NFL N/V Offseason: Sorry folks, I counted him out

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SilvergunSuperman: Aug 7, 2010

Don't even try to argue, they made the best possible call and saying otherwise is insanity.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 11:01

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# ? Jun 10, 2024 23:40

Shindragon: Jun 6, 2011; by Athanatos

Yeah it was their best chance. We all saw Burrow could not move that leg at all. Dude was injected with pain killers. More like why the hell Mixon didnt take the 3rd and short snap. Just like why 49ers didn�t use Gore or why the hawks didnt use Beast Mode�

Shindragon fucked around with this message at 12:59 on Feb 16, 2022

# ? Feb 16, 2022 12:57

Eifert Posting: Apr 1, 2007; Most of the time he catches it every time.; Grimey Drawer

Burrows got a knee sprain. They didn't specify which ligament. General wisdom with people who follow the team is that Zac kept peering in because he didn't want it to look like a run play, which imo is really dumb.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 14:28

Kawalimus: Jan 17, 2008; Better Living Through Birding And Pessimism

Eifert Posting posted:

Burrows got a knee sprain. They didn't specify which ligament. General wisdom with people who follow the team is that Zac kept peering in because he didn't want it to look like a run play, which imo is really dumb.

That's a classic Billick type outthinking yourself type of thing. You want your very best players in. Football is 75% checkers and 25% chess to go by that cliche.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 14:41

Diva Cupcake: Aug 15, 2005

https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1493949966322176002

quote:

The Texans quarterback, who spent the 2021 season on the team's active roster but did not play, has begun evaluating potential fits for his services in 2022, with the Buccaneers and Vikings among teams on his radar.

One source noted that Watson -- who has a no-trade clause -- is still early in the evaluation process, but he's looking for the right blend of offensive system, coaching, talent and, most importantly, the chance to win.

The balls of this guy to think he still has the power to dictate where he goes.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 15:29

bows1: May 16, 2004; Chill, whale, chill

wait so where did all this Sean McVay stepping away stuff coming from? Hes young as poo poo, on a good team. Anyone got some reporting?

# ? Feb 16, 2022 15:35

Diva Cupcake: Aug 15, 2005

bows1 posted:

wait so where did all this Sean McVay stepping away stuff coming from? Hes young as poo poo, on a good team. Anyone got some reporting?

quote:

Would Sean McVay walk away?
There has been lots of chatter about the possibility of Sean McVay stepping down and pursuing a career in TV (or even just taking a break), and the Rams coach himself hasn't done anything to dampen that talk publicly.

The sense I get is that this is a similar situation to Donald's, in that McVay is hoping the Rams do right by him on a new contract that pays him at or near the top of the head-coach salary rankings. There's no reason to believe they wouldn't, but we'll see how the negotiations go.

Based on the information I've been able to gather, I'd be surprised if McVay were to step away from coaching at age 36. With Matthew Stafford in Los Angeles at least one more year, it's more likely McVay decides to run it back as long as he has the quarterback he trusts to get it done. If the Rams hadn't gotten Stafford and were still beating their heads against the Jared Goff wall, maybe. But I think McVay has a strong thing going here and my bet is he sticks around. -- Graziano

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33270237/los-angeles-rams-coach-sean-mcvay-ponders-future-says-wants-prioritize-family

# ? Feb 16, 2022 15:37

fsif: Jul 18, 2003

Diva Cupcake posted:

The balls of this guy to think he still has the power to dictate where he goes.

Unfortunately, he probably does.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 15:37

Nodoze: Aug 17, 2006; If it's only for a night I can live without you

Diva Cupcake posted:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33270237/los-angeles-rams-coach-sean-mcvay-ponders-future-says-wants-prioritize-family

I forget who it was, Collinsworth maybe?, was talking about how he wanted to start a family

# ? Feb 16, 2022 15:44

FizFashizzle: Mar 30, 2005

Diva Cupcake posted:

https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1493949966322176002

The balls of this guy to think he still has the power to dictate where he goes.

