They should have managed the clock better here and left less time.
But if you miss the 2 pt conversion you need time for your own team to drive down and score.
Your only play is to force overtime.
Bah, you only have about a 50% chance of making the 2 point conversion and then a 50% chance of winning in overtime. You don't need to guarantee a loss with a missed 2 point conversion (not that onside kicks are apt to be successful). And you need your defense to step up if you do make the conversion. The Ravens D has not stepped up. You score a touchdown when you can.
Just catching up now... Jackson overrated his way to 3 TDs and almost 400 yards on 31-37 passing? Good God.
If Jones had this game they’d be creaming themselves.
How in the world is Lamar overrated?
Considering folks here are already comparing Kadarius Toney to Antonio Brown, after only a good game and a half, I think if we had LJax and all his magic and MVP, he would already be anointed the greatest to ever play.
Fucking PoS Direct TV lag on rewinding caused me to switch my smart tv back to Amazon fire stick and I missed everything from the Colts driving in Ravens territory with Wentz doing a shovel pass to escape the rush to 8 mins left in OT
Fucking PoS Direct TV lag on rewinding caused me to switch my smart tv back to Amazon fire stick and I missed everything from the Colts driving in Ravens territory with Wentz doing a shovel pass to escape the rush to 8 mins left in OT
Fucking PoS Direct TV lag on rewinding caused me to switch my smart tv back to Amazon fire stick and I missed everything from the Colts driving in Ravens territory with Wentz doing a shovel pass to escape the rush to 8 mins left in OT
Fucking PoS Direct TV lag on rewinding caused me to switch my smart tv back to Amazon fire stick and I missed everything from the Colts driving in Ravens territory with Wentz doing a shovel pass to escape the rush to 8 mins left in OT
Fucking PoS Direct TV lag on rewinding caused me to switch my smart tv back to Amazon fire stick and I missed everything from the Colts driving in Ravens territory with Wentz doing a shovel pass to escape the rush to 8 mins left in OT
How incredibly entertaining was that? I was sitting there at 22-3 in the 4th quarter and I just thought “this is far from over.” Lamar is one of those guys who you just feel can come back from literally anything.
I also had Mark Andrew’s in fantasy lol that was nice. 2 TDs and 2 2 pointers in the 4th plus a bunch of yards between the 4th and OT.
he has a bad hip they said. Tough position to be in. He hit a 42 yarder earlier but he's clearly not right.
They needed to get him closer. That 2 yard run up the gut made no sense to me. Throw a quick 10 yarder and call the time if needed. The whole field was open and you're moving the ball nicely. Not sure how a dive for 2 yards helped him. 49 to 47 yards? BFD. Try to get the guy 10 yards.
Lamar does in the regular season. Against bad team missing 4 starters in the secondary.
Not a guy in the playoffs you want.
He’s 24 years old. I still just think it’s WAY too early in his career to just label him “not a guy in the playoffs you want.” So many guys in history have been “the guy who will never get it done in the playoffs”… until they DO get it done. But to me it’s even more ridiculous this kid already has that label and he hasn’t even turned 25 yet. Give the kid a break. He went to great lengths to improve his pocket passing this past offseason because he said he KNEW he had to get better at that to be able to make a deep playoff run… and his hard work has clearly shown the first 5 weeks of this season. Can we maybe see how things go the next couple years before saying he’s doomed to be a playoff loser?
Why does everyone want to be so quick to write this kid off? So much criticism of his passing game as though he isn’t a 24 year old QB. You can see the greatness is there— not only does he put up amazing numbers, he puts up WINS. Most winningest QB in the NFL since the week he took over (highest winning %). And btw the Ravens record the few years prior to that was NOT great, despite the fact people want to believe he just inherited a winning playoff team when he took over— he didn’t. He’s vastly improved their winning % since he took over, which is why Harbaugh has committed to building the team around him.
The eye test says he’s great, the numbers say he’s great, the W/L record says he’s great. So he’s 1-3 in the playoffs. Eli lost his first 2 playoff games too and didn’t look too hot. That’s how it goes with many young QBs— the playoffs are a different animal. Lamar looked like a deer in headlights his first playoff game, then looked better the following year, and then the following year he WON a playoff game. This year he’s improved his pocket passing. It looks like a upward trajectory to me.
24 years old. So many young QBs struggle in their early playoff games. But it seems because his style is unorthodox, his lack of success in the playoffs is magnified and it makes people think “his style of play will never be successful in the playoffs therefore he’s doomed to be a loser” as opposed to just figuring hey this guy has the makings of something great and maybe (just maybe) he was a young QB taking his lumps in his first few playoff appearances.
