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Video Games 2025 VIDEO GAMES CATCH ALL THREAD
Kevin Wilson replied to RIPPA's topic in COMPUTERS & GAMES & TECH
I just spent 1.5 hours cleaning someone's backyard in PowerWash Simulator VR. I thought it was only 30 minutes until I finished the stage and took off the headset to see it was 2:30 in the morning. I don't know why but its an oddly addictive game. The headset came with three free months of Quest+ so just poking around at different games to see what interests me. -
This year's SB is an example of why I'm usually more a fan of the eyeball test then raw stats. Or I guess those EPA stats that I don't pretend to understand. The NFL YouTube channel put up a video of all of Mahomes' best plays during the Super Bowl - the score was already 34-0 before they could even find a highlight to start with. We all watched the game and know he was a complete dumpster fire until the Eagles started playing softer on defense and put in some backups. That's not to say Brady didn't do that too at some point as I don't have the game logs up, just that stats (in general) rarely tell the story. Also not to say Brady is so good he can't be compared to others. The "don't dive at QB's knees" rule was also a "Brady Rule". But the NFL is making rules just for the Bills too so I can't say much.
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I think people are getting a little too excited (not here, just in general) about the Steelers/Lawrence thing. I am surprised that even leaked out in a way that made it sound important, the GMs will be calling each other a lot over the next month inquiring if someone is available, I don't really think that's news. I think that guy was just trying to say something cool to get attention. Now if the Jags directly or indirectly confirm they are open to trading him (like the 49ers with Deebo or the Rams with Kupp) or Lawrence announces he wants to leave (like Myles Garrett) that would be totally different. Lots of teams would love to have him, I think in a better situation he still has the skill set to be a Top 10 QB.
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February 2025 Wrestling Discussion
Kevin Wilson replied to Dolfan in NYC's topic in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
I hate to be the defender of Logan Paul as I don't think he's a good person, but I think he's a very good wrestler. The point of wrestling is to be entertained and I think his matches are always entertaining, but I enjoy that style anyway. He's not a technical wrestler, that's for sure, I wouldn't compare him to Zack Sabre Jr. or Bryan Danielson. Not to go full Wrestling vs. Sports Entertainment like they are doing with Gunther/Jey but he does what they ask of him and he's very good at it. He's not Top 10 in WWE or anything crazy but I really don't care if matches are choreographed beforehand or not, its still delivering difficult moves live and he rarely messes up. Jade has had 100+ matches and still gets lost, he picked it up very quickly. -
I realize I am biased because of who I root for but I agree there should be a lot more to evaluating QBs then super bowl rings. Exception being someone like fucking Brady who won so many its hard to argue against him as the GOAT, with his one from Tampa Bay being the cherry on top. Plus all the other stuff he did. That being said I'm not convinced that Mahomes is better then Brady as a player and honestly its way too early to say anyway. Brady threw for over 5,000 yards at 44 years old which is the dumbest thing ever but actually happened so Mahomes at least needs another ten years at Top 5 level to be in the argument. I say all this as an eternal hater of Brady but I think between stats and rings he's untouchable, we should spend our time ranking people under him on the GOAT list as Mahomes still has a ways to go (and everyone else for that matter). I understand the argument of "Brady had more weapons around him during his peak years" but it doesn't do much for me as 1. Brady made players weapons, and 2. we can't argue hypotheticals like "if Mahomes had ____ he would have done _____". But I am curious to see what KC does, are they aggressive to improve the line and give him a better RB and WR or do they think the offense is good enough to run it back with only minor tweaks. I also think the argument could be made for Marino being the best passer/player but its an impossible argument one way or the other.
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Chiefs only having 38 total yards halfway through the 3rd quarter is wild. Mostly because the main way the Chiefs are as good as they are is offensive scheming and Mahomes being Mahomes and they just can't do anything tonight.
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The way to beat Mahomes has always been a strong DL, to get to him without blitzing. That's why the Bills went out and got Floyd and Von Miller and used draft picks high on Groot and Boogie, and re-signed Oliver. They did all that with just beating KC in mind. It didn't work, but a team with a strong DL that gets pressure without blitzing just goes a long way to beating them and the Eagles are doing that so far.
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This year in some ways felt like a make-up year (getting others in that deserved it or had been on the fence for awhile) since the "1st year" options weren't super obvious selections. Next year has Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Jason Witten, Frank Gore, and Philip Rivers as eligible. Not saying all five will get in (they won't) but with a five max per year its going to be tougher for any of the "almosts" this year to get in next year. I do think Manning, Kuechly, and Vinatieri will get in sometime in the next three years. Maybe one or two next year as I think they make Gore and Rivers wait a bit as both have the stats but don't scream first year due to a lack of SB wins and MVPs.
