2018-19 NFL Thread

lakersken80 · Retired Number Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 38791

On the other hand, that Rams vs Raiders game will be pretty predictable now....I expect the Rams defensive line to eat Carr for lunch.

adkindo · Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 8:40 pm Post subject:

magic2worthyslamdunk · Starting Rotation Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 122

Should be fun to watch all the sacks!

ChickenStu · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:40 am Post subject:

Mack is absolutely worth the money that the Bears will pay him. People aren't looking at this the right way IMO. The cap is going up every year by about $10MM. Over the course of Mack's deal, by a percentage of the cap, he's getting paid a little over 10% of the team's cap. That is right in line with what the top defensive players in the league have always made. People just aren't wrapping their heads around the fact that the NFL is awash in money. Mack is one of the 4 or 5 best defensive front 7 players in football, and NFL football is about passing the ball on offense and disrupting the QB's time to pass the ball on defense. Players like Mack are at a crazy premium. The Bears now have a truly ferocious front 7, potentially, and I like what the Bears have done since the end of last season. A lot.

Now, if you want to argue that giving up two 1st's is too much, I suppose that's a different argument, but 1st rounders are no guarantee to hit. They just got an NFL DPOY in his prime back, plus got a 2020 Oakland 2nd rounder back (and give the Raiders a 3rd), and I like the aggressiveness here by the Bears. If Trubisky hits for them, they are set up to be a good team for a while IMO, and that division could be brutal with all 4 teams looking competitive.

ChickenStu · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:46 am Post subject:

Incidentally, the Raiders are an absolute dumpster fire. If you thought their D was bad with Mack, oh my goodness, watch what it looks like this season without him. They may have an OK offense and put up some points, but they are going to be a really bad team this season. The Under on their win total is one of the easiest NFL bets I have seen in a really long time. I think there's a very real chance that Gruden loses that locker room quickly if they get off to a poor start.

lakersken80 · Retired Number Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 38791

Raiders had their chance last year and they blew it. I'm not surprised they are starting fresh under Gruden. Plus while the Raiders could have given big money to Carr, Mack and Coach Gruden they probably didn't want to, not if they want to be competitive in the future. Look how long it took for the Rams just to get a deal for Aaron Donald and how they structured it so it didn't cripple the team.

lakersken80 · Retired Number Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 38791

Wouldn't be surprised if the Raiders left Oakland after this year. Chargers set the blueprint that you can play in a smaller stadium while the palace is being built. Honestly with the Raiders looking like they aren't a Super Bowl contender anymore, the Las Vegas residents would probably embrace their new team more than Oakland at this point.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/report-raiders-threaten-leave-oakland-153643080.html

adkindo · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 4:35 am Post subject:

Rookie LB Shaquem Griffin to start for Seahawks in Week 1

LakerLanny · Retired Number Joined: 24 Oct 2001 Posts: 47581

lakersken80 · Retired Number Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 38791

Boring game.

Freddie Buckets · Star Player Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 9131

lakers0505 · Franchise Player Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 10701

That Atlanta redzone offense though

ChickenStu · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject:

Matt Ryan was just putrid tonight. I mean, really, really awful. On that last drive alone, he took a sack on 2nd and 1, and then, after it was 1st and goal, he proceeded to make 3 wild throws that weren't even close. On Julio's penultimate end zone target, I mean, give him a shot to catch it, instead of airmailing it. Then on the play where the official called illegal contact, he threw that way out of the end zone (I know that that's irrelevant to the penalty call). And then on the last play, I mean, goodness me, GIVE JULIO A CHANCE TO COME DOWN WITH IT IN THE FIELD OF PLAY!

That was a game that Atlanta should have won, and Steve Sarkisian is still really awful at his job.

adkindo · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:02 pm Post subject:

I can't help but take note in the new NFL, when a player accidentally makes initial contact with their helmet or brush a QB's helmet with an arm on a pass rush....the game has to be stopped, film has to be reviewed, announcers are horrified, and the harshest penalties are handed down all in the name of "protecting the players".

In the same NFL, while covering a punt Eric Saubert can literally grab punt returner Darren Sproles by the face mask as both players are running opposite directions near full speed appearing to almost separate head from body.....and it is 15 yards, no fuss, next play.

jodeke · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:07 pm Post subject:

lakersken80 · Retired Number Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 38791

The game was easier to watch in the 2nd half, but both teams need to work on their offense. Wonder how long the Eagles are going to continue with Foles once Wentz is healthy.

adkindo · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:21 pm Post subject:

jodeke · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:52 am Post subject:

adkindo · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:28 am Post subject:

jodeke · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:45 am Post subject:

adkindo · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:13 am Post subject:

Joseph Randle charged with suspicion of rape

Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

The Eagles tried so hard to lose that game. The Falcons just wouldn’t let them.

numero-ocho · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:31 am Post subject:

jodeke · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:15 am Post subject:

numero-ocho · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:27 pm Post subject: