Old Man Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Logan.1179 said: Pathetic. Wait'll you see the Raiders play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Old Man said: Wait'll you see the Raiders play. Or the Broncos. Amusing side note on the ESPN scoreboard. McCaffrey is the leading rusher for the Niners right now, 2 carries for 19 yards. His pic is in a BLUE uniform. OOPS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Side note #2. Every team in the NFC South is below .500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Not surprisingly, the Bronco offense was nonexistent after a bit of early activity. In 7 games, they've now gone over 16 points *once*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 hours ago, unclevlad said: Side note #2. Every team in the NFC South is below .500. Side note #3. The top 4 NFC championship teams from last year have a combined record of 12-15. Meanwhile, the Seahawks without Russell Wilson are 4-3. Addition by subtraction? PS: I have now watched the Broncos offense for the last hour and a half. This just in - the Broncos WRs are...not good. At all. Like...they're really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 It wasn't supposed to be this way. This was supposed to be the year the Broncos returned to respectability (and the playoffs). Instead, they're the laughingstock of the NFL. And now they've lost at home to the [REDACTED] Jets. And there's no sign of anything getting better any time soon. It's probably a good thing I don't drink. Booze is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, Starlord said: Meanwhile, the Seahawks without Russell Wilson are 4-3. Addition by subtraction? To a degree...yes, probably so. Refocused, at least. But one has to be somewhat careful...they've beaten the incompetent Broncos and no-defense Lions in a shootout. Broncos...when are people gonna start ranking them properly? They're BAD, but CBS had em as high as 23. Lions, OTOH, were 31 this week. They've beaten a Cards team that may be weeks away from a coaching change, and were #24 this week. They do get credit for this one today. But they've also lost to the Falcons and Saints. So.....who knows? Bills. Chiefs, altho their defense is somewhat suspect at times. Eagles. These are the 3 front-runners, and IMO better than even money one of em will win the SB, barring injuries. Giants have grit, I don't think they'll be an easy out. Dallas, good gosh, who really knows? Jets...I don't think they're there yet. Vikes? I cannot trust Cousins. And THEIR wins are VERY suspect...Detroit, Saints, Bears, and Miami w/o Tua. The opening win against GB is looking shakier all the time too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 36 minutes ago, Starlord said: I have now watched the Broncos offense for the last hour and a half. Now that is a bold faced lie. There is no way you could have watched something that doesn't exist. Pariah, Cygnia and Starlord 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 23 minutes ago, slikmar said: Now that is a bold faced lie. There is no way you could have watched something that doesn't exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 43 minutes ago, unclevlad said: To a degree...yes, probably so. Refocused, at least. But one has to be somewhat careful...they've beaten the incompetent Broncos and no-defense Lions in a shootout. Broncos...when are people gonna start ranking them properly? They're BAD, but CBS had em as high as 23. Lions, OTOH, were 31 this week. They've beaten a Cards team that may be weeks away from a coaching change, and were #24 this week. They do get credit for this one today. But they've also lost to the Falcons and Saints. So.....who knows? Bills. Chiefs, altho their defense is somewhat suspect at times. Eagles. These are the 3 front-runners, and IMO better than even money one of em will win the SB, barring injuries. Giants have grit, I don't think they'll be an easy out. Dallas, good gosh, who really knows? Jets...I don't think they're there yet. Vikes? I cannot trust Cousins. And THEIR wins are VERY suspect...Detroit, Saints, Bears, and Miami w/o Tua. The opening win against GB is looking shakier all the time too. I say the Eagles dont make it past the 2nd round of the playoffs...too soon for them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Seen on the Book of Face: "Russell Wilson has more bathrooms in his house (12) than touchdown passes through the first six weeks of the season (5)." Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Old Man said: Wait'll you see the Raiders play. You were saying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Doesn't count. Texans are inept across the board. They're pretty clearly a strong contender for the #1 pick...altho Detroit has the inside track right now. Well they should; it's been their DNA, despite a burst of respectability from 11-17. 