NFL Thread IV

[mikal]

Packers are 47-15 vs the Bears since 1992.

[LuckyNumber7]

making a new thread is dangerous these days

[mikal]

Originally Posted by LuckyNumber7

making a new thread is dangerous these days

Yeah, because of Covid.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I have my booster

[PennyLanePHINS]

The Dolphins game was insane. The dolphin fan bar I was in turned into a mosh pit-like experience. Nobody threw beer in the air though.

[mikal]

Jaylen definitely does more than Waddle around the field, that's for sure.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

That does not look good for Mac Jones

[LuckyNumber7]

Holler at ur dolphins everyone

[mikal]

Those officials must have been heartbroken to have to actually call delay of game there.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Tom Brady should have stayed retired, he looks like a skeleton, and my only hope is that he doesn't have a debilitating injury as he limps his way through this season.

[Hewson]

Is today the start of the Trevor Lawrence era in the NFL?

[MrPryck2U]

Originally Posted by Headache in a Suitcase

Tom Brady should have stayed retired, he looks like a skeleton, and my only hope is that he doesn't have a debilitating injury as he limps his way through this season.

I'm not sure if all the tabloid bullshit is true with his wife. If it is, maybe he lost his appetite? Not looking to be a prick, but maybe he's altered his diet and/or workout regimen to suit his age. I've never seen a knee brace break during a game, though.

[mikal]

Originally Posted by Headache in a Suitcase

Tom Brady should have stayed retired, he looks like a skeleton, and my only hope is that he doesn't have a debilitating injury as he limps his way through this season.

I definitely noticed yesterday that he did not deal with pressure as well as he did even 2 years ago. I know the narrative was that his WR's were out, but Rodgers WR wasn't much better and you could definitely tell which QB was younger. Both defenses are tough and potentially elite. No way Brady is going to be able to handle defenses like he saw yesterday in the post season.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i love the talking heads being all like "oh what's wrong with tom brady"

here's what's wrong - he's 45 damn years old. his skills have been diminished for a while. OF COURSE he's going to look bad when his weapons aren't available.

[mikal]

Originally Posted by Headache in a Suitcase

i love the talking heads being all like "oh what's wrong with tom brady"

here's what's wrong - he's 45 damn years old. his skills have been diminished for a while. OF COURSE he's going to look bad when his weapons aren't available.

Exactly. I think he skills diminished even before he joined Tampa. He's no better than Kirk Cousins at this stage, it just so happened that he had an elite defense in 2020 as well as Gronk, Evans, Godwin, Brown, and Fournette.

[Hewson]

Not only weren't his top 3 WRs available yesterday, but that OL has been decimated by injuries so against a good defense he's getting serious pressure.

He'll be fine. They'll coast to the division title and if the team is healthy come January, they'll be a threat to win the conference.

[Hewson]

Originally Posted by mikal

He's no better than Kirk Cousins at this stage,

I think that may be overstating it a tad. He's mentally miles ahead of anywhere Kirk Cousins could ever get to when it comes to playing QB. He's not 2007 Brady or even 2017 Brady, but he's still better than pretty much anyone not named Mahomes, Allen, Wroggers, Herbert and Jackson. Imagine if he had been able to wrangle his way to Miami as he hoped this offseason and he was throwing to those weapons in place of Tua. They'd be favorites to win the AFC.

[mikal]

Originally Posted by Hewson

I think that may be overstating it a tad. He's mentally miles ahead of anywhere Kirk Cousins could ever get to when it comes to playing QB. He's not 2007 Brady or even 2017 Brady, but he's still better than pretty much anyone not named Mahomes, Allen, Wroggers, Herbert and Jackson. Imagine if he had been able to wrangle his way to Miami as he hoped this offseason and he was throwing to those weapons in place of Tua. They'd be favorites to win the AFC.

Oh yeah, I should have clarified. I mean more from a physical skills standpoint. Brady is still an assassin with his mind, for sure.

[LuckyNumber7]

Originally Posted by Hewson

I think that may be overstating it a tad. He's mentally miles ahead of anywhere Kirk Cousins could ever get to when it comes to playing QB. He's not 2007 Brady or even 2017 Brady, but he's still better than pretty much anyone not named Mahomes, Allen, Wroggers, Herbert and Jackson. Imagine if he had been able to wrangle his way to Miami as he hoped this offseason and he was throwing to those weapons in place of Tua. They'd be favorites to win the AFC.

Side note. They’re 3-0 with one up on Buffalo. At this point, calling them the favorites now isn’t even farfetched.

[Hewson]

Originally Posted by LuckyNumber7

Side note. They’re 3-0 with one up on Buffalo. At this point, calling them the favorites now isn’t even farfetched.

Not taking anything away from them. Just saying they'd be viewed as much more of a title contender with Brady under center than Tua (and Tua has played well).