Oso planning to go pro
It helps to have a QB who WRs want to play for, instead of one who just rips the players in the media. Many of the free agent WRs are in part recruited by the QB. Rodgers is kind of known as a malcontent, and odd guy that isn't particularly easy to work with, but who thinks his crap don't stink.
Davante did not want to stay in Green Bay.
Yes, he wanted out. Not sure if you are agreeing and listing him as an example, or just listing something not material to the post. Other QBs are very active and successful in helping recruit free agent WRs to the team. Rodgers is kind of well known as a malcontent, and a difficult person.
I wonder if the Lions get more wins than last year. (3)
Sorry. I am using him as an example to your point.
I wonder if Brady retires before the season ends.
Falcons are sitting at +350 to win the NFC South. I know they get trounced and boat raced out of Cincy today, but check out their next 7 games.CARLAC@CARCHI@WASPIT@NOTampa’s next 7:BALLARSEA@CLENO@SFCINAtlanta could easily head into Week 16 up two games on a lousy Tampa Bay team.
Wonder if Stephen Ross is going to actually care about needing a reason to fire Mike McDaniel at the end of the year so he can hire Sean Payton…
Giants 6-1, who woulda thunk? Wow, down 17-13 in 3rd quarter, go fourth and goal rather that the easy 3 point chip shot and fail; yet still win the game. I wonder if those kind of gambles will continue to pay off in the second half of the season.
Colts bench Matty Ice for the season. Which washed up QB will they get next year?
Brady looked bad today. He wasn't helped by a couple of drops, including Mike Evans almost impossibly bricking a walk-in TD early in the game. But Brady had all day to throw on most of his dropbacks, and the Panthers were down 2 starting CBs, and yet Brady's reads were often late, and several of his throws were off the mark. He's been counted out before -- including in the Super Bowl against Atlanta -- and he always has responded. But he hasn't always been 45. Athletes DO get old eventually. Even Brady.
Some interesting comparisons with Brady and Rodgers highlight why they may be having problems this year. They are 1 and 2 in quickest to throw, which to a large part is because neither is really capable of getting out of the pocket on roll outs. Rodgers is number 1, and Brady is also fairly high up on shortest air yards per completion. Which means they are not throwing the ball particularly far downfield on completions. Normally, that shorter passes should lead to a higher on target %. But both Rodgers and Brady are dead middle of the road in terms of accuracy (on target %). So, they are making short throws, aren't very accurate, and easy to pressure as they can't scramble. That makes it tough to win games.
There is a dearth of franchise quarterbacks out there.
Yup.I think orgs aren't quick enough to move on. And prefer free agent vets to rookies.They need to keep drafting until you find one. Bears should be drafting minimum 1 per year.