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    The NFL product on the field across the board - GARBAGE

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    2 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

     

    hmmm.  First i'll respond to your post directly, and then I will go in a slightly different direction that still applies to the topic. 

    As far as blaming it on trash QB's and coaching, I would remove a few QB's from your list either because I think they are fine NFL QB's or because I think their situation leaves more to be blamed on GM or ownership. 


    Dak - Good NFL QB, imho. Can't base anything off $$$ since NFL QB's get ridiculous contracts. Just how it is
    Broncos - Bo Nix has looked better than I expected. Not fair to throw him in this category already
    Rodgers - his stats are fine this year for a 41 year old veteran. His completion percentage sucks but hes 8th in yards, top 10 in TDs.... He's a total cancer but I think his stats would be better if the overall team wasn't all over the place. 
    Hurts - is having a very efficient season. high completion %, low turnovers....  Barkley looks tremendous and the offense is different this year. Smith and AJ Brown also missed multiple games. 
    Daniel Jones -  gotta look right at GM/ownership on this one.  Jones should be a backup QB... and unlike Richardson or some of the other names on your list, theres been enough time to determine what Jones is. 

     

     

    What has bothered me more about the NFL and what I think takes away from the product more than people realize is the extra game and expanded playoffs and the trickle down effect it has when it comes to injuries. With an added game and more playoff spots, more teams are alive longer in the season and there is less incentive to rush a player back from injury. I think players who would have missed 1-2 games in the past now get held out for 3-4... it's easier to shove a player on the IL, easier to continue to have a star player miss games to get them as close to 100% as possible if the team is still winning or treading water.  The Rams are a great example. Puka didn't miss a beat last night. Kupp looked good too. Do we really think they couldn't have played in week 7? But there is less urgency. The Rams are now 3-4 in a wide open NFC West.  that extra game and extra wildcard spot make a big difference.  Stafford would have much better numbers with more games played by his top two WR's and Rams games would be higher scoring with those stars on the field.    That's just one example.
     

    One major problem is that the 1st 4 games are the new preseason and no one seems to care. Can't get anyone hurt in the preseason so they come in and get hurt in the 1st few weeks.

     

    Trump vs Harris Policy Thread - $10,000 PER KID FOR HOMESCHOOL $7,000 COST OF LIVING REDUCTION

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    8 hours ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

    you do understand that half the people in this country don't pay income tax

    and you do realize that eliminating federal income tax while implementing a federal sales tax will double revenue at least

    not to mention, the elimination of the IRS is a win for all

     

     

    Those people are the ones that get screwed but they've been screwing us their whole lives so lets got this done. I'm gonna have to pay a shitton of taxes on my TSLA shares if I sell them before January.

    The NFL product on the field across the board - GARBAGE

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    On 10/21/2024 at 5:42 PM, Ray_T said:

    I think we need to calm down.

    yes the talent is a bit thinner.   the NFL has more teams and the number of college teams has not increased  at the same rate as the NFL league size.   but thats not the reason we are seeing less 300 yard games.   Because the depth of talent on Defense is thinner too.

    I think part of it is that teams are now looking for QB who run the ball.    guys like  Joe Flacco have been passed over for guys like Fields.   Now fields just lost his job to Russell Wilson so maybe that's an extreme example, but teams dont want the drop back passer anymore.   They want the dual threat Lamar Jackson type player.   problem is... most of the guys who run like Lamar pass the ball like Tim Teebow.    You are not gonna get 300 yard games that way.

    its more a case of the game has changed.   Defenses have also adapted too.   There are always years where the offense evolves and learns how to beat the defense, then the defense evolves to counter this.   its cyclical.   a few years back we saw the defenses start to dominate for a year or two before the most recent evolution of the offensive game plans.   Then we saw a lot of 300  yard passing games.   Now Defenses have adjusted.

    I'll be honest when I look at coverage today its far better than what we saw (on average) even 3 or 4 years ago.  I'm pretty sure this has at least something to do with it.

    but lets not have an angry rant.  lets talk about what we are seeing and see if this is truly an evolution of the game or if the talent has thinned out.   I personally think its an evolution of the game.   but that's my opinion.   I'm fully willing to discuss and debate the matter.   

    it's not an evolution, its a de-evolution. A QB should be capable of reading a defense and making a throw, not looking at the #1 read, think that he's covered and then take off and run. That is boring crap. Also their shelf life is less than 10 years. A pocket passers can last 20. There is way more turnover in QBs today which makes for shitty games that we now see.

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    Football is becoming unwatchable

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    14 hours ago, weepaws said:

    The 💩play on the field, nfl hasn’t been watchable for a very long time , they changed the game way to much, if it wasn’t for ff I wouldn’t even care if the game was still around. 

    Yep and this year there is a dramatic drop in passing from the past decade plus. Most games are just garbage and unwatchable.

     

    4 hours ago, purdygood said:

    Still better than Baseball.  Woof. 

    True. That's been unwatchable for over 30 years. When the marlins bought a title, I was already on my way out.

     

    3 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said:

    People have been saying this for a long time yet it remains the most popular sport in the nation and continues to spread across the world.

     Doesn't take away from the fact the QB play is garbage and so is coaching. The 80s 49ers would mop the field weekly with any team out there. 20+ point beatdowns weekly. The easy fix is enforce the rules of the defense not being able to mug WRs. Pull on the jersey as the WR brakes away from the DB, throw the flag. In the rules, that is a penalty but they don't throw the flag like they need to to stop it. A few weeks of just firing flag after flag would fix it. Would be bad for a few weeks until the smart teams adapt. You will always have CLE sucking (because they had a #1 QB and blew it badly) along with the jets and a few others. 

    The NFL product on the field across the board - GARBAGE

    in FFToday Board

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    100% garbage. I've never seen such awful QB play. Coaching is garbage. Where are the 300 yard passing games?

    The #1 QB in stats is Geno Smith. He's playing well for his limited capability.

    Baker is playing great. The Browns deserve what is happening to them. They had it but were too stupid to know it. Goff playing well. Here's a list of garbage:

    Richardson
    Hurts
    Daniel Jones
    Dak
    Watson - fortunately he's now gone.
    Levis
    Any PITT QB
    Any MIA QB
    Rodgers is just cashing paychecks like Watson.
    The PATS benched their garbage and looks promising.
    Raiders got nothing
    Broncos may have nothing.
    Saints have nothing
    Panthers have nothing
    Murray is a midget and can't play normal QB cause he cannot see over the OL.

    Joe Flacco has now made 2 supposed franchise QBs look like garbage.

    The number of 300-yard passing games in the NFL has been trending downward in recent years: 

    2023: There were an average of seven 300-yard passing games per week 
    2024: In the first four weeks, there were only 15 games with 300-yard passing, which is the fewest since 2003 . the average over the past 15 or so years has been 33 after 4 weeks. 

    If the NFL wants to tout itself as a passing league, they may want to start finding NFL caliber QBs.




     

     





     

     


     

     

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