NFL 2022 Season

[Captante]

I definitely think you're underestimating Burrow.

Not at all... I'm accurately assessing the Bungals organization based on sustained past "success". (lol)

They overachieved last year and given the way Cincinnati management has dealt with "big-heads" in the past I can't see things ending well.

 

[IronWing]

No one gives a crap about the Bengals, the Broncos, the Cowboys, the Patriots, or any of that. What people care about is the team that is losing to the Packers. So people don't care about any team this year, period.

 

[Torn Mind]

 

[Torn Mind]

 

[Bitek]

Nope .... although it IS only week #2.

Denver's repeated completely inept play was 75% of the reason they lost and the remaining 25% was "we'll show him!" directed at Wilson. (right down to the dumba$$ Denver head coach forgetting he wasn't in the thin air of Denver on that 64-yard FG try)

It was a compete clown show. False starts, delays of game, terrible redzone plays (eg pass play to the blocking TE4 with 1 career TD... who doesn't know how to keep two feet in), clock mgmt..

The fumbles yes
The goddamn FG call..

But the worst may have been waiting to call the TOs when SEA is kneeling.

Fumbles and timing will get fixed, but that shows the childish and spiteful nature of this HC. Pure amateur.

SIGH

 

[Torn Mind]

 

[manly]

No doubt about it the Broncos "on paper" were the vastly superior team.... in fact losing to ANY NFL team foolish enough to bank on starting Geno Smith is a huge embarrassment.

Per usual, you're being results-oriented. The Broncos offense out-gained the Seahawks by nearly 200 yards, and completely shut them down in the second half. If not for truly shitty goal line play and bad head coaching, they win going away. The Broncos were clearly the better team on the field, but Seattle did "just enough" to escape with a W. If you played this game ten times, the Broncos win 7 times. To be clear, I'm not suggesting this was a moral victory and I agree wholeheartedly that the loss is a "huge embarrassment."

Since the Giants won in week 1, they are a contender.

 

[Captante]

Per usual, you're being results-oriented. The Broncos offense out-gained the Seahawks by nearly 200 yards, and completely shut them down in the second half. If not for truly shitty goal line play and bad head coaching, they win going away. The Broncos were clearly the better team on the field, but Seattle did "just enough" to escape with a W. If you played this game ten times, the Broncos win 7 times. To be clear, I'm not suggesting this was a moral victory and I agree wholeheartedly that the loss is a "huge embarrassment."

Since the Giants won in week 1, they are a contender.

Actually crap as the Giants are, with Prescott going down you never know!

 

[MrSquished]

Actually crap as the Giants are, with Prescott going down you never know!

From observations of week one, the next three games for the Giants can be coin flips. It's not a you never know, like any given Sunday can be, it's more like a this is up for grabs most likely. The Giants had a tough first half but they were gritty, kept their heads in the game, Barkley had some decent run blocking and blew up, the defense pulled itself together enough against a much superior team (#1 AFC seed last year), and while DJ was running for his life more than any QB last week, he did well enough under all that pressure, minus that really stupid throw in the endzone. It looks like Daboll has the team believing in him and wanting to play for him. They made good second half adjustments. Gotta have your players behind the coaches and the coaches doing shit right. Good sign for sure let's see if it continues. If all that extrapolates into weeks 2 and 3 and injuries don't pile up, they have a decent chance to win any of those games in the next 3 weeks.

 

[Captante]

While every game does technically count the same in the standings I wouldn't put TOO much weight into any teams single-game performance until at least week 5 or 6.

The Giants appeared better than last year in terms of strategy/coaching and Barkley looked great plus the "D" looked very strong (at times) but Jones didn't do anything I haven't seen before.

NY totally "backed" into that win. Enjoy it but keep things in perspective. TN completely sucked on sunday the Giants just sucked a TINY bit less so they got the "W" (somebody had to!) ... moving along.



EDIT: Also note that my pre-season call for NY was 5-6 wins which looking at the schedule seems POSSIBLE but optimistic. 7 wins would really surprise me.

Even 6 wins is banking on beating teams like the Lions and Bears in the Meadowlands.... I'm not 100% confident of that.

 

[brianmanahan]

anyone watching chiefs/chargers?

kc is keeping this closer than their play seems to indicate they would

 

[brianmanahan]

lol and just as i post this, the chiefs defense stuffs the chargers at the 2

 

[Torn Mind]

Jaylen Watson with the 99-yard pick 6. The ultimate flip.

 

[MrSquished]

Yeah this is a fun game to watch. Two very good teams and two very good QB's.

 

[Torn Mind]

I guess the lower back or hip is injured on Herbert. Could not see an obvious area.

RIP Chargers playoff hopes.

 

[Torn Mind]

Now that's last year's Chargers run D.

Handing the Chiefs a win.

 

[dlerious]

I guess the lower back or hip is injured on Herbert. Could not see an obvious area.

RIP Chargers playoff hopes.

I was thinking bruised ribs.

 

[Captante]

Yep... ribs and/or lower abdomen.

Chiefs player that hit him actually pulled off too or Herbert would be out for a long time.

 

[purbeast0]

I'll be surprised if Herbert doesn't have a fractured rib or possibly a torn oblique, as it almost looked like he was grabbing even lower than his ribs.

 

[Torn Mind]

Well, Herbert just gotta make sure whoever is giving him the shots don't hit the lung or anything if it is bruised ribs. Would be so ironic if that actually happened.

 

[NutBucket]

"Broken" rib cartilage.

Today I learned that's a thing.

 

[manly]

"Broken" rib cartilage.

Today I learned that's a thing.

Yeah it sound ridic. I had a heated debate with a sports buddy that the HC should have yanked Herbert from the game the way he was wincing in pain, and trailing by 2 possessions. But the dude knows shit about sports, and claims you have to fight until the bitter end if there's even a remote chance of tying/winning.

The Chargers are very lucky it's not any worse than it is. If he's truly "day to day," then they should still make the playoffs. But based on what I've seen of Brandon Staley for 19 games, I'm not sure I'd bet on that. It was amusing how often he didn't go for it on 4th down LOL.

 

[Captante]

Any kind of serious rib-injury for Herbert is an extremely big problem for the Chargers. Unless they're exaggerating the severity of the injury SD is in some serious trouble for the whole '22 season.

 

[NutBucket]

I think Staley played it more "traditional" on 4th down because he trusts he defense more. From what I saw I think he made the right calls. The only one I really think he blew was the one with the pick six. The TE was clearly gassed...should have paused even if it meant giving the defense a chance to regroup a bit.

As to whether he should have pulled Herbert. I don't know. But if he can walk out next Sunday he'll play. I mean I know he's good but walking back out on the field showed real toughness.

#Boltup

 

[Torn Mind]

They'll painkiller up Herbert and then he'll be miserable on Mondays.

Just gotta make sure the shot doesn't deflate his lung like Tyrod Taylor....which ironically made Herbert the starter.