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On 12/21/2018 at 1:05 PM, Clintosaurus said:

Have had this conversation elsewhere. Donald gets double or triple teamed on every play and still leads the sack numbers. QBs get protected by officials more than ever. Donald is the real MVP as far as I am concerned.  

Spot on. Would love to see him take it out as he's been the true meaning of most valuable player.

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Are you kidding me Dolphins???? Unbelievable finish, one of the best plays I’ve seen in a while.

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Consolation prize for you @Gorgoroth  You're the winner of the post season tipping comp!  Well played and good tipping.  I'll post up the overall tallies sometime in the next day or so.  2nd goes

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I had nigh on given up when that pass went there. My thoughts on the game, Rams did well stifling their run and run pass option, but our offence just couldn’t finish. I couldn’t believe that hit

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Leaderboard in the Comp

6 - JV7*,  Dr. Gonzo,  DeeSpencer,  layzie

5 - Dappa Dan,  Clintosaurus

4 - Go the Biff,  Dee Zephyr,  Gorgoroth,  Macca

3 - titan_uranus,  Demon Dave

 

*JV7 will advance to 7 points if the Broncos are successful tomorrow.

 

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n.b.  I will post up the lines on Wednesday.

 

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Paging @JV7  @Dr. Gonzo  @DeeSpencer  @layzie  @Dappa Dan  @Clintosaurus  @Go the Biff  @Dee Zephyr 

@Gorgoroth  @titan_uranus  @DemonDave 

All to play for in the final week in the tipping comp.  Remembering that 3 points are up for grabs so in theory,  we are all in contention to either win outright,  or to share the award with 1 or 2 others. 

Risks almost certainly have to be taken by those not leading but the week doesn't offer up too many potential road winners with only a couple of standouts.  But as we've seen previously,  the road winners are often there so good luck to all. 

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5 - Dappa Dan,  Clintosaurus

4 - Go the Biff,  Dee Zephyr,  Gorgoroth,  Macca

3 - titan_uranus,  DemonDave

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On 12/18/2018 at 11:25 PM, Macca said:

Ha ha! 

Just a gut feel Dappa ... Foles and all that.  Home field,  trap game for the Texans.  Everything on the line for Philadelphia. 

re: Texans Eagles... Pretty good going Macca.

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19 hours ago, Dappa Dan said:

re: Texans Eagles... Pretty good going Macca.

You'll need the Bears to win obviously as well as take care of business against Washington. 

If you do beat Washington then it could be assumed that the Bears go all out against the Vikes in search of the 2 seed just in case the Rams slip up.  There again,  the Bears could pull a few of their starters at half time or earlier if it looks like the Rams are going to win their game against the Niners. 

If you just miss it will be a big case of 'What if' ... and this great chemistry that happens with the team,  Foles & Pederson will still be hovering about.  For others reading this post, here are the playoff standings in the NFC

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3 hours ago, Macca said:

You'll need the Bears to win obviously as well as take care of business against Washington. 

If you do beat Washington then it could be assumed that the Bears go all out against the Vikes in search of the 2 seed just in case the Rams slip up.  There again,  the Bears could pull a few of their starters at half time or earlier if it looks like the Rams are going to win their game against the Niners. 

If you just miss it will be a big case of 'What if' ... and this great chemistry that happens with the team,  Foles & Pederson will still be hovering about. 

It's a fun, albeit "meh" way of finishing off the year. Dirty feeling. Eagles make playoffs, they're not getting past the Div game at best. Bears, Saints, Rams all comfortably better. Dallas swept too. 

Not to play it down though. A lot of clubs would love to be reigning champs with a week 17 chance. And the Foles thing has reached fever pitch. A little background from your friendly neighbourhood thread starter... I got into Eagles cos of a Philly tragic (we traded.... I follow Eagles and Phillies, he follows Aussie cricket team and Demons)... He's the biggest Wentz guy going. Got onto him well before I did. And he actually wants to trade Wentz and keep Foles.

I said "tell him he's dreaming"... he didn't get the reference. 

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9 hours ago, Macca said:

You'll need the Bears to win obviously as well as take care of business against Washington. 

