NFL Thread

[twoods]

21 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

And now the eternal question: With the Ravens' next meaningful game on Jan. 20, how much do you play your starters next week?

Didn’t they bench their starters in 2019 and have a bye, and then got crushed in their first playoff game because they were rusty? I hope they don’t do the same thing again, but I’m sure they don’t want Lamar to get injured in a meaningless game.

[Black Knight]

CBS Sports is already saying Baltimore will sit its starters next week.

I can't figure out why Antonio Pierce suddenly decided to be so conservative against the Colts. Oh well. I'll always have the Raiders beating the Chiefs this season!

[Johannah]

34 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

And now the eternal question: With the Ravens' next meaningful game on Jan. 20, how much do you play your starters next week?

Yeah, id like them to play at least a quarter, but then you worry about injuries.  

6 minutes ago, twoods said:

Didn’t they bench their starters in 2019 and have a bye, and then got crushed in their first playoff game because they were rusty? I hope they don’t do the same thing again, but I’m sure they don’t want Lamar to get injured in a meaningless game.

My thoughts exactly.

[AimingforYoko]

SNF next week has to be Buffalo at Miami for the AFC East title, right?

[Salacious Kitty]

39 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

SNF next week has to be Buffalo at Miami for the AFC East title, right?

I would expect so. 

[roamyn]

David Tepper was caught on video apparently throwing a beverage on a heckling Jags fan.  WTF?!  You're one of the richest men in the world and some dumb guy making fun of your pathetic team gets you that riled up?

And some Panthers fans think they're going to get Ben Johnson for coach?  Why would one of the most sought aft Coordinators go work for this guy?  He'll have his choice, I'd imagine. 

[Calvada]

7 minutes ago, roamyn said:

David Tepper was caught on video apparently throwing a beverage on a heckling Jags fan.  WTF?!  You're one of the richest men in the world and some dumb guy making fun of your pathetic team gets you that riled up?

And some Panthers fans think they're going to get Ben Johnson for coach?  Why would one of the most sought aft Coordinators go work for this guy?  He'll have his choice, I'd imagine. 

Why would any coach want to work for this guy?  Why would any player want to go there?  

[Lamb18]

It's third quarter and Vikings aren't going to the playoffs.

This is such a dismal game.

Edited January 1 by Lamb18

[voiceover]

Arizona sports teams breaking Philadelphia hearts in 2023!  Congrats to the Cardinals for winning the Jonathan Gannon Revenge Bowl 🤣 

And thanks Ja’Marr for writing that proverbial check/mouth/ass/cash.  Andy Reid’s m.o. is if ya don’t practice Friday, ya don’t play Sunday, but this morning I watched L’Jarius Sneed walk to the locker room with the look of a man who would not be denied.  3-for-41, baby.

Edited January 1 by voiceover

[Calvada]

33 minutes ago, Lamb18 said:

It's third quarter and Vikings aren't going to the playoffs.

This is such a dismal game.

The perspective is a bit different 275 miles southeast of the Twin Cities.  I think this is a great game - except for the injury to Jayden Reed.  

[Johannah]

6 hours ago, AimingforYoko said:

SNF next week has to be Buffalo at Miami for the AFC East title, right?

Strangely enough, it's the Texans/Colts game.   Playing for inclusion in the playoffs trumps division title, I guess.

Oh, wait.  Should have waited for the next screen.  Also playing late: Bills/Dolphins.

Very weird graphic. 

First screen: 

Pit @Bal 4:30

Hou @ Ind 8:15

Then all the 1:00 games

Second screen:

All the 4:25 games

Then Buf @ Mia 8:20

Weird way to list them.  Unless the first two are Saturday games?

Edited January 1 by Johannah
Jumped the gun

[Salacious Kitty]

Yes, the first two are the Saturday games. 

[DrSpaceman73]

Bad choices. Baltimore I assume will be resting starters against Pitt. 

And Houston indy has more meaning depending on tenn outcome. Which is played the next day.  It is a playoff spot either way

[Magog]

18 hours ago, roamyn said:

Fricking Eagles!  Do you want the Cowgirls to win the division?  It sure seems that way.

Well, thanks to the Eagles messing it up once again by losing to the Cardinals, the wretched NFC East & the 2 seed will be decided on week 18 (😒) with the 4:25 games with the Eagles playing at the Giants & the Cowboys (😒) playing at the Commanders which will basically be a home game for the Cowboys. Yay. 😒 We need even more drama with the wretched NFC East & week 18 in general as much as Jerry Jones & his stupid son (Stephen Jones) needs another Million in their pockets & another Super Bowl appearance.

