NFL 2018
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@kiwimurph said in NFL 2018:
Khalil Mack
I wonder if Gruden is watching this game, wishing he could go back in time a week?
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@rocky-rockbottom said in NFL 2018:
ffs Rodgers on 1 leg has come from 0-20 down to beat the dipshit bad news bears
goddamnit I was DETERMINED to get away from the NFL narrative this season, evil owners, poor bastard players, concussion, too many ad breaks, vicious short-term contracting system compared to NFL/NBA etc. Yet here we are in RD 1 and I've already watched two entire 4 hour matches. Damn 8 hours in 1 weekend. Problem is I just love it and am endlessly fascinated, the power, pace and precision, even a supposedly shitty game (1st 3 quarters of Falcons/Eagles ineptitude) will have me goddamn enthralled.
For me, it's a pinnacle sport. So specialised, lends itself to fantastic coaching. Even matchups, and massive money. $500M turnover per team -- it's damn near four times the whole NZRU. That, and it's the closest thing to chess with humans you'll see - having fulltime playcallers is just insane.
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Nice to see Adrian Peterson grab basically 100 yards rushing, a couple of good receptions, and a TD.
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@mariner4life said in NFL 2018:
Nice to see Adrian Peterson grab basically 100 yards rushing, a couple of good receptions, and a TD.
His son will stoked. No whupping tonight.
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Horrific first game for the Lions.
They get absolutely destroyed by the Jets - 48-17.
Stafford was horrendous - threw 4 interceptions and took a beating.
Darnold started poorly with an interception returned for a touchdown on his very first play but rebounded and played a nice debut.
Good news for 49ers - they play the Lions in San Francisco next week. That looks very winnable now.
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Terrible weekend for new coaches, 0-6
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@kiwimurph said in NFL 2018:
Horrific first game for the Lions.
They get absolutely destroyed by the Jets - 48-17.
Stafford was horrendous - threw 4 interceptions and took a beating.
Darnold started poorly with an interception returned for a touchdown on his very first play but rebounded and played a nice debut.
Good news for 49ers - they play the Lions in San Francisco next week. That looks very winnable now.
Jets! Jets! Jets!
Even sweeter that it was a Bellicheck disciple in Matt Patricia on the receiving end.
5 interceptions, first pick six since 2013, first punt return for touch down in about as long. This jets defence has been statistically unlucky around highly variable stats like pick sixes and sacks the last couple of years so hopefully they get some luck this year.
Fun fact: Darnold is the 3rd qb to throw a pick six with his first career attempt. Jameis Winston and Brett Favre are the other two.
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@mariner4life Gruden no good in his return either - his offense got completely shut down by the Rams - Derek Carr was awful.
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That's new. Vontae Davis hates playing for the bills so much he retired at half time
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@mariner4life said in NFL 2018:
That's new. Vontae Davis hates playing for the bills so much he retired at half time
That's hilarious! Just read the article.
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And Denver win with a late late field goal (not a given, with how kickers went today)
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San Francisco get on the board with a win over Detroit.
Meanwhile Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomie is on fire with 6 TDs against Pittsburgh. He already has 10 TDs on the season....and it's just his second career start.
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@mariner4life said in NFL 2018:
That's new. Vontae Davis hates playing for the bills so much he retired at half time
Do you blame him? That team is worse than the Browns and no one should be worse than the Browns.
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@sneakdefreak said in NFL 2018:
@mariner4life said in NFL 2018:
That's new. Vontae Davis hates playing for the bills so much he retired at half time
Do you blame him? That team is worse than the Browns and no one should be worse than the Browns.
Not at all. Being a defensive back for a team that bad would absolutely suck. If it's your last year, you would think "why?"
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@sneakdefreak that's pretty funny. I feel like some poor other punt returner is going to pay the price for that later on though
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It's still early in the season of course but it feels like Seattle window as a contender has closed.
Their offensive line looks as bad as it did last year with Wilson running for his life and the defense isn't what it was.
Seattle missing the playoffs in the hyper-competitive NFC looks a real possibility.
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@kiwimurph said in NFL 2018:
It's still early in the season of course but it feels like Seattle window as a contender has closed.
Their offensive line looks as bad as it did last year with Wilson running for his life and the defense isn't what it was.
Seattle missing the playoffs in the hyper-competitive NFC looks a real possibility.
It is a certainty - Seattle is basically Russell Wilson and nothing else. Oh, and their punter. He's amazing the Yanks with his dropkick skills.
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I assume everyone is just glued to the Jets v the Browns?
