NFL (2024 Season)

[Big John]

This season gas been marred by injuries, especially to quarterbacks:

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/12/11/23997145/quarterback-injuries-justin-herbert-trevor-lawrence-joe-burrow

Everybody wanted that 17th regular season game, well those hits add up.

This season gas been marred by injuries, especially to quarterbacks:

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/12/11/23997145/quarterback-injuries-justin-herbert-trevor-lawrence-joe-burrow

Everybody wanted that 17th regular season game, well those hits add up.

Moreso commissioner Goodell wanted 18 games and the players didn't, so 17 was the compromise.

[mgk920]

I guess this isn't surprising, but 31 teams in the NFL are either in position for a top-10 draft pick or have at least a 15% chance to make the playoffs. The Panthers, of course, are the exception. You probably have to go back to the 0-16 Browns to find a team that was as lost as this Panthers team, and the fact that they have a rookie QB and no first round pick while being this terrible is just sad.

Well, Bears fans are rooting for every one of the Panthers' opponents.   

Mike

[jmacswimmer]

I guess this isn't surprising, but 31 teams in the NFL are either in position for a top-10 draft pick or have at least a 15% chance to make the playoffs. The Panthers, of course, are the exception. You probably have to go back to the 0-16 Browns to find a team that was as lost as this Panthers team, and the fact that they have a rookie QB and no first round pick while being this terrible is just sad.

Well, Bears fans are rooting for every one of the Panthers' opponents.   

Mike

On a related note, how bizarre is it as a Bears fan to have the #1 pick close to being locked up while simultaneously having a slim chance at sneaking in to the playoffs?

I'm sure Ryan Poles had no way of knowing the Panthers would be this bad when he traded the #1 pick to them this year, but....wow, what a fleece it's turned out to be. And I'd love to see him trade down again should the Panthers maintain their 2-game margin against Arizona & New England (thanks for the massive assist there all within the past week, Pittsburgh!)

[jeffandnicole]

This season gas been marred by injuries, especially to quarterbacks:

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/12/11/23997145/quarterback-injuries-justin-herbert-trevor-lawrence-joe-burrow

Everybody wanted that 17th regular season game, well those hits add up.

But we're only thru Week 14. Those injuries would've occurred in a 16 gane season as well.

[NWI_Irish96]

This season gas been marred by injuries, especially to quarterbacks:

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/12/11/23997145/quarterback-injuries-justin-herbert-trevor-lawrence-joe-burrow

Everybody wanted that 17th regular season game, well those hits add up.

But we're only thru Week 14. Those injuries would've occurred in a 16 gane season as well.

We're on our third year of having 17 games. It's adding up.

[webny99]

This season gas been marred by injuries, especially to quarterbacks:

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/12/11/23997145/quarterback-injuries-justin-herbert-trevor-lawrence-joe-burrow

Everybody wanted that 17th regular season game, well those hits add up.

But we're only thru Week 14. Those injuries would've occurred in a 16 gane season as well.

We're on our third year of having 17 games. It's adding up.

I don't understand this argument. Due to the playoffs, there's always been teams playing 17, 18, 19, or even 20 games a season. Did the teams that repeatedly went to the playoffs in the 16 game era have more injuries in future seasons? I certainly don't recall that being the case, or even being mentioned as a factor. It sure didn't hinder the Patriots' success, and they were playing 2-3 extra games per season for almost two decades.

[Ted$8roadFan]

This season gas been marred by injuries, especially to quarterbacks:

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/12/11/23997145/quarterback-injuries-justin-herbert-trevor-lawrence-joe-burrow

Everybody wanted that 17th regular season game, well those hits add up.

But we're only thru Week 14. Those injuries would've occurred in a 16 gane season as well.

We're on our third year of having 17 games. It's adding up.

I don't understand this argument. Due to the playoffs, there's always been teams playing 17, 18, 19, or even 20 games a season. Did the teams that repeatedly went to the playoffs in the 16 game era have more injuries in future seasons? I certainly don't recall that being the case, or even being mentioned as a factor. It sure didn't hinder the Patriots' success, and they were playing 2-3 extra games per season for almost two decades.

I wonder if a second bye week would help.

[Big John]

This season gas been marred by injuries, especially to quarterbacks:

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/12/11/23997145/quarterback-injuries-justin-herbert-trevor-lawrence-joe-burrow

Everybody wanted that 17th regular season game, well those hits add up.

But we're only thru Week 14. Those injuries would've occurred in a 16 gane season as well.

We're on our third year of having 17 games. It's adding up.

I don't understand this argument. Due to the playoffs, there's always been teams playing 17, 18, 19, or even 20 games a season. Did the teams that repeatedly went to the playoffs in the 16 game era have more injuries in future seasons? I certainly don't recall that being the case, or even being mentioned as a factor. It sure didn't hinder the Patriots' success, and they were playing 2-3 extra games per season for almost two decades.

I wonder if a second bye week would help.

That was tried in 1993.  Was deemed to dilute the number of games played per week too much.  There are now more teams and the extra week so the dilution wouldn't be as much.

[webny99]

Some say the NFL season doesn't start until Thanksgiving, but I say it doesn't start until the Saturday tripleheader!

