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Octavious wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:32 pm I'm so desperate to see a NY team not suck that I will have to root for the Jets tonight. Mets, Yankees and Giants. Woof...

The Bills also meet your stated "NY team" criteria.

Good point. So I can't lose tonight!

Octavious wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:32 pm I'm so desperate to see a NY team not suck that I will have to root for the Jets tonight. Mets, Yankees and Giants. Woof...

Buffalo actually plays home games in New York.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:21 pm

Octavious wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:32 pm I'm so desperate to see a NY team not suck that I will have to root for the Jets tonight. Mets, Yankees and Giants. Woof...

Buffalo actually plays home games in New York.

Unagi wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:35 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:21 pm

Octavious wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:32 pm I'm so desperate to see a NY team not suck that I will have to root for the Jets tonight. Mets, Yankees and Giants. Woof...

Buffalo actually plays home games in New York.

I believe Isgrimnur is referencing that the other stated "New York" football teams in fact play in New Jersey.

Ahhh! I bet you are totally correct.

Mindeed

And, more importantly, BAM'd!

I saw it and let it pass.

I was very bullish on the Steelers this season, with my caveats being that they need to stay healthy and Kenny Pickett needed to have made a jump from his rookie year.

Neither happened. The Steelers have some big injuries to deal with. Cam Heyward out multiple weeks and I’m expecting Diontae will be out or hobbled for several weeks as well. And Pickett looked like he regressed. His accuracy was way off yesterday. There were plays available that could have at least helped the game be close, but he was way off.

Octavious wrote:I'm so desperate to see a NY team not suck that I will have to root for the Jets tonight. Mets, Yankees and Giants. Woof...

Not cool bro.

msteelers wrote:I was very bullish on the Steelers this season, with my caveats being that they need to stay healthy and Kenny Pickett needed to have made a jump from his rookie year.

Neither happened. The Steelers have some big injuries to deal with. Cam Heyward out multiple weeks and I’m expecting Diontae will be out or hobbled for several weeks as well. And Pickett looked like he regressed. His accuracy was way off yesterday. There were plays available that could have at least helped the game be close, but he was way off.

Matt Canada is going to be the death of you. He’s the worst OC in the NFL and has been for years. Not sure what dirt he has on Tomlin to keep his job. Wasting these prime TJ Watt years.

RunningMn9 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:04 pm Matt Canada is going to be the death of you. He’s the worst OC in the NFL and has been for years.

Factually inaccurate as Patricia was an OC last year.

stessier wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:06 pm

RunningMn9 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:04 pm Matt Canada is going to be the death of you. He’s the worst OC in the NFL and has been for years.

Factually inaccurate as Patricia was an OC last year.

Patricia was the worst everything. If he's held a position, I would say he was the worst at it. He took control of offense and defense and never budged, all while destroying morale day in and day out. I'd say he single handedly destroyed the Lions but that actually started with Bob Quinn who, as part of his destructive process, hired Patricia along with trading good assets for other New England cast offs. The only positive thing I can say, is they allowed me to fully take back my autumn Sundays guilt free for right up until this year. How he found his way back in to New England after trashing this franchise is beyond me. Players seem pretty open about despising him.

RunningMn9 wrote:

Octavious wrote:I'm so desperate to see a NY team not suck that I will have to root for the Jets tonight. Mets, Yankees and Giants. Woof...

Not cool bro.

Buffalo is Buffalo...

And now Rodgers has been carted off to the locker room

The Jets are gonna always Jet. Seriously though that's just not fair.

Octavious wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:08 pm The Jets are gonna always Jet. Seriously though that's just not fair.

I probably should come clean.

Octavious wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:03 pm Good point. So I can't lose tonight!

but it's possible you will not win.

oh well, the jets win - that sucks.

Wow.

That’s got to be one of the lower scoring games that went into OT, no?

So the New Jersey team wins it.

Jaymann wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 7:35 pm Here are my results for week 1:

1. Lions at Chiefs - Loss
2. Panthers at Falcons - Win
3. Bengals at Browns - Loss
4. Jags at Colts - Win
5. Bucs at Vikings - Loss
6. Titans at Saints - Loss
7. 49ers at Steelers - Win
8. Cards at Manders - Win
9. Texans at Ravens - Win
10.Packers at Bears - Win
11.Raiders at Broncos - Loss
12.Eagles at Pats - Win
13.Fins at Chargers - Win
14.Rams at Hawks - Loss
15.Boys at Giants - Win
16.Bills at Jets - Loss

9 - 7

It looks like he's likely done for the season. I saw a video where they pointed out his achilles snapping and the coach seemed to confirm it. I feel bad for Jets fans, but not for him. He's a total dick.

