2024 NFL Wild Card Round
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Leonardfan
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Disappointing showing by the Chargers. They need to get Herbert Loveland or Warren. Outside of McConkey the weapons are lacking
True, Dissly is serviceable at best. It's nice that the Chargers started a White TE which they rarely do, but they can do a lot better than Dissly.
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They can do a lot better than the bust Johnson at WR too!
Wow!!! Ladd now 8/188 on a day when the rest of the offense is struggling
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Houston was better on both sides of the ball in this one. It happens.
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Not a great result, but Ladd established himself as a true #1 WR this season. I would guess they upgrade the other side and/or TE, but just a hell of a season for the guy.
Harbaugh did a great job retooling this team and this should be a team to root for in the upcoming seasons.
Harbaugh did a great job retooling this team and this should be a team to root for in the upcoming seasons.
Nasty Stat -line! Not a bad first playoff game for a Rookie that was a 3 Star out of HS!
Ladd McConkey 9 - `197 - 1
Ladd McConkey 9 - `197 - 1
Agreed, disappointing result today but definitely a team on the upswing. Hopefully they have another draft that we like similar to last year's . .
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Ladd was almost never heard of…
Despite his success, McConkey wasn’t heavily recruited, and his high school said he would have likely ended up UT Chattanooga if UGA didn’t extend an offer late in the process. McConkey rewarded UGA for its belief in him. After redshirting in 2020, McConkey was named to the Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC team in 2021, finishing with 31 catches for 447 yards. He also had a 32-yard touchdown catch and run against Alabama in the SEC Championship game. He bettered those numbers in 2022, earning second-team All-SEC honors. McConkey had a big performance against LSU in the SEC championship game with five receptions and a touchdown grab. He also had a key catch on a two-point conversion in the College Football Playoff semifinal against Ohio State. “He’s fast, he’s athletic, and he’s got really good hands,” UGA coach Kirby Smart said. “He comes to work every day. He competes. He blocks. He's a lot more physical than you would expect a guy his size to be, and he's gotten bigger since he got here.”
Despite his success, McConkey wasn’t heavily recruited, and his high school said he would have likely ended up UT Chattanooga if UGA didn’t extend an offer late in the process. McConkey rewarded UGA for its belief in him. After redshirting in 2020, McConkey was named to the Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC team in 2021, finishing with 31 catches for 447 yards. He also had a 32-yard touchdown catch and run against Alabama in the SEC Championship game. He bettered those numbers in 2022, earning second-team All-SEC honors. McConkey had a big performance against LSU in the SEC championship game with five receptions and a touchdown grab. He also had a key catch on a two-point conversion in the College Football Playoff semifinal against Ohio State. “He’s fast, he’s athletic, and he’s got really good hands,” UGA coach Kirby Smart said. “He comes to work every day. He competes. He blocks. He's a lot more physical than you would expect a guy his size to be, and he's gotten bigger since he got here.”
According to Weenieworld, McConkey had the most receiving yards by a rookie in a playoff game in NFL history, congrats to him!
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Ravens go right down the field with basically no resistance from the Steelers defense. I think I'll watch something else.
Wow, fantastic!
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The Ravens offense is viewed as Lamar and Henry, rightfully so, but their secret sauce is the offensive line. Watching the Ravens, 2 things stand out - Lamar almost always throws from a clean pocket and Henry has room to run. They just scored on 13 runs, 85 yards, 0 passes. They're definitely missing Zay Flowers but it doesn't matter.
Anyway, this one's over. Not a lot left to root for in the AFC outside of Josh Allen. Mike Tomlin needs to go - even Herbstreit is calling out the lack of fight from the Steelers.
Anyway, this one's over. Not a lot left to root for in the AFC outside of Josh Allen. Mike Tomlin needs to go - even Herbstreit is calling out the lack of fight from the Steelers.
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The standard is the standard.
Tomlin's expiration date was a number of years ago, but the Rooneys are stubborn to the point of idiocy. Chuck Noll coached for 23 seasons before retiring, Bill Cowher coached for 15 seasons before retiring, therefore Rooney Rule hire Mike Tomlin will coach as long as he wants. After 18 seasons he's still only 52 so who knows how much longer this farce will continue.
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It really is crazy that Tomlin has been in Pittsburgh longer than Cowher.
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After 3 quarters, Tomlin’s boys have given up 403 total yards. Great effort!!