2016-2017 NFL Thread

[draynay]

Out for a year?? Wtf did he do?

smoke weed every day

[Northern Goblin]

Note that's a year minimum, as Aldon Smith learned you're kicked out the league entierly and can't apply to come back for 12 months, then Goodell will arse around for another 6 months before telling you that's when he'll decide.

[xskarma]

I was using the 1-158.7 scale. The first thing I said was "He was sub 100 QBR for a majority of their first 10 games". Short of a literaly perfect game, and I dont even know what you have to do to achieve that, you are getting under 100 in the other method.

Yeah except Quarterback Rating (officially Passer Rating) and QBR are distinct different things. You can't abbreviate the first into the second, or you will confuse people.

QBR is a property of ESPN intended to be a complete quarterbacking stat, but ESPN never reveals what exactly goes into it and it is widely considered a garbage stat. There's countless examples of where QBR gave a quarterback with a terrible performance a better score than a quarterback with a stellar performance. Example from a season ago: http://uk.complex.com/sports/2015/11...d-of-tom-brady

[Grube]

QBR is basically the WAR of the NFL. Completely useless, makes no sense how the numbers even happen, yet some (or in the case of WAR, a lot) think it indicates anything.

AJ Hawk announced his retirement, somehow I thought he did that already.

[draynay]

WAR is useful as part of the grand scheme of things, people who look at it exclusively are missing too much. I find QBR to sometimes be useful as a stat related to a single game, it can sometimes tell you if the QB got most of his stats in garbage time of a game they were already badly losing, 120 passer rating and a 35 QBR? Blake Bortles 4th quarter hero! Thats all I can get out of it.

[Pendulous]

All Pro team announced: https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...=.638533d0bb52. Five Cowboys made it on the first team, Zack martin, Travis Frederick, Tyron Smith, Zeke Elliot, and Sean Lee (who, again, didn't even make the Pro Bowl). Four Chiefs, Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce, Marcus Peters, and Eric Berry.

[Skayaq]

One other unanimous pick is Baltimore placekicker Justin Tucker

Well no surprise there

[Grube]

That list can't be real, CHJ is on it.

Do they not do fullbacks anymore? Kind of disappointing to ignore a whole position. Glad they finally actually figured out what Von Miller actually does and didn't put him as an edge rusher though.

[Northern Goblin]

Also an interesting new rule this year, can't be AP in more than one position.

[Blobfish]

So I have gazed into my crystal ball & made my picks for the Wild Card round
And Superbowl winner.

Wild Card Round; Texans . A Better defense against a rookie quarterback
Lions.. Seahawks are not the same team as last year. Arizona beat them at home 2 rounds ago.
Steelers. Always better at home than on the road.
Packers .. Cheeseheads will celebrate. Arron Rodgers is smoking hot at the moment.

AFC winner : Patriots
NFC winner : Falcons..

Superbowl winner ATLANTA FALCONS.. Julio Jones 2 Touchdowns

[Skayaq]

So I have gazed into my crystal ball & made my picks for the Wild Card round
And Superbowl winner.

Wild Card Round; Texans . A Better defense against a rookie quarterback
Lions.. Seahawks are not the same team as last year. Arizona beat them at home 2 rounds ago.
Steelers. Always better at home than on the road.
Packers .. Cheeseheads will celebrate. Arron Rodgers is smoking hot at the moment.

NFC winner : Patriots
AFC winner : Falcons..

Superbowl winner ATLANTA FALCONS.. Julio Jones 2 Touchdowns

I wouldn't mind the Patriots being moved to the NFC, but as far as I know there is no plans for realignment

[Blobfish]

I wouldn't mind the Patriots being moved to the NFC, but as far as I know there is no plans for realignment

Lol All Fixed

Here is Australian TV Times.. Remember 7 Mate is Free to Air..
So glad I have Monday off work

[Pendulous]

Monday is NCAA National Title Game day. Although I guess that would be Tuesday for you.

[Grube]

Also an interesting new rule this year, can't be AP in more than one position.

Is that actually a rule? There were players that got votes at both RB/WR/TE and flex (whatever the hell that is), and safety/corner and DB. They combine DEs and the OLBs that never drop into coverage (aka DWare or Mack when he stood up last year) into edge-rusher this year, which Mack switching between is why it happened last year. Not sure anything else would actually bring up that situation other than someone switching between safety/corner or DE/DT. 1st would just be DB, second would just be interior d-line I think.

[Blobfish]

Monday is NCAA National Title Game day. Although I guess that would be Tuesday for you.

Yes we are a Day ahead of you guys in the USA
That's why we can see the NFL results from Sunday in Monday mornings paper lol ...

NO all games are shown live down under

[Skayaq]

I have been considering getting a jersey, but I can't decide between a personalized one, or a player jersey. players I have considered are Tucker, Flacco, Pitta, Suggs, Kock or Juszczyk.

[Grube]

Tucker or Juszczyk.

Hard choice, I vote Tuckczyk

[Northern Goblin]

Is that actually a rule?

According to the various articles they changed it. Guessing you can be nominated at multiple positions but only get named AP at one of them.

[Grapefruitsnz]

So I'm going to be travelling tomorrow (holidays and all) and will likely miss most if not all of the Lions-Hawks game, but my god we have to win this thing, if only to shut up the media who have been pouring on the disrespect thick and fast this past week. Don't know if I've ever seen a playoff team get this much shit in the years I've watched the NFL.

[draynay]

Don't know if I've ever seen a playoff team get this much shit in the years I've watched the NFL.

Then you haven't paid attention to the 7 and 8 win playoff teams, when they want to completely revamp the playoff system to keep your team out because they don't deserve to be there is when your team has gotten the most shit.