The NFL Thread

[niko_cee]

Heads have gone.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Stunned Mahomes isn't injured after that.

[niko_cee]

Best outcome for Baltimore there though. Just need to have a proper drive now.

Ugh, punter chose the right time to turn up.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why throw that?

Game over.

[niko_cee]

Oh dear, start the car.

[Ian]

Awful decision from Jackson you can't do that into triple coverage.

[Foe]

Not over yet, but this game really highlighting just how good mahomes is. That first half was a thing of beauty. Ravens defense stepped up big in the second half though, chiefs haven’t had a sniff and don’t want to do anything risky.

Lamar is such a good athlete but he’s still a long way off being an elite passer. Should’ve been picked earlier too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a fucking flag.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The fuck are we doing?

[niko_cee]

I do like that the refs have the discretion to know what is going on and to take action accordingly, although maybe take that away from them by just overstepping and not hammering someone.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck :(

[niko_cee]

Cover zero doesn't work.

[Gray Fox]

It can do, but not against MVPat.

[Foe]

Clutch.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Niners or Lions Owl win please.

[niko_cee]

Fuck the Niners, 'mon the Lions.

This Chiefs team is better than the high flying offense version.

[Foe]

I would love a lions win now.

That ravens team was so good this season but just buckled when it mattered. Such a well run organisation. I’m not sure why they didn’t lean into Lamar and his legs. Through a 17 week season you don’t want to do it because he will get too many hit, but in one off playoff and championship games is so tough to defend.

Until he’s does a knee he’s going to continue to be such a menace to NFL defences.

Kelce was unbelievable. Think he retires after the Super Bowl?

[Ben]

Kelce still looks a bit too prime to retire. But it's happened before.

Get your mortgages on KC to win the whole thing. Between Purdy's inexperience and the NFL's desperation to get a picture of Taylor Swift holding the Lombardi, I'd say it's nailed on.

[Gray Fox]

MVPats got a 14-3 record in the post season and is maybe about to win his 3rd ring and he's still 28.

I don't think he could hit Bradys passing records, but his Superbowl count he really could. Though I do think if the Chiefs win you'll see Andy Reid off into the sunset. If that happens Travis will be very tempted to join him and his brother in a happy retirement.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Everyone in MVPAT's "support network" is seemingly a cunt.

[Ben]

I’m not well versed in music these days admittedly but Post Malone performing America the Beautiful is odd right? Pretty good as well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It is.

Also, I always forget how fucking moronic he looks.

Those teeth alone, fucking hell.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Please let CMC go wild.

[Ian]

Fuck the Chiefs.

Also.Post Malone wasn't good. He can carry a tune but only very quietly.

[Baz]

Some big controversy around the length of the national anthem is really overshadowing the Super Bowl among my betting group chat :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck sake.

Don't do this to me.

[Dan]

Game over :harold:

[Gray Fox]

'mon Chiefs.

Big Red off into the sunset.

[Gray Fox]

This is also a great example of the two stages of roster development. Chiefs have the mega QB and decent defence but have to sacrifice at WR because they can't afford it.
49ers meanwhile have Purdy on next to nothing and because of this the other skill positions are all stacked.

[Dan]

This is also a great example of the two stages of roster development. Chiefs have the mega QB and decent defence but have to sacrifice at WR because they can't afford it.
49ers meanwhile have Purdy on next to nothing and because of this the other skill positions are all stacked.

This is a huge part of why the Bears are almost certainly going to take Caleb Williams at 1. Why have a top 20-25 QB on £40m a year when you can get one who could potentially be a top 5 guy on a rookie deal? Even if he busts it opens up space for you to build the team up for the next guy.

[Gray Fox]

Another example is the Eagles having to give up several players after paying Hurts.

I think Fields does deserve that shit somewhere else. Maybe New England? I actually think Atlanta could do a lot worse. That's if the twitter talk that Caleb has told the Bears not to draft him is false.

Could well have another 2-3 years of this 49ers team too.

[Spikey M]

Every year I try to watch this, and every year I get annoyed by it. Just play the fucking game. Just throw the ball. You don't need headphones and tablets every 30 seconds, you utter 'spergs.

[Shindig]

Yep. It's why I wait for the highlights in the morning.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking hell a DJ.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Niners defence is looking SPICY tonight.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a scary fucking play.

