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NFL 2017 Week 6 |OT| Fulfill Your Destiny
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Both of those players were harmed do to neglect by their own team. NFL can't do much about that.
While that's true, he still talks a wee bit too much, but then they all do at the beginning (and at the middle and end if you're Chris Collingsworth)
This is fairly accurate, plus a close 2nd tier of teams that could pull it together for a playoff run: Steelers, Saints, Panthers, Broncos, Seahawks. Would have said Packers as well before Rodgers went down.
There is no breakaway best team in the league this year.
If anything, the Broncos should convince Romo to come out of retirement, but that ain't happening. His body is toast.
They need to fix the QB situation fast. Last night was all the proof that was needed.
You've got a 3 way of suck with Semen/Lynch/Bork.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...s-steelers-among-teams-to-save-their-seasons/
So Watson was almost a Cardinal. Thank You Sashi.
So Watson was almost a Cardinal. Thank You Sashi.
Caught up with the Saints game on gamepass.
Positives:
Front 7/6 are way better than expected. 4 sacks and like 11 batted balls. On the batted balls I have to give credit to the coaching. It reminds me of JJ Watt and Houston a few years ago when they were constantly getting batted balls.
Alvin Kamara and Ginn Jr in the screen game. This has been missing from the Saints offense for a while.
DC learning from his mistakes in the first 2 games. Playing Vaccaro closer to the box and playing Lattimore and Crawley (we started a guy who had only played against 3/4th stringers in the preason instead of Crawley) in man coverage most of the game. To me this is the biggest difference from the piss poor defense of the first 2 weeks vs. the last 3 games.
O-line is good in pass protection. Armstead is back at LT and Ramzcyk works good at RT.
Negatives:
Inconsistent offense. I realize they were playing to run out the clock in the 2nd half (and I agree with that strategy) but it was an epic dry spell of turnovers and 3-and-outs. A lot of 3-and-outs have been the case all year long. If we want to be a playoff team the offense has got to be more consistent.
Special teams. Much better than last year but special teams mistakes and turnovers are how you let the Lions back in that game.
Positives:
Front 7/6 are way better than expected. 4 sacks and like 11 batted balls. On the batted balls I have to give credit to the coaching. It reminds me of JJ Watt and Houston a few years ago when they were constantly getting batted balls.
Alvin Kamara and Ginn Jr in the screen game. This has been missing from the Saints offense for a while.
DC learning from his mistakes in the first 2 games. Playing Vaccaro closer to the box and playing Lattimore and Crawley (we started a guy who had only played against 3/4th stringers in the preason instead of Crawley) in man coverage most of the game. To me this is the biggest difference from the piss poor defense of the first 2 weeks vs. the last 3 games.
O-line is good in pass protection. Armstead is back at LT and Ramzcyk works good at RT.
Negatives:
Inconsistent offense. I realize they were playing to run out the clock in the 2nd half (and I agree with that strategy) but it was an epic dry spell of turnovers and 3-and-outs. A lot of 3-and-outs have been the case all year long. If we want to be a playoff team the offense has got to be more consistent.
Special teams. Much better than last year but special teams mistakes and turnovers are how you let the Lions back in that game.
They need to ban practice to keep all the qb's from getting hurt.
Throw all the money at the Phoenix Suns medical staff.
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
Depends on how well he can still play.
Hippopuncher12
Member
I don't want them to rush him back unless he is 95%+. After what the fuck they did with Bradford last week I don't really trust them to make a good decision. I still think Teddy is the future of our team so please make sure he is ready...
Kas out here hijacking accounts
Because he had 12 passes batted at the line.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Gonna laugh when the Vikings limp to the NFC North crown over the Lions
I honestly wont be too surprised if the Packers are still somehow in contention with a week or two to go. Any time the Packers seem vulnerable the rest of the NFC North always seems to become a battle of who wants it the least
You know you want to see this Bears team somehow make the playoffs because it would keep John Fox employed.
I was joking with a Lions fan that Rodgers would comeback just in time to beat the Lions WK17 and win the division. It'd be too funny.
