NFL

The first NFL game I remember was seeing Marino getting sodomized by the Jags in the divisional round in '99. Since then, being a Dolphins fan has been nothing but pain. The thing is, for some reason I'm totally okay with the Dolphins underperforming. Even this season, which is late playoff run or bust, I'm completely understanding of all our failures. As long as the Fins even smell like they're on the right track, I'm ecstatic.

Within the same general time frame, one of the first college games I remember is the University of Miami destroying Nebraska in the National Championship. The Canes were dominant. Everybody was going to the NFL. These days I have no patience for the Canes. My standards are so much higher. It doesn't make sense to view these two teams through such a different lens.

Is it just me, or do you guys also benchmark against your early memories? Trying to figure out why I didn't love the Dolphins any less during their one win season, but a 5 loss Canes gives me heartburn.

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

I’m biased as a Seahawks ans but I think Russell Wilson is the ultimate example of this, he seems pretty willing to either slide or run out of bounds. It’s also worth nothing that he didn’t miss a game until his 10th season despite his frequent scrambling.

So it seems like a lot of teams leave a green border around the color in their endzone. So the goal line looks like grass - white stripe - grass - color. Is that required or a design decision?

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Think there’s any truth to this? My dad is an ER doc, thinks there’s no way he could have played with his injury in the second half.

Joe is:

• 18th in TD%
• 13th in yards/game
• 16th in passer rating
• 19th in ANY/A
• 27th in yards/attempt
• 18th in QBR

Burrow also has the 3rd highest percent of throws from a clean pocket . Additionally, Ravens players believed Burrow was faking his injury to generate an excuse for his poor play

These have to be the 2 teams with the muskies futures, right? No first rounder, huge question mark at QB. Which job is more appealing and how are you turning things around?

Anytime there is a Watson news posts, you see flairs talking about how "I'd never root for my team if they signed him".

A Dolphins flair that has no issue rooting for Hill, but uses cognitive dissonance to say rooting for Watson is bad

Ravens fans who say How much of a trash organization the Browns are when Ray Lewis was involved in an incident where 2 people died

Colts fans acting like their favorite QB didn't sexually assault a trainer as well

Bills fans acting like they don't have a mediocre LB who beat his girlfriend starting currently

Jets fans acting like Dalvin Cook doesn't have numerous DV cases

Steelers fans.

I could go on and on.

My point is EVERY SINGLE NFL TEAM has signed a scumbag. And y'all have rooted for them. Which is fine by me cause you can't control who your organization signs. I just wish people could stop acting like they are special

In Miami, the stadium is laid out in such a way that the home team gets shade while the visitors are in the glaring sun.

Do any other stadiums create unbalanced situations like this?

I'm being dead serious. Whoever loses this game will significantly improve their chances of landing a top 2 draft pick. Currently the draft order is:

1. Bears (via Carolina)

2. Giants

3. Pats

4. Cardinals

5. Bears

Arizona already looks like they might play themselves out of the top 5. Murray looked too good to assume they aren't going to win a few games down the stretch, as they have 3 or 4 very winnable games remaining on their schedule. Chicago is already picking 5 and their last 3 games are Cardinals, Falcons, Packers. Hard to imagine they don't win at least 1 more game with Feilds coming back. Carolina I don't expect to move from the 1 spot, but it's certainly possible they sneak out another win.

Patriots on the other hand really don't have many games that look like a potential wins after the Giants (Chargers, Steelers, KC, Broncos, Bills, and the Jets with a potentially returning Rodgers). Giants have a slightly easier schedule (Washington, GB, NO, Rams, and Philly twice) but are on their 3rd string QB so my hopes aren't high they win any games.

There is a very real chance that neither the Giants nor the Pats win another game after their head to head match up, making this game ridiculously impactful for both franchises. Obviously it's impossible to know how picks will work out, but a top 2 pick means a quarterback will on the menu for whichever team is picking there. The 3rd pick? No so much, unless someone like Penix or Daniels (who I LOVE) shoots up the draft board unexpectedly.

Much more likely that the team at 3 will be looking at Harrison Jr. or one the top two tackles. Both teams could absolutely use Harrison Jr or a potentially elite tackle... but both desperately need to upgrade at QB. This game could be the difference between having a potential franchise QB for the next decade or remaining somewhat barren at the position.

Side note: while unpopular, I personally think Chicago should strongly consider doing the exact same thing they did last year if they do wind up #1 overall. Move down to somewhere like 3-5, get yourself another absolute haul of picks/players, and continue to build around Fields. Imagine if Chicago moved down to 3 or 4, were still able to snag Harrison Jr. AND one of the top 2 tackles at 5-6? Suddenly they have two stud tackles, Harrison Jr., DJ Moore, AND another year of multiple top 50 picks in 2025. Potentially could find themselves loaded with cheap, young talent with more or less zero major needs remaining on the offensive side of the ball.

RECORD: Love: 3-6 Rodgers: 3-6

Mayfield: 4-5 Brady: 4-5

TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS: Love: 16 Rodgers: 14

Mayfield: 14 Brady: 10

TOTAL TURNOVERS: Love: 10 Rodgers: 10

Mayfield: 5 Brady: 3

TOTAL YARDS: Love: 2,334 Rodgers: 2,293

Mayfield: 2,363 Brady: 2,649

PASSER RATING: Love: 80.5 Rodgers: 89.0

Mayfield: 93.7 Brady: 90.5

The only stat that these guy’s have that’s significantly different than their predecessor is that Love’s comp% is 58.5, whereas Rodgers’s was 64.7. Mayfield has had five 2+ td games, whereas Brady only had one.

I wish Richardson well but it is interesting how all we heard was how small Bryce was and how he'd struggle to hold up

Doesn't this prove playstyle has more to do with injuries than size?