The NFL Thread

[big mean bunny]

He is so old he is on the Original PlayStation GameDay games from the looks of it! Which think they stopped making all together in either 01 or 02.

 

[Tony Towner]

Jags reportedly about to sign Tim Tebow - as a Tight End. He is 33, never played that position before, left the NFL almost 10 years ago.

Meanwhile Colin Kaepernick remains without a team.

Best selling jerseys across the entire NFL over the last month
1 Tebow Teal
2 Tebow Black

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Another American embarrassment

 

[Tony Towner]

Another American embarrassment

Don't really understand it, I think you need to live there to do so

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Ask Alan. I don't get it either - and don't want to.

 

[Tony Towner]

Julio to the Titans for a 2+change. Surprised he's accepted going there tbh

 

[PuntsWolf]

Done well to get a second if they’re taking on all his salary too. Gets us out a big hole

 

[Tony Towner]

Him leaving has been inevitable for a couple of weeks and it became apparent a 2 was where the market was at, just surprised a SB contender didn't want him or he couldn't force his way to one. Would have been a way to make Rodgers happy for instance

 

[PuntsWolf]

From what I’d read before there aren’t many teams with the cap space to get him in. Then if the Falcons were going to get a better draft pick then they’d have to pay some of his salary, and that wouldn’t actually fix the problem. You’d still have to restructure someone else and “kick the can down the road” which has got us in mess in first place.

There was hope the 49ers would do some stupid because of Shanahan but they would have had to make moves to get the cap space or Falcons pay the salary.

The $15m of cap space (minus dead cap) is more valuable than the 2nd-> 1st draft pick. So people need to look past “What Falcons only got a 2nd for Julio lol” headline.

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Titans consider themselves SB contenders. They have reached the playoffs the last 2 years, already have the running game of Derrick Henry, and should not be dismissed lightly.

 

[Tony Towner]

Lost too many defensive players in FA for me. Paying and basing your game on a RB with tread on his tyres is a dangerous game as you never know when they are going to be washed. See Zeke and Gurley for recent examples

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

I agree about RBs having a limited shelf life, but so long as Henry is still good, they are a contender. Not as good as Chiefs, Ravens, and maybe Bills, but still a dangerous AFC team.

 

[Tony Towner]

I hope they win their division and the Colts don't make the play offs, but there's a fair amount of self interest in that

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Colts success/failure will all be down to your favourite QB

 

[Tony Towner]

Colts success/failure will all be down to your favourite QB

Failure, but playing 75% of snaps would be good!

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Wentz will either have a great comeback season, or sink into oblivion. Colts are currently slight favourites to win the division, so the money says he will do well. If I were a gambling man - which I am not - I would go for the Titans.

 

[Dire Wolf]

I agree about RBs having a limited shelf life, but so long as Henry is still good, they are a contender. Not as good as Chiefs, Ravens, and maybe Bills, but still a dangerous AFC team.

You think the Ravens are better than the Bills? The same Bills that completely shut them out in the playoffs last year?

Edit: allowed 3 points on their first drive and then played a shut out.
But my point still stands.

 

[Tony Towner]

He's a mid tier QB but has the emotions of a child. He'll in all likelihood have a good season or 2, but then at some point he'll fall apart again when his fragile ego gets damaged

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

You think the Ravens are better than the Bills? The same Bills that completely shut them out in the playoffs last year?

Edit: allowed 3 points on their first drive and then played a shut out.
But my point still stands.

I would rank the top of the AFC as 1-Chiefs, 2-Ravens, 3-Bills, 4-Titans. You do have a valid point, but anything can happen in a one-off game. At the same time, the Bills are on the up and could surpass the Ravens soon. The Browns and Colts could also make legitimate claims to be near the top.

 

[Tony Towner]

I think the Browns will win the AFC North this year.