***Happy Football Day Week 16*** Special Christmas Edition

[Mike Isles 583]

30 minutes ago, HTH said:

Go Giants!

Big game for Jones to show he’s the QB of the future

[JustinCharge 2,397]

what does the nfl do in the super bowl if one team has a breakout. sure they play regular season games, but can they honestly do that with the title game?  i dont like where this is going.  the champ may well get an asterisk 

[JustinCharge 2,397]

There will be 8 teams with 10+ wins in the AFC.  One must miss the playoffs.  The favorite to miss at the moment is the Browns, as they are down by 2 scores to the Jets.  The Browns had an emergency this week as basically their entire WR corps entered covid protocol and missed this game.  They now are seriously looking at continuing the NFL's longest playoff drought at 18 years.  They also missed the playoffs with 10 wins in 2007.

[JustinCharge 2,397]

Basically, Lamar Jackson's miracle throw vs the Browns to win the game, Fitzpatrick's miracle throw to put the Dolphins over the Raiders, and covid wiping out the Browns WR corps vs the Jets all have transpired to pretty much eliminate the Browns from the playoffs.  That's some tough luck.  Try again next season.

[JustinCharge 2,397]

Urban Meyer being linked to both the Lions and Jaguars jobs.  Jaguars makes a lot of sense, as he gets Trevor Lawrence and lands in a weak AFC South, plus he is back in Florida pretty close to Gainesville.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-two-teams-inquired-urban-141546001.html

[JustinCharge 2,397]

The Browns lost to the Jets due to the Holy Roller rule.  Baker Mayfield fumbled and it rolled forward, with Kareem Hunt recovering.  Unfortunately, only the fumbling player can recover a fumble in the last 2 minutes of a game, so it was a loss of down and a turnover.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,512]

Jonathan Vilma doing cowboys/eagles. Terrible.  Are they trying to annoy the fans again? Why do they seem to do that at every turn? 

[Big Guy 1,413]

Hell of a game 

[Big Guy 1,413]

WOW.......we actually got a call that may not have been correct lol

[Big Guy 1,413]

that's the best 4-10-1 Team I've ever seen

Hurts is scary and gonna be a force for many years....................................Wentz will make a fine back up. 

[Cruzer 1,995]

I thought the Cowboys were focking stupid.......... Gawd almighty - Jets fans must be about to loot! 

[Cruzer 1,995]

My Cowboys could fock up a 2 car funeral...

[Big Guy 1,413]

47 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

I thought the Cowboys were focking stupid.

what's stupid is tanking just to get a high draft pick and take another overpaid under achiever 

[Djgb13 2,339]

Well it’s official. Jags clinched the 1st pick of the 2021 draft. Now the only question is do they take Lawrence or does another team trade up for him 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,512]

18 minutes ago, Djgb13 said:

Well it’s official. Jags clinched the 1st pick of the 2021 draft. Now the only question is do they take Lawrence or does another team trade up for him 

Nah, they’ll stick with Minshew and lose every fan they have. 

[listen2me 23 1,874]

2 hours ago, Big Guy said:

what's stupid is tanking just to get a high draft pick and take another overpaid under achiever 

Id rather pick several picks higher each round than go one and done in the playoffs because I won the qorst division in football.  At least in normal years they get a good gate out of it.  

Im all for playing to win the game type guy.  But picking mid pack each year doesnt get team anywhere.  

That said they arent in some running for a top QB.  So it means much less.

[tanatastic 2,062]

Jonnu Smith secured the championship for me.

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

6 hours ago, JustinCharge said:

The Browns lost to the Jets due to the Holy Roller rule.  Baker Mayfield fumbled and it rolled forward, with Kareem Hunt recovering.  Unfortunately, only the fumbling player can recover a fumble in the last 2 minutes of a game, so it was a loss of down and a turnover.

It's a great rule that been in placed for years! I actually knew that rule for a long time, players use to fumble on purpose when they knew they couldn't get a first down or TD on 4th down. Great rule!

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

I won a little money on the Steelers & Packers today.

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

That was post 420 and time for me to smoke up.

[JustinCharge 2,397]

Chiefs won their 7th game in a row, all by less than 1 score.

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

19 minutes ago, JustinCharge said:

Chiefs won their 7th game in a row, all by less than 1 score.

To much money on them in those games. Why they was close.

[listen2me 23 1,874]

If the Rams had Dalton they would be SB contenders.  

Surprised by thr Packers defense.  If they can play loose and get after the QB that defense has upside.  Theyve put most all the resources into the defense over the last few years.  Outside of last draft.   Where they took a QB in round 1.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,512]

Feels like the Packers year. Their biggest hurdle is New Orleans but that game will be in Lambeau most likely. Saints may want to bench Brees for that one. If they meet the Chiefs in the SB they can can keep up with them.  

