Bye week game day thread

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, Carl Spackler said:

Our last Sunday of the season without Teddy, Rhule, Slye and the defense letting us down 

The only way they can let us down at this point is falling backassward into a W.

[stbugs]

12 minutes ago, Moo Daeng said:

Its been 3 years for us and 13 for the Browns since your memory is so poor.

Umm, it’s been 0 years for the Browns Mr. Technicality. Unless you think the run centric Titans will come back from the 31 point deficit today. Keep trying to correct all the nits and adding little.

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I very seriously doubt we can catch the Jags in the draft standings, but good to see them leading by two scores at half.

I'm of the opposite opinion because I hate seeing an inferior team beat someone who beat us.

Granted, in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter, but it's annoying.

[stbugs]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I very seriously doubt we can catch the Jags in the draft standings, but good to see them leading by two scores at half.

Against the team we couldn’t beat last week. SMH. It would take a miracle to catch them, but a win today would help. They have a better SOS so we’d actually win the tiebreaker. Maybe they can beat Chicago and Indy will rest their starters week 17. Pipe dream but a win today makes it possible.

[MasterAwesome]

For all the people who pointed to the Dolphins as a model for how to successfully pull off a “tank” job...I bet they’re kicking themselves over taking Tua instead of Herbert.

Also, Darren Waller may single-handedly win me my Fantasy game this week. Dude is a monster...a playmaking TE would be a huge boon in our offense, particularly the red zone.

[Double Trouble]

Need Vikings and Lions to win.  Bears still play the Jags so I doubt they leap us.

[Double Trouble]

Touchdown Lions. There we go.

Edit - and now Vikings take the lead!

[OldhamA]

10 minutes ago, MasterAwesome said:

For all the people who pointed to the Dolphins as a model for how to successfully pull off a “tank” job...I bet they’re kicking themselves over taking Tua instead of Herbert.

Also, Darren Waller may single-handedly win me my Fantasy game this week. Dude is a monster...a playmaking TE would be a huge boon in our offense, particularly the red zone.

They seemed in love with Tua more than a year out.

His lack of athleticism  / arm strength always had me wary about him.

[Peon Awesome]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Play roulette then. You can't settle for nearly guaranteed mediocrity. Gamble to be great.

It's why we should've never considered giving Teddy $20M+.

Hindsight is a beautiful thing, isn't it? Let's us puff our chests and convey our superior knowledge as long as we ignore all the times we were wrong. 

Is it possible to think the team decided that Teddy, when finally healthy, led the Saints team to a 5-0 record, would be inheriting some of the best offensive weapons in his career and with an offensive "savant" in Joe Brady, might turn into a pro bowl caliber qb? And with the way the contract was designed, worst case he becomes a competent bridge for a 2021 rookie to learn behind? Is that anymore of an unreasonable gamble then going full on tank, only to get out tanked by the Jets and Jags and end up with the 3rd qb anyway? Cause pretty sure that would definitely have been a possibility with Kyle Allen or PJ Walker.

Look we all get it. Teddy didn't become the franchise level qb we could have hoped for. And if we take Wilson or Trask and they become the next Sam Darnold or Johnny Manziel, while Parsons is there and becomes an 8 time 1st team all pro MLB I'll be equally disappointed but I'd understand that it was a gamble to make the team better that didn't work out. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, Peon Awesome said:

Hindsight is a beautiful thing, isn't it? Let's us puff our chests and convey our superior knowledge as long as we ignore all the times we were wrong. 

Is it possible to think the team decided that Teddy, when finally healthy, led the Saints team to a 5-0 record, would be inheriting some of the best offensive weapons in his career and with an offensive "savant" in Joe Brady, might turn into a pro bowl caliber qb? And with the way the contract was designed, worst case he becomes a competent bridge for a 2021 rookie to learn behind? Is that anymore of an unreasonable gamble then going full on tank, only to get out tanked by the Jets and Jags and end up with the 3rd qb anyway? Cause pretty sure that would definitely have been a possibility with Kyle Allen or PJ Walker.

Look we all get it. Teddy didn't become the franchise level qb we could have hoped for. And if we take Wilson or Trask and they become the next Sam Darnold or Johnny Manziel, while Parsons is there and becomes an 8 time 1st team all pro MLB I'll be equally disappointed but I'd understand that it was a gamble to make the team better that didn't work out. 

It's not hindsight for me. I said it from the get go about Teddy.

[t96]

Falcons score a TD on the drive after Hill fumbled in the red zone. Huge turn of events there. fug the Aints

[Mr. Scot]

Holy hell, the Jets are winning.

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Holy hell, the Jets are winning.

Wow. I really want to see this Chuckie meltdown if the Raiders lose to the Jets.

[t96]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Holy hell, the Jets are winning.

Jags ain't too far off...