"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."
southbankbornnbred wrote: ↑05 Nov 2024, 23:17
If he stays fit, Lattimore is a steal for the Commanders, TM. Especially for those trade picks.
A really solid and consistent cornerback.
He not really that consistent to be honest.
He can be amazing or can be pretty off.
I like the Commanders, good luck to him and them.
Looking forward to a real new start next year with the Saints, I guess. You saw that Carr and especially Kamara are more than servicable with a healthy decent OL. But you need healthy receivers. We will see.
My fantasy stuff is in the toilet as well.
Need West Ham (or Canada - though very limit opportunities) to pick up the slack and bring me some winter cheer.
Four pro bowls in five years seems pretty consistent to me. Especially when you look at the yardage he (generally doesn't) give up even in the seasons since that run. He's a steal for those picks - providing he doesn't see the Commanders as the start of him easing down. I get that most CBs have bad days. Those that don't - like Revis - are few and far between.
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 06 Nov 2024, 18:55
by El Scorchio
zebthecat wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 21:07
Ridiculous from Drake Maye.
It was unbelievable!
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 06 Nov 2024, 17:56
by On The Ball
Have you seen his stats, IOC? They're ridiculous.
Just a shame that he's not quite back from a hamstring which means I probably won't see him in person when I go to my first home game on Sunday
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 06 Nov 2024, 15:33
by ironsofcanada
southbankbornnbred wrote: ↑05 Nov 2024, 23:17
If he stays fit, Lattimore is a steal for the Commanders, TM. Especially for those trade picks.
A really solid and consistent cornerback.
He not really that consistent to be honest.
He can be amazing or can be pretty off.
I like the Commanders, good luck to him and them.
Looking forward to a real new start next year with the Saints, I guess. You saw that Carr and especially Kamara are more than servicable with a healthy decent OL. But you need healthy receivers. We will see.
My fantasy stuff is in the toilet as well.
Need West Ham (or Canada - though very limit opportunities) to pick up the slack and bring me some winter cheer.
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 05 Nov 2024, 23:25
by Takashi Miike
SB, yes it's a great value trade for us. The Saints have such a deficit on their cap, they have to make moves and we were short a CB1. Also helps he played with Mclaurin at Ohio State. We also enquired after your player DJ Reed but no joy there
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 05 Nov 2024, 23:17
by southbankbornnbred
If he stays fit, Lattimore is a steal for the Commanders, TM. Especially for those trade picks.
A really solid and consistent cornerback.
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 05 Nov 2024, 22:22
by Takashi Miike
Been hearing the Lattimore link for over a week, couple of regular posters on content creators called it. He's probably been in contact with Terry & Noah Brown
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 05 Nov 2024, 21:22
by On The Ball
What a signing. I didn't think they'd go for anybody, but Peters comes up trumps again.
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 05 Nov 2024, 18:07
by Takashi Miike
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 04 Nov 2024, 08:52
by Joe C
Normal service has resumed and the wheels have totally fallen off our season.
Bye week next week, and then we haven’t won the game after that for about 10 years now. So naturally it’s the 49ers away.
Maybe we can spend the next two weeks teaching our O line to look at the QB in case he throws them the ball. Basic stuff, but we managed to fuck that up repeatedly last night
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 03 Nov 2024, 23:12
by Takashi Miike
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 03 Nov 2024, 21:07
by zebthecat
Ridiculous from Drake Maye.
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 03 Nov 2024, 20:48
by Takashi Miike
Zeb, that turf issue is no doubt an even a bigger contributor to bad injuries. Darryl Green who recently had his number retired with us said he wouldn't go to a team that used an artificial turf for that reason, he played 20+ seasons
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 03 Nov 2024, 20:40
by zebthecat
There was some talk about the same thing for rugby due to knee injuries but it has faded out of the game.
I was drilled how to do that when I was young (open side flanker) and it very satifying whrn it comes off.
