Time to Dynamically Kickoff the Season - NFL 2024/25

Might take a bit getting used to this:
https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/rules-changes/new-dynamic-kickoff-rule-explainer/

Thanks. I couldn't think of a title lol

The preseason is so boring.

I did get a ILNFL chuckle out of the fact that book that just came out on Rodgers was called "Out of the Darkness"...we may have a lurker.

well, I let my son draft my fantasy team this year. he was super excited about it. he's now running around the house yelling about how amazing his fantasy team is. it is in fact one of the worst fucking fantasy teams I've ever seen. turns out he only knows players from the highlights videos he watches on YouTube. fuck me

this is awesome and i want a thread dedicated to it and him

i wanted to supervise him but my wife was out so i had to put my daughter to bed. knew shit was gonna be bad when he came into the room to tell me he took Justin Tucker in the 3rd. I was like wtf I told you not to do that! and he says "hes the best kicker ever Dad! did you know he made a 66 yard field goal! the longest in NFL history!! did you?! I had to take him someone else was gonna get him!!"

game recognizing game

my first fantasy football experience was literally 40 years ago, when i spent three seasons finishing a distant second to my little league baseball coach, better known as steelers tattoo guy. dude was insane -- we drafted individual defensive players (andre tippett!) and he knew *everything*

i just bought street & smiths. nabbed jerry rice early. had joe morris and his 20 TD for the NYFG in 1986.

no offense but it sucks deeply if your kid can't translate his excitement into something rewarding that's not essentially gambling. and if he starts rooting against the packers because he's got some TE playing against them, that is the worst

the whole idea is just really appealing to him, I kinda knew once I explained the concept that it was something he could get obsessed with. just watching his eyes light up when I explained like "each player gets his own score, then you add them together and go against the other player", he was way into it. I knew I had to let him do it. he plays this baseball game on the Switch a lot which lets you draft a team and he spends more time doing that now than playing the actual game. its funny too since its one of those games where most of the players are fake but there are some real life HOFers in there. so when I'm doing it with him he's like "you look Robin Yount over Mighty Goat?? what is wrong with you!??"

the idea that he might have to root for one of his players against the Packers has not yet occurred to him, lol

<3

frogbs, you need to get him into ttrpgs instead. Fantasy sports is the worst.

I never did much fantasy sports. I some how did not get in the one my circle of college ‘bros’ did until last season and they have had it going since 96. Last season was the first league turnover they had had since 99. Nerds.

I did play fantasy baseball for a couple years on ILB. It’s way more work.

My thing that I did a ton back in the 80s was playing Statis Pro football that was put out by Sports Illustrated. I had the baseball game for a couple seasons too. I still have two of the football games both of which still had the Street and Smiths NFL previews for like 86, 87 & 88. Those are real fun to look at.

We did actual gambling some when I was a teenager. Those old school football cards where you would have the spread for the weeks games in ncaa and nfl. You e we would like pay $2 Bucks and pick 4 games off the card. Did ok on those. I grew up a bunch of pro sports following knuckleheads as a kid. Funny thing was my buddies dad was a cop that would take in the cards.

They were printed in Red Key In - A little dot in the map outside Muncie and as I understood these betting cards went to Detroit, Chicago etc in the area.

Grew up with…

Fuck. Pearsall shot in Union Square as a victim of an armed robbery over his Rolex. Supposedly fought back and perp was injured with his own gun. Heard Ricky walked himself to the ambulance (what a G), but is now in the hospital. Absolutely sucks

Per SFPD: 49ers Ricky Pearsall was shot through the chest in a robbery attempt over a Rolex. He was headed to a signing event on Geary & Market. There was a struggle for the gun. Both Ricky & the suspect were shot. Both parties stable at SF General Hospital.

— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) September 1, 2024

where is the lie

some background on what exactly the o'keefe media group is might have been useful, tho

ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Commanders have suspended an employee who made comments about the team's players being anti-gay, accused Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of being racist and anti-gay and called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a "$50 million puppet."

The team said it has suspended its vice president of content, Rael Enteen, who has been with the organization for four years, for comments he made to an undercover reporter for the O'Keefe Media Group.

According to a social media video from the media group, Enteen had met the reporter on the dating app Hinge and met with her twice at local restaurants.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41122997/commanders-suspend-vp-comments-players-jones-goodell

Snap

Enteen told the undercover reporter that "most of the fans are high-school-educated alcoholics" and called them "mouth breathers."

