2024 NFL Season Thread

[Ksyrup]

That TO was inexcusable. WTF?

[Ksyrup]

Total luck to get to OT.

[Solecismic]

They got away with it. Hopkins is new to the team, that's one of those plays where you have to know what the quarterback's trying to do in a very specific situation. If he had read it as Mahomes did, they get the FG attempt.

[larrymcg421]

Once again, there was a play on that final drive where Mahomes was running and then does a sudden slide. It was the kind of slide that a defender might not be able to pull out of their tackle attempt. I feel like (here and in the out of bounds plays) Mahomes is trying to take advantage of player safety rules to get free first downs and it really bothers me.

[Kodos]

Sweet! Hunt’s touchdown in OT gave me the win in my fantasy league.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Once again, there was a play on that final drive where Mahomes was running and then does a sudden slide. It was the kind of slide that a defender might not be able to pull out of their tackle attempt. I feel like (here and in the out of bounds plays) Mahomes is trying to take advantage of player safety rules to get free first downs and it really bothers me.

Noticed this too. Very cheap

[stevew]

The Bucs need a new coach bump. They can still save this season.

[Edward64]

Only a fair-weather fan but happy the Bucs lost, giving the Falcons a little more breathing room.

[bronconick]

Za’Darius Smith and a 7th from Cleveland to Detroit for a 5th and 6th.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Love this move. He’s been the most logical fit for the Lions since Hutchinson went down. To be honest, I would not say no to another DE.

The window is now!

[Schmidty]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Love this move. He’s been the most logical fit for the Lions since Hutchinson went down. To be honest, I would not say no to another DE.

The window is now!

And a 5th and 6th pick is a good deal for Smith.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by bronconick

Za’Darius Smith and a 7th from Cleveland to Detroit for a 5th and 6th.

great

[QuikSand]

Ravens should go get Clowney, he's still playing hard

[Warhawk8492]

Commanders defense just got better!

[SirFozzie]

Not to mention that '25 and '26 are cap hell reset years (they were already close to $80 million over next year, this adds another like 31 million next year in dead money

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Once again, there was a play on that final drive where Mahomes was running and then does a sudden slide. It was the kind of slide that a defender might not be able to pull out of their tackle attempt. I feel like (here and in the out of bounds plays) Mahomes is trying to take advantage of player safety rules to get free first downs and it really bothers me.

He has done this for years and that's why I think the defenders should get the benefit of the doubt on those calls. If you want to get out of bounds or slide, do it. None of this fake bullshit to get calls.

[Passacaglia]

He's not alone -- Brady did it before him

[Glengoyne]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

He's not alone -- Brady did it before him

But this is one of the skills where Mahomes is actually way better than Brady.

[Ksyrup]

Interesting.

This is the first season since 2001 when every NFL team still has their first-round pick in the upcoming draft after the trade deadline. Yes, Cleveland, even you.

[Thomkal]

crazy

[Ksyrup]

Damn, not a single post about the best game of the year last night? I'm trying to move past the election.

Anyway, amazing game. The instant it happened, it felt like the Bengals' fumble up 21-7 with all the momentum was going to be a game-changer, and it was.

Unfortunately, the game ended on what appeared to be a bit of controversy in that Gesicki got absolutely mauled coming off the line the second the ball was snapped on the failed 2-point conversion, and the refs ate their flags after escorting the Bengals down the field on a series of Ravens' penalties (all of which seemed OK/legit). I don't know if a call would have been made either way, but I don't think Gesicki helped himself by turning into a South American soccer player in an attempt to sell the call. But he shouldn't have needed to.

The other thing I'll note is that I found it hard to watch the broadcast continually show Burrow getting nailed in the small of the back replay after replay to discuss that he might be hurting, but I don't recall one word about the fact that the hit came 3-4 steps after the ball was released. Guys get roughing calls for sneezing on a QB, but that hit wasn't flagged, nor commented on by the broadcasters even after showing it at least a dozen times? What am I missing?

[JPhillips]

The Bengals have three All-Pro level players, Burrow, Chase, and Hendrickson, but they'll almost certainly miss the payoffs because the rest of the roster is terrible.

[Bobble]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Damn, not a single post about the best game of the year last night? I'm trying to move past the election.

Anyway, amazing game. The instant it happened, it felt like the Bengals' fumble up 21-7 with all the momentum was going to be a game-changer, and it was.

Unfortunately, the game ended on what appeared to be a bit of controversy in that Gesicki got absolutely mauled coming off the line the second the ball was snapped on the failed 2-point conversion, and the refs ate their flags after escorting the Bengals down the field on a series of Ravens' penalties (all of which seemed OK/legit). I don't know if a call would have been made either way, but I don't think Gesicki helped himself by turning into a South American soccer player in an attempt to sell the call. But he shouldn't have needed to.

The other thing I'll note is that I found it hard to watch the broadcast continually show Burrow getting nailed in the small of the back replay after replay to discuss that he might be hurting, but I don't recall one word about the fact that the hit came 3-4 steps after the ball was released. Guys get roughing calls for sneezing on a QB, but that hit wasn't flagged, nor commented on by the broadcasters even after showing it at least a dozen times? What am I missing?

You're writing everything I would have written except that as good as Joe Cool was, Lamar was a little better. That almost-TD run where he was pressured by 3 guys was insane. If I were a clickbait writer, I'd be saying "Is Lamar a better mobile QB than Mahomes?".

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

The Bengals have three All-Pro level players, Burrow, Chase, and Hendrickson, but they'll almost certainly miss the payoffs because the rest of the roster is terrible.

The rest of their schedule is pretty weak (2 games against the Steelers is about it), but absolutely, losing 2-3 games that were "in the bank" - on an annual basis - is pretty ridiculous and might prove too costly this year.

[Carman Bulldog]

The forcible contact to the head was arguably a more egregious missed call than the holding on that 2 point conversion, and that's saying quite a bit. Pretty sad when two different officials miss two entirely different obvious calls on the same play.

What really hurts the Bengals is that Patriots loss. Aside from that you have a 1 point loss to the 8-0 Chiefs, a 5 point loss to the 7-2 Commanders, a 1 point loss and a 3 point OT loss to the 7-3 Ravens and a 20 point loss to the 6-2 Eagles. That's a really strong group of teams, and aside from the Eagles game, Cincy was in all of those games right up until the end.

As it is, they are 4-6. The Broncos hold the final wildcard at 5-4 and have the Chiefs this week. I think a 9-8 team could get into the playoffs in the AFC this year, but that means the Bengals need to go 5-2 in their final seven.