Don't think NFL "turf" does anyone favours regarding knee injuries
Jameis Winston is reverting to comedy pass attempts this evening.
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 03 Nov 2024, 20:12
by Takashi Miike
those type of tackles, for me, should be outlawed. I've seen far too many (especially Redskin) players get bad knee injuries off the back of them and never be the same again
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 03 Nov 2024, 20:09
by zebthecat
Saw something intersting in the Ravens Broncos game.
One of the Bronco's safeties (22) has brought Derek Henry down twice with a proper rugby chop tackle. Henry went down life a felled tree both times.
Not that it matters as Henry is trampling over the rest of the Broncos D.
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 01 Nov 2024, 09:55
by Takashi Miike
SB, the blocking (again) comes down to the lack of coaching talent on that side of the ball. the O-line coach needs to be on the same page as the OC, it's clearly the tail wagging the dog at your place. we took on a bloke with a scratchy recent history (Bobby Johnson) but he clicked immediately with Kliff Kingsbury, and we've built this high scoring offense with a rookie off running the ball. that clown GM of yours needs to let whoever the next HC is, bring in his own people, instead of trying to please one player
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 01 Nov 2024, 09:37
by southbankbornnbred
It's 100% epitome of the Woody Johnson era. Lots of noise, lots of razzmataz and lots of whooping. All skill sets and promises of great receivers and, now, a (formerly) great QB. But if you can't do the basics right, then you won't be a good side. The Jets need to throw out everything at the end of the season and get back to learning the basics. There's real talent on that roster. But none of them do the hard, unglamorous yakka.
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 01 Nov 2024, 09:34
by southbankbornnbred
Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑01 Nov 2024, 08:51
good win but you should be running the ball more, whether the two diva receivers like it or not. lean on hall and the rookie, and it would naturally make life easier for rodgers. sadly, you have a couple of twats designing the plays
100% spot on TM.
The problem is that, as Rex Ryan said last week, we can't block for toffee. On offense (run or passing) or on defense. That set of backs should be pounding out 150 yards per game. Old skool Jets football. But they can't because their line can't block and open up the gaps - and everybody knows it.
These are the core fundamentals of American football that, Ryan aside, the Jets have not got right since before the Johnsons took over the franchise.
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 01 Nov 2024, 08:51
by Takashi Miike
good win but you should be running the ball more, whether the two diva receivers like it or not. lean on hall and the rookie, and it would naturally make life easier for rodgers. sadly, you have a couple of twats designing the plays
Re: NFL (since 2016)
Posted: 01 Nov 2024, 07:41
by southbankbornnbred
Amazing one-handed catch by Wilson finally gets the Jets a win.
But, my god, it was painful to watch at times. You should see Malachai Corley’s error: he’s strolling into the end zone for a TD on a fake pass, with nobody around him, and literally dropped the ball. TD got overturned to a fumble and touchback.
Good to get a win after five defeats. But the Jets always make it difficult.
I know he's not everybody's cup of tea, but the guy knows defense and the guy knew how to coach the trenches. Watch his face when he talks about their blocking fundamentals - he's going to give himself a heart attack!
He would get them back on a sure FOOTING.
Rex would certainly sort out some of the fundamentals that the Jets have never got right since he left - such as blocking. The o-line and d-lines would both improve and we’d be able to run the ball because the line would create the space.
But his offense was poor at using and developing QBs, WRs and TEs. He’s almost the opposite of the current lot: great on the trenches and poor on the skills positions. That’s why he went 4-12 in his final season.
Plus he hasn’t coached anywhere for 8 years.
I’d have him as a DC. He’s a brilliant defensive mind. Nobody wanted to face his defenses. Although he was massively boosted by the outstanding Revis.
I know he's not everybody's cup of tea, but the guy knows defense and the guy knew how to coach the trenches. Watch his face when he talks about their blocking fundamentals - he's going to give himself a heart attack!
