[2023-24] NFL Thread - Offseason. Chicago Bears are on the clock.

[VashTheStampede]

Just saw Mike Evans hit the mark for his 10th consecutive 1000 yard season.

What a beast. It's already by far the record to start a career, but now he's one season back of Rice's all time record of consecutive 1000 yard seasons.

Evans has been quietly one of the best and most consistent WRs in the league. Dude has been basically QB proof too.

Seriously impressive and should be a first ballot whenever the time comes.

Yeah but on the other hand, fuck that guy.

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

I like the discourse here

 

[Webster]

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lol

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Thursdays game is going to be total ass.

Apparently, the game has the lowest O/U in 30 years with a O/U of 30.

I don't know if the game will be better or worse than the Chargers/Pats game but it's gonna be bad.

Week 18 still has Pats v Jets, too. That'll be fun, too, I'm sure.

/s

 

[shortkut]

Week 18 still has Pats v Jets, too. That'll be fun, too, I'm sure.

You and I have very different definitions of fun

 

[Fool's Requiem]

i fixed it for you

 

[Fire Queen]

i for one would love to see aaron rodgers come back for one game where the jets require several other results to go their way to make the playoffs only to shatter his ankle into one thousand pieces. and that’s before even taking into account the patriots shadenfreude (sorry eye—SB XXXVIII was a formative experience)

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

What would actually be funny is Rodgers coming back with one game to make the playoffs and the Patriots run them out of the building with a RB and practice level QB playing QB to knock them out and also to knock themselves out of prime draft spot.

 

[Jon]

What would actually be funny is Rodgers coming back with one game to make the playoffs and the Patriots run them out of the building with a RB and practice level QB playing QB to knock them out and also to knock themselves out of prime draft spot.

You underestimate the level of stupidity the Jets have.

 

[A Punched Face]

You underestimate the level of stupidity the Jets have.

I assure you, as Patriots fans, we know the level of stupidity to expect.

 

[Jon]

I assure you, as Patriots fans, we know the level of stupidity to expect.

You forget I grew up in Massachusetts. I remember the butt fumble fondly.

 

[A Punched Face]

You forget I grew up in Massachusetts. I remember the butt fumble fondly.

The greatest accomplishment by the Jets since Super Bowl 3.

 

[Fire Queen]

historians will be analyzing how the jets made it to back to back AFC Championship games in sanchez's first two years for decades to come

 

[A Punched Face]

historians will be analyzing how the jets made it to back to back AFC Championship games in sanchez's first two years for decades to come

That was pre-butt. The butt was their downfall.

 

[TD]

It's so comforting to know there are worse franchises out there...

 

[Fire Queen]

https://theathletic.com/5105215/2023/12/06/carolina-panthers-frank-reich-firing-david-tepper/

real Oof of an article

 

[Fool's Requiem]

The Pats have scored more points in the first half of this game (21) than they have over the last three games in total (13).
As a Browns fan I say, "Fuck the Steelers."

 

[A Punched Face]

But our draft position

 

[Fool's Requiem]

But our draft position

but what if Zappe is the real deal?

 

[Jon]

but what if Zappe is the real deal?

 

[Fool's Requiem]

 

[A Punched Face]

And we scored moving else in the second half but ended up winning.

 

[Webster]

That'll be fun, too, I'm sure.

 

[Webster]

As a Browns fan I say, "Fuck the Steelers."

Where's the Immaculate Reception when you need it?

 

[TD]

Where's the Immaculate Reception when you need it?

Immaculate deception.

 

[TD]

Joe Burrow investigation: NFL finds that Bengals were in full compliance of league's injury report policy

There will be no punishment for Cincinnati

www.cbssports.com

Glad this is how it came out. Fuck trying to appease gamblers.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

browns are blanking the Jags somehow.

Where was this last week???

 

[TD]

And the Jake Browning Bengals on the Colts.

What a wild AFC.

 

[TD]

Every single AFC North team is in a playoff spot.

Crazy.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Every single AFC North team is in a playoff spot.

Crazy.

Ravens could get a first round bye, too.

 

[Spiner202]

The Chiefs receivers are so impressively bad. Kadarius Toney has directly cost us two games. Without him, we'd be 10-3.