Lions already beat Minnesota. Minnesota offense only scored 7 points. Right now they are getting a lot of help from their defense with short fields. That isn't sustainable. Lions are the favorite as long as Keenum is QB
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Funnier because it already happened once in 2013
Different collarbone and injured a few weeks later that time but still
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
Yah, im waiting for a few more injuries to kill us. However, everyone is stepping up and filling roles really well. A lot of people thought we were toast when bradford went down, then cook. But Keenum is doing well, and McKinnon and Murray stepped up and did well. Well see if they can keep it up.
I'd love for Romo to come back, but yeh he had that same collar bone injury twice already. He's killing it in the booth and for his health and family's sake, just stay retired.
And that hit wasn't a penalty, looks similar to the hits Romo took that took him out, it's just a bad beat, I've seen Rodgers take bigger hits than that and bounce back up. It really does suck though, he is right now the best QB by a fucking lightyear, and in a year where the NFL is already struggling, this shit don't help.
And that hit wasn't a penalty, looks similar to the hits Romo took that took him out, it's just a bad beat, I've seen Rodgers take bigger hits than that and bounce back up. It really does suck though, he is right now the best QB by a fucking lightyear, and in a year where the NFL is already struggling, this shit don't help.
Will they though? I'd think it'd be the opposite if anything. Any team losing their franchise QB would obviously get leeway, but that Packers team without Rodgers is nothing. Without Rodgers' magic bailing out McCarthy constantly, if they go, let's say, 2-8 or 3-7 down the stretch, wouldn't that show that he's a shit coach? They wouldn't be contenders, but you'd hope your team could win at least a few games without your star QB
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
No qb, tons of injuries, whats a coach supposed to do?
McCarthy already got exposed as an extremely mediocre coach last time Rodgers went down for an extended period of time. And that time he had a better backup QB. And yet people still think McCarthy is some savant
Sweeney Tom
Banned
This has been the case twice in his era, and the "tons of injuries" part has occurred more years than not at this point in his era. If he's not looking strongly into replacing the strength and conditioning coach, he absolutely deserves to take blame for that
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Packers are lacking talent all around the team though. Rodgers makes them contenders, but barely. That team is mediocre at best, shy of one or two guys (Matthews, Nelson).
Bitanator
Member
His collar bone broke three times. twice in 2015.
His back is also battered to hell, he is done, and I would love to see him back in that number 9 as much as anybody
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
No, I was saying thats what the apologists will say.
And yes, they seriously need to look into qhy their entire team is seemingly made of balsa wood. Its inexcusable, and yesterday was an amazing showing of how bad it actually is. They had what, 7 injuries?
Isn't that a reason to clean house? That FO has been there for how long and that's the state of the team? If you lose your star QB your season is over for a playoff run. But it shouldn't mean that your team is automatically trash. That's the state of the colts too and that FO gets routinely mocked for being awful
Rodgers has been masking the team's flaws for a while now. Luckily Ted Thompson is almost certainly retiring after this year so we can hopefully get someone in the front office who's not complacent with being the NFL version of the 90s Atlanta Braves. And yes, you're right, the entire team shouldn't completely go to shit the moment one player vanishes. They've been neglecting a lot of their problems for years now because they always see the end result of "we made it to the playoffs!" and thing nothing is wrong. Case in point, everybody forgot that the Packers were a hot mess the first half of last season because Rodgers went Super Saiyan late in the year.
I still think it says a lot that McCarthy has only been able to get to the Super Bowl once despite having Favre and Rodgers his entire head coaching career
Sweeney Tom
Banned
The Curse of Fitz continues
Why teams don't like to start rookie running backs. Watch as DK's avatar destroys Kareem Hunt in pass pro.
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
To be fair, the Jets were stupid to let him go. I mean seriously, how can ANYONE think McCown is an upgrade?
Who wants to help me move Fitz to NE in the offseason?
Bitanator
Member
Everyone tuned in for Deebo!
The world loves Romo. Funny how that works, if only they could have seen his personality all those years they shit on him as a QB in Dallas
Himynameischris
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Packers Promoting QB Joe Callahan To Active Roster https://t.co/Pevee56ddi https://t.co/cyRNsIXRTd
Shame it isnt Bo Callahan
Shame it isnt Bo Callahan
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