The NFL Thread: 2018 Preseason

[Baltimore-Ravens]

Unfortunately we are losing our offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. So that's not fun

Take Todd Haley from us, if you want. I'm not very attached to him.

How attached are you to Tomlin then?

[Thermodolia]

I saw that, but I haven't seen any reputable reports to corroborate that. Probably an edit by a butthurt Pittsburgh fan who likes Haley even less than I do.

I doubt that he's been fired so soon. That's something a hotheaded idiot like Bob Irsay would have done.

Well I haven't seen anything on ESPN so it's probably just a butthurt fan.

[Baltimore-Ravens]

This whole thing started with your post about the Cavs, the Cubs and the Chiefs thing, remember? I pointed out left forgot the NHL, so... thats how the Caps came in to the conversation as a deserving long downtrodden candidate for an NHL championship. Of course they have to actually win it. Who do you think they are? Donald Trump?

Yes, of course they have to actually win it, but if they did, I wouldn't say they deserved to win it.

Well I would. Hockey is hard.

[Idzequitch]

Take Todd Haley from us, if you want. I'm not very attached to him.

How attached are you to Tomlin then?

On a scale of 1-10? Probably a five. He's better than the guys that have been getting hired the past couple weeks, but he makes really questionable calls far too often.

[Baltimore-Ravens]

I doubt that he's been fired so soon. That's something a hotheaded idiot like Bob Irsay would have done.

Well I haven't seen anything on ESPN so it's probably just a butthurt fan.

Butthurt Fan Fake News! Omigod.

[Neo-Ixania]

Yes, of course they have to actually win it, but if they did, I wouldn't say they deserved to win it.

Well I would. Hockey is hard.

True, but like Lebron James once said: "Earned, not given."

[Baltimore-Ravens]

How attached are you to Tomlin then?

On a scale of 1-10? Probably a five. He's better than the guys that have been getting hired the past couple weeks, but he makes really questionable calls far too often.

All of the NFL headcoaches look like 5's next to Belichick. But OTOH, they all still have their souls.

[Thermodolia]

On a scale of 1-10? Probably a five. He's better than the guys that have been getting hired the past couple weeks, but he makes really questionable calls far too often.

All of the NFL headcoaches look like 5's next to Belichick. But OTOH, they all still have their souls.

Idk, Dan Quinn is pretty damn good. He's only been the headcoach for 2 years and the Falcons are already going to the super bowl.

[Baltimore-Ravens]

Well I would. Hockey is hard.

True, but like Lebron James once said: "Earned, not given."

Yep. In sports when you win it, you've earn it. That's just how sports work. But they all get paid like Kings either way. Makes them winners of a sort by some accounting.

[Baltimore-Ravens]

All of the NFL headcoaches look like 5's next to Belichick. But OTOH, they all still have their souls.

Idk, Dan Quinn is pretty damn good. He's only been the headcoach for 2 years and the Falcons are already going to the super bowl.

He inherited a lot of good players near to or in their primes. Put him in Cleveland and maybe he's not so great. Remember, Belichick WAS in Cleveland and was 11-5 in 1994.

[Idzequitch]

On a scale of 1-10? Probably a five. He's better than the guys that have been getting hired the past couple weeks, but he makes really questionable calls far too often.

All of the NFL headcoaches look like 5's next to Belichick. But OTOH, they all still have their souls.

It's a shame about Kubiak. I thought he was pretty good.
I was also skeptical when Atlanta fired Mike Smith, but Dan Quinn has worked out well for them.

Here's a question for you. Who do you think is the second best HC in the NFL right now?

[Idzequitch]

Idk, Dan Quinn is pretty damn good. He's only been the headcoach for 2 years and the Falcons are already going to the super bowl.

He inherited a lot of good players near to or in their primes. Put him in Cleveland and maybe he's not so great. Remember, Belichick WAS in Cleveland and was 11-5 in 1994.

From what I see, it seems like Quinn took a good team, but managed to get more out of them than Mike Smith ever could. So yeah, he walked into a pretty decent situation, but he's made the most of it.

[Baltimore-Ravens]

All of the NFL headcoaches look like 5's next to Belichick. But OTOH, they all still have their souls.

It's a shame about Kubiak. I thought he was pretty good.
I was also skeptical when Atlanta fired Mike Smith, but Dan Quinn has worked out well for them.

Here's a question for you. Who do you think is the second best HC in the NFL right now?

Off the top of my head? Well, Pete Carroll would be except for that one play he called with 20 seconds left in SB 49.

Maybe it's still him anyway.

