2023 NFL Thread

[FearlessF]

Some rumors of the Lions being interested in Maxx Crosby, and the Raiders listening.  Pride of Detroit podcast said the cost (in addition to his salary) would probably only be a 2nd round pick

I'm hopin Maxx has a big game tonight

[MikeDeTiger]

Somebody earlier on this thread somewhere....ELA?....said the 49ers could go all the way and if they did, Brock Purdy would be the worst QB to win a SB since...?

.....I dunno.....the $900k/yr. QB looked pretty dang good, way better than the $40mil/yr QB.  

[FearlessF]

Dak is not good, at any price

[utee94]

Nobody's going to excel in this Dallas "Texas Coast" offense, but there are certainly some folks who could do better than Dak.

It's irrelevant, Dak is who we've got.  

Is it swimming and diving season yet?

[MrNubbz]

Purdy the worst?

[betarhoalphadelta]

Somebody earlier on this thread somewhere....ELA?....said the 49ers could go all the way and if they did, Brock Purdy would be the worst QB to win a SB since...?

.....I dunno.....the $900k/yr. QB looked pretty dang good, way better than the $40mil/yr QB. 

"Lowest paid" != "worst"

"Latest drafted" != "worst"

[MikeDeTiger]

"Lowest paid" != "worst"

"Latest drafted" != "worst"

point == "Obviously."
Output:  True

I brought up their salaries just for an interesting contrast.  The point was clearly that someone had opined that he's not a good QB, and from what little I've seen of him, that's not the case.  

[rook119]

point == "Obviously."
Output:  True

I brought up their salaries just for an interesting contrast.  The point was clearly that someone had opined that he's not a good QB, and from what little I've seen of him, that's not the case. 

The advanced metrics guys all say Purdy ranks avg to slightly below avg. The problem is that the OL keeps giving him time to throw, so he takes his time and finds the right player to get the ball to. Really w/ some of these formulas, if he threw more incompletions but threw those incompletions in less than 2.4 sec he's a better QB. 

Anyone w/ half a brain could take one look at McCaffery and say he's the closest thing to Marshall Faulk since Marshall Faulk, but no...[color=rgba(13, 13, 13, 0.9)]But in the end, ESPN’s report card determined the 49ers gave up too much draft capital, and the trade will have “ripple effects for years to come.”

yes a few garbage picks for a top 5 offensive player on a no. 2 WR salary is "too much" 

Its not that I hate advanced metrics, its just they spend all this time creating their made up formula and spend the rest of the time justifying that their formula is right. Just once I'd like to see someone say, hey maybe this needs work. 
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Another victim of advanced metrics. Justin Tucker - a few years back there was the why pay the greatest kicker ever millions to hit 88% when any kicker on a miminum can hit 83%. Then 83% kicker pees his pants as he's trotted out in the playoffs w/ the season on the line (hai Vikings!).  

[Mdot21]

Purdy looks pretty good to my eye test. 49ers look like the best team in the NFL by a wide margin right now. 

[FearlessF]

I wish his little brother looked pretty good

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/bigalfredosauce/status/1711796743958823391?s=20

[847badgerfan]

Watched a little bit of KC/Denver last night. Hit the hay at the half.

A couple of things came to mind.

1. Either Russell Wilson is done, or Denver is just all around horrible on offense.

2. Kelce is to Mahomes as Gronk was to Brady.

[Mdot21]

they let Russ cook and now he's cooked. dude is done. in full on decline.

[FearlessF]

agreed