🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈

[South Park]

First week of fantasy football and almost everybody is disappointed in their performance.  Even the winners are disappointed.  And, I said almost everybody is disappointed.  I'll tell you who isn't disappointed; uncle nutildah.  Really, dude?  Saquon Barkley?  Who would have thought!  Be honest, are pre-draft performance-enhancing drugs involved?  Ayahuasca?

I suppose that since I knew I was going to lose after the very first game of this week this changed my perspective and I concentrated myself exclusively with the performance of my team so I'm not really disappointed, it seems that everyone is still healthy which is already a win in my book and even if my starters did not perform as well as they could my bench was very solid which means that I have some room to make adjustments, let's see if I can keep this up because last year my team started doing well but then it fell apart at week five.

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[ChiBitCTy]

So what's everyone's thoughts after week one? I think it's of course easy to overreact but I feel like we may have gotten a somewhat decent idea of how things might play out for some teams.  Like for example with Green Bay, in our draft I decided to go with Tua over Rodgers for my backup quarterback, because I was scared of Rodgers weapons, or lack there of.  Turned out at least in week one to be the case (which as a bears fan I'm excited about). I think Green Bay is going to really struggle this year thanks to Rodgers being money greedy and unwilling to take a lesser amount to pass along some of the savings to weapons around him. 

Just curious if anyone else has any week one observations like that?

[wheelz1200]

Well that sucked, dak out with mangled hands. I guess I deserved that drafting a Dallas qb as a giants fan.  With that being said.......Giants LETS GO!!!!  Alright I guess it's just one game and giants got real lucky but they've been crap for so long I don't know how it feels being undefeated after game 1  

Justin Jefferson.  Dang you do you man.  What a game he had.  And muh boy saquon killed it.  Tonight's game should be awesome with russ going back to Seattle well done nfl well done.

I missed that game, did the giants kick ass or did the titans suck balls or was it somewhere in between?

Can’t believe the Bears won. I put some btc on the Niners but I guess this is one of those times I’m “happy” to have lost the money. Still going to be a shitty season for them but this was impressive.

That was highly unexpected...It was the gods using the weather.

Should have started Lions RB, who could have possibly known LOL.

not ME!

Looks at Patterson on bench



Well Congrats to the giants and The Bears and someone shoot the Pats for me!

Honestly the first half giants looked like the worst team in the league lol.  Then they turned it on a couple big plays helped them out.  They went for 2 pts for the lead at the end and luckily titans missed an easy fg.  Either way on the road against last year's #1 seed I will take a win!  However it looks 

[suchmoon]

Just curious if anyone else has any week one observations like that?

From the diaries of Captain Obvious: Mahomes is in top shape again this year (which is great as long as he keeps targeting Kelce), and niners will... how shall I put it without offending the OP... not be very good LOL. Which is why I didn't go out of my way to get Deebo and may or may not regret it because they'll likely make him run again because they haven't got anything else going.

[DireWolfM14]

Honestly the first half giants looked like the worst team in the league lol.  Then they turned it on a couple big plays helped them out.  They went for 2 pts for the lead at the end and luckily titans missed an easy fg.  Either way on the road against last year's #1 seed I will take a win!  However it looks 

It made for a good game, though.  The Saquon show in the second have was cool, and they did get a couple of luck breaks.  Nonetheless, I'd take an ugly win over a pretty loss.

how shall I put it without offending the OP

It didn't work. 

But all kidding aside, I tend to agree for the most part.  Our secondary looked horrible, and there's nothing I've seen from Lance to suggest he was worth the third round pick.  I really hope I'm wrong, but I figure we'll know more after hosting the fired-up Seahawks.  That was such an odd game in Chicago that it's really hard to make an assessment.  If we were to have started the season at home against Seattle, I'd pick the Niners.  But after both teams' performances last week, I'm not so sure.

To your first point, I really hope Mahomes stays healthy all year.  He's the best I have on my fantasy team.

@Hueristic, picking up Taysom Hill as a TE was a smart move.  I almost went for him myself, had a hard time deciding.

[nutildah]

Pretty exciting QB matchup between the Coiners and the Rollers today.

Looked pretty touch-and-go with Herbert there for a minute, like he might have suffered some sort of rib injury, but then he managed to shake it off. If he were older, he woulda been out for the rest of the game, and maybe one or two more after that...

Was excited by the prospects of the Chargers beating KC at home, but alas it was not in the cards.