Bucs very clearly don't care about PR hits.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 15:53

AndrewP: Apr 21, 2010

https://mobile.twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1493960957957181445

That�s a long contract.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 16:04

Eifert Posting: Apr 1, 2007; Most of the time he catches it every time.; Grimey Drawer

He had a bad super bowl but I would say on the whole he earned that. They were really only two games this year where I'd say they were flat out coached, The super bowl and ironically the Jets.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 16:23

Grittybeard: Mar 29, 2010; Bad, very bad!

Diva Cupcake posted:

The balls of this guy to think he still has the power to dictate where he goes.

Deshaun does at least have the power to dictate where he doesn't want to go, which despite everything else surrounding this story is a pretty powerful negotiating tool.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 16:26

AndrewP: Apr 21, 2010

He did just get to the SB so I can�t say it�s unearned. But it�s Mike Brown and I think he just considers Taylor fine enough and doesn�t feel like having to think about HC for a while.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 16:33

indigi: Jul 20, 2004; ^{how can we not talk about family

when family's all that we got?}

it's a shame the Rams jersey numbers are so ugly cause the rest of the uniform looks great

# ? Feb 16, 2022 16:42

Eifert Posting: Apr 1, 2007; Most of the time he catches it every time.; Grimey Drawer

AndrewP posted:

He did just get to the SB so I can’t say it’s unearned. But it’s Mike Brown and I think he just considers Taylor fine enough and doesn’t feel like having to think about HC for a while.

I don't think there's a single organization in the league that wouldn't give Zac Taylor an extension after last season. This is such a weird take. The team massively outperformed expectations, coaching was excellent for the majority of the year despite the team having a fatal flaw in roster construction, and the players universally love him.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 16:50

generic one: Oct 2, 2004; I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a wookie in a hat with a bat
And a six four Impala; Nap Ghost

Eifert Posting posted:

Burrows got a knee sprain. They didn't specify which ligament. General wisdom with people who follow the team is that Zac kept peering in because he didn't want it to look like a run play, which imo is really dumb.

Looks like we got some deets this morning.

https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1493966136857272324?s=21

# ? Feb 16, 2022 16:53

Grittybeard: Mar 29, 2010; Bad, very bad!

Who was it who had a sprained MCL years ago that got completely poo poo on for coming out of the game?

Oh god it was Jay Cutler. I don't know what that says, but given everything Jay Cutler from then to now that's a story to remember. This was back when we used to listen to anything Mike Ditka said

quote:

"I don't know if anybody can play the game when they're not 100 percent or not well," Ditka, an ESPN analyst, said on "Mike & Mike In The Morning" on ESPN Radio. "I can't speak for Jay Cutler. I can't speak for anybody.

"Myself, I would have had to have been paralyzed to come out of the game. I don't want to say that word. I would have had to be completely knocked out to come out of that football game."

Maurice Jones Drew and Darnell Dockett also chirped about it.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 17:37

Nodoze: Aug 17, 2006; If it's only for a night I can live without you

A lot of people called Cutler soft for coming out of the game. The funny part is though that people can dump on Rodgers for only making a Super Bowl cause he beat Caleb Hanie lol

# ? Feb 16, 2022 17:51

Eifert Posting: Apr 1, 2007; Most of the time he catches it every time.; Grimey Drawer

I was very confident it was something like that. He didn't really behave any differently than he did in the Chiefs game when he came up gimpy, and CJ's injury that turned out to be an MCL sprain was way worse. It's unfortunate though because it's probably what dictated them playing in the shotgun the rest of the game, which might be the difference between the win and the loss.

It's time to pay for the fat men, Cincinnati. I don't care what you think a guard is worth paying, give the obese men what the market says they're worth.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 18:01

YOLOsubmarine: Oct 19, 2004; When asked which Pokemon he evolved into, Kamara pauses.