7 seasons of 4 wins or less in this millenium. Texans, Panthers, Lions, I'll throw the Broncos in there because I think the defense won't hold up and have no reason to believe the offense can step up, not 7 games in. Oh, and just to make Mr. P's day...at least 2 sites are suggesting Denver as a big-time seller before the trade deadline, particularly as they've got a lot of UFAs, including Bradley Chubb...and I wouldn't hold out hope they'll stick. In part because the org traded Miller last year. They have 18 total UFAs from the current active roster...that projects to be a lot of turnover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Watching baseball rather than SNF...wow, looking at the 2nd half play by play, glad I skipped it. It's really getting to be a major issue. Why is offense SO BAD on so many teams? 2nd half started with turnover on downs (4 plays) and 9 punts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 With only the Monday night game to go, only two close games. The one comfort that Pariah can have is that the Broncos were not massacred. And tonight we cheer on the Bears because they are playing the Patriots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 14 hours ago, Starlord said: I say the Eagles dont make it past the 2nd round of the playoffs...too soon for them.... As was pointed out, the 4 teams in the 2nd round in the NFC last year are 12-15. Tampa Bay looked awful. Green Bay might be imploding. San Fran...unclear how they'll fare with McCaffrey. Rams got gutted, so this isn't that surprising. So it's gonna be mostly new teams...or teams with even worse history in the clutch, like Minnesota or Dallas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 15 hours ago, unclevlad said: Texans are inept across the board. They're pretty clearly a strong contender for the #1 pick...altho Detroit has the inside track right now. Well they should; it's been their DNA, despite a burst of respectability from 11-17. 7 seasons of 4 wins or less in this millennium. Texans, Panthers, Lions, I'll throw the Broncos in there because I think the defense won't hold up and have no reason to believe the offense can step up, not 7 games in. Yeah, right now I'd say that the Broncos have the inside track to the #1 pick ... except that they traded it to Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Detroit's 1-5, and they've got the flip side: tremendous offense, but by far the worst defense in the league...giving up over 32 a game. NO is at 28 and change. You may well be right, but I think it'll be a close race. That said, it's rather likely to be a top-5 pick. Yeah, it's looking like the Wilson move is going to cripple the team for several years. Has Matty Ice melted? Colts announce a) grade 2 separated shoulder, so out for now, but also b) Sam Ehlinger is elevated to #1 for the rest of the season. Ryan's got yards, but YPA isn't great at < 7, 9 TDs in almost 300 attempts is bad, and 9 INTs is horrible. Passer rating is 19th among QBs with at least 1000 passing yards (my threshold to avoid small sample size issues). For comparison: 6 QBs have thrown 9 TD passes. # of attempts...Tua has the fewest at 150, Trevor Lawrence has the most (other than Ryan) at 246. 9 picks is the most. Ryan's also tied with Joe Burrow for most times sacked at 24...and we've cringed seeing how many hits Burrow's been absorbing. And we can go a bit broader...has time caught up to Brady? Possible. Wilson? Possible, but more complex. Rodgers? Lordy, I hope so. But this is suggesting a potential *serious* upheaval among those perceived to be top QBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Logan D. Hurricanes, Old Man and unclevlad 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Yeah, man, can never accept those unwrapped goodies.... Are the days of Mac Jones numbered? Wow. Granted, not a good start, but he got yanked in a hurry there. Then Zappe promptly marches to a TD. It doesn't help, as pointed out, that Zappe's story is Brady Redux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Jags just traded RB Robinson to the Jets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 One never expects the league to do fans a favor, but... Promo just ran for this... Broncos vs. Jags in London. It's on ESPN+ ONLY. Thanks, NFL. Exactly where a farce belongs....on an outlet I don't want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Pats-Bears is actually a competent and interesting contest of the football. So far. Although I wish Fields would run less and throw more, for his own sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 28 minutes ago, Old Man said: Pats-Bears is actually a competent and interesting contest of the football. So far. Although I wish Fields would run less and throw more, for his own sake. And the Pats are losing. Come on, we KNOW the reason why you're enjoying it... Besides, the bar for a good night game has been pretty low this year... But it's amusing. And I want the Bears to win. It'd make 8 teams at 3-4. Average-minus...yeah, a fitting grade for the league so far, in my book. EDIT: how can the Bears go from looking SO BAD on offense, to a pretty decent performance tonight? Altho 5 FGs isn't my first choice, they have moved the ball quite respectably. Oh...TNF. Nuff said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Well the Zappe dynasty seems to have lasted about two possessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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