2021-2022 NFL Thread

[Vetali]

Two more primetime games with Seattle with potentially no Wilson (I expect SNF to get flexed out with the new rules)

[Crissi]

ok that int wasnt on Geno. The WR flat out fell down.

[Self Inflicted Wounds]

ok that int wasnt on Geno. The WR flat out fell down.

Yeah I feel bad for him, he played really well.

[Vetali]

ok that int wasnt on Geno. The WR flat out fell down.

Lockett was tryin to bait for the PI or holding and oversold. It would of been a really tight throw had he not fallen. Still might of been picked.

[draynay]

Seahawks defense got off to a horrible start last year but they managed to go 5-0 whereas now they're at 2-3. It seems the giving up 450 yards a game formula isn't working any more.

[ProphetFlume]

Ah yes, Geno is actually playing well. Just as we all predicted

He was starting to show signs in ny until his teammate broke his jaw. Pretty much killed his career as a starter.

[draynay]

He was starting to show signs in ny until his teammate broke his jaw. Pretty much killed his career as a starter.

Meh, in preseason. When he eventually did get a chance to start again he was immediately injured. No, he was always doomed, its just our good fortune that his doom came in the most hilarious and memorable way.

[Vetali]

Thing with Geno playing is it exposed to national media and more casual fans that Russ doesn't trust receivers when covered anymore. This has been a theme since Baldwin retired. He still trusts Lockett a lot, but wont throw to DK unless hes open. Geno was going for DK while covered and he was just making plays. On Ramsey of all people.

[downnola]

Watch, Gilmore signs with KC and plays vs Buffalo this week. That would be so typical.

I would expect the Bills to move the ball easily against KC even if they did pick up Gilmore. Signing a 30 year old corner isn't enough to fix the holes they have on defense.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Wilson likely gonna miss 6 weeks after his finger surgery today. Yikes for Seattle.

[Kyanion]

Wilson likely gonna miss 6 weeks after his finger surgery today. Yikes for Seattle.

I mean to be fair they were in deep shit with that defense, at least their backup looks quite capable. At least they have the bye week, the Steelers, the Saints, the Jags, the Packers, the Cardinals and WFT. So they are likely going to be 4-7 or 5-6 if they are lucky? If they can be at 5-6 they might have a chance to recover with the extra game and an extra playoff team.

[Grube]

Has Russell Wilson even missed a game before? I had no idea who their backup was, or that Geno Smith was still on a team.

I mean to be fair they were in deep shit with that defense, at least their backup looks quite capable. At least they have the bye week, the Steelers, the Saints, the Jags, the Packers, the Cardinals and WFT. So they are likely going to be 4-7 or 5-6 if they are lucky? If they can be at 5-6 they might have a chance to recover with the extra game and an extra playoff team.

The Jags might not be a bye week if they fire Urban Meyer before then.

[Ursus]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ith-2011-email

Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden used a racist comment in referring to NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith in an email 10 years ago, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

The email, sent to the president of the Washington Football Team in July 2011 as the NFL and its players were in the midst of trying to resolve a lockout, said Smith had "lips the size of michellin tires," the Journal reported, saying it has reviewed the email.

Gruden, who was employed at the time as the lead analyst for "Monday Night Football," told ESPN he did not recall writing the email but apologized for the fallout.

He said he has routinely used the term "rubber lips" to "refer to a guy I catch as lying ... he can't spit it out."

"I'm ashamed I insulted De Smith," Gruden told ESPN, adding, "I never had a racial thought when I used it. ... I'm embarrassed by what's out there. I certainly never meant for it to sound that bad."

Story continues...

His original comment was idiotic and bad enough, but his "apology" now makes it even worse. He didn't use the term "rubber lips", he said "lips the size of michellin tires", there's a huge difference there.

Then claiming he doesn't remember saying it and that he didn't mean anything racist by it. Why would you comment about the size of someone's lips if your only intention is to call them out for being a liar? That makes absolutely no sense. I have no idea who he is trying to fool.

[Gestopft]

Wilson likely gonna miss 6 weeks after his finger surgery today. Yikes for Seattle.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

At least we'll have decent draft position to rebuild the defense for next year?!

Ugh; first time I've gotten the Seahawks game locally and THIS happens...

[Grube]

His original comment was idiotic and bad enough, but his "apology" now makes it even worse. He didn't use the term "rubber lips", he said "lips the size of michellin tires", there's a huge difference there.

Then claiming he doesn't remember saying it and that he didn't mean anything racist by it. Why would you comment about the size of someone's lips if your only intention is to call them out for being a liar? That makes absolutely no sense. I have no idea who he is trying to fool.

I had no idea how it could even be taken as racist, but everything can be seen as racist if you are actively trying to make it out to be (which the media will for clicks). Saying someone has rubber lips is a saying people use when calling someone a liar. No idea how common it is, but my grandparents use it. Gruden is just a strange dude, so saying size of Michellin tires instead of big rubber lips makes sense coming from him.

[Ursus]

I had no idea how it could even be taken as racist, but everything can be seen as racist if you are actively trying to make it out to be (which the media will for clicks). Saying someone has rubber lips is a saying people use when calling someone a liar. No idea how common it is, but my grandparents use it. Gruden is just a strange dude, so saying size of Michellin tires instead of big rubber lips makes sense coming from him.

Not sure if you're aware, but mocking/exaggerating the size of a black person's lips is a common racist trope.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Has Russell Wilson even missed a game before? I had no idea who their backup was, or that Geno Smith was still on a team.

No, by the way. This week will be the first game he's missed as a pro.

[Vetali]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

At least we'll have decent draft position to rebuild the defense for next year?!

Ugh; first time I've gotten the Seahawks game locally and THIS happens...

Yeah, the Jets will have a good draft position.

[ProphetFlume]

I had no idea how it could even be taken as racist,

Yeah n-word lips is a thing. I think it’s just about using a caricature as a way of making fun of a person for their race.

[eschatological]

I had no idea how it could even be taken as racist, but everything can be seen as racist if you are actively trying to make it out to be (which the media will for clicks). Saying someone has rubber lips is a saying people use when calling someone a liar. No idea how common it is, but my grandparents use it. Gruden is just a strange dude, so saying size of Michellin tires instead of big rubber lips makes sense coming from him.

Meanwhile, I've never heard the phrase "rubber lips" but have long heard and seen racist caricatures of black people with big lips.