Guys with his size/speed combo always get more chances than they deserve.

Some HC with a savior complex will scoop him up for training camp.

I guess it's very similar to NBA gms obsession with height.

Max is 3 but the next 2 you have to finish in the same spot in the division. Basically the year you play that division, the next 2 you are either hosting or @ that same division (ie this year the NFC North plays the NFC East and the Bears are @ Dal/NYG, if in 18/19 they end up same order in division as say the giants, they will end up going to nyg for 3 straight seasons before hosting them when the division turn around happens and then they host NFC East the next 2 after.

They flipped the order from the west teams awhile ago because oak/sd vs kc/den wasn't fair for travel fairness and that led to some weird situations where a few teams didn't host each other for a long ass time.

high hopes for the rams nepotism this season



anyone ever asks if you're so smart why aren't you working for NFL--it's because you're not the son of a football coach.

VP of operations & COO of the Rams is the son of Jeff Fishers agent

Xs and Os around the kitchen table tho

Anyone have a list of the teams with new head coaches? Would also be interested in teams that have new coordinators.

Jags, Bills, Broncos, Chargers, Rams & 49ers are the teams with new head coaches.

New OC:
Bills, Jets, Colts, Broncos, Raiders, Redskins, Falcons, Rams & 49ers.

New DC:
Bills, Dolphins, Browns, Texans, Broncos, Chargers, Redskins, Falcons, Panthers, Rams & 49ers.

Awesome.

I would be a little concerned if I were an Atlanta fan that both coordinator spots are turning over.

Why? The MVP runs the show. Not worried about the offense and Quinn isn't going to let the defense rot. This team is young and fast, you can't teach speed. Not a one hit wonder.

Our OC is the reason we lost the ****ing SB for Christ sake. Yea he was part of the success but his mistake was humorous. Atlanta's offense was legit before him, not like we instantly became good on that side of the ball when he got there. We have the best WR in the NFL and leaps and bounds the best 1/2 punch at RB in the league. I could call plays.

"instantly became good" describes ryan last year pretty well

gonna be mostly L's.

The biggest concern for Atlanta is simply how the hell do you get over blowing a 28-3 lead in the superbowl. Wasn't long ago there was a solid streak of superbowl losers having like 8-8 seasons the year after. Oh right, that happened last time too.

A regression of the offensive output was likely anyway, and everyone having to learn a new offense only makes it more likely. The dumbfounding second half of the Superbowl aside, Shanahan seems like a + OC.

Smart decision by the Falcons. Make Ryan have a terrible year just so they can overpay him slightly less on his next megacontract.

I don't know if this was posted, but pretty ****ed up. Clinton Portis contemplated murdering one of his financial managers after he mismanaged his assets.


http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...r-fortune-lost

Breezing thru the oc list the colts still have chud

Yeah, that's weird. I just went by this list:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...e_coordinators

Remembered thinking briefly "wasn't he already there?", but then figured he must have had a title change or something, but clicking through his name shows otherwise, & that this will be his 3rd year as OC.

PFF Foundation (Dynasty) Draft:

1. Rodgers
2. Luck
3. Russell
4. Carr
5. Dak
6. Winston
7. Mariota
8. Ryan
9. Cam
10. Cousins
11. Brady
12. Brees
13. Mahomes - went 10th in '17 rookie draft
14. Stafford
15. Sam Darnold
16. J. Bosa
17. A. Donald
18. K. Mack
19. JJ Watt
20. V. Miller
21. J. Clowney
22. L. Kuechly
23. Odell
24. M. Garrett

https://www.profootballfocus.com/new...rt-a-franchise

Think V. Beasley, D. Hunter round out the pass rusher tier. Tyron Smith comes off soon. There's a ton of young good WRs out there that'll start going. I would have taken Lamar Jackson way too high in this

LOL at drafting the olds, Kirk Cousins, Sam Darnold, and Kuechly (concussions). First few rounds I wouldn't really want to draft a non-QB with a career so far that you'd take over their projected future/remaining years. Although there'd be a few exceptions like V. Miller, Julio, etc where you just can't pass em.

imo Carr that high is lol

I'll take Cam, Mariota, Winston, Dak over him

Darnold 15 is kinda WTF, I mean he might be really good but a lot can happen to curtail the development of a 20-year-old with one year of college starting experience

Taking a linebacker at all in the top 25 is LOL. Shouldn't be anything but QBs and pass rushers. (Odell is acceptable I guess because he's so good and young; the point is your foundation should either be passing or stopping the pass, and a middle linebacker is just not that important at those things.)

Dak over Winston or MM is lol.

Mahomes over Stafford as well.

Some pretty awful picks

Bosa still too high imo. Mack and donald better.

Obj is the wild card. Uber elite young wr that succeeds in any system. I think about 15ish for him. I'd take obj over Sam darnold or mahomes I think

Darnold at 15 makes me think of Matt Barkley and to a lesser extent Jimmy Clausen cratering their stock after being super hyped before the CFB season. First time I saw Luck it was like 10 plays/1 drive and I was sold. Darnold doesn't do the same for me.