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Post by sfvega on Sept 4, 2021 4:53:05 GMT -5
So some good news is that Gus Johnson will be doing FOX NFL broadcasts again. Bad news is that his broadcast partner will be Aqib Talib. Bad news, I find him highly annoying He sounds like he is calling a video game and even then he was bad which is why I played Madden on mute Talib has been a shithead since before he even entered the league. I'm surprised anyone thought giving him a mic was a good idea.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 4, 2021 9:59:29 GMT -5
Bad news, I find him highly annoying He sounds like he is calling a video game and even then he was bad which is why I played Madden on mute Talib has been a shithead since before he even entered the league. I'm surprised anyone thought giving him a mic was a good idea. Oh I meant bad news on Gus Johnson, Talib is a horrible announcer Putting them together is some big questionable thinking
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Post by cornettesracket on Sept 4, 2021 17:36:07 GMT -5
Do people here buy the narrative that I’ve heard on a few podcasts that cover the NFL, that the AFC is very deep this season and the stronger conference ? It’s obvious that their are some very good teams in the conference and the AFC east has woken from a twenty year slumber which is good, but then you have the AFC south which the Titans must be favourites for that division due to how bad the other three teams are. The poor Texans are a land fill and make the josh McDaniel era broncos look good.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Sept 4, 2021 18:03:51 GMT -5
Do people here buy the narrative that I’ve heard on a few podcasts that cover the NFL, that the AFC is very deep this season and the stronger conference ? It’s obvious that their are some very good teams in the conference and the AFC east has woken from a twenty year slumber which is good, but then you have the AFC south which the Titans must be favourites for that division due to how bad the other three teams are. The poor Texans are a land fill and make the josh McDaniel era broncos look good. If Carson Wentz is even halfway what he can be, the Colts are dangerous. Their early schedule, while some key players are trying to recover from injuries, is brutal though, but if they make the playoffs they’ll be the team no one wants to host (or maybe they host since the Titans still have their own issues). Then again, what are the odds that it will be Jacob Eason playing QB come playoff time? Better than I’d care for, unfortunately.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 19:21:03 GMT -5
Do people here buy the narrative that I’ve heard on a few podcasts that cover the NFL, that the AFC is very deep this season and the stronger conference ? It’s obvious that their are some very good teams in the conference and the AFC east has woken from a twenty year slumber which is good, but then you have the AFC south which the Titans must be favourites for that division due to how bad the other three teams are. The poor Texans are a land fill and make the josh McDaniel era broncos look good. If Carson Wentz is even halfway what he can be, the Colts are dangerous. Their early schedule, while some key players are trying to recover from injuries, is brutal though, but if they make the playoffs they’ll be the team no one wants to host (or maybe they host since the Titans still have their own issues). Then again, what are the odds that it will be Jacob Eason playing QB come playoff time? Better than I’d care for, unfortunately. I'm the exact opposite; I really want Eason Season to happen as soon as possible.
