NFL Thread v2: The 2020 NFL Season!

[Ranoria]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dUhmS5jNYg

Get this man a contract.

[Idzequitch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dUhmS5jNYg

Get this man a contract.

Schefty is my absolute favorite NFL reporter. Used to follow him at NFL Network, then followed him to ESPN. He often posts stories to social media in the middle of the night, leading to rumors that the man doesn't sleep. And also he's got a sense of humor, as seen here.

Stay cool, Schefter.

[Jerzylvania]

Colts @ Patriots
Titans @ Bills
Giants @ Panthers
Dolphins @ Bengals
Ravens @ Browns
Packers @ Lions
Jaguars @ Chiefs
Broncos @ Jets
Falcons @ Steelers
Raiders @ Chargers
Vikings @ Eagles
Cardinals @ 49ers
Rams @ Seahawks
Cowboys @ Texans
Redskins @ Saints

Jerzy ^picks for week 5. Subject to possible revisions. I am 1-1 on revised picks this year.

[Zurkerx]

Colts @ Patriots
Titans @ Bills
Giants @ Panthers
Dolphins @ Bengals
Ravens @ Browns
Packers @ Lions
Jaguars @ Chiefs
Broncos @ Jets
Falcons @ Steelers
Raiders @ Chargers
Vikings @ Eagles
Cardinals @ 49ers
Rams @ Seahawks
Cowboys @ Texans
Redskins @ Saints

Jerzy ^picks for week 5. Subject to possible revisions. I am 1-1 on revised picks this year.

Quite interesting you are taking the Redskins over the Saints. While the Saints' D ain't that great, their offense has been saving them. It'll probably be close given we have two good QBs playing against each other.

[Greater vakolicci haven]

Is Mixon likely to be playing this week?

[Luminesa]

Colts @ Patriots
Titans @ Bills
Giants @ Panthers
Dolphins @ Bengals
Ravens @ Browns
Packers @ Lions
Jaguars @ Chiefs
Broncos @ Jets
Falcons @ Steelers
Raiders @ Chargers
Vikings @ Eagles
Cardinals @ 49ers
Rams @ Seahawks
Cowboys @ Texans
Redskins @ Saints

Jerzy ^picks for week 5. Subject to possible revisions. I am 1-1 on revised picks this year.

Man, what I ever did to you to deserve this.

[Zurkerx]

Is Mixon likely to be playing this week?

Rumor has it yes, especially since Bernard hasn't practice in the past two days (and the fact that Mixon has had limited practice).

[Jerzyland]

Colts @ Patriots
Titans @ Bills
Giants @ Panthers
Dolphins @ Bengals
Ravens @ Browns
Packers @ Lions
Jaguars @ Chiefs
Broncos @ Jets
Falcons @ Steelers
Raiders @ Chargers
Vikings @ Eagles
Cardinals @ 49ers
Rams @ Seahawks
Cowboys @ Texans
Redskins @ Saints

Jerzy ^picks for week 5. Subject to possible revisions. I am 1-1 on revised picks this year.

Man, what I ever did to you to deserve this.

Whooaa dare. Nuthin' personal, Lum. Ahh railly ratha de Saints ween dis here game. Dis is jus' one o' de coupla games ahh am sittin' on de fence 'bout. Skins be cummin off a bae.

[Idzequitch]

All of you who are picking Pittsburgh: I hope you're right. But I really don't think you are.

Then again, I've gotten the Steeler pick wrong every week so far.

[Kohr]

All of you who are picking Pittsburgh: I hope you're right. But I really don't think you are.

Then again, I've gotten the Steeler pick wrong every week so far.

Speaking of picks, is anyone else picking for tonight?

[Jerzyland]

All of you who are picking Pittsburgh: I hope you're right. But I really don't think you are.

Then again, I've gotten the Steeler pick wrong every week so far.

ATL is a team that has given me fits over the years. They do the opposite of my pick on their game more than any other team.

OTOH, on a subconscious level, I may have picked PITT just to make sure they lose. Wouldn't that be wild? But, umm, I wouldn't know about that consciously. No sir.

*shields eyes from swinging antique pocket watch*

[Idzequitch]

All of you who are picking Pittsburgh: I hope you're right. But I really don't think you are.

Then again, I've gotten the Steeler pick wrong every week so far.

ATL is a team that has given me fits over the years. They do the opposite of my pick on their game more than any other team.

OTOH, on a subconscious level, I may have picked PITT just to make sure they lose. Wouldn't that be wild? But, umm, I wouldn't know about that consciously. No sir.

*shields eyes from swinging antique pocket watch*

I may have been guilty of that too. The Steelers beat the Bucs last time I picked against them. Maybe they'll do it again if I pick Atlanta.

[Zurkerx]

Yeah, it seems the Patriots are well, the Patriots. Slow to start but, once they go, there ain't nothin stopin them.

[Jerzyland]

Yeah, it seems the Patriots are well, the Patriots. Slow to start but, once they go, there ain't nothin stopin them.

The Colts are who we thought they were. No big deal beating the Irsayinapolis Colts. I know these guys. Luck won't be right until next year anyway bc these severe injuries take a long time to heal 100%. Losing a bunch of games this year anyway possible is fine. Just do whatever is needed to get a top 5 pick in the draft. Maybe even go for 4th and 4 from your own 42 with 27 seconds in OT... then throw the ball into the ground in front of your wide open receiver. Oh yeah.

[The South Falls]

Yeah, it seems the Patriots are well, the Patriots. Slow to start but, once they go, there ain't nothin stopin them.

The Colts are who we thought they were. No big deal beating the Irsayinapolis Colts. I know these guys. Luck won't be right until next year anyway bc these severe injuries take a long time to heal 100%. Losing a bunch of games this year anyway possible is fine. Just do whatever is needed to get a top 5 pick in the draft. Maybe even go for 4th and 4 from your own 42 with 27 seconds in OT... then throw the ball into the ground in front of your wide open receiver. Oh yeah.

Something makes me thing this makes you happy. Way too happy.

[Ameriganastan]

Yeah, I knew this game would be a wash. I think I'll watch Doctor Who instead of the rest.

[The South Falls]

Yeah, I knew this game would be a wash. I think I'll watch Doctor Who instead of the rest.

Well, I'm 1-0 for the week. You?

[Ameriganastan]

Yeah, I knew this game would be a wash. I think I'll watch Doctor Who instead of the rest.

Well, I'm 1-0 for the week. You?

Same as you. Literally everyone in there picked New England.

[The South Falls]

Well, I'm 1-0 for the week. You?

Same as you. Literally everyone in there picked New England.

So we know who isn't a ťřůę colts fan.

[Zurkerx]

Yeah, I knew this game would be a wash. I think I'll watch Doctor Who instead of the rest.

White has gotten me some good points for fantasy already, I'm happy regardless who wins tonight.

[Ranoria]

Alright guys, here’s some dudes in the NFL who I think, if they retired today, would be inducted into the HoF.

QBs:
Tom Brady: Self explanatory. Arguably the best Q of all time.
Aaron Rodgers: Absolutely insane to watch this guy play. No doubt in my mind. 2x MVP, 2x conference champ(right?), Hail Mary king, super bowl champ, multiple time 40 TD passer.
My long shot: Russell Wilson. He’s unbelievable to watch, and his super bowl win, 2 conference championships, are nice. I don’t know if his production is enough, however, with 23,000 passing yards and 168 TDs (to only 59 INT!), but 3,300 rushing yards and 16 scores there doesn’t hurt.

RBs:
Adrian Peterson: ‘nuff said. Had a 2,000 hard MVP season, over 100 career rushing scores. 12,500 career rushing yards. Monster.
Marshawn Lynch: A guy who’s approaching 13,000 total yards and 90 total TDs, has 10,000 rushing yards and 84 scores there, along with his legendary ‘beast quake’ run, Lynch was a borderline HoF player before coming back. Now, he’s in imo.
My long shot: Frank Gore. Gore has 14,100 career rushing yards, almost 80 scores. Now, I know that he gets ripped for not being a super productive guy year to year, and just producing due to longevity. But I think people forget the runner that he used to be. This guy has 7 career seasons over 1,100 yards, two more over 1,000. He was 3rd in the NFL in rushing with 1,695 yards. 49ers all time leader in rushing yards and scores. 1 time all pro, 5 time pro bowler.

WR:
Larry Fitzgerald. One of the all time leaders in pretty much every significant receiving category. No brainer here, honestly.
Julio Jones: the amount of times that this guy has gone off for over 250 yards, 3, is insane. He’s going to have 10,000 receiving yards st the end of the season, and his 2015 year is good for 2nd most yards in a season all time, I believe.
Antonio Brown: Best in the NFL right now, and his 2015 season is right there with Jones’s. Also, already over 10,000 yards, and he has 5 straight seasons of over a hundred catches, 1,250 yards, and 8 scores.
Brandon Marshall: over 12,000 career receiving yards, nearly a thousand career catches, and 83 touchdowns.
My long shot: AJ Green. Maybe not a huge long shot, but 8,500 career yards, 500 catches, to go along with 7 pro bows and 4 all pros.

TE:
Gronk. Too 2 TE all time. Done.
Antonio Gates. Insane production and longevity. Second season where he’s pushed retirement to the side, now, in order to help out his squad.
Greg Olsen. unreal production over his career. 8,500 yards is insane for a tight end, and he might have three to four more ears in him.
My long shot: Jimmy Graham. Also maybe not a long shot, but I’m pretty sure this guy led the NFL in receiving in 2010 or something, and is damn close to 7,000 career yards, already owning 70 touchdowns.

OL:
Marshal Yanda. a, what, 6 time pro bowler? He’s consistently one of the best OL in the NFL.
Alex Mack. Dude’s a stud, through and through. 5 time pro bowler who was a key cog in Atlanta’s super bowl run, and had that memorable moment last year in which he dragged Freeman into the end zone. Three time all pro.
Jason Peters. Dude has been great for a long time. A shocking 9 pro bowls and 6 all pros, and he’s in his 15th season.
My long shot: Andrew Whitworth: 3 time all pro, 4 time pro bowl, one first team all pro being last year at age 36.

DL:
J.J. Watt: 3 time DPOY. 2 20 sack season. 1st ballot.
Von Miller: yeah, ik, he’s an OLB, but he’s a pass rusher. 83 career sacks and the dominant playoff run in 2015, ending with the super bowl mvp award.
Cameron Wake: 93 career sacks, incredible longevity, 4 time all pro, 5 time pro bowl, and his time in the CFL, 2 Defensive MVPs and 39 sacks.
My long shot:Calais Campbell: only 74 career sacks, but this dude has been a force throughout his career, and last year’s

To be continueddominant season will give him a push in my opinion.

[Idzequitch]

Alright guys, here’s some dudes in the NFL who I think, if they retired today, would be inducted into the HoF.

QBs:
Tom Brady: Self explanatory. Arguably the best Q of all time.
Aaron Rodgers: Absolutely insane to watch this guy play. No doubt in my mind. 2x MVP, 2x conference champ(right?), Hail Mary king, super bowl champ, multiple time 40 TD passer.
My long shot: Russell Wilson. He’s unbelievable to watch, and his super bowl win, 2 conference championships, are nice. I don’t know if his production is enough, however, with 23,000 passing yards and 168 TDs (to only 59 INT!), but 3,300 rushing yards and 16 scores there doesn’t hurt.

RBs:
Adrian Peterson: ‘nuff said. Had a 2,000 hard MVP season, over 100 career rushing scores. 12,500 career rushing yards. Monster.
Marshawn Lynch: A guy who’s approaching 13,000 total yards and 90 total TDs, has 10,000 rushing yards and 84 scores there, along with his legendary ‘beast quake’ run, Lynch was a borderline HoF player before coming back. Now, he’s in imo.
My long shot: Frank Gore. Gore has 14,100 career rushing yards, almost 80 scores. Now, I know that he gets ripped for not being a super productive guy year to year, and just producing due to longevity. But I think people forget the runner that he used to be. This guy has 7 career seasons over 1,100 yards, two more over 1,000. He was 3rd in the NFL in rushing with 1,695 yards. 49ers all time leader in rushing yards and scores. 1 time all pro, 5 time pro bowler.

WR:
Larry Fitzgerald. One of the all time leaders in pretty much every significant receiving category. No brainer here, honestly.
Julio Jones: the amount of times that this guy has gone off for over 250 yards, 3, is insane. He’s going to have 10,000 receiving yards st the end of the season, and his 2015 year is good for 2nd most yards in a season all time, I believe.
Antonio Brown: Best in the NFL right now, and his 2015 season is right there with Jones’s. Also, already over 10,000 yards, and he has 5 straight seasons of over a hundred catches, 1,250 yards, and 8 scores.
Brandon Marshall: over 12,000 career receiving yards, nearly a thousand career catches, and 83 touchdowns.
My long shot: AJ Green. Maybe not a huge long shot, but 8,500 career yards, 500 catches, to go along with 7 pro bows and 4 all pros.

TE:
Gronk. Too 2 TE all time. Done.
Antonio Gates. Insane production and longevity. Second season where he’s pushed retirement to the side, now, in order to help out his squad.
Greg Olsen. unreal production over his career. 8,500 yards is insane for a tight end, and he might have three to four more ears in him.
My long shot: Jimmy Graham. Also maybe not a long shot, but I’m pretty sure this guy led the NFL in receiving in 2010 or something, and is damn close to 7,000 career yards, already owning 70 touchdowns.

OL:
Marshal Yanda. a, what, 6 time pro bowler? He’s consistently one of the best OL in the NFL.
Alex Mack. Dude’s a stud, through and through. 5 time pro bowler who was a key cog in Atlanta’s super bowl run, and had that memorable moment last year in which he dragged Freeman into the end zone. Three time all pro.
Jason Peters. Dude has been great for a long time. A shocking 9 pro bowls and 6 all pros, and he’s in his 15th season.
My long shot: Andrew Whitworth: 3 time all pro, 4 time pro bowl, one first team all pro being last year at age 36.

DL:
J.J. Watt: 3 time DPOY. 2 20 sack season. 1st ballot.
Von Miller: yeah, ik, he’s an OLB, but he’s a pass rusher. 83 career sacks and the dominant playoff run in 2015, ending with the super bowl mvp award.
Cameron Wake: 93 career sacks, incredible longevity, 4 time all pro, 5 time pro bowl, and his time in the CFL, 2 Defensive MVPs and 39 sacks.
My long shot:Calais Campbell: only 74 career sacks, but this dude has been a force throughout his career, and last year’s

To be continueddominant season will give him a push in my opinion.

Brady got TD #500 tonight too. Brees could be right behind him on Monday.

Speaking of Brees, there's no way in this reality that he doesn't make HOF. Roethlisberger either, tbh.

[Ranoria]

Alright guys, here’s some dudes in the NFL who I think, if they retired today, would be inducted into the HoF.

QBs:
Tom Brady: Self explanatory. Arguably the best Q of all time.
Aaron Rodgers: Absolutely insane to watch this guy play. No doubt in my mind. 2x MVP, 2x conference champ(right?), Hail Mary king, super bowl champ, multiple time 40 TD passer.
My long shot: Russell Wilson. He’s unbelievable to watch, and his super bowl win, 2 conference championships, are nice. I don’t know if his production is enough, however, with 23,000 passing yards and 168 TDs (to only 59 INT!), but 3,300 rushing yards and 16 scores there doesn’t hurt.

