2021 NFL Thread v. Super Bowl 56: Rams vs Bengals

[bosk1]

YOU SHUT UP I'LL FIGHT YOU RIGHT NOW! 





























Which team is yours again?

[Phoenix87x]

So I haven't been to a game in years, but my Uncle just asked me to an Eagles game.

Cheapest seats are $130 at the very top and parking is $40. Damn...  Boy times have changed 

[hunnus2000]

So I haven't been to a game in years, but my Uncle just asked me to an Eagles game.

Cheapest seats are $130 at the very top and parking is $40. Damn...  Boy times have changed 

My parents had Cowboys season tickets when Texas Stadium first opened up in 1971. The tickets were 10.00 bucks a piece and Blue parking (parking close to the stadium) was 25.00 a season (I think). Times have indeed changed......

[Dublagent66]

Not me! 

Yeah you do.  Does week 9 Denver at Dallas ring a bell? 

[hunnus2000]

Not me! 

Yeah you do.  Does week 9 Denver at Dallas ring a bell? 

What? Every team has one of those games. It's the response that counts. Does week 10 ring a bell?

Sorry dude - weak response. 

[Dream Team]

Percentage of TD passes this season from drives starting on opponent's side of the field:

       Brady: 40.7%
   Rodgers: 23.5%
      Murray: 17.7%
    Cousins: 16.7%
    Herbert: 15.8%
  Prescott: 15.0%
     Burrow: 15.0%
   Stafford: 12.5%
Mahomes: 12.0%
         Allen: 5.3%

  I mean, HOW does it continue on year after year. The rust-resistant, bile-resistant horseshoe.

[King Postwhore]

Or, hear me out. He finishes where other QB's can't.  You give him the opportunity and he will make you pay.

[Dublagent66]

Not me! 

Yeah you do.  Does week 9 Denver at Dallas ring a bell? 

What? Every team has one of those games. It's the response that counts. Does week 10 ring a bell?

Sorry dude - weak response. 

It doesn't make week 9 any less embarrassing.  Both teams are at the bottom of their division, so the response in wk 10 was pretty much a no-brainer as wk 9 should've been.  Just sayin'

[TAC]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/how-patriots-tackle-trent-brown-treated-his-former-high-school-team-to-the-game-against-the-falcons/ar-AAQSBaF?ocid=hplocalnews

Nice!

[KevShmev]

Or, hear me out. He finishes where other QB's can't.  You give him the opportunity and he will make you pay.

Let's leave Gisele out of this.

[King Postwhore]

Or, hear me out. He finishes where other QB's can't.  You give him the opportunity and he will make you pay.

Let's leave Gisele out of this.

Can I add that to his resume?  Lol

[TAC]

Or, hear me out. He finishes where other QB's can't.  You give him the opportunity and he will make you pay.

Let's leave Gisele out of this.

 

[King Postwhore]

Pat's D really rounding into shape right now.

[KevShmev]

Seems crazy to say now, but the Patriots are probably more likely to make the Super Bowl right now than the Bucs.  A big part of that are the conferences, as the NFC is really top heavy and the AFC is not, but Belichick has that team rolling now.  Coaching isn't what it used to be in the NFL, and that makes it easier for super geniuses like the Hoodie to dominate.

[King Postwhore]

Will see soon enough with the Titans and 2 games vs. the Bills. 

[hunnus2000]

No doubt that Mac Jones is impressive and credit should also go to Josh McDaniels for coaching Mac well.

[El Barto]

I'm not sure how they'll do, but I'm looking forward to seeing the Patriots play a quality team right now. They're playing very good football right now, but there just seems to be caveat there that they've been playing the right teams at the right times. SD and CLE are respectable, and they held their own against Dallas and Tampa, but at this point I really want to see how they do against Tenn and Buff. With ten days to prepare and gameplan, I like their chances against Tenn. They'll probably split their games with Buff, so I'm not sure how the first one goes.

[hunnus2000]

Seems crazy to say now, but the Patriots are probably more likely to make the Super Bowl right now than the Bucs.  A big part of that are the conferences, as the NFC is really top heavy and the AFC is not, but Belichick has that team rolling now.  Coaching isn't what it used to be in the NFL, and that makes it easier for super geniuses like the Hoodie to dominate.

There's still a lot of football to be played but I heard the other day that the Bucs have the oldest roster in the league and it's around this time of the year where age shows it's ugly face. Perhaps it was the wrong thought process to bring back every starter and not inject younger blood.

I guess we shall see.......Yes, we shall see...

[faizoff]

The Bucs team is in a weird disconnect of late. Arians said they've been practicing great but not showing up at gametime esp for the last game. God knows what AB is up to but with him and Gronk out, they seem to not finish strong offensively. At defense, I imagine they'll rally hard and hopefully get healthy and play solid leading up to the playoffs.

[El Barto]

For all of the flack Belichick gets for his recent drafts (save for the last one), his ability to find quality unknowns is phenomenal. Looking into it, of their starting secondary (nickel), which now leads the league in INTs, three are UDAs and one is a 7th round castaway. The only one he actually drafted was McCourty. JC Jackson will go on to make a fortune next year, just like Malcolm Butler did, and probably be replaced by some other guy currently working at a Home Depot who will continue the pattern. Also UDAs are the starting C for the last 6 years, suddenly studly RB Brandon Bolden, and 1st team all pro returner Olszewski. This is something he's done time and time again for 20 years, going back to Randall Gay and Steve Neal.  The guy's just got a knack for finding people he can turn into solid players.