[igor_balis]

Petulance like that is annoying in football, but the way the fouls work in NFL, it's unbelievable stupidity to do what the KC bloke did for the 15 yard foul. What a spaz.

[Dan]

Not exactly the first half I was expecting. Gotta love seeing Jauan Jennings throw the only TD of the game so far though.

[Ben]

Usher :cool:

[Dan]

I never gave a shit about Usher back in the day so that did basically nothing for me, even without the dodgy sound.

[igor_balis]

Oh fuck off

[Ben]

Kyle choking again. This is it.

[Gray Fox]

Twice Shanahan has played Mahomes in the big game and twice Mahomes has done nothing for 3 quarters.

Needs a long hard look in the mirror if they don't come back to win this.

[Gray Fox]

Absolutely glorious. Get fucked San Fran.

[Dan]

Really happy to see Mecole Hardman win the game. Great player, I’ve always said it.

[Ian]

Every year I try to watch this, and every year I get annoyed by it. Just play the fucking game. Just throw the ball. You don't need headphones and tablets every 30 seconds, you utter 'spergs.

If only there was a way to not watch it?


Fuck the Chiefs

Bears repeating.

[Spikey M]

If only there was a way to not watch it?





It's entirely your choice, but I would recommend NOT turning into Phonics.

[phonics]

Yeah, being the guy who tells people the thing they like is shit is much cooler than being phonics.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Woke up this morning to clips of a man claiming to have 'overcome adversity' by winning a football trophy while banging Taylor Swift. Sportsman-brain is so strange.

[Spikey M]

Yeah, being the guy who tells people the thing they like is shit is much cooler than being phonics.

Don't express opinions. Gotcha.

[Manc]

Did America win?

[Ian]

By all means dislike it. It's weird and bitty and honestly the Super Bowl is probably the worst way to try and get anything out of it because it's all the stuff you probably don't like about it but amplified. But if you're getting annoyed by it every year then save yourself the bother and spend the time doing something you might actually like rather than something you can probably be fairly certain you won't.


Woke up this morning to clips of a man claiming to have 'overcome adversity' by winning a football trophy while banging Taylor Swift. Sportsman-brain is so strange.

To be fair if he'd been doing both simultaneously that would have been quite a feat.

And it would have sent that bloke who wanted to sue the NFL because Shakira's bum gave him a stiffy over the edge.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You knew the Chiefs were winning as soon as it went to OT.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shanahan fucked it hard by not running it nearly enough in the second half.

[Gray Fox]

Did America win?

America always wins. World* Champs.

Shanahan definitely blew the game by trying to make it about Purdy. The kid is good, but CMC was gashing them up for 5+ yards a touch. Put it on his back and run him into the ground. Chiefs defence was gassed leading up to OT and during. Obviously the injuries didn't help, but the Chiefs were begging to give them the ball over in the first half. Game should have been gone by then.

A big lesson he needs to learn is if you have a GOAT level QB on the other team, going for 3 points and giving him the ball back just isn't going to cut it. He's just dragged a team of nobodies and Taylor Swifts angry boyfriend to another title without any of them doing much for him.

[phonics]

https://i.imgur.com/Jcjyld2.png

[niko_cee]

Managed to somehow avoid the result all day, got in, saw the Sky NFL channel had a scheduled full match replay on from 8-12, was in about 9 so thought it would be better to watch it that way and suck up a missed quarter or whatever than in highlights, which are shit. 9pm, 1 hour into a 4 hour programme, what do I see when I turn it on? 19-19 and over time just kicking off. Death to the schedulers.

[Gray Fox]

To be fair, the first 3 quarters were the Chiefs pretending to be bad and having to watch Usher on roller skates.

[Ben]

Don't you dare disrespect my man. He actually had the balls to sing live rather than lip sync and did a lot of dancing too. Like him or not, you've got to give him props for committing himself to it and not taking the coward's way out like most of them do.

[Gray Fox]

I will give him all of his respect back and then some for cuddling up to Alicia Keys. The man saw his chance and took it.

[Gray Fox]

Some great ones in here.

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That is stunning.

[phonics]

Cam Newton being attacked 3 v 1 and not even losing his hat is such king shit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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The Texans are looking pretty damn good right now.

