August 13, 20231 yr comment_2925309 One of the takeaways from the Broncos' preseason game against the Cardinals seems to be that Denver's offensive line, one of the five most expensive in the NFL, apparently, is a sieve. Now, on the one hand, Russell Wilson is already used to that. He had basically no O-line worth mentioning at any point during his years in Seattle. On the other hand, though, if Sean Payton really wants to make the running game a big feature of Denver's offense, this is not going to do.
August 19, 20231 yr comment_2925816 So Tua nearly throws a pick-six on the first play from scrimmage, after which the Texans take four shots from inside the 10 yard line and come away with no points. Got to love preseason football.
August 19, 20231 yr Author comment_2925817 I'm not sure whether watching ANY preseason game, or being a Bronco fan, shows the more severe form of masochism.............. Besides, stuff like that will continue to happen through about week 8 these days....
August 24, 20231 yr Author comment_2926300 That resounding crash you heard was not, for a change, the sound of your NCAA brackets after your overall winner lost in the round of 32. No, it's the sound of Trey Lance falling to QB 3 and going on the trade block...where he's got next to no value. Report is early day 3...that's 4th round, IIRC. Between the contract and non-production, and the assets they had to trade, this ranks decently close to the Ryan Leaf deal, and will very likely end up on "worst trades ever" lists reasonably soon. There's a HARSH!!! review of Kyle Shanahan's personnel management here:https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/the-49ers-emperor-has-no-clothes
August 26, 20231 yr comment_2926427 Two stories I'm just gonna leave here. Why Cowboys' unexpected trade for Trey Lance makes sense: Four ways Dallas can benefit from ex-49ers QB Trey Lance trade: Cowboys' Will Grier told he'll be cut after playing entire preseason finale, per report Dem Boys, amiright?
August 26, 20231 yr Author comment_2926450 3 hours ago, Pariah said: Two stories I'm just gonna leave here. Why Cowboys' unexpected trade for Trey Lance makes sense: Four ways Dallas can benefit from ex-49ers QB Trey Lance trade: Cowboys' Will Grier told he'll be cut after playing entire preseason finale, per report Dem Boys, amiright? No, not this time. Story points out...there's no QB depth controversy in Dallas. Grier was never making the backup. Clearly, Dak's not gonna play; there's no need to see Rush, either. Fine, Dallas gives the game to Grier as an extended, live audition tape under the most competitive conditions possible. They also let him know to start calling around NOW. Would you rather the 'boys sit Grier on the bench and don't tell him he'll be cut until after the game...and during the *flood* of cuts that'll happen? Grier can beat the rush, and, if nothing else, sign onto someone's practice squad, you'd think. Might not sound very good...but it makes a heckuva lot more than wrangling carts at Wal Mart. EDIT: CBS Sports but the Lance trade as the worst draft-day trade ever...beating the Ricky Williams trade.
August 26, 20231 yr comment_2926456 1 hour ago, unclevlad said: EDIT: CBS Sports but the Lance trade as the worst draft-day trade ever...beating the Ricky Williams trade. Yeah, the sports media (if not the 49ers fanbase) is calling for Shanahan's head over this one. He traded away three firsts and a third for the pick they used on Lance, and netted one season of backup QB play and a fourth rounder.
August 26, 20231 yr Author comment_2926467 Yeah, I posted that SI article earlier. That one lambasted Shanahan for a lot more than just the Lance move. One can safely assume...there are others. But that's gonna happen when you go all in, and it turns out you're holding 7-2 off....
August 26, 20231 yr comment_2926484 The two best takes I've seen so far on Kirk Cousins' new mustache: 1: "Gardner Minshew called. He wants you to quit imitating his facial hair." 2: "Kirk Cousins? More like 'Gonna be dating some cousins'."
August 27, 20231 yr Author comment_2926523 OK...just saw this. Email that actually got pushed into spam, but legit.... There's now a class action lawsuit related to NFL Sunday Ticket. https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2023/08/22/google-sued-for-information-in-6-billion-nfl-sunday-ticket-lawsuit/?sh=60ee15e81817 My initial feeling is, there's not much of a case here. Those out of market rights are valuable...but if they're offered to multiple streaming services, the value drops FAST for the streamers. NFL Sunday Ticket is sufficiently attractive to draw subscribers, and NFL rights of any kind are huge...look at the deal for TNF. And, if the viewership gets split among multiple streamers, the audience fragments, and the ad rates on each have to be lower.
August 27, 20231 yr comment_2926533 Jags' preseason game last night got called after a Dolphin was carted off the field with injury. Glad it was just preseason so they could call it without controversy. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38267776/dolphins-preseason-finale-suspended-davis-injury
August 27, 20231 yr Author comment_2926548 4 hours ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: Jags' preseason game last night got called after a Dolphin was carted off the field with injury. Glad it was just preseason so they could call it without controversy. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38267776/dolphins-preseason-finale-suspended-davis-injury Just noted on Bottom Line that the player has been released from the hospital.
August 27, 20231 yr comment_2926555 The Broncos scored one less point against the Rams last night then they did in their first three regular season games combined last year. I don't know if that means anything, but it's interesting.
August 27, 20231 yr Author comment_2926568 Well, saying the offense might be better than last year, is definitely chasing the low hanging fruit....
August 27, 20231 yr Author comment_2926575 But this is the Broncos, so we know they can fail to meet even low expectations.
August 28, 20231 yr comment_2926587 I'm expecting a sharply better season for the Broncos, simply because Payon and Lombardi are exponentially better coaches than Hackett, and are probably the best Broncos coaches since Peyton Manning (or Mike Shanahan).
August 28, 20231 yr comment_2926599 To parallel what UV said, "best Broncos coaches since Peyton Manning (or Mike Shanahan)" is not exactly a high bar to clear. But I expect you're right. They might just be the third best team in the AFC West this year instead of the fourth.
August 28, 20231 yr Author comment_2926600 Well, it's always something of an open question whether it's bad coaching...not counting last year's farce, that was TERRIBLE coaching...or a total inability to assess and/or train a QB? This could readily be a chicken and egg class of question.
August 28, 20231 yr comment_2926603 So outgoing Cowboys QB Will Grier had one of the greatest preseason games in the history of anything ever, with starting QB Dak Prescott acting as offensive coordinator for the game. Wait, what?!
August 28, 20231 yr Author comment_2926635 16 hours ago, Pariah said: So outgoing Cowboys QB Will Grier had one of the greatest preseason games in the history of anything ever, with starting QB Dak Prescott acting as offensive coordinator for the game. Wait, what?! Hey, it's one way to break up the monotony, and it's not like there was any way they could *lose*.........
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