Pretty stoked with Amazon Prime's Thursday Night Football, much higher quality than the average unauthorized stream.

[Hueristic]

So glad I threw him in for Keenan.  

[DireWolfM14]

Looked pretty touch-and-go with Herbert there for a minute, like he might have suffered some sort of rib injury, but then he managed to shake it off. If he were older, he woulda been out for the rest of the game, and maybe one or two more after that...

That was my fear at first too, but on the replay it looked more like a punch to the gut.  On Herbert's following snap the defender reached around from behind him and targeted that area, lol.  

Was excited by the prospects of the Chargers beating KC at home, but alas it was not in the cards.

Never considered that a possibility, tbh.  I should have put money on it when were they down 10-0 in the first half.  

Pretty stoked with Amazon Prime's Thursday Night Football, much higher quality than the average unauthorized stream.

That was the only way I could watch it.  It was supposed to be on fox, but I guess some fucking MLB team that nobody cares about called the Oakland Athletics or some shit was taking precidence in my market.  I couldn't find it anywhere on YTTV.  

Was your sound out of synch?  My skynet has been acting up lately.  It's probably just becoming sentient.

[nutildah]

It was supposed to be on fox, but I guess some fucking MLB team that nobody cares about called the Oakland Athletics or some shit was taking precidence in my market.  I couldn't find it anywhere on YTTV.  

Oakland A's? They were pretty exciting when Rollie Fingers and Catfish Hunter were around.

Was your sound out of synch?  My skynet has been acting up lately.  It's probably just becoming sentient.

No, it was fine... probably just interference from the NSA watching the game alongside you.

[bbc.reporter]

Was excited by the prospects of the Chargers beating KC at home, but alas it was not in the cards.

The Chargers still won against the spread, however. It would have been a winning bet with the spread placed on +3.5 during the beginning of the week then a half point move on +4 during the last hours before the game began. There clearly was many unhappy people who bet on the Chiefs hehehe.

[nutildah]

ouch 

[ChiBitCTy]

Just curious if anyone else has any week one observations like that?

From the diaries of Captain Obvious: Mahomes is in top shape again this year (which is great as long as he keeps targeting Kelce), and niners will... how shall I put it without offending the OP... not be very good LOL. Which is why I didn't go out of my way to get Deebo and may or may not regret it because they'll likely make him run again because they haven't got anything else going.

I wouldn’t put too much stock in that Niners Bears game. I’m not sure the Niners are going to be great, but I think they will certainly be better than the Bears lol (not saying much). I drafted Deebo in another league and not sure how I feel about that yet but you’re right without their starting RB he will likely see a lot of action back there, so as long as he stays healthy it should be a positive for him.

Pretty exciting QB matchup between the Coiners and the Rollers today.

Looked pretty touch-and-go with Herbert there for a minute, like he might have suffered some sort of rib injury, but then he managed to shake it off. If he were older, he woulda been out for the rest of the game, and maybe one or two more after that...

Was excited by the prospects of the Chargers beating KC at home, but alas it was not in the cards.

Pretty stoked with Amazon Prime's Thursday Night Football, much higher quality than the average unauthorized stream.

Great QB matchup, was a heck of a game.

Speaking of streams.. I was able to find one for last nights game in a Football discord group I’m in, but does anyone have a good reliable source for the Prime Thursday night games going forward?

[DireWolfM14]

Oakland A's? They were pretty exciting when Rollie Fingers and Catfish Hunter were around.

Yeah, that's them.  I've never been much of a baseball fan, and most of my family and friends who are usually pull for the Giants.  Since they're still bitter about '89 I guess I'm biased for them, lol.

Was your sound out of synch?  My skynet has been acting up lately.  It's probably just becoming sentient.

No, it was fine... probably just interference from the NSA watching the game alongside you.

Already been probed by the DOJ and the FBI, I guess there's no use leaving the NSA out of the fun. 

Great QB matchup, was a heck of a game.

It was a good game, fun matchup with the two QBs and the division rivalry. 

Speaking of streams.. I was able to find one for last nights game in a Football discord group I’m in, but does anyone have a good reliable source for the Prime Thursday night games going forward?

Hueristic posted some links around the beginning of pre-season, those might work.

[Hueristic]

Hueristic posted some links around the beginning of pre-season, those might work.

PM me if anyone needs a stream link.

When I post them in an open forum they tend to get fucked with.

