2022-2023 NFL Thread

[ProphetFlume]

On reddit, people shit all over you if you have the nerve to say anything negative about anyone on any team that isn't your favorite team (which you're required to apply a flair for, otherwise they just hate you for everything). I guess here, it's the opposite and you're not allowed to criticize your favorite team.

Difference between criticizing and acting like they’re not the best or second best team in the league, injuries and all. I wouldn’t put money on anyone beating them except kc, and maaaaybe niners if they get that far.

(Speaking of niners holy shit you should see how much hate they have for shanahan. It’s unbelievable.)

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Scouts had to practically skip talking about QBs for a year since the last draft class was so uninspiring, I'm sure they're making up for lost time now.

Feels to me like they're trying really hard to not skip another year.

Though the more they try the more I feel like they should.

[Grube]

If it wasn't already obvious, Derek Carr confirmed he won't be a Raider anymore. I wonder which left handed, terrible throwing QB McDaniels trades back into the 1st round for this time around.

On reddit, people shit all over you if you have the nerve to say anything negative about anyone on any team that isn't your favorite team (which you're required to apply a flair for, otherwise they just hate you for everything). I guess here, it's the opposite and you're not allowed to criticize your favorite team.

The best ones are the Bears fans that think Fields is a good passer and just reply it's everyone else's fault and people that think he isn't good have never seen him play.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

If it wasn't already obvious, Derek Carr confirmed he won't be a Raider anymore. I wonder which left handed, terrible throwing QB McDaniels trades back into the 1st round for this time around.

Starting next year for the New York Jets.

[Pendulous]

If it wasn't already obvious, Derek Carr confirmed he won't be a Raider anymore. I wonder which left handed, terrible throwing QB McDaniels trades back into the 1st round for this time around.



The best ones are the Bears fans that think Fields is a good passer and just reply it's everyone else's fault and people that think he isn't good have never seen him play.

It's Jalen Hurts at Alabama all over again. People just look at the stats and claimed he was Heisman worthy. But anyone who actually saw him play knew he was nowhere near good enough.

[eschatological]

It's Jalen Hurts at Alabama all over again. People just look at the stats and claimed he was Heisman worthy. But anyone who actually saw him play knew he was nowhere near good enough.

This comparison would probably work better if Hurts wasn't an MVP candidate this year.

[ProphetFlume]

This comparison would probably work better if Hurts wasn't an MVP candidate this year.

Plus he seemed forgettable until this season, which is one more season than Fields.

[Northern Goblin]

If it wasn't already obvious, Derek Carr confirmed he won't be a Raider anymore. I wonder which left handed, terrible throwing QB McDaniels trades back into the 1st round for this time around.

He's gonna throw a boat load of money at Tom Brady to play instead, making me feel filthy and awful. Then knowing the Raiders' luck it'll finally be the season where age catches up to him and he can't do it anymore.

[Logwyn]

He's gonna throw a boat load of money at Tom Brady to play instead, making me feel filthy and awful. Then knowing the Raiders' luck it'll finally be the season where age catches up to him and he can't do it anymore.

Brady is going to have to play another year or two. I think I saw a story on how his bitcoin investment cost him all his money.

[Grube]

He's gonna throw a boat load of money at Tom Brady to play instead, making me feel filthy and awful. Then knowing the Raiders' luck it'll finally be the season where age catches up to him and he can't do it anymore.

Not sure why he would want to go to the Raiders, they don't have a really good defense to carry him to the playoffs like the Bucs do this year. Plus the Chiefs exist, he ran away when the Bills finally became good again.

[Vetali]

Yeah only way Brady or even Rodgers play again is if its for an immediate contender. Rodgers is much more complicated due to his contract situation. Thing is most contenders, at least currently are pretty squared away at QB or married to them if you are the Broncos.

Interesting thing would be the Seahawks. I fully expect Geno Smith to get massively paid by some NFC south shithole team. Pete Carroll tried to push hard (too hard according to some people) for Peyton Manning before he went to the Broncos.

[xskarma]

Hell has frozen over. Officially.

Patriots announced through team press bulletin, that they are in talks with jerod Mayo to extend him for the long term and, more importantly, that they are starting interviews for a new Offensive Coordinator next week.

