And unless the players decide to start playing for free..
And unless the players decide to start playing for free..
I see a slump coming. He got away with a lot of dangerous plays last year. Was very lucky.Originally Posted by PurePlayer
Mahomes should put up crazy numbers again this year with with Kelce and Hill to throw to. I don't see a slump but I do expect one of his no-look throws will end up in an interception at some point.
I changed my MVP pick in the predictions contest to Goff though. Goff gonna put up similar numbers IMO. Woods-Cooks-Cupp is too good.
If he puts up 85% of what he did last year in a return to the mean kind of way with some of his gunslinging biting him in the butt we're still in mvp territory statistically.
The pieces around him are still there, Andy Reid is still there, his ridiculous talent is still there, and he's only that much more seasoned. And he's not a dingdong kid.
@AdamSchefter
Lovely.The Next Chapter: Antonio Brown and GM Mike Mayock got into it Wednesday, and the team is now planning to suspend its star wide receiver, league sources tell ESPN.
They may look into options to void his contract entirely as well.
What a shit show
NFL IS BACK
I'm sure the Patriots are hoping that mess plays out to the extent of voiding the contract.
I've seen people speculating about that but I don't even think the Patriots would want him. These are next-level dramatics, maybe the most diva shit the league has ever seen.
I would imagine it's them or he's probably (Le'Veon) Belling the season away.
Melvin Gordoning
Could lead to Megatroning.
Or Kaepernick'ing..
Jim Browning
LeBron's glass helmet..
Holy shit..
..
?LeBron's glass helmet..
Holy shit..
He should also introduce a line of see through uniforms. It would be so empowering.
Is the question mark for the topic itself or my amusement at it?
I didn't know what you were talking about, but I have since seen it.
It's pretty cheesy symbolism
I don't know that it's entirely symbolism. They're literally using software to design a helmet, etc.
It's patently ridiculous.
I'm pretty sure you're taking this too literally. It's not a real helmet for use in football games. It was designed by an artist not a helmet manufacturer.
Perhaps, but then it's going to an awful lot of trouble to just wax poetic for a few minutes and mean ultimately sqaudoosh.
Not to mention Maverick Carter actually say that hopefully one day we'll see glass helmets on the field.
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Glad to get a chuckle though out of Saquon Barkley looking like a goober modeling this thing while trying to look serious.
As an outsider looking in, I understand the importance of college football and why where they "grew up" is relevant... but why do some of them emphasise THE when saying their college? Are their multiple Universities of Kentucky but only one that is THE University of Kentucky? Is one called University of and the other called The University of?
Interesting opening drives from both teams. Having not watched much last year because of kick off times and work, looks like I might get more under the belt this year being unemployed.
Mocking Ohio State University former players.
Ohio State started it and now it's the thing.
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Cheers. Thought it must be something like that.
It really has been a while since I watched football. When did the Bears stop being bad? I assume 49ers and Browns are still terrible?
Rodgers and the GB offense trying to show everyone how important a few preseason snaps may actually be..
teams are always rising and falling in america. the bears got good last year I think. the browns are maybe finally good (or at least people think they will be). the 49ers still stink
Not sure your definition of stink but I could see the 9ers winning 7 or 8 games.
Plus they didn't have their QB or original RB for most/all of last season
With some other moves to get help at wideout and if Nick Bosa can arrive healthy and ready.
They've got some pieces for Baby Shanny to compete with.
Bears offense looks garbage.
I really really don't like Paterson on their offense, he's not good enough to be a receiver or in the backfield
Patterson was used so perfectly by the Pats as a gadget player and kick returner but yea they only used him as a running back when they had RB injuries that gave them no choice. He filled in admirably in that role but it wasn't something they did from game 1 like the Bears just did. As a receiver, it was mainly screens and end arounds but he would surprise you with a nice route and downfield catch every now and then. He can bring it in when he gets open.
But yea, KR/gadget/WR3 or WR4 is his thing. Don't try to turn him into a WR2 or RB3. He was loved here but it would seem the Pats didn't value him enough to sign him to $4+ million/year.
So many dumb mistakes.
They convert 1st and 30, another penalty
Can't say how much I adore that dbs are allowed to shove dudes out of bounds on a catch attempt anymore. That whole trying to judge where they would have come down thing was preposterous.
Adrian Amos is a G. Really wanted to both draft that kid when he came out and to acquire him from Chicago.
Could've had Watson or Mahomes...
I was going to say it but didn’t want to be mean. That’s gotta hurt, and might continue to hurt for another 15 years.
He can't make a throw more than 8 yards.
Hopefully they start rethinking things because he's not the answer. Their entire roster is solid. He's just too damn inconsistent.
Also, their DBs are overrated.
I really don't understand not resigning him. He's better than Ha-Ha
Well that was the game of the year so far, indisputably
Would have been nice to open with Pats/Steelers in retrospect
Thought it was cool.
Would've been nice to open with literally any other game really. What a snore.Would have been nice to open with Pats/Steelers in retrospect
I agree ... but I suppose they just didn't feel that gap was that many millions longer term different
I'm also not familiar at all with who/when type of contract situations the Bears are facing any time soon.
All I know is that Amos is a natural at finding the ball and making qbs think different about where they're headed with it.
He's very good at run support too, which I feel they can use more. They don't really need two center field safetys which is what they have now.
That's fair. Always thought HaHa was solid in support if not aggressively spectacular.
But I'm also quick to lose track of these guys after the draft if they don't play for or are being sized up to play for the texans.
Bottom line it sucks massive dick to lose a guy worth a shit for seemingly no good reason. I feel ya ... and thinking of Glover Quinn, Brandon Brooks, AJ Bouye in particular.
