• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

NFL 2022-2023

#362
Gaolee said:
This will be a lost season. The Seahawks suck. That's been coming for a while. The Browns suck. That's a given even if they have glimpses of confidence. Those glimpses will be extinguished. And the Mariners are flailing for the time being. Good thing the Huskies are halfway ok.
Click to expand...
I'm in a similar situation. As has been usual for the past 10 years the Dolphins are looking good early. I'm not falling for it again this year. They'll suck soon enough. My Cardinals will make a Wildcard spot but haven't been able to beat the top teams regularly so they won't go far. At least my beloved Sooners look very solid so far. Saturday night's game will be a good test for them.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Gaolee
#363
SoonerBill said:
I'm in a similar situation. As has been usual for the past 10 years the Dolphins are looking good early. I'm not falling for it again this year. They'll suck soon enough. My Cardinals will make a Wildcard spot but haven't been able to beat the top teams regularly so they won't go far. At least my beloved Sooners look very solid so far. Saturday night's game will be a good test for them.
Click to expand...
I think the Fins are *starting* to turn a corner. I like what McDaniel is doing with Tua and the offense. But the running game and the defense remain questionable. All the love Miami has been getting this week is going to fade when the harsh reality that is the 2022 Bills comes to town. The Dolphins simply aren't in their league, at least yet. I could see Miami earning a wild card spot over the course of the season if they stay healthy. But no more than that.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Funky Ghost, SoonerBill and Chris Fitzgerald
#364
GregC said:
I think the Fins are *starting* to turn a corner. I like what McDaniel is doing with Tua and the offense. But the running game and the defense remain questionable. All the love Miami has been getting this week is going to fade when the harsh reality that is the 2022 Bills comes to town. The Dolphins simply aren't in their league, at least yet. I could see Miami earning a wild card spot over the course of the season if they stay healthy. But no more than that.
Click to expand...
That's exactly how I see it. I'd take a wildcard this year and build on that.
 
  • Like
Reactions: GregC
#366
gln1955 said:
If the Stillers don't win tonight, I'll be tempted to write off the season early.
Click to expand...
They're pretty much toast. Devin Bush is worthless at inside LB. Miles Jack wasn't much better.

Virtually nobody on defense could tackle, and they weren't much better in coverage. Rookie George Pickens made a spectacular one-handed catch. But then later in the game he tried to do the same thing again, whereas had he used both hands he would have probably made the catch on what would have been a huge play. Najee Harris can probably do a lot of things well, but he hasn't shown me much as a running back. Nick Chubb was carrying 3 or 4 Steelers for extra yards all night, while Harris was going down on first contact.

Looks to be a lost season. And if Cincinnati gets their O-line going, the Steelers will probably end up cellar-dwellers in the AFC North.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Bassball Fever, gln1955 and MJ5150
#367
Jeff K said:
They're pretty much toast. Devin Bush is worthless at inside LB. Miles Jack wasn't much better.

Virtually nobody on defense could tackle, and they weren't much better in coverage. Rookie George Pickens made a spectacular one-handed catch. But then later in the game he tried to do the same thing again, whereas had he used both hands he would have probably made the catch on what would have been a huge play. Najee Harris can probably do a lot of things well, but he hasn't shown me much as a running back. Nick Chubb was carrying 3 or 4 Steelers for extra yards all night, while Harris was going down on first contact.

Looks to be a lost season. And if Cincinnati gets their O-line going, the Steelers will probably end up cellar-dwellers in the AFC North.
Click to expand...

The Steelers are hard to watch right now. The heart of that team is on the sidelines and there's just no fire there. Minkah and Cam have their moments, but rest of the defense is average at best. In a game like this, Ben would have taken over the play calling in the 4th and possibly won it on sheer will. Trubisky is just a guy out there, not bad, but nothing special when they need it.