[phonics]

He seems like a massive prick.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Almost certainly, although I imagine most NFL players are (hello Rashee Rice).

Bills are taking a $31.1m dead cap hit for the trade which is quite telling, they really don't want him there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Jesus wept.

[Ian]

The man is a loon.

[Shindig]

Concussions are one hell of a drug.

[Ian]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/24/strange-nfl-draft-moments

Some.good stuff in here.

[Dan]

You’ll never guess who went first overall in the draft.

[Dan]

Falcons with the bracket buster.

[Ben]

Pretty much every team in the top 10 selected a QB, except NYG who are sticking with Jones. :D

[Gray Fox]

Record set for consecutive picks on one side of the ball. Record set for longest time into the draft before a defensive player was picked. Record set for QBs taken in the top 10 and top 12.

Basically if you had a need for defence but didnt pick until the late teens or 20's then you lucked out.

There were a couple of head scratchers in there though. Penix to Atlanta doesn't make a lot of sense for the capital involved. They could have moved back at least once or twice and still picked him up. He'll also be 28 if Cousins does play all of that deal he signed literally last month too. They have a talented young offence that was being held back by poor QB play and bad coaching. Both of those were fixed in the off season. You had the chance to do whatever you wanted with this pick and still got it wrong.

Bowers the other strange one. No idea if the Raiders tried to get into the QB party room but got stopped at the door, but this team had a lot of needs. They also just took a big pass catching TE in R2 last year. Either they think he's shit or they don't know what they're doing.

49ers have been touting Deebo and moreso the unhappy Aiyuk according to reporters, so to see them take WR here suggests to me one of them may well move on.

Eagles went into the draft needing some serious CB help. I was expecting Howie to have to trade into the mid-early teens to get the guy he wanted. Turns out we didnt move at all and at #22 still had every CB still on the board to take a pick of.

[Ian]

I'm seeing mixed things about Nix but i was worried we were gonna spunk a load more picks on trading up and it sounds like Payron genuinely likes him so I guess I'll just cross my fingers and hope for the best.

[Gray Fox]

Talk on Twitter was that Payton was going to take Mahomes back in the day(even had the name down on the card ready to turn in) but the Chiefs sniped him. He supposedly likes Bo as much as Mahomes.

As for the Chiefs, This is their 3rd shot at trying to take the next Tyreek. One of them has to land eventually right?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nuts that the Bills would trade with them.

[Dan]

Supposedly the Raiders, Seahawks & Saints were all trying to trade up for Penix, so seems like Atlanta wouldn’t have been able to have moved back & still got him.

It’s definitely weird considering the contract they have Kirk about a month ago, but they do have half of the Saints old back office so of course they’re pissing money & picks everywhere.

As for Nix, I doubt he’ll be a star, but he should be a better option in day one than Jarrett Stidham & Zach Wilson. Not sure it’ll be the most explosive offense, but Payton will be able to craft a system for him so he could settle in around the borderline of acceptable & solid.

Mayer & Bowers is going to be a better version of the Bills having Knox & Kincaid. Mayer will do the boring stuff underneath & Bowers will do the fun stuff from the slot or the backfield.

In general I’d say it’s a pretty solid job all round, with Penix being by far the strangest pick. Most of the OL picks seem like they should work out alright, and even if we end up with 10 good players from the 32 picks I think you can at least get what most teams were going for.

[Ben]

Just seen Panthers wasted a pick to trade up one spot to get a guy they would have got anyway with pick 33 tonight. :D

[niko_cee]

How is this Penix person having his name said as, from the outside, it looks like that name has plenty of lol potential.

[Dan]

How is this Penix person having his name said as, from the outside, it looks like that name has plenty of lol potential.

Pen-icks

[niko_cee]

Was hoping for pee-nix, unless his first name is Denix.

[Gray Fox]

Was hoping for pee-nix, unless his first name is Denix.

https://i.imgflip.com/1j2n7d.jpg

[Ian]

Well sure, he's gonna say it's Pen-icks.

Big Hyacinth energy.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Penis ahoy.

[Foe]

Kirk must be pissed.

The falcons organisation doing the tinder talk the world and then ghost after the pump. Only they’ve done it with 2 or 3 years of awkward interactions.

Kirk could’ve just stayed in Minnesota at this point. Be good if he just says fuck it, I’ll be QB2, trade me.

