NFL 2015-2016 Season Thread

Gavinmad_sl said:

This is a guy who fearlessly dives for touchdowns with no regard for the possibility of career ending injuries, but he jumps away from a fumble when a recovery could have kept his team in the Super Bowl.

I can't imagine what would be worth more to an NFL QB than a Super Bowl ring, which is why I admit the possibility of him throwing the game is an extremely remote one. But something smells.

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Being completely objective about it, it honestly looked like a guy who was making a "business" decision. He was likely gun-shy after getting trucked all night and the thought of going head first on a pile against Ware was a bridge too far for him at that point. You get your fucking noggin, shoulders, legs, etc. rattled all night by 260+ pound lineman and tell me you aren't a little bit skittsh as the game drags on.

There's still no excuse, especially in the goddamned Superb Owl, but I'm thinking that it was just a case of being tired of getting clocked. More "instinctual" than anything else, especially the way he sort of "recoils" when he sees Ware on the ground in front of him.

Cinge_sl said:

I dunno. Like Gavin said, had no problem diving around headfirst or launching over people to score a TD in the regular seasons but scared of falling on a fumble in the SB? I mean if you are going to get hurt that's when you get hurt, especially on that kind of play(end of game, down only 1 score etc),you have 6 months to next season.

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Except that's for 1-2 plays a game, in games where you usually aren't getting pummeled every goddamn down. Sacks, hit after throws, etc. Like I said, let me throw Von Miller and Ware at your goddamn face every down, then tell you to go dive on a fumble toward the end of the game, putting your body/head at risk against the very same dude who has been teabagging you all night. Like I said, it'll almost be a reflex at that point for your body to jump the fuck away.

But..nah, I'm sure he was paid off to throw the game..

Cinge_sl said:

Jump away from what? The one defender was on the ground reaching out with just an arm and the only other dude was a lineman getting pushed away from the ball by his Oline. He literally just had to fall on the ball, instead he jumps away when the defender reaches out with his arm? No excuse for that at all.

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Look at it again. He didn't just have to "fall" on it. He would've needed to dive in order to beat the other falling/diving bodies to the ball. You act like it was literally right underneath him and he just needed to drop into a fetal position. He recognizes at the last second that if he does that, he's going to collide with Ware or his own O-Lineman. Which, after getting hit all night, his body reflexively decided against, and that's where you see his awkward "jump" away from the ball.

Maybe he's just a pussy? Maybe he has no heart, who knows? I tend to think that the simplest explanation is that after a night of getting facefucked by Denver, his body just said, "Oh, fuck no!" on instinct.

Cinge_sl said:

The ball was almost at his feet when he got to it and started going down then flinched back when whoever was on the ground reached a arm out. He wouldn't of had to dive, just fall forward on top of it.

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Easier said than done from the comfort of your mom's basement. In reality, you have 260+ pound gorillas fucking flying all around you, some of which have been up your ass all goddamn night. Your body doesn't just go, "Oh! Look! A nerf turbo! Better scoop that up real quick!". Self preservation kind of takes over in situations that are a tad more realistic than your typical recess back in 3rd grade..

Cam apparently took 13 hits tonight, and they weren't exactly light. You could definitely tell he was hurting through a lot of that game. Could he have gotten that ball back? Probably, but I definitely think it would have cost him.

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