OT: Football thread (2024 season)

[JCProdigy]

Well, I don't know what the stats are but I know that the Jets D has battled injuries and nose dived this year. In previous seasons, maybe this version of Aaron Rodgers would have been enough to have them in contention for the playoffs. And once again THIS version of Aaron Rodgers, who is no more than average. We all expected him to be much better. THIS version of the Giants with a decent QB even would have at least a couple more wins. And yeah, the Jets are a bad example of this but what about the Commanders?

Yeah, I'm by no means saying that the Giants can't turn it around (next season) with the right moves. The margins are so slim in the NFL that yeah, who knows what their record would be with a competent QB. A couple more wins and they are in the dreaded middle. A couple more things go right and yep you are the Commanders. I'd say the Commanders are a good example of hitting on the QB being so important. That's why Schoen HAS to get it right this time. But obviously there are other holes to sure up after this season which he cannot neglect.

On the Jets. They made the risky move of handing the keys to an aging mercurial QB who was coming off a bad season (which they probably thought the wrist injury played a big part). From one aspect you can say it was a risk worth taking. Where they really dropped the ball was with an aging QB, not having a backup plan that didn't include a worse QB than DJ taking the helm and then doubling down on the Rodgers experiment when it wasn't working. Compound that with line issues, regression, the Reddick debacle, injuries which are just out of their control, and you just have the Jets Jetsing.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Yeah, I'm by no means saying that the Giants can't turn it around (next season) with the right moves. The margins are so slim in the NFL that yeah, who knows what their record would be with a competent QB. A couple more wins and they are in the dreaded middle. A couple more things go right and yep you are the Commanders. I'd say the Commanders are a good example of hitting on the QB being so important. That's why Schoen HAS to get it right this time. But obviously there are other holes to sure up after this season which he cannot neglect.

On the Jets. They made the risky move of handing the keys to an aging mercurial QB who was coming off a bad season (which they probably thought the wrist injury played a big part). From one aspect you can say it was a risk worth taking. Where they really dropped the ball was with an aging QB, not having a backup plan that didn't include a worse QB than DJ taking the helm and then doubling down on the Rodgers experiment when it wasn't working. Compound that with line issues, regression, the Reddick debacle, injuries which are just out of their control, and you just have the Jets Jetsing.

Also shows you why the meatheads from Staten Island (no offense to anyone from Staten Island) who were all "you're not a real fan if you root against your team to win games" last year need to get f***ed.

 

[Barnaby]

The Jets defense isn't what it once was and Aaron Rodgers is not nearly the QB he once was. You know what other team people were saying was lacking talent? A team that finished below the Jets and Giants in the standings last year and a team that's been a mess longer than the Jets and Giants. The Commanders.

That's true. I'm not saying a good QB won't fix the Giants, but it's no guarantee either. That was my point. Sure, if they draft the next Jayden Daniels (which hey, they could), then I'm sure they'll figure it out.