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Post by Sicho100 on Sept 4, 2021 20:18:50 GMT -5
Do people here buy the narrative that I’ve heard on a few podcasts that cover the NFL, that the AFC is very deep this season and the stronger conference ? It’s obvious that their are some very good teams in the conference and the AFC east has woken from a twenty year slumber which is good, but then you have the AFC south which the Titans must be favourites for that division due to how bad the other three teams are. The poor Texans are a land fill and make the josh McDaniel era broncos look good. I'd say that there are really six teams that I could see win the Super Bowl - and four of them are in the AFC (Chiefs, Bills, Ravens, Browns; the NFC teams being the Bucs and Packers). The next best NFC teams would be the top three in the West (Seahawks, Rams, 49ers), and...I guess the Cowboys? As far as the NFC West teams are concerned - the Seahawks will be carried to ~10 wins by Russell Wilson, but the defense and coaching will hold them back; the Rams defense is basically guaranteed to regress (defense is much less stable year-to-year anyway, plus they've lost their savant DC, as well as significant players like John Johnson and Troy Hill), and while football people have convinced themselves that Stafford is an elite QB just waiting to be unleashed, I have actually been alive over the last dozen years (he's a good QB, but that's it. Thinking that adding Stafford will transform the Rams into an elite team is dumb); and the 49ers also lost their DC and have no corners (and I would suggest that it should be about time Kyle Shanahan starts feeling some heat - he has gone 6-10, 4-12, 13-3, and 6-10 as an HC. For comparison, Matt Nagy - who very much is on the hot seat - has gone 12-4, 8-8, and 8-8. Shanahan has a .453 win percentage, Kliff Kingsbury has a .422 win percentage in the NFL.) As for the Cowboys, there are already questions regarding Dak's health, and the OLine also had health problems last year and have little depth there. The defense will also be bad again, though they are basically guaranteed to be better than last year. After that, you get to Washington (offense isn't good enough, and they didn't beat a team with a good QB last year), Saints (pulling a reverse Bucs by losing an all-time great QB and replacing him with Jameis means they will go from a potential SB contender to roughly .500, plus the salary cap issues have caused the rest of the team to deteriorate), Vikings and Bears (both at best fringe playoff teams), Cardinals (Kyler's legit, but they have even fewer corners than the 49ers. Also Kliff is a concern.), and I guess the Giants (I suppose they have the potential to be like the 2017 Jags, but the OLine is very suspect, Daniel Jones is unlikely to be anything special, and while the defense was surprisingly solid last year, I suspect that they - and James Bradberry in particular - may fall down to earth this season. Also the Jags lucked into the AFC title game that year anyway, so "like the 2017 Jags" is more "could possibly win a bad division" rather than "could make the conference title game, and then who knows!") In the AFC, even after the big four, you still have the Titans, Colts, Steelers, Chargers, Dolphins, Patriots, and possibly Broncos that can match up with those NFC teams after the Bucs and Packers.
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Post by Heart of fools gold on Sept 4, 2021 21:21:47 GMT -5
Do people here buy the narrative that I’ve heard on a few podcasts that cover the NFL, that the AFC is very deep this season and the stronger conference ? It’s obvious that their are some very good teams in the conference and the AFC east has woken from a twenty year slumber which is good, but then you have the AFC south which the Titans must be favourites for that division due to how bad the other three teams are. The poor Texans are a land fill and make the josh McDaniel era broncos look good. The AFC is pretty deep, from teams with legit Superbowl aspersions (KC, Buffalo, Cleveland, Baltimore and Tennessee) then you have the next tier which are the teams you wouldn't be surprised made the playoffs (Miami, Pitt, NE, Colts) and then let's look at who will be the afc bottom feeders (Jets, Jags, Texans, Cincinnati) that leaves us with the Raiders, Chargers and Broncos who are fringe teams who all have limitations in one area or another but shouldn't be easy wins and all 3 have the possibility of having winning records Compare that to the NFC which is extremely top heavy (GB, Tampa, Rams, Seahawks) are the sure fire playoff teams. Everyone else question marks all around, what's Dallas and WTF ceiling? can Kirk "Covid" Cousins beat a decent team? will the 9ers bounce back? how will Carolina and New Orleans play this year? etc etc.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Sept 4, 2021 21:45:43 GMT -5
Saying Kyle Shanahan deserves heat is laughable. The first two seasons were coming off some of the worst talent levels and ownership mishaps (for the Niners) in my lifetime. Then he went 13-3 after getting an even adequate QB, then every single guy on the team got hurt last season.
If his gamble for Trey Lance turns out to be a flop, then the heat is dialed to FIRE. But he has zero heat right now.
