The 2023 NFL Season Thread

[monkeyman576]

Lions beat the Chiefs, and the Seahawks beat the Lions. So the Seahawks are better than the Chiefs right?

[monkeyman576]

Week 2: Starting Cash, $1020

Minnesota at Philadelphia(-7.5) - $20 MIN - PHI 34 MIN 28(W) $1040

Green Bay(-3) at Atlanta - $30 GB - ATL 25, GB 24(L) $1010

Las Vegas at Buffalo(-9.5) $50 LV - BUF 38, LV 10(L) $960

Baltimore at Cincinatti(-3.5) $10 BAL - BAL 27, CIN 24(W) $970

Seattle at Detroit(-5.5) $30 DET - SEA 37, DET 31(OT)(L) $940

LA Chargers(-3) at Tennessee - $5 TEN - TEN 27, LAC 24(W) $945

Chicago at Tampa Bay(-3) - $5 TB - TB 27, CHI 17(W) $950

Kansas City(-2.5) at Jacksonville - $20 KC - KC 17, JAX 9(W) $955

Indianapolis at Houston(-1) - $10 IND - IND 31, HOU 20(W) $965

Recap: I got a lot of wins but the one's I bet bigger on didn't hit unfortunately.

San Francsico(-7) at LA Rams - $50 SF 30 LAR 23(T) $965

NY Giants(-4.5) at Arizona - $20 NYG NYG 31, ARI 28(L) $945

NY Jets at Dallas(-3) - $30 DAL DAL 30, NYJ 10(W) $975

Washington at Denver(-3.5) - $5 WAS 35, DEN 33(L) $970

Miami(-2) at New England - $5 MIA - MIA 24, NE 17(W) $975

New Orleans(-3) at Carolina - $10 NO - NO 20, CAR 17(T) $975

Cleveland (-2) at Pittsburgh $5 CLE - PIT 26, CLE 22(L) $970

Recap: So yeah, it was a losing week. Hopefully I'll make it up next week.

[pilight]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

How in the world could anyone be a Charger fan?

I don't think anybody is

[GeoWar]

Originally Posted by pilight

I don't think anybody is

San Diego or L.A ---- ?

Just like I would like the Oilers back in Houston ------ The Texans moved to KC and became the Chiefs .

The Titans were in New York .

[Déjà Bru]

Wow, the Cardinals fell asleep at halftime. The Athletic had an interim headline up there: "Giants outscored 60-0 through 6 quarters." How do you let the peewees back in the game like that?

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

If I was a pro athlete I would not be on any social media.

Or you treat negative comments on social media for what they are: hot air trash talk that means precisely nothing. Pay it no mind and give it no credence.

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

You can say what you want. But you can't make threats.

We would need to clearly define what constitutes a threat. Some comments would obviously qualify, but others are more nebulous. Saying, for example, "I hope you get hit by a truck" would be classified as a threat by some, although I would say it is not (it's a statement of ill-will but not a threat).

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

We would need to clearly define what constitutes a threat. Some comments would obviously qualify, but others are more nebulous. Saying, for example, "I hope you get hit by a truck" would be classified as a threat by some, although I would say it is not (it's a statement of ill-will but not a threat).

You're thinking only legal consequences. There are other effects resulting from cause that could take place.

[Cobra Mgr]

So far........

KC 37 pts
Wash 55 pts

[Cobra Mgr]

What is wrong w/this kid??!!??

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

There are other effects resulting from cause that could take place.

Only if one gives social media comments credence. Better than 99.9% of such comments are trash talk, nothing more.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

Only if one gives social media comments credence. Better than 99.9% of such comments are trash talk, nothing more.

I don't call racist insults trash talk at all. Attacking someone on social media unprovoked isn't trash talk. It's harassment. It's not free speech. Its verbal assault. It should be outed & punished.

[Cobra Mgr]

Takeo Spikes doesn't feel the love.

[Cobra Mgr]

No way is this roughing the passer.

[Cobra Mgr]

When do they start flexing the schedule? Just realized we are going to get a lot of Zach Wilson prime time games

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

No way is this roughing the passer.

Neither roughing call on the Jets was roughing the passer. And I say that as a Cowboys fan. I'm guessing the refs are going by the rule of not hitting the QB low. Taking nothing else into consideration. But you get called even if you hit him up high.

Any hit on the QB can be called roughing the passer. It's up to the individual ref.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

Neither roughing call on the Jets was roughing the passer. And I say that as a Cowboys fan. I'm guessing the refs are going by the rule of not hitting the QB low. Taking nothing else into consideration. But you get called even if you hit him up high.

Any hit on the QB can be called roughing the passer. It's up to the individual ref.

I understand the hitting low part. But you are allowed to hit him low if you are being knocked, or in this case, dragged to the ground by offensive holding.

[thehef]

A brain-dead level non-call to essentially end the Browns/Steelers game. While it's debatable whether the pass was catchable, the ref did not indicate that the ball was uncatchable, so his PI non-call was essentially saying that he did not notice the mauling of the Browns receiver.

This was Angel Hernandez, or any NBA ref, type of incompetence.

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

You're thinking only legal consequences. There are other effects resulting from cause that could take place.

But for what though? Relevant people are held to a higher standard. Your average Joe working at a 7/11 cannot be hurt no matter what happens.

What resources would you dedicate to call these bums out? Plus there's always the question as to who is actually behind the keyboard.

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

I understand the hitting low part. But you are allowed to hit him low if you are being knocked, or in this case, dragged to the ground by offensive holding.

My understanding is that you are not allowed, regardless of the situation. The reason I say this is because of what I heard from a referee. You know the ref the commentators go to during the game on occasion? He said it was the defender's responsibility to not let it happen.

I have little respect for the rules committee. I have even less respect for the refs concerning personal fouls. They might have a 50% success rate. That sucks. Most people would be fired (not including meteorologists) from their jobs.

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by thehef

A brain-dead level non-call to essentially end the Browns/Steelers game. While it's debatable whether the pass was catchable, the ref did not indicate that the ball was uncatchable, so his PI non-call was essentially saying that he did not notice the mauling of the Browns receiver.

This was Angel Hernandez, or any NBA ref, type of incompetence.

Are you a Steelers fan? Because I didn't see any PI there.