NFL (since 2016)

[crystal falace]

"Free agency started last night and was pretty crazy some huge money being spent. Osweiler getting £18m a year for the Texans, leaving the Broncos without a QB, Giants have spent a fortune on good but not great players, Oliver Vernon has more guaranteed money than JJ Watt. lots more deals but cant be bothered to list them all."

[southbankbornnbred]

"I can't believe that the Rams are operating anywhere even close to under the salary cap. WTF is going on? Have they employed some mad financial wizard or something? It stinks to high heaven. Are they not declaring certain, ahem, player benefits..?"

[zebthecat]

The Rams are really going for the big prize now. Given how no team looks particularly stand out this year why the hell not?

[Mr. Burns]

Finalised crystal

[crystal falace]

Odell beckham finalising a deal to sign with the Rams!

[southbankbornnbred]

"As if the Jets' latest clusterfuck season couldn't get any worse, now Marcus Maye - our best defensive back - has torn his Achilles and is out until 2022. This is the best back on a side that has given up 54, 31 and 45 points in the past three games. So all things are relative. But imagine how shit they could be without him! This could get very ugly."

[El Scorchio]

Hermit Road 11:36 Beat me to it

[Hermit Road]

"How ""òbout dem cowgirls eh!"

[Norflundon]

"And now Michael Gallup is back""¶..FOUR top draw wide receivers""¶"

[southbankbornnbred]

Rex Ryan often called defensive plays when he was Jets HC. Even when he had his underling Pettine. Just saying.

[southbankbornnbred]

"And I'm going to keep saying it until the egotistical fella swallows his pride and starts calling defensive plays - but Robert Saleh has been a poor appointment so far. Because he was given the job on the back of his defensive work in SF. Yet in the past two and a half weeks, we've conceded 50+ points against the Patsies and 45(!) against the Colts. In between, we shipped 31 points even when winning against the Bengals. The defense is a clusterfuck. EVERYBODY can see what the problem is. Except Saleh, who has no HC experience and yet has decided he wants to be hands-off (in terms of calling plays) on match-days. So the defence is currently in the hands of somebody who got Dan Quinn sacked. I can see Saleh going down the same road as Quinn (who was also lauded as a defensive mastermind before he became Atlanta's HC). The situation is rescuable, but it probably needs Saleh to change approach."

[southbankbornnbred]

"One of the few on our ""active"" roster with reliable hands - alongside Moore and Davis, I should say. The TEs are not playing well. Mims has often been inactive for some inexplicable and made-up reason."

[southbankbornnbred]

"TM - agreed: I like Crowder. He has reliable hands - one of the few on our roster who does - and makes good catches in crowded areas. But it looks like the coaches went for Elijah Moore as the slot guy of the future, so there was talk of Crowder leaving. I'm pleased he didn't. It's a bit ridiculous - we actually have four decent receivers on the roster: Mims, Davis, Crowder and Moore. Yet until last week, most of them hadn't performed this season, while Mims is mysteriously out of favour (you have to think there is something else behind it, because it's just illogical to have left him out). Believe it or not, there are a few sides much better than the Jets that would bite your arm off for two or three of those WRs. Yet the Jets have wasted them so far. That's the NYJ effect under these owners."

[Hermit Road]

Whoever the Redskins fan called Steve is in our Fantasy league is up against it this week after the Show Taylor and Wentz put on last night.

[Grumpster]

"That Henry Ruggs who has killed the woman drink driving was doing 156mph not long before the crash. FMOB, most people under the influence are trying not to bring attention to themselves!!"

[Nutsin]

"Aaron Rodgers has Covid, out against the Chiefs this weekend"

[Takashi Miike]

not many better slot guys than Jamison. we were sorry to see him go

[southbankbornnbred]

"Jets traded for a half-decent OL from Kansas before the deadline. Guy hadn't played in 2020 - he opted out due to Covid - but adds a bit of depth for us. Decent move. Also kept Mims, May and Crowder, despite talk of trades for them. The Mims situation (he's barely starting) completely baffles me. He's a good receiver who lost a bit of weight (food poisoning) and plateaued a bit, but remains a big and physical presence. Clearly, LaFleur feels he doesn't fit into the offensive scheme - but in my view that's on him. If you can't make us of a WR like that then you are the problem, not the player. Anyway, hopefully the coaches will realise this and work him in."

[Far Cough]

"Old players like Dick Butkus never went round driving and killing people, he just killed them on the field"

[crystal falace]

"Raiders 2nd year receiver who's been looking great this season, has been confirmed as the driver in a fatal car crash in Vegas. Being charged with DUI resting in death. The stupidity of these players never ceases to amaze me."

[El Scorchio]

"Ha! That's true, although you never know. It looked to me from what I saw he had no lack of heart and determination which is always great to see. Next game will be interesting, but good luck to him. You love to see a story like that."

[southbankbornnbred]

"Scorch - it's the Jets: it is highly likely to be the former, but we live in eternal hope that it's the latter! He gave us a good day on Sunday, amid years of mediocrity, so he's already won the fans over. I see Geno Smith (remember him?) had a good day on Sunday, too. His first win as a starting QB since 2014. Every dog has its day."

[Far Cough]

"Norf, lost to the Cowgirls Southbank, don't know mate"

[El Scorchio]

"southbankbornnbred 11:01 No-one plans for a backup QB, so it'll be really interesting to see how he does when opposing teams start to look at his tendencies, actions and attributes and work it all into a gameplan. He could get hugely found out or turn out to be a surprise starting calibre player."

[Norflundon]

"FC how'd the get on Sunday""¶.."

[southbankbornnbred]

"Hunter is a big loss for the season for your lot, Cough. Only makes life in that division harder, because OC's won't need to double-team with the TE now - probably means that they'll be testing the secondary a bit more. Do you have a decent back-up?"