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Post by Sicho100 on Sept 4, 2021 22:10:46 GMT -5
Saying Kyle Shanahan deserves heat is laughable. The first two seasons were coming off some of the worst talent levels and ownership mishaps (for the Niners) in my lifetime. Then he went 13-3 after getting an even adequate QB, then every single guy on the team got hurt last season. If his gamble for Trey Lance turns out to be a flop, then the heat is dialed to FIRE. But he has zero heat right now. Sean McVay took over a team that went 4-12 on the back of a QB that had the worst rookie season imaginable. And proceeded to go 11-5 in year one. Matt Nagy took over a Bears team that chose to start Mike Glennon for four games (and was the team picking immediately after the 49ers in the 2017 draft). And proceeded to go 12-4. With Mitch Trubisky as his quarterback. Ron Rivera took a Washington team that was 3-13 to 7-9 last year, despite his best quarterback not having a leg. Hell, Freddie Kitchens led the *Cleveland Browns* to a 6-10 record - equal to Kyle Shanahan's second-best season - a year after they broke a 19 game winless streak, and was immediately fired for it. Head coaches just about always start with rosters with terrible talent levels - otherwise, the jobs wouldn't have been open in the first place. Yet Kyle Shanahan has been given four seasons, with double-digit losses in all but one, and no one is batting an eye.
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Post by Heart of fools gold on Sept 4, 2021 23:14:28 GMT -5
Saying Kyle Shanahan deserves heat is laughable. The first two seasons were coming off some of the worst talent levels and ownership mishaps (for the Niners) in my lifetime. Then he went 13-3 after getting an even adequate QB, then every single guy on the team got hurt last season. If his gamble for Trey Lance turns out to be a flop, then the heat is dialed to FIRE. But he has zero heat right now. Sean McVay took over a team that went 4-12 on the back of a QB that had the worst rookie season imaginable. And proceeded to go 11-5 in year one. Matt Nagy took over a Bears team that chose to start Mike Glennon for four games (and was the team picking immediately after the 49ers in the 2017 draft). And proceeded to go 12-4. With Mitch Trubisky as his quarterback. Ron Rivera took a Washington team that was 3-13 to 7-9 last year, despite his best quarterback not having a leg. Hell, Freddie Kitchens led the *Cleveland Browns* to a 6-10 record - equal to Kyle Shanahan's second-best season - a year after they broke a 19 game winless streak, and was immediately fired for it. Head coaches just about always start with rosters with terrible talent levels - otherwise, the jobs wouldn't have been open in the first place. Yet Kyle Shanahan has been given four seasons, with double-digit losses in all but one, and no one is batting an eye. Depends on the franchise, sometimes you need to look past the win and losses to judge a head coach. Sometimes a coach can do all the right things and still lose or be terrible and still win. Like how long did the Bengals keep Marvin Lewis around for and at his best he was only mediocre. So Atm it feels like if Kyle was gonna be on the hot seat it'll be cause Lance is more Ryan Leaf then Patrick Mahomes.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Sept 5, 2021 3:52:56 GMT -5
If Carson Wentz is even halfway what he can be, the Colts are dangerous. Their early schedule, while some key players are trying to recover from injuries, is brutal though, but if they make the playoffs they’ll be the team no one wants to host (or maybe they host since the Titans still have their own issues). Then again, what are the odds that it will be Jacob Eason playing QB come playoff time? Better than I’d care for, unfortunately. I'm the exact opposite; I really want Eason Season to happen as soon as possible. I mean, I didn’t even want them to trade for Wentz in the first place. I actually wanted Eason to compete with some veteran for the QB1 spot. That ship has sailed though. As I said, though, I feel it’s inevitable that Eason plays meaningful games.
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Post by Sam Punk on Sept 5, 2021 7:05:01 GMT -5
My early prediction is Buffalo over San Fran in the super bowl!
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Post by Heart of fools gold on Sept 5, 2021 8:02:31 GMT -5
My brain says KC v Tampa pt 2 electric Boogaloo but my gut says Browns are gonna surprise the AFC and have a date with Tom Brady
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Post by cornettesracket on Sept 5, 2021 11:24:26 GMT -5
Pro bowl guard Zack Martin of the Dallas cowboys has tested positive for covid-19 and is out of the opening game next Thursday. And so it starts.
