Oooh, ahhhh, I don’t know Jim, it’s the same formation so it’s probably the same play. Here we go!Good. Can we send in Romo and get him away from the Pats game?
Oooh, ahhhh, I don’t know Jim, it’s the same formation so it’s probably the same play. Here we go!Good. Can we send in Romo and get him away from the Pats game?
All of it, actuallySpeaking of schedules, here's a look ahead to 2019...
Lots of NFC East.
12 - 4Speaking of schedules, here's a look ahead to 2019...
Lots of NFC East.
I counted 11 because there will be a dumb loss in there to someone in the division.12 - 4
Another road game in Miami? Ugh.Speaking of schedules, here's a look ahead to 2019...
Lots of NFC East.
Speaking of schedules, here's a look ahead to 2019...
Lots of NFC East.
Last year, the top 4 didn't make it and neither did 6 through 9 (Brees was 5), according to this:Not sure where the best place to put this but interesting stat: the top 6 QBs in terms of annual contract value all missed the playoffs.
I hope you are right but I think the spread will be closer to 4So the first game of the 2019 season will be Kansas City at New England. Early odds says Vegas has Patriots favoured by 6, over/under at 62 ½.
So the first game of the 2019 season will be Kansas City at New England. Early odds says Vegas has Patriots favoured by 6, over/under at 62 ½.
More likely is Cleveland at New England or Dallas at New England Baker Mayfield vs. Tom Brady or Zeke/Dak and America’s Team vs. Brady.So the first game of the 2019 season will be Kansas City at New England. Early odds says Vegas has Patriots favoured by 6, over/under at 62 ½.
Cleveland seems very unlikely.More likely is Cleveland at New England or Dallas at New England Baker Mayfield vs. Tom Brady or Zeke/Dak and America’s Team vs. Brady.
More likely is Cleveland at New England or Dallas at New England Baker Mayfield vs. Tom Brady or Zeke/Dak and America’s Team vs. Brady.
Cowboys games tend to be in Dallas on ThanksgivingI would think the Cowboys game could be a thanksgiving game no? IMO its either going to be week 1 (primetime) or thanksgiving... That's if NFL wants the best ratings
Also.. I think we should split this out of the Playoff schedule thread
Because we get bored during our every season bye weeks?This is why people hate Patriots fans.
Could make a case that CBS will want to protect a KC/NE game for later in the season as that is a marquee AFC game.Cleveland seems very unlikely.
Almost every case there's been a good playoff reason to schedule the visitor. If we assume a Patriots SB win, Dallas makes sense if they make the SB or just as a ratings grab, or KC makes sense as the #1 seed & potentially an AFCCG rematch. KC is the obvious candidate.
- 2018 visiting team was a rematch of the Divisional round (and the previous-previous year's Super Bowl loser)
- 2017 the #2 seed, not an actual rematch of a playoff game
- 2016 the losing SB team
- 2015 the #3 seed, not an actual rematch
- 2014 the #4 seed, not a rematch
- 2013 #1 seed in rematch of Divisional round
- 2012 non-playoff team, divisional rivalry (Dallas)
- 2011 #5 seed & previous year's SB winner
- 2010 rematch of NFCCG, #2 seed
- 2009 #1 seed, not a rematch
- 2008 #6 seed, divisional rivalry, not a rematch
- 2007 #2 seed in opposite conference, New Orleans
- 2006 Miami, a non-playoff team, for some reason
- 2005 Oakland, a non-playoff team, for some reason (Tuck rule 3 years earlier?)
- 2004 AFCCG rematch, #3 seed
I don't think CBS gets to make that call.Could make a case that CBS will want to protect a KC/NE game for later in the season as that is a marquee AFC game.
An outside the box option is the Giants especially if Eli comes back. NY market, Brady/Eli history.
Sure they do. Each network gets to protect a game or two each year.I don't think CBS gets to make that call.
Cool - is there anywhere I can read more about those rules?Sure they do. Each network gets to protect a game or two each year.
The most valuable player in all of sports is a good QB on a cheap contract - usually a rookie contract but not always.Not sure where the best place to put this but interesting stat: the top 6 QBs in terms of annual contract value all missed the playoffs.
Also “Michigan”Pats seem to have trouble with Places that start with "Mi".
Miami,
Mile High
I do not want to play the Astros at home.
How do you explain Brady's success at his alma mater then?Pats seem to have trouble with Places that start with "Mi".
In that instance, he was on Team Mi. In fact, it makes sense that Mi is now his kryptonite. He was forged in the fires of Mi and now it's the only thing that can hurt him.How do you explain Brady's success at his alma mater then?
I wonder who the most expensive (as a percentage of his team's payroll) QB to ever win a Super Bowl was?The most valuable player in all of sports is a good QB on a cheap contract - usually a rookie contract but not always.
Its interesting until you realize most of them were hurt or suck. ACV is a bad way to measure this. By cap hit, Jimmy G, Carr, Stafford, Flacco and Luck are top 5. Then Brees, cousins, Wilson, Rapist, Eli.The most valuable player in all of sports is a good QB on a cheap contract - usually a rookie contract but not always.
Pats seem to have trouble with Places that start with "Mi".
