NFL 2023-2024 Thread
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Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Brock Purdy averaged career highs of 10.5 air yards per pass and per completion today.
— KNBR (@KNBR) December 11, 2023
GEORGE KITTLE: "I thought he couldn't throw the ball. Wow, that's crazy." 😂 pic.twitter.com/DLOVH5SVhp
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Last 10 possessions for the #Eagles defense:
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) December 11, 2023
Touchdown
Touchdown
Touchdown
Touchdown
Touchdown
Touchdown
(Kneels to end game)
Touchdown
Field goal
Touchdown
fansinceday1
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The 49ers have ZERO excuses this year. They are light years better than anyone in the league. If they can avoid beating themselves and having a letdown they will win the Super Bowl. This team is firing on all cylinders. They have so many weapons!
fansinceday1
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My girlfriend was watching her Vikings/raider game while i was watching the 49ers. Wow, that game was unbelievably bad.
I cannot believe the 49ers lost to that Vikings squad.
I cannot believe the 49ers lost to that Vikings squad.
LoungeLizard
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To be fair, The Vikings had MVP Kirk Cousins playing that game.
fansinceday1
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He certainly played like an MVP candidate!To be fair, The Vikings had MVP Kirk Cousins playing that game.
well, if Dallas does their job, the 49ers should be in control of their own destiny by the end of tonight,
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
49ers long-snapper Taybor Pepper clapped back at DK Metcalf in ASL saying “14, f**ked around and found out.” 😳
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 11, 2023
(via @TayborSnapping)
pic.twitter.com/DI5zbvfIzT
fansinceday1
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It’s so odd to listen to a narrative form and then cement itself in the minds of fans and the media. That offsides call in the KC game that everyone is having a fit over. The one that is “never called”. ITS BEEN CALLED 11 TIMES THIS SEASON ALONE!!
That info came straight from the retired ref representative on NBC during SNF.
And yet, the narrative that “those stupid refs ruined the KC game because of an actual foul that is never called” persists.
That info came straight from the retired ref representative on NBC during SNF.
And yet, the narrative that “those stupid refs ruined the KC game because of an actual foul that is never called” persists.
I'm about as surprised at the uproar as anybody else, but here's why I figure it is happening. In one's mind, one easily lumps together false starts and the more rare offensive offsides into the same category of penalty - both seem to be pre-snap penalties, which are dead ball fouls. But offensive offsides is technically not a pre-snap penalty because no violation occurs until the ball is snapped. Thus the play is not whistled dead as the offense expects on a false start. But the flag flies on the snap, and usually, that means "free play" for the offense. When you think you've got a free play, and you go for some razzle-dazzle, and it works, only for it to get called back I guess it's pretty disappointing.
If it were a dead ball foul, and the whistle had blown at the snap, nobody would have cried about it. The receiver was obviously in the neutral zone. But KC thought they had a free play, and thought they had a razzle-dazzle touchdown to take a late lead only to learn that the free play was Buffalo's. And they lost. Tough one to swallow, easier to cry.
George Kittle is the best man.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Highest Pass Rating in NFL history
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 11, 2023
(min. 500 attempts)
Brock Purdy 113.8
Patrick Mahomes 103.9
Aaron Rodgers 103.6 pic.twitter.com/dHceJ10zdv
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Brock Purdy’s completion percentage on deep passes (20+ yards) is, by far, the highest PFF has ever recorded from a qualifying QB.
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) December 11, 2023
Most seasons, the leader is under 50%. The previous high water mark: 2022 Tua Tagovailoa, 54.5%.
2023 Brock Purdy: 66.1%
Is this good?
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Will Brock Purdy win the MVP? Yes, unless he falls off over the last month. Here are the top QB seasons by ANY/A among QBs with at least 10 wins. pic.twitter.com/ZDTN6Kw8AH
— Football Perspective (@fbgchase) December 11, 2023
Is THIS good?
Telemachus
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Wait! We've been told repeatedly that he can only dink and dunk. He can't throw down field because his arm isn't strong enough.
QWERTYLICIOUS
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It is only fitting that, after sitting through that debacle of a game in Las Vegas (which, defensively, was fantastic to watch, but, offensively, was excruciatingly painful), I came home to watch my BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ whoop up on them She-gles in front of a national television audience!!!!!
Telemachus
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Percentage of pass attempts thrown at or behind the line of scrimmage with NFL rank (from highest to lowest):
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) December 11, 2023
1. Russell Wilson - 34.7%
2. Justin Fields - 31.8%
3. Joe Burrow - 29.9%
T-4. Tua Tagovailoa - 29.2%
T-4. Patrick Mahomes - 29.2%
29. Brock Purdy - 20.4%
The narrative around Purdy really is hysterical. He's actually the exact opposite; always looking to push the ball down the field for a huge strike. Noticed it a bit more yesterday, but he's looking off CMC quite a bit for the easy dump off because he's trying to hit a huge strike downfield (and almost always does).
It's like the media just blindly ignores everything in front of them. Every stat says he's the best deep-ball thrower in the NFL this year and big play QB. And if you watch one game, you see that as well.
Yeah, I think so. Even the "weakness" of the 49ers, the secondary, is absolutely balling right now. The rookie Brown looks like a steal and is making plays all over the field and Thomas/Lenoir were once again absolute nails with Ward going down early. No Hufanga No Ward and it pretty much didn't matter.
I think the one guy who needs to stay healthy is Trent Williams. The protection issues in that 3 week stretch he was hurt showed how far the O-Line can fall if he's not out there. Especially when we're likely to face the Eagles front 7 and the Cowboys at some point in the playoffs? He's got to be out there.
Outside of that, the 49ers are just the best team in the NFL and firing on all cylinders again. Truly control their own destiny to take this thing home.
Telemachus
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Just noticed on Purdy's page on Pro Football Reference, there is a "Compare Purdy to" search box with the examples of Tom Brady and Drew Brees. I thought maybe they were just the two examples used for the site itself so I went to Baker Mayfield's page and his examples for comparison are Jay Fielder and Teddy Bridgewater.
Pro Football Reference knows.
Pro Football Reference knows.
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Every single person in the country saw it except for the Niners team itself and their delusional fanbase. Post-ACL is a backup everywhere else in the NFL.
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