It was supposed to be on fox, but I guess some fucking MLB team that nobody cares about called the Oakland Athletics or some shit was taking precidence in my market.  I couldn't find it anywhere on YTTV.  

Oakland A's? They were pretty exciting when Rollie Fingers and Catfish Hunter were around.

The a's crushed the sox 12-0 when I was a kid and thats the last game I ever went to.

Jose Canseco was handed meatballs to break the record in fenway.

They lost a fan for life that day.

Great QB matchup, was a heck of a game.

Speaking of streams.. I was able to find one for last nights game in a Football discord group I’m in, but does anyone have a good reliable source for the Prime Thursday night games going forward?

Herbert really is the real deal, even with that rib injury he threw a dart to Carter that very few Qb's could make on thier best day!

I was highly impressed with that one.

[South Park]

From the diaries of Captain Obvious: Mahomes is in top shape again this year (which is great as long as he keeps targeting Kelce)

I think the worries about Mahomes had some merit to it, if I remember correctly more than 50% of his targets were concentrated on just Hill and Kelce, and this was used by the Bucs to beat the Chiefs at the SB, as they took them both away and Mahomes had no time to move to his third option, however he is playing really well against pressure and he is spreading the ball which makes him even more dangerous than before.

and niners will... how shall I put it without offending the OP... not be very good LOL. Which is why I didn't go out of my way to get Deebo and may or may not regret it because they'll likely make him run again because they haven't got anything else going.

I watched that game and while the weather was terrible, so it can be difficult to draw any conclusions, I didn’t like what I watched from Lance, I just hope he was simply not ready for such a horrible weather and he can improve against Seattle.

ouch 

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I read about that stat as well and it seems the only other QB which is undefeated against the Cowboys after more than 5 games is Montana, it seems even the GOATs hate the Cowboys as much as some of us do.

[morvillz7z]

So glad I threw him in for Keenan.  

...for which your matchup this week will be forever grateful. 

There are still ways my team can fuck up this comfy lead.....now imagine if Kamara, Jameis, and Ingram (all three with Q tags) don't play against the Bucs, Hill will be throwing, blocking, and receiving passes by himself lol...just watch.

Herbert with fracture to rib cartilage, that does not sound too good, right!? Chargers have him listed as day-to-day, but i won't be surprised if he misses time.

source: https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1570616475609886721

Luckily for Justin Herbert, Chargers doctors have a great history when it comes to QB's and painkilling injections.

^Lol

Anyway, it was unfortunate for Herbert and the Chargers how things turned out in the end. They should have won, but the zebras had other plans, they had to keep Mahomes and the Chiefs in the game all game long with some truly questionable calls. MVS slamming his opponent to the ground - DPI, Bosa being held for 5 seconds no call -> penalties on both sides, overturned interceptions, and shit... I thought Mahomes was mediocre at best, should have ended with several interceptions, instead throws a side pass and everyone creams their pants, they should start giving 10pts for side-arm pass TDs, 15pts for no-look passes, and 20pts if he does a 360 in the air...gtfoh

[bbc.reporter]

@morvillz7z. What is the reference about the Chargers doctors? Hehehe, was it about puncturing the left lung of Tyrod Taylor?

Also, yes, a fracture anywhere essential to play is never good for the team. We have seen some players play with a toe injury, but somewhere around the rib area might need some rest from full contact and high impact.

Does anyone have betting suggestions for week 2? Thursday night football has not been very good hehehe.

[Hueristic]

So glad I threw him in for Keenan.  

...for which your matchup this week will be forever grateful. 

Weird how Keenan out gives all his looks to Williams and luckily I got to face him, what are those odds.

[wheelz1200]

My giants with a 2-0 start for the first time in 6 years!  I think every other year they've started 0-2.  Will they do anything in the long run...no but I might be able to watch them in October with them not already eliminated from the playoffs already.  😀🤤

In other news...Tua and that fins game was awesome!  Just glad football is back:)

[bbc.reporter]

It appears presently we have found out why San Francisco should always keep Jimmy Garoppolo hehehe. They should pay him more money. It was a mistake for Jimmy G to accept the pay reduction. Trey Lance might not be the franchise quarterback they want him to become. Justin Fields might have been the better pick for them.

In any case, @Southpark, it was a good weekend for the 2 of us. However, I was very lucky that Lamar had a very good game for fantasy hehe. Mike Evans would have destroyed my week 2.

@wheelz1200. The new head coach might be very good? I am presently looking at their team for some gems eheheh.