[Gray Fox]

Maybe they took Penix at the right time for getting him in the draft, but looking at their team, you have 3 big name offensive guys. Drake London is still only 22, Bijan was underused last year and Pitts(still 23 himself) is getting to the point now where he should be ready to show what he's got. You now also have the QB in Cousins to support them.

They could really have made any other pick here and made their current team better. Maybe grab an Odunze and watch the fun on offense, maybe take a tackle and protect your ageing but new QB investment. You had your pick of any defensive player in the draft. You could also have traded back and got even more draft capital down the line.

As someone who saw his team take Jalen Hurts and insist he was a project/backup/gadget guy, this is one injury away from turning ugly.

[Dan]

The worst case scenario here is that they sit Penix for three years while Kirk takes them as far as Kirk takes teams, then they make the switch & Penix immediately has his third torn ACL & ends up being 29 before he’s even completed a season of NFL football

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's the dream.

[Ian]

My name of the draft so far is Dominick Puni, because it turns out he is 6'5 and 320lbs.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:lol:

[Gray Fox]

Can't say I've ever seen this kid play, but I did see a fair few mock drafts suggesting we take him in R1. So to get him as well as our free choice of CB in day 1 seems alright.

As ever though the whole draft process is just educated guessing. Look at those QBs who went before Mahomes as an example. Eagles drafting Reagor when Jefferson was available.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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What a cracking guy, hope he does well.

[Ian]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/02/29/texas-tech-tyler-owens-doesnt-believe-in-space/72792066007/

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Keon Coleman :cool:

[Ben]

What a guy.

[Lofty]

OBJ to the Dolphins.

[Gray Fox]

I feel like Tua is the only limiting factor in that offence now.

[Ian]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Harris_(center)


Richard Overton Harris Sr. (April 7, 1928 – May 10, 2003)[1] was an American football center. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected in the NFL draft and AAFC draft four times, including twice as a first-round pick, but never played professionally.


Harris was also selected in the first round – with the 11th overall pick – of the 1949 NFL draft, by the Chicago Bears.[27] He declined the offers so he could go into the oil business.

What a career. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Dicky knew the public weren't ready for him.

[Ian]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/15/harrison-butker-commencement-speech

Well he seems a lovely fella.

[phonics]

“While Covid might have played a large role throughout your formative years, it is not unique,”

It being illegal to go outside felt pretty unique to me.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Stunning.

I like that they put Butker in the kitchen near the end.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Lol.

He's never played football in his life apparently.

[Ben]

That I did not expect. :D

[Ian]

What does this guy's agent have on people?

[Foe]

Huge deals for Jordan love and tua.

Packers must be very confident love has turned a corner. He was definitely better last year. Highest paid quarterback level though? Not sure.

[Gray Fox]

Packers moves seem to suggest they think Love is their guy. Contract confirms it. They probably would like him to kick on a level more than he was last year.

To be fair though after some early season struggles he was on it. This all lead to them absolutely slapping the piss out of the Cowboys in Texas. What a glorious game that was. They even had the 49ers too, but bottled the 4th quarter.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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STUDham :cool:

[Ben]

Could be a long season in Denver.

[Gray Fox]

Poor Ian, wherever he is.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Absolutely beautiful.

Go Colts.

[niko_cee]

Any chance Rees-Zammit makes the cut for the Chiefs? From the scant reports I've seen he seems to be doing better than one might have expected.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Probably practice squad.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Bust for Booty?

[Ben]

What a name.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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100% that's his nutsack.

[phonics]

100% not real. I've seen about 10 different celebs who have 'purchased' it with that exact video.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Any chance Rees-Zammit makes the cut for the Chiefs? From the scant reports I've seen he seems to be doing better than one might have expected.

Ended up joining the LONDON Jaguars practice squad after getting cut by the Chiefs.

The Chiefs did want him on their practice squad but more chance of getting game time with the Jags I guess.

[Gray Fox]

49ers new rookie WR Ricky Pearsall was held up at gunpoint overnight for the Rolex he was wearing.

He's for some reason tried to fight the gunman and ended up getting himself shot in the chest and the thief shot too.

He's survived and stable but god knows why he hasn't just handed that watch over. Surely he's/the team have insured him against such things.

[Giggles]

Anyone know if Gamepass/Dazn/Nfl+ or whatever it’s called now has a TV/Chromecast app? Not a hope I’m watching on Sky this year after seeing those ads for them destroying the coverage for the tay tay crowd.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

So closed to beating the scumbags.

Lamar had Flowers the play before too.

[Ben]

Fuck VAR.

[Baz]

god knows why he hasn't just handed that watch over.
Me and a mate once discussed this. We were both happy to get stabbed (and I presume shot) if it meant we kept our watches.

[Ben]

What watch do you have? :cab:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pii4nJGML._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

[Baz]

What watch do you have? :cab:
IWC Pilot's Mark XVIII.

[Gray Fox]

Again though, you can just buy another watch? Even another of the same one.

[Ben]

IWC Pilot's Mark XVIII.

You’re mad. I’m handing my Submariner straight over.

[Lofty]

Fucking watch fannies :D

The only situation I would definitely risk it is if they were trying to take my dog because the police investigate stabbings more than they do dog theft.

[Giggles]

Well that was a quick end to a season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Not quite as quick as the Jets last year.

[Foe]

Caught up with both games.

Chiefs ravens clearly two very good teams. Surprised the ravens couldn’t make use of Henry better. It’s still clear Lamar isn’t an elite passer yet they lean into it. He’s so dangerous when he’s loose. Going to get to the point that if they don’t win a Super Bowl with him it’s because they’re trying to be square peg in round hole.

Eagles packers was just a flag fest. Neither qb looking that great. So many close escapes. Barkley though delivered, and the packers have some pretty decent young receivers.

Good start to the season though. Will be interesting to see how the 49ers look and there will be a surprise each year. Lions? Texans?

[Gray Fox]

Just got through the highlights myself. Wasn't sure what to expect this season as we've been great really since Hurts took over as the starter, apart from seemingly hitting a wall last season. Though then the play calling got very, very predictable. But the wheels fell off after the San Fran game. Siriani is lucky he kept his job, but it seems he was only allowed to do so if he changed up his entire staff really.

So with all new coordinators and such, I expected a little time to adjust. The two interceptions from Hurts though were yikes. The second one, I kinda get. Play has broken down and he's tried to motion AJ Brown out, but Brown slips and it looks bad on Hurts. He's tried to be the hero but should really have taken the FG there.
The first one I've no idea what he's looking at. Smith is going alone into at least triple coverage on the pass.
Seemed to be a few issues with him and the center too. We should have had a Brotherly Shove to seal the win but the snap hit the ground. Luckily though Saquon is very good.

Looks like Love escaped the big injury at the end too. Probably out a few weeks, but nothing more. Their team is coming out the other side of the rebuild and they look great for it. Reed and Watson look a great duo and Love is good enough. He had the reverse season to Hurts last year. Struggled early but came out of the bye on fire. Them rolling into Dallas and stomping them was glorious.

As for a surprise, I don't think you can really count the Lions now. They're very good and but for Dan Campbell trying to be hyper aggressive, would likely have made the big dance.
Atlanta have gone for a big shake up and have some very high potential but underused talent in Bijan, London and Pitts. I also think Daniels could be just what the WFT need to get them back winning again.
I'm not sure we see much of a shake up as a final 4 though. Chiefs and San Fran will be there. Ravens/Texans and Lions/Packers for the other two spots.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Caught up with both games.

Chiefs ravens clearly two very good teams. Surprised the ravens couldn’t make use of Henry better. It’s still clear Lamar isn’t an elite passer yet they lean into it. He’s so dangerous when he’s loose. Going to get to the point that if they don’t win a Super Bowl with him it’s because they’re trying to be square peg in round hole.

Eagles packers was just a flag fest. Neither qb looking that great. So many close escapes. Barkley though delivered, and the packers have some pretty decent young receivers.

Good start to the season though. Will be interesting to see how the 49ers look and there will be a surprise each year. Lions? Texans?

Our O-Line really doesn't help Lamar though.

The Chiefs pass rush were constantly in Lamar's face and he was having to run out or force passes (which he's never going to be great at). He needs more time in the pocket than we're giving him.

Also re Henry. I'm not sure if it's because he's unfit, we moved away from the run too quickly (as we usually do when losing), he doesn't know the playbook enough or what but he really needed more rushes. I think as well the pass protection being an issue didn't help, we kept calling on Justice Hill who Lamar was checking down to in passes when the Chiefs were in his face.

