The Red King

For all those people asking for Diggs... 😉

Gotta be challenged. End of Quarter gives the Jags plenty of time to watch it, and he looked short, sadly.

Can our RBs not get hit in the backfield? Ugh. >.<

Few big plays, but that offense looks shaky. Another Red Zone FG. Missed opportunity. Are they blitzing Allen, or is the O-Line a hot mess?

Whelp, Allen is in Beast Mode today. XD

I'm glad the Jags won one already or I'd be even more worried about refball.

Looks like the refs are gonna be magical again... 🙄

Some people don't want to get dragged into the argument. Allen might have gotten the vax and doesn't want to reveal his status because he doesn't want to deal with either side lashing out at him. As noted on the Rodgers thread, Allen dealt with around two days of Twitter trending and then it all blew over. I'm just glad he'll be out there today. The AFC, top seed and the first round bye is ripe for the taking. To do that, we cannot lose to the Jags today.

Thank you! I do it to intentionally bug people, and more to see if anyone even notices. You win a (virtual) kewpie doll! ^.^

With Dak...HIPPA don't work that way. That's part of the hubbub. HIPPA, for example, keeps Dak's doctor from revealing Dak's vax status. It does not prevent anyone from asking someone questions about their own health. I giggle a lil everytime someone incorrectly invokes HIPPA. "That word. I do not think it means what you think it means." As for the vax, there are crusaders on both sides. Josh may have trended a day or two, as you note, and has since been left alone. Hardly a pile-on. NFL stars trend a few day if they so much as fart sideways.

We all have opinions about the vax. That's not what matters. What it comes down to is this. Unvaxed players in the NFL can still play. Their employers (the NFL) allows this. What matters is Rodgers lied about his vax status to his employer. Show me any employer that's cool with being lied to by an employee. This isn't vax vs. unvaxed. This is an employee lying to their employer. Don't make this into more then it is.

Let's try one more time... "Let me tackle this another way. Regardless of what you personally think of the man himself, I assert his threat forces opposing defenses to commit more defenders to contain him then they would other running backs, and that opens up the passing game for Tannehill. Do you agree or disagree with this?" Care to answer this time?

Yes, he gets the benefit of calls and non-calls, but, like Brady, don't you think he gets them because of who he is? Let me tackle this another way. Regardless of what you personally think of the man himself, I assert his threat forces opposing defenses to commit more defenders to contain him then they would other running backs, and that opens up the passing game for Tannehill. Do you agree or disagree with this?

Not arguing any of that, but they are two separate points. I'm looking at league-wide officiating as a whole, and not moaning at all. The officiating in the Miami game was horrific, but it was not the sole or main reason the game was close as long as it was. But your post almost suggests bad officiating is fine, because in the end it's up to the teams to overcome bad officiating, and I'm not sure that was the point you were looking to make.

"Hey! HEY! Don't you *run* from your coach and savior!"

Asking a question is one thing, but rather then inviting discussion you are defending your original question and framing dissenting opinions as attacks. That doesn't sound like inviting discussion. It sounds like you already have an opinion locked in stone, are only looking for others to support you and getting somewhat angry that nobody is. You asked the question. Sorry if you don't like the answers given, but that's what you asked for.

Depends who you ask. My ex-wife likely has an itemized list. 😁 Kidding aside, Henry is a beast. Teams have to cheat and stuff the box like it was a Twinkee. He's really the only RB in the league right now that commands that much attention. That is why he's not easily replaced. The Titans can put another back in there, sure, but defenses won't have to commit as many defenders to stopping the run. Tannehill has had the success he has because defenses have had to stack the box to contain Henry, leaving a threadbare secondary that makes it a lot easier to pass on. That's all about to come crashing down now.

Did you honestly just ask what makes Henry any different then any other player? Seriously? In related news, and to answer your other question, Tannenhill has big games because opponents need to stack the box with 11 players, an assistant coach and two cheerleaders just to have a chance of containing Henry. That frees up the passing game.

Yes, the AFC is wide-open this year, and their division is weak, but I really hope the Titans don't go all-in and gamble Henry's future in an all-or-nothing bid to win it all this year. He deserves better.

And ignoring the points made by others it seems. Hell, I even reposted my original reply earlier. Numbers are just numbers. Gotta look into the why. IMO these include better ball distribution and our wet kleenex O-line, neither of which are Diggs' fault.

Here's a wild idea, give the refs a challenge flag. They're human. They make mistakes, get things in their eyes, etc. I know they can huddle, but that's just a matter of asking if anyone saw anything. Maybe give them one challenge per half where they can stop and review video footage, as if a coach threw a flag. I know it sounds crazy, it might be, but like I said, refs are human.

Wait...we didn't make a blockbuster trade? But...but there were tweets saying we would! 😏

True, but it's not just hard to see things. I mean that's one thing, yes, but even blatent, in plain sight PI mugging no-calls like during the Colts/Titans OT are missed. That has nothing to do with camera angles. Can't even allow penalties to be challenged. We saw how that worked out after they tried it with PI after a blown call in the NFC Championship game. Refs refused to overturn anything.

The other side is, what can be done? Full-time refs have been one suggestion. You could add more, but then the field gets packed with zebras. We have the All-22, could have a ref in the booth for each player (the NFL could afford it). Calls wouldn't be missed, but with that many cooks in the kitchen calls would skyrocket and there would be a flag every play. Could do a lesser form with booth ref cams on the QB, ball carrier and recievers/DBs? Even then there would be a lot more flags. Complaining about officiating is easy, I was livid Sunday, but it's much harder thinking of a solution.

I reiterate all of the above. Extra emphesis on "Numbers are just numbers. Gotta dig deeper to find the reasons." My concern right now is our Red Carpet of an offensive line, not Diggs.