gold_and_red

Did you folks catch this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_73HSAfLgmw



Only that organization brings him out after a timeout when they are down 17-7 after a turnover with a good chance to lose the game. Not at the beginning of the game, not at halftime, not when they are dominating, not when they made a big play and not when they are in a particularly close game.



Next time, they should bring out their legends as Mahomes is taking a knee in victory formation.

I just thought it was a bizarre choice. I get that he's a Ravens legend, but bring him out against a team he didn't win a Super Bowl with.

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Mahomes is just what Montana would have been if he had never been hurt, and had a cannon.

If that had happened, they laugh about the Parcells Giants.

The Bengals COULD have been our Giants but...Mahomes.

So I know it’s early, but it’s realistic we win 3 in a row.

3 in a ****ing row!!!!

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by philfree

WTF is an administrative Time Out? A drone my ass. I have a theory on it. That's what happens when the pet QB gets his bell rung and the NFL circumvents protocol keeping said QB from having to go into the blue tent and be evaluated for a concussion.

I thought this as well at the time, but dismissed it, but it makes you wonder. It look like Lamar got his bell rung pretty good there.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Some of the funniest stuff about all this is the Justin Tucker pregame shit making the rounds and how many people are so bent out of shape about it.

He's full of shit as well in his statement today. After Patrick kicked his stand and asked him to move it, which you see on Video. He then doubles down and puts 2 balls and his helmet on the goal line. That's when Travis tossed those. Tucker is a little bitch, soon to be overtaken by Butker.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Probably, although as long as it's Goff I see the Lions as the Marty Chiefs, going to the playoffs a lot and not making a SB.

As long as DC keeps living by the sword you are correct. Good analogy.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by gold_and_red

Did you folks catch this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_73HSAfLgmw

Only that organization brings him out after a timeout when they are down 17-7 after a turnover with a good chance to lose the game. Not at the beginning of the game, not at halftime, not when they are dominating, not when they made a big play and not when they are in a particularly close game.

Next time, they should bring out their legends as Mahomes is taking a knee in victory formation.

They turned out the lights to do this shit. Truely a chickenshit thing to do.

[crispystl]

Originally Posted by O.city

In my opinion, it's still the Bills. I think Allen is the one who can do like Pat did and make more with less.

Now he may eventually throw it to the other team, but that skill is alteast in there.

Yeah, I think so too.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by O.city

I don't think the Ravens are necessarily going away, they've got such good structure there they should be ok. But the division is just a monster and the Lamar thing etc is gonna get tougher as he gets paid more.

In my opinion, it's still the Bills. I think Allen is the one who can do like Pat did and make more with less.

Now he may eventually throw it to the other team, but that skill is alteast in there.

Allen is the only QB with a ceiling high enough to compete with Mahomes when Mahomes is playing great. He just can’t reach it nearly as often as Mahomes and is often still susceptible to not playing within the context of the game situation and what it calls for.

People continue to overrate Burrow because he got carried by his defense in one postseason run. He’s not clutch and shrinks almost as bad as Lamar in the playoffs.

[Talisman]

Watching the highlights again, it looked like any time a receiver would put their hand up to signal they were open, Lamar would throw it to them. It happened on the triple coverage interception. The problem is that most of the time they weren't open. Lamar needs to actually read the coverage himself instead of tossing it up because his WRs think they have separation.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brioni

I know alit of people that don't normally watch football that tuned into both games

As much as people hate dynasties, they drive viewership, to hate watch and root for us to go down if nothing else.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Allen is the only QB with a ceiling high enough to compete with Mahomes when Mahomes is playing great. He just can’t reach it nearly as often as Mahomes and is often still susceptible to not playing within the context of the game situation and what it calls for.

People continue to overrate Burrow because he got carried by his defense in one postseason run. He’s not clutch and shrinks almost as bad as Lamar in the playoffs.

Zero touchdown passes in the 4th quarter of Burrow's Playoff career. I'm sure he will figure that out over time, but so far it HAS been an issue for him. His defense did some incredible stuff for him in the the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

In their Super Bowl loss, the Cincy defense only gave up 23 points to a Rams team that was torching everyone else that season. Burrow had a lot of chances in the 4th quarter to win that game and didn't take advantage. The Cincy defense took a major step backwards in 2023, but they still have a great DC. It will be interesting to see what happens for them in 2024 and beyond.