Where's Brooks now? I know Bouye went to Jacksonville and Chicago faces Quin twice a year
Eagles
Ah yes, forgot about their stacked O Line. One Chicago could've used tonight. I hope they replace Long and Leno soon
Jimmy Graham hurdling a guy was great.
Mitchell did not look good at all. I wonder if it was just rust, the Packers Defense, or if he is just mediocre. Packers offense didn't look good either outside of the one drive. Bears defensive line was all over them.
NBC ratings were 15, while CBS/ABC/Fox had combined 5. It was close enough that it was a one possession score the entire game, which helped fans starved for football stick around.
When the Bears scored a FG early - the place was going nuts - have they finally found a capable kicker?
The best thing I watched last night was Brett Favre meeting Bill Swerski's Bears Superfans - https://sports.nbcsports.com/2019/09...s-vs-da-bears/
Mitch missed some wide open guys 3-4 times and probably should've had at least 3 interceptions on some of the bone head decisions he made.
Their defense was good, but anyone could tell you that forcing a ball into double coverage into any defense isn't really a good idea.
Chicago looks like they're going to look volatile on offense all season long. I'm not looking at it in a Week 1 sense because they barely played in the preseason and they faced a defense that was improved. From a macro sense, it seems like they've got three competent backs but that can lead to sluggish play because you don't have a consistent rhythm because you're rotating them. Trubisky is going to be inconsistent, again. Buckle up, Bears fans.
I'm sure there's signs of optimism about Green Bay's defense but that wasn't the strongest test you'd hope for so while it could be improved, the degree of it will have to play out for a while. I'm not really ready to judge their offense because the Bears are clearly a beast.
Apparently OJ Simpson drafted not only Andrew Luck in fantasy but also Antonio Brown..
Poor guy can't seem to catch a break..
Apparently Brown will play on Monday
Even if the Packers D is just better than before and not world beaters Packers fans will take it.
Woooooo!
Outside of that TD drive the Packers offense looked terrible. But hopefully they start to gel some more in the coming weeks. Their D though! Their off-season signings in Preston and Za'darius Smith + Adrian Amos all look like great additions, and first round Safety Darnell Savage was awesome as well.
Amos picking off Mitch in the endzone was so poetic after seeing Bears fans rip him all off-season and say HHCD is better for a fraction of the price.
the saga continues
What a weapons class twat.
gruden IMMEDIATELY comes out and says he thinks the video is awesome. lol
What a weird franchise
Almost fitting that they are about to move to Vegas
And if I'm a talented player on that roster that just doesn't feel like showing up to a team function..
Thanks AB..
This is what I'm most surprised by.
Gruden has been through this before. He knows how it ends.
This guy doesn't want to play. He might well line up but he's done everything he can to try and get out of it.
Floyd Reese's reactions to all of this are priceless by the way. His studio show is podcast on 102.5 The Game Nashville app and he is just disgusted with it. It's hilarious.
And now Brown has asked for his release…
I have brown in 2 of my 4 fantasy leagues.
Praying he gets his release and a team like new England or Green Bay picks him up.
Or maybe the Browns pick him up and the world burns.
Can't imagine the kind of agreeable terms he and another team would have to come to to get him on the field in another uniform.
Agreed. Teams would sign him for low risk low guaranteed money but he won’t take that. I think he sits out.
OJ is fucked.
And Brown is released. What an absolute shitshow this has been.
This case of bronchitis I have has lasted longer than AB on the Raiders. Never thought I’d say that.
What a weird season already
What a Filet O'Fuckhead this guy is.
All he had to do was make it to the first game and he gets his 14 mil guarantee.
The Scheff bomb everyone joked about but really happened.
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/sta...41147833114625
Antonio Brown has agreed to terms with the Patriots, per source.
Still have trouble seeing him all of a sudden 'behaving'.
Holy shit
football is fucking stupid.
Dude wanted to play for another contender when he was leaving Pitt. They wouldn't trade him to a decent team, thought maybe Oakland was the spot... Turns out Carr was in fact a turd so he froze his feet off and called the gm a cracker.
Now he's a patriot.
What a fucking ride.
nvmd, wrong thread.
May as well not have the season.
There's your Superbowl winner as if there was much doubt
Keep in mind Gordon and brown could easily be gone by the time the playoffs come around
But yea this is wild. Being a patriots fan is so fun
I really don't see Brown getting suspended.
Gordon on the other hand... Ya probably.
But Gronk will unretire then and you'll be fine.
FUCKING FINE
Brown/Edelman < OBJ/Landry
Should we compare the guys getting those guys the balls?
Or the guys that are preparing and scheming to make all those guys effective?
I'm not going to enjoy that.
Let's not do that
If he wants a career past this season, he better. The Patriots are the standard for teams so if he can't comply there, there's no reason to believe he's capable of doing so after this year. I doubt this was an elaborate plan once he realized the situation in Oakland was bad but it certainly gives off vibes of it. He kept cranking things up without very little down time. If he felt it was a bad situation, he was going to try to burn his way out. There was resistance and he dialed up the chaos. If he wants money, he will be a Good Samaritan in New England.
*Knocks on wood*
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The amazing wonderful Browns lost this game. The Titans didn't win it. Blah blah.
But we're going 10 and 6 this year damn it. Just like I said.
Titans beat the living fuck out of them
And yet we'll probably lose to the bills by the same score.
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nick foles with a broken collarbone to his non-throwing shoulder, out indefinitely. that fucking sucks. obviously rooting for the guy and hope he comes back quick from this.
Leighton Vander Esch and Jaylon Smith are a genuinely fun LB tandem to watch. So goddamn reactive and in sync.
The Browns are a joke.
That's a real shame. I'd have liked to see what he could do, I suspect not terrible and also not amazing.
soon
Kyler showing what he can do in a great comeback. Has the FG lead in OT
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