2016 NFL Playoff Thread

[The Oi]

I would add that Aaron Rodgers did/does have the title belt celebration. But I agree that showboating is generally not a QB thing.

He does. It annoys me.

Particularly because he hasn't held a Super Bowl title in half a decade, and only holds one anyways.

He should stop.

 

[col63onel]

He does. It annoys me.

Particularly because he hasn't held a Super Bowl title in half a decade, and only holds one anyways.

He should stop.

Are you OK when WRs do it, like Ochocinco, TO, Steve Smith? Not saying it's wrong to hold QBs to a higher standard, just curious.

 

[The Oi]

Are you OK when WRs do it, like Ochocinco, TO, Steve Smith? Not saying it's wrong to hold QBs to a higher standard, just curious.

I don't like it in general. But it's worse when QBs do it because they're the leaders of the team and a target is on their back every play to begin with.

I don't fault the guys for having fun, and I get the point. Just not my style.

 

[Huber.]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE-xswZX-8k

 

[Phills14]

that blew my mind

was that really a national ad?

I don't think the Norton Furniture thing was a national ad. I'm willing to bet the local Taco Bell franchisees had some freedom to do a localized ad. I found it to be pretty cleaver.

 

[Ohio]

There were more local ads this year than I ever remembered in previous SBs.

 

[NtG]

For all the crap the NFL gets for being the "No Fun League", there seems to be a lot of people upset about Cam having fun on the field.

 

[bigfoot5415]

I don't think the Norton Furniture thing was a national ad. I'm willing to bet the local Taco Bell franchisees had some freedom to do a localized ad. I found it to be pretty cleaver.

It was hilarious lol. That was the one commercial we loved. I would imagine that it was cheaper to buy 200 regional ads than it would be for one national ad (number is pulled out of nowhere). So Taco Bell probably gave its regions advertising money and said, hey find a local something (person or place) that everyone knows and get it in a commercial. Its brilliant if you ask me. I cant wait to see other regional commercials pop up.

 

[bigfoot5415]

Even if the cost wasnt higher, it was totally worth the extra ad spend to personalize ads for regions. I bet the ROI is much better than in previous years.

 

[macbdog]

that blew my mind

was that really a national ad?

From cleveland.com:

'Turns out Marc was one of five regional low budget commercial stars tapped by Taco Bell to pitch the new menu item in their markets. Super Bowl viewers in Fort Worth, Minneapolis, Virginia Beach and Eugene, Oregon also saw Quesalupa ads disguised as just another weird local TV spot.

The idea of the campaign, according to Mashable, was to make the Quesalupa appear to be an instant cultural phenomenon.

"This thing's so big it's even infiltrating a local market spot in Oregon and taking over other people's commercials," Brett Craig, creative director of the agency behind the campaign, told Mashable.'

It got Norton Furniture on during the SB, so that was cool.

 

[bigfoot5415]

Here is your answer

Turns out Marc was one of five regional low budget commercial stars tapped by Taco Bell to pitch the new menu item in their markets. Super Bowl viewers in Fort Worth, Minneapolis, Virginia Beach and Eugene, Oregon also saw Quesalupa ads disguised as just another weird local TV spot.

The idea of the campaign, according to Mashable, was to make the Quesalupa appear to be an instant cultural phenomenon.

"This thing's so big it's even infiltrating a local market spot in Oregon and taking over other people's commercials," Brett Craig, creative director of the agency behind the campaign, told Mashable.

The local strategy fit in line with Taco Bell's long game of creating buzz for the Quesalupa. Last week, it offered people a chance to try its latest taco hybrid without telling them what it was.

 

[spydy13]

It was boring because nothing really happen.

It was sloppy, ugly, and just never once felt the outcome was in doubt. A close game doesn't always mean excitement. Denver's defense was awesome, don't get me wrong. But let's not pretend this was a game for the ages. It was snooze fest by the second quarter.

I've watched plenty of low scoring football games that I found very entertaining. This was not one of them.

I never felt Denver was safe until they scored the final TD. When the Panthers got that field goal in the fourth I thought we were looking at a 17-16 final score.

 

[GreasySpread36]

For all the crap the NFL gets for being the "No Fun League", there seems to be a lot of people upset about Cam having fun on the field.

I don't have a problem with Cam being exuberant. I just think he's a front-runner and a sore loser.

 

[bigfoot5415]

I never felt Denver was safe until they scored the final TD. When the Panthers got that field goal in the fourth I thought we were looking at a 17-16 final score.

That would been fine by me, I had the Broncos +6

 

[bigfoot5415]

I don't have a problem with Cam being exuberant. I just think he's a front-runner and a sore loser.

Front runner, yes. Sore loser, maybe. To his defense (I personally dont like the guy), there was a Broncos player giving an interview a few feet away and he was ripping Newton.

Also, lets not forget Mr Manning was a sore loser when the Saints handed him his ass or are we going to forget because Peyton is an upstanding white guy. Peyton even left the game before it was over. What a puss!!

February 08, 2010

Peyton Manning storms off Super Bowl field. Is he a poor sport?
By Chris Chase



Peyton Manning(notes) didn't shake hands with New Orleans Saints players after his Indianapolis Colts lost 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. Apparently some think this is a sign of poor sportsmanship from the NFL's greatest player. It's not.

Walking off the field without congratulating Drew Brees(notes) may go against our misguided notion of what sportsmanship should be, but it wasn't at all disrespectful or bitter. It shows how much Peyton Manning wanted to win the game. And who can argue about that?

LeBron James was caught up in a similar controversy during the NBA playoffs last year and the same thing that was true then is true now: A perfunctory handshake doesn't make someone a good sport. It either makes them indifferent to the game's result or a good actor. What would people have preferred Peyton and LeBron do, laugh off the loss with apathy and treat the victors to dinner after? This isn't Little League.

The only time I question my sports fandom is when the players I'm rooting for seem to care less about the result than I do. I don't want to see my team's quarterback laughing on the sideline while losing a big game. If I care so much, why shouldn't the players?

"It's just a job for these guys," is a familiar refrain. The natural response to that is the great ones make their job their passion. Hall of Fames don't tend to include guys who can't care. The desire to win is what sustains greatness. You think Michael Jordan was hugging Isiah Thomas after losses in the 1980s? Or that Larry Bird stayed on the court to congratulate Kareem? Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio weren't going out for drinks after the Yankees beat the Red Sox. The great ones are competitors and competitors can't flip a switch immediately after a devastating loss and act like it didn't matter.

Being a good sportsman is playing fair, respecting the game and giving credit after to an opponent. Manning did all those things Sunday. In his postgame press conference he said of his quick exit:

"I certainly know how it was three years ago when we won. There's not much consolation for the guys who didn't win. There's the stage being set up and the celebration. It's time for the Saints to celebrate. It's their field."

That's probably a tad disingenuous, but no more than it would have been if Peyton had walked over to congratulate Drew Brees.

For the record, Peyton did call Brees later in the night. Said the Saints quarterback: "Peyton's a class guy." If the man who was supposedly snubbed thinks so, that's enough for me.