OT: Football Thread

[Crease]

Jets are getting killed for the draft after the 1st round. They also traded a starter (JFM) for a sixth round pick two years from now. Essentially a pure cap dump.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

With Huff and JFM gone hoepfully Will McDonald gets to show why we took him in the 1st, since he was pretty much a redshirt last year

 

[Chytilmania]

Jets are getting killed for the draft after the 1st round. They also traded a starter (JFM) for a sixth round pick two years from now. Essentially a pure cap dump.

I like how Corley fits with the rest of the group, should be an easy transition to at least get him involved with screens (any trust Hackett though?). Remains to be seen if he'll be a complete WR but I don't see why not.
Braelon Allen is a bulldozer and gives a different element to Breece and Izzy. Can pick up blocks too.
Jordan Travis is a good developmental QB.
Stiggers is a good dart throw.

But really didn't see the point in the trade downs and taking another RB. I thought they could have gone with a developmental iOL or DL to add to the rotation.

 

[NickyFotiu]

having a good oline coach is needed for that approach. thankfully we seem to have one now. the raiders essentially had low round and UDFA lineman and were about average.

Hopefully the new guy makes a big difference. I didn't have much confidence in the previous guy. Good Oline coaches are worth so much in the NFL.

 

[broadwayblue]

Jets are getting killed for the draft after the 1st round. They also traded a starter (JFM) for a sixth round pick two years from now. Essentially a pure cap dump.

PFF gave them an A

2024 NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams | NFL Draft | PFF

PFF grades all 32 teams' 2024 NFL Draft classes after three days and seven rounds of selections.

www.pff.com

 

[Ben Grimm]

NFL Draft: Florida State QB Jordan Travis, who broke his leg late last season, picked by Jets

Jordan Travis was a fifth-round pick and a good value for the Jets.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[nyr2k2]

ESPN gave the Jets an A- on the JFM trade which surprised me. Their logic was his pass rush win rate tanked last season to 9% which made him an extremely expensive run-stopping edge rusher. They reasoned the Jets would have likely ended up cutting him if they didn't make the trade they did, so it was worthwhile.

Grading big NFL draft trades: Who won the John Franklin-Myers trade?

Who got the best of the Franklin-Myers deal, and did the Vikings give up too much for their first-round moves? We graded the trades.

www.espn.com

 

[Ben Grimm]

NFL Draft: Way-too-early top 25 prospects of 2025

Yahoo Sports NFL Draft expert Nate Tice turns the page to next year's class, which is bursting at the seams with quality defenders and tackles. But who is QB1?

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Ben Grimm]

Broncos reportedly declining 5th-year option on QB Zach Wilson

Wilson is now scheduled to become a free agent next offseason.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Ben Grimm]

Cowboys top list of teams facing critical unfinished business after NFL Draft

The franchise could have a new head coach and starting QB in 2025. Few teams find themselves in that position and don’t slip into a rebuild. All of which makes it important that Dallas gets something done in the next few months.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Ben Grimm]

Smart money: UGA makes Kirby first $13M coach

Georgia's Kirby Smart, who was scheduled to earn $10.75 million this year under his old contract, will see his salary increase to $13 million annually under his new 10-year deal.

www.espn.com

 

[Ben Grimm]

Jordan Travis: I think about being Aaron Rodgers's successor a lot

Quarterback Jordan Travis isn't expected to be in the Jets lineup during his rookie season, but the fifth-round pick has eyes on taking over the starting job in the future.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Chytilmania]

Don’t know what thread is best but the Tom Brady roast was great! Nothing was off limits (except maybe a Kraft joke lol) and none of it was woke/pc.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Don’t know what thread is best but the Tom Brady roast was great! Nothing was off limits (except maybe a Kraft joke lol) and none of it was woke/pc.

The only stuff I found incredibly off-putting was the Aaron Hernandez stuff. Everything else was really well done.

