The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread V3

Guffy · 20-11-2020 7:28pm

Saturday show needs to be a preview, not a review.

Shedite27 · 20-11-2020 9:15pm

dfx- wrote: »

I am guessing it's harder to produce, prepare and edit the show by Tuesday in the current circumstances. He also seemed genuinely a fan of the Bears plus being a good presenter as well, not just put in as a reliable name as Walker would be.

Presumably he's presenting a lot - he does cricket for the radio and football + MOTD2, so something goes...

He does MOTD2 on a Sunday night, so presumably gets no chance to watch any NFL live. Always thought it was a bit odd. You're always missing a bit of the game if you already know the outcome

wawaman · 20-11-2020 9:43pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

He does MOTD2 on a Sunday night, so presumably gets no chance to watch any NFL live. Always thought it was a bit odd. You're always missing a bit of the game if you already know the outcome

His wife passed away earlier this year and I think he has 2 kids. So cutting down on stuff I’d imagine

cj maxx · 21-11-2020 5:21pm

wawaman wrote: »

His wife passed away earlier this year and I think he has 2 kids. So cutting down on stuff I’d imagine

Just googled him , widowed dad of 3 at 47 , hectic career, something had to give. For job security, motd2, will never lose its appeal to the masses

paulie21 · 28-11-2020 8:51pm

Lions fire Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn

Oat23 · 28-11-2020 9:25pm

Remember the time Patricia berated a journalist for not sitting up straight at one of his press conferences? The same man is obese and had to drive a cart around the team facility because he's unable/too lazy to walk.

Knew he was a bad egg since the press conference thing.

A wasted season for the Lions. He really should have been fired in January.

thomond2006 · 28-11-2020 9:29pm

The Lions need to rebuild and that starts by trading for Nick Foles and Matt Nagy.

Itssoeasy · 28-11-2020 9:47pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

The Lions need to rebuild and that starts by trading for Nick Foles and Matt Nagy.

Haha. An inside job.

Good that patricia is gone. He I think benefited a bit too much(not that he doesn’t deserve credit) from being in the Patriots.

eagle eye · 28-11-2020 10:24pm

Typical Lions, it's why they'll never go anywhere. Bad owner.
Sacking them now gets you nowhere. If you did it before the trade deadline it's have some merit but not now.
Players will just pack it in for the season now.

Itssoeasy · 28-11-2020 10:25pm

The number of players and staff from the ravens who are on the Covid 19 list either as having it or as a close contact is 18 according to Adam shefter. I really can’t see this game going ahead on Tuesday.

eagle eye · 28-11-2020 10:30pm

Itssoeasy wrote:

The number of players and staff from the ravens who are on the Covid 19 list either as having it or as a close contact is 18 according to Adam shefter. I really canâ€™t see this game going ahead on Tuesday.

You can bring in replacements for players on the covid list. My guess is the NFL tell them play or forfeit. NFL don't want to fall behind on the schedule.

adrian522 · 28-11-2020 10:30pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Typical Lions, it's why they'll never go anywhere. Bad owner.
Sacking them now gets you nowhere. If you did it before the trade deadline it's have some merit but not now.
Players will just pack it in for the season now.

Players quit on Patricia a long time ago, should have been fired a year ago.

The_Honeybadger · 28-11-2020 10:49pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

The number of players and staff from the ravens who are on the Covid 19 list either as having it or as a close contact is 18 according to Adam shefter. I really can’t see this game going ahead on Tuesday.

Steelers are having plenty of issues too, they have put four player on the list in the past 24 hours and by all accounts there are more to follow once they complete the contact tracing. If they start having more positives between now an Tuesday then the game is surely headed for week 18. Given that there are playoff implications on both sides I think they have to play it at some point.

