KD in CA Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 That was remiscent of the play Clements gave-up to Jimmy Smith on opening day of 2004. JUST KNOCK IT DOWN! In fairness, he was reaching for the ball, it's not like it went through his hands. I don't think you can fault the DB on that play....just one of those flukes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I can think of at least one more team. Uh, Music City Miracle, Dallas Cowboys MNF game, New England game when Bledsoe was quarterback (I remember a really lousy call by the officials in that game that gave Bledsoe a chance to win), Ronnie Harmon dropped pass, 4th Down delay of game penalty after Ferguson converted the first down, OK, back to the game now... I'm gonna vomit. Thank you for that. Thank you very little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 In fairness, he was reaching for the ball, it's not like it went through his hands. I don't think you can fault the DB on that play....just one of those flukes. youre right you cant blame the corner..but you can blame the Safeties.Sheeesh you gotta stay behind people..You dont all converge on the ball.Thats how things like that are allowed to happen . In addition to the poor DB play --what about that clock management from hell?? Teams like the Bills and Bengals are snakebit more often than most teams because they do dumb stuff that leads them to the snakepit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 youre right you cant blame the corner..but you can blame the Safeties.Sheeesh you gotta stay behind people..You dont all converge on the ball.Thats how things like that are allowed to happen . Yeah, that was pretty horrible. One safety came up from behind Stokley, and the other broke off pretty good coverage on Stokley to ultimately triple-cover the sideline receiver that was the target of the tipped pass. Still a fluke, though...usually, when the defense breaks down on a tipped ball like that, the ball doesn't end up tipped right into the hands of another receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Yeah, that was pretty horrible. One safety came up from behind Stokley, and the other broke off pretty good coverage on Stokley to ultimately triple-cover the sideline receiver that was the target of the tipped pass. Still a fluke, though...usually, when the defense breaks down on a tipped ball like that, the ball doesn't end up tipped right into the hands of another receiver. flukes happen more to and hurt more bad teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 That has to be one of the luckiest plays in the history of the NFL. (shakes head) There is no way that's a completed pass without the tip. Immaculate reception II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloaggie Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Immaculate reception II That's what I was thinking. Stokley had his head in the game running off those extra seconds. Most any other receiver would have been showboating straight into the end zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper13 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The Bengals definitley Buffalo Billed it. Sure the Bills could that. They could do that and there could be a flag on the offense and it would happen again on the next play. I saw the Bills blow an 8 point lead with 20 seconds left to Dallas once. I saw the Bills blow a game against the Browns on MNF last season because they were afraid to win. I saw the Bills blow a playoff win on the last play on an illegal trick kickoff return. When you have a cheap owner that hires bad/cheap coaches, has bad drafts and poor free agent signings that stuff happens. Speaking of the Browns, today was the first time their offense scored a TD since the Bills game last season. Jeez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 The Bengals definitley Buffalo Billed it. Sure the Bills could that. They could do that and there could be a flag on the offense and it would happen again on the next play. I saw the Bills blow an 8 point lead with 20 seconds left to Dallas once. I saw the Bills blow a game against the Browns on MNF last season because they were afraid to win. I saw the Bills blow a playoff win on the last play on an illegal trick kickoff return. When you have a cheap owner that hires bad/cheap coaches, has bad drafts and poor free agent signings that stuff happens. Speaking of the Browns, today was the first time their offense scored a TD since the Bills game last season. Jeez. right on Kasper. The Cincy play today...plus those Bills debacles--were no fluke.There were lots of mistakes that led up to those 'flukes'. Ralph--you need to pay your head coach as much as you pay Kelsay or Dockery or Walker or Schobel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 ROFL the announcer sounds like Howard Simon from WGR 550 announcing PBP when he starts screaming and carrying on...only difference is that Howard Simon does that for a 2 yard run instead of a miraculous TD catch...must be why he no longer does PBP anymore... Not sure who the announcer is, but here is his PBP---sounds like he is one of those hometown highschool announcers you always hear carrying on at those Texas HS championship games: "The ball batted up... OH!! CAUGHT!!! STOKELY!! DOWN THE SIDELINE!! CAN THEY CATCH HIM?!?!? STOKELY!! WWWWWWWOOOOWWWWW!!! TOUCHDOWN!!!!......DENVER!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!! WHAT A PLAY!!! 87 YARDS!!!" All of a sudden in comes Susan Waldman from the Yankees broadcast team.... "OH MY GOODNESS!!! GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!! OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN!! THAT HAS TO TAKE THE CAKE!!" hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbringer Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I can think of at least one more team. Uh, Music City Miracle, Dallas Cowboys MNF game, New England game when Bledsoe was quarterback (I remember a really lousy call by the officials in that game that gave Bledsoe a chance to win), Ronnie Harmon dropped pass, 4th Down delay of game penalty after Ferguson converted the first down, OK, back to the game now... I knew it...I knew when I was typing this the other day that we are due for another heartbreaker. Oddly enough, I was able to get over this latest NE meltdown fairly quickly. The Cowboys MNF disaster really stayed with me for a while. That's because I really thought we had that game won. Tonight, even with the 11 point lead, then the 5 point lead - any follower of the Bills knew the chances were pretty good that something would go wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I knew it...I knew when I was typing this the other day that we are due for another heartbreaker. Oddly enough, I was able to get over this latest NE meltdown fairly quickly. The Cowboys MNF disaster really stayed with me for a while. That's because I really thought we had that game won. Tonight, even with the 11 point lead, then the 5 point lead - any follower of the Bills knew the chances were pretty good that something would go wrong... Actually statistically speaking, the chances were under 5%.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Actually statistically speaking, the chances were under 5%.... I just don't buy that... There are so many things that systems, coaches, talent, and even pyschology bring to a team. This isn't the first time it happened... There is a very bad statistical trend the last 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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