Edited January 1 by Magog

[JTMacc99]

There is no drama with the NFC East in my opinion. At least no drama with the top two teams. Neither one of them has much of a shot of winning the Super Bowl, so it's a lot of positioning for nothing.

The Cowboys will lose at San Francisco should they make it to the NFC championship because they are terrible on the road and clearly not as good as the Niners. And Philadelphia is a mess right now, and it sure doesn't look like they'll be reeling off 4 playoff wins in their current state.

The most interesting thing about these two games is where the Giants and Commanders end up in the draft order. Right now they sit 5 and 2. If they both lose, which would be on brand for them, it depends on what happens with Arizona (4) home vs Seattle and New England (3) home vs the Jets.

Let's just assume the Patriots beat the Jets. That'll drop them to 5 and move the Giants up to 4. If Seattle chokes against Arizona, which is possible, I think the Cardinals drop to 5, moving the Giants up to 3 and New England to 4.

If the draft order ends up being

1. Chicago (from Carolina)
2. Washington
3. NY Giants
4. New England
5. Arizona

It'll be one heck of a build up to the draft.  Washington and New England kind of have to take a QB. If the Giants like a QB prospect when they're picking, they also kind of have to pick one. The question starts with, does Chicago pick Marvin Harrison Jr and stick with Fields?  

[mojoween]

Watching the Rose Bowl makes me so mad that the NFL doesn’t put the Super Bowl there anymore.

[Kip Hackman]

On 12/31/2023 at 8:52 PM, roamyn said:

And some Panthers fans think they're going to get Ben Johnson for coach?  

Actually, most Panthers fans think that nobody decent will want to come here, and the next ten years look like a hellish doomscape of Dan Snyder-esque fan exoduses. 

(Others are less optimistic) 

[Carey]

4 hours ago, mojoween said:

Watching the Rose Bowl makes me so mad that the NFL doesn’t put the Super Bowl there anymore.

It is a sad thing.  They don't even crown a National Champion there anymore!

[roamyn]

3 hours ago, Kip Hackman said:

Actually, most Panthers fans think that nobody decent will want to come here, and the next ten years look like a hellish doomscape of Dan Snyder-esque fan exoduses. 

(Others are less optimistic) 

I watch alot of Podcaster & analysts for the team, and most keep talking abt Ben Johnson or Old Khaki Pants like it's a done deal.

[mojoween]

It’s amusing (except for Saints fans) that in an interview Dan Campbell can say “I was in New Orleans” and everyone knows what he’s talking about.

[Kip Hackman]

5 hours ago, roamyn said:

I watch alot of Podcaster & analysts for the team, and most keep talking abt Ben Johnson or Old Khaki Pants like it's a done deal.

I'm talking about fans that buy tickets and own PSL's. Tepper is 0-2 in hiring coaches, and nobody has any confidence he'll get it right this time.

Ben Johnson has put it out there that he wants $15million/year, and everyone knows that Tepper won't even blink at that. So he'll be in the mix. But if the Patriots or Commanders are also willing to pay that price, he's probably not coming here.

[Haleth]

10 hours ago, mojoween said:

Watching the Rose Bowl makes me so mad that the NFL doesn’t put the Super Bowl there anymore.

Have you ever been to the Rose Bowl?  Getting there is a nightmare. 

[mojoween]

I’ve never even been west of West Virginia, but the Rose Bowl sure looks pretty on TV!

[JTMacc99]

1 hour ago, Kip Hackman said:

I'm talking about fans that buy tickets and own PSL's. Tepper is 0-2 in hiring coaches, and nobody has any confidence he'll get it right this time.

Ben Johnson has put it out there that he wants $15million/year, and everyone knows that Tepper won't even blink at that. So he'll be in the mix. But if the Patriots or Commanders are also willing to pay that price, he's probably not coming here.

It's an NFL head coaching job. Somebody is going to take that paycheck.

But yeah, it's difficult to imagine that a good veteran or highly sought after candidate would choose to work for that owner over pretty much any other opportunity.

[roamyn]

2 hours ago, Kip Hackman said:

Ben Johnson has put it out there that he wants $15million/year, and everyone knows that Tepper won't even blink at that. So he'll be in the mix. But if the Patriots or Commanders are also willing to pay that price, he's probably not coming here

Ben Johnson will have other teams wiling to meet that.   The Consortium that owns Washington for example. 

I'd be willing to bet he'd rather take $12-13M from anyone else than $15-18M from Tepper.

 

Edited January 2 by roamyn

[mojoween]

In looking at my Facebook memories apparently one year ago on this date the Buffalo Bills played the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati.  It is impossible to ever forget that game.

