The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread V2

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helimachoptor wrote: »

I'm very surprised they didnt go in for Cutler, whatever his faults he's for better than Savage or Watson imo.

Texans won't do anything without a QB no matter how good their defense is

Watson is a good player. I firmly believe he could do the job in Houston long term.

Your probably right on Cutler for this season though or Kaep

PhilipsR

Wonder if Romo has a contract clause in CBS. Houston should have offered him the max they could on the cap for one year.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Billy86 wrote: »

It's a bit of a joke too, I mean Marshawn Lynch got picked up by the Raiders so we're hearing claims that "if Kaepernick was good enough he would have been picked up too" etc.......... and then we see what's going on in some places like Houston.

They spoke about it on Sky on Sunday. The QB is seen as the face of the franchise, Marshawn isn't, so teams don't want the association.
If Kap was a top 15 QB, he'd be with a team. He's def in the top 64, and should be signed. Texans is a good example; that D should have a proper QB.

JaMarcusHustle

PhilipsR wrote: »

Wonder if Romo has a contract clause in CBS. Houston should have offered him the max they could on the cap for one year.

I think he already addressed this when he joined CBS. He acknowledged that he was seriously considering Houston, but that he chose CBS over them for his long term career prospects.

Billy86

munstermagic11 wrote: »

They spoke about it on Sky on Sunday. The QB is seen as the face of the franchise, Marshawn isn't, so teams don't want the association.
If Kap was a top 15 QB, he'd be with a team. He's def in the top 64, and should be signed. Texans is a good example; that D should have a proper QB.

Not so sure I agree with them there, I mean with that example anyway - Marshawn was the face and leader of the last team he was on.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Billy86 wrote: »

Not so sure I agree with them there, I mean with that example anyway - Marshawn was the face and leader of the last team he was on.

They had their long term franchise QB though.
I think they were speaking about Marshawn now as well.

Billy86

munstermagic11 wrote: »

They had their long term franchise QB though.
I think they were speaking about Marshawn now as well.

They did, and I was watching on Gamepass (outside of Jeff Reinebold Sky coverage has gone to the utter dogs over the last maybe 6-8 years in my opinion) but if their argument was that Lynch got picked up and not Kaepernick because a QB is the face of a franchise by default I just don't buy it basically. The absolute undeniable face of the Texans is and will likely until he retires/moves, be JJ Watt and no decent, journeyman QB is going to change that, just like Ray Lewis was always the face of the Ravens no matter who was under center.

adrian522

The answer to people who say it he was good enough he be on a team is Scott Tolzien. Anyone who says he is not better than Tolzien is just wrong.

Billy86

adrian522 wrote: »

The answer to people who say it he was good enough he be on a team is Scott Tolzien. Anyone who says he is not better than Tolzien is just wrong.

As a Packers fan I can back up this 49ers fans assertion, and I'm sure both of us were curious how he got the locked in backup spot in Indianapolis to begin with.

HigginsJ

adrian522 wrote: »

The answer to people who say it he was good enough he be on a team is Scott Tolzien. Anyone who says he is not better than Tolzien is just wrong.

I doubt the Colts could afford to pay Kaepernick to back up Luck, he ain't playing for Vet. minimum so in some cases I don't think Kaepernick is an option. Thst being said he alot better than some, the Texans is a good example as Savage is terrible & Watson will only cost peanuts for a few years.

paulie21

Brian Cushing 10 game ban for PEDs

Paully D

paulie21 wrote: »

Brian Cushing 10 game ban for PEDs

What a shock.

Possibly the biggest dickhead in the entire league, and that's saying something.

Came across horrifically on Hard Knocks.

Realt Dearg Sec

Paully D wrote: »

What a shock.

Pretty much my exact immediate reaction; if that guy wasn't on PEDs it would be the story of the year. And an absolute pulsating bellend too.

Hazys

The winningest QB in FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland Browns) history is an Ohio born hero who went to college in Ohio also, none other than Ben Roethlisberger!!

On Sunday, he surpassed Derek Anderson for the most wins in FirstEnergy Stadium history with his 11th win in the stadium.

jack presley

Hazys wrote: »

The winningest QB in FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland Browns) history is an Ohio born hero who went to college in Ohio also, none other than Ben Roethlisberger!!

On Sunday, he surpassed Derek Anderson for the most wins in FirstEnergy Stadium history with his 11th win in the stadium.

Cool story, ruined by the use of the word 'winningest'.

helimachoptor

No surprise on Cushing. More surprisng it's taken this long to be caught

jack presley

helimachoptor wrote: »

No surprise on Cushing. More surprisng it's taken this long to be caught

Second time he's been caught. Served a 4 game ban a few years back too

helimachoptor

jack presley wrote: »

Second time he's been caught. Served a 4 game ban a few years back too

Sorry meant caught again.

eagle eye

Ha, bringing back good memories from three years ago. September baby and had my fill of college and NFL football that year.

paulie21

Bengals OC Ken Zampese getting fired. Talk about kicking the can down the road

letowski

Jacoby Brissett will start for the Colts on Sunday, he has only been in the building 15 days, yet this is definitely the right call.

One journalist saw another side of it last week, saying that it was obvious against the Rams that Brissett had not learned the playbook in a week ashe wasn't throwing around pick 6's.

Itssoeasy

I'm just watching dan marinos A football life and my god what a sweet looking throwing action.

Itssoeasy

It's been 255 days since the bengals last scored a TD which means Obama was US president still when they last did it. This is according to the wonderful Connie Fox of NFL network.

brinty

Itssoeasy wrote:

It's been 255 days since the bengals last scored a TD which means Obama was US president still when they last did it. This is according to the wonderful Connie Fox of NFL network.

I blame trump for AJ Green going to poop on me in fantasy

Christy42

Itssoeasy wrote: »

It's been 255 days since the bengals last scored a TD which means Obama was US president still when they last did it. This is according to the wonderful Connie Fox of NFL network.

I hate those stats. How many minutes of actual serious game time is that given it covers the offseason?

Billy86

brinty wrote: »

I blame trump for AJ Green going to poop on me in fantasy

Trump's team only has the best receivers, the greatest receivers, the finest receivers. Guys like JJ Redick, Julian Amendola, Chris Weinke, and of course Riley Coopers. The purest WR corps there is! Only the best folks, only the best! Don't believe the leaderboards folks, they're all rigged! Fake scores folks, fake scores!

Billy86

Christy42 wrote: »

I hate those stats. How many minutes of actual serious game time is that given it covers the offseason?

Worse again is in the Premier League, ones like "Tottenham have never won a top flight game in [insert home ground of team in their first ever top flight season here]". It's usually more like "in 30-40 years" when that team have not been in the top flight in 30-40 years but the fact the commentators continue to say it with a straight face is just... :rolleyes:

TOss Sweep

Billy86 wrote: »

Trump's team only has the best receivers, the greatest receivers, the finest receivers. Guys like JJ Redick, Julian Amendola, Chris Weinke, and of course Riley Coopers. The purest WR corps there is! Only the best folks, only the best! Don't believe the leaderboards folks, they're all rigged! Fake scores folks, fake scores!

Julian Amendola? Someone trying to splice together Edelman and Amendola to make one guy?

Paully D

Sam Bradford injured again apparently. Game time decision today, but:

https://twitter.com/rosstuckernfl/status/909404023266082816

Such a shame.

OldMrBrennan83

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