2023 NFL Discussion Thread

[yourout]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

Probably crying about another non call.

Or the offsides call which he was clearly offside

[HarryDoyle]

5 minutes ago, yourout said:

Or the offsides call which he was clearly offside

I think Mahomes knew Toney was off sides after seeing the replay. If that's the case then he was yelling at Toney, or at least he should be.

[HarryDoyle]

If the Chiefs aren't careful, they're going to be a wild card team.

[HarryDoyle]

Now Andy Reid is crying that the refs didn't warn him that Toney was lined up offsides and it's an embarrassment to the NFL. So basically, he's upset his team didn't get preferential treatment again.

[nate82]

Watching Ferguson lineup off the offensive line just reminds me how bad of a HC PC was.

How do you have someone like that and very rarely if ever line him up in the slot or off of the offensive line?  He was an absolute bumbling idiot when it came to taking advantage of the players he had and calling good plays and being more creative than a crayon.

[nate82]

I think I just heard more about a kicker in a game since Madden going on a bumbling rant about Summerall.

[RedStickBrew]

19 minutes ago, nate82 said:

Watching Ferguson lineup off the offensive line just reminds me how bad of a HC PC was.

How do you have someone like that and very rarely if ever line him up in the slot or off of the offensive line?  He was an absolute bumbling idiot when it came to taking advantage of the players he had and calling good plays and being more creative than a crayon.

Agree. Also shows how well NFL scouts identify talent. Ferguson showed great hands and the ability to get open when he was at UW despite CPC deficiencies.  

[HarveysWBs]

I’ll never root for Dallas, but I’m glad big Mike is having success and changing the narrative around his career.  He deserves to be recognized as a really good coach.

I hope we get to go down to Arlington and beat him in the playoffs, though.

[HarryDoyle]

Anyone still want Brandon Staley as DC?

[Fear The Chorizo]

6 hours ago, HarryDoyle said:

Anyone still want Brandon Staley as DC?

He should have been available for hiring years ago when the chargers should have first fired him.  What an overrated organization.

[HarryDoyle]

The Jets have now been eliminated from playoff contention. No need for medical marvel Aaron Rodgers to play anymore.

[Zad Fnark]

The Beefalo Bulls doing a job today against Dallas.

[nate82]

The NFL has just got way too boring for me to watch a full game.  I can't stand the stupid penalties the defense gets handed and has to play with one hand handcuffed to their opposite foot.  Even with that disadvantage the offenses still have problems with actually scoring and putting drives together. 

Then the referees are completely useless and decide to let the players play on pushing each other and then the next play calls a penalty on the same thing that happened in the previous play.  But the current play there was less than what happened during the previous play.  The officiating is just dumb in the NFL now.  There is no consistency and it is like the NFL wants it this way.  It makes the games hard to watch and is overall frustrating trying to keep up with what is or isn't considered pass interference or illegal contact.  At some times the defender will be all over the WR in an obvious PI situation and no call is made.  The next you are seeing the defender barely touch the WR and PI being called.  

The wasted time in trying to get someone to jump off sides and then an O-lineman flinches and called for a false start is also getting aggravating.  How about the NFL just cut the play clock down to 15 seconds.  If you can't get a play off in 15 seconds then stop with the stupid hard counts that add nothing to the game.  The game is just a slog to watch now.  Boring boring boring boring boring boring. 

[CheezWizHed]

51 minutes ago, nate82 said:

The NFL has just got way too boring for me to watch a full game.  I can't stand the stupid penalties the defense gets handed and has to play with one hand handcuffed to their opposite foot.  Even with that disadvantage the offenses still have problems with actually scoring and putting drives together. 

Then the referees are completely useless and decide to let the players play on pushing each other and then the next play calls a penalty on the same thing that happened in the previous play.  But the current play there was less than what happened during the previous play.  The officiating is just dumb in the NFL now.  There is no consistency and it is like the NFL wants it this way.  It makes the games hard to watch and is overall frustrating trying to keep up with what is or isn't considered pass interference or illegal contact.  At some times the defender will be all over the WR in an obvious PI situation and no call is made.  The next you are seeing the defender barely touch the WR and PI being called.  

The wasted time in trying to get someone to jump off sides and then an O-lineman flinches and called for a false start is also getting aggravating.  How about the NFL just cut the play clock down to 15 seconds.  If you can't get a play off in 15 seconds then stop with the stupid hard counts that add nothing to the game.  The game is just a slog to watch now.  Boring boring boring boring boring boring. 

I find Bear's games boring too. 

[nate82]

8 hours ago, CheezWizHed said:

I find Bear's games boring too. 

Those games are just torture no one should watch those games.  Should be against the Geneva Conventions.

[homer]

On 12/15/2023 at 4:02 AM, HarryDoyle said:

Anyone still want Brandon Staley as DC?

Yes. Being a bad head coach does not make one a bad coordinator. 

[OldHeidelberg]

Raiders best Chiefs with about 100 yards of offense. Chiefs don’t have it this year, maybe Taylor should stay home. 🙂

[HarryDoyle]

39 minutes ago, OldHeidelberg said:

Raiders best Chiefs with about 100 yards of offense. Chiefs don’t have it this year, maybe Taylor should stay home. 🙂

Perhaps the two of them and their head coach should spend more time at the practice facility and less time shooting commercials. Seems like the three of them have gone Hollywood. That, and Taylor is Yokoing the team.

[HarryDoyle]

And Crosby knocks one in from 52 like he never missed a beat.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Statement win for the Ravens last night

[yourout]

On 12/20/2023 at 10:43 AM, homer said:

Yes. Being a bad head coach does not make one a bad coordinator. 

While i wouldn't want him as a HC i would take him over JB in a hot second.

He has at least coached a decent defense once in his career. Something JB has never done.

[HarryDoyle]

4 hours ago, yourout said:

While i wouldn't want him as a HC i would take him over JB in a hot second.

He has at least coached a decent defense once in his career. Something JB has never done.

Staley was also calling the shots on defense and they still played below average, and they have guys like Bosa and Mack. Yes, he'd be an upgrade over Barry. So would a dung beetle. I think we can still do better than Staley. Whether MLF does so is another story. I'm not so sure he will.

[nate82]

Russell Wilson expects to be released in March: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10102738-nfl-rumors-russell-wilson-expects-to-be-released-by-broncos-in-march-after-benching#:~:text=Wilson is "expecting to be,him from after this season."

[valpocrewsader]

Perfect fit for the Vikings? 

[OldHeidelberg]

13 hours ago, valpocrewsader said:

Perfect fit for the Vikings? 

I don't see it, Wilson's market value will be similar to Cousins and they will just stick with him if they are going to spend big money on a QB. I do wonder if the market for veteran QB's will start to fall a bit. The second tier guys like Jimmy G and Carr probably are getting paid more than they are worth and so many teams either think they have their QB or intend to draft one.