NFL Thread II

[iron yuppie]

This is a really interesting read:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...ever-all-32-nfl-teams-payton-rice-mcnair-more

I would never have guessed that Donald Driver is the Packers franchise receiving leader.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

[emoji55] you would have never guessed? Guy was there forever as #1/2.

Who would you have guessed though?

 

[iron yuppie]

Sterling Sharpe.

 

[the tourist]

Sterling Sharpe.

That would have been my guess also.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

I suppose I’m not old enough to appreciate that answer. But regardless of how much better a #1 WR might have been (1400 yard seasons vs 1200 yard seasons), playing on a team for 12 years is a rare feat in the NFL. Those dinky retirement age seasons easily make up the performance difference, plus the couple of seasons of serviceable play.

 

[Hewson]

And he didn't even play for the Patriots

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

so apparently chris johnson paid to have two people killed back in 2016?

Shit. Looks like we all owe Gus Johnson an apology.

 

[Hewson]

Rams trade Brandin Cooks to Houston for a 2nd round pick.

Guy is going to end up the most traded player in NFL history.

 

[phanan]

Gronk is back!


In Tampa.

 

[DaveC]

lol the dude could barely move around the stage on the masked singer but sure.

 

[phanan]

And the Patriots somehow got a fourth rounder for him.

 

[mikal]

Kind of hoping the Packers could get OJ Howard now but I doubt Tampa will want to unload him when he's still on a cheap rookie deal.

 

[Hewson]

Screw Tampa.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

It's ok - you'll have more draft picks and won't have to worry about Gronk or Brady when there's no season.

 

[Hewson]

It's ok - you'll have more draft picks and won't have to worry about Gronk or Brady when there's no season.

Never thought there'd be a shred of appeal to there being no NFL season, but there is a small part of me who wants that.

 

[mikal]

Oh boy...I know one player that doesn’t “love” that pick.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Yay we picked Tua. Here’s to hoping we pick 3 more QBs in the next two rounds.

 

[Jerry Dunk]

Color me very skeptical of a Big 12 wide receiver. Oklahoma can have some exceptions, and I think Lamb will be good. But I do not like taking Reagor over Jefferson at all. Roseman is terrible at wide receiver picks. Seems to be a pattern that will continue.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Never thought there'd be a shred of appeal to there being no NFL season, but there is a small part of me who wants that.

Just remember... it all worked out just fine the last time...

 

[LemonMelon]

Chase Young is as close to a sure thing as it gets for the draft, but since he's a Skins player now, he'll be underachieving and begging for a trade in under three years.

 

[mikal]

Chase Young is as close to a sure thing as it gets for the draft, but since he's a Skins player now, he'll be underachieving and begging for a trade in under three years.

Your D Line is scary though.

 

[LemonMelon]

Your D Line is scary though.

It's the main reason I (selfishly) want to see football played this year. That front 7 with Jack Del Rio coaching them should be a treat to watch.

 

[Hewson]

Just remember... it all worked out just fine the last time... View attachment 12474

Except last time the return was 3 first rounders plus an incredibly timely first round swap option.
This time its a single 4th rounder.

And no disrespect to Garnett & Pierce, but they aren't a good comp in the NBA world to Brady and Gronk in the NFL world. Closest comp in my lifetime would have been Bird & McHale finishing out their careers together elsewhere, and even that still comes up a bit short.

But hey its alright, Pats have this shiny new first round pick I can get excited about.....

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

It was more in that they're all washed up

 

[Hewson]

It was more in that they're all washed up

Remains to be seen.
Brady certainly isn't 2007 Brady but I think he still has gas in the tank, and with the array of weapons at his disposal he'll flourish as long as the O line protects him.
Gronk is about to turn 31 so still should have a few good years left. But his body was destroyed (largely thanks to the Pats asking him to block like a tackle on running plays rather than treating him like KC treats Kelce), but a full year off should rejuvenate him. Plus I assume Arians will not ask him to pretend to be John Hannah 2 of every 3 downs.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Will be tough to score a touchdowns when Stone Cold stuns him in the end zone

 

[Hewson]

An unknown safety from unknown Division 54 school Leonard Nimoy University....yay?

 

[Jerry Dunk]

Congratulations to all Dallas, New York, and Washington fans. The Eagles are tanking this draft.

 

[LemonMelon]

Nobody has had a more ridiculous draft than the Packers. It's so out of character for them.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Needed a Cornerback and by all accounts Jaylon Johnson is a solid, physical, and aggressive one.

The earlier pick of Cole Kmet is more of a head scratcher for me, as I didn't view Tight End as a top priority, and he wasn't very productive at all in college. That being said, I hope he's a stud and is somehow the next Travis Kelce (wishful thinking).