[Shindig]

Meek's traffic stop looks fucking dumb. Imagine getting shirty with the police because they knocked on your window. So shirty that you end up handcuffed over not wearing your seatbelt.

[Gray Fox]

This Bills @ Dolphins game was not going well for Tua anyway, but he's just got himself yet another concussion not sliding when he really should have. You've got to wonder how long in the game he has left.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Holy shit.

[Foe]

This Bills @ Dolphins game was not going well for Tua anyway, but he's just got himself yet another concussion not sliding when he really should have. You've got to wonder how long in the game he has left.

All the more baffling given the contract he just signed.

Similarly, why are the dolphins still living with skylar Thompson as the backup. Surely they saw last year he is not up to it. They’ve got plenty of weapons for a powerful offence even with a backup. Heck shove an Andy dalton or case Keenum type in there and they’d still be relevant.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Word is that Brady will be coming out of retirement.

ONE LAST RIDE.

[Gray Fox]

All they need is someone to hit Hill/Waddle in stride 10 yards downfield or hand it off to Achane and they're golden. The fast kids can take over the rest.

I reckon Tannehill comes back in for one last ride.

[Ben]

Derek Carr :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Alvin Kamara is bonkers when he's on it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

We're so fucking shit at holding onto leads in the 4th quarter.

[Gray Fox]

Baltimore, more like LOLtimore, am I right?

[Dan]

Saints finally embracing the Shanahan tree cheat code whilst Sean Payton does whatever is happening in Denver.

:)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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At least we're not as bad as the Giants.

[niko_cee]

That is quite an effort.

[Ben]

Seven field goals. :cool:

Jayden Daniels looks decent so far, even though Kliff is determined to not let him have a throw at the end zone yet.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Problem with Daniels is that he thinks he needs to do it all.

[Ben]

That's a classic rookie problem though, so not anything to be worried about at this point.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Speaking of Rookie problems.

Bryce Young has been benched, a day after his coach said they'd stick with him:

https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/41277286/panthers-sticking-bryce-young-historically-bad-day

Andy Dalton rides again.

[Ben]

He’s doomed short guys for the foreseeable future. Giving up that much for a guy who has to jump to throw it over his offensive line is not a good look.

His jump pass getting casually batted away yesterday was the final nail in the coffin.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kyler Murray was good yesterday though.

[Foe]

Heck of a game last night in Tuscaloosa if anyone bothered to record on sky sports nfl or watch the highlights.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Colts were mongs.

Richardson gets injured on a run so they sit him for a few plays.

Put him back in and tell him to run it on his first play back and he obviously gets popped again.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Rodgers is done.

[Dan]

He looks really skittish as soon as there’s pressure, which was the same thing that happened to Brady when he got older. They’ve barely been able to move the ball today outside of the big return.

Also, one for Foe & anyone who listens to the Cover 3 podcast - Vandy beat Alabama yesterday :cool:

[Foe]

He looks really skittish as soon as there’s pressure, which was the same thing that happened to Brady when he got older. They’ve barely been able to move the ball today outside of the big return.

Also, one for Foe & anyone who listens to the Cover 3 podcast - Vandy beat Alabama yesterday :cool:

Ha, yeah - I watched the bama Georgia game last week and I legit jaw dropped when I saw the vandy score. Stanford Steve on game day was saying vandy were an under appreciated team and he fancied them to cover, but to win the game outright against a number 1 bama is mental.

Welcome back to earth, de boer.

[Ben]

Miami have completely shit the bed.

[Gray Fox]

Maybe Tua really is that good.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Miami have completely shit the bed.

Doesn't help that they turned to fucking Snoop Huntley.

He's absolutely rancid and it was torture watching him whenever Lamar couldn't play.

Fuck knows why he's thought so highly of.

[Foe]

The dolphins GM really should be shown the door. They saw tua go down and tank their season last year, and in response gave him a big contract and didn’t bother getting in a competent backup qb.

We saw last year Skylar was garbage, and we saw a lot of Huntley with the ravens looking so so.

Dalton, mullens, Keenum type qb, a veteran with a big about him and they would win the division even if tua went down.

[Ben]

Miami have completely shit the bed.