[King Postwhore]

For all of the flack Belichick gets for his recent drafts (save for the last one), his ability to find quality unknowns is phenomenal. Looking into it, of their starting secondary (nickel), which now leads the league in INTs, three are UDAs and one is a 7th round castaway. The only one he actually drafted was McCourty. JC Jackson will go on to make a fortune next year, just like Malcolm Butler did, and probably be replaced by some other guy currently working at a Home Depot who will continue the pattern. Also UDAs are the starting C for the last 6 years, suddenly studly RB Brandon Bolden, and 1st team all pro returner Olszewski. This is something he's done time and time again for 20 years, going back to Randall Gay and Steve Neal.  The guy's just got a knack for finding people he can turn into solid players.

How about this years story with Jakob Johnson.

[DragonAttack]

Wish the Ravens could have afforded to re-sign Matt Judon.  He has fit in quite well with the Pats, and his vacancy here has been evident every week.

[TAC]

@ Teddy Bridgewater..

This is how it's done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAPFgEY34-s

[El Barto]

@ Teddy Bridgewater..

This is how it's done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAPFgEY34-s

Yeah, I kinda wish he hadn't gotten into that, but I certainly can't fault him. That's pride kicking in. My boss doesn't yell at me when I fuck up because I'm harder on myself than he would be, and if I screw something up I don't want others fixing it. With his rookie mentality, I suspect it was important for him to do whatever he could to offset his mistake.

[TAC]

@ Teddy Bridgewater..

This is how it's done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAPFgEY34-s

Yeah, I kinda wish he hadn't gotten into that, but I certainly can't fault him. That's pride kicking in. My boss doesn't yell at me when I fuck up because I'm harder on myself than he would be, and if I screw something up I don't want others fixing it. With his rookie mentality, I suspect it was important for him to do whatever he could to offset his mistake.

Oh yeah, he'll eventually learn to just let Jakob Johnson just mush the guy himself. I think things like that goes a long way with the guys in the room.

[KevShmev]

The Bucs team is in a weird disconnect of late. Arians said they've been practicing great but not showing up at gametime esp for the last game. God knows what AB is up to but with him and Gronk out, they seem to not finish strong offensively. At defense, I imagine they'll rally hard and hopefully get healthy and play solid leading up to the playoffs.

Typical Arians. "I prepared them well and had a good practice, but they just didn't play well."  He always like to duck much responsibility when things are not going well.

For all of the flack Belichick gets for his recent drafts (save for the last one), his ability to find quality unknowns is phenomenal. Looking into it, of their starting secondary (nickel), which now leads the league in INTs, three are UDAs and one is a 7th round castaway. The only one he actually drafted was McCourty. JC Jackson will go on to make a fortune next year, just like Malcolm Butler did, and probably be replaced by some other guy currently working at a Home Depot who will continue the pattern. Also UDAs are the starting C for the last 6 years, suddenly studly RB Brandon Bolden, and 1st team all pro returner Olszewski. This is something he's done time and time again for 20 years, going back to Randall Gay and Steve Neal.  The guy's just got a knack for finding people he can turn into solid players.

Maybe it is just what I notice, but it feels like a lot of the flack BB gets in his inability draft good WRs.  Seems like every time they draft a WR, he is a bust or underachieves. Think of how many rookie WRs emerge every season now, and they never seem to be on the Patriots.  That said, you are totally right about him getting the most of players, especially role players.  Take James White.  That guy is probably a nobody on any other team, yet Belichick used him in spots where he did best and flourished for years as a result.  And he is just one example.

[King Postwhore]

Jakobi Meyers comes to mind. Seems like there's always a late round or undrafted like Jakobi who shines for the Pats.

I also think in the second half of BB's drafts he's had duds in the higher rounds. Like Harry.

[KevShmev]

Meyers had 26-359-0 his rookie season.  Not exactly a good example there, sir.

[TAC]

Meyers had 26-359-0 his rookie season.  Not exactly a good example there, sir.

Brady didn't like him.

[King Postwhore]

Look how he's progressed. I'm not talking one year. It's like  Julian Edelman. 

[KevShmev]

Right, but my earlier point was about how many WRs we see emerge as rookies nowadays and how they are never on the Patriots.  Myers does not fill the bill. 

[King Postwhore]

Didn't catch that. Just thinking undrafted or late rounders do well for the Pats compared to bigger draft picks.

This year excluded. They hit a home run with Jones & Barmore.

[KevShmev]

That rookie RB looks good as well.  If Mac Jones doesn't regress and stays an efficient, good QB, the Patriots will win another ring by 2024.  Book it.

[King Postwhore]

It's very deja vu this year to 2001. At least this new feeling again of the unknown. 

[hunnus2000]

While I think BB is the GOAT of NFL coaches, I think he has been given too much credit for drafting and not enough criticism during the lean years. As I understand it, he was in charge of the draft for a couple of years and eventually gave that up after a couple of years of draft stinkers.

NFL teams that are successful this year have a quality OC and New England has one of the best which is why I give JM more credit for the development of Mac Jones more than BB.