NFL '24-25- lots of potential, any reality?

[SonofSouthie]

Drake Maye starting Sunday for the Patriots.

 

[rufus]

He's gonna get pounded, but at least has the chance of generating some excitement.

 

[MichVandal]

Drake Maye starting Sunday for the Patriots.

Look back to the early days of Matt Stanford. Expect this kinds of injuries. Ribs, shoulder, arms, legs. And hope he is as tough, or he will be ruined in a season.

 

[joecct]

I don't know how many of you are old enough to get this, but Aaron Rodgers is to the Jets what Phil Esposito was to the Rangers.

At least Phil got to the Cup Finals in 1979. That was one heck of a run. Kings (in 2), Flyers (5), Islanders (6) and Canadians.

 

[Russell Jaslow]

At least Phil got to the Cup Finals in 1979. That was one heck of a run. Kings (in 2), Flyers (5), Islanders (6) and Canadians.

Yeah, that was a fun ride.

 

[SonofSouthie]

Look back to the early days of Matt Stanford. Expect this kinds of injuries. Ribs, shoulder, arms, legs. And hope he is as tough, or he will be ruined in a season.

Look back further when Jim Plunkett was drafted first by the Patriots in 1971, and the beating he took. From '71-'74 he was sacked 133 times.

 

[state of hockey]

What the Seahawks are wearing tonight is GORGEOUS.

 

[Kepler]

What the Seahawks are wearing tonight is GORGEOUS.

I sense sarcasm. Or it's their original uniform.

Edit: it's the 90s uni. It's fine, but the 70s is still the all time most beautiful NFL jersey. The Nike trash bags destroyed my interest in the franchise.

A guide to the evolution:

70s: perfection, A
80s: some degradation but still lovely, B
90s: okay, boring, C
00s: gunmetal dreck, D
10s: all time low neon trash bags, F
20s: still asinine but slightly better, D

 

[state of hockey]

Definitely no sarcasm.

 

[Kepler]

Yeah, they aren't bad and of course they are Michelangelo compared with that last 25 years.

The original:

 

[Jimjamesak]

Dangit, now I’m going to have to hear “Bang Bang Niner Gang” for like a month.

 

[mookie1995]

….but the 70s is still the all time most beautiful NFL jersey.

sorry, but mookie will die on the creamsicle hill….the original bucs jersey, pants and helmet are the pinnacle of nfl jerseydom.

 

[state of hockey]

What just happened to Aidan Hutchinson is very, very gross

 

[Kepler]

What just happened to Aidan Hutchinson is very, very gross

A Theisman?

 

[Kepler]

sorry, but mookie will die on the creamsicle hill….the original bucs jersey, pants and helmet are the pinnacle of nfl jerseydom.

The Pirates in pewter were very nice.

 

[MichVandal]

What just happened to Aidan Hutchinson is very, very gross

Glad I was watching with my phone, and didn’t see it. But it’s nice to see the lions curb stomp the cowpokes. Even doing trick plays when the game is way out of hand.

Run up the score.

 

[SonofSouthie]

Jones on the phone to Belichick asking him how much he wants.

 

[Bronco]

That Hutch injury looks terrible. The defense will look pretty bad if they can't get pressure going forward.

 

[state of hockey]

A Theisman?

His foot is still attached to him by skin, let’s just put it that way.

Also, hang it in the Louvre.

 

[Bronco]

Hutchinson had successful surgery on his tibia and fibula. Will come back to Detroit later in the week. Likely done for the season, but expected to recover. No idea if recover means he will be able to play football, or if it means he will be able to walk again.