Sunday NFL Playoff Game Chatter

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

41 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I don't know about the Panthers, but I do know John Fox didn't believe in franchise quarterbacks, and he sure as hell didn't care about developing them.

Fox's preferred method was to get a quarterback somebody else had already developed by free agency.

He was said to be royally pissed when they spent a high draft pick on Jimmy Clausen.

(to be fair, he was right in that particular case)

How and why did 3 NFL teams hire John Fox

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Sean Payton's Vicodin said:

How and why did 3 NFL teams hire John Fox

Equally remarkable is that neither of the first two actually fired him. They just let his contract run out.

Fox never actually got fired until the Bears did it.

[top dawg]

1 hour ago, Move the Panthers to Raleigh said:

You're gonna be "lauding" the Browns tonight.

Nope! They beat a team that has been on a downward spiral for many weeks! The real test awaits them! Moreover, they haven't proven to have any staying power. If they have years (not even decades) as a top team, I'll give them that respect! One game on any given Sunday doesn't move the needle! They're still not in the upper echelon of elite franchises until they have sustained success!

[pantherj]

Fox relied on CBs who grabbed and redirected WRs, and safeties who speared WRs in the hopes of knocking them out or knocking the ball loose, and that allowed him to bring in game manager QBs and get decent results.

The rules have changed to prevent Fox-ball. All CBs get roasted regularly. Safeties are the sad last line of defense, and they're mostly seen throwing their hands up in the air after giving up a TD. Game manager QBs now mark the teams that are not going to win the SB. You know if your team can win the SB by looking at your QB. We have Teddy, so I know we're not winning the SB during his time here barring a miracle.

To win with today's rules you want to spend your resources on what makes the passing game as explosive as possible. That is priority one. Then you want to build up the defense to the point where good teams can't just put 40 on you every other game. So QB, o-line, weapons, middle of the pack, or a little lower, cheap defense. Save your money on defense, spend it on passing and scoring TDs in the air.

Draft a rookie QB, upgrade the o-line in the draft, and replace expensive defensive players with low round rookies or reasonably priced journeymen. If the QB pans out in the long run, then you have a SB threat every season. If he doesn't, then you draft another one with your high pick.

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

7 hours ago, top dawg said:

Nope! They beat a team that has been on a downward spiral for many weeks! The real test awaits them! Moreover, they haven't proven to have any staying power. If they have years (not even decades) as a top team, I'll give them that respect! One game on any given Sunday doesn't move the needle! They're still not in the upper echelon of elite franchises until they have sustained success!

Let me guess, you also pull for Golden State. Boring. 

Underdogs in the NFL playoffs make it interesting. Unless it's the Panthers making it every year, I want variety in my playoffs. 

[top dawg]

1 hour ago, Move the Panthers to Raleigh said:

Let me guess, you also pull for Golden State. Boring. 

Underdogs in the NFL playoffs make it interesting. Unless it's the Panthers making it every year, I want variety in my playoffs. 

I actually hate Golden State, but I don't mind good players winning at least once. 

I wanted Harden and Westbrook to get one, but it doesn't look like that's happening in either case!

[Anybodyhome]

11 hours ago, 4Corners said:

Rapistburger has a $42 million cap hit next year...yikes 

This Steeler roster has many issues to address before next season. Roethlisberger can retire tomorrow and he'll be in the HOF sooner or later, but his cap hit is only part of the problem.