Cleveland have completely shit the bed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Which you love to see.

Just missing a big hit to take out the rapist cunt.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jayden Daniels is class.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cleveland have completely shit the bed.

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He needs benching.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Our defence has completely shit the bed.

My god they're so bad.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Holy fucking shit that Lamar Jackson TD pass to Likely.

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Bonkers.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kill me now.

[Ben]

That’s a great kick considering the holder dropped it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I don't even...

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Doug Pederson wont be allowed on the plane at this rate.

[Foe]

What the fuck Arizona are I have no idea. Such a yo yo team.

If Houston fuck up against a rookie on a 1-4 pats team I will be unhappy.

[Gray Fox]

Their defence seems awful. Some weeks Murray can carry them to a win. Other weeks he's only guy guys off the street to throw to.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Sewell diving for the endzone brought a tear to my eyes.

It's so beautiful.

[Ben]

Fuck the Cowboys. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck the Cowboys. :drool:

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It was Jerry Jones' 82nd birthday too which makes it all the sweeter.

[Ben]

Detroit would have got 82 points had they not fucked around in the second half.

[Gray Fox]

Detroit with the major face turn. Face of the company type face turn.

[Ben]

Anyone who destroys Dallas in their own stadium is top babyface for the week.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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These helmets for Illinois' throwbacks are fucking gorgeous.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Deshaun Watson having his Achilles go pop :drool:

Bye bye Rapist.

[Ben]

Jared Goff 3 TD throws. Only 56 yards passing though half way through the third quarter. :cab:

[Gray Fox]

The Lions really have chosen violence this year.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:drool:

[Giggles]

The DB taunting the crowd and then being the one who tipped it to the receiver was beautiful.

[Ben]

I stayed up and watched this live. Incredible stuff.

I also love that they scrapped the stupid rule that you have to kick the extra point in situations like that, so everyone can rightly storm the field.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Drake Maye :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

2 receptions for -4 yards and 1 TD.

Well played Waddle.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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That shouldn't be possible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

NFL really punishing Germany.

They have to watch Bryce Young and Daniel Jones be shit for a half and now Machine Gun Kelly.

[Ben]

Obviously DeShaun Watson takes the biscuit in this regard, but there should be jailtime for those who handed that contract to Daniel Jones. He's awful.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He just looks absolutely rancid.

He has the occasional good game and can make various throws but he always looks a little skittish and you can never really rely on him.

[Foe]

Obviously DeShaun Watson takes the biscuit in this regard, but there should be jailtime for those who handed that contract to Daniel Jones. He's awful.

They chose jones over Barkley. Which is mental.

[Gray Fox]

I'm not complaining.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol at the Giants.

[Ben]

That Panthers team getting 3 wins (at least) is quite the miracle too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking Chiefs.

[Ben]

Mike Tomlin bunging the refs this week, makes a change from KC I guess.

Even after a booth review they were out by a whole yard...

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm not sure if they got the first down but the spot was fucking horrendous.

As was the rookie defensive lineman who jumped like a mong.

[Ben]

At least get the spot right then measure it.

They were a whole yard out and just thought fuck it that'll do, game on.

[Gray Fox]

Stayed up to watch this one and have been rewarded. But for not accounting for RB dump offs for a drive, the defence has just shut Daniels down.

Offence has struggled through a lot of it, credit to WFT for doing the same, but Saquon is just that extra. Giants should have paid the man.

[Ben]

We just can't defend the run. Saquon winning it for Philly was nailed on.

[RoidedGoon]

We just can't defend the run. Saquon winning it for Philly was nailed on.

It's nice up here in north Jersey. With the YankeeBoys, Giants, Mets, Trump, you can feel the anger in the air

[Ben]

Detroit :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I love that Dan Campbell chooses violence every single time.

[Ben]

Pure entertainment. It'll be their undoing in the playoffs at some point but it's magnificent viewing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That 2 point play call was horseshit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Also, boneheaded from our defence on the Fields run (who had the first down). He was clearly going to run but we played it as a pass.

[Giggles]

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[niko_cee]

Imagine being called Dennis Waszak [I'm reading that as wazzock], and the insisting on calling your son the same.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What would you have gone for? Phil?

[niko_cee]

Leo or Walter.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Daniel Jones released, woof.

