49ers beat Seattle in week one but couldn't compete with them in the two late season games...........
Like to see them ditch the Thursday games permanently but they won't. Coaches hate them and players probably aren't too keen either. If they do go to 18 games, retaining the Thursday games is ridiculous. They could easily fill the gap with a few late Saturday games where the rest period between games is a better option. They could use the mid week to screen NFL related content.
18 games is absurd. 17 games is absurd. Even when the league expanded in 1978 from 14 to 16 games, I don't think that was good, IMO.
I read an article once on this where researchers said 14 games was the "sweet spot" for professional football where injuries were minimized & enough games were played to make the season interesting. And back in the 14 game era, throwing for 4000 & rushing for 1000 really meant something.
And what doesn't make sense in this 21st century era of football is that players are bigger, stronger, faster causing more injuries (especially concussions) like never seen before & they want to expand the season even further? Lol.
Football wasn't meant to be played that long. It's fall sport that's meant to played in the months of Sept, Oct & Nov with playoffs/(bowl games for colleges) in the months of Dec & very early Jan. We now have playoffs taking up the entire month of Jan with the SB being played in Feb for crying out loud. The seasons are just a marathon & game of attrition.
And Football was meant for one game a week...period. None of this Thursday BS where a team has less than 4 days from their Sunday game to recover & prepare. Your body really does need a full week's rest to recover & repair. When I played in HS, games were every Friday night & when I played in college, games were every Saturday afternoon. I was so beat up after the games it took several days to feel 100% again - just about in time for the next game. I can't image what the pros must be going through at that level. No wonder drug use (pain meds) runs rampant.
But I suppose it's all about the $$$. I guess it always was...and always will be.
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Insider chatter seems to be that the Melbourne game will be the 49er v Rams with the Rams as the home team and then the 49ers will also play in Mexico City as the home team, opponent unknown. I'm sure that Shanahan will love that ! Had a feeling the 49ers would be the opponent as they have a big fan base in Australia but divisional games as internationals seems weird and sort of unfair. Might be just a rumor, we will see..........on top of that the 49ers are one of the teams in the running for Hard Knocks selection next season. Shanahan and Lynch have said before that they are not interested but they might not have a choice in the long run.
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Haven’t they also said they want games played every day of the week? That’d need Alpe’s expansion team idea, but there aren’t enough good and especially great or elite players to go around. The NFL isn’t like the quality of say baseball who has many games, high player rosters, a dedicated feeder program with the minor leagues, and the vast majority of players having a longer career. You’d just get a bunch of teams that aren’t very good and not many people will watch those games. That’s not even counting how brutal the logistics would be for teams having to go back and forth across the Atlantic.
I still like my 19 game season with the 17, 18, and 19 being against the opposite conferences same season rank from the year before. With 3 bye weeks all at the same time for everyone and during those weeks the NFL plays highlights.
Yes, that's what I mean about not ditching the Thursday games, They want TV dominance. There should be two bye weeks already and why is the gap between the SB and the Conference Championship the only one with a two week gap ! Once again probably about TV. They could easily extend the season by a month and have extra byes. They seem okay with making the rosters bigger and the salary cap increasing so to me the extra rest is a no brainer. But of course they won't want to move the SB date etc...........if they don't go with a second bye just have a two week mid season break. More has to be done with scheduling. Giving teams multiple short week games consecutively before the playoffs and then having to play another short week with the first wildcard games is just poor scheduling.
WTH? Justin Fields turns down a Pro Bowl invite? Lol
www.cbssports.com
And no talk about the Pro Bowl tonight? Game is going to be played indoors at the prestigious Moscone Center. It's sure to be a barn burner with Sanders playing. Lol
Jets QB Justin Fields reportedly declines Pro Bowl slot, cites offseason training
Fields cited offseason training as the reason he would not be participating
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And no talk about the Pro Bowl tonight? Game is going to be played indoors at the prestigious Moscone Center. It's sure to be a barn burner with Sanders playing. Lol
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Curious...why the 9ers with a big fan base down under? Why not the Seahawks, Rams or Chargers?