Enteen also told the reporter, whose name was not revealed and who can only be heard on the video, that his job is to sell hope. Three years ago, there were videos of pipes leaking. Fans said it smelled like sewage, but Enteen said he tweeted out that it was just water.

"That," he said, "is state-run media."

Damn, he ended up getting fired. What a unbelievable dick move. You really can’t trust anyone.

Bengals 8.5 over NE caught my eye. Vegas must think the PATs are really going to suck.

Cincy has not played well to start the season, so I got to wonder.

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— Kevin Finnerty (@timeimmemorial_) September 6, 2024

Not a fan of this new kick off format, plus starting on the 30 seems wrong as well. It used to be on the 20, 25 was okay.

yeah it just looks silly

oh geez Jordan Love looks like he suffered a real bad injury with 5 seconds left, god damn

As my starting QB in fantasy, I'm heartbroken.

Enteen sounds like he had a date in a 1 party state? There's no way he consented to being recorded, and I'm fairly certain it's illegal to use these types of recordings in 2 party states for reporting purposes? Or is that just as submitted evidence in a court of law? Either way, an absolute slimeball tactic.

For the record, everything he said is pretty on point haha

god the whole thing is just so irritating, for one losing your season in the last few seconds of garbage time, for two because the turf was clearly not great, Packers blew like 7 plays because someone slipped

I mean fine it maybe wasn't garbage time still just when you were about to say "at least no one got hurt"

why did they play in brazil

nfl proselytizing

Lol @ bengals

Total Bears win, last win where offense got under 150 yards the Chicago QB was Sexy Rexy. It is a sign of some type.

Hoping we can finally live in a world where no one thinks Daniel Jones is a starting NFL QB.

First game of the year and I'm already sick of the Cowboys. Glad I'm able to watch Raiders vs Chargers instead.

Deshaun Watson still fuckin sucks

two safeties in one quarter for denver

Aubrey just drilled a 66 yard field goal only to have it wiped off the board due to a delay of game. imagine losing your place in the history books because of that lol

Raiders dominated the first half, it's like Jim Harbaugh was unprepared for the NFL.

Two first downs in the first half and like 17 off-side penalties. Justin Herbert can help you right a lot of wrongs.

Who am I kidding, it was the Raiders being the Raiders.

I'm a Rams fan, so about to be up.

Good game so far, I'm not the only one watching am I? Or is this ILF norm?

I'm watchin now, kinda. Rams OL is totally busted up already? sheesh

I was so disgusted with the Browns’ performance I had was done with football for the rest of the day.

Watson contract really looking like one of the worst moves in professional sports history. Especially since it looks like Baker is gonna be the Bucs’ guy for a while.

Wow, not just Tyreek… Now Deshaun Watson was arrested while on his way to Cleveland Browns stadium. pic.twitter.com/6Ckwmlc0ic

— Zachary Smith (@ZacharySmithPGH) September 8, 2024

Speaking of the trash that Watson is, new sexual assault/rape allegations (from 2020, so unlikely to void his contract):

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/deshaun-watson-is-sued-for-sexual-assault-and-battrey

Genuinely might be the worst move I’ve ever seen a pro sports franchise make:

1) they gave away the picks that turned the Texans from the worst team in the league to a playoff team in one year

2) it also made them get rid of the closest thing they’ve had to a franchise quarterback in 30 years, only to see him become a franchise QB for a different team

3) he’s been legitimately awful, not only has he missed a ton of time (in part due to the suspension they knew was coming) but even when healthy he’s been Mark Sanchez-level, can’t throw deep, can’t really run either like he used to, seems destined for a bunch of 25-40 for 120 yards type games

4) it’s not like the Browns are hopeless, their defense is incredible, if the offense was league average they’d be a contender, as evidenced by the fact that Joe Flacco (who was retired!) took em to the playoffs last year

5) they blew decades of goodwill, their franchise has been so cursed and hapless people started rooting for them on principle, now they’re known as the team willing to blow up everything and pay big money for a serial sex offender

Just a total fucking disaster from every angle, really sorry for anyone who chooses to root for this team

Jimmy Haslam is a real one. Takes a truly special owner and player to make a Niner fan root for the Cowboys on the road against a perennial underdog.

i don't bet but a reigning conference champion, at home, against a 7-10 team with an old guy coming off achilles surgery being only 3-point favorites seems odd

Rodgers looked good on that one drive though the Niners refusal to cover Wilson may have helped

maybe i should bet (no i absolutely should not bet)

In other words, game was close until the end.