 

[Cam]

As a Steelers fan, I officially gave up on this season on Thursday.

 

[TD]

The Chiefs receivers are so impressively bad. Kadarius Toney has directly cost us two games. Without him, we'd be 10-3.

Chiefs are learning a harsh lesson to not skimp on WR.

 

[Spiner202]

Chiefs are learning a harsh lesson to not skimp on WR.

I'm not sure what our issue is cap-wise, but it feels like the Chiefs completely neglect a position each year, and then over-correct on it in the offseason. Somehow we never have money (especially considering we are likely to lose Chris Jones in the offseason). I know the 49ers have Purdy, but I don't understand how all of the other really good teams with big-name QBs aren't in a similar spot. We essentially have a subsidized WR1 in Kelce, and our entire defence other than two players (Jones and Reid) are on rookie contracts. We have two of our starting offensive line on rookie contracts, and we pay our RBs and WRs nothing. Obviously we overspent on MVS, but even he is making less than half of a top WR.

 

[Webster]

Immaculate deception.

Hey, it worked!

 

[Webster]

Panthers fans react to excruciating Week 14 loss to Saints

Although Panthers fans are used to it at this point, Sunday’s loss to the Saints was particularly painful to experience.

pantherswire.usatoday.com

What I'd like to see happen at BoA Stadium after the season ends....

 

[Webster]

Kadarius Toney has directly cost us two games. Without him, we'd be 10-3.

How do you screw up that so badly?
I mean, I could understand if he was a hair or two over, but so far over the refs couldn't see the ball?

The fuck?!@?

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I don't understand the logic of playing two football games in primetime at the same time. This isn't like baseball where missing a single game out of 162 isn't the end of the world.

 

[Fire Queen]

Bryce Young, drafted #1 overall: 1-11 as a starter
Tommy DeVito, undrafted: 3-1 as a starter
Brock Purdy, drafted #262 overall last year: 17-4 as a starter including postseason

idk what my point was here. i'm just sad.

 

[Jon]

Brock Purdy, drafted #262 overall last year: 17-4 as a starter including postseason

No one wants to admit this because the NFL is pushing the Purdy Mr. Irrelevant narrative pretty hard to give him Tom Brady relevance, but he is purely a system QB I feel. I don't think he'd have NEARLY this level of success anywhere but the NFL's version of the 90-00's Yankees.

 

[Fire Queen]

oh yeah, i don't disagree at all. i think the lesson to take away here is that the way to build a team is not to sacrifice everything to trade up and find the one single guy who is going to single-handedly save your entire team, it's to build a strong team first and let the QB position handle itself. either way, QBs are and have been ridiculously overvalued and prized. this year has definitely exposed that scouting QBs is like throwing darts at a dartboard with a blindfold on

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Anyone in Kyle Shanahans offense with Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, and Deebo Samuel with that o line is gonna be good. Even Zach Wilson.

 

[shortkut]

Anyone in Kyle Shanahans offense with Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, and Deebo Samuel with that o line is gonna be good. Even Zach Wilson.

What about Tom Brady?

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

He'd be ok

 

[TD]

Losing 3-0 is such a Raiders way to lose.

 

[Tubby23]

Losing 3-0 is such a Raiders way to lose.

Was a god awful game

 

[TD]

Was a god awful game

I know the Chargers don't have Herbert but I'm shocked bookies have us as the favourite.

 

[Tubby23]

I know the Chargers don't have Herbert but I'm shocked bookies have us as the favourite.

It's funny on the Australian sports betting sites the Chargers are favourite.

 

[Tubby23]

Canadian bookies are just high and drunk, I guess.

Ours will almost certainly be the same!

 

[Jon]

I know the Chargers don't have Herbert but I'm shocked bookies have us as the favourite.

I have Keenan Allen and Austin Ekeler going Thursday in week one of the playoffs in my league of record, and I just don't think I can stomach starting either which is scary... it's the playoffs.

But it's a short week with a rookie QB who won't have a lot of time practicing witht he 1's.

I can see both sucking horribly, or being emergency outlets.

It's a good thing pretty much my whole team has good matchups or I'd hate life right now. I dunno what to do.