No idea ! maybe because of the Jarryd Hayne hysteria in 2015 at least with the newer fans but with the older fans not so much. Hayne was a star in Rugby League so when he went to the NFL it was big news in Australia but he didn't even last two seasons
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The NFL won't have a bye week during the season where no teams play. Zero chance.
They actually tried having two bye weeks about 10 years ago, networks complained there were enough quality games each week.
I think the NFL definitely would like to have games on at least 5 days of the week, if not all 7.
With all this travel, if they keep going overseas the NFL is going to need to bring back the Concorde, or wait a few years until new supersonic jets are viable.
They actually tried having two bye weeks about 10 years ago, networks complained there were enough quality games each week.
I think the NFL definitely would like to have games on at least 5 days of the week, if not all 7.
With all this travel, if they keep going overseas the NFL is going to need to bring back the Concorde, or wait a few years until new supersonic jets are viable.
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Lions Fan Involved In Altercation With D.K. Metcalf Files A $100 Million Lawsuit
The Detroit Lions fans who was involved in an alteration with D.K. Metcalif during a December game as filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against the wide receiver, the Steelers, former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson and several companies, The Detroit Metro Times reports. He is also suing...
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Like I said before, if I was the fan I would have fell forward over the barrier.
The king of WR offensive penalties. I remember he had two in one game against the 49ers and Pete Carroll was giving him the death stare............Lions Fan Involved In Altercation With D.K. Metcalf Files A $100 Million Lawsuit
The Detroit Lions fans who was involved in an alteration with D.K. Metcalif during a December game as filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against the wide receiver, the Steelers, former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson and several companies, The Detroit Metro Times reports. He is also suing...
Like I said before, if I was the fan I would have fell forward over the barrier.
Even the highlights made me sleepy.........NFC won, is all I rememberWTH? Justin Fields turns down a Pro Bowl invite? Lol
Jets QB Justin Fields reportedly declines Pro Bowl slot, cites offseason training
Fields cited offseason training as the reason he would not be participating
And no talk about the Pro Bowl tonight? Game is going to be played indoors at the prestigious Moscone Center. It's sure to be a barn burner with Sanders playing. Lol
Here's an interesting article on that. The NFL is eyeing some private companies that, in conjunction with NASA, are designing "boomless" supersonic commercial jets. Currently, NY to London takes a little over 7 hrs. The Concord back in it's day made it in about 3 hrs.
Why The NFL Has Its Eyes On The Return Of Supersonic Travel
How the future of SSTs caught the League's eye.
simpleflying.com
It's interesting how some teams approach the travel challenge of playing overseas. For example, in the week #7 matchup between the Rams & Jags at Wembley, the two teams had completely different approaches. The Jags flew out on Monday after their regular Sunday game and stayed at a training facility in London for the whole week.
OTOH, the Rams having played at Baltimore on that Sunday instead stayed on the East coast at an undisclosed practice facility for that week. They departed late Friday evening arriving Saturday AM in London for their regular arrival day before a Sunday game.
Don't know how much these two different travel strategies truly affected their teams, but the Rams smoked the Jags 35-7 (maybe too many distractions for the Jags staying in London during the week before the game?).
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Stephen A.: Drake Maye's mobility 'problematic' for Seahawks - ESPN Video
Stephen A. Smith says the Seahawks should plan around Drake Maye's abilities as a dual threat.
This will will be the first SB involving a pure pocket passer vs dual-threat since SB LV where you had Mahomes vs Brady (and Brady came out on top in that matchup).
Last year of course were two dual-threats doing battle where Hurts played one of his best games of his career both passing & rushing receiving MVP honors.
Speaking of Brady - here's his SB prediction:
View: https://youtube.com/shorts/EdG78L_CgJE?si=Q6E1ReMl8bEXfiij
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That's not much of a prediction.
On paper Seattle is just better, period. But Tom is right about the "any given Sunday." As he alluded, in 2007, nine out of 10 times they beat the Giants (and they easily beat them in the regular season), but that Sunday was the one week it didn't happen.