"Motherfucking, what's that big dragon shit? That orange motherfucker. Charizard."

Eifert Posting posted:

Burrows got a knee sprain. They didn't specify which ligament. General wisdom with people who follow the team is that Zac kept peering in because he didn't want it to look like a run play, which imo is really dumb.

Yea, that�s definitely an �outsmarting yourself� maneuver. But they were in the pretty bad situation with the line getting manhandled and their QB being hobbled so I don�t think their chances of getting into FG range were great even if the play calls were perfect. If Burrow could have run things may have gone differently, but alas.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 18:02

Diva Cupcake: Aug 15, 2005

Yikes
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1493991992862334982

# ? Feb 16, 2022 18:02

Grip it and rip it: Apr 28, 2020

Diva Cupcake posted:

Yikes
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1493991992862334982

Nationalize the league and jail all owners.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 18:19

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Diva Cupcake posted:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33270237/los-angeles-rams-coach-sean-mcvay-ponders-future-says-wants-prioritize-family

There's another rumour that McVay is just angling for a raise to be the highest paid coach in the league

# ? Feb 16, 2022 18:29

wyoak: Feb 14, 2005; a glass case of emotion; Fallen Rib

Man the Bengals offense was really bad in the second half after their first play

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:04

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

https://twitter.com/MorningConsult/status/1494005404082266124

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:13

Amy Pole Her: Jun 17, 2002

That�s a sad rear end 11%

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:16

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Eh, I could see kids not wanting to watch old rear end acts doing the dad rock thing now.

We're the dads now, halftimes are now for us.

Like seriously, imagine being 18, Snoop Dogg is a 50 year old man who does the corniest poo poo imaginable with other old white people and makes weed references. Those of us who have hidden a Doggystyle cd from our parents know, but to a kid, he's gonna come off as lame.

Kalli fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Feb 16, 2022

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:25

a neat cape: Feb 22, 2007; Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!

Grittybeard posted:

Who was it who had a sprained MCL years ago that got completely poo poo on for coming out of the game?

Oh god it was Jay Cutler. I don't know what that says, but given everything Jay Cutler from then to now that's a story to remember. This was back when we used to listen to anything Mike Ditka said

Maurice Jones Drew and Darnell Dockett also chirped about it.

Tomlinson caught hell for barely playing in the AFCCG with two sprained MCL's

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:27

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

Kalli posted:

Eh, I could see kids not wanting to watch old rear end acts doing the dad rock thing now.

We're the dads now, halftimes are now for us.

Like seriously, imagine being 18, Snoop Dogg is a 50 year old man who does the corniest poo poo imaginable with other old white people and makes weed references. Those of us who have hidden a Doggystyle cd from our parents know, but to a kid, he's gonna come off as lame.

I think you misread the poll.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:32

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

I think you misread the poll.

I'm not saying all of them, just explaining that 11%

Of course, it's 11%, so more likely it's a bunch of a mormons and evangelicals who get tighter then Zach Wilson the second a beat starts playing.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:34

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

Kalli posted:

I'm not saying all of them, just explaining that 11%

Of course, it's 11%, so more likely it's a bunch of a mormons and evangelicals who get tighter then Zach Wilson the second a beat starts playing.

Oh it�s definitely the Ben Shapiro demo.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:34

really queer Christmas: Apr 22, 2014

The 17% of millenials is sadder. You're almost 30 or even in your 40s. How was that halftime not everything you wanted?

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:42

Diva Cupcake: Aug 15, 2005

Love is Dead
https://twitter.com/intouchweekly/status/1494004275005038595

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:43

a neat cape: Feb 22, 2007; Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!

really queer Christmas posted:

The 17% of millenials is sadder. You're almost 30 or even in your 40s. How was that halftime not everything you wanted?

Some millennials don't like rap.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 19:43

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