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@barbarian said in NFL Season 2020/21:

It's so hard to read QBs in the NFL. Goff and Jimmy G both played in the Superbowl in the last two years, and at times looked the winner. Nick Foles actually won. And yet all three look pretty horrible this year, while rookies like Herbert and Burrow seem much more assured with far worse teams.

Both were system QBs beaten by superior QBs. Jimmy is not required to do much in that offence, however when he is called upon to throw far down the field he is often found wanting. Imagine what a QB like Rogers could do with that O line. Get a top prospect if available and grab someone in like Fitzpatrick to run the cutter while the new kid is eased in

@canefan bingo. McVay and Shanahan are elite playcallers that make Goff and Jimmy look better than they are.

SNF is a big game, Saints v Tampa

Tampa have had 3 possessions, 9 plays, 18 total yards. NO have more than 140 and a TD already.

@mariner4life what a blowout.

@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:

@mariner4life what a blowout.

jesus!! i stopped looking at the box score after the 2nd TD, 31 points in the first half?

check out the final play of the Arizona - Bills game. Incredible

On throws 15+ yards downfield today Tom Brady was 1 of 9 for 18 yards with 2 interceptions.

@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:

On throws 15+ yards downfield today Tom Brady was 1 of 9 for 18 yards with 2 interceptions.

that explains the very weird box score of 26 completions for only 216 yards.

Checkdown Tom

Tough season to predict from here, so many close divisions

Things we know:
The NFC East is dogshit.
The Steelers will win their Division

Things that are very likely
The Chiefs will win theirs
The Patriots won't make the post season.

I feel like pretty much everything else is up for grabs

@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:

On throws 15+ yards downfield today Tom Brady was 1 of 9 for 18 yards with 2 interceptions.

that said, he rescued 3rd and long many times today.

Good fun game, I enjoyed it

Tom Brady is a bitch!

@mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21:

Tom Brady is a bitch!

only against young QB.

OK, he's a bitch

also, the two interceptions he threw yesterday were abysmal. No receiver anywhere near, and went straight to the Rams defenders.

Denver play the Saints with Lindsay out with a bad knee, and a bunch of guys tipped out for COVID, including the QB and the backup QB

And predictably get hosed

You reckon Tampa are happy with their QB trade?

oh shit, i didn't realise the guy who played QB for Denver today was an undrafted rookie wide receiver!

Think he only joined the practise squad this month as well. I feel for the bloke.

At least in the NFL you get well compensated.

The Broncos emergency QB got over $50K NZD for today's game.

If you want to watch what blatant, "we're not even going to try and hide it" match fixing looks like

Go watch the Jets tank against the Raiders.

I feel sorry for these great college QBs that have to keep going to dumpster fire organisations.

Huge win for Washington.

It feels like finally they might be turning things around - it feels like they have some stability finally with Rivera at the helm as head coach and a new team president.

First team to beat the Steelers.

What a story Alex Smith is - from potentially losing his leg or even his life to leading Washington to 3 straight wins - he's a shoe in for Comeback Player Of The Year.

Washington's defence is really impressive - a lot of high draft picks in the defensive line and well coached by veteran coach Del Rio.

@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:

Huge win for Washington.

Had this on in the background doing some work, expecting it to be a stinker of a game.

The Washingtonf Football Team did really well -as you say, great D. Receivers dropped some sitters too - made Alex look worse than he was.

Carson Wentz had the same issue - if you put the ball there and it gets dropped, it's not all on the QB.

Really happy for Alex Smith

And i never liked the Steelers so happy with the result too.

Buffalo are a hard team to place. They look like solid contenders one week, and then pretenders the next. Currently giving the Niners a touch up

Also what has happened to the Seahawks?

That was scary good from Buffalo, but M4L is right - can they do that consistently?

The O-line could be the best in the league. Allen just has so much time, and has the talent to turn that into gold when he's on his game.

Game of the year just happened.

Ravens-Browns. Wow.

box score is nuts

Jackson runs for nearly as many yards as he passes, and twice as many touchdowns.

@mariner4life Jackson was out with a leg injury in the second half - came back in on a must convert 4th down.

just finished watching this no knowing the result. What a game. Quality QB play - one with legs, one with arm.

Great fun, really enjoyed it

remember 3 weeks ago when the Steelers were going 16-0?

They are losing to the Bengals in what looks a shit game. The Driver summary is 3 and out, 3 and out, 3 and out.

@mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21:

remember 3 weeks ago when the Steelers were going 16-0?

They are losing to the Bengals in what looks a shit game. The Driver summary is 3 and out, 3 and out, 3 and out.

I'm watchign - it's entertaiing. Bengals just so committed physically, it's a grudge match. NFL does this better than most, just remarkable

@mariner4life Bengals up by 10 and win the game with a few seconds left.

11-2 just lost to 2-10-1 team. Wow.

Farcical scenes in the NFC today.

Bears get smashed but make the playoffs cos Cardinals also lost.

Meanwhile Eagles pull the most blatant tank job on prime time - benching their QB in the 4th Quarter only down 3 points to put in their backup who is legitimately awful meaning Washington win the division and make the playoffs and the Giants miss out.

As a Cowboys fan I have no sympathy for the NYG, especially after they beat us today. The NFC East really sucks now.

And now 7-9 Washington hosts the 11-5 Tampa Bay...

@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:

Farcical scenes in the NFC today.

Bears get smashed but make the playoffs cos Cardinals also lost.

Meanwhile Eagles pull the most blatant tank job on prime time - benching their QB in the 4th Quarter only down 3 points to put in their backup who is legitimately awful meaning Washington win the division and make the playoffs and the Giants miss out

My Eagles doing their bit for the good of the game

NFC east being so terrible means that the bucs are probably pretty happy to have got through on a wildcard. Seattle on the other hand gets to host the Rams. Playing at home is great (and the Rams are a bit all over the show) but Washington are clearly the worst team in the playoffs.

@Cyclops said in NFL Season 2020/21:

NFC east being so terrible means that the bucs are probably pretty happy to have got through on a wildcard.

And only one of the Bucs' 11 wins has come against a team with a +0.500 record (Packers back in week 6).

Jags sack Marrone

Anthony Lynn out as coach of the Chargers.

Gase gone too. Good riddance to a guy that might be the worst nfl head coach of all time.

So vacancies at the moment are chargers, texans, Falcons, lions, jets and jags.

Chargers are pretty easily the pick of that crop.

Texans have the most important position covered but a god awful cap situation and almost no draft capital.

Jags and Jets have cap space and draft picks to burn but no talent. The jags can have Lawrence but also have an owner playing gm which might make hcs nervous. Jets ownership is awful too but at the moment are making the right noises about backing off to let Joe Douglas run things.

The Falcons have a terrible cap situation and have to make a call on Ryan. Lions similar with Stafford. Both guys look like classic trap qbs; they're not good enough to win games themselves and too expensive to build competitive rosters around.