24 years old. So many young QBs struggle in their early playoff games. But it seems because his style is unorthodox, his lack of success in the playoffs is magnified and it makes people think “his style of play will never be successful in the playoffs therefore he’s doomed to be a loser” as opposed to just figuring hey this guy has the makings of something great and maybe (just maybe) he was a young QB taking his lumps in his first few playoff appearances.
Because lamar isn't the first mobile qb and that style of playing isn't usually conducive to wins in post season games.Just that simple.
...but maybe this horrible start means the Colts will be more prone to shutting Wentz down if he gets hurt, thereby saving their 1st round pick from going to the Eagles/
RE: Looking for any silver lining for the Giants...
...but maybe this horrible start means the Colts will be more prone to shutting Wentz down if he gets hurt, thereby saving their 1st round pick from going to the Eagles/
I don't think the colts are that bad. And one of the broadcasters said when he was talking to Reich that he was already talking about teams in the post season with a similar record. They didn't really look like a 1-4 team.
RE: RE: Looking for any silver lining for the Giants...
...but maybe this horrible start means the Colts will be more prone to shutting Wentz down if he gets hurt, thereby saving their 1st round pick from going to the Eagles/
I don't think the colts are that bad. And one of the broadcasters said when he was talking to Reich that he was already talking about teams in the post season with a similar record. They didn't really look like a 1-4 team.
The Colts in the 4th quarter looked exactly like the Giants. Their defense was exhausted and unable to stop a determined offense on a better team. Instead of sending a blitzer to attack Lamar, they had the DLine try to keep Lamar in the pocket and drop 7 into coverage, but gave him 6-8 seconds to find a receiver. It was a slow death.
starting Jackson, Brown and Andrews. All 3 were unstoppable in that second half. Ravens with all those injuries and they still keep bringing it each week.
Impressive comeback and entertaining game to watch. Seems as if there have been some decent non-Sunday games this season so far.
24 years old. So many young QBs struggle in their early playoff games. But it seems because his style is unorthodox, his lack of success in the playoffs is magnified and it makes people think “his style of play will never be successful in the playoffs therefore he’s doomed to be a loser” as opposed to just figuring hey this guy has the makings of something great and maybe (just maybe) he was a young QB taking his lumps in his first few playoff appearances.
Because lamar isn't the first mobile qb and that style of playing isn't usually conducive to wins in post season games.Just that simple.
He’s what the third of his kind? Vick, RG3, Lamar? Small sample size.
poorly coached game this season.. Both coaches should use this game as a learning lesson. Reich needed to be aggresive up one score and your kicker is hurt, why play for the ffield goal and your D was gassed.
Harbaugh one of my favorites got bailed out by some Lamar magic. and a stupid stupid throw by Wentz in the red zone. The even called the wrong D formation in the red zone.. lol
Gruden getting Fired/resigned total political hit job.. Woke NFL is just stupid.
Because lamar isn't the first mobile qb and that style of playing isn't usually conducive to wins in post season games.Just that simple.
I say the same sort of thing to my friends every year during the playoffs -- "Do you have any idea how many quarterbacks who throw the football a lot have lost playoff games? Why should that guy be any different?!"
24 years old. So many young QBs struggle in their early playoff games. But it seems because his style is unorthodox, his lack of success in the playoffs is magnified and it makes people think “his style of play will never be successful in the playoffs therefore he’s doomed to be a loser” as opposed to just figuring hey this guy has the makings of something great and maybe (just maybe) he was a young QB taking his lumps in his first few playoff appearances.
Because lamar isn't the first mobile qb and that style of playing isn't usually conducive to wins in post season games.Just that simple.
Aside from the obvious small sample size point another poster mentioned…. Take his running out of the equation for a moment then. Last night he was first QB to throw for over 400 yards while completing 85% of his passes. He conducted that comeback FROM THE POCKET. The problem the first 3 years was Lamar couldn’t throw his team back into a game like this hence they always had to play with a lead to win. Now that’s no longer the case. Have you watched him the first 5 weeks of the season? All of a sudden he’s one of the best pocket passers in the league. Now add onto that the fact that he is one of the fastest most electrifying runners in the league at ANY position. At this point in his career he can beat you either way. It’s not like Vick who just never seemed to feel 100% comfortable staying in the pocket. Lamar is staying in the pocket, staying patient, and delivering the ball well. He’s not immediately looking to run anymore. Shocking that a 24 year old player is still developing his game.
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is the most exciting player in the NFL.
I agree. He is so good and so incompetent at the same time. You never know when each will appear.
LOL. That's really it. He runs the gamut - daft, incompetence, insanity, good, great, genius...
And the last 4 plays there showed it all.
There are a lot of MVP candidates right now. And LJax is right in that conversation.
If Jones had this game they’d be creaming themselves.
How in the world is Lamar overrated?
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Just catching up now... Jackson overrated his way to 3 TDs and almost 400 yards on 31-37 passing? Good God.
There are a lot of MVP candidates right now. And LJax is right in that conversation.
Every year.
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Just catching up now... Jackson overrated his way to 3 TDs and almost 400 yards on 31-37 passing? Good God.
If Jones had this game they’d be creaming themselves.
How in the world is Lamar overrated?
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They should have managed the clock better here and left less time.
But if you miss the 2 pt conversion you need time for your own team to drive down and score.
Your only play is to force overtime.
Bah, you only have about a 50% chance of making the 2 point conversion and then a 50% chance of winning in overtime. You don't need to guarantee a loss with a missed 2 point conversion (not that onside kicks are apt to be successful). And you need your defense to step up if you do make the conversion. The Ravens D has not stepped up. You score a touchdown when you can.
Not a guy in the playoffs you want.
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Just catching up now... Jackson overrated his way to 3 TDs and almost 400 yards on 31-37 passing? Good God.
If Jones had this game they’d be creaming themselves.
How in the world is Lamar overrated?
Considering folks here are already comparing Kadarius Toney to Antonio Brown, after only a good game and a half, I think if we had LJax and all his magic and MVP, he would already be anointed the greatest to ever play.
LJax is shredding them. TD soon to come.
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Fucking PoS Direct TV lag on rewinding caused me to switch my smart tv back to Amazon fire stick and I missed everything from the Colts driving in Ravens territory with Wentz doing a shovel pass to escape the rush to 8 mins left in OT
LJax is shredding them. TD soon to come.
Did the Colts miss a FG to win it?
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Fucking PoS Direct TV lag on rewinding caused me to switch my smart tv back to Amazon fire stick and I missed everything from the Colts driving in Ravens territory with Wentz doing a shovel pass to escape the rush to 8 mins left in OT
LJax is shredding them. TD soon to come.
Did the Colts miss a FG to win it?
Yes. 45 yarder- wasn’t even close
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Fucking PoS Direct TV lag on rewinding caused me to switch my smart tv back to Amazon fire stick and I missed everything from the Colts driving in Ravens territory with Wentz doing a shovel pass to escape the rush to 8 mins left in OT
LJax is shredding them. TD soon to come.
Did the Colts miss a FG to win it?
yep it wobbled left.
What a devastating loss for the Colts. Wentz played like it was 2016.
I'd like to be a fly on the wall of the Colts version of BBI about now
It's likely just as pleasant and rational as this place is after a loss lol
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what a mess by the colts to blow this game
I'd like to be a fly on the wall of the Colts version of BBI about now
It's likely just as pleasant and rational as this place is after a loss lol
but the future looks bright.
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what a mess by the colts to blow this game
I'd like to be a fly on the wall of the Colts version of BBI about now
It's likely just as pleasant and rational as this place is after a loss lol
but the future looks bright.
Oh I'm sure they're all pointing THAT out right now ;-)
I also had Mark Andrew’s in fantasy lol that was nice. 2 TDs and 2 2 pointers in the 4th plus a bunch of yards between the 4th and OT.
They needed to get him closer. That 2 yard run up the gut made no sense to me. Throw a quick 10 yarder and call the time if needed. The whole field was open and you're moving the ball nicely. Not sure how a dive for 2 yards helped him. 49 to 47 yards? BFD. Try to get the guy 10 yards.
Not a guy in the playoffs you want.
He’s 24 years old. I still just think it’s WAY too early in his career to just label him “not a guy in the playoffs you want.” So many guys in history have been “the guy who will never get it done in the playoffs”… until they DO get it done. But to me it’s even more ridiculous this kid already has that label and he hasn’t even turned 25 yet. Give the kid a break. He went to great lengths to improve his pocket passing this past offseason because he said he KNEW he had to get better at that to be able to make a deep playoff run… and his hard work has clearly shown the first 5 weeks of this season. Can we maybe see how things go the next couple years before saying he’s doomed to be a playoff loser?
Why does everyone want to be so quick to write this kid off? So much criticism of his passing game as though he isn’t a 24 year old QB. You can see the greatness is there— not only does he put up amazing numbers, he puts up WINS. Most winningest QB in the NFL since the week he took over (highest winning %). And btw the Ravens record the few years prior to that was NOT great, despite the fact people want to believe he just inherited a winning playoff team when he took over— he didn’t. He’s vastly improved their winning % since he took over, which is why Harbaugh has committed to building the team around him.
