NFL (14/15) Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

[Dirty Bird]

Katy Perry looks good in Boise State colours

 

[JeffDunne]

Her footballs look deflated.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Carroll says refs will help Seahawks figure out Patriots’ formations
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 29, 2015, 12:56 PM EST

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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is confident that his defense won’t be confused by the Patriots’ unusual formations in the Super Bowl, thanks to some help from the officials.

The Patriots have successfully disguised which players are eligible receivers and which players are ineligible receivers in this year’s playoffs. But Carroll said at his press conference today that he’s been told that the officials will do a more thorough job of making it clear to the defense which receivers are eligible, and which players are lined up in ineligible positions.

The NFL rules are clear: Players with ineligible jersey numbers must report to the referee if they’re going to line up as eligible receivers, and players with eligible jersey numbers must report to the referee if they’re going to line up in ineligible positions. The referee, in turn, must announce those declarations. But in this year’s playoffs, both the Ravens and the Colts have been confused by the Patriots’ formations, which have included trick plays with running back Shane Vereen lined up as an ineligible lineman, and plays with lineman Nate Solder lined up as an eligible receiver.

Now, according to Carroll, the officials will change their mechanics so that it’s clearer to the defense whether each player is eligible or ineligible. That’s an advantage to the Seahawks, and something the Ravens and Colts wish would have been done for them.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Richard Sherman won’t say if he’ll miss Super Bowl for son’s birth
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 29, 2015, 11:44 AM EST

AP
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman and his girlfriend are expecting a baby soon, and Sherman isn’t saying if he’d miss the Super Bowl if the baby comes on Sunday.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we get there,” Sherman said, via ESPN. “We’re not thinking about the possibility.”

Sherman’s girlfriend, Ashley Moss, is in Arizona and will give birth at a local hospital if she goes into labor in the next five days.

Having a son on the way put Sherman in a contemplative mood.

“It’s someone that actually depends on you for everyday living,” Sherman said. “Everything they do is dependent on you and how you provide and how successful you are.”

Some NFL players have missed games for the births of their children, and some NFL players have missed the births of their children for games. But we’ve never heard of a player grappling with that decision before the Super Bowl. It’s a decision Sherman hopes he doesn’t have to make.

 

[ravencsr]

I want that shirt.

I wanna be that shirt !

 

[Toadvine]

full version is up now and it is ******* hilarious.



Marshawn has a funny way of looking at things

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

full version is up now and it is ******* hilarious.



Marshawn has a funny way of looking at things

Marshawn's face when it's a draw

Gronk is a pisser as well

 

[Exe Gesis]

“Added security” planned for Super Bowl footballs
Posted by Josh Alper on January 30, 2015, 7:13 AM EST

AP
There’s been a lot of discussion about the handling of footballs for the last two weeks and the NFL would prefer not to have a rehash of the topic after the Super Bowl, so they’ve made some changes to the process for Super Bowl Sunday.

The league already announced that the Bears equipment staff has been tabbed to oversee the pregame preparation of the footballs that the Patriots and Seahawks will use and NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino outlined some other differences on Thursday.

“There will be some added security just because of the environment we’re in for this game,” Blandino said, via ESPN.com.

The 54 balls (the high number is due to “charity commitments” for game-used Super Bowl balls) each team want to use will go to Bears equipment manager Tony Medlin on Friday and will remain in his possession with the additional security in place until referee Bill Vinovich inspects them a couple of hours before kickoff.

Blandino also said that the league plans to review all of their pregame procedures for dealing with footballs this offseason, presumably including the league’s practice of not logging the PSI of the balls during the initial check.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Confusion continues about refs signaling Patriots’ ineligible receivers
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 30, 2015, 7:07 AM EST

AP
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said on Thursday morning that the NFL has instructed its officials to use a new signal in the Super Bowl to inform defensive players which offensive players are eligible receivers and which offensive players are ineligible. That came as news to Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

“I haven’t heard anything about that, so we’ll see what happens,” Belichick told pool reporter Jarrett Bell at the Patriots’ Thursday practice. “I’ll check it out.”

NFL head of officiating Dean Blandino said there’s nothing new for Belichick to check out: Carroll misunderstood, and there is no new signal. It’s unclear where Carroll got that idea, as he said on Thursday morning that he was informed by the league that the officials were changing the way they officiate when the Patriots run trick plays.

“The new signal is the referee will point to the player that has the eligible number and he’ll signal that he is not eligible. That’s the new thing. They’ve never done that before,” Carroll said.

So where did Carroll get that idea? It’s unclear, but Super Bowl referee Bill Vinovich seemed to have the same idea. Vinovich and Blandino had an awkward moment in front of the press when Blandino told Vinovich that he shouldn’t tell the defense which ineligible receivers not to cover, something that came as news to Vinovich.

The Patriots’ trick plays surprised the defenses of the Ravens and Colts in their playoff games. Those plays also seem to have confused everyone else in the NFL. Even the officiating department.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

When he understands, even the grown kid will think his dad's an idiot for missing a sb for his birth.

 

[GreyWind]

When he understands, even the grown kid will think his dad's an idiot for missing a sb for his birth.

Nah * that, I want him to miss it and have the Seahawks lose so their bandwagon fans crack it over him missing the game.

Yes I'm still bitter.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

When he understands, even the grown kid will think his dad's an idiot for missing a sb for his birth.

I think you are vastly underestimating the joy of having you first child being born

 

[Dirty Bird]

I think you are vastly underrating the joy of having you first child being born

Twist - The real father is Russell Wilson.

 

[GreyWind]

Twist - The real father is Russell Wilson.

Or is it Golden Tate?

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Or is it Golden Tate?

Or is it both

 

[gaskin]

Twist - The real father is Russell Wilson.

Depends on what colour the baby is since Russell isn't black enough. My money is on Harvin.

 

[Exe Gesis]

The real twist would be the super mastermind Bill Belichick planned for this contingency all along, pats-hawks super bowl, and is the real father.

Luke Sherman, I am your father.
NOOOOOoooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

 

[BurnCity182]

My money is currently on:

Yellow Gatorade poured over the coach (hopefully Pete Carroll) at $6.50

Anthem over 2 minutes 1 second at $1.90

Katie Perry sings Dark Horse first at $8.50

Atleast they'll last longer than my first TD bets!

Im going to the CM Ultimate Events party, Docklands, they one Terrell Owens, Jono Brown will be at. Should be fun, anyone else heading along?

 

[Zealbee]

Thread needs more prop bets. Come on people.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

They pour orange Gatorade every year, it's your best bet

 

[bangbang]

I just can't split these two. I remember going back and forth last year and leaning towards Denver. I'm going to tip Seattle 24-20. They won't turnover it like two weeks ago and I just think defensively they'll give new england some trouble. If new england get blount running hard between the tackles like lacy then that could really open up the game for Brady but I gotta stick with Seattle here

 

[ryan_seb]

New England deserve to lose after apparently cheating against the Cowboys.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

New England deserve to lose after apparently cheating against the Cowboys.

We all hate the Indianapolis Cowboys anyway, so who cares?

 

[Simple Jack]

We all hate the Indianapolis Cowboys anyway, so who cares?

Don't mind those Dallas Colts though.

 

[Galactic]

hahahaha . I gotta find a gif for that one..


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