[Bastet]

8 hours ago, Haleth said:

Have you ever been to the Rose Bowl?  Getting there is a nightmare. 

So is sitting in its seats.

[Calvada]

When I heard CBS had the Packers v Bears, I was hoping Kevin Harlan would call the game, but instead we get Nantz with Romo.  What's the over/under on the number of drinks I'm going to need to deal with Romo's nonstop jabber?

[AimingforYoko]

Headline that says so much: Last QB to lead Cleveland to NFL Title Dies at 87.

[Carey]

53 minutes ago, Calvada said:

When I heard CBS had the Packers v Bears, I was hoping Kevin Harlan would call the game, but instead we get Nantz with Romo.  What's the over/under on the number of drinks I'm going to need to deal with Romo's nonstop jabber?

There really wasn't any other game Jim and Tony could've worked.  This game is just...blah.  It's Packers/Bears so the legacy thing was the only way to go.  Atlanta & New Orleans would've been good as they're both in the playoff mix.  However, on the other network, if Tampa decides to win another game at the same time, then it's a bad game for the top team to work; TBH, Jim and Tony would've been better off taking the week off.  They already took a day off this season, but they do have the Super Bowl this year.

Yet another thing to rip the league for.  They maintained the Colts Rule.  In other words, all divisional games in the so-called Season Finale, for the 14th consecutive season.  They frown upon "competitive advantage" but they still gave it to Cincinnati in 2021.  It was perfect having sixteen games on Sunday, but they saw some benefit toward moving 2 games to Saturday.  Which gives Pittsburgh their 4th short week of the season.  IOW, their 3rd Saturday game in 4 weeks (the first one ruined the full 10-day benefit that followed a TNF game).

Either way, the 2 Saturday games were the ones to have as a double-header, so that was the right call, but it pretty much took away every meaningful game FOX and CBS could work with.  The Bills & Dolphins game, as mentioned a long time ago, is the 272nd game on NBC

[Calvada]

I don't believe the Packers/Bears matchup is a 3:25 game with the #1 CBS crew just because of their historic rivalry. It does mean something - if the Packers win, they make the playoffs. Granted, there are a couple different ways they can make the playoffs without winning on Sunday and they would know that by the time their game kicks off, but each scenario involves at least 3 other teams all losing. So there's the playoffs factor, plus the story line of Love in his first year as a starter possibly making the playoffs, the story line of whether Fields is showing he is the guy for the Bears in the future, and either the Bears keeping their historic rival from making the playoffs or the Packers winning their 10th straight against their historic rival.  

A $300K fine for David Tepper?  That doesn't even qualify as pocket change for a guy like that.

[Carey]

A $300,000 fine for Tepper, would be like someone tossing a penny it into the Point State Park Fountain.  Too bad the league lacks a sense of humor to where they could've fined him $300,000.45!

[mojoween]

This is hilarious.  I don’t even want to know if this is satire.

IYKYK

 

[Salacious Kitty]

In a metaphor for the Dolphins crash and burn last week Tyreek Hill's house burned down. Thankfully, everyone is okay. 

[Bastet]

1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said:

In a metaphor for the Dolphins crash and burn last week Tyreek Hill's house burned down.

The ESPN article I read said his agent told local media that the fire was contained to one room in the house.  Which sucks, of course, but is better than having your whole house burn down.

[Salacious Kitty]

That's better than what I read, which was probably an early report. I didn't see anything about an agent. 😀

[Carey]

The guy isn't a great dude, but I'm also glad it wasn't as bad as I thought.  Never something I'd root for 

[Notabug]

On 1/2/2024 at 8:22 AM, mojoween said:

I’ve never even been west of West Virginia, but the Rose Bowl sure looks pretty on TV!

It does, and it looks even better from a seat inside.  However, it is fairly old compared to other stadiums and doesn't have the luxury box/loge capacity that newer venues have.  When you enter, you start at field level and hike all the way up to your seat even if that means going all the way up the stairs to the top.  The regular seats are just benches, no individual seats with arms, no back rest.  Typical college-type venue. It's just not got the fancy amenities that the NFL wants for its sponsors for the big game.

Edited January 4 by Notabug

[mojoween]

How, in the year of our lord 2024, are people still blowing the dog whistle that quarterbacks should only be skyscrapers standing behind the line throwing the ball 50 yards downfield?

[twoods]

I didn’t think it was possible for Aaron Rodgers to get even more batshit crazy, but here we are. He’s probably the only douche to continuously be in the news for being nuts after not playing this season. 

