[nfl] THIS THREAD IS AS DEAD AS THE LION'S SEASON. POST IN THE NEW ONE!

Preacher

Hey hey lets not say things we can't take back man...

admanb

Why would I need to take that back? :rotate:

Preacher

Well when the hawks open up 0-9 and the bills win the superbowl behind a resurgent EJ Manuel...

admanb

To go 0-9 the Hawks would have to lose to the Bears. Pistols at dawn, sir.

Podly

i am seriously thinking about trying to wait until the 6th round to wait for a qb (brady) and then taking sam bradford as an insurance policy / shit chip kelly might make him look all pro bet

Amphetamine

Veevee wrote: »

Preacher wrote: »

Wow cobb might be hurt for the packers? Wow.

Yes. Came up with a limp right arm and went to the locker room.

This fucking preseason...

Hyde has a neck injury now, too. I seriously hate the entire concept of the preseason.

Santa Claustrophobia

Podly wrote: »

i am seriously thinking about trying to wait until the 6th round to wait for a qb (brady) and then taking sam bradford as an insurance policy / shit chip kelly might make him look all pro bet

No. No he won't.

'If you want to run the read option with your starting quarterback that’s had two knee surgeries, that’s on you.'

They would literally be better off starting St. Tim.

pyromaniac221

Wilson isn't looking very sharp. Kinda strange to see.

shalmelo

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

i am seriously thinking about trying to wait until the 6th round to wait for a qb (brady) and then taking sam bradford as an insurance policy / shit chip kelly might make him look all pro bet

No. No he won't.

'If you want to run the read option with your starting quarterback that’s had two knee surgeries, that’s on you.'

They would literally be better off starting St. Tim.

ahahaha nope. I'm saving this one for posterity.

Santa Claustrophobia

Uh, okay.

admanb

pyromaniac221 wrote: »

Wilson isn't looking very sharp. Kinda strange to see.

Yeah he's throwing like poop.

quovadis13

admanb wrote: »

pyromaniac221 wrote: »

Wilson isn't looking very sharp. Kinda strange to see.

Yeah he's throwing like poop.

Maybe he wasn't drinking his nanobubbles today

shalmelo

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

Uh, okay.

I mean, assume injury all you want but if he does remain healthy, Bradford will easily be a top-10 QB with the personnel around him.

And there's literally no team in the NFL that should be starting St. Tim at the moment. No, not even Buffalo.

enlightenedbum

Not even Cleveland.

Veevee

Eagles offense, and Bradford in particular, looked incredible against the Green Bay defensive starters. If that knee holds up Bradford will have a top 5 QB season

Podly

remember what kelly did with foles for a few games?

i'm not saying long term success, but fantasy wise, bradford could be a great sleeper if he stays healthy

and if not brady will continue to be amazing anyways

Podly

(replacing brady with manning or brees will also work i think)

Jubal77

admanb wrote: »

pyromaniac221 wrote: »

Wilson isn't looking very sharp. Kinda strange to see.

Yeah he's throwing like poop.

Man... yeah the oline is pretty terribad.

tsmvengy

Preacher wrote: »

RG3 might not be the day one starter for the slurs. Good lord what a dumpster fire.

They're winning off the field!

Santa Claustrophobia

Is this where I say I'm keeping these posts for posterity? Because all these ifs about Bradford's health is a bit like saying 'Glass Joe could be champ if only his opponents stopped punching him.'

I'm sure nothing bad could go wrong, though. Even though Kelly has yet to have his Game 1 QB make it though the season with out sustaining an injury. Bradford will be fine.

shalmelo

I'm not disagreeing that Bradford is an injury risk but a) so is every quarterback and b) to suggest that Tebow should be starting ahead of Sanchez, let alone Bradford is idiotic.

Preacher

I dunno if its just this game, but god damn Archer is not good.

Santa Claustrophobia

And there's your problem. I didn't say 'should'. I said given the choice between a sketchy Bradford and an offense that will expose him to contact on most plays, they'd be better off starting somebody who doesn't have bad knees. Especially one who ran spread option throughout college.

