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So the Browns kept all 4 QBs on roster, but are taking calls for Jameis & Tyler.

WHY The F did you sign Winston over Flacco then?  What was the fricking point?

Fans loved Flacco for the excitement he brought back to the game, for the connections with Amari and Njoku especially.

As much as I think Andrew Berry is a pretty good GM, the strings that Haslam pulls to make his golden boy Deshaun look good, tells me Berry won't stand up and do what's best for the team and the fans/city.

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You know what, that is fair enough.  And despite the nitpicking, that is still a tremendous statistic.

You'd have thought Manning won in the 90s, and given how it was more than impossible to an extent to get crowned in College Football, it makes sense that Joe Montana was the most recent that had more contribution to hoisting the ultimate prize on both levels.

I agree about Burrow though, and I don't know or think he's going to match 2021 again.  The other best bet, IMO, is Lawrence.  However, he's an AFC guy, and now there is someone in his division that may be among the best in that conference.

I have no faith in Tua, and while way too soon to have a thought on McCarthy, I don't think he's hoisting a Lombardi either.  Technically, you'd get someone new if the Rams won this year.

On 9/1/2024 at 5:17 PM, Carey said:

The other best bet, IMO, is Lawrence.  However, he's an AFC guy, and now there is someone in his division that may be among the best in that conference.

I completely disagree.  We've seen just a smidge of Trevor's college greatness and nothing makes me believe he will ever win the AFC, much less a SB.

I think that if Burrow can stay healthy (hopefully), he'd be the next prime candidate to win both.   Ain't no way cheating JJ McCarthy will ever win a SB.  And I highly doubt Bryce Young will come close to the Playoffs with his height issues.

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8 hours ago, roamyn said:

I completely disagree.  We've seen just a smidge of Trevor's college greatness and nothing makes me believe he will ever win the AFC, much less a SB.

I think that if Burrow can stay healthy (hopefully), he'd be the next prime candidate to win both.   Ain't no way cheating JJ McCarthy will ever win a SB.  And I highly doubt Bryce Young will come close to the Playoffs with his height issues.

To be fair, Trevor had 3 decent years in college.  To compare, Joe had one.  However, I actually respect 2018; that is rather underrated.  That's more than "just a smidge" to be honest.

I think we are actually on the same page, and not the other way for the most part.  We can agree to disagree about Lawrence being the only person besides Joe Cool to win both.  However, I did make note of the fact that it'll be tough to get out of the stacked AFC.  Not only that, I also made note of the fact that his own division will be difficult in and of itself.  Houston might be scarier than last year, and Indianapolis is such a wildcard.

While Burrow is the same bet, he has a better chance of getting hurt more times than the conference titles his team has earned over the past half century.  Unlike Trevor's situation, his division is brutal.  I'd like to see him succeed against another team from the same state, especially given the fact that the latter is much better than the ones he lost to earlier in the decade.

Whether Joe Burrow cashes or not, I will not be surprised with either outcome.  I can see him winning it all, but I can also see him retiring without ever returning to the big game.  That second part would be sad.  I'm not going to write off Trevor Lawrence, but I think he'd have a better shot with another team.  Jacksonville is a total joke.

As mentioned, we are on the same page for the most part.  At least more than not.  JJ McCarthy is not winning anything.  The only way Tua and Miami are finishing in the AFC East basement is due to the fact that there's another team in that division that resembles who they really are (all due respect to the first fifth of the 21st Century).  Meanwhile, similar to Bennett, the only way Bryce is getting an NFL championship ring is as a backup or as a player in a different, supporting role

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I think the reason we don't see a lot of College National Champions QBs winning SBs is because teams winning Natties aren't always built around the QB. Those teams are loaded with talent at every position.  No matter how good the QB is if he doesn't have a team behind him they ain't going to the Championship.  On the other hand in the NFL most SB champions have elite QBs.  There are the exceptions like the Rams with Stafford but overall it's a superstar QB.

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New ownership, and Washington still can’t get out of its own way.  Dope.

Listening to Roger Goodell talk shows that international games aren’t going anywhere, and are actually going to expand.  Which seems like the point of this is to line Roger’s pockets, because going overseas (and south of the border) is dumb.  Once was a novelty, now it’s overkill.

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I don't usually watch the games played in other countries because they are usually teams I don't watch so I have to ask are they selling out the stadium at these games? I'm guessing these games are being shown on those countries tv stations so they must get a cut of the advertising dollars right?  It has to make the NFL money or they wouldn't do it I assume.

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2023 regular season, KC was tied with Tennessee as 6th-most penalized team, but we small-market fans surely do enjoy the conventional wisdom that the scriptwriters would cheat on our behalf 🤣

Enjoy being in Cowboys and Brady-era Pats company.  The League is rigged in your favor because the corporate overlords want Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl.  More importantly, Swift and the Swifties along for the ride.

That's what every other team's fans are going to think, anyway.

We have all seen certain QBs and certain teams seemingly favored.  I watched the first quarter last night and the Ravens were being called for illegal procedure a lot.  I really wasn't paying attention so I don't know if the Chiefs were doing it too and not being called.   But the perception is going to be the refs are helping KC.  

And Bob Costa is saying the Chiefs are America's team?  Did we vote on this?  Nobody asked me if I thought they should be America's team.

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On 9/5/2024 at 10:34 AM, bluegirl147 said:

so I have to ask are they selling out the stadium at these games?

within minutes of going on sale.   Problem is, they are football fans, not necessarily fans of specific teams.   So you see a lot of jerseys in the stands of teams not in the game.    Although I understand a lot of Eagles fans traveled to Brazil for tonight;s game.   For which I deeply apologize to the people of Brazil.

As for the illegal formation, fine they were calling it harder on the Ravens than that Chiefs, but you know what?   LINE UP RIGHT.   After oh maybe the second call, you might want to be more careful where you are lining up.   The one Ravens guy was really far back, not just a smidge and HE KEEP LINING UP IN THE SAME SPOT.   Like dude, get a clue.

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It seems every season for the first week or two there's some rule they want to emphasize, then they ease off.  Maybe it's offensive pass interference or roughing the QB.  This year it seems to be illegal formation.  Every OT in the league does this to some extent.  But when the official warns you, then throws the flag, perhaps consider changing where you line up.

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