NFL (since 2016)

[crystal falace]

"Free agency started last night and was pretty crazy some huge money being spent. Osweiler getting £18m a year for the Texans, leaving the Broncos without a QB, Giants have spent a fortune on good but not great players, Oliver Vernon has more guaranteed money than JJ Watt. lots more deals but cant be bothered to list them all."

[zebthecat]

Colts Rams Chargers Eagles

[Feed Me Chicken]

Chiefs Rams Pats Saints

[RBshorty]

Colts. Pats. Eagles. Cowgirls. That's my take.

[Takashi Miike]

"as if anything couldn't get worse in washington, snyder decides to not take any notice of the fans and not only keeps Bruce Allen as GM, but now gives him even more responsibility. so he's now in charge of fucking up the business side of things, as well as the football decisions"

[ironsofcanada]

sorry Miike same as Isaacs

[ironsofcanada]

Same except for Patriots. Gordon is not 100%

[Takashi Miike]

"Colts, Rams, Chargers, Saints"

[IsaacHock]

"Please post your 4 winners for this weekend below pls. Chiefs, Chargers, Saints & Cowboys for me..."

[southbankbornnbred]

"The one thing the Jets need to do now they've appointed Gase is review the defensive coaches. Bowles was a solid guy on defense. But with Gase playing his 'dink and dunk' football on offense - tip-toeing the ball forward, as he did at Miami - the Jets are going to have to need a nasty, hardened win-the-ball-back-quick defense. Adams is a natural leader at safety, but they will need to improve the linebacker/pass rush corps."

[southbankbornnbred]

"TM - interesting, that link. Your man points out that Peyton Manning is continuing to endorse Gase. He worked closely with Manning in Denver, and I wonder if that played a part in the Jets' decision. They were looking for a guy with an offensive mind who could coach up Darnold. But the problem is that Manning was already fully developed when he joined Denver. He was top-class and established. Gase now has to work with a raw-but-highly-talented kid in Darnold. I like the fact that the Jets have opted for an offensive, QB-oriented head coach. Gase ticks that box. But I just think McCarthy was the better option."

[southbankbornnbred]

"Crystal, Yep, Chris Herndon. I'm so pissed off about the DUI arrest. He played really well for the whole of this season, and looks like a really solid target for Darnold. He was a surprise pick in the draft, but he's worked out on the pitch. Just our luck! TM - cheers, I'll take a peek at that now..."

[Takashi Miike]

"SB, we have quite a few good skins fan channels on youtube and possibly the best is by a fella called louie tee. this is his take on the gase appointment https://youtu.be/xRl1cvqK1cE"

[crystal falace]

"Saw your tight end has been arrested Southbank, shame he was looking like a pretty good prospect last year, may be facing a suspension"

[southbankbornnbred]

"Isaac, Yep, I think you've summed it up perfectly - that's very much the impression I get from others I know who follow the Fins. Gase just never seemed to move you on, despite looking like he should: for years! Naturally, I hope he somehow finds a way to do it in New York, but I'm not holding my breath. McCarthy should have got the job, no doubt about it in my mind. TM - Snyder is toxic. His name also makes him sound like a pantomime villain. But somebody's got to get a grip in Washington, because the Eagles will have Wentz for years (they will have to release Foles after this season for $ reasons), the Cowgirls are looking solid, and the Giants have the best running back in the entire league. Barkley is a one-man wrecking machine. If the Giants find a decent QB to replace Eli's ageing knees, then that''s three strong sides in the NFC East. It'll start to look a lot like the 1980s again."

[IsaacHock]

Brave new world of offense = Bubble screens and HB draws on 3rd & 12!

[southbankbornnbred]

"I can only hope that the Jets go out and appoint a top DC, who gives Gase at least a chance of success with a tight defence built around Jamal Adams. But it hardly feels like the brave new world of offense that we were promised."

[IsaacHock]

"Southbank, my condolences at landing Gase. Having watched all of his press conferences and post games for the past couple of years, I should be well positioned to give some insights, but he is still a bit of a mystery to me. He seems to say all of the right things, and he clearly had a direction - rid the team of disruptive influences, foster a spirit of togetherness, no-one bigger than the team etc. In reality he seems to have just traded away all of our talent, and kept us treading water. Then he gets the boot and another 2-4 year project begins with us in the same place as we were at the beginning of his reign. Despite everything I am still fond of Gase; from a Dolphins perspective I hope he gets to continue calling offensive plays for you for seasons to come!"