 

[Chytilmania]

The only stuff I found incredibly off-putting was the Aaron Hernandez stuff. Everything else was really well done.

That was funny I was all for it lol.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

That was funny I was all for it lol.

Nah, that ain't it. Dude killed innocent people and the CTE shit is not something that NFLers should be joking about.

The NFL certainly doesn't take it seriously enough as well.

 

[CTTribe73]

Nah, that ain't it. Dude killed innocent people and the CTE shit is not something that NFLers should be joking about.

The NFL certainly doesn't take it seriously enough as well.

Hernandez was mentally ill aside from CTE. His brother D.J. was an assistant UCONN football coach for awhile until his issues cost him his job. He was eventually arrested outside of ESPN HQ in Bristol for making terroristic threats and ranting about some conspiracy theory. Turns out he suffers from schizophrenia.

The whole family is a brain chemistry crap cocktail.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Hernandez was mentally ill aside from CTE. His brother D.J. was an assistant UCONN football coach for awhile until his issues cost him his job. He was eventually arrested outside of ESPN HQ in Bristol for making terroristic threats and ranting about some conspiracy theory. Turns out he suffers from schizophrenia.

The whole family is a brain chemistry crap cocktail.

Yeah, I really don't like making fun of his issues in any regard at this point. Shitty for CTE, shitty for mental health issues, etc.

Just nothing positive about that.

 

[Ben Grimm]

'Hard Knocks' extending to offseason access and will feature the Giants

The Giants' offseason will be on full display for "Hard Knocks."

sports.yahoo.com

The G-Men!

 

[Bob Richards]

Glad we get to spread the game of football to the Fatherland with a joyous 9:30 AM game against the f***ing Carolina Panthers.

 

[Ben Grimm]

NFL schedule: Cowboys to host Giants on Thanksgiving, holiday games feature first-ever contests on Netflix

On Christmas Day, the NFL will play its third and fourth Wednesday games since 1948.

sports.yahoo.com

Giants 2024 schedule

1	Sept. 8	Vikings	1 p.m.
2	Sept. 15	at Commanders	1 p.m.
3	Sept. 22	at Browns	1 p.m.
4	Sept. 26	Cowboys	8:15 p.m.
5	Oct. 6	at Seahawks	4:25 p.m.
6	Oct. 13	Bengals	8:20 p.m.
7	Oct. 20	Eagles	1 p.m.
8	Oct. 28	at Steelers	8:15 p.m.
9	Nov. 3	Commanders	1 p.m.
10	Nov. 10	at Panthers	9:30 a.m.
11	BYE
12	Nov. 24	Buccaneers	1 p.m.
13	Nov. 28	at Cowboys	4:30 p.m.
14	Dec. 8	Saints	1 p.m.
15	Dec. 15	Ravens	1 p.m.
16	Dec. 22	at Falcons	1 p.m.
17	Dec. 28 or 29	Colts	TBD
18	Jan. 4 or 5	at Eagles	TBD

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Giants finally have a normal opening opponent and not immediately Dallas

 

[Chytilmania]

The amount of primetime games for the Jets are sickening...

 

[majordomo]

Anyone see that article in today's Post about the NY Giants throwback uniforms for their 100th anniversary? Have to wonder why they want to look like the Montreal Canadians.

Giants unveil red throwback uniforms for 2024 to commemorate 100th season

The Giants have a new throwback uniform.

nypost.com

 

[CTTribe73]

Anyone see that article in today's Post about the NY Giants throwback uniforms for their 100th anniversary? Have to wonder why they want to look like the Montreal Canadians.

Giants unveil red throwback uniforms for 2024 to commemorate 100th season

The Giants have a new throwback uniform.

nypost.com

The Giants wore these exact same uniforms in 1933, minus the winged helmet. So there IS history with the franchise.

I like them. I'd like them more if there were vertical accents on the sides of the pants.

I'm too old to be buying jerseys but I do have a couple nephews who might be interested. Now if we only had a quarterback worthy of the purchase.