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    2018 QB draft and passer rating rankings this season

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    6 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

    Darnold & Mayfield's current success will be short lived.  3 years or less from now they'll be backups again.

     

    You may be right about Darnold but Mayfield has always been at least a decent starter.  He was Rookie of the Year in 2018, and he played pretty well in Cleveland, including 2021 when he played hurt most of the season.  The Browns kicked him to the curb in order to get Watson.  He spent part of 2022 in Carolina and the rest with the Rams (replacing Stafford who was injured).  In Tampa, he's shown again that he's a really good QB.

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    When did GMFB get so bad?

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    5 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

    Losing both Kay Adams and (more importantly) Nate Burleson changed everything about that show.

     

    Jamie is decent as a host, and probably knows more about football than Kay, but the whole vibe changed. And Nate was just so good he went on to bigger, better things.

     

    I liked Kay but Jamie is better IMO.  Nobody can replace Nate, although Jason was decent as is Akbar.

    I really don't like the changes brought on by the move to LA.  First of all, the in-season show has been shortened to 2 hours, which is why they probably give more cursory attention to less "popular" games.  The show also starts an hour later in the eastern time zone (8am vs 7am before).  They have a lot of guest discussion participants because Kyle and Peter are frequently in NY.  The show also seems more scripted and less spontaneous.

    Week 7 - Around the NFL

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    1 hour ago, dave mcbride said:

     I find this all hilarious, especially given who is delivering the criticisms. Dancing on the Jets grave is almost as enjoyable as savoring a Bills blowout win.

     

    I think that there's a growing sentiment among sports analysts/media types that echo Ryan's sentiments.   Kyle Brandt brought it up last week after the Jests lost to the Bills: the Jests have plenty of stars but they aren't a very good team.   Somebody else -- maybe Maurice Jones-Drew --  also mentioned something similar after last night's loss to Pitt. They're not a good team despite all the stars on their rosters because they seem more interested in themselves than in doing what they need to do to win football games.   I think that Rodgers' throwing Mike Williams under the bus after the Bills game is a perfect example.

     

    7 minutes ago, CNYfan said:

    What has happened to "parity" in the NFL?   

    There 9 teams with 2 wins or less, a handful of whom are 1-6!!

     

    With the salary cap and the draft positions, how can teams be so bad?  

     

    The quality of ownership.  The billionaires who own the NFL teams have lots of reasons for owning football teams and lots of ways of managing their teams, both in style and quality.  Some are astute while others are just lucky.  Others think they're football geniuses and are determined to prove it.  All teams have poor seasons.  When a team is a perpetual bottom feeder for years and years, the problem probably starts at the top of the food chain.

     

    Management/administration.   Owners hire the GM (unless they want to be the GM themselves) who then hires coaches, scouts, etc and eventually selects players.  GMs also hire the numbers guys who manage the cap, etc.  Teams that regularly make the playoffs always have good management -- and vice versa.

     

    Coaching.  In a league where the talent differential between the best teams and the worst is really very small, the quality of the coaching -- not just the HC but assistants -- is often the primary determinant of how the teams perform on the field.

     

    Luck.   The numerous injuries to star players this season has demonstrated how the loss of key personnel can impact a team's season. 

    Week 7 - Around the NFL

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    14 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

    NE is bad on an entirely different level.  I agree the Jets are unlikely to turn it all around but I highly doubt they lose next week.  

     

    The only hope the Pats have is that they can outscore the Jests ... like 50-48.  They're totally inept on defense.

    Buffalo trades for Amari Cooper! (for a 3rd rnd pick and a late round swap)

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    12 minutes ago, Einstein's Dog said:

    I don't think so.   I believe Beane had wanted a top tier WR all along. The lack of a top tier WR was obvious (a lot of people on here just didn't want to admit it- we did not quietly get better).  Beane had monetary constraints - some of his own doing, some circumstantial - but whatever- without a top tier WR this team was severely handicapped. 

     

    I'm extremely pleased that Beane/McD didn't let the 4-2 start lull them into inactivity and call it a good rebuild year.  With A Cooper the Bills are back in the discussion as a legitimate contender.

     

    I totally agree with this idea.   I think that Beane gambled that he could get a much better WR with an in-season trade than he could before the season started given how little cap room the Bills had, and that is certainly true.  My guess is that Cooper was always on Beane's short list.

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    Week 7 Bold Predictions

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    19 minutes ago, mannc said:

    Aaron Rodgers will get the crap beat out of him by TJ Watt and the Jets will become the most awesome 2-5 team in NFL history.

     

    I don't think that either of those predictions are particularly "bold".  IMO Rodgers will be lucky to finish the game ... and I don't think that's very bold.  Even if the Jests lose the rest of their games this season, they will easily be the most awesome 2-15 team in NFL history.

    Where's Cole Bishop?

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    6 hours ago, T.E. said:

    You ever work at a place where promotions seem to be done by seniority rather than performance? I think there is a bit of that element with a McDermott roster.

     

    Did you watch the game Monday night?  In his first start back from injury, Rapp showed why he's a starter.  

