Topic: The NFL Thread

[RedG13]

John Madden has died, aged 85.

RIP

[MadErik]

R.I.P. John Madden

To win even one SB during that period of Steel Curtain dominance was a great achievement.

[voodoo ray]

Ah for fuck's sake. Farewell to the big man who drew all over the screen, made things like the word 'boom' a way to drs give a hit and refused to fly.

[KillieRed]

Absolute bummer.

[Wabaloolah]

John Madden has died, aged 85.

RIP John Madden, a few days after the broadcast they did on Fox on Christmas Day ☹️

My mate, who's a huge Raiders fan is genuinely devastated

[Red-Soldier]

Madden/Summerall was the best commentating duo for me. Nothing beat their NFC coverage back in the day.

Legendary coach of course, yet so many know him from the video game franchise...  and so weird they just released a TV special about his life on Christmas day as well.

RIP

Agreed.

Loved listening to Madden in his prime!

He also made great video games 

[Ray K]

Ja'Maar Chase is absolutely ridiculous.

So is Matthew Stafford, but in a slightly different way.

[Vote For Pedro]

Ja'Maar Chase is absolutely ridiculous.

So is Matthew Stafford, but in a slightly different way.

Wow, you can say that again

[frag]

Antonio Brown having an incident there, feels uncomfortable watching that.

[voodoo ray]

Antonio Brown having an incident there, feels uncomfortable watching that.

clearly something up with him, it might be just because he's a bellend or it might be something more.

[rafathegaffa83]

Antonio Brown having an incident there, feels uncomfortable watching that.

And that's his NFL career over

[elsewhere]

what a terrible showing in the 2h by the Chiefs, hopefully Bengals D come up big.

[Statto Red]

I remember Vontae Davis retiring at halftime a few years ago, thought that would take some beating, AB has gone and done it.

[ArcticRed]

what a terrible showing in the 2h by the Chiefs, hopefully Bengals D come up big.

Some rather ridiculous calls against them at key moments too in the 4th quarter. The DPI and roughing calls against Sneed, as well as the encroaching call on a false start by Burrow

[MadErik]

Wow, you can say that again

He’s getting silly now...

[Ray K]

Ja'Maar is Megatron reincarnated

[elsewhere]

Some rather ridiculous calls against them at key moments too in the 4th quarter. The DPI and roughing calls against Sneed, as well as the encroaching call on a false start by Burrow

noticed that too but doesn't bother me as i'm not a fan of them

refs or not though, 2h performance has been ridiculous by them.

[jedimaster]

Ja'Maar is Megatron reincarnated

Joe Burrow isn't too shabby either

[Gerry Attrick]

Burrow and Chase are going to be a force.

[Ray K]

Joe Burrow isn't too shabby either

Such a fun team to watch right now.  Higgins is a great WR#2

Oh look, the Jets doing J-E-T-S stuff.

[jedimaster]

Burrow and Chase are going to be a force.

Since the teams I follow have been utter shite most of this season, Cincinnati have been a fun team to watch develop

[frag]

Why the fuck has Bengals gone for that on 4th down?

[elsewhere]

wild last minutes in bengals-chiefs game

[cdav]

What is going on, mad end to the game

[frag]

Penalties bailing Bengals out ha now can take clock down to
Kick the FG for win

[voodoo ray]

if they've got burrow hurt that could be very dumb.

[jedimaster]

Half the distance to the goal...so 3 millimetres

[elsewhere]

ok this illegal defense call finishes this game.
some bold/idiotic play callings from Bengals this quarter, glad refs bailed them out.

[elsewhere]

This upcoming Cardinals-Cowboys might be a promising game

[Ray K]

In unsurprising news, Bruce Arians says that Antonio Brown is no longer a Buc, but after AB announced he quit.

[frag]

This upcoming Cardinals-Cowboys might be a promising game

Stinker so far.

[Dull Tools]

Burrow and Chase are going to be a force.

Burrow, Chase and Penalties.

[kj999]

Was watching the Bengals game with a bunch of other lads who like the NFL. They were all asking "what the fuck are they doing??!" wit those play calls at the end. As a Bengals fan of 30 years however, I wasn't shocked. In facy I expected us to fuck it up! Classic Cardiac Cats!!

Tell you what though. We have a special couple of talents here. Burrow and Chase are gonna be brilliant.

[redwillow]

Theory: Bucs wont release AB as they don't want the league finding out they helped cover up his vaccination lies!

Also Brady makes all the decisions and he will have last say

[jedimaster]

https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/01/04/washington-football-team-name-change-feb-2

[redwillow]

Washington Groundhogs

[Garrus]

Just watched that incident at Fedex Field at the end of the game. Jalen Hurts is one lucky man. 

