# NFL 2022: Conference Championship Week **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [January 25, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794 "2023-01-25T17:08:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/21 "2023-01-27T22:00:45Z")
A month after suffering his third head injury of the season (and second confirmed concussion), Tua Tagovailoa is still in the league’s concussion protocol, and has been ruled out of participating in the “Pro Bowl Games” next week. With the pressure to come back to the game rapidly now off, one hopes that Tua is able to take the time to recover. OTOH, I also hope that he’s able to consider that continuing to play may be a bad choice for his future neurological health. > **[Source: Tua still in protocol 1 month after entry](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35539313/tua-tagovailoa-protocol-miss-pro-bowl-games-source-says)** > > Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa remains in the concussion protocol and will not participate in next week's Pro Bowl Games, a source told ESPN. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/22 "2023-01-27T23:58:05Z")
Multiple sports pundits are urging the Jets to solve their QB problem by signing Aaron Rodgers. Like it worked out so well the last time they signed a star QB who was past his sell-by date. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/23 "2023-01-28T00:20:01Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Using a literal interpretation Smith didn’t come _back_. He was never good before. I am a Seattle homer surprised and delighted by Geno Smith’s shocking performance (we all expected him to be a game manager who could hopefully not screw up too badly). And even I agree with the above. He was a promising rookie, improving as the year went on, but his stats ultimately were lousy (12 TD to 21 Ints is not a good QB). And he was bad enough in year 2 to be benched for part of it, even though his 13TD/13Int statline seemed better. The following year was the infamous broken jaw from a petty dispute with a teammate, and then he was a backup for his career since then until this following year. It wasn’t a return to greatness, for sure. It was a comeback to being a starter. But that is nothing exceptional; mediocre players lose their starting jobs all the time, to come back later when a team doesn’t have a better option. I personally think McCaffrey is a good choice. He was a superstar who reportedly was done from everything I was hearing, and was traded away from Carolina because he was no longer producing for them. Then he became a monster in San Francisco, like his old superstar self again. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/24 "2023-01-28T03:05:04Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Multiple sports pundits are urging the Jets to solve their QB problem by signing Aaron Rodgers. Technically, they’d be trading for Rodgers, who has two years left on the contract extension he signed with the Packers prior to last season. He’s due for over $59 million if he plays in '23 (though the salary cap number is “only” $31 million), though he has indicated a willingness to rework the contract. > **[Rodgers open to reworking deal if he plays in '23](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35518669/aaron-rodgers-open-reworking-deal-plays-2023)** > > Aaron Rodgers said Tuesday on "The Pat McAfee Show" that he is open to reworking his current contract if he decides he wants to continue to play next season. > [@](#): > > Like it worked out so well the last time they signed a star QB who was past his sell-by date. If the past predicts the future, that would make Rodgers the Vikings’ QB for 2024. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/25 "2023-01-28T10:08:21Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > If the past predicts the future, that would make Rodgers the Vikings’ QB for 2024. He also needs to fake retire a few times before doing TV commercials for disposable razors. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/26 "2023-01-29T20:18:12Z")
Great catch by Devonta Smith on 4th down! Great start for the Eagles. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/27 "2023-01-29T20:21:08Z")
Except it wasn’t a catch. Missed challenge by Shanahan. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/28 "2023-01-29T20:21:13Z")
The pass should have been ruled incomplete, and the Eagles really should have challenged it. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/29 "2023-01-29T20:33:59Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Except it wasn’t a catch. Missed challenge by Shanahan. I couldn’t tell, because the replays had crappy angles, and they cut away from the one with the right angle. But I figure if Smith was so desperately trying to get his teammates to run the next play that he knew he didn’t too. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/30 "2023-01-29T20:35:20Z")
How the fuck do you leave Hassan Reddick blocked with TE and WR? Kid genius is not looking to genius-ish. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/31 "2023-01-29T20:38:59Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > because the replays had crappy angles The angle they showed after coming back from commercial after the TD clearly showed that it wasn’t a catch. And I figured the same thing…if they were in such a hurry to run the next play, something was definitely amiss. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/32 "2023-01-29T20:42:42Z")
Yeah, I didnt get back in time to see the replay. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/33 "2023-01-29T20:52:36Z")
They really should outlaw those stupid wire camera drones before they critically affect the outcome of an important game. I don’t understand why the NFL originally okayed such an idiotic idea where Murphy’s Law could definitely have it do so sooner or later. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/34 "2023-01-29T20:53:54Z")
Yeah, we’ll, so far all the down marker chains have held tight, so at least there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/35 "2023-01-29T20:57:36Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > They really should outlaw those stupid wire camera drones before they critically affect the outcome of an important game. Agreed. That punt certainly hit the drone wire and gave the Niners great field position, although they didn’t immediately capitalize on it. Those camera drones offer one or two cool looks per game, but not much else. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/36 "2023-01-29T21:00:44Z")
I remain convinced that it’s a terrible shame Jalen Hurts isn’t a linebacker. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/37 "2023-01-29T21:09:10Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > it’s a terrible shame Jalen Hurts isn’t a linebacker I have always wished that he and tight end Jake Butt would have been on the same team, so that there could be a photo of the two of them standing side-by-side on the sideline, with their backs to the camera. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/38 "2023-01-29T21:20:00Z")
Niners defense is playing really well, especially containing Hurts … when they’re not committing penalties that is. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/39 "2023-01-29T21:27:36Z")
Penalized again. The calls are all reasonable, too. They’re just being murdered by penalties. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/40 "2023-01-29T21:37:04Z")
Major bummer about Purdy. I’ve been shortying this game, only watching from snap to whistle. Do we have a sideline report? Was he ruled out or might we still see him again? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794.md?page=3)