OT: Stafford Makes The Play Needed When Needed (Rams Headed to NFC Championship)
Man, so impressed. Brady doing his thingbas usual and then, when Stafford had to make a big play, he delivered a strike to Cooper Kupp. Rams win by kicking a field goal on the next play to win the game as time expires. Congrats to Matt Stafford and David Long!
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:17 PM ^
Don Briwn vs Florida State anyone?
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:25 PM ^
I'm a way bigger Brady fan than a Stafford fan.
But Stafford is a choke artist?! Lol what? The guy is literally known for 4th quarter comebacks, which is a strong statement considering he played 99% of his career on an inept franchise.
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:32 PM ^
Yeah, the QB with the fifth most comeback victories in NFL history is a "known choke artist".
Maybe Johnny Unitas, #6 on the all time list was crap, too. Certainly Drew Brees, #4 on this list is a scrub.
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:43 PM ^
Yeah but those two guys actually beat good teams and up until very very recently, Stafford has not. His stats are mostly based on making comebacks against teams that have thrown in the towel or were not very good.
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:55 PM ^
What team that is winning a game in the final minutes has "thrown in the towel"?
January 23rd, 2022 at 8:25 PM ^
Ftown, so Stafford's comebacks were all against teams that were going for draft position? Even you can't believe your own BS on this. Trolls gotta toll, huh?
January 23rd, 2022 at 8:27 PM ^
"until very, very recently..."
Seems like the problem was the team, not Stafford, don't you think?
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:15 PM ^
That was defensive malpractice on the part of the Bucs.
- How can you possibly allow your opponents' best player to roam wide open downfield 2 plays in a row? That's insanity.
- Why the fuck would you call an all-out blitz when all you have to do is prevent a bomb? Rams had no timeouts and just a few seconds. All you had to do was prevent huge chunk plays.
Rams spent most of the second half doing everything in their power to give the game away. Bucs did a ton of things right to tie it up - then absolutely shit the bed.
Crazy, crazy game.
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:29 PM ^
They won’t admit it, but I think the Bucs were selling out so they could strip-sack Stafford or force him into a bad decision. Or, if they could have generated enough pressure, another sack guaranteed OT since LA was out of timeouts.
I really didn’t think a Blitz was necessary in that situation and certainly not at the expense of letting Kupp work one on one in the middle of the field.
It felt very much like a defensive coordinator deciding that a LB that ran a 4.76 40 could man up a RB that went number 2 in the draft and ran a 4.4 40, but I digress…
Edit: Read after the game Arians said they decided to blitz and it wasn’t properly communicated to the defensive backs. How on earth does that happen coming out of a timeout?
January 24th, 2022 at 8:07 AM ^
Makes Brady's SB win last year, and season this year, all that much more impressive because Bruce Arians isn't all that as a coach...
January 24th, 2022 at 12:05 PM ^
I think Arians believed what the Detroit media and fans said about Stafford and didn't think he could make the big play against a good team to win. After all, he's not a great quarterback, only a decent to good quarterback. /s
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:24 PM ^
Since Brady is no longer in the hunt for another a Super Bowl win, I can only comment with
GO HENNE!!!!
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:37 PM ^
Former Wolverines still in the playoffs?
KC-Henne, Danna
LA-Long
SF-Ambry, Hurst, Wilson
Anyone I missed (other than ugh…that DE on KC)?
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:52 PM ^
Chris Evans for Cincinnati
January 23rd, 2022 at 8:49 PM ^
Thanks, I knew that but for some reason didn’t remember. As long as Buffalo doesn’t win, another Wolverine will get a ring!
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:52 PM ^
KC- Frank Clark
January 24th, 2022 at 8:09 AM ^
"...other than ugh…that DE on KC..."
Clark was covered in the post you replied to.
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:26 PM ^
Its great to see that Stafford was able to recover fully from the dreaded disease of playing with the Lions and excel!
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:57 PM ^
That is a feat in and of itself. Few can do it.
January 23rd, 2022 at 7:55 PM ^
Blitzing a cornerback and leaving a safety 1 on 1 with the best wr in the league might be the worst play call I've seen in a while. Terrible job by the Bucs DC. Kudos to Stafford for recognizing, but still way to completely fuck up your season on one play
January 23rd, 2022 at 8:18 PM ^
I just hope that the Rams can somehow comeback from the mental anguish of the vicious taunting at the hands of Suh. And I hope the officials can somehow overcome that horrible argument from the guy with a bleeding lip. That kind of activity is just not something we can handle in the NFL. I hope all get the counseling they need.
Great throw by Stafford, con job by the refs...
January 23rd, 2022 at 8:23 PM ^
Hard to throw the ball when your on the ground. Brady was getting swallowed up.
Stafford has clearly shown his haters they can eat crow.
Great QBs need good teams.
Shame on the Ford family for wasting such a talented QB.
Please remove WCF from the sleeve or the curse will remain.
January 23rd, 2022 at 8:41 PM ^
I always thought Stafford was very underrated because the Lions held him back and was happy to see him get another chance with a good team. Hope he wins it all!
January 23rd, 2022 at 8:46 PM ^
Congratulations to Stafford and the Rams! That pressure from Donald and the DLine kept Tom uncomfortable all day.
January 23rd, 2022 at 9:42 PM ^
2 insanely awesome playoff games again today. This is just special right now between Mahomes and Allen/ Gabriel
January 23rd, 2022 at 10:01 PM ^
I’m very happy to see the Rams vs 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Gonna be a good one!
January 24th, 2022 at 10:02 AM ^
All the QB's that touched the ball last won! Jimmy G, Burrow, Mahomes, Stafford.. all in conference title games, all had the ball last.
Still shocked at the Bills defense, 13 seconds left in the game and you go soft prevent when they only needed 40-50 yds... No DC should ever go prevent when the other team can tie or win with a score.
January 24th, 2022 at 11:48 AM ^
Pet Peeve:
why the fuck do they feel the need to us his first and last name? There isn't another Kupp on the field!
Almost every other player in the NFL is commonly referred to by their last name during the pxp... yet they almost always have to say "Cooper Kupp" like there are 2 other Kupps on the field..
it annoys the hell out me.
Rant over, thanks for letting me vent.
January 24th, 2022 at 2:48 PM ^
Why was Tampa in an all out blitz? Why not give them a short pass and go to overtime?