We didn;t officially HAVE an OC after McDaniels left, with Matt Patricia and Joe Judge handling things between them, so they are almost certainly being reassigned elsewhere, and with some luck, not on offense.

But Belichick going as far as actually OFFICIALLY announcing plans like this must mean Kraft intervened and told him they need to make this public, cause there was HUGE backlash among the fanbase over how the offensive staff was handled last year and there could be no uncertainty about changes being made.



Now the question becomes "who", which is one of the more fascinating things that will happen this offseason. Names like Bill O'Brien and Kingsbury have been thrown around, since both have variying degrees of past experience on the Patriots, but to me, the most interesting thing would be if BB goes young and relatively unknown, instead of pulling from the same well he's pulled from the last couple of years (which was mostly to bring back old cronies).

In the end I don't care WHO it is, just as long as it;s someone that can develop players and has a good understanding of game plans and playbook usage. Cause this season was the worst to just watch this offense be largely incompetent and prone to mental errors and just incredibly dumb play calling that was then also badly executed.

Anything to just not have a repeat of this season on offense.

[cordrann]

snip.

Crazy take: Dolphins get annihilated by the Bills, Dolphins fire Mike McDaniel and pick up Sean Payton and Tom Brady. McDaniel gets hired by the Patriots. They have a pretty decent track record with guys named McDaniels and McDaniel is close enough.

Real Take: It's going to be Bill O'Brien. The Patriots' offense was elite when he was the OC and most people seem to think he wants the job for both professional and personal reasons.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

McVay is returning next year, putting to bed one of the sillier stories of the last few weeks.

[Kyanion]

Brandon Staley did a wonderful job of fucking his team last week playing starters in a meaningless game. Mike Williams out for weeks. So if the Chargers lose I really hope that ownership group fires him so it drives up the price of Sean Payton so the Saints can get even more draft picks.

[ProphetFlume]

McVay is returning next year, putting to bed one of the sillier stories of the last few weeks.

After intense baseless speculation by reporters about mcvay leaving, reporters have confirmed mcvay will not be leaving. *checks off 2 days of news coverage*

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Brandon Staley did a wonderful job of fucking his team last week playing starters in a meaningless game. Mike Williams out for weeks. So if the Chargers lose I really hope that ownership group fires him so it drives up the price of Sean Payton so the Saints can get even more draft picks.

Meh players can get hurt just in practice, and sitting starters in final season games doesn’t result in wins the next week much either.

[Kyanion]

Meh players can get hurt just in practice, and sitting starters in final season games doesn’t result in wins the next week much either.

And playing a player in a meaingless game when he is a key cog in your playoff future is kind of stupid. Staley is widely being bashed for it and with good reason. His excuse for why he did it is just as stupid as playing his key starters. Mike Williams has a history of injuries so why risk it? Because you need to win/not win a pointless game?

[ProphetFlume]

And playing a player in a meaingless game when he is a key cog in your playoff future is kind of stupid. Staley is widely being bashed for it and with good reason. His excuse for why he did it is just as stupid as playing his key starters. Mike Williams has a history of injuries so why risk it? Because you need to win/not win a pointless game?

Because they’re players. He could just as likely get hurt on the first snap of the playoff game.

[xskarma]

After intense baseless speculation by reporters about mcvay leaving, reporters have confirmed mcvay will not be leaving. *checks off 2 days of news coverage*

This wasn't true btw. McVay was very much actually contemplating his future, hence why his staff got permission to look for jobs elsewhere, and why many of them have been in interviews for various functions. I know it happens sometimes, but this was not just media hot air.

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Then again, I just realized that McVay may have actually known what he wanted to do, but was doing this to see who on his staff was ready to leave the sinking ship for greener pastures and who was ready to stick it out with him if and when he returned.

He's surrounded himself with young coaching talent that at this point basically EXPECTS to be tagged for future promotions to other teams. Doing this and seeing who was just using him to get ahead and who is on his staff cause they believe in him and his methods would be very shrewd.

Then again you kind of have to be Belichick to pull something like this and I'm not sure McVay has that in him.

I totally would though. >.> <.<

[draynay]

Because they’re players. He could just as likely get hurt on the first snap of the playoff game.

If you could be injured on any snap it sure makes sense to avoid meaningless ones.