Tua looking better today but the amount of behind the LOS throws this year is bizarre. I know the opposing secondaries sell out a lot to take away the deep ball but that shouldn't result in all screens

Can't believe how far the 49ers have fallen this year

Collinsworth and Tirico sound drunk, it’s kind of fun actually

What?

That was one of the wildest plays I’ve ever seen

Tampa Bay really needed this game and Dallas was eliminated today.

its weird, Dallas were playing like their season was on the line which is very much not how they were playing when it actually was

it's gonna be awesome when this 'strong finish' convinces jerry to extend mccarthy

(tbf he is nowhere near the worst coach in the league -- his career .612 winning percentage is just ahead of bill walsh -- but i presume jerry is aiming higher than one playoff win in five seasons)

if I were the Giants I'd be trying to nab Cooper Rush from them

Zero

Can't believe how far the 49ers have fallen this year

It's like 2020 but in some ways worse. This time we have our QB and he's healthy.

Reminder that the Saints scored 91 points in their first two games

the NFLPA really ought to do something about this

Three games in 11 days: How four teams prepared for unusual stretch

Niners collapse seems almost overdue at this point. Opposing teams have figured out Shanahan’s 21 personnel stuff and he hasn’t adapted. Deebo regression, Trent is old and banged up and the rest of the o line is garbage.

the NFLPA really ought to do something about this

Three games in 11 days: How four teams prepared for unusual stretch🕸

the NFLPA really ought to do something about this

Three games in 11 days: How four teams prepared for unusual stretch

― mookieproof, Tuesday, December 24, 2024 10:57 AM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

it’s funny that they’re launching this during a year where christmas falls on a wednesday, it’s going to be much more natural over the next couple of years.

tho i don’t think christmas is the only time the nfl does these compressed schedules for teams. the jets started the season with a monday-sunday-thursday stretch

Loltexans

incredible game

Was more riveting than the Beyoncé game though

Congratulations Chargers, Jim Harbaugh is pretty good huh?

Wonder where Chris Rose went.

Go Rams!

Revenge game

truly unbelievable clock management by cincy

lmao york

I don’t have access even though I have cable. Seems like the ultimate Bangels screwup?

Lol @ Broncos, I guess they really want to play the Bills in the first round of the playoffs.

Wow

Very strange and stressful game

I’ve seen a lot of teams that were considered Super Bowl contenders completely fall apart but none the way the New York Jets have, not only have they not had any significant injuries they actually added a star player

All of the games today were blowouts or at least the ones on my TV. Yesterday was a much better day.

Packers Vikings would’ve been interesting if not for that weird offsides call at the end of half which gave Minnesota 3 points

Minnesota dominated the game but Green Bay blew it. GB went for it early on a fourth down play and didn't convert. 4th quarter was pretty good actually.

Yeah they made a ton of dumb mistakes in crucial situations, plus they got dominated on both sides of the ball, crazy the final score was so close

Next week is gonna be pretty lame outside of Lions Vikings which will be huge

Oh and Saquon maybe breaking the all time single season record vs. his old team, doesn’t feel right given there’s 17 games now though

WAS v ATL is a pretty good game

Your right about this newer 17th week. It just for breaking records.

Oh boy

Almost

Lol

And 3 and out

Bad time management, again

Short

Just realized with Rodgers not throwing a TD yesterday and him being pretty unlikely to get picked up next season, if he can’t get one against the Fins next week he’ll end his career with 499 TDs. And really who knows if they’ll even start him, might as well see what Tyrod can do over a full game right?

i can understand why he'd do it -- it must be pretty frustrating working for an organization like the jets! -- but lol at rodgers taking public shots about 'being released by a teenager' and 'ask woody' if he'll be back next season as if it were the team's dysfunction at fault for his performance rather than the fact that he is utterly cooked

also seems like the kind of thing that might get you spitefully benched when you still need one TD pass to reach 500!

If the Jets really want to tarnish his rep, they should let him keep playing and bring him back next year.

i'm sure bringing in (checks notes) ron rivera or rex ryan will turn the ship around

(also it's wild how, like pete carroll 'expressing interest in the bears job', this is treated as news:

When asked on Monday whether he expects to interview for the team's coaching vacancy, Ryan, who is currently an ESPN analyst, replied, "I believe I will."

Ryan added that he has not had any conversations with the team but he expects the process will begin after the regular season ends.

so he's just randomly telling espn, out of the blue, that he 'expects' to be interviewed! that's fucking weird)

62yo man with a sub-.500 coaching record who has been out of the league nearly a decade: 'it would be absurd for them not to interview me, yes'