The NFL Thread

[Jack Regan]

Packers losing at the Browns wouldn't have been on many people's bingo cards.

 

[Alan]

Aaron fucking Rodgers just threw a block on a running play. A good one, too.

Mike Tomlin is the greatest coach in NFL history.

 

[Alan]

Trouble in H-town.
O-line even worse than last year, new OC has brought nothing, Stroud off form, no run offence.
0-3 and first loss in Jacksonville in 8 years.

First bit absolutely has to be fixed; without at least decent blocking none of the rest of that list even can be fixed.

 

[Jack Regan]

Aaron fucking Rodgers just threw a block on a running play. A good one, too.

Mike Tomlin is the greatest coach in NFL history.

Then they punt and give the ball back to the Vikings when they needed half a yard to ice the game.

 

[Alan]

Then they punt and give the ball back to the Vikings when they needed half a yard to ice the game.

Second bit was tongue in cheek, tho I do have a lot of time for Tomlin.

 

[Jack Regan]

Second bit was tongue in cheek, tho I do have a lot of time for Tomlin.

Doesn't cost them in the end as the Vikings end up taking a delay of game to pitch them even further behind the sticks.

Ultra conservative as is Tomlins want most of the time though against a decent QB that probably costs them.

 

[Alan]

He’s an oddity insofar as he maintains a lot of old school ideas but somehow hasn’t been made a dinosaur. One of those ideas being “trust your defense”.

In the modern NFL that is a very, very tall ask.

 

[Jack Regan]

It's tough to criticise a coach who's never had a losing record in 19 seasons.

Not good news if you're a Giants fan (or Brian Daboll) Malik Nabers had likely torn his ACL. Then on top of that Russell Wilson is in as Jaxson Dart has limped off.

 

[Alan]

This thread has really accentuated the lack of @Tony Towner lately.

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

This morning the Ravens were 3.5 point favourites to beat the Texans next weekend. Lamar Jackson is likely going to miss the game so now the Texans are favourites, even though we have only managed one quarter of decent play in four games - and that was against the Titans.

Anyway, it is amazing to think that one of these teams will be 1-4 by Sunday evening.

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Ravens without Jackson et al are barely a shadow of themselves.
H-T Ravens 3 - 24 Texans.
Derrick Henry 8 rushing yards
CJ Stroud 30 rushing yards

 

[Jack Regan]

The Ravens D is absolutely terrible, now shipped 30 or more points in four of their first five games.

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Texans 1st ever win in Baltimore.
Ravens worst home defeat under Harbaugh.

 

[darlowolf64]

Eagles turned over by the Giants, 34-17. The two rookies, QB Jaxson Dart and RB Cam Skattebo have starred for the Giants with Skattebo running in 3 TD's

 

[Jack Regan]

The Eagles currently very much resembling the end of 2023 version.

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Weird season. No unbeaten teams, and only the Jets still to win. At this point I have absolutely no idea who will win each division, let alone the Superbowl.

 

[Jack Regan]

That final two and a half minutes from the Jets must be the most embarrassing two minute drill of all time. That's even with them successfully pulling off a fake punt during it.

 

[Alan]

My previously held opinions about Aaron Glenn are looking pretty stupid right now, though he has barely anything to work with (even Sauce seems to have completely flamed out).

 

[Alan]

Also, 38 passing yards total this half so far.

We’ve given you some really shit games this season.

 

[Jack Regan]

That's probably the worst NFL game I've seen. Obviously some good defense but the offenses were pretty embarrassing on both teams.

You can probably cut the Broncos some slack considering they played on Monday night, then having to come to London on the back of that can't be easy.