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Feels like the Packers year. Their biggest hurdle is New Orleans but that game will be in Lambeau most likely. Saints may want to bench Brees for that one. If they meet the Chiefs in the SB they can can keep up with them.  

Kamara was great last game but Saints will really miss Thomas down the stretch.

[BeenHereBefore 1,537]

NFC is up for grabs!

[JustinCharge 2,397]

I can't believe I'm going to say this but I think the Cowboys are going to the playoffs.  After everything that went wrong, I think they are hosting the Bucs.  The Giants and FT are in disarray right now.  Dalton and that offense is hitting its stride and Dallas is playing its best football of the year.

[listen2me 23 1,874]

And Haskins has been released 

[DonS 3,292]

10 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

And Haskins has been released 

He can spend more quality time with low rent strippers now.  He'll be making it rain with $1 bills rather than Benjamins though. 

[Cruzer 1,995]

15 hours ago, Big Guy said:

what's stupid is tanking just to get a high draft pick and take another overpaid under achiever 

The prize of a top 4 pick is not the pick itself. The real prize of a top 4 pick is the bargaining power it affords you to move down, accumulate extra picks. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,512]

What a difference a year makes. Last year the Bills beating the Pats would be deemed an upset. This year not only are they expected to win, but to put a beat down on them.  Amazing what a good QB and a big time WR can do for a team. And how not having them can wreck a team. The new NFL. 

[Cruzer 1,995]

11 hours ago, JustinCharge said:

I can't believe I'm going to say this but I think the Cowboys are going to the playoffs.  After everything that went wrong, I think they are hosting the Bucs.  The Giants and FT are in disarray right now.  Dalton and that offense is hitting its stride and Dallas is playing its best football of the year.

Easy to look better, find a stride blowing thru trash...Cinci was w/out Burrow and clearly playing for a draft spot, SF was w/out Jimmy G and others, and Philly had 3 def starters out, obviously ok settling for the draft position. 

I would not be shocked to see us win the Division tho, NY and Washington suck as bad as us too. 

[Big Guy 1,413]

32 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

The prize of a top 4 pick is not the pick itself. The real prize of a top 4 pick is the bargaining power it affords you to move down, accumulate extra picks. 

Yes I get that, but the entire draft is about scouting / recognizing talent and doing the best with your lot.

[Big Guy 1,413]

Wow......just saw that QB Haskins was released!

 

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

2 minutes ago, Big Guy said:

Wow......just saw that QB Haskins was released!

 

You could have just looked up about 5 posts ago to see the Moon Landing.

[Big Guy 1,413]

2 minutes ago, Patriotsfatboy1 said:

You could have just looked up about 5 posts ago to see the Moon Landing.

ain't nobody got time po dat

 

like I said....."I just saw it" 

 

[DonS 3,292]

2 minutes ago, Patriotsfatboy1 said:

You could have just looked up about 5 posts ago to see the Moon Landing.

Yep, he's making it rain on the moon.

[JustinCharge 2,397]

1 hour ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

What a difference a year makes. Last year the Bills beating the Pats would be deemed an upset. This year not only are they expected to win, but to put a beat down on them.  Amazing what a good QB and a big time WR can do for a team. And how not having them can wreck a team. The new NFL. 

They say that every fall, but almost every winter you see the teams with the big physical teams with tough defenses rise to the top.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,512]

5 minutes ago, JustinCharge said:

They say that every fall, but almost every winter you see the teams with the big physical teams with tough defenses rise to the top.

I would never say the chiefs have a big physical defense. They were down double digits in every playoff game last year and the Super Bowl until Mahomes bailed them out.  The Patriots got lit up by the Falcons a few years ago and then the Patriots lit them up. You’re using outdated data to come to your conclusions. It’s a fast break league now. 

[JustinCharge 2,397]

7 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I would never say the chiefs have a big physical defense. They were down double digits in every playoff game last year and the Super Bowl until Mahomes bailed them out.  The Patriots got lit up by the Falcons a few years ago and then the Patriots lit them up. You’re using outdated data to come to your conclusions. It’s a fast break league now. 

Chiefs have won 1 ring.  1 data point does not make a trend.  Look at the last 10 years and overwhelming number of champs had very strong defenses.

They have been saying "its a new league and now its all about passing" for like 40 years.  Its still not true.

I will give the Chiefs credit for the fact that this is the 3rd year in a row where they will host the AFC title game (if they get there).  Mahomes has never played a road playoff game.  That's impressive.  The Chiefs' narrative is in the balance here.  If they don't win it this year, then people will say "they had 6 home playoff games and only 1 ring to show for it".  In a lot of minds, the Chiefs are a dynasty.  But I don't see it.