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January 09, 2016
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Adam Zampa sniffs out a wicket.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 02:27 PM on January 09, 2016
As a Jaguars fan I'm digging the misery in Houston. Hoyer is spectacularly bad.
posted by rcade at 05:59 PM on January 09, 2016
Hoyer is spectacularly bad.
The commentary about how O'Brien won back the team by admitting he'd made mistakes in QB selection was particularly hilarious.
posted by Etrigan at 06:09 PM on January 09, 2016
That's what you get when you change the name of a facility that was once known as Reliant.
Folks in Houston, not to worry. Monster Jam is coming to the stadium in a couple of weeks. You'll get to see what that goal line running play with Watt and Wilfork was supposed to look like.
posted by beaverboard at 06:28 PM on January 09, 2016
Adam Zampa sniffs out a wicket.
What a heads up play!
posted by NoMich at 06:55 PM on January 09, 2016
Hoyer is spectacularly bad.
Houston is spectacularly bad. Brutal, in fact. Possibly the worst playoff team the NFL has ever seen.
posted by cixelsyd at 08:32 PM on January 09, 2016
This PIT/CIN game is coming right down to the wire. Will PIT put Big Ben back on the field for the final drive? They only need a field goal to win, but there's not much time left.
posted by NoMich at 11:32 PM on January 09, 2016
Welp, guess they won't.
posted by NoMich at 11:35 PM on January 09, 2016
Welp, I guess he is.
posted by NoMich at 11:39 PM on January 09, 2016
The Bengals need a new coach. They gave that one away and the team is completely out of control. I've never seen a playoff game handed to the opponent on a final drive like that with idiotic personal fouls.
Bring in Tom Coughlin, who knows how to win in the playoffs and has a good record of disciplined teams.
posted by rcade at 11:59 PM on January 09, 2016
Hard to disagree with that.
posted by bender at 12:00 AM on January 10, 2016
Yeah man, that head hunting at the end of the game. I wonder how Antonio Brown is. That was just friggin brutal.
posted by NoMich at 12:06 AM on January 10, 2016
Not to defend Jones' penalty, but what is opposing assistant coach Joey Porter doing on the field near the Bengals sideline? That should've been a flag too. The refs let way too many people not in the game get on the field.
posted by rcade at 12:36 AM on January 10, 2016
what is opposing assistant coach Joey Porter doing on the field near the Bengals sideline
In the NFL.com summary of the game, the description in the video was that he was going out to see his injured player.
posted by grum@work at 12:55 AM on January 10, 2016
Yeah, the refs let that one get out of control, despite the commentators trying to sell that nothing more could possibly have been done.
I've totally lost track of when headhunting/targeting is and isn't allowed anymore.
posted by Etrigan at 12:58 AM on January 10, 2016
Porter's the outside linebackers coach. Brown's not his player. Jones claimed Porter was out there talking shit to the Bengals players, and video lends credibility to this claim.
posted by rcade at 01:08 AM on January 10, 2016
Bucky Brooks on NFL.com on Wednesday...
"Biggest weaknesses: The Bengals lack a glaring weakness from a personnel standpoint, but their emotional control and discipline could prevent them from moving on in the tournament. The defense, in particular, is loaded with temperamental playmakers (like Vontaze Burfict and Adam Jones) with high-revving emotions. While the unit plays on a string on each level, the occasional lack of discipline and emotional control has resulted in Cincinnati ranking near the top of the NFL in penalties. Given the significant impact of penalties, particularly personal fouls, the Bengals must keep their cool or run the risk of short-circuiting their playoff run via a lack of composure."
posted by Mr Bismarck at 07:52 AM on January 10, 2016
Steelers, Bengals will have same officials from Week 14 matchup