NFL 2022-23 Season

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And I'll open with the elephant in the room. The Cowboys' season is gonna suck. With Dak Prescott out for ~6 weeks, they're relying on a backup QB with an offense that is still stopping itself with drive-killing penalties. FOUR false starts? Ugh.

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"The Broncos, Browns and Niners invested seven number-one draft picks, two num. 2s, three num. 3s, a num. 4, two starting players and about $500 million in new quarterbacks. None produced a victory on opening weekend." - Gregg Easterbrook

I do enjoy fun stats like that.

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Watching Tampa v Green Bay... the Tampa offensive line is leaking badly. Doesn't matter how well Brady can pass if he doesn't get a chance to throw the ball. They're also racking up pre-snap penalties and that needs to stop asap.

[Vyn]

The Chief's showing against the Colts on Sunday was painful, I'm still traumatized.

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And, somehow, the Cowboys found some touchdowns they didn't use last year that were still not yet past their expiration date and managed to use them against the Giants. Crazy season...

[Jack the Stripper]

How bout them Cowboys.

I know Washington are a pretty poor football team atm but I thought the Cowboys season was cooked after Dak broke his thumb and was gonna be out for 6-8 weeks, but they’ve won 3 in a row now with Cooper Rush. Who would’ve thought?

They’re saying Dak could be back next week, but he might not just walk back in as the team is doing that well without him.

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Yeah, no hurry, Dak, heal up good, Cooper Rush is the real deal, looks like.

Eagles are looking like they got their act together, as well. NFC East is gonna be a tough division, after all, excepting the Commanders. Planning to cheer for the Chiefs vs the Bucs tonight.

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Aaron Rodgers just racked up his 500th TD pass. Well done, GB! Tied up the score with the Pats.

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Mahomes!

In all the football last night, Mahomes made a basketball shot of a pass for a touchdown, the man is golden and oh so fun to watch when he's in a groove.

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Real class from John Metchie III, bringing his hospital family to the Texans game.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34697536/houston-texans-wr-john-metchie-iii-surprises-hospital-family-cancer

"No matter what situation you're in, how down you are or up you are, it's always a blessing to be able to be a blessing to someone else." - John Metchie III

[Vyn]

KC played Sunday like they wanted to win that game. And it worked!

I feel bad for their kicker from the Colt's loss - called the guy up and he had to be thinking it was his chance to climb the ladder into the NFL, but either had a really bad day or just sucks. Either way, they sent him back to where they found him after that performance.

He'll be 90years old telling his grandkids about how he played in an NFL game. Once.

Which is more than I can say, but still.

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Speaking of kickers, the Saints kicker... how much antacid is he going through after that double-doink?

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The NFC East is no longer the NFC Least... setting hapless Washington aside, the Eagles, Cowboys, and Giants are making some strong statements with their wins. Giants, with all their injuries and manpower flux, still found a way to beat the Packers.

Meanwhile, Russell Wilson is either going over a cliff or has already gone off a cliff.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Are you happy that a couple of recent games were held in London (Tottenham's White Hart Lane)?

I know there have been suggestions of holding the occasional Premiership game in foreign parts... there was almost civil war!

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The London games wind up showing very early in the day on US time, so I'm usually doing my Sunday morning stuff while they're on. There's talk of creating a few European teams for the league, but the logistics involved look to keep the talk as just talk.