NFL 2019 Discussion

[Culhwch]

Brown to Patriots. My god. As soon as he was released it was basically fate.

Are there any two teams further apart on the success spectrum than the Pats and the Raiders?

 

[BruiserMk1]

Michael Luck retires from the Colts during pre-season.
Bloke too banged up from having below par OL.

Edit: Andrew, don't know how I typed Michael.

 

[mrslong]

Was that AB’s angle the whole time he was playing silly buggers?

 

[BruiserMk1]

Well the boys (niners) are looking pretty good at 4 - 0.
Early days and albeit against some questionable teams there has been improvements across all 3 parts of the game.

How are everyone's teams looking?

 

[broncos4life]

Real happy with Green Bay so far. Massive improvements on the defense which has sucked for the last 5 plus years. Offense is still shaping and are only playing half a game so far but are 4 and 1 after playing some very good teams,

 

[BruiserMk1]

Real happy with Green Bay so far. Massive improvements on the defense which has sucked for the last 5 plus years. Offense is still shaping and are only playing half a game so far but are 4 and 1 after playing some very good teams,

Yeah mate, GB do look good will be catching up on that game tonight too.

 

[Fozz]

Colts trucking along somehow. BBQ Brisket is going well but still not on the level of Luck.

****....that still hurts.

 

[Culhwch]

If you'd told me after Brees hurt his thumb that the Saints would be 4-1, after playing the Seahawks and Cowboys, I would have laughed. So pretty good all told!

Teddy isn't setting the world on fire but he doesn't need to as long as the defense keeps turning up and Thomas and Kamara take turns to dominate. The way Brees faded down the stretch last year, I can't help but feel like this injury may be a blessing in disguise, if he can come back and play his best football in the playoffs.

 

[BruiserMk1]

If you'd told me after Brees hurt his thumb that the Saints would be 4-1, after playing the Seahawks and Cowboys, I would have laughed. So pretty good all told!

Teddy isn't setting the world on fire but he doesn't need to as long as the defense keeps turning up and Thomas and Kamara take turns to dominate. The way Brees faded down the stretch last year, I can't help but feel like this injury may be a blessing in disguise, if he can come back and play his best football in the playoffs.

I like the switch plays the saints do with Hill coming into QB, keeps the D guessing.
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Colts trucking along somehow. BBQ Brisket is going well but still not on the level of Luck.

****....that still hurts.

Colts D looks strong though @Fozz, BBQ seems decent enough.

 

[BruiserMk1]

 

[BruiserMk1]

Matt Barr (@MattBarr_) Tweeted:
Look at the trade like this. The #49ers sent the #Broncos a third for Emmanuel Sanders. They then traded back from the end of the 4th to the beginning of the 5th. Both teams get great value. Sanders is plug-and-play from Scangarello. #49wz

 

[BruiserMk1]

7 and 0
Our defence is legit.
Great game by the boys again today!

 

[BruiserMk1]

Half way through the regular season everyone.
What are everyone's updated thoughts on their teams?
Really keen to get a bit more discussion going on the NFL.

 

[Big Pete]

Minnesota re-enforced themselves as the pretenders of the competition. They can beat lesser opposition, but when they find themselves in the arm-wrestle they fold under pressure and allow themselves to sit back and watch other teams come up with some amazing plays.

There's been some shining lights and they're still in with a chance of making the post-season, but it's the same ol' song out of Minny.

Fortunately everyone in the NFC North had a forgettable week, so it wasn't as bad. Still, that was a statement game against Chiefs and they squandered it.

 

[Culhwch]

The Saints are going so well despite adversity, it's making me worried that an even worse end is coming this season than the last two...

Looking forward to the Niners-Saints game in a few weeks. Might decide the top seed for the NFC.

 

[BruiserMk1]

Minnesota re-enforced themselves as the pretenders of the competition. They can beat lesser opposition, but when they find themselves in the arm-wrestle they fold under pressure and allow themselves to sit back and watch other teams come up with some amazing plays.

There's been some shining lights and they're still in with a chance of making the post-season, but it's the same ol' song out of Minny.

Fortunately everyone in the NFC North had a forgettable week, so it wasn't as bad. Still, that was a statement game against Chiefs and they squandered it.

I'll watch the condensed version tonight @Big Pete but what do you think the Vikings deficiencies are?

 

[Big Pete]

At the moment, the corners have really gone backwards at a rate of knots. Rhodes used to be one of the better defensive players of the NFC, now he's on the other side of the equation and the Vikings are just getting caught out in big moments in the game.

Otherwise it's just general lapses. There was a play this afternoon where Cousins would have had first down, but slid before the line forcing the punt. Just stuff like that which is the fine line between genuine contenders and pretenders.

 

[BruiserMk1]

The Saints are going so well despite adversity, it's making me worried that an even worse end is coming this season than the last two...

Looking forward to the Niners-Saints game in a few weeks. Might decide the top seed for the NFC.

Gonna be a cracking match mate.
We have a real tough schedule coming up against the Seahawks, GB, Ravens and you guys.

The NFC is a tight contest this year.