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    Jets gotta problem

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    1 hour ago, Gregg said:

    Next up at Pittsburgh on SNF. A T.J. Watt led Steelers defense coming after a 40-year-old statue of a QB in Rodgers who has a bad OL. What could go wrong for the Jets here. Leaving MetLife, the other night looking at all of the sad and angry Jets fans.... PRICELESS.

     

    5 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

     

    I have no idea how Rodgers will make it out alive in that game.  

     

    How ironic would it be if the Jests just traded for Davante and then lose Rodgers for the season a week later to the Steelers' defense?  The Jests will be lucky to escape Pittsburgh with Rodgers not heading for season ending IR.

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    Buffalo trades for Amari Cooper! (for a 3rd rnd pick and a late round swap)

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    41 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

    Have you watched the Browns this season at all? Watson is not only terrible but his passes have been completely unpredictable. 

     

    Cooper's drop rate has never been an issue historically. 

     

    32 minutes ago, Nihilarian said:

    45.3 catch percentage... This could be due to his craptastic QB in Watson

     

    53 targets, 24 receptions, 250 yards, 2 TDs, 11 first downs. He currently leads the Browns in receiving. 

     

    The only reason that Watson is still starting has to be because the owner/GM has ordered it.   He's worse than CJ Stroud Bryce Young was before he was benched.

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    Davante Adams Traded to the Jets

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    2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

    Amari Cooper is an option 

     

    Cooper is heading up the 90 to the Bills.

     

    23 minutes ago, sleeby said:

    The Jets are 1.5 favorites over the steelers in Pitt!  I don't gamble but I think this seems like a place i might start.  

     

    I'd take that bet even with Fields playing QB but Wilson is taking #1  reps for the Steelers this week.  If he can find even 70% of his Seattle form, he'll be a much better option than Fields.

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    Jets Fire Saleh

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    On 10/9/2024 at 8:00 AM, Mister Defense said:

    So hard to believe that a team led by rodgers at QB, head coach, and GM is so obviously a dumpster fire this early in the season, isn't it?

     

    Goes back to what I said again and again and again since the jets brought him in.  No reason to ever be concerned about the rodgers 'led' jets, and laughed out loud at so many predicting fantastic success for the jets now..

     

    Four sacks for the Bills this week?  2-3 interceptions?

     

     

     

    People seem to forget that Rodgers wasn't very good in his last season in GB compared to the rest of his career.

     

    In 2022, Rodgers threw for less than 3700 yards in 17 games with his lowest completion percentage since 2015.  His 12 INTs were his highest since his first year as a starter in 2008, and his 2.2% of INTs thrown was his highest for a full season since 2010.  The Packers finished 8-9 in 2022 after going 13-3 in the previous 3 seasons.  

     

    In the previous 2 seasons, 2020 and 2021, Rodgers led the NFL in both the percentage of TDs and INTs thrown.   In fact, he threw for the lowest  INTs percentage in the NFL while also throwing for 4000+ yards from 2018 through 2021.  In 2020 he threw 48 TDs and 5 INTs.  In 2021, Rodgers through 37 TDs and 4 INTs.  Rodgers led the Packers to 3 straight 13-3 seasons between 2019-2021. 

     

    Rodgers in 2024 seems to be playing at less than his 2022 level.   Win or lose against the Bills, I think the Jests have screwed up again.

     

     

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    Is it just me, or are there more injuries to upper tier players early than usual this season?

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    6 hours ago, Savage said:

    Seems like most teams have key players already injured and out for multiple games or more.

     

     

    It seems so to me, too.   I don't know if statistics actually show that, but maybe we notice the injuries more this season because some of the teams that were preseason favorites to make the playoffs seem to be suffering multiple injuries to starters.

    Did Beane Fail Josh and the fan base?

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    1 hour ago, Savage said:

    Succeeded in what?

     

    top tier QB?

     

    absolutely.

     

    another Dan Marino is he doesn’t win the big one.

     

    fantastic QB, but you need the SB on your resume to really be considered one of the absolute greats.

     

     

     

    Nonsense.   Do you know how many teams have won Super Bowls with QBs who were hardly more than journeymen????  Some teams won Super Bowls with backup QBs FCOL! 

    It's not Christmas yet, Mariah.

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    7 hours ago, US Egg said:

    Who needs Mariah, “Countdown to Christmas” kicks off Oct. 18. on the Hallmark Channel. 
     

    Makes me feel all snugly just thinking about it.

     

    The Hallmark Channel also celebrates Christmas in July IIRC ... and April ... and August.😁

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    What are your thoughts on those who don’t return their shopping cart?

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    On 9/30/2024 at 2:35 PM, f0neguy said:

    I like Aldi’s with the .25$ return system.  Carts are returned by the folks that used them or someone else gladly grabs them.

     

    That's why I don't shop at Aldi's.  I find it insulting to have to pay a deposit on the use of a shopping cart, not only because I always return my cart to a corral, but because here in Jtown, almost everybody else returns their carts, too.

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