NFL 2017/18

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@Rado_N you would have a meltdown if the Broncos lost the SuperBowl.

Forget about missing out on the rings. Drafting no.31!

I have started drinking far too early ahead of my Xmas party.
 
rpitroda said:
@Rado_N you would have a meltdown if the Broncos lost the SuperBowl.

Forget about missing out on the rings. Drafting no.31!

I have started drinking far too early ahead of my Xmas party.
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:lol: I wouldn't usually focus on it so much but there seems to be a lot of QB talent there which we're in desperate need of.

Have a fun night mate!

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Something more important happened last night. Osweiller looked like a world beater.
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One swallow does not make a summer.
 
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Rado_N said:
:lol: I wouldn't usually focus on it so much but there seems to be a lot of QB talent there which we're in desperate need of.

Have a fun night mate!



One swallow does not make a summer.
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True, but he really looked like the real deal last night. The moment he came on, the offense started clicking and he threw for 2 TDs and ran for another. One one his best performances yet.
 
Rado_N said:
:lol: I wouldn't usually focus on it so much but there seems to be a lot of QB talent there which we're in desperate need of.

Have a fun night mate!



One swallow does not make a summer.
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Cheers!

Raoul said:
True, but he really looked like the real deal last night. The moment he came on, the offense started clicking and he threw for 2 TDs and ran for another. One one his best performances yet.
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The reality is he is somewhere between being a dud and being the QB we saw in his Broncos first stint and yesterday.

If he focuses and shakes the association with the big contract he could become a decent starter for an average team at best, a back up at worst.
 
rpitroda said:
Cheers!



The reality is he is somewhere between being a dud and being the QB we saw in his Broncos first stint and yesterday.

If he focuses and shakes the association with the big contract he could become a decent starter for an average team at best, a back up at worst.
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Its a bit more nuanced than that.

The Broncos are playing better in the past couple of weeks because they sacked Mike McCoy as offensive coordinator and Elway hired Bill Musgrave to replace him. Musgrave was Elway's backup QB during the 90s and the two know each other well. Musgrave was also the architect of the Raiders great year last year, which frankly could've gone much further had Carr not gotten injured. He was inexplicably let go by Del Rio earlier this year and so it made sense for Elway to contact him when it appeared McCoy was not going to work out.

Now that the OC situation has been resolved the Broncos look much more confident. Receivers are making plays and the QB position is playing with noticeably more confidence, especially Osweiller. The Defense are feeding off the newfound confidence of the Offense and are back to playing with swag in the past two games. The remaining two games against the Skins and Chiefs will tell us a lot about where this franchise is heading next year and how high Elway will prioritize signing a new QB in April.
 
Raoul said:
Its a bit more nuanced than that.

The Broncos are playing better in the past couple of weeks because they sacked Mike McCoy as offensive coordinator and Elway hired Bill Musgrave to replace him. Musgrave was Elway's backup QB during the 90s and the two know each other well. Musgrave was also the architect of the Raiders great year last year, which frankly could've gone much further had Carr not gotten injured. He was inexplicably let go by Del Rio earlier this year and so it made sense for Elway to contact him when it appeared McCoy was not going to work out.

Now that the OC situation has been resolved the Broncos look much more confident. Receivers are making plays and the QB position is playing with noticeably more confidence, especially Osweiller. The Defense are feeding off the newfound confidence of the Offense and are back to playing with swag in the past two games. The remaining two games against the Skins and Chiefs will tell us a lot about where this franchise is heading next year and how high Elway will prioritize signing a new QB in April.
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Don’t dispute what you’re saying but none of that has any bearing on the peak and trough of Osweilers talent and future capabilities. Point being, even in the very best system for him, I cannot see Osweiler as an elite QB.
 
rpitroda said:
Don’t dispute what you’re saying but none of that has any bearing on the peak and trough of Osweilers talent and future capabilities. Point being, even in the very best system for him, I cannot see Osweiler as an elite QB.
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Depends how you define elite. He has proven at a minimum that he is a winning QB in his past two stints in Denver and Houston. We can't really hold this year against any of Denver's QBs given the mess with McCoy and the knock on effects it had on other parts of the team. If Osweiller plays well for the remaining two games then it will put a bit of doubt in Elway's mind about needing to draft a high first round QB in April. Instead of going after the likes of Rosen and Darnold, Elway may now look at someone like Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen or maybe even Luke Falk.
 
Osweiler is not good enough to be starting QB for a team with ambition. He's a solid backup and that's it.
 
