Random NFL comments/thoughts

[Motor City Sonics]

Zach Wilson is the biggest QB bust since...............

[lordstanley]

19 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Zach Wilson is the biggest QB bust since...............

A big bust, but not even as big of a bust as the guy picked right after him in the draft, Trey Lance.

[buddha]

1 hour ago, Sports_Freak said:

Goff actually won the game for us. Two of those picks weren't his fault. One was tipped and on another, LaPorta got interfered with, not called, and it threw him out of position. Those last 2 TD drives by him just seemed inevitable. Like we could see it coming...

because the bears dropped a pick 6.

[RandyMarsh]

Trevor Lawrence hasn't exactly lived up to his hype but he was atleast solid to good last year and is at the helm of a playoff team this year so makes me wonder how different things would be for the Jets if they didn't win that meaningless game at the end of the 2020 season that cost them the number 1 pick.  

[gehringer_2]

Terrible last two minutes of the half for Philly. Used up their TOs on a KC TD drive to get the ball back, only to go 3 and out and leave KC time and a short field to pick up an additional 3.

Edited November 21, 2023 by gehringer_2

[lordstanley]

Well, the #2 seed would still be nice. 
Massive KC drops on 2nd and 4th downs preserve the Eagles’ comeback win. 

[Jason_R]

Mahomes laid a sure TD right into MVS’s hands. And he dropped it. Chiefs lose. 

[Motown Bombers]

Mahomes can be a good QB in the right situation. He needs an elite offensive coordinator like Bieniemy and a strong supporting cast like Kelce. 

[gehringer_2]

13 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Mahomes can be a good QB in the right situation. He needs an elite offensive coordinator like Bieniemy and a strong supporting cast like Kelce. 

Philly shut out KC in the 2nd half. Would not have taken the odds of that going into half-time

[Motown Bombers]

2 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Philly shut out KC in the 2nd half. Would not have taken the odds of that going into half-time

Chiefs need an elite QB like Goff who can carry a team on his back and bring them back from being down two TDs with under 4 minutes in the game. 

[Sports_Freak]

6 hours ago, buddha said:

because the bears dropped a pick 6.

It's not a pick 6 if they dropped it. Never happened.

[RandyMarsh]

Bombers is coming back strong after his long absence. Making up for lost time!

[Motown Bombers]

It was cold and rainy in Kansas City last night. Mahomes can't win when playing outdoors in bad weather. 

[MichiganCardinal]

56 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

It was cold and rainy in Kansas City last night. Mahomes can't win when playing outdoors in bad weather. 

Chiefs can’t beat mobile QBs

[RandyMarsh]

The Chiefs wr dropped a go ahead TD late, need an asterisk by the Eagles win because of it. 

[Jason_R]

Say what you will about Mahomes and the Chiefs, but that was a big win by Philly, on the road, to keep a firm grasp on the #1 seed in the NFC.

[MichiganCardinal]

Eagles have the Bills, 49ers, Cowboys, Seahawks, Giants x2, and Cardinals left. It’s probably not realistic to expect the Lions go 7-0. Our best hope is probably to go 6-1 and finish 14-3 (which is crazy). Unless that loss is to the Broncos, we probably need the Eagles to lose two against the 49ers/Cowboys/Seahawks or three generally, for the Lions to get the #1 seed.

[Motown Bombers]

The 2 seed may be preferable.  Their first playoff game would be against a weak 7th seed. As the 1 seed, you're looking at either Dallas or Seattle. Better chance to get the no playoff wins since 1991 off your back and maybe Dallas can pull the upset on the Eagles and the Lions host the NFC Championship. 

[Motown Bombers]

1 hour ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Chiefs can’t beat mobile QBs

Goff ran the same 40 time as Mahomes. This checks out. 

[MichiganCardinal]

3 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

The 2 seed may be preferable.  Their first playoff game would be against a weak 7th seed. As the 1 seed, you're looking at either Dallas or Seattle. Better chance to get the no playoff wins since 1991 off your back and maybe Dallas can pull the upset on the Eagles and the Lions host the NFC Championship. 

The bye puts you only two games from a Super Bowl, and in a league where on any given Sunday you can lose to the Bears over 56 minutes I think that’s preferable.

But you’re right that matchups wise, you’re probably looking at like Vikings/Packers/Rams, then the 49ers, then whoever is left. Which is actually a decent path for the Lions, matchups wise. I wouldn’t love playing the Vikings three times in four weeks, though I don’t think it’s an inherent disadvantage.

[Motown Bombers]

I would like to face the Rams since Matthew Stafford doesn't win playoff games in Detroit. 

[Motown Bombers]

If the Lions face the 49ers, all they have to do is get a small lead. They don't have an elite QB like Goff who can bring them back.  

 

[1984Echoes]

16 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

I would like to face the Rams since Matthew Stafford doesn't win playoff games in Detroit. 

This is my choice.

Facing Stafford and the Rams in Detroit would be spectacular (a spectacle...).

[lordstanley]

I think if the Lions get the #2 seed the likeliest 1st round matchup would be Seattle. Half a game up on #7 seed Minnesota at the moment but with a brutal schedule coming up. 
 

A win Thursday would virtually clinch an actual playoff spot for the Lions without Detroit having to win another game. Any team that could knock them out of the wildcard is at 4-6 and the Lions have already beaten a few of them - Tampa, Atlanta and Green Bay. 

[1984Echoes]

PS: Eagles-49'ers is a tricky game as, if the 49'ers go on a winning streak, it's possible they knock us down to the #3 spot.

We have to win our games too, which goes without saying... but lose 2 or 3 games and it opens up a path for the 49'ers...