NFL 2024 season

Man, I don't get some of these free agent signings.
OR some of the player releases.

I realize most of them are released because of $$$ salary cap issues,
but it looks to me like Houston is going to be loaded for this season, and
I don't know if I see Baltimore NOT getting to the SB with Derrick Henry.

And I really don't understand the enamoration with Justin Fields, his stats
don't justify at all the attention he is getting...

 

Every year a couple teams get screwed.
I think it was two years ago the Steelers played ONE game outside the Eastern time zone, and it was New Orleans.

KC is who is getting screwed the most, by far, as they play a game on every 'day' of the week,
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, that really screws you up.

I think Carolina plays every game but one at 11am Eastern on Sunday. Teams would kill for that
kind of a schedule - with maybe one game on Monday night.

 

Problem is, the NFL rarely loses a case.
The case John Gruden had against the NFL was a slam-dunk - and he lost.

The only service I subscribe to is Prime - and not because of streaming.

I look at all these different 'places' that you have to subscribe to in order to watch 'all' the games,
and it's not just crazy, it's stupid.
But it's ALL ABOUT creating crazy revenue for the owners.

ANYWAY, I just go back and remind myself:
It wasn't that long ago where we got two games on Sunday and MNF was also free on ABC-TV, and we were FINE.

I love NFL football as much or more than anyone, BUT, I don't love it enough to go
spend 'stupid money' just to watch a handful of games.

Earlier I said I have Prime, mainly for free Amazon shipping, but even that is changing,
it used to be free shipping on anything, then it was anything over $10, and today it's $25, and I don't
spend near as much on Amazon, so I may have to rethink that.
Besides a Thursday night NFL game, the only thing I watch on Prime is the Harry Bosch series,
and those are ending after this upcoming season, I believe.

In short, I'll just watch whatever is free over-the-air, or on Prime, because OTA is what I grew up with.

I remember when going to a game was just going to a game, and tickets were $18 and parking was $5.
Today, Cowboys nosebleed is $55.
And you no longer go to a game, you go to an EVENT.
I don't want to pay for a damned EVENT, I just want to go to a damned game...
And yes, I know I am in the minority - because games keep selling out at the majority of the venues,
if they weren't, maybe prices would change.

 

Yep - and that moron is STILL hanging around.

Apparently the NFL didn't offer enough $$$ to pay him off.

 

Is anyone interested in predicting each teams FINAL regular season W-L record PRIOR to the season?

I was watching some clown on TV that went thru each team, and he predicted GB to have a losing record,
and Chicago to have a winning record. I think he also predicted Atlanta to have a losing record....

I have attached my 2024 season excel spreadsheet

 

No way in hell - unless Williams breaks a leg.
The NFL designed the Bears first 8 games specifically to showcase Williams.

I'm just going to go into '1975' mode:
We lived with 2 games on Sunday and one on Monday night, so that's what I will live with now,
except Monday will be supplanted with Thursday, or whatever 'Amazon Prime' gives me.

I know you probably already have, but make sure your Roku's work, I had a
Roku 2 that Roku antiquated out and no longer took updates, no longer works.
I love my new ones - especially the ones with Voice Remotes...

Anyone?

 

Like when Josh Jacobs signed with Oakland his rookie year:
he delayed his signing bonus to the following year - in which they moved to Las Vegas.
That saved him a million dollars, IIRC.

And today, Jordon Love says he is holding out....

I wish we had more active football fans here on FC - we used to have a couple dozen,
now we have a couple.

 

I don't think he is worth it.
IMO he is a VERY low-end #1, or a high-end #2 WR.
He is not the type of a WR that will take over a game single-handidly like maybe
20-25 others we could name today, he's 'just a guy' on a decent team, and if he
had spent the last 3 years in Carolina or New York we would not even know who he is.

I wish ALL owners would collude and refuse to renegotiate a contract already in-place,
these morons (players) signed it, now they need to honor it.
And if they choose to walk away, so be it, the NFL will be fine without them.
Just ask LeVeon Bell...

 

We have a simple pick'em league here, it's dwindled down to just a couple of players,
and I keep the picks manually in a spreadsheet and post it here every week.

I WANTED to do this on Yahoo! because it will track it for you, PLUS you can go
several weeks in advance in case you may forget, or are out of town and cannot
submit picks, but nobody wants to go that way.

I also have a 'Draft' league going, the details are in the other thread about 2024 Fantasy Football.

Going forward, anything about Fantasy Football should go in the Fantasy thread so they are easier to track...

 

I'd NEVER do it, I wouldn't even take McCaffrey for a first-round pick, he's too fragile.

 

I hate to see that happen to anyone, in any sport.
BUT, he can learn for a year, many have, like that nutcase that's in NY now...