NFL 2016
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All the talk in the next few hours will be about the Patriots but this Superbowl was all about the Falcons and their great choke in one quarter. That was the type of thing a franchise can never come back from, but the problem for me is that Kyle Shanahan might decide to stay one more year in Atlanta to try and right the wrong.
Kyle, just grab your stuff and head to San Francisco because this will haunt the Falcons for seasons. Matty Ice is not an elite QB and was about as useful as Rex Grossman down the home straight. -
Two big moments in the game were the non-block leading to the fumble and TD; and then the set of downs straight after Julio's catch. That play should have won the Superbowl, but two massive fuck ups and they went way outside field goal range, and at that point Brady was picking apart the secondary for fun.
Then you get that incredible catch on what should have been an interception. It was like for the 4th quarter the Falcons could do nothing right.
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@mariner4life They eased up once they took a 28-3 lead and thought their defence would bring it home. Now to be fair, that is what you usually do but this is the Patriots and they needed to keep on attacking until the final second. They didn't and they lost.
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Bloody hell. That was a Team NZ America's Cup level choke from the Falcons.
As many rugby teams could tell you when playing the best, three quarters of a game isn't enough. It ain't over til the final whistle, and if you ease up, the best will mow you down.
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@Mokey "As many rugby teams could tell you when playing the best, three quarters of a game isn't enough. It ain't over til the final whistle, and if you ease up, the best will mow you down."
See All Blacks/Ireland circa 2013.
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@Sneakdefreak on highlights that forced fumble is continuing to come up, and it's even worse than i remember. 3rd and one, and they had Jones open and the pass was going to him for about 7 or 8. That pathetic attempt at a block is the turning point.
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Off-season is beginning and the 49ers are off the mark by signing QB Brian Hoyer to a 2-year deal and WR Pierre Garcon.
Released a bunch of players including WR Torrey Smith and safety Antoine Bethea, and CKap has left the building. Washington may still trade QB Kirk Cousins to the 49ers since he has made it known that he doesn't want to stick around there. -
the bloody Romo to the Broncos rumours won't go away.
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@mariner4life if healthy, he's better than the no-name currently at QB.
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@Sneakdefreak said in NFL 2016:
@mariner4life if healthy, he's better than the no-name currently at QB.
those first two words are pretty fucking important though. And our O-line as it stands isn't going to give him the best protection.
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@Sneakdefreak It seems like the Redskins have taken the 49ers mantle as the league's dysfunctional team - Redskins GM Scott Mcloughan (former 49er GM) has been sent on leave and is not running things anymore, he hasn't been with the team since late February and wasn't at the Combine. Even the Browns seem stable in comparison to that.
49ers meanwhile through the reps of GM Lynch and Head Coach Shanahan certainly seem be re-building their reputation as a destination players want to come to - the Free Agents 49ers are adding have had competing offers from other franchises but chosen San Fran (the salary cap room the 49ers have is helpful too). Draft is becoming clearer for the 49ers.
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@KiwiMurph said in NFL 2016:
@Sneakdefreak It seems like the Redskins have taken the 49ers mantle as the league's dysfunctional team - Redskins GM Scott Mcloughan (former 49er GM) has been sent on leave and is not running things anymore, he hasn't been with the team since late February and wasn't at the Combine. Even the Browns seem stable in comparison to that.
49ers meanwhile through the reps of GM Lynch and Head Coach Shanahan certainly seem be re-building their reputation as a destination players want to come to - the Free Agents 49ers are adding have had competing offers from other franchises but chosen San Fran (the salary cap room the 49ers have is helpful too). Draft is becoming clearer for the 49ers.
Myles Garrett? Or trade down?
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@Sneakdefreak If Garrett is there I think they pull the trigger. But with the recent news on Cousins it sounds like he is the future QB of the 49ers - either this season or next, so drafting a QB at 2 is probably out of the question now (unless they do something weird like draft a QB at 2 and then trade him for Cousins). If they can land a big physical receiver like Jeffrey or Pryor then a first round WR is also probably not a go. DT Jonathan Allen also didn't have a great combine and the 49ers have targetted some DTs in free agency so he is unlikely.
Trade down definitely looks good if they can get someone to trade up - there are some QB needy teams out there so definitely could happen. If I had to guess right now if they stay at 2 I say they go one of the two elite safeties (this is apparently a great year for defensive backs) or Solomon Thomas from Stanford. There's talk they might go the RB Fournette but I don't buy it, not at 2, it's a deep RB class. If they trade down or swap first round picks with the Skins for Cousins then that opens up a whole lot of possibilities but one might be Christian McCaffrey from Stanford - he could be outrageous in a Kyle Shanahan scheme.
This may still seem like a whole lot of options are still available ... and there is... but given the 49ers started with almost every position a possible hole - things are becoming clearer.
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@KiwiMurph I can see the 49ers swapping the 2nd overall pick (plus some mid-round pick) for Washington's 17th and Kirk Cousins.
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NFL Free Agency officially kicks off today.
One big trade already.
Texans have traded Brock Osweiler to the Browns.
Essentially Texans wanted to get rid of Brock's contract and Browns wanted an extra pick (potentially to trade for Jimmy Garropolo?). There's a lot of talk that the Browns may just release or trade Brock.
Texans are presumably clearing the path to take a run at Tony Romo.
Browns get- Osweiler, 2018 Houston 2nd rounder, 2017 Houston 6th rounder.
Texans get- 2017 Browns 4th rounder, to be free of Osweiler
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@Sneakdefreak said in NFL 2016:
@KiwiMurph I can see the 49ers swapping the 2nd overall pick (plus some mid-round pick) for Washington's 17th and Kirk Cousins.
Shame the rest of the team is pants. I reckon they should take the best player they can at two and let Hoyer play this season. If Kirk wants to come he can come over when his contract ends in a year. That way we can actually start building him a team that will be worth joining
