Around the League - 26 version

[Michael K.]

Bryce Young is awful.

[trharder]

Rams struggling with the winless Chargers.
KC looks way better against the Broncos. We should have never lost to the fuck Broncos.

[Michael K.]

Rams struggling with the winless Chargers.
KC looks way better against the Broncos. We should have never lost to the fuck Broncos.

We should be undefeated. But the Broncos just pulled out another one!

[douche]

Chiefs lose...

Vikings lose...

Cowboys lose...

Jackson out for the season... nail in the coffin.

[DavidGee24]

Jackson out for the season... nail in the coffin.

Jackson was my QB yesterday. "Buffalo is 2nd from last in points allowed, I'm gonna hit the fantasy jackpot!" Famous last words.

[Michael K.]

What an absolute embarrassment last night was. What is it that the idiot Harbaugh brothers see in JJ McCarthy? How in the fucking world has that franchise made Malik Nabors non existent!?

I get this isn't fantasy football, but a few years ago I continued to harp on the dumb ass in Atlanta that limited Bijan Robinson's touches, and how London and Pitts were sharing touches with guys that had no business. Not long later, the Falcons were eliminated from the playoffs, started getting the ball to London, Pitts and definitely Bijan, and they ended up upsetting teams down the stretch and playing very good football. How shocking...getting your best players the ball ends up making you better!?

Watching McCarthy throw it 36 times last night was bad enough....but knowing he threw it that many times and Nabors had 7 targets? 5 catches for 44 yards with a long of 37. Yep, you read that right....on 4 of his catches he had 8 yards! What the fuck is this, Pop Warner!?

I don't understand how these guys can fuck this shit up to this extent.

I realize that Winston isn't winning you a Super Bowl. But he has thrown passes in 6 games for the Giants this year. The Giants are 3-2-1 in those games. McCarthy has thrown passes in 4 games and they 2 and 2, including an embarrassment last night.

They both played against the Eagles.
McCarthy was 12 of 19 for 127 yards 0 INTs and 0 TDs. 63.2% completion and 6.7 yards per attempt.
Winston was 6 of 8 for 71 yards and a TD. 75% completion and 8.9 per attempt.

JJ has been the guy in only two games that Winston didn't play. They are 1 and 1. Winston has played in 4 games without JJ and they are 2-1-1. Again, not sure why JJ is the guy.

How about Nabers in the games with just each QB? He was hurt against LA, so he had 3 games with only Winston and 2 games with JJ.

Nabers with JJ
12 catches on 16 targets with 155 yards and 0 TDs. So, 6 catches on 8 targets and 78 yards per game. Not bad, but zero scores.

Nabers with Winston
22 catches on 33 targets for 259 yards and 2 TDs. He only has two TDs on the year, so he hasn't caught one from JJ and the team is .500. His per game with Winston is just over 7 catches on 11 targets with 87 yards and just under a TD.

How is it that the Harbaugh's would rather slobber on a JJ than win football games? The dude is not an NFL QB! Winston can at least help your offense move the football. Sure, too many turnovers. But how can anyone watch that bullshit last night and think that is an NFL offense? My guess is that the Harbaugh family will be throwing turkey scraps under the table at Thanksgiving so JJ has something to eat. Just ridiculous.

[auroraave]

What an absolute embarrassment last night was. What is it that the idiot Harbaugh brothers see in JJ McCarthy? How in the fucking world has that franchise made Malik Nabors non existent!?

I get this isn't fantasy football, but a few years ago I continued to harp on the dumb ass in Atlanta that limited Bijan Robinson's touches, and how London and Pitts were sharing touches with guys that had no business. Not long later, the Falcons were eliminated from the playoffs, started getting the ball to London, Pitts and definitely Bijan, and they ended up upsetting teams down the stretch and playing very good football. How shocking...getting your best players the ball ends up making you better!?

Watching McCarthy throw it 36 times last night was bad enough....but knowing he threw it that many times and Nabors had 7 targets? 5 catches for 44 yards with a long of 37. Yep, you read that right....on 4 of his catches he had 8 yards! What the fuck is this, Pop Warner!?

I don't understand how these guys can fuck this shit up to this extent.

I realize that Winston isn't winning you a Super Bowl. But he has thrown passes in 6 games for the Giants this year. The Giants are 3-2-1 in those games. McCarthy has thrown passes in 4 games and they 2 and 2, including an embarrassment last night.

