NFL Thread

[Shiela_M]

1. Not my team. I'm a Cowboys fan.

As a Packers fan, I see no difference 😂😎💋

[MintJulie]

I find it ludicrous that the Falcons actually said they might sit Penix Jr for four or five years. No way Cousins lasts that long. I expect Penix to be starting at some point during the season, if not the next.

He can learn from Cousins.  I liked Cousins at Michigan State.  A good guy.  If Penix adapts, it's going to be a tough unloading Cousins with that contract.  Unless someone is in the playoff hunt and has a major QB injury and they need him last minute.  Which would be good for Cousins to get a chance in the playoffs.
So strange though. HUGE contract for Kirk, and they go and draft a QB.

And LOL at Sheila. #2955

[watcher1]

The way Caleb Williams has been running his mouth, I hope he's either a major bust (ie, Jamarcus Russell) or the next Andrew Luck (retiring early due to injuries).

Nothing like trash talking your teams number one draft pick, before the season even begins.

1. Not my team. I'm a Cowboys fan.
2. He's been spewing way overconfident bs, acting like he's the greatest QB ever, when he has yet to play a single down. Actually contacting the punter they also drafted and telling him he won't actually have to punt was the icing on the cake. There's confidence, then there's cocky arrogance. Williams has the latter.

What I'm not happy about is that the Cowboys are bringing Ezekiel Elliott back. But fortunately its only a 1 year deal.

Also, I find it ludicrous that the Falcons actually said they might sit Penix Jr for four or five years. No way Cousins lasts that long. I expect Penix to be starting at some point during the season, if not the next.

A Cowboy fan? I feel your frustration. In Chicago, it is always, wait until next year.   

[Pornhubby]

A Cowboy fan? I feel your frustration. In Chicago, it is always, wait until next year.   

The Cowboys have been 12-5 three seasons in a row. They are not a BAD team. They just aren’t a GREAT team.  Their last Super Bowl appearance (and win) was in 1995. Thirty years ago. I was still single, childless, and sowing my oats. In other words, a LONG time ago. My children have never seen the Cowboys in a Super Bowl game. I have seen them in eight, with five wins.

[MintJulie]

Lions fans response to your last 30 years of not making the SB:  hold my beer. 

[Pornhubby]

The Lions have won four NFL championships, all of which pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The Lions' four championships are tied for the tenth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises; the last of these was in 1957, which gives the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals. They are one of four current teams, and the only one in the NFC, to have never played in the Super Bowl. Two of these teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans, are expansion teams in the AFC that began play in 1995 and 2002 respectively. Additionally, the Lions have won only three post-season games since 1957. The Lions lost an NFL-record nine consecutive playoff games from 1991 to 2023, for which they hold the NFL record for worst playoff winning percentage.

[LucasShade]

A Cowboy fan? I feel your frustration. In Chicago, it is always, wait until next year.   

The Cowboys have been 12-5 three seasons in a row. They are not a BAD team. They just aren’t a GREAT team.  Their last Super Bowl appearance (and win) was in 1995. Thirty years ago. I was still single, childless, and sowing my oats. In other words, a LONG time ago. My children have never seen the Cowboys in a Super Bowl game. I have seen them in eight, with five wins.

I'm not one of those always optimistic fans that people make fun of as idiots (I actually somewhat agree!) I came to the realization a long time ago that the odds of them even making it to a Super Bowl again as long as Jerry Jones is their owner is very slim. His own son physically stopped him from signing Johnny Manziel! That realization hit me when he gave Romo a contract extension rather than releasing or trading him. And Jason Garrett never should have been their head coach. But I wish people would quit whining about Dak. The team really needs a head coach that is worth a damn, but that won''t happen because everybody knows that if a player has an issue, they can just go right over the coach's head to Jerry. The same problem the Raiders had whem Al Davis was their owner.

[Pornhubby]

I agree completely. JJ is the problem. Hope he dies before I do.

[watcher1]

Tom Brady's uniform pants from final NFL game sell at auction for $89,100

Brady wore the pants when the Buccaneers lost to the Cowboys in the 2023 wild-card round

My guess:  Jules   

[Pornhubby]

My guess:  Jules   

Only if they were unwashed. Scratch and sniff edition.

[Pornhubby]

Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, and Dallas all win! Come on Green Bay!

[Shiela_M]

Ope, well I guess the seasons over for green bay 🤣

Even though he knows it's ridiculous, it still gets him fuming a bit

[watcher1]

Da Bears biggest games this season, in my opinion, are in their own conference - Lions, Packers and Vikings, though Vikings have had some key injuries in the preseason.

[watcher1]

The average NFL game just ten minutes, forty-three seconds of action. Commercials account for nearly sixty minutes of the three hour games. And when the networks are showing the game, the bulk of the time is spent either on replays or shots of players huddling.

[purpleshoes]

The average NFL game just ten minutes, forty-three seconds of action. Commercials account for nearly sixty minutes of the three hour games. And when the networks are showing the game, the bulk of the time is spent either on replays or shots of players huddling.

Which is why I prefer to record the games before watching. With judicious use of the fast-forward feature, I can watch a complete game in less than an hour and a half and not miss any of the actual gameplay. With the voice remote, it's even easier. All I have to say is "Three minutes" and it immediately skips forward, past the commercials, to where the action resumes. I watch almost nothing in real time anymore.

I've been on site at the arena for exactly one NFL game in my life and I swore after that day I'd never watch one in person again. The amount of dead time was staggering. The older I get, the more I'm aware of how precious time really is, and I try not to waste it.

[ObiDongKenobi]

The average NFL game just ten minutes, forty-three seconds of action. Commercials account for nearly sixty minutes of the three hour games. And when the networks are showing the game, the bulk of the time is spent either on replays or shots of players huddling.

Staggering. What do the players do while the adverts are on - just stand around (apart from the quarter breaks)?

[Pornhubby]

Throughout the three-plus hours that you’re watching an NFL game, there is generally just 15-to-20 minutes of live action (snap to whistle). The average NFL contest has roughly 18 minutes of actual gameplay, with more than 100 plays jammed into those 18 minutes. This average has increased, as there were just 11 minutes of live action back in 2010, per the Wall Street Journal.

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/how-long-is-a-football-game-breaking-down-the-time-between-the-first-and-last-whistle/#

[Coach Eric]

The average NFL game just ten minutes, forty-three seconds of action. Commercials account for nearly sixty minutes of the three hour games. And when the networks are showing the game, the bulk of the time is spent either on replays or shots of players huddling.

Staggering. What do the players do while the adverts are on - just stand around (apart from the quarter breaks)?

Been to many a live game back when I was a teen. Dad had season tickets for 3 years. During commercial breaks the players do just stand around. Go to the sidelines, pump up the crowd. Same for all the major sports.

[purpleshoes]

A fantastic finish to the first regular season game, Baltimore @ Kansas City.

The last play of the game was ruled on the field to be a Baltimore touchdown, which (with the PAT) would have tied the game and sent it to overtime.

On replay review, slow motion showed conclusively that the Raven receiver had his toe touching the white line when he landed, and was therefore out of bounds.

The ruling on the field was overturned. The pass was incomplete, and the game was over. Kansas City won 27-20.

[Shiela_M]

That may be true, but those gaps between plays are where my family does all their talking! 🤣