RBs:
Adrian Peterson: ‘nuff said. Had a 2,000 hard MVP season, over 100 career rushing scores. 12,500 career rushing yards. Monster.
Marshawn Lynch: A guy who’s approaching 13,000 total yards and 90 total TDs, has 10,000 rushing yards and 84 scores there, along with his legendary ‘beast quake’ run, Lynch was a borderline HoF player before coming back. Now, he’s in imo.
My long shot: Frank Gore. Gore has 14,100 career rushing yards, almost 80 scores. Now, I know that he gets ripped for not being a super productive guy year to year, and just producing due to longevity. But I think people forget the runner that he used to be. This guy has 7 career seasons over 1,100 yards, two more over 1,000. He was 3rd in the NFL in rushing with 1,695 yards. 49ers all time leader in rushing yards and scores. 1 time all pro, 5 time pro bowler.

WR:
Larry Fitzgerald. One of the all time leaders in pretty much every significant receiving category. No brainer here, honestly.
Julio Jones: the amount of times that this guy has gone off for over 250 yards, 3, is insane. He’s going to have 10,000 receiving yards st the end of the season, and his 2015 year is good for 2nd most yards in a season all time, I believe.
Antonio Brown: Best in the NFL right now, and his 2015 season is right there with Jones’s. Also, already over 10,000 yards, and he has 5 straight seasons of over a hundred catches, 1,250 yards, and 8 scores.
Brandon Marshall: over 12,000 career receiving yards, nearly a thousand career catches, and 83 touchdowns.
My long shot: AJ Green. Maybe not a huge long shot, but 8,500 career yards, 500 catches, to go along with 7 pro bows and 4 all pros.

TE:
Gronk. Too 2 TE all time. Done.
Antonio Gates. Insane production and longevity. Second season where he’s pushed retirement to the side, now, in order to help out his squad.
Greg Olsen. unreal production over his career. 8,500 yards is insane for a tight end, and he might have three to four more ears in him.
My long shot: Jimmy Graham. Also maybe not a long shot, but I’m pretty sure this guy led the NFL in receiving in 2010 or something, and is damn close to 7,000 career yards, already owning 70 touchdowns.

OL:
Marshal Yanda. a, what, 6 time pro bowler? He’s consistently one of the best OL in the NFL.
Alex Mack. Dude’s a stud, through and through. 5 time pro bowler who was a key cog in Atlanta’s super bowl run, and had that memorable moment last year in which he dragged Freeman into the end zone. Three time all pro.
Jason Peters. Dude has been great for a long time. A shocking 9 pro bowls and 6 all pros, and he’s in his 15th season.
My long shot: Andrew Whitworth: 3 time all pro, 4 time pro bowl, one first team all pro being last year at age 36.

DL:
J.J. Watt: 3 time DPOY. 2 20 sack season. 1st ballot.
Von Miller: yeah, ik, he’s an OLB, but he’s a pass rusher. 83 career sacks and the dominant playoff run in 2015, ending with the super bowl mvp award.
Cameron Wake: 93 career sacks, incredible longevity, 4 time all pro, 5 time pro bowl, and his time in the CFL, 2 Defensive MVPs and 39 sacks.
My long shot:Calais Campbell: only 74 career sacks, but this dude has been a force throughout his career, and last year’s

To be continueddominant season will give him a push in my opinion.

Brady got TD #500 tonight too. Brees could be right behind him on Monday.

Speaking of Brees, there's no way in this reality that he doesn't make HOF. Roethlisberger either, tbh.

Yep, for sure. I just kinda did QBs that popped into my head. The other dudes I went team by team

[Thermodolia]

Patriots over Colts
Broncos over Jets
Packers over Lions
Panthers over Giants
Bills over Titans
Falcons over Steelers
Ravens over Browns
Bengals over Dolphins
Chiefs over Jaguars
Chargers over Raiders
Vikings over Eagles
Rams over Seahawks
Niners over Cardinals
Cowboys over Texans
Saints over Redskins

[Ranoria]

Not gonna lie, Brady didn’t deserve those two INTs on his stat sheet...but I won’t complain.