NFL Football Thread 2014

[Rob14]

Eli had a bad year. The guy is still good in my eyes. He just can't let what happened last year get to him. Hopefully he gets some confidence going with his new recievers

He has potential Free Agent value in Fantasy, I think.

[Nero Cain]

Maybe as a bye week replacement or if a starter is injured.

[PJ.]

Depends on if the rushing game is present and if it opens up the passing game at all. Nobody needs a guy who turn the ball over 30 times.

[PokerFace]

Maybe as a bye week replacement or if a starter is injured.

yay no one should draft eli as their starting qb in fantasy. But having him for 1 week as backup is fine

I should phrase that he has had a couple of bad years but he has had some good ones too and he has been clutch when necessary

[Rob14]

I mean that Eli is the type of person you keep an eye on every week, and if he starts doing well, you pick him up off FA in exchange for someone who's doing poorly as a possible trade value with some upside if you wind up holding him.

[Konowa]

So it was only 10 plays(?), but I am relieved that RG3 looks more relaxed and comfortable on his feet than all of last year.

[PokerFace]

I am disappointed in Hoyer's play, Manziel's play, and Manziel's character

[Konowa]

I absolutely loved when Orakpo did the "money sign" after one of the Manziel sacks.

That being said, can someone PLEASE teach RG3 how to slide. Not even the whole "hey, you need to get down here" discussion. Like, how to slide. He slides with his feet soooo far up in the air it is ugly and dangerous as hell.

[PokerFace]

Yay I highly suggest you guys do not get rid of Kirk Cousins. He is not better than RG3 but I think he has a greater chance of making it through the season uninjuried. I'd like to see RG3 play/watch some baseball. That may help teach him

[Konowa]

I don't think that they are going to trade him this year.

I just think that he is going to leave after this season. Someone somewhere is going to give him more money than the Redskins will be willing to match.

[PokerFace]

Well Bradford is done, for the season and for the rams.
<<Gets off train he was on

[pickemgenius]

ya im done with that guy too.

that shit last night was just so fucking unlucky man.

good fuck its ALWAYS fucking him.

cant get one fucking year..

[Thestatusquo]

Eli should be nowhere near a fantasy roster. I say this as a giants fan. Just finished my fantasy draft. Here it is:

QB Cam Newton, Car
RB Jamaal Charles, KC
RB Montee Ball, Den
WR Victor Cruz, NYG
WR Keenan Allen, SD
TE Jason Witten, Dal
FLEX Zac Stacy, StL
D/ST Buccaneers D/ST
K Phil Dawson, SF
Bench Wes Welker, Den
Bench Bishop Sankey, Ten
Bench Kendall Wright, Ten
Bench Stevan Ridley, NE
Bench Mike Evans, TB
Bench Andrew Hawkins, Cle
Bench Knile Davis, KC

[Thestatusquo]

Also, let me extrapolate a little. The issue with Eli isn't that hes a bad QB. He's a completely average QB. But he is a bad fantasy QB. Even in his good games he does not provide the type of value necessary for a fantasy starter.

This is true of Russel Wilson too. He's just not a very good fantasy QB, even though I think he's probably top 8 or so QB in the league.

[Nero Cain]

Read an article today that said that the Rams season was over without Bradford. Don't really think that.

[Konowa]

I mean, were they likely to make the playoffs with Bradford? Probably not anyways.

[Thestatusquo]

Read an article today that said that the Rams season was over without Bradford. Don't really think that.

That article is false because it implies that the rams season was not over before the injury.

[PokerFace]

Make playoffs, no. They did not have a chance before the injury given their division and schedule. but given their beastly D 7-9 to 9-7 was possible pre injury

Assuming they find a descent non mistake making QB they could still go 6-10 to 7-9

[PokerFace]

Rams will look to draft a new QB or keep whoever steps in for bradford should the substitute be good. Bradford won't be a ram next year

Part of me kinda wishes warner would come out of retirement to save the day

[Thestatusquo]

Isn't he like 80?

[Nero Cain]

Shaun Hill is the backup and now starting QB

[PJ.]

Shaun Hill is the backup and now starting QB

I think they'd be better off with warner.

TBF, I think the Rams had a perfectly reasonable chance at the playoffs pre-injury.

[Thestatusquo]

Uhhhh. Have you seen their division?

[PokerFace]

Shaun Hill is the backup and now starting QB

Rams will look to draft a new QB next year

or keep whoever steps in for bradford should the substitute be good.

Bradford won't be a ram next year

Part of me kinda wishes warner would come out of retirement to save the day

fixed. And yes Warner is old, but I had a feeling he would be better than whatever rams were planning and I do believe i was right with that assumption

[Konowa]

Even with injuries to key players on San Fran and Arizona, Bowman and Dockett, and given that Seattle might regress a little, Saint Louis is still finishing fourth in that division.