2022-2023 NFL Season

[Jockey]

Despite the best efforts of the Lion defense.

I smiled at this, Tower.

[tower912]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/lions-dt-levi-onwuzurike-undergoes-195500344.html


The curse of the Lions.   

[Dish]

Interesting owners meetings so far.

[Jockey]

Interesting owners meetings so far.

Who does Jerry hate more? Goodell or Kraft?

[MUBurrow]

Kraft vs Jerrah is some real root for the meteor ish.

[CreightonWarrior]

Kraft vs Jones
Irsay vs Snyder

A couple blue blood matchups

[MUBurrow]

Kraft vs Jones
Irsay vs Snyder

A couple blue blood matchups

Irsay is Nova.

[JWags85]

Kraft vs Jones
Irsay vs Snyder

A couple blue blood matchups

Irsay v Snyder is great cause Irsay is a total wild card but seems like he could be a great hang and fun in a social setting (before he gets too obliterated) while Synder is the arrogant standoffish prick who you can't figure out why he's so full of himself with a healthy dash of Randall from Recess

[#UnleashSean]

Randall from Recess

That's a reference that like 10 of us will understand 

[Pakuni]

Kraft vs Jones
Irsay vs Snyder

A couple blue blood matchups

Mark Davis vs Barbers

[The Sultan]

In the 1980s, this was one of the NFL's great franchises.  Now it bounces prize checks for fans.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/investigations/washington-commanders-fan-says-teams-14000-dollar-prize-check-bounced/65-02631143-b75a-4e2b-a92a-ad489e901563

[Pakuni]

Christian McCaffery traded to the Niners for draft picks.
Ballsy move by Lynch, but I'm not sure that an injury prone RB puts them over the top.

[Dish]

Hot take...I would play CMC in the slot if I were the Niners (yes I realize they have Deebo).

Niners gave up way too much here. A third and a fourth should have sufficed.

[MU82]

When healthy, McCaffrey has been one of the best offensive players in the NFL. He has been healthy in 4 of his 6 seasons, including this one, when he looked great despite being the target of every defense the sucky Panthers have played. Having 2 injury-filled seasons obviously isn't good, though, and Niners fans will have to do what we here in NC have done -- cross their fingers every time he touches the ball.

In addition to being surprisingly tough between the tackles for a little guy, he is a tremendous receiver -- the best hands I've ever seen at the position. He's also a great blocker, routinely makes the right read picking up blitzes. And he's only 26.

Once the Panthers decided they were gonna tank to draft a QB, I guess it made sense to get as much as they could for CMC. They were the league's worst offense with him, and they'll be the league's worst offense without him.

I think the haul is pretty decent -- the Panthers got it by pitting the Niners and Rams against each other.

Dish, I've often said I wished the Panthers would play CMC more in the slot. He's such a freakin' good RB, though, I don't blame them for using him in the backfield.

As a Panthers fan, I'll miss watching him play for my team. Along with Newton, Kuechly and Steve Smith, he's one of the four best players the Panthers have had since I moved to town.

[MUBurrow]

Once the Panthers decided they were gonna tank to draft a QB, I guess it made sense to get as much as they could for CMC. They were the league's worst offense with him, and they'll be the league's worst offense without him.

I think the haul is pretty decent -- the Panthers got it by pitting the Niners and Rams against each other.

+1 on all here.  The structure of his deal pretty much required that he be traded now, because paying him $10+M next year was never going to happen.  He basically costs the 49ers no money this year, which probably had a bit to do with driving up his value.  From what I can tell on Spotrac (disclaimer - a lot about NFL accounting is a mystery to me), the 49ers and Rams each have $4-$5 M in space, so even an expensive prorated contract could be tough for them to take on.

[WhiteTrash]

+1 on all here.  The structure of his deal pretty much required that he be traded now, because paying him $10+M next year was never going to happen.  He basically costs the 49ers no money this year, which probably had a bit to do with driving up his value.  From what I can tell on Spotrac (disclaimer - a lot about NFL accounting is a mystery to me), the 49ers and Rams each have $4-$5 M in space, so even an expensive prorated contract could be tough for them to take on.

Thanks for the Spotrac info. I check out the site and its very cool. For grins I looked at my Bears for next year and they have $106MM of cap space. That is crazy. I wonder how they will overpay bad players to use up that money.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Thanks for the Spotrac info. I check out the site and its very cool. For grins I looked at my Bears for next year and they have $106MM of cap space. That is crazy. I wonder how they will overpay bad players to use up that money.

Very easily and predictably.

[Dish]

I wonder if Brady retires before the season ends.

[PointWarrior]

Hopefully Rodgers too

I wonder if Brady retires before the season ends.

[tower912]

I wonder if the Lions get more wins than last year.  (3)

[The Sultan]

I wonder if Brady retires before the season ends.

Bruce Arians has to be smiling about all of this.

[CreightonWarrior]

 Chiefs free agent receivers really coming around. Must be nice.

[The Sultan]

Jimmy G. 😳😳😳

[Uncle Rico]

Chiefs free agent receivers really coming around. Must be nice.

Surprised Mahomes doesn't need the offense simplified

[forgetful]

Chiefs free agent receivers really coming around. Must be nice.

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.