Classy guy, hope he succeeds.

[Zimagic]

Still not over the Refs in the Cards - Cowboys game.

I really should stop watching NFL, makes me salty & bitter.

[TipTopKop]

Antonio Brown statement:

First of all, I'd like to express my gratitude to the Bucs, fans, and my teammates. The Bucs helped me return to productive football after I had difficulties that could have ended my career. We worked together to resolve those difficulties, and I will always appreciate that. Being part of a Super Bowl champion team and then a contender is a dream come true.

I make mistakes. I'm working on myself and I have positive influences around me. But one thing I don't do is shy away from playing hard on the field. No one can accuse me of not giving it my all every play.

Because of my commitment to the game, I relented to pressure directly from my coach to play injured. Despite the pain, I suited up, the staff injected me with what I now know was a powerful and sometimes dangerous painkiller that the NFLPA has warned against using, and I gave it my all for the team. I played until it was clear that I could not use my ankle to safely perform my playing responsibilities. On top of that, the pain was extreme. I took a seat on the sideline and my coach came up to me, very upset, and shouted, 'What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?' I told him, 'It's my ankle.' But he knew that. It was well-documented and we had discussed it. He then ordered me to get on the field. I said, 'Coach, I can't.' He didn't call for medical attention. Instead, he shouted at me, 'YOU'RE DONE!' while he ran his finger across his throat. Coach was telling me that if I didn't play hurt, then I was done with the Bucs.

I didn't quit. I was cut. I didn't walk away from my brothers. I was thrown out. Being fired on the sideline for having a painful injury was bad enough. Then came their 'spin.' Coach denied on national television that he knew about my ankle. That's 100% inaccurate. Not only did he know I missed several games with the injury, he and I exchanged texts days before the game where he clearly acknowledged my injury. He obviously knew I was on the injury list. And the GM acknowledged after the game in text messages to my camp that I did tell coach about my ankle pain on Sunday.

I know we were losing to the Jets and that was frustrating for all of us. But I could not make football plays on that ankle. Yes, I walked off the field. But there's a major difference between launching from the line and taking hits, compared to jogging off the field with a rush of emotions going through your mind. I am reflecting on my reaction, but there was a trigger. The trigger was someone telling me that I'm not allowed to feel pain. I acknowledge my past. But my past does not make me a second class citizen. My past does not forfeit my right to be heard when I am in pain.

First they cut me. Now they cage me. Instead of asking how I felt or getting to the bottom of it, the team texted my camp promoting a totally false narrative that I randomly acted out without any explanation. They even told us in writing 'don't spin this' any other way. I have stress, I have things I need to work on. But the worst part of this has been the Bucs' repeated effort to portray this as a random outburst. They are telling people that first I walked off, then I was cut. No. No. No. I was cut first and then I went home. They threw me out like an animal and I refused to wear their brand on my body, so I took my jersey off.

As part of their ongoing cover-up, they are acting like I wasn't cut and now demanding that I see a doctor of their choice to examine my ankle. What they did not know until now is that on Monday morning I had an urgent MRI on my ankle. It shows broken bone fragments stuck in my ankle, the ligament torn from the bone, and cartilage loss, which are beyond painful. You can see the bone bulging from the outside. But that must and can be repaired. The MRI has been read by two top orthopedic surgeons in NYC, including Dr. Martin O'Malley at Hospital for Special Surgery. Not realizing that I had already scheduled a surgery at HSS, the Bucs 'ordered' me under penalty of discipline and with a few hours' notice to show up to a more junior doctor at HSS for another opinion. What a joke. They're playing like I wasn't cut, giving me a surprise attack 'order' to show up to another doctor with no reasonable notice, and setting this whole thing up as a basis to cut me because what they did on Sunday was not legitimate. Sorry, GM. I already received a confirming opinion from the Top Doc at the hospital you 'ordered' me to go to.

I love the Bucs fans. I really do. I love my teammates and everyone who showed me grace and believed in me. I gave the Bucs everything I had on the field. What the organization is doing now needs to get cleaned up. I do not understand how people publicly claiming to be concerned about my mental health can do these things to me in private.

Once my surgery is complete, I'll be back to 100% and looking forward to next season. Business gonna be BOOMIN!

[RedG13]

Antonio Brown statement:

https://twitter.com/LedyardNFLDraft/status/1478916338550812673
https://twitter.com/damienwoody/status/1478929598087843843

I will say Bruce Arians and the Bucs have more credibility  on being honest then Antonio Brown. There will be Lawyers and it going to take a little bit.