You would think someone apparently hopped up on shrooms all the time would be...less of a dick. I mean, isn't the whole benefit of psilocybin making you realize your tiny place in the vast universe, harmony, etc?

I am curious as to WHY he's constantly being called a dick, though. I've not seen it (but I am not an acolyte). Unless you mean the anti-vaxxer stuff?

I can only assume RM9 was the template for this.

Carpet_pissr wrote:You would think someone apparently hopped up on shrooms all the time would be...less of a dick. I mean, isn't the whole benefit of psilocybin making you realize your tiny place in the vast universe, harmony, etc?

I am curious as to WHY he's constantly being called a dick, though. I've not seen it (but I am not an acolyte). Unless you mean the anti-vaxxer stuff?

It’s just something in the way he talks. I can’t really put my finger on it, but watching him on the Pat McAfee show really changed my opinion of him. And that was before the Covid stuff.

He’s very smug, but also kind of an idiot about non-football related topics.

I've never seen an interview with him that made me think he was anything but an ass.

At his age, that could be a career-ending injury.

Also, this could end up hurting the Packers too (bonus!!!)

Friendly reminder...
Packers receive a 2024 1st-round pick from the trade only if Aaron Rodgers plays at least 65% of the Jets snaps in 2023.
If not, the Jets send the Packers a 2024 2nd-round pick.

Personally, it really didn't look that big of a deal last night. Like - he honestly didn't look to be in a lot of pain at all. I have trouble picturing his Achilles tendon popping and him just sitting cross-legged on the back of the golf cart.

That being said - I hope I'm wrong. I hope it's the last time I ever see him play football.

Unagi wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:46 am Personally, it really didn't look that big of a deal last night. Like - he honestly didn't look to be in a lot of pain at all. I have trouble picturing his Achilles tendon popping and him just sitting cross-legged on the back of the golf cart.

That being said - I hope I'm wrong. I hope it's the last time I ever see him play football.

Kobe Bryant popped his and then shot his free throws and walked off the court. He thought someone had kicked him in the calf at first until he couldn't push off with it.

stessier wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:56 am

Unagi wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:46 am Personally, it really didn't look that big of a deal last night. Like - he honestly didn't look to be in a lot of pain at all. I have trouble picturing his Achilles tendon popping and him just sitting cross-legged on the back of the golf cart.

That being said - I hope I'm wrong. I hope it's the last time I ever see him play football.

Kobe Bryant popped his and then shot his free throws and walked off the court. He thought someone had kicked him in the calf at first until he couldn't push off with it.

Interesting and point taken. I have always just harbored a great fear of Achilles’ tendons ripping and have also heard it can be quite painful, so I’m educated by this information.

I also suspect Kobe's and Rodgers' pain tolerance might be a bit different than yours or mine.

Oh, Jets...

And confirmed to be a full tear. Wonder if he even comes back next year? They really need to stop using turf. This is actually a newer turf as people kept on getting hurt at Metlife. Obviously this still could have happened, but it seems to happen a lot more on turf.

stessier wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 4:38 am I can only assume RM9 was the template for this.

I can't stand this guy and his little skit. His videos seem to always be unfunny and too long.

Octavious wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:21 am And confirmed to be a full tear. Wonder if he even comes back next year? They really need to stop using turf. This is actually a newer turf as people kept on getting hurt at Metlife. Obviously this still could have happened, but it seems to happen a lot more on turf.

That turf took out the niners a few years back. We had back to back games against Giants and Jets. We lost half our starters (slight exaggeration) but they could never recover after all those injuries.

naednek wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:16 pm

stessier wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 4:38 am I can only assume RM9 was the template for this.

I can't stand this guy and his little skit. His videos seem to always be unfunny and too long.

I think he's great at understanding the reactions of each fan base. I watch at 1.75x speed though. To each their own.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:27 am An MRI confirmed that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon in Monday night's win over the Buffalo Bills, sources said Tuesday morning, ending his season only four plays after it began.

There was a shot he might return this year, but he wouldn’t take it.

:ducks: