NFL Playoffs/Early Offseason

[Parfigliano]

Nice pick 6 Rodgers

[Parfigliano]

Hope HOU defense can smother New England too.

[Aggies7]

Pittsburgh is who I thought they were. A missed field goal away from having watched this one on the couch. They need a new direction organization wise.

[Parfigliano]

5 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Pittsburgh is who I thought they were. A missed field goal away from having watched this one on the couch. They need a new direction organization wise.

Hope no one tells Pitt about the revolution in offense since 1990.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Incredible run for Tomlin. But if I was his PR guy I would tell him to take the retirement offer (an Offer you can’t refuse .. instead of being let go)

[Parfigliano]

1/12/69----JETS 16 Colts 7.  Peak Jets.

[nicksaviking]

Aaron Rodgers looked so old. Watching that game, it seems crazy that he somehow stayed healthy all season.

[The Great Hambino]

10 hours ago, Parfigliano said:

1/12/69----JETS 16 Colts 7.  Peak Jets.

I'd argue that 11/22/2012 was peak Jets

[The Great Hambino]

1 hour ago, nicksaviking said:

Aaron Rodgers looked so old. Watching that game, it seems crazy that he somehow stayed healthy all season.

Which is why, for me, any "think of what the Vikes coulda done with Rodgers this year" argument falls flat.  They would've had to ship him back from Europe in multiple pieces playing behind that empty husk of an o-line they were rolling out at that point in the season

[Vanimal46]

10 hours ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Incredible run for Tomlin. But if I was his PR guy I would tell him to take the retirement offer (an Offer you can’t refuse .. instead of being let go)

Pittsburgh refuses to fire coaches so Tomlin is gonna have to force the issue. 19 years is a hell of a run at one organization. He should take a year to reset for years 20 - ? of his HC career 

[nicksaviking]

10 minutes ago, The Great Hambino said:

Which is why, for me, any "think of what the Vikes coulda done with Rodgers this year" argument falls flat.  They would've had to ship him back from Europe in multiple pieces playing behind that empty husk of an o-line they were rolling out at that point in the season

Yeah, he never would have survived. And if he did, he didn't look like a QB that could get you out of the first round on any team.

For a guy known for getting rid of the ball quick, he didn't seem to be able to do that any longer. He didn't have MUCH time, but I watched the Chargers game thinking Herbert had no shot, while watching this game I was thinking, get rid of the ball.

[nicksaviking]

12 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Pittsburgh refuses to fire coaches so Tomlin is gonna have to force the issue. 19 years is a hell of a run at one organization. He should take a year to reset for years 20 - ? of his HC career 

In this situation, I wonder if he'd go back to coaching or if he'd do something on TV. There have been plenty of former players and coaches who ended up being good in media platforms, but I don't remember ever thinking, 'Man, Tony Romo is going to be a great commentator!' 

Tomlin on the other hand has always felt like he was a host of some ESPN daytime program who just happened to be an NFL coach.

[Aggies7]

 

[The Great Hambino]

8 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

 

He'd have been better off just staying in Carolina if we're going down that route

[TheLeviathan]

11 hours ago, Parfigliano said:

Hope no one tells Pitt about the revolution in offense since 1990.

You misspelled 1970.

[Vanimal46]

20 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

 

I hope those 11 catches for 142 yards was worth burning a bridge Adam... The Vikings will forgive and forget, but not immediately... 

[TheLeviathan]

1 hour ago, Vanimal46 said:

Pittsburgh refuses to fire coaches so Tomlin is gonna have to force the issue. 19 years is a hell of a run at one organization. He should take a year to reset for years 20 - ? of his HC career 

Still though....you're in a great football town, have good owners, and a fantastic culture.  

They have got to get someone in the room that can get them a new QB though.  Not hand-me-downs.....a real QB.  

[Vanimal46]

Addison arrested AGAIN. Please get this guy off the team. 

[Aggies7]

22 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Addison arrested AGAIN. Please get this guy off the team. 

Goodbye. Gotta grow up someday buddy 

[Vanimal46]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Goodbye. Gotta grow up someday buddy 

Couldn't agree more. The problem is he is torpedoing his trade value. 3rd offseason in a row he's gotten in trouble with the law. I can't really see any team giving up more than a 4th round pick for this headache. 

