NFL Week 1

[BigbadB]

13 hours ago, Tryptamine said:

In what would be a pretty huge upset, Arizona is up 9 on San Diego with less than 10 to go.

You know who never makes this mistake? The people of San Diego. 

[mul21]

13 hours ago, Soul said:

I was driving in my car coming back from the store so I wasn’t watching it on TV, but the whining that was coming from the Packers radio crew was impressive.

Even as a Bears fan, I'll freely admit they got screwed at least 3 times by the refs.  The roughing the QB penalty, the phantom hold in the end zone on the interception, and the non-call on the false start on the 2 point conversion were all badly missed calls.

[Soul]

Just now, mul21 said:

Even as a Bears fan, I'll freely admit they got screwed at least 3 times by the refs.  The roughing the QB penalty, the phantom hold in the end zone on the interception, and the non-call on the false start on the 2 point conversion were all badly missed calls.

Perhaps that’s the karmic result of headhunting Kyler Murray and trying to rip Jefferson’s head off.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

[bukie]

NFC teams ranked after week 1 by DVOA (there's still an AFC game left so those are still up in the air):

1. 49ers
2. Bears
3. Seahawks
4. Giants
5. Cardinals
6. Lions
7. Vikings
8. Eagles
9. Bucs
10. Cowboys
11. Commanders
12. Packers
13. Saints
14. Panthers
15. Falcons
16. Rams

[Banedon]

LOL @ the Cowboys "Improved" Defense section of this winners/losers article.  Wow.

The Winners and Losers of NFL Week 1 - The Ringer

[Banedon]

29 minutes ago, bukie said:

NFC teams ranked after week 1 by DVOA (there's still an AFC game left so those are still up in the air):

1. 49ers
2. Bears
3. Seahawks
4. Giants
5. Cardinals
6. Lions
7. Vikings
8. Eagles
9. Bucs
10. Cowboys
11. Commanders
12. Packers
13. Saints
14. Panthers
15. Falcons
16. Rams

Where do the Bears fall defensively?

[gflore34]

Boy, Packers' fans are calling for blood, wanting Matt LaFleur' head.  I say careful what you wish for Packers' fans.  I believe he's a really good coach and the Packers could do far worse.  There's also the grooming, it's flawless and, arguably, the best of any HC, Manager, etc. in any sport today.  Although, there was some hairs out of place in yesterday' post game press conference, don't know what was up with that.  All kidding aside, LaFleur is good HC and Packers might be doing the rest of NFC North a favor if they move on.  Love has some flaws but, LaFleur is getting the best out of him, don't know if one can just assume the same results with the next guy.

[NorthsideAvenger]

13 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Boy, Packers' fans are calling for blood, wanting Matt LaFleur' head.  I say careful what you wish for Packers' fans.  I believe he's a really good coach and the Packers could do far worse.  There's also the grooming, it's flawless and, arguably, the best of any HC, Manager, etc. in any sport today.  Although, there was some hairs out of place in yesterday' post game press conference, don't know what was up with that.  All kidding aside, LaFleur is good HC and Packers might be doing the rest of NFC North a favor if they move on.  Love has some flaws but, LaFleur is getting the best out of him, don't know if one can just assume the same results with the next guy.

The best joke I've heard today is that the Cardinals have the better LaFleur/Love combo. 

[BigSlick]

Honestly I have to imagine if the Packers don’t turn it around this year LaFleur is gone. May not be fair, but I think it’s coming. 
 

And I think they’d be doing the rest of the NFC North a favor because I do think he’s a good coach, but sometimes you hit too much disappointment in a row and it’s gotta be done. 

[Soul]

6 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

Honestly I have to imagine if the Packers don’t turn it around this year LaFleur is gone. May not be fair, but I think it’s coming. 
 

And I think they’d be doing the rest of the NFC North a favor because I do think he’s a good coach, but sometimes you hit too much disappointment in a row and it’s gotta be done. 

You’re probably right, although I don’t think extending him was an empty gesture.  They still think he’s a good coach.

[Andy]

All 4 NFC South teams lost yesterday. The NFL isn't always predictable, but once in a while it is.

[gflore34]

Is it an accurate statement to say LaFleur' success when Rodgers was at the helm was due in part because of Rodgers' ability off schedule?  That appears to be the problem with Love, he's good at everything else but, not very good off schedule. It's NFL, a given play won't always work which means your QB has to succeed off schedule be it with his feet or the scramble drill. Mahomes, Allen, Jackson and now, Caleb can all succeed off schedule.

[cwood218]

It would be a dream scenario if the packers were dumb enough to move on from Lafleur. If they somehow followed that up with hiring Forrest Greg Jr. all would be great with the universe. 

[Tryptamine]

Almost half time in this KC/DEN game and between Jaylen Waddle and Rashee Rice they have a combined 1 target, 1 catch and 2 receiving yards. 

[soccer10k]

8 hours ago, Andy said:

All 4 NFC South teams lost yesterday. The NFL isn't always predictable, but once in a while it is.

At least 1 won't lose this week because Atl plays Car.

[Geographyhater8888]

9 hours ago, gflore34 said:

Is it an accurate statement to say LaFleur' success when Rodgers was at the helm was due in part because of Rodgers' ability off schedule?  L

that’s true with any hall of fame quarterback. 
Transitioning from Rodgers to Love isn’t much different from Jeff Garcia replacing Steve Young. Why haven’t people realized this yet? 

Edited 8 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[BigbadB]

22 hours ago, Soul said:

Perhaps that’s the karmic result of headhunting Kyler Murray and trying to rip Jefferson’s head off.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

I don't remember seeing a flag for facemask on the Jefferson play. Bad calls go both ways.

[BigbadB]

9 hours ago, Tryptamine said:

Almost half time in this KC/DEN game and between Jaylen Waddle and Rashee Rice they have a combined 1 target, 1 catch and 2 receiving yards. 

That Denver showing was quite possibly the ugliest performance of the week. KC game planned Bo Nix quite nicely and that KC offense shredded the Denver defense.

[BigbadB]

I watched the Packers/Vikings game. I didn't think the decision to take the field goal off the board and take the 5 yard penalty was a horrible decision by LaFleur, since 4th and 1 in deep Minny territory was staring him in the face, but boy did it backfire. From that point on, Green Bay got pantsed. Possibly with the help of the officials, but I'm not shedding any tears.

[Geographyhater8888]

22 hours ago, Soul said:

Perhaps that’s the karmic result of headhunting Kyler Murray and trying to rip Jefferson’s head off.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

When Aaron Rodgers is your quarterback you don’t get those bad calls very often. When Jordan love is your quarterback, sometimes you do. Like Mahomes and Brady, he earned that privilege to be fair.

[Banedon]

So Broncos looked like ass last night.

[mul21]

15 hours ago, BigSlick said:

Honestly I have to imagine if the Packers don’t turn it around this year LaFleur is gone. May not be fair, but I think it’s coming. 
 

And I think they’d be doing the rest of the NFC North a favor because I do think he’s a good coach, but sometimes you hit too much disappointment in a row and it’s gotta be done. 

I would argue his game management is almost as bad as Eberflus and that's something that matters A LOT in the NFL when almost every game is close.  They've lost 6 in a row and had a 2 score lead in the second half of four of those games.  That's something you can't ignore.