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it feels like every time they use this, no matter how obvious it is or how many defensive players rush the line, they get 2-3 yards. it seems to me like they could go for 2 and get every time, which could be a huge advantage in the long run of certain games. my brother asked this question last night during the xp after the qb sneak td and neither me or my dad had an answer because it seems like it would work 100%. is there a reason they don’t do this?

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PFF dropped this article a few days ago and I thought it might be interessting to discuss those candidates (and our own darkhorse candidates).

Also I would like to feel the temperature from different fan bases on who might be looking for a new GM in 2024 (Raiders? Patriots? Panthers?)

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2024-general-manager-candidates-rising-stars-analytics-talent-evaluation

P.S I know this article is behind a paywall (and archive.ph doesn't work on this one), still thought it would make for an interesssting discussion.

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On a per game basis Miami leads with 2.2, Bills and Vikings have 2.0 passing TDs per game.

Cleveland has 0.8 per game, the Steelers 0.7, and the Jets have 0.6 passing TDs per game.

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This man is an inspiration. This isn’t a shit post. I’ve struggled with alopecia my entire life. I went completely bald in 5th grade, and it took a huge tole on my self confidence.

I went from being friends with everybody, and having a ton of friends, to being ostracized because I looked weird. The impact alopecia has on people’s lives is incredibly understated. I have an extremely loving family, but even they tell me “oh it was just a hair thing. nobody really cares.”

But the reality is, it did matter. I immediately noticed a difference in the way I was treated when it first happened. I was an amazing baseball player, but completely lost confidence when people would stare at my head in the dugout instead of my eyes. I would hit a double, and score, and have to hi five my teammates as they stared at my head.

Of course they meant no harm, but they had never seen a bald kid. They thought I had cancer or some shit. I went into middle school wearing a beanie every day. I saw the characters in South Park and thought “oh people will see it as normal in time.” Nope. All of the girls I liked, didn’t like me back. I had no hope for romance, despite being a good looking person despite alopecia.

I was always great at sports. I loved it more than anything. But ill never forget my warmup in highschool football, where we were supposed to have a show of intimidation. We were all supposed to take our helmets off at the same time, and I was the only person that didn’t. I was a dominant DE, but couldn’t do it. Shoutout my coach for talking to me after and understanding, but fuck. I wish I could have just played the game I loved.

But anyway, Josh Dobbs is a fucking beast. For all of us alopecia brothers, to see a guy dominant in life, as a rocket scientist and an NFL QB, we needed it. Thank you dobbs for the inspiration. Much love ❤️ 💯

I know he isn’t the first. Shoutout Ryan Shazier. But to dominate in all aspects of life, fuck yeah man. I Love Josh Dobbs.

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Looking at the post-Brady Patriots, we know about 2020 and the Cam experiment gone awry yet they still salvaged a respectable 7-9 with good wins over the Raiders/Cardinals/Ravens (all .500 or better)

Last year had the Patricia/Judge offensive disaster, and we're seeing how things are playing out this year.

But in between, the 2021 team was flirting with the AFC #1 seed. The team started 2-4 but 3 of those games were winnable (OT vs Dallas, a redzone fumble vs MIA, Brady vs Belichick where Mac played well but a doinked FG did them in)

Then came a 7 game win streak including impressive wins vs the Chargers, Browns, Titans. The latter games saw Mac Jones thrown 3 TD's twice and the CLE game featured Jakobi Meyers finally catching a TD pass (he had previously thrown 2 TD's and caught 2 2PC's)

The peak for those Pats was that famous MNF wind game at Buffalo where Mac Jones didn't throw a lot but they got a long TD run and clutch late goal line stand got them to 9-4.

At that point, they were also the AFC #1 seed and there was talk of a possible TB/NE Brady vs Belichick SB.

But after that, it all went downhill.

Even off a bye and with a 2 game lead in the AFCE, they got dominated on a Saturday night in Indy by Jonathan Taylor- I mean the Colts- and then lost the Buffalo rematch where Josh Allen went Super Saiyan. Mac Jones also went from the OROY favorite to losing the award when those losses coincided with Ja'Marr Chase going bonkers vs KC/BAL

Then, in a playoff rematch in arctic cold weather that seemingly favored the Pats, Josh Allen went Ultimate Super Saiyan in the famous 'every drive was a TD except for kneeldowns at the end of each half' game.

Since that MNF Wind Game, New England is 11-21.

How did NE go from looking like they had their guy post-Brady to Mac basically being on the outs?

Was it REALLY as simple as McDaniels leaving? Or is there more to it?

Like Mac going from Brady heir apparent to barely better than Zach Wilson is something none of us would have guessed as recently as 2 years ago at this time.

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It seems to be the new standard to sign a FA to the practice squad before inevitably elevating them to the 53 man roster. This smells like they are taking advantage of some rule change. Does anyone know if there is an advantage to signing a FA to the PS instead of just cutting and replacing a player on the 53 man roster?

