2017 NFL Football

[BROseidon]

Tom Brady must die by the hands of Floridaman.

[Spiffeh]

Go Eagles!

[Iprobablysuck]

What's this about Underdogs?

[TwoInAMillion]

Go Eagles!

This is going to be one of the least watched super bowls ever. Boooring.

[PJ.]

definitely after halftime when the eagles are down 20

[shaft.ed]

definitely after halftime when the eagles are down 20

Patriots SOP is to be down at the half, make adjustments and then win in the 4th quarter

[Kmd4390]

Go Eagles!

This is going to be one of the least watched super bowls ever. Boooring.

I've watched every Super Bowl since Patriots/Packers and even I'm not excited for this one...

[BROseidon]

You'd think the NFL would stop giving the Patriots every marginal call because nobody wants to see them in the SB.

[Papa Zito]

Everyone I talk to has so much Tom Brady fatigue it's unreal.

[BROseidon]

I actually want Floridaman to kill him at this point

[shaft.ed]

I had some horrible daydream wherein Foles repeated his performance and won Philly the Superbowl, but in the off season he was traded to the Patriots and became Brady 2.0 leading to 12 more years of dynasty

[Killthestory]

dear god...

[Nero Cain]

So what do the Jags do at QB? Most of us (and likely a chunk of the Jags organization) thought Bortles stunk but he's been pretty lights out during the playoffs so do the resign him for X more years?

[Thestatusquo]

pls trade for eli.

[Nero Cain]

that's just swapping interceptions

[TwoInAMillion]

I think they keep bortles because he is young and still developing

[Kmd4390]

So what do the Jags do at QB? Most of us (and likely a chunk of the Jags organization) thought Bortles stunk but he's been pretty lights out during the playoffs so do the resign him for X more years?

Lights out? He played pretty well against New England. He played decent enough in the first half against Pittsburgh. And he was pretty bad against Buffalo.

It depends on your philosophy on the QB position though.

"You can't win Super Bowls without an elite QB"
Look elsewhere.

"It needs to be so bad that change is necessary"
He's fine. Let him stay. But don't give him a long term deal with big money.

"It's like any other position"
Well, they could definitely afford to upgrade then. The defense doesn't need to change much (assuming they keep a couple of key free agents) so it comes down to offense. They get a healthy WR core back (hopefully) and are solid at RB. So your options are line depth, a big name WR across from Robinson (or to replace him if he leaves in free agency), or a QB change.

Another option with Henne leaving is to do something similar to what Kansas City did this year. Go make a move and get a QB you believe could start for you, but leave Bortles as the starter and see if that motivates him to play better. If it doesn't, make the change.

[SleepyKrew]

Alex Smith

[Killthestory]

im buying an underdog mask if the eagles win

[Nero Cain]

Lights out?

maybe you're right. Just well. I've just been surprised by the J

[Kmd4390]

So I'm a little disturbed by the following rumor:
Apparently the NFL told the Raiders they could have a favorable ruling on the Rooney Rule situation if they agree to sign Colin Kaepernick.

I took it as a joke at first but legitimate reporters are talking about it now.

If its true...

Just ugh.

Kaepernick isn't a fit for a team who is already paying a franchise QB ridiculous money, especially when he's gonna ask like $20m a year and a starting job and he'd have all the leverage in the world.

Also this situation was so different from most. It wasn't an open search. There was no one, yes including white guys, who had a shot at this job. The opening was only created because Gruden was willing to come back. If anyone should be upset, it's Del Rio, not the black coaches who were never given a shot. Race has nothing to do with it. White coaches didn't have a shot either.

And if this is seriously how Kaepernick finally gets his shot, you're basically implying that either:
- black players aren't good enough to get a job on their own so you have to force teams to take them or
-the league DID collude and this is the best damage control they could come up with.

I'm just venting and I apologize if anything can be taken as offensive. I'm just very upset at even the possibility of this being true because I like Carr and I don't see any way they can carry both players.

[SleepyKrew]

the nfl concluded that the raiders didn't violate the rooney rule
there are reports that gruden is considering bringing in kaepernick as backup qb

[Kmd4390]

The rumor is that the favorable ruling was in exchange for signing Kaepernick.

I've heard the Gruden thing too and I'm fine with that if that's really what is going on. He's probably an upgrade from their current backups.

[SleepyKrew]

hmm yeah I changed up the keywords in my search and found the story now
god I hope this isn't actually happening

[T-Bone]

Most likely two unrelated incidents...but hey they are happening at the same time so...conspiracy!