[Ben]

Obviously DeShaun Watson takes the biscuit in this regard, but there should be jailtime for those who handed that contract to Daniel Jones. He's awful.

12 days ago...

[Giggles]

That Love contract is looking a bad deal too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Scary Terry :cool:

Edit: The Commanders :face:

[Ben]

:nono:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just got in (5:30pm kick off? fuck sake lads), why is Paul fucking Merson in the studio?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That ending from Da Bears :lol:

[Ben]

Oh boy. Shit like that gets you fired.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Gagging to be fired.

[Ben]

Even if he were right (he's not), you don't throw your rookie QB under the bus like that.

[Gray Fox]

Oh boy. Shit like that gets you fired.

Didnt take long either.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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He made Bears history lol.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Raiders center just fucked them hard, fuck me.

Refs helped too, surely it's a false start which would have made the fumble moot.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a nasty hit on Trevor Lawrence.

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Absolutely brutal.

[Foe]

Cousins benched. Penix in.

So it’s either completely justified, taking a first round qb after locking in Kirk, or that decision paying itself back by destroying your chances with Kirk from the off. Either way, fireworks in Atlanta I imagine and a lot of guaranteed money sitting on the bench.

[Ben]

Cousins has been shit lately but they made a lot of noises about letting Penix sit for a long time like Rodgers did. They've lost their divisional lead to Tampa Bay now but they should really be winning two of their last three (NY Giants and Carolina), although Tampa Bay will realistically think they should win all three of theirs, so is this them giving up (or rather, not caring) on the playoffs? They've got to beat Washington and hope Tampa Bay fluff their lines just once, because Atlanta hold the tiebreaker, so it's hardly the longest of shots that they make it.

Even with Cousins tragic form, you'd back him over the rookie to make a game winning drive in a crunch game, surely.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck the Steelers.

[Gray Fox]

Cousins has been shit lately but they made a lot of noises about letting Penix sit for a long time like Rodgers did. They've lost their divisional lead to Tampa Bay now but they should really be winning two of their last three (NY Giants and Carolina), although Tampa Bay will realistically think they should win all three of theirs, so is this them giving up (or rather, not caring) on the playoffs? They've got to beat Washington and hope Tampa Bay fluff their lines just once, because Atlanta hold the tiebreaker, so it's hardly the longest of shots that they make it.

Even with Cousins tragic form, you'd back him over the rookie to make a game winning drive in a crunch game, surely.

There are already reports that they've told him he's being cut before his next $10m bonus is due in March, but in doing so they take on I think $65m dead cap in 2025.

[Foe]

Which is a bit mental really. Penix has actually looked quite good so far, a lot better than love, fields, richardson etc when they had their first go.

The falcons have just basically wasted the chance to build the roster with the low rookie salary by chucking it in the bin with cousins.

Would be brilliant if they lost to the giants though.

Can imagine cousins will do them absolutely zero favours. Would be great if he went to Carolina on a minimum salary, or New Orleans just to fuck them up in division.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Lions :cool:

What a fake play that was.

[Giggles]

This Netflix coverage is dogshit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Good first half for us.

Lamar looking sharp.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's bonkers.

Give him the MVP.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:lol:

[Pepe]

The fuck was that? :D

[Foe]

A bunch of the college playoffs tonight.

Texas v Arizona state
Georgia v notre dame
And probably the pick of the bunch is Oregon v Ohio state

[Giggles]

Georgia v ND not happening now.

[Foe]

This skattebo dude having an absolute day for Arizona state.

Texas are not looking like a championship team, just so inert. They were up big within about 5
Minutes and have done nothing since.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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My playoff bracket predictor.

[Ben]

Bucs over Commanders. Get out.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Also, Lamar was named the All Pro first team QB yesterday with 30 first placed votes out of 50.

It almost certainly means he's going to get the MVP award as they're the same voters and it's incredibly rare that they have a different QB winning the MVP.

I put £3 on him to win it a few weeks ago when he drifted to 8s which isn't too shabby.

Josh Allen was the odds on favourite before the All Pro roster was announced but that quickly flipped before betting sites took the market down.

[Ben]

Houston with an American flag the size of the whole pitch ffs.

[Gray Fox]

#Justice4Josh

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[Ben]

Stop. Picking. The. Bucs.