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Post by BRV on Sept 5, 2021 13:41:11 GMT -5
It's about time for the annual tradition, my season predictions post. For the 2020 season, I forecast the Seattle Seahawks to best the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl. And while both teams advanced to the postseason, neither felt like true Super Bowl contenders. Since beginning my NFL prognostications post back in 2010, I've accurately projected a Super Bowl champion three times (Green Bay in 2010, New England in 2014 and 2016). Will I replicate Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and Ole Anderson and hold up those four fingers this season? Scroll down to find out.
AFC NORTH Cleveland Browns (12-5) Baltimore Ravens (9-8) Pittsburgh Steelers (8-9) Cincinnati Bengals (3-14)
AFC SOUTH Tennessee Titans (11-6) Indianapolis Colts (9-8) Jacksonville Jaguars (5-12) Houston Texans (2-15)
AFC EAST Buffalo Bills (13-4) New England Patriots (11-6)* Miami Dolphins (10-7)* New York Jets (3-14)
AFC WEST Kansas City Chiefs (14-3) Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)* Denver Broncos (8-9) Las Vegas Raiders (6-11)
WILD CARD ROUND (2) Buffalo Bills over (7) Miami Dolphins (3) Cleveland Browns over (6) New England Patriots (5) Los Angeles Chargers over (4) Tennessee Titans
DIVISIONAL ROUND (1) Kansas City Chiefs over (5) Los Angeles Chargers (3) Cleveland Browns over (2) Buffalo Bills
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (3) Cleveland Browns over (1) Kansas City Chiefs
NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers (13-4) Minnesota Vikings (9-8) Chicago Bears (6-11) Detroit Lions (2-15)
NFC SOUTH Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14-3) Atlanta Falcons (9-8) New Orleans Saints (7-10) Carolina Panthers (5-12)
NFC EAST Washington Football Team (12-5) Dallas Cowboys (10-7)* Philadelphia Eagles (6-11) New York Giants (4-13)
NFC WEST San Francisco 49ers (11-6) Los Angeles Rams (11-6)* Seattle Seahawks (10-7) Arizona Cardinals (8-9)
WILD CARD ROUND (2) Green Bay Packers over (7) Seattle Seahawks (3) Washington Football Team over (6) Dallas Cowboys (5) Los Angeles Rams over (4) San Francisco 49ers
DIVISIONAL ROUND (1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers over (5) Los Angeles Rams (3) Washington Football Team over (2) Green Bay Packers
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP (1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers over (3) Washington Football Team
SUPER BOWL LVI TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS over CLEVELAND BROWNS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Chase Young, Washington Football Team OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kwity Paye, Indianapolis Colts COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys COACH OF THE YEAR: Brandon Staley, Los Angeles Chargers
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Post by Heart of fools gold on Sept 5, 2021 14:49:57 GMT -5
Ngl forgot they added an extra game was looking at your predictions and being like why do these numbers seem so weird
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 5, 2021 14:59:10 GMT -5
I kind of want to call BS on that One, it seems like an unnecessary shot at Cam after he is off the team. Two, if it is true it is not a good look for Cam at all. People like Ochocino has come thru and said the playbook was complicated but for your QB to be confused is crazy.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Sept 5, 2021 21:35:16 GMT -5
I kind of want to call BS on that One, it seems like an unnecessary shot at Cam after he is off the team. Two, if it is true it is not a good look for Cam at all. People like Ochocino has come thru and said the playbook was complicated but for your QB to be confused is crazy. Yeah, Cam is about as bright a guy as there is in the NFL legit. There's actually videos of him explaining complex audibles of old Carolina film footage that's amazingly complicated, but he explains it in depth. If Cam had issues with the playbook, theres no way Bill would have brought him back this year.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Sept 6, 2021 2:06:27 GMT -5
Niners grabbed Josh Norman off the scrap heap. Doesn’t hurt to see if there’s any gas left in the tank, I guess.
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