dave mcbride

Btw, this whole story is incredible. Gobsmacking.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6005172/2024/12/19/woody-johnson-jets-madden-sons/ ‘Woody Johnson decided to do his own research. The New York Jets’ owner was at his house in Palm Beach, Fla., last February, discussing potential offseason acquisitions with team decision-makers as they watched game tape. Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, a former Denver Broncos first-round pick, flashed on the screen. Jets general manager Joe Douglas expressed interest, according to someone familiar with the meeting. Johnson took out his phone and started typing. A few weeks later, Douglas and his Broncos counterpart, George Paton, were deep in negotiations for a trade that would have sent Jeudy to the Jets and given future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers another potential playmaker. The Broncos felt a deal was near. Then, abruptly, it all fell apart. In Denver’s executive offices, they couldn’t believe the reason why. Douglas told the Broncos that Johnson didn’t want to make the trade because the owner felt Jeudy’s player rating in “Madden NFL,” the popular video game, wasn’t high enough, according to multiple league sources. The Broncos ultimately traded the receiver to the Cleveland Browns. Last Sunday, Jeudy crossed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the first time in his career.’

3 year contract.

To quote @Beast, the book ain’t closed at all. Still early days.

The Orlovsky clip is the answer to all of these questions about Cooper.

Joe Burrow is about as elite as Allen.

I think Cincy has a shot at getting in still. They're at home against the Browns and Broncos and end on the road at Pitt. Denver is at LAC, at Cincy, and home vs KC -- all tough matchups. The Chargers are probably all set because their final two games are against NE and the Raiders. They just need to win one. If they end up 9-8 (with one of those losses being to the Broncos this week), they'll have the head-to-head vs Cincy and a split vs Denver. The Steelers might not need that final game, but I'm guessing there's a decent chance they will depending on the outcome of the Ravens game and what Houston does. If they don't need it, it'll be easier for Cincy. Anyway, it's conceivable that Cincy wins all three and Denver loses all three. The Chargers will be motivated this week because there is a real chance that they can clinch a playoff spot with a win. Miami might have a chance too - they have the Niners at home and end with two on the road vs bad teams: Cleveland and the Jets. And the Colts have a path to 9-8 because of their ridiculously easy schedule: home vs TN, road vs NYG, and home vs Jax. If all five of them end up 9-8--a real possibility!--I have no idea who the final two entries will be based on tiebreaker rules. (It's also conceivable that Baltimore could end up 9-8, but that's not going to happen. They'll beat the Browns at home in the final game for sure.)

Yep, same situation last week but the reverse. The rams won the points-off-turnovers battle last week 7-0 (blocked punt) and won by 2 points, and the bills won the same battle vs the lions, 7-0, and won by 6 points.

I was just doing my part! He clearly needed to be fired up, and him reading this thread may have done the trick! 😀

It is apparently a very good draft for d line, with 5 of the top 10 graded players edge rushers. 7 of the top 33 are edge rushers and 5 are DTs in this ranking. #1 overall is edge and #2 overall is DT. https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft/bestavailable

Seems like an ironic nickname.

@Turf Toejam and @Comebackkid laughing at/mocking a good point by @ganesh is something that should be called out, I believe. Campbell, a community college guy who elevated himself into a fourth round pick in 2016 and has been a legit excellent player (literally, first-team all pro in 2021), has had a very good career, so something is going on. There’s likely something deeper here and mocking a longtime good poster for raising this possibility strikes me as the platonic ideal of weak argumentation. Be better, folks. Engage with actual evidence-based arguments.

She was unbelievably good in that movie.

The Coen Brothers' version is FAR superior, in my opinion.

Yeah, I'm noticing that his high school-era size is now a bit of a moving target. I've definitely seen clips/read stuff that say he was 6'1". For instance, www.buffalobills.com: "Allen was a 6-1 guard in high school." https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-today-where-would-josh-allen-s-basketball-skills-rank-among-nfl-qbs Check this out: 'Before Josh committed to Wyoming, however, he made one last plea to Fresno State's coaches. The Bulldogs had just received a commitment from quarterback Chason Virgil, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound high school prospect from Mesquite, Texas. Virgil was shorter and lighter than Josh was during his senior year at Firebaugh High, when he said the Bulldogs told him he didn't fit the prototype of what they wanted in a quarterback. After Virgil committed to Fresno State, Josh sent a terse email to an assistant coach: "6-1, 170?" "Yeah, we got our guy," the assistant responded. "Good luck."' https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20117075/wyoming-cowboys-josh-allen-goes-unknown-no-1-pick-nfl-draft-buzz

https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/nfl/chris-simms-unbuttoned/buffalo-bills-lacking-defensive-game-changer-after-loss-to-los-angeles-rams Chris Simms on Buffalo’s lack of defensive talent.

My takeaway: the Bills need to score a lot of points on Sunday.

Bill B was speaking a month or two ago about the Bills D and said that a) they’re slow on the back 7 and b) McDermott’s system is all about the centrality of d-line anyway. The d-line is very mediocre this year, and it is a talent issue above all else.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5984153/2024/12/10/nfl-mvp-odds-week-14-josh-allen/ and https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5982072/2024/12/10/nfl-qb-stock-report-rankings-josh-allen-bills/

Sure, but while there is "growth," there is also "GROWTH." Allen fits in the latter category.

Allen was also 6'1"as a high school senior. He grew a ton after the recruiting phase.

Is it even the game of the week? Eagles-Steelers is also very attractive.

So you're saying you'd rather have zero chance of winning than a small chance of winning?

I remember all of that! All I'm saying is that the Rams' offense gave the Bills D a near-historic beatdown that game. In the Allen era, I think it's the most yards they've ever given up.

Stafford was hurt (elbow; he missed a large portion of that season because of it) and if memory serves a couple of o-linemen went down early in the game, which opened the floodgates.