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"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."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyiPbUdJZzg

"Shit, I didn't know he died three months ago? Rest In Peace Big Man"

"oh dear, if I saw Dick Butkus walking towards me, I think I would emigrate, the bloke was a one man wrecking crew"

"The Redskin defensive line in the early 80's was more than decent. Manley, Mann, Darryl Grant and Dave Butz at DT. I think I'd cross the road if I saw Dave Butz walking towards me, an absolute colossus. I went to the 1986 Superbowl in New Orleans and on our flight down to NO from New York Mark Gastineau, Joe Klecko and Greg Buttle (Jet Linebacker) were sitting in the row behind us. There were plenty of other Jets players on the plane. Considering their almost superstar status they were pretty decent blokes, they made it known which bar in the French Quarter they'd be at and when and anyone was welcome."

"""I remember when the Redskins as they were then, under Joe Gibbs, were winning Super Bowls like they they were going out of fashion with Art Monk, Diesel Riggins, Theismann"" maybe our most important part of those years was defensive end partners Dexter Manley & Charles Mann. almost two hundred sacks, five superbowls between them yet neither honoured by the hall of fame. it took them thirteen years to recognise art monk's achievements. I listened to some prick called peter king (has been involved in the HOF selection process for decades) about a year ago asked in an interview by one of the skins best reporters why joe jacoby still hadn't been honoured. he said it was down to joe having a few bad games against lawrence taylor. very few tackles could dominate LT on a consistent basis, it's why king remains an ignorant cսnt"

"FC/lab, The Sack Exchange were true greats - all four of them. But they were all drafted in the late 70s and their real heyday was between 1980-84. Incredibly, it was 40 years ago. We've mostly been shit since then, give or take a few seasons of promise here and there (""ò86, Parcells era in the 90s, a bit under Herm and then a bit under Rex Ryan). We've been utter dross too often under the ownership of the Johnsons. They genuinely don't know how to run a franchise and have never learned."

"Not much of a fan these days but went to see Tampa Bay play a couple of games back in 1988, first one against Minnesota Vikings and the second against the Miami Dolphins where I got a couple of decent long lens shots of the great Dan Marino. Bucs lost both games but I have retained a soft spot for them ever since."

"Yes indeed SACK Exchange, it was a simple omission. I believe all four were invited to open the New York STOCK Exchange at one point?"

"Far Cough 4:33""¶New York SACK Exchange . Sorry to be picky ""¶""¶.as a Jets fan I've got fuck all else to bring up !"

"Me too FC First game I watched 40 odd years ago was Cowboys v Redskins and I always backed the Indians against the cowboys (loved an underdog hence West Ham) in films, so backed the Redskins that day and stuck with them ever since."

"I remember when the Redskins as they were then, under Joe Gibbs, were winning Super Bowls like they they were going out of fashion with Art Monk, Diesel Riggins, Theismann and also the Jets with their superb New York Exchange consisting of Mark Gastineau, Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam. those were the days"

"I looked at preseaon form and stuck a few quid on Washington for the championship, looked ok for one week."

"Oh Dear - like the Collatz conjecture, that's inestimable! Same applies to the Jets! I've heard it said that if Washington ever meet the Jets in a Superbowl, the world will end. But that will still be better than watching a team coached by Rich Kotite or owned by Dan Snyder!"

"""Pretty poor quality relative to other years"" Can someone hazard a guess how much further the quality has to drop before the Redskins can get an 8-win season please."

"Don't know that it's a great season, interesting yes, but I don't think there's a single great or even good team in the whole league. Pretty poor quality relative to other years. 9ers look the best of the bunch to me; but they're basically a first down team. If they're 2nd & 5, they'll destroy you all night, but if you win first down against them Purdy looks bang average ""ì when they take a chunk on first down it opens up their entire game plan. McCaffrey is the key ""ì if anything happens to him or that utter cսnt Deebo Samuel, they'll fall back in line with the shitness of everyone else."

"Zeb- fully agree, and last night just made it all even more complicated and fun. Two shock results and the picture feels as clear as mud in both conferences. No one is unbeatable. Ditto your point on quarterbacks. Jordan Love laying an egg and looking more like the undrafted kid shoved into a big time situation than Tommy DeVito. And what a little story he is at the moment."

El Scorchio 2:12 Mon Dec 11 This season is turning out to be a great one. No really dominant teams. The Ravens and 49ers are closest but both are beatable. It is weird to think of all the high drafted QBs over last few years that have been busts and yet Brock Purdy looks the real deal. One good thing for everyone else is that it looks as though the Chiefs have blown home field advantage for the play-offs. Hope the 'fins sneak past the Titans but the week 16 match against the Cowboys is the ONE. Wish I hadn't chosen the Texans defence against the Jets. It seemed such an obvious pick and then Zach Wilson played his best game for over a year.

"Someone made that very point in the comments, Trunds"

"Somehow, the NFL YouTube channel managed to make an eleven and a half minute highlight video out of it."

"The good news is the Vikings kept a shutout against the Raiders, the bad news is the Vikings only scored 3 points, a field goal, that must be some kind of record, a three point game? It seems that QB Dobbs is not the QB we were hoping he would be, he was benched."

"Two beat downs in a row for the Eagles. Chiefs look a bit precarious in the AFC. Mahomes really lost his cool last night. Then again I would if my reciever did something as idiotic as Toney and cost the team the game ruining an otherwise amazing touchdown play. Both conferences feel wide open, which is nice. Would be great to see the Dolphins make the Super Bowl. (First in 40 years?)"

"""I enjoyed watching the Ravens beat the Rams today.""ù Good for you."

"Having been told - via a series of leaks to the media - that he's highly likely to be traded for a low pick at the end of the season, Zach Wilson has his arguably best game ever for the Jets as they comfortably beat Houston! Guy finally throws the ball all over the field and brings in 300+ yards, plus touchdowns. Typical Jets. Still, a win's a win. We ain't picking for a QB in the draft anyway - and there is some depth at O-line in the draft - so winning games is fine by me even at this stage of yet another dead season. Elsewhere, what did people say about the season changing so quickly? The Eagles (still a very fine side) have had their sticky patch and now look a little more vulnerable - and the 49ers currently look excellent. But it will all change again with momentum, injuries and when the real crunch games come along. Looks open again this year."

"Niners are now the number 1 seed. Philly are a wild card. Cardinals, Ravens, Redskins, Rams. Win out and the Super Bowl goes through Levi stadium. I enjoyed watching the Ravens beat the Rams today."

"Philly getting buttfucked,9er's winning.. Life's good."