And I am way past done with Matt Canada.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Bassball Fever, MJ5150, Chris Fitzgerald and 1 other person
#372
GregC said:
View attachment 4820998
Click to expand...
Not to mention, they're named the Browns and their main color and helmets are orange.
Was just talking about silly team names this morning and trying to guess where they got the ideas and what drugs they were on.
The Browns made #2, after the Bills.
Now, I loved football as a kid and was a huge fan during the Kelly/Superbowls era. And now that they finally have a good team again after 30 yrs, I've been watching the games again. Actually, watching football in general again. Also, the Bills are my hometown team.
That said,.....they have THE undisputed, most idiotic name in football. Possibly sports.
I've always thought that and never got used to saying it without thinking it was stupid.
First, there haven't been bison in western NY in over 200 yrs. Second, the city/area was originally called a French word that meant beautiful river (forget the word) that sounded vaguely like Buffalo. So, nothing about the city has anything to do with actual bison, so the bison on the helmet is stupid. Also, the team was named after "Buffalo" Bill Cody,....a bison hunter.
So, your emblem is a bison, but you're named after a guy who killed bison?
And why isn't there a "Bill" on the helmet?
The answer is that there are no answers. The whole thing is one layer of nonsense after another.
So yeah, the whole "Browns" thing is kinda silly, but the Bills might have it beat.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Gaolee, dwm74 and Inky13
#375
RichterScale said:
Not to mention, they're named the Browns and their main color and helmets are orange.
Was just talking about silly team names this morning and trying to guess where they got the ideas and what drugs they were on.
The Browns made #2, after the Bills.
Now, I loved football as a kid and was a huge fan during the Kelly/Superbowls era. And now that they finally have a good team again after 30 yrs, I've been watching the games again. Actually, watching football in general again. Also, the Bills are my hometown team.
That said,.....they have THE undisputed, most idiotic name in football. Possibly sports.
I've always thought that and never got used to saying it without thinking it was stupid.
First, there haven't been bison in western NY in over 200 yrs. Second, the city/area was originally called a French word that meant beautiful river (forget the word) that sounded vaguely like Buffalo. So, nothing about the city has anything to do with actual bison, so the bison on the helmet is stupid. Also, the team was named after "Buffalo" Bill Cody,....a bison hunter.
So, your emblem is a bison, but you're named after a guy who killed bison?
And why isn't there a "Bill" on the helmet?
The answer is that there are no answers. The whole thing is one layer of nonsense after another.
So yeah, the whole "Browns" thing is kinda silly, but the Bills might have it beat.
Click to expand...

The Browns are named for Paul Brown, co-founder and first coach of the team, so there is some real history there. Thankfully, that did not set a trend of naming, or worse, renaming teams for people in the organization. We might now have the Cleveland Haslams or Cleveland Stefanskis.
 
  • Like
Reactions: DaveDeVille, MonetBass, dwm74 and 3 others
#376
gln1955 said:
The Browns are named for Paul Brown, co-founder and first coach of the team
Click to expand...
One of my guesses was that it might've been someone's name. Cool. I didn't research it.
You have to admit though, the more you unpack the Bills name (and the city), the more nonsensical it is.
Probably better to not think about it.
Just put on a chicken wing hat and do a flying elbow through a table that's on fire.
 
#378
First, the excuses:
Misses killed the Bills today. Missed field goal, missed calls (horrible officiating), missing players, missed td pass, missed pick 6, missed cover for the visiting bench....

There, now that THAT is out of the way, I think the biggest failure by the Bills this week was preparation for the conditions. These guys should have been way more hydrated from start to finish.

And for those (like me) wondering, the NFLPA is investigating how a guy that can barely stagger to the sidelines passed concussion protocols and returned to play.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Inky13
#379
Well, color me surprised! Now I'm not going to make too much of this, as Buffalo was missing a bunch of players AND it's rare to win a game where the opponent generates more than twice as much offense. But credit Miami's defense for stepping up when it mattered most, creating the sole turnover and stopping the Bills in the red zone--they came away with just 3 points in their last 3 trips. And Tua was efficient and made a couple huge plays, especially the 3rd-and-22 pass to Waddle.

Tough times for NFL tablets lately.:roflmao:


GregC said:
I think the Fins are *starting* to turn a corner. I like what McDaniel is doing with Tua and the offense. But the running game and the defense remain questionable. All the love Miami has been getting this week is going to fade when the harsh reality that is the 2022 Bills comes to town. The Dolphins simply aren't in their league, at least yet. I could see Miami earning a wild card spot over the course of the season if they stay healthy. But no more than that.
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Gaolee, DblG, Inky13 and 1 other person
#380
I don't care who you are, how good of shape you're in and how much you "hydrate", that's just too hot and humid to be wearing that much equip and physically exerting yourself for hours. Kudos to all those players for just not dying yesterday.
That said, Miami's defense was a monster yesterday. So much so that their offense only needed 21 pts, only spent 20 total mins on the field and didn't even work their star receivers. And their defense stayed a monster for the entire 40 min they were on the field,....in that heat!
It was basically Josh Allen vs Miami defense. No one else could hang. And in the end, you saw Allen's legs give a little and threw that last TD pass into the ground. Helluva game. Gotta give it to Miami's defense.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Gaolee and GregC

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back