2024-25 NFL Thread

[Pakuni]

Again. The take has nothing to do with best QB going forward. Best QB situation. Best contract. The statement was that Justin Fields was the best QB in the NFC North. Right then and there. Nothing more. No caveats. Just Justin Fields is better than Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love, Kirk Cousins, Jared Goff, etc.

That was the take! We can add qualifiers to it now to make it look better, but that was it!

Can you link the post? Dish's explanation above suggests he was projecting, not saying "at this very second."

[The Sultan]

Can you link the post? Dish's explanation above suggests he was projecting, not saying "at this very second."

It was a single sentence post. Bias is making a huge deal out of something relatively innocuous.

[WhiteTrash]

It was a single sentence post. Bias is making a huge deal out of something relatively innocuous.

It's Bias' truth.... let him have it.

[Dish]

I was wrong about Fields, mea culpa. He had a great month, it was exciting. He was young, rookie contract, rest of the division QB's were (in my opinion) old, overpaid, injured, or losing their fastball. Goff has turned out to be more than good.

If you're mad I was wrong, cool. It probably won't be the last time.

[withoutbias]

Can you link the post? Dish's explanation above suggests he was projecting, not saying "at this very second."

Here's the start. There are double and triple downs, along with goalpost shifting. But this started it all.

Yup, it's definitely weird for a Packers fan to know the Bears have the best QB in the division finally, I feel for ya.

[Not all scoop users are created equal apparently]

Holy s*** calm down

[The Sultan]

Holy s*** calm down

Right?

[jficke13]

Here's the start. There are double and triple downs, along with goalpost shifting. But this started it all.

Speaking of weird.

Bro, what's the end game here? Making him preface every future post like a flaggelant "I was wrong about Justin Fields once." God help us if we all had to eat a bad sports take for all time.

You know what, here's mine.

When the Packers signed Charles Woodson, Woodson was one of two "big" available defensive free agents (and it was well known the Packers were targeting a big defensive free agent, the other was Lavarr Arrington), I was thrilled the Packers passed on Arrington and horrified they signed Wood. "He's a head case. He's a diva. He's a [fill in the popular gripes of the day]." You know what, I've never been happier to eat that crow, but that doesn't mean I wasn't wrong as hell on that take.

Should I put "I thought Charles Woodson wasn't that good and was wrong in a very big way" before every NFL post I make?

[PointWarrior]

"Bro, what's the end game here? Making him preface every future post like a flaggelant "I was wrong about Justin Fields once.""


I am good with that. 

[GB Warrior]

Thank goodness Harrison Butker's wife has the financial security to commit herself to her only purpose in life

[Not all scoop users are created equal apparently]

Thank goodness Harrison Butker's wife has the financial security to commit herself to her only purpose in life

Beard?

[Herman Cain]

Chiefs looking efficient coming out the gates  . Chiefs in mid season form

[MuggsyB]

How did Caleb Williams look today?

[Herman Cain]

New Kickoff rules interesting . Similar to punt return. Jags had a 74 yard return . Trevor Lawrence converted it into a TD

[JWags85]

How did Caleb Williams look today?

Good.  Didn't play much obviously but showed good poise and made some solid throws.  He threw a ridiculous 40 yard rope on the run to his right for a completion. 

It's a rookie QB and it's still the Bears, so everything is taken with a cubic foot of salt, but can't ask for much more.

I'm just as pleased about the positive reviews and sentiment about him from the locker room/camp

[cheebs09]

Aaron Rodgers, who hates being in the media, is being talked about quite a bit with a new book about him. It's a shame these media reports keep finding him.

[tower912]

Vikings rookie QB with a torn meniscus.

[tower912]

McCarthy to miss 2024 season.   Darnold is QB1.

[Jockey]

McCarthy to miss 2024 season.   Darnold is QB1.

A blessing in disguise. Rookie QBs almost always need to sit for at least a year.

[MU82]

A blessing in disguise. Rookie QBs almost always need to sit for at least a year.

Agree, but it still sucks for him. Even if Darnold ended up winning the starting job and keeping it all season, McCarthy would have received thousands of practice reps and would have been able to play mop-up in any blowout wins or losses. Plus, the Vikings might have designed a few plays to take advantage of McCarthy's mobility - kinda Taysom Hill Lite. So he'll miss all of that. Also, in pro sports, injured players are often out of sight out of mind - they struggle to feel part of the team.

[Dish]

Bad news probably forthcoming on Jordan Addison's knee. Not a great day for the Vikings.

[tower912]

If he is out for an extended period, how does that affect the expected DUI suspension?  Concurrent?  After the return from injury?

[jficke13]

A blessing in disguise. Rookie QBs almost always need to sit for at least a year.

But presumably they're getting practice reps, running the scout team, etc. not rehabbing an injury.

[Jockey]

Agree, but it still sucks for him. Even if Darnold ended up winning the starting job and keeping it all season, McCarthy would have received thousands of practice reps and would have been able to play mop-up in any blowout wins or losses. Plus, the Vikings might have designed a few plays to take advantage of McCarthy's mobility - kinda Taysom Hill Lite. So he'll miss all of that. Also, in pro sports, injured players are often out of sight out of mind - they struggle to feel part of the team.

I agree. I meant it in terms of his long term development.

[MU82]

I agree. I meant it in terms of his long term development.

Understood. If he has a full recovery, I agree that 2, 3, 4 years from now it could have been a good thing. We'll see!