2022 NFL Thread

[FearlessF]

and another

[FearlessF]

Maher makes a KICK!

[rook119]

Its almost like offensive lineman spend their whole lives dedicated to the art of standing firm when an elite athlete gets a running start/explodes into them. 

OH SURE LETS GET THE RUNNING BACK TO PLAY CENTER ANYONE CAN DO IT! 

[MrNubbz]

who was that responding to?

[FearlessF]

response to some ex-Bucknut RB failing at the center position

[Abba]

Not sure who will sign him as a free agent after that ludicrous display.

[FearlessF]

If I were Skeletor, before I cut the kicker...

I'd cut the head coach and the offensive coordinator

then the QB

[Mdot21]

If I were Skeletor, before I cut the kicker...

I'd cut the head coach and the offensive coordinator

then the QB

I'd cut the head coach and OC for sure. Like today. Immediately. McCarthy stinks. He's a bad head coach imo. Sean Payton has history in Dallas and I think he'd love that job IF Jerry Jones was out of the picture. JJ's ego to big, he won't give Payton final say on anything. Kicker definitely has to go. 

Can't dump the QB just yet. If they cut him wouldn't his cap hit be like $89 million or something insane? I think they are stuck with him for like the next 2-3 years bc of that contract. 

I think Dak basically = Kirk Cousins. You can get to the playoffs and win lot of games with him. GOOD player. But not elite and never will be. He's not bad. He doesn't suck. He's just not that dude. He's not elite. And you can't pay him like he is- so unless he's willing to take a fat pay cut on his next deal- you have to move on imo. 

[utee94]

Yup, Dak doesn't suck. He's just not an "it" guy and at this point I think it's safe to say he never will be.

[MikeDeTiger]

When he's on he's fantastic.

Just too inconsistent.  But then, it's not all him.  When the Cowboys struggle, I see the line having massive swings up and down, and no WR not named CeeDee Lamb can get open.  Gallup is too physically gifted to stay covered up like he does.  They need a true #2 threat, and of course, Pollard getting injured really hurt.  Zeke just ain't got it no more.  

[utee94]

CeeDee needs to be better at, you know, catching passes.  When HE'S on he's very good, but also way too inconsistent.

Pollard is way better than Zeke at this point. When he went down, I knew any chance at a Dallas win, was gone.

[MikeDeTiger]

CeeDee needs to be better at, you know, catching passes.  When HE'S on he's very good, but also way too inconsistent.

I agree with the results of this analysis, but maybe not necessarily with the cause.  CeeDee draws a ton of double coverage and there are plenty of plays I see when the smart thing unfortunately is not to throw to him.  Schultz and Gallup have got to be more available when that happens.  When CeeDee demands attention somebody has to win some one-on-ones.  I feel like Gallup is plenty talented enough, but he frequently doesn't get much separation.

I don't absolve Dak of everything, though, just to be clear.  I root for him b/c he's a Louisiana kid, but he definitely has his ups and downs.  I always hope for his sake that the light will stay on and it'll just be mostly ups.  

Switching gears but staying on guys I hope do well, I got to watch the Bengals/Bills game this weekend.  As noted, I don't see them much.  Still can't figure out Burrow.  Genuinely can't tell how good he is or isn't.  His arm is definitely meh by NFL standards but I always knew that would be the case.  Not a deal-breaker....Brees' arm wasn't a rocket either.  But Brees made up for it with a brain that processed the game faster than everybody else and lethal accuracy.  For the life of me I can't tell if Burrow can be that guy or not.  The few times I've gotten to watch the Bengals, a lot of the throws he makes were to guys WIDE ASS open.  Like.....you better hit that throw, because otherwise....dude.  I don't know if he can throw into tiny contested windows like he did in college or not.  Still root for him.  Unlike Dak, he's not a Louisiana kid, but we adopted him anyway.  

[Mdot21]

Burrow is the best QB in the NFL right now imo. I'd take him over anyone right now. Brady and Rodgers are done imo. The new guys are the face of the league now. The baton has been passed. And I think I'd take Burrow over anyone right now. Even Mahomes- who I think is obviously excellent. It's real close between those two imo.  

[MikeDeTiger]

Mahomes is basically a magician with a helmet.  Back when we played Texas Tech in a bowl game to cap the 2015 season, I didn't know too much about him, and obviously didn't know he'd turn into this in his career, but recall how he nearly single handedly kept them in the game.  Our NFL defenders would toss aside his protection and have him dead to rights.....and then he'd just do some Fred Astaire maneuver and he was running for his life in zig zag motions, leaving all pursuers on the ground or out of breath one by one, until he finally found somebody open, and then move the dang chains.  Again.  I remember sitting there thinking "Holy cow, I'm glad he's not in our conference because if this is normal for him I want no part of it."