There's a LOT to be decided the next few weeks with 13 playoff spots unclinched and 20+ teams still very relevant in the playoff picture.

[epzik8]

Easton Stick vs. Aidan O'Connell tonight LOL

[jgb191]

This season gas been marred by injuries, especially to quarterbacks:

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/12/11/23997145/quarterback-injuries-justin-herbert-trevor-lawrence-joe-burrow

Everybody wanted that 17th regular season game, well those hits add up.

But we're only thru Week 14. Those injuries would've occurred in a 16 gane season as well.

We're on our third year of having 17 games. It's adding up.

I don't understand this argument. Due to the playoffs, there's always been teams playing 17, 18, 19, or even 20 games a season. Did the teams that repeatedly went to the playoffs in the 16 game era have more injuries in future seasons? I certainly don't recall that being the case, or even being mentioned as a factor. It sure didn't hinder the Patriots' success, and they were playing 2-3 extra games per season for almost two decades.

I wonder if a second bye week would help.

That was tried in 1993.  Was deemed to dilute the number of games played per week too much.  There are now more teams and the extra week so the dilution wouldn't be as much.

There were a lot less teams back in 1993, the Jaguars, Panthers, Titans, Ravens, and Texans never existed.  I was never even interested in the NFL back then because I never had a team to cheer for until the Texans began in 2002.

[thspfc]

If a time traveler told them before week 1, fans of New York teams would have been horrified to find out which of their players won the AFC/NFC Offensive Player of the Week awards in week 14.

[mgk920]

If a time traveler told them before week 1, fans of New York teams would have been horrified to find out which of their players won the AFC/NFC Offensive Player of the Week awards in week 14.

Has anyone from the Bills earned the AFC award yet this season?

Mike

[Big John]

If a time traveler told them before week 1, fans of New York teams would have been horrified to find out which of their players won the AFC/NFC Offensive Player of the Week awards in week 14.

Has anyone from the Bills earned the AFC award yet this season?

Mike

Bernard defense week 3, Allen offense week 4
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/players-of-the-week.htm

[webny99]

If a time traveler told them before week 1, fans of New York teams would have been horrified to find out which of their players won the AFC/NFC Offensive Player of the Week awards in week 14.

Has anyone from the Bills earned the AFC award yet this season?

The only real NY team, though I don't think thespfc was including the Bills with that comment. 

But in many ways, the Bills couldn't be more far removed from the city of NY despite being the only team to play their home games in the state of NY: As aptly point out by Rockland County native Dan Hanzus of Around the NFL last week when McDermott's past comments about 9/11 resurfaced, those comments would undoubtedly be a fireable offense for a coach of the Jets or Giants. Not so in Buffalo, 400 miles away from the events of that fateful day in our nation's history. And I don't mean that as commentary on McDermott's comments themselves, just thought it was an interesting and very valid point.

[thspfc]

If a time traveler told them before week 1, fans of New York teams would have been horrified to find out which of their players won the AFC/NFC Offensive Player of the Week awards in week 14.

Has anyone from the Bills earned the AFC award yet this season?

Mike

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[Great Lakes Roads]

The Chargers head coach is going to get fired after this game against the Raiders... it's SOOOOOOOO bad! 

[Max Rockatansky]

The Chargers head coach is going to get fired after this game against the Raiders... it's SOOOOOOOO bad! 

Is it the Power Glove?

[thspfc]

The Chargers head coach is going to get fired after this game against the Raiders... it's SOOOOOOOO bad! 

I just checked the score and thought Google was bugging.

The Raiders lost 3 TO 0 last week. This is the worst game any NFL team has played in a very long time. In the case of 70-20, at least the Dolphins have an elite offense and the Broncos were breaking in a new coaching staff.

Also, the thick irony of Easton Stick gloating about his success at FCS North Dakota State, only to get blasted like an FCS team playing Alabama in his first NFL start.

[webny99]

The Chargers head coach is going to get fired after this game against the Raiders... it's SOOOOOOOO bad! 

The Raiders have set a franchise record for points scored in a single game just four days after being shut out by the Minnesota Vikings. They're up to 63 points, with the last 7 coming on one of the coolest pick-sixes you'll ever see.

And the Chargers have set a franchise record for points allowed with almost a whole quarter still to go. The entire Chargers franchise is being exposed right now. I almost feel bad for Staley, it's just one awful superlative after another with this team.

[thspfc]

The Chargers are the third team in NFL history to allow 60+ points to a team that got shut out the week before, joining the . . . Oorang Indians and Cincinnati Reds, of course.

[Hunty2022]

I'm going to fork the Chargers now that they have 9 losses.

[Big John]

The Chargers head coach is going to get fired after this game against the Raiders... it's SOOOOOOOO bad! 

Coach and GM just fired.

[ZLoth]

The Chargers head coach is going to get fired after this game against the Raiders... it's SOOOOOOOO bad! 

Coach and GM just fired.

https://sports.yahoo.com/chargers-fire-head-coach-brandon-staley-gm-tom-telesco-after-loss-to-raiders-170810563.html?guccounter=1

[JayhawkCO]

No one does less with more than Brandon Staley.

Indeed.