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@cyclops said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:
@mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:
This feels significant?
Every other team in the Division is adding tools. KC just sold one of their biggest
Seriously, their offence is Mahomes, Kelce, and Hill. This is a huge move.
Be a test of 'Andy Reid is an offensive genius' theories that's for sure. It's yet another strong wide receiver class so the chiefs might be backing themselves to find and develop a guy. A massive haul especially compared to what the Brown paid for Cooper.
Be interesting to see how Hill goes with Tua, he's struggled with the deep ball so does that affect Hill?
they've now got two short receivers with crazy wheels so look for a LOT of crossing routes looking for chaos after the catch
But Tua is pretty average so i don't expect much to be honest
The big winner is Hill, who i assume is now getting paid.
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League is in a very specific place right now.
To be successful:
Explosive QB who can sling it
Difference making receivers (not just dudes who can catch, guys who can get separation and make plays)
Offensive Line
Pass RushPretty much everything else is a role player. Despite this being a pass happy league, i don't think you even need elite corners, because even those guys are getting burned. Good corners in a good scheme is a better use of cap. Same with linebackers. But defense needs guys who can get to the QB over and over.
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@mariner4life good post.
Will be interesting if there is value suddenly in taking the traditional pocket passer (Brady) and surrounding with a solid roster. Dunno, that league is awesome, and they are driving year-round intrest. NZR should take note!
looking forward to the new season. Some absolutely fantastic teams to watch at the moment, and a really entertaining game
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A Complete History of Kyle Shanahan's Bad Quarterback Decisions with the 49ers
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan hasn't made good decisions at the most important position -- quarterback.
Not great reading for 9ers fans. Especially the bit about Brady
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@canefan laid out like that it's damning on the Niners isn't it?
Poor old Jimmy G. Far from the worst QB in the league, and has actually been very very close to success on two occasions, which is juuuuust enough to keep a guy on. But he'll never be that guy.
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@mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:
@canefan laid out like that it's damning on the Niners isn't it?
Poor old Jimmy G. Far from the worst QB in the league, and has actually been very very close to success on two occasions, which is juuuuust enough to keep a guy on. But he'll never be that guy.
It looks bad. But easy to say after the fact. Brady defied the odds and continues to do so. Not scouting Mahomes and Watson is a little harder to swallow
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@canefan said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan hasn't made good decisions at the most important position -- quarterback.
Not great reading for 9ers fans. Especially the bit about Brady
I wouldn't read too much into that. Grant Cohn is a notorious click bait artist.
Think Rattue, Stephen Jones etc.
The fact is with Shanahan it's going to come down to if Trey Lance is legit or not.
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lol ripped off.
If they rung Christchurch City Council they could find out how to get a perfectly fine modern stadium with a roof for a fraction of that
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NFL says all 32 teams must have minority offensive coach this season
The NFL announced that teams must have a minority assistant on their offensive staffs for the 2022 season, a new requirement under the league’s Rooney Rule
Does this mean that beacuse there are not many Nepalese players in the NFL the minority offensive coach (whatever that means) must be from Nepal?
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@kiwimurph on reflection I think it's a great move. Now teams are competing to get the most useful POC offensive coach they can... And if the find a good one, it's an advantage over the others.
Gets a lot of opportunities out there, now to up to the coaches to show their capability
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Maybe, although Bowles is something of a protege for him I suspect and he's moving into a front office role where I suspect he'll have a lot of authority (and the ear of the head coach).
I'm excited to see how Bowles goes with his second chance. I liked him when he was the head coach of the Jets, but he had a couple of major issues. Will be interesting to see if having had some time back in a coordinator role has given him a chance to reflect and improve.
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Steelers' Haskins dies after being struck by truck
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins died after being struck by a dump truck. He was 24. Haskins was a first-round draft pick of the Commanders in 2019 after a standout season at Ohio State.
A bizarre and tragic story. What he was doing walking across a motorway who knows
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Deebo Samuel wants out
It's not going right in Niner land
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@mariner4life what went wrong? They seemed enthusiastic to pay him?
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@nzzp said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:
@mariner4life what went wrong? They seemed enthusiastic to pay him?
No clues in the ESPN article. The club wants to keep him. The only thing might be that they want to hold off on finalising a deal until closer to the draft, or their offer isn't as much as he expected