[Carey]

I guess ESPN and Disney or whomever can go to hell for putting him on television before during and after whatever he has to say.  That isn't nice but people have been booted from their platforms for less

[baldryanr]

8 hours ago, twoods said:

I didn’t think it was possible for Aaron Rodgers to get even more batshit crazy, but here we are. He’s probably the only douche to continuously be in the news for being nuts after not playing this season. 

Well, as the successor to Brett Favre he had to pick up all of his traits, but has gotten an earlier start with his off the field crap.  Maybe he's hoping to join Favre and Curt Schilling in the asshole hall of fame - now he just needs to engage in some sort of shady financial dealings.

Who knows, maybe in 20 years Jordan Love will be doing the same thing.

[bluegirl147]

On 1/4/2024 at 6:07 AM, mojoween said:

How, in the year of our lord 2024, are people still blowing the dog whistle that quarterbacks should only be skyscrapers standing behind the line throwing the ball 50 yards downfield?

The same reason Rashard Mendenhall said what he said.  People can be assholes.

And speaking of assholes....

10 hours ago, twoods said:

I didn’t think it was possible for Aaron Rodgers to get even more batshit crazy, but here we are. He’s probably the only douche to continuously be in the news for being nuts after not playing this season. 

And he will keep doing it as there seemingly never seems to be any consequences for him.

8 hours ago, Carey said:

I guess ESPN and Disney or whomever can go to hell for putting him on television before during and after whatever he has to say.  That isn't nice but people have been booted from their platforms for less

And that is what really bothers me.  We have seen players fined and worse for things they have done off the field and Aaron Rogers might have just talked his way into a slander lawsuit and it's crickets from the NFL.

[Salacious Kitty]

I think Kimmell could get him on defamation. 

[baldryanr]

1 minute ago, Salacious Kitty said:

I think Kimmell could get him on defamation. 

If he does then it will give Rodgers a chance to do what all of these assholes love to do, which is cry about being the victim.

[Salacious Kitty]

1 minute ago, baldryanr said:

If he does then it will give Rodgers a chance to do what all of these assholes love to do, which is cry about being the victim.

I think he has driven away most of his support, starting with the covid nonsense.

[mojoween]

In 12 years if Jordan Love signs with the Jets and then proceeds to go batshit crazy, I will wonder what is in the water in Green Bay.

It can’t be New York/New Jersey because it only seems to affect the Jets and not the Giants.

[Carey]

I'll admit I had to smile a little, which came from trying not to laugh.  I'm here imagining Mason Rudolph "adopting" bad behavior from the guy that preceded him.  To put it better, I'd laugh if Mason maybe grew a beard, a trimmed mustache, dying everything and the hair bleach blond and showed up in the spotlight with sunglasses and some gold.

Of course, that only works if Rudolph stays good, becomes great, and is the future of Pittsburgh.  Add a Super bowl title and there you go.

TBH, I did think of Favre, and despite the awful comments from Aaron, IMO, he's still an angel to Brett.  Not sure I'd blame it completely on that given his attitude at the 2005 Draft, but there was no reason to go after Kimmel to that degree.  If it's joking, you do that to Mullens.  Still not good but if there was ever a case where the success of a defamation lawsuit occurred, we might have it 

[Chit Chat]

On 1/3/2024 at 9:40 PM, Notabug said:

It does, and it looks even better from a seat inside.  However, it is fairly old compared to other stadiums and doesn't have the luxury box/loge capacity that newer venues have.

I've talked to a few people over the years who have been there for Bama games, and they all had a good experience.  It looks smaller than some of the college stadiums, but I see that the capacity seating is 91,000, so it must be bigger than it looks on TV!

The stadium that seems to be a big pain in the arse to get in and out of is in Atlanta (SEC Championship game).  My previous boss was not impressed with the new stadium.  He said that it wasn't as "fan-friendly" as the previous one.  

13 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

I think Kimmell could get him on defamation. 

Aaron shouldn't have said what he did, but Kimmell seems to have free reign on his show to talk shit about prominent people without repercussions.  Some comedians don't like it when the tables are turned on them. (Again, I'm not condoning what Aaron said). 

[baldryanr]

25 minutes ago, Chit Chat said:

Aaron shouldn't have said what he did, but Kimmell seems to have free reign on his show to talk shit about prominent people without repercussions.  Some comedians don't like it when the tables are turned on them. (Again, I'm not condoning what Aaron said). 

Every single comedian has (mostly) free reign to do that, otherwise they wouldn't  have a show.  Satire is protected under the first amendment, and the legal question is whether Rodgers can argue his remarks were meant to be that.

But hey, no matter what else is happening his teammates still seem to love him