2023 NFL Thread

[FearlessF]

this Vikes/Bears game is like the Hawks/Huskers

w/o the great punting

[ELA]

Justin Fields sucks.  He's RG3 without a backup plan

[Honestbuckeye]

Justin Fields sucks.  He's RG3 without a backup plan

Kind of a lazy take.   In his last 2 games since returning from injury, he has totally outplayed the opposition QB, and that’s with a horrible offensive line.  

If you want to say most NFL QBs suck- that would make sense, because he is a better option than about half of them. 

If he had a halfway decent line around him, like say..Jalen Hurts does, you would have something really good. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Kind of a lazy take.  In his last 2 games since returning from injury, he has totally outplayed the opposition QB, and that’s with a horrible offensive line. 

I always hate that take BTW. Also the related one where the media turns a matchup into a QB vs QB battle. 

The opposition QB has no bearing on a QB's performance. He has to outplay the defense across the LOS from him, not the QB who he's never on the field with lined up against. 

[MikeDeTiger]

you've no reason to watch tonight's game

JJ isn't playin vs Da Bears

I didn't watch, so don't blame that on me.  

[847badgerfan]

Fields would look a lot better with NFL players around him.

[Honestbuckeye]

I always hate that take BTW. Also the related one where the media turns a matchup into a QB vs QB battle.

The opposition QB has no bearing on a QB's performance. He has to outplay the defense across the LOS from him, not the QB who he's never on the field with lined up against.

Well then I will say it another way.  Against the Lions he completely outplayed the defense and led the Bears to a large lead with five minutes left,  Before the Bears defense completely caved

last night, with the game on the line, and Minnesota blitzing like crazy, he drove his team down field for the winning field goal with a minute left in the game and zero timeouts. 

[Cincydawg]

I saw the Falcons are in first place .....

.....with a losing record.....

[betarhoalphadelta]

Well then I will say it another way.  Against the Lions he completely outplayed the defense and led the Bears to a large lead with five minutes left,  Before the Bears defense completely caved

last night, with the game on the line, and Minnesota blitzing like crazy, he drove his team down field for the winning field goal with a minute left in the game and zero timeouts.

Fair. And I wasn't using my own pet peeve on "takes" to make any comment on Fields... I truly haven't watched him enough to have much of an opinion on him either way. 

[FearlessF]

last night, with the game on the line, and Minnesota blitzing like crazy, he drove his team down field for the winning field goal with a minute left in the game and zero timeouts.

um, on that final drive, Minnesooota didn't blitz


Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores took immediate heat and is probably still taking it this afternoon

[Honestbuckeye]

um, on that final drive, Minnesooota didn't blitz


Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores took immediate heat and is probably still taking it this afternoon

True. As the beginning of the drive, he wasn’t blitzing and flFields was mostly beating them with his feet.  The closer they got two scoring range, the more Minnesota blitzed  including all out blitz on the long pass, play down the middle, which actually set up field goal

but they had been blitzing like crazy virtually all night, which is what Minnesota does. 

[FearlessF]

on the long pass, play down the middle, which actually set up field goal, Vikings rushed 4

I'm pretty sure they rushed 5 on one play of that drive, the rest were 3 and 4 man rushes

I only had 2 beers last night

[ELA]

on the long pass, play down the middle, which actually set up field goal, Vikings rushed 4

I'm pretty sure they rushed 5 on one play of that drive, the rest were 3 and 4 man rushes

I only had 2 beers last night

Sounds like neither you nor Fields were blitzed

[FearlessF]

Fields was in the first half - I wasn't.