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Glad Eli didn't get in his first year, he'll get in eventually due to passing volume and the SBs but the honor of "first year inductee" should require a little more than "I beat Brady twice in exciting fashion." Which I am stoked he did, trust me, but having a career 84 QB rating during a time QBs were going off isn't great.
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I'm watching the NFL Awards show and Snoop is the host and they are NOT laughing at 90% of his jokes. He's doing a nervous laugh after his jokes when no one else laughs, I'd feel bad but he's probably making $200K.
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Always interesting to me when players say that, as past signings of players that say they want a super bowl contender then sometimes to go a good but not great team. Does he mean a team that even without him is SB ready (in his eyes)? Because that would be like five teams. Now if he means a team that is on the cusp and + him he'd consider a SB team, that obviously widens the field a bit. (five was just a number off the top of my head but I think going into the 2025 season you'd have to call the four teams that were just in the conference championship game as "Super Bowl ready" and I'd toss in the Ravens. And I guess the Lions. So maybe six. Although maybe I'd take out the Commanders since they have to prove next year they are legit. Back to five.)
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Upcoming Video Game Releases (2025 & Beyond)
Kevin Wilson replied to RIPPA's topic in COMPUTERS & GAMES & TECH
I'm so ready to inject Avowed directly into my veins, it checks so many boxes of what is "my shit." I don't know if it will be good but I have to give it an honest try (helps that I have Gamepass). I need to finish Yakuza: Like a Dragon first but I think I'm towards the end of it. -
Ray Davis had 9, hence my "15" number. I agree last night they needed to pivot but Allen was 29 of 31 or something dumb on QB sneaks, QB sneaks have been around since the beginning of time and if they work teams will keep doing them. Tom Brady had 237 rushes on third down with 146 first downs, yes Allen has is going at a higher rate for sure but I am not going to fault a team for doing what works if its working. Now if its not working? Then you have to pivot and have a Plan B which they didn't have but I doubt Plan B would have been Cook up the middle.
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Slightly skewed stats, like most teams, the Bills use multiple running backs and Ty Johnson is the third down back. Other running backs had 15 rushes on 3rd down but it wasn't because they were afraid to use Cook or refused to use running backs, that was just Cook's breather. Some teams rotate series or half series, Bills usually rotated for 3rd downs (unless Cook ran a lot on a certain series and needed a break) to keep Cook fresh. I love Cook but he weighs under 200 pounds, he's not built for the meat grinder.
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I'm 41 years old and may as well be on that roster page too as I have as much chance of fighting in this thing as they do.
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I know its a running joke that the NFL makes rule changes just from things that happen in Chiefs games (either for them or against them) but it is 2025. Other sports use high tech tracking, there is no reason the football can't have tracking sensors to assist in how far a ball goes. It won't help in all situations of course, but it would help at the goal line and plays like the Bills "failed" 1st down. No reason to have two officials 25 yards away from where the ball is both trying to figure out if it went two inches or four inches forward (and both having different spots, oddly the one on the 'ball' side was overruled by the one that couldn't see the ball), use technology that already exists and make the right calls. Not only for the sake of a fair game but to eliminate "refs are dumb" chatter after every big close game.
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My only play-calling complaint is not doing something once it was clear KC was defending very specifically for Allen's version of the QB Sneak. Once that was clear they should have had something they could switch to, something with the same formation but ran the other way, etc. as that ended up costing them at least twice.
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Now Bills fans want Brady fired after they set team records in various offensive categories. I know its just 'heat of the moment' anger but its ok to say hey we lost a close back and forth game. As annoyed as it makes me.
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I think their theory was to get back at least half of it knowing they were going for it on 4th.
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Well boys this is it. Probably.
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Not gonna be Captain Hindsight, I really thought they should have kicked the FG. If they can't stop KC next drive its game over anyway, and if they got the ball back they could go with the win. I mean I'm stoked they made it but I was concerned.
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That's why you need a big lead against KC going into the end game, you just never know what may happen. Although I still wish the Bills had called something different.
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KC having a good defense for the sneak and Buffalo doing nothing to adjust is.... concerning. Gotta have a Plan B.
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I don't understand why the Bills are such a second half team. Do they hold back on plays? Are they masters at making adjustments? Personally I'd prefer they just play well all game but its been their MO all year. I just didn't want this game being close until the last minute due to Mahomes Magic but here we are.