Itssoeasy · 28-11-2020 10:59pm

The broncos seem to be having a COVID situation with all their QBs have been placed on the COVID list.

madalig12 · 28-11-2020 11:07pm

Half my fantasy players are on the covid list this weekend

el Fenomeno · 28-11-2020 11:35pm

A fair amount of current and former Lions coming out to celebrate Patricia's firing. Hard to see how he lasted so long if he was that disliked.

https://twitter.com/AshawnRobinson/status/1332781226181206020?s=19

https://twitter.com/bigplay24slay/status/1332778040791883776?s=19

https://twitter.com/ChrisBurkeNFL/status/1332804029274009602?s=19

https://twitter.com/PrideOfDetroit/status/1332782852186968069?s=19

https://twitter.com/TravisFulgham/status/1332788792311341059?s=19

https://twitter.com/Ziggy_Ansah/status/1332774848876122112?s=19

Itssoeasy · 29-11-2020 12:03am

So in an escalation of Santa Clara county where the niners stadium who have made commentary teams wear masks, it seems under new restrictions the niners won’t be able to play in their home stadium. I’m sure there are other stadiums they could use. But still it’s hardly ideal.

The_Honeybadger · 29-11-2020 12:24am

They’re expecting an escalation in Covid numbers in the US after the thanksgiving holiday with numbers already skyrocketing.

Is there a genuine question mark over the season finishing at this stage? Some of the teams seem to be getting in to real difficulty in the past week.

Itssoeasy · 29-11-2020 12:28am

The_Honeybadger wrote: »

They’re expecting an escalation in Covid numbers in the US after the thanksgiving holiday with numbers already skyrocketing.

Is there a genuine question mark over the season finishing at this stage? Some of the teams seem to be getting in to real difficulty in the past week.

It’s not to the level of season cancellation in my opinion yet but it’s certainly going in a concerning direction. IF they get to the playoffs they will have to go thr baseball route and go into bubbles.

thomond2006 · 29-11-2020 12:30am

Meanwhile, in Denver.... :eek:

The_Honeybadger · 29-11-2020 12:42am

thomond2006 wrote: »

Meanwhile, in Denver.... :eek:

Who is their practice squad QB

thomond2006 · 29-11-2020 12:52am

The_Honeybadger wrote: »

Who is their practice squad QB

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1332833393638256648

The_Honeybadger · 29-11-2020 12:55am

thomond2006 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1332833393638256648

That’s rough, they have no chance in that game now after a good result last weekend. Crazy stuff

The_Honeybadger · 29-11-2020 1:13am

https://twitter.com/vonmiller/status/1332831723176923137?s=21

Itssoeasy · 29-11-2020 1:19am

So to recap the news in the national football league in the past few hours.

- the ravens now have 20 players on the Covid list.
- the lions fire their head coach and GM.
- the broncos don’t have a true QB against one of the best teams in the league.
- and the niners can’t play in their home stadium.

Just a normal Saturday.

eagle eye · 29-11-2020 1:28am

adrian522 wrote:

Players quit on Patricia a long time ago, should have been fired a year ago.

I'm not saying Patricia shouldn't have been fired at the end of last season. I'm saying that firing him now is awful. You do it at the right time, a couple of weeks before the trade deadline or black Monday.

Christy42 · 29-11-2020 1:59am

Itssoeasy wrote: »

So to recap the news in the national football league in the past few hours.

- the ravens now have 20 players on the Covid list.
- the lions fire their head coach and GM.
- the broncos don’t have a true QB against one of the best teams in the league.
- and the niners can’t play in their home stadium.

Just a normal Saturday.

Steelers seem to be expecting quite a few positive tests as well.

The stupidity of the Broncos. Not wearing masks for the QB's when it just takes one test to screw them over. The loss coming their way is 100% deserved.

Itssoeasy · 29-11-2020 2:06am

Christy42 wrote: »

Steelers seem to be expecting quite a few positive tests as well.

The stupidity of the Broncos. Not wearing masks for the QB's when it just takes one test to screw them over. The loss coming their way is 100% deserved.

The bills have a QB that practices away from the other QBs and it may sound simple but it’s genius given the Covid situation. I’m not saying other positions aren’t important because they are, but because of the nature of American football the QB is kind of important.

