Super Bowl LV thread: Chiefs vs Buccaneers

[dirk diggler]

Originally Posted by troutman

Niners could have beat them last year too, if they would have kept running the ball in the crunch.

Agreed, Mahomes made a few plays but wasnt great last year, that was a winnable game for the 49ers. KC is a fine team but your getting ahead of yourself by predicting 6 or 7.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

Tiger made something like 142 straight cuts. The current best active streak is something like 23.



Tiger, Jack, and everyone else.

It's all about the wins. And in golf it's the majors. I agree Tiger is at worst the second best golfer ever. But if he isn't unanimous in his own sport he can't be the greatest athlete ever.

[darklord700]

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

Agreed, Mahomes made a few plays but wasnt great last year, that was a winnable game for the 49ers. KC is a fine team but your getting ahead of yourself by predicting 6 or 7.

Mahomes is a once in a generational talent but this kind of high profile QB rarely over-achieves their potential. And Mahomes' gigantic contract means KC cannot reload easily. I see KC being the 2000s' Colts with Manning. They'll always be a factor and get a SB run or two but I wouldn't peg them going to the SB every year.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Impressive season for Brady. I've never been a big fan but I have to give him his due credit as the guy simply knows how to win big games. Chiefs just didn't play well. They got dominated in the trenches, receivers were sloppy, and Mahomes wasn't very good.

Mahomes was under siege from the very beginning of the game until the very end. He was also clearly playing injured. He played about as well as anyone could have under those circumstances. Put Brady behind that patchwork Oline and up against that Tampa front 4, and he probably takes a dozen sacks tonight and struggles to pass for 100 yards.

As for the GOAT across all sports, my vote goes to Nadal. He is tied for the most majors of all time, and if not for injuries he clearly would have won many more than the 20 he currently has. Plus, he had to play during the same era as Fed and Djoker.

Sure, you would have to give the same leniency to Tiger if you are going to take injuries into account, but his situation is a bit different, as guys like Niklaus and Snead played in different eras and didn't stand in Tiger's way of dominating the sport.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Majors matter a lot more in individual sports because the competition is direct. Seven is a tough number to overcome for Brady in a team sport, but Jordan is considered the greatest and Russell has five more rings than he does. Mahomes or someone else doesn't necessarily have to match or beat Brady's number so long as it is close (five would probably be the minimum) and they own all the major records. But that's also the problem with catching Brady is you have to play for probably a minimum of 18 years to have a real shot at breaking his passing records. Just seems too much to overcome at this point.

[corporatejay]

[Sainters7]

Most riveting call of the Super Bowl.. he really captured the spirit of the thing.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1358611559229124610

[Patek23]

Tiger Woods is the GOAT golfer thanks. Whoever disputed that, come on now. No one has ever dominated any sport over a period of time that Woods did. He’s probably the greatest athlete of all time period. Brady is looking like he’s #2.

[SuperMatt18]

This game truly does show how important an offensive line is for a QB to have success.

The KC line gets devastated by injuries and all of a sudden Mahomes looks human.

It’s why I think sometimes young QBs can be written off too early in the NFL, if you don’t have a line that can protect you in the NFL, yoy are dead in the water.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

This game truly does show how important an offensive line is for a QB to have success.

The KC line gets devastated by injuries and all of a sudden Mahomes looks human.

It’s why I think sometimes young QBs can be written off too early in the NFL, if you don’t have a line that can protect you in the NFL, yoy are dead in the water.

I can’t remember a worse offensive line performance in a meaningful game. It must be very disappointing.

[Kasi]

I didn’t really know who I wanted to win here. Instinctively I was rooting against Brady but he’s not a Patriot anymore and him and Gronk were never my issues with the Pats. Also he’s already the clear greatest nfl player ever so it’s not like this changes anything here. So I was leaning against them but then the Reid accident earlier this week annoyed me and there is one thing that makes me a bit happier here.

Brady is the last great athlete older than me. When he retires I’ll be older than all active superstars. So I guess in chasing of my youth I’ll hope Brady hangs on a bit longer.

[Senator Clay Davis]

I mean it was a terrible performance from the Chiefs OLine and a dominant one for the Bucs DLine, but it was men against boys out there. The Chiefs were basically fielding a practice squad line and the Bucs have maybe the best front four in the league and getting Vita Vea back for the last two games made such a difference to the pass rush. Bowles deserves a ton of credit for going against type and not blitzing really all that much. He trusted his guys to dominate and that's what they did.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Credit to where credit is due, congrats Bucs, Bucs fans, Brady fans, and all fans out there that have enjoyed the greatest player to play the game of football.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

Credit to where credit is due, congrats Bucs, Bucs fans, Brady fans, and all fans out there that have enjoyed the greatest player to play the game of football.

Especially Pat Steinberg. No doubt he's gonna enjoy this for a long time.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

This game truly does show how important an offensive line is for a QB to have success.

The KC line gets devastated by injuries and all of a sudden Mahomes looks human.

It’s why I think sometimes young QBs can be written off too early in the NFL, if you don’t have a line that can protect you in the NFL, yoy are dead in the water.

For this game it was only one guy out, but they moved a couple other guys to try and make up for it, and it didn't work.

I wouldn't sell Tampa's defence short here. They got Vita Vea back for the NFC Title game, and I think that was huge. QB's can get away from Edge pressure by stepping up and moving around the pocket. But the last two games that Tampa played there was nowhere for the QB to go, and edge guys feast on that.

Tom Brady is a smart guy, he knows that he needs others to help him win. He probably understands this better than anyone who has played in the NFL. He picked a team with talent, and he was the piece to bring it all together. I don't think we've seen the last of him winning either.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

Tiger Woods is the GOAT golfer thanks. Whoever disputed that, come on now. No one has ever dominated any sport over a period of time that Woods did. He’s probably the greatest athlete of all time period. Brady is looking like he’s #2.

LOL. Golf isn't even a sport! haha. He prob spends more energy banging porn stars than playing 18.

[browna]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Most riveting call of the Super Bowl.. he really captured the spirit of the thing.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1358611559229124610

The State trooper running in at the end looked like DK Metcalf chasing down the Arizona Cardinal guy to prevent the TD, compared to the large security guards that were tasked with trying to catch the guy.

[GGG]

[QUOTE=Snuffleupagus;7729398]

Originally Posted by transplant99

The rich get richer

Not really, it’s just a hedge against his mattress payouts. He gives away mattresses if a certain team wins. It’s started with the Astros. So along the way he places large bets on Tampa in order to offset losses.

In either scenario of a KC win or Tampa win he ends of the same.

[Magnum PEI]

Well I became a fan of Weeknd. Never thought I'd hear Siouxsie and the Banshees at a Super Bowl halftime show. He also had a few film homages too, including Eyes Wide Shut.

I watched most of the the bucs games this year (been somewhat of a fan since the creamsicle era) and they never really looked that great. TB12 would have 3 or 4 good drives a game and the defence would get a few turnover points. Didn't think they would win a playoff game till they got matched up with Washington.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

LOL. Golf isn't even a sport! haha. He prob spends more energy banging porn stars than playing 18.

LOL back, only people who suck at it would call it a non sport. Not only is golf a sport it's one of the most competitive sports ever, you should pick on baseball where you can still win if you suck any given day.