[nicksaviking]

1 hour ago, Vanimal46 said:

I hope those 11 catches for 142 yards was worth burning a bridge Adam... The Vikings will forgive and forget, but not immediately... 

I never read of hard feelings.

I honestly didn't care and suspect most of the team didn't either. They were out of it and he was buried on the depth chart. And probably since they were out of it, they were already considering making him a healthy scratch if only to give Felton some reps. Which of course he still barely got. Thielan played less than 7% of the offensive snaps in his last game as a Viking. I think he was probably about done playing outside of some token routes to send him off in the last game or so.

[nicksaviking]

10 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Goodbye. Gotta grow up someday buddy 

Such a screw up. Reading another article, the address he was picked up at looks to be a Hard Rock hotel in Tampa. And he was arrested at 3:45 AM. Tons of restaurants in this hotel but I don't see any open past midnight on Mondays, so he was probably kicked out of the hotel itself, but refused to leave. 

So I'd guess at that time of night he was drunk. Probably not high because Florida isn't shy from charging people for that. And probably nothing violent or he'd have been charged with that as well.

So what do you do with this clown? He's probably untradable at this point. I wouldn't mind cutting him, but obviously that will impact a certain young QBs development. He was his favorite target.

[Vanimal46]

https://overthecap.com/fifth-year-option-projections

For the record, Addison's 5th year option is projected to be $17.5 million guaranteed. We have to decide this offseason whether to do that or not. And I don't know how you can. It's continuing to enable him to make terrible decisions off the field. 

[Vanimal46]

It's official. Mike Tomlin stepping down from the Steelers. Taking a TV job most likely.

[gunnarthor]

1 hour ago, nicksaviking said:

Such a screw up. Reading another article, the address he was picked up at looks to be a Hard Rock hotel in Tampa. And he was arrested at 3:45 AM. Tons of restaurants in this hotel but I don't see any open past midnight on Mondays, so he was probably kicked out of the hotel itself, but refused to leave. 

So I'd guess at that time of night he was drunk. Probably not high because Florida isn't shy from charging people for that. And probably nothing violent or he'd have been charged with that as well.

So what do you do with this clown? He's probably untradable at this point. I wouldn't mind cutting him, but obviously that will impact a certain young QBs development. He was his favorite target.

Yeah, I think 1) he's been mostly ok during the season with one missed walkthrough in England, 2) no trade value at all, so we have to keep him and see what happens. But, gads, his agent must be furious.

[The Great Hambino]

4 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

It's official. Mike Tomlin stepping down from the Steelers. Taking a TV job most likely.

Wow.  

Zac Taylor is now currently the only head coach employed by the AFC North

Also keeps this impressive streak alive: the Steelers haven't fired a head coach since the AFL was still in existence

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, The Great Hambino said:

Wow.  

Zac Taylor is now currently the only head coach employed by the AFC North

Just a week ago it felt like whoever lost the Ravens Steelers game was gonna get fired. Turns out both were due after 18 and 19 years with their teams. This finally sparks Pittsburgh to start a rebuild that they've been pushing off the last 7-8 years. 

[nicksaviking]

I suggested earlier that Pittsburgh is Flores' best shot.  And it probably still is, still, with how disappointing their offense has been since Roethlisberger retired, they might have to turn to that side of the ball.

[TheLeviathan]

44 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

https://overthecap.com/fifth-year-option-projections

For the record, Addison's 5th year option is projected to be $17.5 million guaranteed. We have to decide this offseason whether to do that or not. And I don't know how you can. It's continuing to enable him to make terrible decisions off the field. 

I think you pretty much have to keep him and, worst case, get a comp pick for him when you let him walk.  

That changes if someone gives you a 2nd or a 3rd.  (Which I don't see happening)

[TheLeviathan]

18 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Just a week ago it felt like whoever lost the Ravens Steelers game was gonna get fired. Turns out both were due after 18 and 19 years with their teams. This finally sparks Pittsburgh to start a rebuild that they've been pushing off the last 7-8 years. 

I was wrong...I didn't think he'd bow out.  Crazy run he had there.  Uniquely successful.