If you do beat Washington then it could be assumed that the Bears go all out against the Vikes in search of the 2 seed just in case the Rams slip up.  There again,  the Bears could pull a few of their starters at half time or earlier if it looks like the Rams are going to win their game against the Niners

 

5 hours ago, Dappa Dan said:

It's a fun, albeit "meh" way of finishing off the year. Dirty feeling. Eagles make playoffs, they're not getting past the Div game at best. Bears, Saints, Rams all comfortably better. Dallas swept too. 

Isn’t the Rams game later than the bears game?

I thought we started at 8:25, the others 5am. So the result could alread6 be known by the Rams.

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Isn’t the Rams game later than the bears game?

I thought we started at 8:25, the others 5am. So the result could alread6 be known by the Rams.

From what I can see, Skins-Eagles, Rams-49ers and Vikings-Bears all on at the 4.25 slot. So Monday morning. But they'll know where they're at mid game. If Rams are 3 TDs up, Bears could take their foot off the pedal, bench Trubiski, and watch Bears end Eagles season.

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11 hours ago, Dappa Dan said:

It's a fun, albeit "meh" way of finishing off the year. Dirty feeling. Eagles make playoffs, they're not getting past the Div game at best. Bears, Saints, Rams all comfortably better. Dallas swept too. 

Not to play it down though. A lot of clubs would love to be reigning champs with a week 17 chance. And the Foles thing has reached fever pitch. A little background from your friendly neighbourhood thread starter... I got into Eagles cos of a Philly tragic (we traded.... I follow Eagles and Phillies, he follows Aussie cricket team and Demons)... He's the biggest Wentz guy going. Got onto him well before I did. And he actually wants to trade Wentz and keep Foles.

I said "tell him he's dreaming"... he didn't get the reference. 

As we discussed earlier in the year Dappa,  the whole Wentz/Foles/Pederson/Team & team success/chemistry thing going on at the Eagles is highly unusual.  The thing about Foles is that he is a big occasion player who is otherwise often quite average - and that's the red-herring that is hard to evaluate & quantify. 

Could it be that Foles is always going to be a good player with Pederson as the head coach?  If so,  what to do?  And I reckon that the Eagles can do ok during the playoffs if you do make it ... but I reckon it's so wide open that any of the wild-card teams could do ok.  For instance; Seattle & the Chargers are not to be underestimated.

7 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

Isn’t the Rams game later than the bears game?

I thought we started at 8:25, the others 5am. So the result could alread6 be known by the Rams.

Both games (Eagles @ Washington & Niners @ Rams) are to played in the late afternoon Gorg.  And the Rams will probably be assuming that the Bears win so they have to go all-out at least until the game is safe.  But divisional games can often throw up close tussles so both games could be close anyway.  Who knows?

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13 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

McVay said early week we are playing all starters, Gurley May miss again but through injury and with CJ Anderson lighting the place up last week there is less a big rush for Gurley.

Apart from anything else the Rams have to win to ensure the securing of the 2 seed.  It's hard to see the Saints slipping up against Carolina especially with Cam Newton not playing so the 1 seed is almost certainly out of reach.  But you never know.

And divisional games are often close so you can't take the game against the Niners lightly at all.  I'm tipping we're going to see some sort of drama!

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4 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Even if saints lose @Macca they can’t lose #1 seed as they beat us.

We might rest some in later snaps if we are well up.

Oh yeah,  I'd forgotten about that Gorg.  So much to remember!

In any event,  you are still playing for the 2 seed and that is all important.  It might mean either playing at Chicago or hosting the Bears at your house (in week 2) 

 

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1 hour ago, Macca said:

Oh yeah,  I'd forgotten about that Gorg.  So much to remember!

In any event,  you are still playing for the 2 seed and that is all important.  It might mean either playing at Chicago or hosting the Bears at your house (in week 2) 

 

It’s why the Steelers have become one of my hated teams, they should have beaten the saints last week.

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Paging @DemonDave  @titan_uranus  @Dr. Gonzo  @DeeSpencer  @layzie  @Dappa Dan 

Remembering that we play for 3 points in this,  the final week.  Good luck!

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