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

Beefy78 wrote: »

Guys, as someone who has on,y really got into the league these lads couple of years is anyone able to recommend a game or two from RG3's rookie year when he really shone? I'd be keen to go back and watch on Gamepass.

Week 6 (I think) at home verses Minnesota. The game where he made that great run for a TD. Left everyone for dead.

Also the only Redskins game I was ever at so I'm probably biased in picking that one!

Clementine Scary String wrote: »

waste of time signing him for those franchises the only chance of rg3 reclaiming his career is to go to a successful franchise with a coach capable of putting him to the side for an offseason or a year and developing him. if he goes to browns or bills he retires young with a mediocre career

With either defense (Houston or Buffalo), he likely won't need to put up much points at all to get a good few wins - they were the #4 (BUF) and #7 (HOU) defenses in the league last year. A big difference between those two and Cleveland is what he would have around him, which is why I never mentioned the team that calls The Factory of Sadness their home (I will never get over how awesome that name is, and am still sure it must have some vague Old Trafford 'Theatre of Dreams' reference ) .

In Houston he would have one of the best ground games and running backs in the league behind him, along with a legit quality #1 in DeAndre Hopkins, a solid and experienced #2 in Nate Washington, and a solid slot/trick player in Cecil Shorts One Two Three. In Buffalo he would again have one of the very best backs in the league in McCoy (who is also lethal as a receiver), an excellent 1-2 punch at WR in Robert Woods and Sammy Watkins, both young enough to be around another decade, one of the NFL's better slot/trick guys in Percy Harvin (though I find him a little overrated, and he comes over as a locker room cancer) and a very good TE in Charles Clay.

Having said that, I'm not too familiar/have forgotten at this point, or how good the lines of each team are. Greg Roman did a decent job with the 49ers but was more ground-and-pound as is Rex Ryan which would be a concern on one end, but also take pressure off RGIII having to do too much on the other. Bill O'Brien has a lot of experience with the Patriots, though he also was quite ground-and-pound last year (then again you have to ask how much the lack of QB talent played into that). So how they feel he would fit that type of system is of course very important, but they could take a look at how Seattle utilise Russel Wilson's lack of receiving options; trick plays, designed runs, etc... but then again he would have to cop on about taking contact.

Now I'm not saying he would instantly turn back into the 2013 RGIII or anything, and his leadership issues are the biggest red flag to me which would have to be taken under consideration... but the talent is there with him, and those two teams both have the talent in a hell of a lot of other places (on both sides of the ball), but no QB to put it all together.

skippymac6 wrote: »

Brady acquitted of any suspension in the Deflategate saga. Going forward any player will try his luck at the courts system if the evidence against them isnt clear cut.

Now would be a perfect time for the other teams (or any organisation for that matter) to dump any bad news they had.

skippymac6 wrote: »

Brady acquitted of any suspension in the Deflategate saga. Going forward any player will try his luck at the courts system if the evidence against them isnt clear cut.

The case had nothing to do with evidence it was about the NFL not giving due proccess to Brady and the reason why they didn't give due proccess was because there was basically no evidence, only evidence the NFL made up. In Judge Berman's verdict it sighted that when the NFLPA tried to give actual evidence proving Brady's innocent Goodell disregarded it.

The NFL wanted to find Brady guilty and punish him because they felt like it...there was no fairness in their investigation and in their punishment...it was a complete farcical trial and punishment.