Lionbacker · 29-11-2020 2:36am

eagle eye wrote: »

I'm not saying Patricia shouldn't have been fired at the end of last season. I'm saying that firing him now is awful. You do it at the right time, a couple of weeks before the trade deadline or black Monday.

I think the main reason they did it now is cause the GM Quinn has also got the chop.

It gives the organisation a head start on appointing a new one & hopefully he'll be in place when they go looking for a head coach at the end of the season

No point waiting till January to fire them & after finding a GM, you'll be looking at the leftovers who didnt get HC jobs by then.

Jolly Red Giant · 29-11-2020 2:49am

Christy42 wrote: »

The stupidity of the Broncos. Not wearing masks for the QB's when it just takes one test to screw them over. The loss coming their way is 100% deserved.

Everyone right up to Joe Ellis should be sacked - and the three QBs dumped.

As a Broncos fan I'd happily go with Hinton for the rest of the season to show these numbskulls what idiots they are.

It is one thing not having one QB working separate from the rest - its another to have the three of them in a meeting without wearing masks

paulie21 · 29-11-2020 11:25am

Itssoeasy wrote: »

The bills have a QB that practices away from the other QBs and it may sound simple but it’s genius given the Covid situation. I’m not saying other positions aren’t important because they are, but because of the nature of American football the QB is kind of important.

Don't the Eagles have Josh McCown sitting at home in case of an emergency?

Itssoeasy · 29-11-2020 11:28am

paulie21 wrote: »

Don't the Eagles have Josh McCown sitting at home in case of an emergency?

Yes.

Itssoeasy · 29-11-2020 2:56pm

I’d say the ravens must be secretly happy that their Covid mess was eclipsed by bang your head against the wall stupidity by the broncos.

Itssoeasy · 29-11-2020 3:29pm

There’s reports that Jalen hurts is expected to get some snaps on Monday night without Carson wentz on the field.

adrian522 · 29-11-2020 4:16pm

This is quite a sentence to start a report with

The Denver Broncos are expected to start undrafted rookie practice squad wide receiver Kendall Hinton at quarterback Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, but the team wanted their starting QB to be Rob Calabrese, their offensive quality control coach for the past two years, sources told ESPN on Sunday.

The_Honeybadger · 29-11-2020 4:23pm

While I absolutely understand that the Broncos f***ed up and the whole thing is their own fault, how is it fair to make them play this game while bending over backwards and moving games all over the place for other teams.

If nothing else it throws off the competitive balance by basically handing the already #1 NFC seed Saints a free win playing a team without a QB.

BonnieSituation · 29-11-2020 5:21pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

It’s not to the level of season cancellation in my opinion yet but it’s certainly going in a concerning direction. IF they get to the playoffs they will have to go thr baseball route and go into bubbles.

NFL talking about bubbles for the playoffs. They'll have to really.

BonnieSituation · 29-11-2020 5:26pm

The_Honeybadger wrote: »

While I absolutely understand that the Broncos f***ed up and the whole thing is their own fault, how is it fair to make them play this game while bending over backwards and moving games all over the place for other teams.

If nothing else it throws off the competitive balance by basically handing the already #1 NFC seed Saints a free win playing a team without a QB.

Go back a couple of days and I asked the same question. And that's before we get to the Broncos stupidity.

I for one am glad it's being played cos I want this sorry ass season over. And it will be much nicer to watch us getting sliced open as a result and bring the current management down.

Foxtrol · 29-11-2020 6:06pm

Lionbacker wrote: »

I think the main reason they did it now is cause the GM Quinn has also got the chop.

It gives the organisation a head start on appointing a new one & hopefully he'll be in place when they go looking for a head coach at the end of the season

No point waiting till January to fire them & after finding a GM, you'll be looking at the leftovers who didnt get HC jobs by then.

Yeah, the issue with the Lions is that they didn't get rid of Patricia last offseason. It was obvious he was a dire head coach and the team was going no where with him yet they gave him more time.

