2022-2023 NFL Season

[ZiggysFryBoy]

WTF??  Why would the Bears go for two there?  Smh.

A conversion puts them within 3.  A point after puts you down 4.  Would need a TD either way.

Not a bad call there.

[MuggsyB]

A conversion puts them within 3.  A point after puts you down 4.  Would need a TD either way.

Not a bad call there.

I disagree but they got away with both decisions.

[Dish]

I'm not sure what to say about this Bears/Vikings game.

[MuggsyB]

I'm stunned.  The 🐻 have a real shot to pull this off.

[Jockey]

Unbelievably stupid play.

[Dish]

That was...something.

[Jockey]

That was...something.

Clock running down, 2steps from the sidelines, and he turns it back to the inside.

[Dish]

Clock running down, 2steps from the sidelines, and he turns it back to the inside.

Yup, he should have went out of bounds about 4 yards before, he could have strolled out of bounds.

[Dish]

Atrocious roughing the passer call in Tampa.

[PGsHeroes32]

Vikes D is so bad.

4-1 is good I guess though.

[Pakuni]

Carson Wentz, ladies and gentlemen.

[MuggsyB]

Yup, he should have went out of bounds about 4 yards before, he could have strolled out of bounds.

100% correct.  Although they still probably would have lost.

[Not all scoop users are created equal apparently]

Competitive loss was exactly what I wanted for the bears

[MuggsyB]

Atrocious roughing the passer call in Tampa.

Just saw it.  Uhhh.....that was beyond ridiculous. 

[MU82]

I can't bet against the Panthers, but if I could ... them being less than a TD underdog to the Niners would sure look attractive.

I need to start betting against the Panthers ... although I probably won't get a mortal lock like this one.

[Pakuni]

Sounds like Brandon Staley's own players are getting tired of his Smarter than the Average Bear routine.

[Pakuni]

I need to start betting against the Panthers ... although I probably won't get a mortal lock like this one.

Well, 82, you won't have Matt Rhule to kick around anymore.

[Jay Bee]

Skol Vikings. Hasn't always been pretty, but 4-1 and all alone at the top of the division feels good. Super bowl, home boy

[MU82]

Well, 82, you won't have Matt Rhule to kick around anymore.

Yep, everyone who had him in the First Coach Fired pool, congrats ... not that the payout would be that high because this wasn't all that surprising. He was 11-27.

Going in, I thought this just-completed 3-game home stretch would decide his fate. They opened by beating the Saints but they looked horrible these last two weeks, and no doubt Tepper was mortified by the fact that there were more 49ers fans at the stadium yesterday than Panthers fans. All game, Niners fans were chanting "De-fense! De-fense!" when the Panthers had the ball, and it was loud ... though not as loud as the "Fire Rhule!" chants. I was there, and I'm pretty sure the two most drunk, most obnoxious 49ers fans in America were sitting behind us, so that was pleasant -- as was watching Mayfield throw a horrible pick-6.

The Panthers actually have a decent amount of talent -- quite a few talking heads picked them to contend before this season. But that was all dependent on Mayfield being very good, and he hasn't been. The offense has sucked every single game, including the one they won, despite McCaffrey being healthy and productive. The OC Rhule brought in, Ben McAdoo, has been extremely unimpressive and predictable. They are last in the league in several offensive categories.

Rhule seems like a decent guy, and he looked like a good college coach. But he was in over his head with this job, as most college coaches are. He'll be compensated nicely for not coaching in the NFL, and he's now free to pursue college riches.

Regardless of the sport, it's never fun to be a fan of any team when the season is over only a quarter of the way into it. I hate rooting for my team to go 1-16 so they can get the No. 1 pick.

[RJax55]

I never understood how Rhule became a hot name in the NFL coaching carousal to begin with. He had one year of NFL experience prior to getting the Carolina job. He was a good college coach, but a college coach. I thought NFL teams had learned from this. I guess not. Good work by his agent though. And, he has another huge payday coming from Nebraska or Colorado or Arizona State or Georgia Tech.

[Uncle Rico]

I never understood how Rhule became a hot name in the NFL coaching carousal to begin with. He had one year of NFL experience prior to getting the Carolina job. He was a good college coach, but a college coach. I thought NFL teams had learned from this. I guess not. Good work by his agent though. And, he has another huge payday coming from Nebraska or Colorado or Arizona State or Georgia Tech.

And none of those spots will be easy to repeat his success at Baylor.

[Pakuni]

And none of those spots will be easy to repeat his success at Baylor.

I don't know. He was a terrible NFL coach, obviously, but he stepped into two terrible college situations and quickly made both programs respectable.
Hard to imagine there's a more challenging college job out there than what he faced when he took over at Baylor. Which isn't to say that he'll have the same success, just that he's faced tougher circumstances and succeeded.

[lawdog77]

And none of those spots will be easy to repeat his success at Baylor.

I think Arizona State would be the place he could duplicate the success. After USC and UCLA leave for the real Ivy League, there is a void to fill.

[Uncle Rico]

I don't know. He was a terrible NFL coach, obviously, but he stepped into two terrible college situations and quickly made both programs respectable.
Hard to imagine there's a more challenging college job out there than what he faced when he took over at Baylor. Which isn't to say that he'll have the same success, just that he's faced tougher circumstances and succeeded.

Don't disagree.  Now that he's had failure, though, I wonder if that seeps into how he coaches moving forward.  It's weird how hot shots like him can fizzle quick after their first taste of failure

[WhiteTrash]

I think Arizona State would be the place he could duplicate the success. After USC and UCLA leave for the real Ivy League, there is a void to fill.

Do you think they can compete with OSU, Baylor, TCU, BYU, UC, etc.?