The eye test says he’s great, the numbers say he’s great, the W/L record says he’s great. So he’s 1-3 in the playoffs. Eli lost his first 2 playoff games too and didn’t look too hot. That’s how it goes with many young QBs— the playoffs are a different animal. Lamar looked like a deer in headlights his first playoff game, then looked better the following year, and then the following year he WON a playoff game. This year he’s improved his pocket passing. It looks like a upward trajectory to me.
24 years old. So many young QBs struggle in their early playoff games. But it seems because his style is unorthodox, his lack of success in the playoffs is magnified and it makes people think “his style of play will never be successful in the playoffs therefore he’s doomed to be a loser” as opposed to just figuring hey this guy has the makings of something great and maybe (just maybe) he was a young QB taking his lumps in his first few playoff appearances.
24 years old. So many young QBs struggle in their early playoff games. But it seems because his style is unorthodox, his lack of success in the playoffs is magnified and it makes people think “his style of play will never be successful in the playoffs therefore he’s doomed to be a loser” as opposed to just figuring hey this guy has the makings of something great and maybe (just maybe) he was a young QB taking his lumps in his first few playoff appearances.
Because lamar isn't the first mobile qb and that style of playing isn't usually conducive to wins in post season games.Just that simple.
I don't think the colts are that bad. And one of the broadcasters said when he was talking to Reich that he was already talking about teams in the post season with a similar record. They didn't really look like a 1-4 team.
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...but maybe this horrible start means the Colts will be more prone to shutting Wentz down if he gets hurt, thereby saving their 1st round pick from going to the Eagles/
I don't think the colts are that bad. And one of the broadcasters said when he was talking to Reich that he was already talking about teams in the post season with a similar record. They didn't really look like a 1-4 team.
The Colts in the 4th quarter looked exactly like the Giants. Their defense was exhausted and unable to stop a determined offense on a better team. Instead of sending a blitzer to attack Lamar, they had the DLine try to keep Lamar in the pocket and drop 7 into coverage, but gave him 6-8 seconds to find a receiver. It was a slow death.
Impressive comeback and entertaining game to watch. Seems as if there have been some decent non-Sunday games this season so far.
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24 years old. So many young QBs struggle in their early playoff games. But it seems because his style is unorthodox, his lack of success in the playoffs is magnified and it makes people think “his style of play will never be successful in the playoffs therefore he’s doomed to be a loser” as opposed to just figuring hey this guy has the makings of something great and maybe (just maybe) he was a young QB taking his lumps in his first few playoff appearances.
Because lamar isn't the first mobile qb and that style of playing isn't usually conducive to wins in post season games.Just that simple.
He’s what the third of his kind? Vick, RG3, Lamar? Small sample size.
Harbaugh one of my favorites got bailed out by some Lamar magic. and a stupid stupid throw by Wentz in the red zone. The even called the wrong D formation in the red zone.. lol
Gruden getting Fired/resigned total political hit job.. Woke NFL is just stupid.
Because lamar isn't the first mobile qb and that style of playing isn't usually conducive to wins in post season games.Just that simple.
I say the same sort of thing to my friends every year during the playoffs -- "Do you have any idea how many quarterbacks who throw the football a lot have lost playoff games? Why should that guy be any different?!"
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24 years old. So many young QBs struggle in their early playoff games. But it seems because his style is unorthodox, his lack of success in the playoffs is magnified and it makes people think “his style of play will never be successful in the playoffs therefore he’s doomed to be a loser” as opposed to just figuring hey this guy has the makings of something great and maybe (just maybe) he was a young QB taking his lumps in his first few playoff appearances.
Because lamar isn't the first mobile qb and that style of playing isn't usually conducive to wins in post season games.Just that simple.
Aside from the obvious small sample size point another poster mentioned…. Take his running out of the equation for a moment then. Last night he was first QB to throw for over 400 yards while completing 85% of his passes. He conducted that comeback FROM THE POCKET. The problem the first 3 years was Lamar couldn’t throw his team back into a game like this hence they always had to play with a lead to win. Now that’s no longer the case. Have you watched him the first 5 weeks of the season? All of a sudden he’s one of the best pocket passers in the league. Now add onto that the fact that he is one of the fastest most electrifying runners in the league at ANY position. At this point in his career he can beat you either way. It’s not like Vick who just never seemed to feel 100% comfortable staying in the pocket. Lamar is staying in the pocket, staying patient, and delivering the ball well. He’s not immediately looking to run anymore. Shocking that a 24 year old player is still developing his game.