They both played against the Eagles.
McCarthy was 12 of 19 for 127 yards 0 INTs and 0 TDs. 63.2% completion and 6.7 yards per attempt.
Winston was 6 of 8 for 71 yards and a TD. 75% completion and 8.9 per attempt.

JJ has been the guy in only two games that Winston didn't play. They are 1 and 1. Winston has played in 4 games without JJ and they are 2-1-1. Again, not sure why JJ is the guy.

How about Nabers in the games with just each QB? He was hurt against LA, so he had 3 games with only Winston and 2 games with JJ.

Nabers with JJ
12 catches on 16 targets with 155 yards and 0 TDs. So, 6 catches on 8 targets and 78 yards per game. Not bad, but zero scores.

Nabers with Winston
22 catches on 33 targets for 259 yards and 2 TDs. He only has two TDs on the year, so he hasn't caught one from JJ and the team is .500. His per game with Winston is just over 7 catches on 11 targets with 87 yards and just under a TD.

How is it that the Harbaugh's would rather slobber on a JJ than win football games? The dude is not an NFL QB! Winston can at least help your offense move the football. Sure, too many turnovers. But how can anyone watch that bullshit last night and think that is an NFL offense? My guess is that the Harbaugh family will be throwing turkey scraps under the table at Thanksgiving so JJ has something to eat. Just ridiculous.

Other than that, how was the game?

I've mentioned before on here - the quality of the game had diminished noticeably (for me) over the last 5 ish years. There is a blatant degradation. I stand by my position this is traced back to NIL, the transfer portal, the ruination of College Football for pure greed. Players are not getting trained properly and coaches, desperte to hang on to thier jobs, have zero motivation to train players likely to leave in a year. It's win right now. It's really a hilarius vicious circle as the me-first attitude moves into the NFL. There are exceptions, of course, but it is becoming the norm. High level athletes with shit for brains and attitudes. They ain't hungry any ore because they are 'gettin' paid' in college. The hunger and desire to be the best version of themselves is vanishing. Now we have a 24 team playoff - LMFAO.

Tell me I'm wrong.

[Michael K.]

I don't think you are wrong. The Thursday night product has been dogshit for a long freaking time now, so no surprise. But McCarthy is beyond shitty. I just don't get why the Harbaughs love that dude so damn much.

College has done more to fuck up the game than just the NIL, but the NIL was the last nail. These kids now will play six or seven games and quit, and not have to pay the money back. I think they are trying to rectify that by turning this into a contract, but why not just give colleges a salary cap and make these kids employees?

But worse yet is this belief that practice is for suckers. The players Union would most likely sign anything the owners handed them if the Cap goes up every year and they never have to practice or play Pre Season games. I mean, sign ANYTHING. They don't want to practice, so they don't. You listen to coaches talk about spending the entire week getting their bodies right. Most guys practice for the first time today! So, what? A light practice Friday, walk through on Saturday and then play? It's a joke. These guys used to smack each other around all week long and had fewer injuries back then.

Everyone kisses their asses and says it's because the players are bigger, stronger and faster, and sure...they are. But that's all reletive, right? If you sit on your ass all week and then try to run a sprint? Bad shit gonna happen to your body.

The spread and running zero college offenses from under Center are to blame. The NIL is to blame....but I mostly blame greed. These guys want more money for less work, and since they can get away with that? They want even more for even less. Look at the list of practice participants on a Thursday. It's a joke. How do you improve at something when you never do it?

The product has regressed every year since the new practice rules, and it will continue. Because? Despite a product that isn't as good, it is more and more successful every year. Gambling and Fantasy Football have made every game relevant, even when the Browns and Saints play a stinker on Sunday, or JJ McCarthy looks like a six year old wearing his daddies pads against the Commanders on a Thursday Night. I had some free time last night. This was the only Thursday night game I watched that the Seahawks didn't play in. I turned it off before the half. It was disgusting. I am rather certain that if someone that knew what they were doing, took group of second stringers and actually had them practice for a week? They could beat nearly half the teams in the NFL with starters playing. They are far from on the same page....and it shows.

Fuck, the Giants benched Scattabo a few weeks ago, and last night he WAS the offense. So, what does he do? Eats a fucking pretzel dog before the game and can't figure out why he puked! This is the ship Harbaugh is sailing on? Gross.