[Takashi Miike]

"SB, in regard to the value of the franchise, he bought it for less than a billion and it's now reportedly worth three times that but what does that matter of the footballing decisions are so bad. they lost our special teams coach yesterday, arguably one of our better coaches to the falcons and fired defensive backs coach who's had very little talent to work with, and even less after the sacking of swearinger"

[southbankbornnbred]

"McCarthy has now withdrawn his name from all other NFL vacancies - and plans to sit out 2019 and return in 2020. This is typical of the Jets. A respected, experienced, super bowl-winning coach with a top track record - and he was begging to do the Jets job. It was the only job he wanted, and he interviewed for it. And Johnson et al instead chose a failed Dolphins HC! You couldn't make this up. For the uninitiated, this is the equivalent of choosing Glenn Roeder above John Lyall."

[southbankbornnbred]

"Jeez - that is some reduction in attendances, TM. 90k is an extremely healthy turn-out for an NFL franchise. 70k? That's just plain average, especially for a franchise as potentially big as the Skins. I really hope Snyder does not try to move them. It pains me to see franchises up sticks and go elsewhere. No loyalty to the fan base that has helped build the club. And it is 'Washington' - it needs a team."

[southbankbornnbred]

"Personally, I think Mike McCarthy should have been a shoo-in for the Jets job. Super Bowl winning coach, history of building a team up, history of dealing with potential A-grade QB (although his relationship with Rodgers suffered due to the latter being hard work!). More than that, though, he really wanted the job and looked/sounded properly motivated to do well for the Jets. I think that combination of characteristics should have made his appointment inevitable. But then again, this is the Jets. In real football terms, they could be presented with an open goal in the last minute of the cup final, the ball on the goaline and all 11 opponents down injured - and somehow contrive not to win. Welcome to Gotham."

[Takashi Miike]

"southbank, I'm now convinced Snyder's end plan is to relocate and sell the franchise. there can be no other reason for the constant braindead decisions. we had one of the best average attendances in the league at just under 90k, it's now well under 70k with most of those taken up by away fans. he's destroyed the club"

[southbankbornnbred]

"TM, Yeah, the Skins should have gone a bit harder after Todd Bowles. He is a really solid defensive co-ordinator. He was just a bit clueless as head coach, because he lacked any offensive nous and experience. He's also a very dignified man who brings that to the sport/his franchise. He's a good appointment as DC for Tampa Bay. He would have been for the Skins, too. Like with the Jets, it's hard to know what you guys are going to do to turn this around. It seems like we're just fecking cursed!"

[Takashi Miike]

"hahaha, good luck it shows what scumbag people we have running the Redskins that they've been interviewing/talking to defensive coordinators while one, Manusky, is still in the job. I'm not surprised Todd Bowles looks to be set for Tampa Bay and one of Arian's assistants rather than work for Snyder. the best they could do now if they're determined to make a change is bring back Gregg Williams."

[southbankbornnbred]

"Un-fucking-believable. Adam Gase. Adam Gase? The new Jets head coach is Adam fucking Gase. A failed Dolphins coach. The New York Jets' ability to shoot themselves in the foot far outweighs that of any other club or franchise in sport. Including West Ham. We had (with Cleveland) arguably the most attractive head coaching vacancy in the NFL this winter: a superb young quarterback, a #3 draft pick, a selection of other high-round draft picks through past trades, $100m of salary cap space, and the ability to wipe the slate clean and pick an entire new coaching staff if necessary. With Tom Brady on the cusp of retirement, the AFC East may open up for the first time since he and Belichick effectively locked it down. And who do the Jets pick to lead Gotham into this bright new dawn - one of the few occasions in its history when it has a chance to turn things around? Adam fucking Gase. This is the head coaching equivalent of the infamous Sanchez 'Butt Fumble'. Still, he's our hopless idiot now...long live the king, eh?!"