But if we go back to that SB of Brady vs. Mahomes, Tom didn't put up big numbers, but he was clutch time and again when it mattered. He got them in the end zone when they got close, over and over, when Mahomes simply couldn't do the same. Tom also got excellent protection from his OL. Mahomes on the other hand, the Chiefs OL came into the game banged up, and their OL got worse as the game went along. Mahomes also seemed more and more rattled by the pressure as the game went on and wasn't pulling the trigger. This all basically neutralized Mahomes ability to move, and made Tom's lack of mobility irrelevant. And guess what, Tampa actually lost to KC that regular season, 27-24, at home. ...Any given Sunday.
Here's the thing though, Darnold isn't exactly a statue, and extends plays within the pocket very well, and while Maye can be a dual threat for sure, plenty of the time he's beat defenses with his arm. But I also think as I said before, the Patriots are going to have to utilize Maye's ability to run as part of their gameplan, which will at least force Seattle to spy him on most plays, making it a bit more challenging on Seattle's DBs, if Maye can effectively run. They stop this, the Pats will have a hard time sustaining drives, and scoring.
On paper Seattle is just better, period. But Tom is right about the "any given Sunday." As he alluded, in 2007, nine out of 10 times they beat the Giants (and they easily beat them in the regular season), but that Sunday was the one week it didn't happen.
But if we go back to that SB of Brady vs. Mahomes, Tom didn't put up big numbers, but he was clutch time and again when it mattered. He got them in the end zone when they got close, over and over, when Mahomes simply couldn't do the same. Tom also got excellent protection from his OL. Mahomes on the other hand, the Chiefs OL came into the game banged up, and their OL got worse as the game went along. Mahomes also seemed more and more rattled by the pressure as the game went on and wasn't pulling the trigger. This all basically neutralized Mahomes ability to move, and made Tom's lack of mobility irrelevant. And guess what, Tampa actually lost to KC that regular season, 27-24, at home. ...Any given Sunday.
Maybe he extends plays within the pocket but he presents absolutely no running threat whatsoever. Only 95 yds rushing this year? Only 9 yds on 3 carries in the playoffs? And just a little over 1000 yds rushing in his entire career? Aren't those Peyton Manning type numbers? Lol
Agree with you on Maye. I think he's actually a better passer than runner (and probably always will be). Where as Allen, LJ & Hurts - the best dual-threats in the business - are equally as good runners as passers & can do significant damage to defenses with their running skills.
For example, Maye in two seasons has averaged 435 yds rushing with minimal designed runs. Allen & Hurts have been averaging about 590 a season & LJ is in a league of his own averaging a whopping 815 per season! (Allen & Hurts have had a couple of 700 yd plus seasons). And these guys will have anywhere from 8 - 9 designed run plays per game excluding short-yardage under center type stuff (LJ a lot more depending on what defenses are showing him).
That's why it's funny that the Eagles are trying to transition Hurts to more of a pocket passer when his game is predicated on his elite running skills as well as his above-average passing skills. And this was the SB MVP who beat KC with both his legs & arm.
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Nap beforehand since I work Thurs-sat night, pick up the two tier Nothing Bundt Cake, go to my cousin in laws house, have some good Hispanic food while watching the game and playing my switch.
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That is without question most likely. They just need someone with cash, a few motivated politicians, and gullible taxpayers. San Diego and St. Louis seem most likely.
Frank is quite good! I'm old enough to remember Rich Little. He'd be proud of Frank!
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And let's not forget the Chargers blaming Greg Roman for Herbert's failing (again) in the playoffs, even though Herbert was more dynamic than ever before. So now they are going to bring in McDaniel, who will turn him into a quick strike passer, like Tua, but without the concussions. Okay, sure.
In a strange situation, I can actually see the Chargers finishing 10-7 next year, missing the playoffs, and firing Harbaugh, "the experiment is over", and making McDaniel the HC.
Jay Glazier said Maxx Crosby good as gone for the Raiders. But at roughly the same exact time, Maxx was posting about how he would love it if Jim Schwartz became the Raiders DC (rumors exist). So who the heck knows. But if the Raiders are going to deal him, now would be the time. He's 29, had some minor surgeries but been able to play most downs still, and is partway into a fat contract the Raiders just paid the front end of. So they could likely get a few top draft picks to help them rebuild.
The rumors were correct.........
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