2024-25 NFL Thread

[WhiteTrash]

You are fine.  You typed lager rather than larger.  Ergo, a beer joke.

[Uncle Rico]

Good points. I think Freemen is a long shot to take the job if offered. It would require a pay cut and far less job security, seeing that the GM is on the hot seat.

Anyone taking the Bears job would be stupid.  Terrible franchise across the board with no hope as long as the McCaskey family owns it.  Whoever they hire will fail miserably

[MU82]

I don't have the emotional investment in the Lions that tower and Billy do, but I was rooting for them so I'm still a little bummed.

Goff killed them last night, and I agree with Billy about Ben Johnson. I still think he's a fine young coach, but there were a couple of poorly timed play choices. Oh well ... even the best are guilty of those sometimes.

I will say I was incredibly impressed with Daniels. In addition to tons of talent, he plays with such intelligence and poise and patience.

The Lions needed Daniels to be another Darnold, but he ungraciously refused to miss open receivers, make stoopid decisions and hold the ball too long.

Daniels played an almost perfect game, and the only way the Lions could have overcome that was for Goff to do the same.

Instead, it was Goff who pulled a Darnold choke-job.

[Billy Hoyle]

I don't have the emotional investment in the Lions that tower and Billy do, but I was rooting for them so I'm still a little bummed.

Goff killed them last night, and I agree with Billy about Ben Johnson. I still think he's a fine young coach, but there were a couple of poorly timed play choices. Oh well ... even the best are guilty of those sometimes.

I will say I was incredibly impressed with Daniels. In addition to tons of talent, he plays with such intelligence and poise and patience.

The Lions needed Daniels to be another Darnold, but he ungraciously refused to miss open receivers, make stoopid decisions and hold the ball too long.

Daniels played an almost perfect game, and the only way the Lions could have overcome that was for Goff to do the same.

Instead, it was Goff who pulled a Darnold choke-job.

I do not disagree with your take, MU82. I will say I never expected Daniels to be Darnold in the face of the Lions pass rush with his mobility. The guy ran for 900+ yards on the season. As much as I would have hated another week of Kelly Stafford talk I really wanted the Bucs to win last week for the Lions to avoid Daniels as running QB's like him, Lamar, and Josh Allen are Aaron Glenn's kryptonite. As I said above, barring an injury I think he's on the path to a HOF career.

[wadesworld]

I do not disagree with your take, MU82. I will say I never expected Daniels to be Darnold in the face of the Lions pass rush with his mobility. The guy ran for 900+ yards on the season. As much as I would have hated another week of Kelly Stafford talk I really wanted the Bucs to win last week for the Lions to avoid Daniels as running QB's like him, Lamar, and Josh Allen are Aaron Glenn's kryptonite. As I said above, barring an injury I think he's on the path to a HOF career.

Kelly Stafford talk?

[tower912]

I do not disagree with your take, MU82. I will say I never expected Daniels to be Darnold in the face of the Lions pass rush with his mobility. The guy ran for 900+ yards on the season. As much as I would have hated another week of Kelly Stafford talk I really wanted the Bucs to win last week for the Lions to avoid Daniels as running QB's like him, Lamar, and Josh Allen are Aaron Glenn's kryptonite. As I said above, barring an injury I think he's on the path to a HOF career.

Agree that running QBs are Glenn kryptonite.  Made Fields and Williams both look heroic.  Allen and Daniels were not stopped at all.

[Uncle Rico]

Congrats to the Eagles making the Super Bowl

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Mourning after thoughts...
Meh.  Just another disappointing end to a season.
I've said many times, the worst thing a Lions fan can have is hope.
I said all along the Detroit had too many injuries and Goff wasn't the MVP.
30 defensive starters this season.  Two more lost during the game.
Ah, well.  Congratulations to the Commanders.

[tower912]

He ain't wrong.

[Jockey]

Kudos to the Giants.

[Jockey]

As good as Mahomes is, why does he get his own special rules?

[PointWarrior]

The Packers just hung their "Youngest Team in the NFL" banner

They can wash that banner with Dan Campbell tears....

[tower912]

As good as Mahomes is, why does he get his own special rules?

For the record, this is how Lions fans felt about Favre and Rodgers.

[Uncle Rico]

For the record, this is how Lions fans felt about Favre and Rodgers.

Big difference between Mahomes and those two guys.  Mahomes has won multiple Super Bowls

[RJax55]

To make the Lions fans feel better:

The Bears are interviewing Tennessee State HC Eddie George for their HC opening. I mean he has a gaudy 24-22 record, so it makes sense.



Please tell me how the Bears' are conducting themselves like all the other NFL teams? Any NFL team can talk to Eddie George any time they want to. This isn't some unique opportunity to talk to another team's assistant, he's a FCS coach.

With the Eddie George interview being in-person, the Bears fulfilled the Rooney Rule requirement.

There's your answer.

[WhiteTrash]

With the Eddie George interview being in-person, the Bears fulfilled the Rooney Rule requirement.

There's your answer.

Everybody knows George is not qualified for a HC position in the NFL. So you're the Bears saying there are no qualified minority candidates in the NFL so they have to go to FCS college to simply check a box? I doubt that.

[The Sultan]

With the Eddie George interview being in-person, the Bears fulfilled the Rooney Rule requirement.

There's your answer.

I don't understand this. Haven't they already interviewed multiple minority candidates? Weaver, Shaw, Glenn, Flores all off the top of my head.

[Dish]

Hurts is definitely injured and it's a problem right now for Philly.

[Pakuni]

I don't understand this. Haven't they already interviewed multiple minority candidates? Weaver, Shaw, Glenn, Flores all off the top of my head.

If I'm not mistaken, the rule requires two in-person interviews. Most of the Bears interviews have been virtual. They met Rivera in person. I would be surprised if the Thomas Brown interview wasn't in person, given that he's still a team employee. But if that was virtual, then they still needed one more in person before hiring Mike McCarthy.

Edit ... the rule requires two EXTERNAL in-person interviews, so Brown wouldn't count.

[Jockey]

If I'm not mistaken, the rule requires two in-person interviews. Most of the Bears interviews have been virtual. They met Rivera in person. I would be surprised if the Thomas Brown interview wasn't in person, given that he's still a team employee. But if that was virtual, then they still needed one more in person before hiring Mike McCarthy.

Edit ... the rule requires two EXTERNAL in-person interviews, so Brown wouldn't count.

Brown lives in Carolina. I saw somewhere that he left to be with his family as soon as exit interviews were done.

[Uncle Rico]

Hurts is definitely injured and it's a problem right now for Philly.

He's regressed mightily over the last season and a half, too.  Processes downfield so slowly

[tower912]

The snow giveth, the snow taketh.

[The Sultan]

If I'm not mistaken, the rule requires two in-person interviews. Most of the Bears interviews have been virtual. They met Rivera in person. I would be surprised if the Thomas Brown interview wasn't in person, given that he's still a team employee. But if that was virtual, then they still needed one more in person before hiring Mike McCarthy.

Edit ... the rule requires two EXTERNAL in-person interviews, so Brown wouldn't count.

Ah. Thank you. So they hauled George in to interview in person? I guess if his agent is shopping him around for a NFL gig of some sorts.

[The Sultan]

There should be a snow Super Bowl someday.

[Pakuni]

Ah. Thank you. So they hauled George in to interview in person? I guess if his agent is shopping him around for a NFL gig of some sorts.

George really has nothing to lose. Gets his name out there to maybe catch the eye of an NFL team looking for an assistant or an AD of a bigger school. And lets him become acquainted with the interview process for a time if/when he's more legitimate candidate.