Raoul said:
Depends how you define elite. He has proven at a minimum that he is a winning QB in his past two stints in Denver and Houston. We can't really hold this year against any of Denver's QBs given the mess with McCoy and the knock on effects it had on other parts of the team. If Osweiller plays well for the remaining two games then it will put a bit of doubt in Elway's mind about needing to draft a high first round QB in April. Instead of going after the likes of Rosen and Darnold, Elway may now look at someone like Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen or maybe even Luke Falk.
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I really don’t think his stunts have in any way demonstrated he can be “elite”. Depends on your definition of elite, though, I guess.
 
Really excited about this weekends games.

Good to see Rodgers back and a tough test off the bat.

But the Pats steelers game feels like the first one that really matters bigly!
 
Didn't know the Chargers game was as on now. I was thinking about putting Hunt in my fantasy line up but didn't have the chance. I hope he has a bad game now.
 
Boom, traded next years second pick for Kareem....felt a bit wasted for a few weeks, comes good in the semis. Hopefully the rest of the team can push this start on for me. Though my opponent has Brady(or Rodgers), Bell, Brown....lol.
 
Looks like KC have remembered how to win again!

Massive game between Steelers & Pats. I think the steelers will win & clinch the #1 seed.
 
Patriots at Steelers, Rams at Seahawks, Packers at Panthers - some cracking games today :drool:

Excited to see if Rodgers can drag the Packers to another playoffs.
 
Rodgers probably shouldn't play, recent reports say it's still at a tender stage.
 
Seems crazy to me that Rodgers is back so quickly; I mean OK he can throw but if he takes a big sack it could feck him right up.
 
Capers better be fired this year, should have gone after 2014.
 
Went to the same player every time, Capers fooled every time :lol:
 
who could have know this guy would be a huge piece of shit

https://www.si.com/jerry-richardson...lace-misconduct-sexual-harassment-racial-slur

Friday was Jeans Day, when most staffers at the Carolina Panthers team offices would wear denim to work. The female employees knew what that meant. As the team’s owner, Jerry Richardson, made his rounds on the way to his spacious office, he would ask women to turn around so he could admire their backsides. Then, in his rolling Southern drawl, he’d offer comment, drawing from a store of one-liners he’d recycle each week. Among those in heaviest rotation: Show me how you wiggle to get those jeans up. I bet you had to lay down on your bed to fit into those jeans. Did you step into those jeans or did you have to jump into them?
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During its own investigation in the weeks prior, SI learned that on multiple occasions when Richardson’s conduct has triggered complaints—for sexual harassment against female employees and for directing a racial slur at an African American employee—he has taken a leaf from a playbook he’s deployed in the past: Confidential settlements were reached and payments were made to complainants, accompanied by non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses designed to shield the owner and the organization from further liability and damaging publicity.
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During the 2011 lockout, Richardson was either intensely miserly or intensely cost-conscious, depending on your view. He reportedly implored his peers, “We signed a [expletive] deal last time, and we're going to stick together and take back our league and [expletive] do something about it.” He also memorably insulted Peyton Manning during a negotiation, reportedly belittling the quarterback’s knowledge of player safety and asking, “Do I need to help you read a revenue chart, son?”
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Multiple female employees recalled to SI that Richardson asked them if he could personally shave their legs.
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Richardson was also known for what multiple women call the “seatbelt maneuver.” He would invite female employees out to lunch, and in keeping with his reputation as a self-styled gentleman, he would open the car door for his guests. Once they were seated, however, he would insist on fastening their seatbelt for them, reaching across their lap and brushing his hand across their breasts before putting the belt in the clasp.
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But multiple former employees told SI that there were also occasional racial overtones in Richardson’s interactions with his workers. Pressed for specifics, they cite everything from Richardson’s expressed preference that black players not wear dreadlocks to an alleged request that an African-American employee apply sunblock to Richardson’s face. After drafting Newton in 2011, Richardson memorably asked the player, “Did you get crazy after the draft and go out and get any tattoos or piercings? Do I have to check you for anything?” Earlier this year, some Panthers expressed frustration when Richardson indicated that players addressing social issues could be subject to punishment.


Perceptions of casual racism hardened recently when, multiple sources told SI, Richardson directed a racial slur at an African-American scout for the Panthers. The scout left the team this year—but not, according to sources, before he sought the counsel of a Charlotte attorney who negotiated a confidential settlement on his behalf. Contacted by SI and asked if he wished to comment, the scout responded, “I’m not in a position to talk.”
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