UnluckyforSome

I find it all a little bit unreal that the 33rd NFL team is coming up short against the likes of Cal.

I haven't been paying much attention to this as the baseball game has been a better watch. 2-2 in the bottom of the 8th. Raleigh hit a solo homer to tie it up.

Nifty interception on a dumb throw by Beck.

Just now, The NFL Shield At Midfield said:

UNC vs. UCLA is way up there in the sicko slot tonight, a place where few dare tread.

Is it UCLA or Cal? Not much different really. It might be historically significant. Never know when it will be Old Bill's last game ever at this point.

3 hours ago, uncfan888 said:

That number better be 2 this time on Sunday or this place will meltdown 

Not sure how much actual melting down will happen. Somewhere deep down in your black and process blue heart, you have to expect the worst outcome as a very real possibility.

Unranked Loserville up 14-0 on the #2 Hurricanes.

Watching a bit of this and a bit of Mariners-Bluejays.

But but but Bryce needs more time, and better coaching, and a top 5 defense, and All-pro receivers, and pro bowl running backs and a HOF tight end, and the most expensive line money can buy, or he is just not going to develop his potential. See that's all the Panther's fault.

Cool. Not the outcome I expected. Worth watching.

A few minutes ago I was thinking of turning this off at halftime. 

3 minutes ago, outlaw4 said:

Bengals running game.... no.

Bengals don't look to have much going for them tonight except for those sweet white tiger alts.

If they start Corbett we are back to being the dumbest team in the league again.

Man on the street interviews. And some women too.

Part of this reminds me that I had an ex-girlfriend that is a Falcons fan. She was nice. Except for that.

https://youtu.be/ZKMvI-qcIvI?si=gzvBbLeYUBLjEvdn

Damn, am I really going to watch Steelers-Bengals on Amazon in a few minutes?

Unfortunately, yes, at least for a little bit.

15 minutes ago, d-dave said:

That's pretty cool.  I don't care about the garbage versus not-garbage time non-sense.  You play what you have to play, and everyone has garbage time one way or another.

After all, if you don't win before the game starts, then are you really a winner?  Isn't it all garbage time anyway?  (Sarcasm with a capital S)

Well, to some extent. Some people believe Stafford is a shoe-in for the HOF. Alternatively, some folks think he is a very skilled stat compiler.

I guess there is a difference in some minds about the circumstances and perspective.

1 minute ago, Basbear said:

Success rate???

f - PP0mm^Gee (g+Ur_)Julie / wCm*.Rc x^4.20 - Brrr%= success rate

I found the formula 

Right. I am curious if it includes big time throws in either formulation.

Not really any point in arguing back and forth about it, other than for the sake of arguing. If you believe in him, you believe in him.

I don't. I point to his W-L record. I point to how awful he plays. I point to how he crow-hops around (as another poster put it a while back) in the pocket. I point to how success is so incredibly rarely ever seen at that size in the NFL, at any position. That it's year 3, and there are still "questions" just seems ridiculous. I don't hate him. He has the weight of all the expectations of the organization and fans on his shoulders and just he isn't cut out for it. 9 wins total, in year 3 is just not it, and none of the excuses are going to hold water on that mark.

Not sure of the contract, but unless this is Taylor's final contract year, I would be surprised if Cincinnati moves on, just to avoid paying out money to a coach no longer there.

I think trap game only applies to a good team facing an inferior opponent.

52 minutes ago, BEASTfromdaEAST said:

Where do you draw line top3 or top 5 money then?

I wish he goes for a "hometown" deal and doesn't try and reset market but it's going to be tough to argue not paying him BIG MONEY if he continues do be a stabilizing force on the left side of line.

DM got some tough decisions to make at the OT position coming up. 

 

Absolutely, and I would hope that someone smarter than me is making that ultimate decision.

He has been better than ok, despite the shortcomings. Top half of the league, top 20ish. The unfortunate trend is every off-season seems to feature the next highest-paid player at their position.

If I had to go on a hunch, we will pay him what he wants, because of everything that doesn't equate to his performance on the field. I don't think I would lose sleep over it, again it's not my money or choice, but he isn't worth that kind of deal.

The problem with giving him a big payday is that he probably will always be lesser than his peers in pass protection. He has improved in that area somewhat, but enough to reset the left tackle market? Not my money, I don't really care, but I am not so sure he should command that amount.

Find it in the draft. Really the only method. There is such a premium on the position that what's available and affordable on the market is either over-the-hill hasbeens, never-weres, and flawed prospects. 

I don't think you can count on 9 wins getting you in anyway, unless a team wins a division with 9 wins. Bengals won 9 games last season and did not make it. Seahawks won 10 and did not make it. Too many better teams ahead.

I mean, they could run the table. Not probable, but possible. 

2 hours ago, App Panther said:

Sounds like no Garrett Wilson next week…

He's a no-go.