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Like if someone says a team got 10 wins this year, my mind always thinks of 10-6. But then I remember that it’s 17 games and that it’s 10-7. For me, it’s either in my head like they went 10-6 or 9-7 and they’re just in the middle. I hate the fact they added an extra game it makes no sense to me.

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Who are they going after in the offseason?

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Dime jokes aside, is he any good? Seems like he balled out at Penn State and he's just been a backup/practice squad guy since. I feel like a number of teams could take chance on him at this point, especially the Jets, but I never hear his name mentioned.

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Chiefs: Refs and drops

Cowboys: Refs

Commanders: Refs

Dolphins: Refs, no Ramsey, no o -line

Jets: Real Eagles

Rams: Bad team

Commanders: Refs

Buccaneers: Bad team

Vikings: Vikings played their quest game of the year

Patriots: Barely squeaked by a 2-8 team.

With all these facts it’s pretty obvious the ship is going to sink eventually.

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Someone copy this, put it in a tweet, and post again before this gets deleted. I'm too lazy

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Week 1 at Patriots: 25-20 (W)

Week 2 vs. Vikings: 34-28 (W)

Week 4 vs. Commanders: 34-31 (W)

Week 6 at Jets: 14-20 (L)

Week 8 at Commanders: 38-31 (W)

Week 9 vs. Cowboys: 28-23 (W)

Week 11 at Chiefs: 21-17 (W)

They’re obviously the best team in the league, but this is still a little interesting.

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Last 5 games:

Eagles: 17 points, 18th ranked defense by DVOA

Dolphins: 14 points (7 points on defensive TD), 21st ranked defense by DVOA

Broncos: 9 points, 32nd ranked defense by DVOA

Chargers: 31 points, 29th ranked defense by DVOA

Broncos: 19 points, 32nd ranked defense by DVOA

Their one good performance was against a guy that's getting memed on by the entire collective NFL fanbase for being one of the worst defense HCs of all-time. This isn't a small sample size anymore.

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NFC

  1. Eagles (9-1)

  2. Lions (8-2) vs 7. Vikings (6-5)

  3. 49ers (7-3) vs 6. Seahawks (6-4)

  4. Saints (5-5) vs 5. Cowboys (7-3)

AFC

  1. Ravens (8-3)

  2. Chiefs (7-3) vs 7. Steelers (6-4)

  3. Jaguars (7-3) vs 6. Texans (6-4)

  4. Dolphins (7-3) vs 5. Browns (7-3)

No teams are eliminated from the playoffs or their division. However the first two teams were eliminated from the one seed this week (Carolina and Arizona)

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Just 47 of their 225 points have come in the second half

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#Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs

ESPN Gamecast

GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium- Kansas City, MO

Network(s): ABC ESPN ESPN+


Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
PHI 7 0 7 7 21
KC 7 10 0 0 17

Scoring Plays

Team Quarter Type Description
KC 1 TD Justin Watson Pass From Patrick Mahomes for 3 Yds Harrison Butker Made Ex. Pt
PHI 1 TD D'Andre Swift 4 Yd Rush Jake Elliott Made Ex. Pt
KC 2 TD Travis Kelce Pass From Patrick Mahomes for 4 Yds Harrison Butker Made Ex. Pt
KC 2 FG Harrison Butker Made 43 Yd Field Goal
PHI 3 TD Jalen Hurts 10 Yd Rush Jake Elliott Made Ex. Pt
PHI 4 TD Jalen Hurts 1 Yd Rush , Charles Omenihu Penalty Declined Jake Elliott Made Ex. Pt

Highlights from ESPN.com (Note: These links may expire in a few days)

  1. Patrick Mahomes buys time in the pocket before leaping and hitting Justin Watson with a jump pass for a Chiefs' touchdown.
  2. D'Andre Swift cuts a run back outside and into the end zone for an Eagles touchdown.
  3. Jalen Hurts underthrows A.J. Brown, leading to a L'Jarius Sneed interception for the Chiefs.
  4. Kevin Byard comes up with his first Eagles interception off Patrick Mahomes in the end zone.
  5. Patrick Mahomes finds Travis Kelce for a Chiefs touchdown before halftime.
  6. Jalen Carter just misses intercepting Patrick Mahomes' spike Jalen Carter gets creative and almost comes up with an interception as Patrick Mahomes spikes the ball.
  7. Jalen Hurts pulls it down on a QB draw and cuts it up the middle for an Eagles touchdown.
  8. Bradley Roby punches one out of the arms of Travis Kelce, forcing a Chiefs turnover in the red zone.
  9. Patrick Mahomes lofts one right to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who can't come up with it in the end zone late in the 4th.

Passing Leaders

Team Player C/ATT YDS TD INT SACKS
PHI Jalen Hurts 14/22 150 0 1 5-26
KC Patrick Mahomes 24/43 177 2 1 1-9

Rushing Leaders

Team Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
PHI D'Andre Swift 12 76 6.3 1 35
KC Isiah Pacheco 19 89 4.7 0 24

Receiving Leaders

Team Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG TGTS
PHI DeVonta Smith 6 99 16.5 0 41 8
KC Justin Watson 5 53 10.6 1 17 11

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