Miami,
Mile High
I do not want to play the Astros at home.
Explains why the Pats have never beaten the Brewers on the roadAlso “Michigan”
I agree - the problem is mostly the timing of these contracts for mid tier QBs that pay them like top tier QBs.Its interesting until you realize most of them were hurt or suck. ACV is a bad way to measure this. By cap hit, Jimmy G, Carr, Stafford, Flacco and Luck are top 5. Then Brees, cousins, Wilson, Rapist, Eli.
The issue isn’t overpaid QBs. It does not help at all if they take up cap but Luck, Brees, , Wilson, Cousins and Big Ben have plenty of talent. Jimmy was hurt.
Flacco everyone knew was a no win, Eli is cooked.
Carr who knows.
I don’t disagree with the premise but they aren’t losing because one guy is overpaid. If you look back historically I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a pattern
Wow that’s good. Nerd.In that instance, he was on Team Mi. In fact, it makes sense that Mi is now his kryptonite. He was forged in the fires of Mi and now it's the only thing that can hurt him.
We've had this discussion before but I couldn't find it. At any rate, Steve Young is the highest at 13.1%. Only 4 QBs have won who accounted for more than 11%: Young, Brady, Peyton (twice) and Eli.I wonder who the most expensive (as a percentage of his team's payroll) QB to ever win a Super Bowl was?
I originally thought 2015 Denver would have been up there, but surprisingly, Peyton only took up 11.66% of their cap.
Brady's cap hit % his last two SB runs:
- 2014: 10.64%
- 2016: 8.62%
Eli in 2011 took up 11.61% of his team's cap space. Heh.
It's a lot easier to build a SB winning team if the QB is good and on a rookie contract. However, the converse - SB contenders require a rookie K QB - is not true, I agree with you.Its interesting until you realize most of them were hurt or suck. ACV is a bad way to measure this. By cap hit, Jimmy G, Carr, Stafford, Flacco and Luck are top 5. Then Brees, cousins, Wilson, Rapist, Eli.
The issue isn’t overpaid QBs. It does not help at all if they take up cap but Luck, Brees, , Wilson, Cousins and Big Ben have plenty of talent. Jimmy was hurt.
Flacco everyone knew was a no win, Eli is cooked.
Carr who knows.
I don’t disagree with the premise but they aren’t losing because one guy is overpaid. If you look back historically I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a pattern
That 2015 Broncos team was amazing. Peyton taking up all that cap space (2nd most ever for a SB-winning QB), but he was TERRIBLE that season. And yet despite Peyton taking up all that cap space, they still managed to put together good skill players (Ronnie Hillman and CJ Anderson at RB combined for 1583 rushing yards (4.41 avg) and 12 TDs on the ground and nearly 50 receptions. Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders went 105 rec, 1304 yds and 76 rec, 1135 yds, respectively. And they had a nice three-headed monster at TE in Vernon Davis, Virgil Green, and Owen Daniels, who combined for 78 rec and 891 yds.We've had this discussion before but I couldn't find it. At any rate, Steve Young is the highest at 13.1%. Only 4 QBs have won who accounted for more than 11%: Young, Brady, Peyton (twice) and Eli.
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/nfl-quarterback-salaries-salary-cap-kirk-cousins-free-agency
If I remember correctly, Elway signed some veterans - Chris Harris? Ware? Talib? - to deals that were cap friendly in 2015 as a "Last Hurrah for Peyton" but created dead money in future years.That 2015 Broncos team was amazing. Peyton taking up all that cap space (2nd most ever for a SB-winning QB), but he was TERRIBLE that season. And yet despite Peyton taking up all that cap space, they still managed to put together good skill players (Ronnie Hillman and CJ Anderson at RB combined for 1583 rushing yards (4.41 avg) and 12 TDs on the ground and nearly 50 receptions. Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders went 105 rec, 1304 yds and 76 rec, 1135 yds, respectively. And they had a nice three-headed monster at TE in Vernon Davis, Virgil Green, and Owen Daniels, who combined for 78 rec and 891 yds.
And their D was tremendous. Playmakers everywhere.
How did they manage to assemble all that OTHER talent, despite Manning taking up so much of the cap? Pretty amazing job by Elway putting that team together.
Ah, the essence of GFIN. Well, it worked.If I remember correctly, Elway signed some veterans - Chris Harris? Ware? Talib? - to deals that were cap friendly in 2015 as a "Last Hurrah for Peyton" but created dead money in future years.
And fuck BB for not putting Chung on him in 2015 AFCG.and Owen Daniels, who combined for 78 rec and 891 yds.
Harris was always a Bronco - they signed Ware, Talib and Ward after the 2013 SB embarrassment. Elway has been awful finding a QB, but he did a masterful job drafting a lot of that defense in the late rounds - Jackson was a fifth, Trevathan was a sixth and Harris and Barrett were undrafted, plus they picked up Marshall off the street.If I remember correctly, Elway signed some veterans - Chris Harris? Ware? Talib? - to deals that were cap friendly in 2015 as a "Last Hurrah for Peyton" but created dead money in future years.
Damn Lions.Also “Michigan”
MissouriDamn Lions.
Good News is i dont think any Playoff teams have an "Mi" that will come into play!