NFL: 2017 NFL Season News & Notes Discussion Thread (Bucs keep Koetter/GB signs Adams)

[Blackhawkswincup]

I always liked Ogeltree

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Extend Tavon, Barron and Ogletree...play hardball with the best defensive player in the league.

As far as the Amare Cooper convo..he was the same way at Alabama. He tends to get a little lazy. He needs someone to ride his ass. Like Nick Saban did.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Ogletree is excellent, but yeah good point about not paying the future Hall of Famer on that defense.

Paying Tavon absurdly dumb mistake.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Ogletree is not excellent. He's the 2nd highest paid ILB in the league. Not worth it.

 

[David Dennison]

Ogletree is not excellent. He's the 2nd highest paid ILB in the league. Not worth it.

Probably not a lot of faster guys at LB in the league, not sure about him in the 3-4 though.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Probably not a lot of faster guys at LB in the league, not sure about him in the 3-4 though.

Well yeah you need speed to make a bunch of tackles 5-10 yards downfield. He and Barron are the biggest reason the Rams run defense sucks.

 

[InjuredChoker]

i don't understand why rams give out such a short contracts but with so high guarantees.

not to mention the medicore players they give them to..

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Any updates on Bradford?

The way Glazer put it this sounds like something far more serious then Vikes/Bradford are letting on

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Vikings won't say anything besides "day to day" but you don't miss 5 weeks and counting (counting that debacle against the Bears as missing a game because he shouldn't have been on the field) with a day to day injury.

Bridgewater is going come off the PUP Wednesday and starting practice, starting a 3 week window before they have to decide to activate him or place him on IR. I think Keenum starts next week and then again in London vs the Browns, then it's the BYE. So things are going to get interesting come Week 10.

If you're 6-2, do you stick with Keenum and dress Teddy as the backup if he can go? Do you throw Teddy in? What's Bradford's status going to be? Everything is a giant question mark at this point.

 

[Avs_19]

That's pretty significant.

 

[Evincar]

That's pretty significant.

Theyre not really using him. Someone like the Bills or Cowboys would be a good fit.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Theyre not really using him. Someone like the Bills or Cowboys would be a good fit.

probably not the type of character that mcdermott is looking for.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Pretty cool that top 3 in QBR right now are:
1. Watson
2. Prescott
3. Wentz

Young Guns taking over!

 

[Avs_19]

Good news. That was the first step and now we'll see how he handles practice.

I think the Vikings almost have to play him this season if he shows he's healthy because of the Bradford situation. The talk before was that Bradford probably gets extended if he plays well but I don't see any chance of that happening if the reports about his knee are accurate. So they'll need to see what kind of player Teddy is after that injury before they head into the offseason.

 

[Trap Jesus]

Good news. That was the first step and now we'll see how he handles practice.

I think the Vikings almost have to play him this season if he shows he's healthy because of the Bradford situation. The talk before was that Bradford probably gets extended if he plays well but I don't see any chance of that happening if the reports about his knee are accurate. So they'll need to see what kind of player Teddy is after that injury before they head into the offseason.

This is one of the oddest QB situations I've ever seen. Bridgewater seemed all but done in Minnesota, and in a matter of weeks that's turned on it's head from Bridgewater having the career-altering injury to now Bradford having the career altering-injury.

It's a tough call on playing Bridgewater IMO. On one hand, you're right, they should see what Bridgewater has coming back considering they have flexibility with both QBs' contracts at the end of the year, but on the other hand, Rodgers going down means that the safe thing to do would just be to ride Keenum as he's been more than serviceable and staying status quo should put them in a very good spot to win the division. Definitely think we'll see Bridgewater sooner than later though.

 

[izlez]

Pretty cool that top 3 in QBR right now are:
1. Watson
2. Prescott
3. Wentz

Young Guns taking over!

Meanwhile... Alex Smith, Tom Brady, Kirk Cousins, Drew Brees, and Aaron Rodgers are leading in Passer Rating.

Veteran Guns still holding it down!


And while I'm on the topic....wasn't there something at the start of Alex Smith's career where he had 6 different offensive coordinators in his first 5 years or something? Seems like he was dealt a really crappy hand early on and hasn't been getting the credit he deserves over the past 5 years or so

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Meanwhile... Alex Smith, Tom Brady, Kirk Cousins, Drew Brees, and Aaron Rodgers are leading in Passer Rating.

Veteran Guns still holding it down!


And while I'm on the topic....wasn't there something at the start of Alex Smith's career where he had 6 different offensive coordinators in his first 5 years or something? Seems like he was dealt a really crappy hand early on and hasn't been getting the credit he deserves over the past 5 years or so

Unfortunately Rodgers will be off that list soon.

 

[Avs_19]

This is one of the oddest QB situations I've ever seen. Bridgewater seemed all but done in Minnesota, and in a matter of weeks that's turned on it's head from Bridgewater having the career-altering injury to now Bradford having the career altering-injury.

It's a tough call on playing Bridgewater IMO. On one hand, you're right, they should see what Bridgewater has coming back considering they have flexibility with both QBs' contracts at the end of the year, but on the other hand, Rodgers going down means that the safe thing to do would just be to ride Keenum as he's been more than serviceable and staying status quo should put them in a very good spot to win the division. Definitely think we'll see Bridgewater sooner than later though.

One thing working in Teddy's favour is that Zimmer absolutely loves him and wants him as his QB. It might be tougher to take Keenum out if they keep winning, unless he's just really awful, but I think it happens at some point if Teddy proves he's healthy. They have two winnable games coming up next with the Ravens at home and the Browns in London and then it's their bye week. Keenum will get those two games for sure and then maybe the one after the bye assuming he's still playing well. After that I think we'll start hearing a lot more questions about Teddy possibly starting. Again, it all depends on his health and how he looks in practice though. None of this matters if he's clearly not the same player anymore.

 

[Tuggy]

Two years ago today and still the greatest trick play of all time.

 

[tony d]

Wentz is something special. That Eagles team is going to be a tough out come playoff time should they make it.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Wentz is something special. That Eagles team is going to be a tough out come playoff time should they make it.

Cleveland trading that pick and passing up on selecting him is looking like move that could haunt them for generations

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Wentz is something special. That Eagles team is going to be a tough out come playoff time should they make it.

Wentz has improved but the defense makes the team formidable. Playmakers at all 3 levels, two deep on the d-line, run stuffers and pass rushers.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Cleveland trading that pick and passing up on selecting him is looking like move that could haunt them for generations

Wentz wouldn't save Cleveland.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

He would offer hope

People of Cleveland haven't had that since Kosar

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Cleveland made the right move trading that pick. I applaud them for trying to be different. Its not all on the F.O. Hue has assembled a shit staff. Gregg Williams is a terrible defensive coordinator. Its a mess.