But, hey. Believe what you want. lolsports

pyromaniac221

I think if you're the Eagles and you want to make a run, you kinda have to start Bradford and roll the dice with his health. Yeah, it might not pay off and he might get injured again, but if you go with Tebow, you're admitting defeat before you've even started. Won't win anything with him as the starter.

shalmelo

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

And there's your problem. I didn't say 'should'. I said given the choice between a sketchy Bradford and an offense that will expose him to contact on most plays, they'd be better off starting somebody who doesn't have bad knees. Especially one who ran spread option throughout college.

But, hey. Believe what you want. lolsports

I'll agree with the last bit, anyway.

ps Tebow is terrible

enlightenedbum

Bradford ran a spread in college too, btw.

shalmelo

pyromaniac221 wrote: »

I think if you're the Eagles and you want to make a run, you kinda have to start Bradford and roll the dice with his health. Yeah, it might not pay off and he might get injured again, but if you go with Tebow, you're admitting defeat before you've even started. Won't win anything with him as the starter.

If Bradford goes down you've already seen that you can scratch your way to 10-6 with Sanchez, a solid running game and even an average defense. I can live with that as a plan B, but you have to at least take a shot at being something better than that.

JihadJesus

Preacher wrote: »

I dunno if its just this game, but god damn Archer is not good.

Archer is a camp arm who's only playing because T-Jack got himself hurt. The OL is what worries me. Lynch or not, being unable to hold off the pass rush on a three step drop is not a thing you can work around. It's time to start crossing off prospects that flat out can't pass protect, guys. Holy shit.

Also, how has Christine Michael not been cut yet? God damn he's terrible.

pyromaniac221

I'm happy that John Pagano is calling for some more aggression than he was last year. Hopefully he doesn't go back to his old timid ways once the regular season starts, it's kind of nice watching a Chargers defense that actually, you know, does things.

Wasn't terribly impressed with Gordon but I'll chalk most of that up to rookie jitters and a line that was sitting its best player and shuffling around the other starters.

y2jake215

@Podly
Id rather draft Brady then try to roll with bridgewater or tannehill

y2jake215

Also I'm pretty sure torn ACLs are not predictive of further torn ACLs but alright

shalmelo

pyromaniac221 wrote: »

I'm happy that John Pagano is calling for some more aggression than he was last year. Hopefully he doesn't go back to his old timid ways once the regular season starts, it's kind of nice watching a Chargers defense that actually, you know, does things.

Wasn't terribly impressed with Gordon but I'll chalk most of that up to rookie jitters and a line that was sitting its best player and shuffling around the other starters.

I still can't believe that King Dunlap turned into a useful player for you guys

TheBlackWind

The Brady/Bradford handcuff kinda makes sense, since you really just need 4 weeks before Sam goes cadaver hunting again.

He might be fine that long!

gundam470

Did F&L really draft already? Because if so my auto-drafted team is a mess.

oldmanken

Rare with No Sauce draft tonight, yeah?

Pellaeon

gundam470 wrote: »

Did F&L really draft already? Because if so my auto-drafted team is a mess.

If we did I drafted zero players. Which might end up a more successful strategy than last season

zepherin

oldmanken wrote: »

Rare with No Sauce draft tonight, yeah?

PA expendables too.

gundam470

Pellaeon wrote: »

gundam470 wrote: »

Did F&L really draft already? Because if so my auto-drafted team is a mess.

If we did I drafted zero players. Which might end up a more successful strategy than last season

Cool, I logged in and it showed me last year's roster which I apparently didn't recognize as my own.

gundam470

zepherin wrote: »

oldmanken wrote: »

Rare with No Sauce draft tonight, yeah?

PA expendables too.

I see expendables drafting on the 6th.

Dynagrip

Pellaeon wrote: »

gundam470 wrote: »

Did F&L really draft already? Because if so my auto-drafted team is a mess.

If we did I drafted zero players. Which might end up a more successful strategy than last season

Yeah, we need to officially pick a draft day/time.How does Sunday,september6th work for everyone? i can do earlier, but not september 3rd or september 5th.

@elki