Ray_T

No offense, but I dont know that I'd have started a kicker against Baltimore. They have been shutting down a lot of teams and the offense just kills the clock by running the football. Baltimore beats teams on the Line of scrimage. both the O line and the D line are very very good. Not an ideal recipe for a lot of points if you are on the other side of this. I have to think there would have been better options on the wire this week.

I think Stroud has still been the better QB this year. his throws are on target a whole lot more often than Youngs have been. Sure Stroud has had some struggles given there have been points this season where none of his starting WR were healthy, but if I was to build a team around a QB and those two were my only choices I'd take Stroud every time.

I think at this point that would be pushing it. In my mind, its not even a given that hes good enough to be a career starter at the NFL level. Stroud at least looks like a legit starter despite his tough 2nd year as a pro starter.

Yeah this has been a bad trend in football. there are times when it makes sense to try for more, but sometimes its also about momentum. and taking the guaranteed points at least keeps the arrow pointed the way you want it. but a failure can result in a momentum shift. especially if the other team then puts up points off of that turnover on downs. the decision to gamble should be based on more than just the stats. you gotta take things like this into account and I feel that at times there is a serious lack of accounting for other factors.

This time of year, you should always approach with some caution. there are now some playoff teams that literally have nothing to play for. so when looking at matchups I try to pick players on teams that have games that matter. When the result does not matter, there is always the risk that the team tries an unorthodox game plan to test out a few new plays. Try to throw the scouts watching them off the scent of what they will do come playoff time. lots of games within the game. these are the scenarios to avoid if you can.

wow, the minute I opened my yap to say this, the Texans stuff Henry for a safety after a real nice special teams kick

at this point it is looking like the Texans just dont have an answer for the Baltimore run game

this happens sometimes. this time of year when thinking about a move like this, if there is a bum on your roster you can dump, just grab the player (or defense) if you are thinking about it. you can always dump them later if you need to

well, from what I can tell, when chubb has been out, in terms of points per game very similar to JT. While Ford has been pretty decent. though I think if the Colts get ahead, we will see a lot more of JT than weve seen thus far and the matchup is right. Browns on the other hand are more of a dumpster fire, so playing from behind more. I think I'd go with JT on this one. though I can totally see why you are tempted by the Ford play.

I think Tua will probably be fine. though if both Waddle and Hill are out you may want to pivot to someone else. Purdy also has players hurt so Not sure how much better he is. but If both Hill and Waddle are out I would strongly consider Purdy in that scenario.

well, some people do learn from their mistakes.

Kansas City Chiefs Release Big-Name RB In Stunning Move Following Patrick Mahomes' Injury wow, big news. not entirely surprising. It is Clear that Hunt is the better back and he was pretty far down the depth chart.....

hes a nice insurance policy in case Kamara cannot play. nothing more. if Kamara is in, I dont see him getting much play. dude still needs to learn the playbook so I am not expecting much.

probably is yahoo default. and I'm betting lots of people dont even know changing this is actually an option

what made this happen was the penalty for fair catch interference which brought them into the range of the kicker. and with literally no time on the clock why not give it a try. most times if you have time on the clock you would attempt to score the TD so this type of play usually only happens at the end of a half or end of a game. in this case it happened at the end of the half with no time to run another play, so the fair catch free kick is actually a better option than doing a traditional field goal because there is no chance the kick gets blocked.

so the question is..... how has penix looked in camp? does anyone know how productive hes likely to be? its a nice matchup. any predictions?

Wasnt mooney fighting off an injury as well? wouldnt surprise me if this played a role even if its a minor one.

well, 2 of the last 3 games are what I'd consider to be soft opponents. so if you are gonna make a move like this, the timing is right. I am a bit surprised given that they won this week and are in a playoff race, but I'm guessing Penix has impressed in practice. It will be interesting to see how this goes.....

dont get me wrong, I dont think anyone was predicting hed start. but I feel hes good enough to be rostered by an NFL team. That said, I do think that Hunt made him expendable. Hunt has been pretty decent.

I was hoping for a big game. and dont get me wrong, it wasnt bad. but I had hopes that hed put up some points in the second half. Thats normally the way it goes when you are killing the clock and have a lead. But it did not work out that way. the vast majority of his points came on those first 2 drives of the game. very little came after that, and the fumble was a killer.

I'd agree with this.

That definitely warrants a suspension. I'm a bit surprised hed do THAT. glad I have no shares in the guy. No plans to buy in either.