[Neo-Ixania]

True, but like Lebron James once said: "Earned, not given."

Yep. In sports when you win it, you've earn it. That's just how sports work. But they all get paid like Kings either way. Makes them winners of a sort by some accounting.

Some end up kings like Mario Lemieux. Others end up peasants like the rest of us like Antoine Walker.

[Thermodolia]

All of the NFL headcoaches look like 5's next to Belichick. But OTOH, they all still have their souls.

It's a shame about Kubiak. I thought he was pretty good.
I was also skeptical when Atlanta fired Mike Smith, but Dan Quinn has worked out well for them.

Here's a question for you. Who do you think is the second best HC in the NFL right now?

I was glad when they fired Mike Smith

[Baltimore-Ravens]

Yep. In sports when you win it, you've earn it. That's just how sports work. But they all get paid like Kings either way. Makes them winners of a sort by some accounting.

Some end up kings like Mario Lemieux. Others end up peasants like the rest of us like Antoine Walker.

All of them need to make good financial decisions after they get paid. Many don't. Cal Ripken is one rich SOB now.

[Idzequitch]

It's a shame about Kubiak. I thought he was pretty good.
I was also skeptical when Atlanta fired Mike Smith, but Dan Quinn has worked out well for them.

Here's a question for you. Who do you think is the second best HC in the NFL right now?

Off the top of my head? Well, Pete Carroll would be except for that one play he called with 20 seconds left in SB 49.

Maybe it's still him anyway.

He's one of the ones who came to mind when I asked. Also McCarthy (despite today's loss).
Dark horses might be Ron Rivera and Bruce Arians.

[Baltimore-Ravens]

It's a shame about Kubiak. I thought he was pretty good.
I was also skeptical when Atlanta fired Mike Smith, but Dan Quinn has worked out well for them.

Here's a question for you. Who do you think is the second best HC in the NFL right now?

I was glad when they fired Mike Smith

He was one of many former Raven assistant coaches that became headcoaches after their stints with the Ravens. It's amazing how many there have been. None have won the SB prize though, but I'd bet on Jack Del Rio possibly getting there in the next few years.

[Luminesa]

All of the NFL headcoaches look like 5's next to Belichick. But OTOH, they all still have their souls.

It's a shame about Kubiak. I thought he was pretty good.
I was also skeptical when Atlanta fired Mike Smith, but Dan Quinn has worked out well for them.

Here's a question for you. Who do you think is the second best HC in the NFL right now?

Behind Belichick?
...Well...

[Thermodolia]

I was glad when they fired Mike Smith

He was one of many former Raven assistant coaches that became headcoaches after their stints with the Ravens. It's amazing how many there have been. None have won the SB prize though, but I'd bet on Jack Del Rio possibly getting there in the next few years.

The Raiders? Are you serious?

[Ranoria]

He was one of many former Raven assistant coaches that became headcoaches after their stints with the Ravens. It's amazing how many there have been. None have won the SB prize though, but I'd bet on Jack Del Rio possibly getting there in the next few years.

The Raiders? Are you serious?

We all know Mike Mularkey's going to get the next ten or twenty lombardi trophies for the Titans.

*glances around to see everyone laughing*

What?

[Thermodolia]

It's a shame about Kubiak. I thought he was pretty good.
I was also skeptical when Atlanta fired Mike Smith, but Dan Quinn has worked out well for them.

Here's a question for you. Who do you think is the second best HC in the NFL right now?

Behind Belichick?
...Well...

Let me guess his name begins with a "P" and ends with a "N"?

[Idzequitch]

He was one of many former Raven assistant coaches that became headcoaches after their stints with the Ravens. It's amazing how many there have been. None have won the SB prize though, but I'd bet on Jack Del Rio possibly getting there in the next few years.

The Raiders? Are you serious?

Did you see Derek Carr this season? After Brady, Brees, Roethlisberger and Rodgers retire, he might be the best QB in the league.

[Thermodolia]

The Raiders? Are you serious?

Did you see Derek Carr this season? After Brady, Brees, Roethlisberger and Rodgers retire, he might be the best QB in the league.

Aren't you forgetting someone? And no I really didn't see them this year

[Ranoria]

Did you see Derek Carr this season? After Brady, Brees, Roethlisberger and Rodgers retire, he might be the best QB in the league.

Aren't you forgetting someone? And no I really didn't see them this year

You mean Marcus?

Derek Carr was brilliant this season though, really. Really fun to watch. If they can beef up their D a tiny bit more, that team will become terrifying. Actually, they already are.