Once they made the decision to let him continue this season it is completely understandable that they didn't get rid of him prior to the trade deadline, as they'd been dealing with injuries and directly after the deadline they had an easy run of games given their opponent's form - Vikings, Football Team, Panthers, Texans.

After having being pathetic during that run you cut them both now to give them that head start you mentioned and also cover yourself in case they manage to string together a few lucky wins that makes it tougher to move on at the end of the season.

Foxtrol · 29-11-2020 6:07pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

So in an escalation of Santa Clara county where the niners stadium who have made commentary teams wear masks, it seems under new restrictions the niners won’t be able to play in their home stadium. I’m sure there are other stadiums they could use. But still it’s hardly ideal.

Not only playing in their home stadium, they also aren't allowed to hold any contact practice. We might actually see the 49ers play or train in San Francisco

sanfranbest · 29-11-2020 6:15pm

A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first American football game. They had great seats right behind their team’s bench. After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience.
“Oh, I really liked it,” she replied, “especially the tight pants and all the big muscles, but I just couldn’t understand why they were killing each other over 25 cents.”
Dumbfounded, her date asked, “What do you mean?”
“Well, they flipped a coin, one team got it and then for the rest of the game, all they kept screaming was: ‘Get the quarterback! Get the quarterback!’ I’m like…Helloooooo? It’s only 25 cents!!!!”

eagle eye · 29-11-2020 6:31pm

Shedite27 · 29-11-2020 8:50pm

I had read about the Eagles backup plan, are there many teams have that in place? Seems a great idea

29-11-2020 8:51pm

When are Denver on?

Itssoeasy · 29-11-2020 9:05pm

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

When are Denver on?

9:05pm Irish time.

MileHighGuy · 29-11-2020 10:53pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

9:05pm Irish time.

You aren't missing anything. Not quite as fun as I imagined! But he can't even know the playbook. It's crazy. **** it. They totally deserve it.

I think all the qbs should be sacked. **** them. They did this to the team and they're not all that. Get rid.

I can't believe the saints aren't playing Winston, but i reckon they want a look at Hill, and he's not passing the audition at the moment.

Foxtrol · 30-11-2020 7:29pm

Foxtrol wrote: »

Not only playing in their home stadium, they also aren't allowed to hold any contact practice. We might actually see the 49ers play or train in San Francisco

Confirmed that the 49ers are moving to Arizona for at least 2 weeks. Would have liked for them to play in SF or even Berkley but it is an understandable decision seeing how those areas could implement similar lockdowns, whereas Arizona is more the wild west.

It'll be tough for players to be away from their families for an extended period but the win yesterday at least gives them hope and an outside playoff chance to work towards. Players also won't say no to a big reduction in the tax they'll be asked to pay, about half the rate of state tax.

Itssoeasy · 30-11-2020 9:50pm

Foxtrol wrote: »

Confirmed that the 49ers are moving to Arizona for at least 2 weeks. Would have liked for them to play in SF or even Berkley but it is an understandable decision seeing how those areas could implement similar lockdowns, whereas Arizona is more the wild west.

It'll be tough for players to be away from their families for an extended period but the win yesterday at least gives them hope and an outside playoff chance to work towards. Players also won't say no to a big reduction in the tax they'll be asked to pay, about half the rate of state tax.

The stadium in Arizona is a nice one to be able to use, but given they didn’t stay in the Bay Area would make you believe that the Oakland colosseum was a none starter. Could they have not gone to San Diego because while that’s not perfect it’s only a temporary thing or at least hopefully.

Edit: it seem the stadium is San Diego is closed and set for demolition next year.

Also, the Covid test results for the ravens will be released no later than 9pm Irish time according to one of the nfl Network lads.

Itssoeasy · 30-11-2020 10:19pm

A bit of good COVID news is that the ravens have activated some players from the COVID list.

kmart6 · 30-11-2020 10:41pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

A bit of good COVID news is that the ravens have activated some players from the COVID list.

Well four were removed and four were added so not exactly a gain for them.

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