2019-2020 NFL Thread

[rook119]

Ravens will probably challenge in the AFC for the next few years. I think they walked off the field against the Chiefs w/ the mindset that they could beat them in the playoffs and have traditionally went toe to toe w/ Pats. Other than spending a little too much on the secondary they are really sitting pretty cap wise and can keep the team together. Nolan is the perfect OC for Jackson and Brown is going to be an excellent No.1 WR. 

Jackson also unlike Watson, Darnold, and Mayfield has a good OL and Ingram has been running well (granted against lousy Ds). 

Other than that I don't really see and up and coming teams in the AFC. Maybe Denver if they can find a QB, maybe Buffalo if Josh Allen (who might turn out to be a functional QB) can continue to improve. However there is no reason to believe either of these things will happen to the degree where they'll be a legit threat. 

[Mdot21]

Lions up 10-0 on Chiefs. Mind blown. It’s super early and 10 point lead isn’t safe against that team- but holy ish if the Lions actually pull off the upset.....

[Honestbuckeye]

Lions up 10-0 on Chiefs. Mind blown. It’s super early and 10 point lead isn’t safe against that team- but holy ish if the Lions actually pull off the upset.....

Trying to follow game on ESPN.  Detroit NEVER on tv here.   How did KC go from  3rd and 67 to Detroit 13 yard line?

[ELA]

Lions up 10-0 on Chiefs. Mind blown. It’s super early and 10 point lead isn’t safe against that team- but holy ish if the Lions actually pull off the upset.....

I think this might be the first time in my life I've actually been impressed with the Lions and a loss. They pulled up sets before when the other team hasn't really showed up, but the chiefs played well, the Lions played well, did she's good is just better than the Lions good.  the Lions played well enough today to beat any team in the league except the chiefs and the Patriots, it's just unfortunate that they were playing one of them

[ELA]

Dalvin cook needs to at least pretend to be interested in pass-blocking

[CatsbyAZ]

Dalvin cook needs to at least pretend to be interested in pass-blocking

How is motivated would you be to block for freakin Cousins? completely ineffective quarterbacking against Chicago’s D.

[Kris60]

Welp, the Rams finished me in my eliminator pool.

[MaximumSam]

Lots of Buckeyes in this night game

[ELA]

How is motivated would you be to block for freakin Cousins? completely ineffective quarterbacking against Chicago’s D.

How motivated would I be to do my job?

At least Kirk got PAID because the Vikings front office is idiots, because he's going to be unable to walk playing behind that trash offensive line, and a running back who actively moves out of the way rather than pick up his man.

[CatsbyAZ]

How motivated would I be to do my job?

At least Kirk got PAID because the Vikings front office is idiots, because he's going to be unable to walk playing behind that trash offensive line, and a running back who actively moves out of the way rather than pick up his man.

Sports Media Guide to creating Kirk Cousins talking points:

Any game Cousins loses is automatically referred to as Another Big Game Cousins’ botched/blew/bungled

Any game Cousins wins is Cousins merely padding his stats to justify his Aaron Rodgers/Russel Wilson sized contract

[Mdot21]

I think this might be the first time in my life I've actually been impressed with the Lions and a loss. They pulled up sets before when the other team hasn't really showed up, but the chiefs played well, the Lions played well, did she's good is just better than the Lions good.  the Lions played well enough today to beat any team in the league except the chiefs and the Patriots, it's just unfortunate that they were playing one of them

Me too. In a weird way. They actually played really well. 

[ELA]

Sports Media Guide to creating Kirk Cousins talking points:

Any game Cousins loses is automatically referred to as Another Big Game Cousins’ botched/blew/bungled

Any game Cousins wins is Cousins merely padding his stats to justify his Aaron Rodgers/Russel Wilson sized contract

There's probably 6 QBs in the NFL worth paying.  The problem is there are maybe another 15 solid QBs.  And if you have one of those 15, you are screwed because you can't afford to put enough talent around them, but they aren't good enough to maximize a blah roster.  But they also aren't bad enough to justify not extending, and starting from scratch.  If Minnesota had drafted Cousins and reached that point, oh well.  What makes the Vikings move so confusing is they actively went and signed one of those guys as a free agent.  Nobody else does that.  Jimmy Garapolo is the closest other example off the top of my head.

[ELA]

How motivated would I be to do my job?

At least Kirk got PAID because the Vikings front office is idiots, because he's going to be unable to walk playing behind that trash offensive line, and a running back who actively moves out of the way rather than pick up his man.

Granted, I guess if this is him TRYING, as opposed to the other play, where he literally stepped out of the way, I guess there is minimal difference


https://twitter.com/WillBrinson/status/1178442648107016193

[Riffraft]

Ravens will probably challenge in the AFC for the next few years. I think they walked off the field against the Chiefs w/ the mindset that they could beat them in the playoffs and have traditionally went toe to toe w/ Pats. Other than spending a little too much on the secondary they are really sitting pretty cap wise and can keep the team together. Nolan is the perfect OC for Jackson and Brown is going to be an excellent No.1 WR.

Jackson also unlike Watson, Darnold, and Mayfield has a good OL and Ingram has been running well (granted against lousy Ds).

Other than that I don't really see and up and coming teams in the AFC. Maybe Denver if they can find a QB, maybe Buffalo if Josh Allen (who might turn out to be a functional QB) can continue to improve. However there is no reason to believe either of these things will happen to the degree where they'll be a legit threat.

I think some people have become overhyped about Jackson considering the defenses he faced the first two weeks.