Brady is almost certain to break the all-time regular season passing yards record next week, which is of course away to the Patriots. Needs just 68 yards - quite a coincidence. Unfortunately it is a late game, so in the middle of the night here, but would love to see the Brady/Belichick reunion.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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The 4pm games next week are all awesome 
Sucks that Brady @ Belichick is SNF indeed.
Sucks that Brady @ Belichick is SNF indeed.What happened to Josh Lambo's kicking? He used to be really the only consistently decent part of that team.
Just catching up on the games.
We looked terrible at points against the Saints. I think that puts a real downer on outlook sadly. Defence isn’t clicking as expected yet. Maybe when we get Gilmore back?
Some madness at HT in the Jags game
We looked terrible at points against the Saints. I think that puts a real downer on outlook sadly. Defence isn’t clicking as expected yet. Maybe when we get Gilmore back?
Some madness at HT in the Jags game
That Lawrence pick at end of 3rd quarter was awful.. awful awful throw and decision.
This commentary duo is the worst by the way… I don’t mind Talib but this Gus guy sucks balls
I was really annoyed how they approached the game with Mac Jones & running a lot. I get they don’t want to do too much, but in the 3rd quarter down as much as we were, they were playing it so safe it was ridiculous.
I expect Brady to shred the D but Tampa’s D has been poor against the pass so I hope we target them & don’t just settle for safe plays.
Pats looked really bad for most of the game, but there was moment early in the 4th where they forced several 3 and outs in a row with the score 21-13. I really thought the game was in danger for us. We managed to put together one long methodical drive and that essentially killed the game. Took something like 8 minutes off the clock which was far more important than the Hill TD at the end of it.
Reminds me of the Pats defensive "prowess" a couple years back when they hadn't played any offense/team worth a damn in the first half of the season yet analysts were claiming them amongst the greatest defenses ever statistically.
Personally think what the Raiders have done, being the first NFL team to beat 3 teams that got over 10 wins in the previous season in the first three games, is more impressive... but then I'm a Raiders fan so I would say that. The Broncos obviously have a good D, and two gloves is definitely a better QB than Lock, but we'll see what happens against Lamar, Carr and Mayfield in the next few weeks.
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Adding to an already promising defense, what a trade for the Panthers.
Agreed entirely.
Mac looked good in pre-season throwing, and yes it was pre-season but since the season real started we’ve totally gone away from it. I expected us to still be run focussed, but I also thought we would mix it in with some good short and mid pass plays. But we’ve been far too conservative as you say. In some ways, I get that we wanted to go with Mac who is the future and Get him snaps to develop, but if we were going to play like this and really not trust Mac at all, we might as well have sat him for a bit and let him learn behind Cam - whose style suits this offence If we run it like this.
Tampa will crush us sadly, but even more so if we try to run to this extent.
I think we kept it close in spite of our offensive scheme though. Our defence should be elite and whilst not yet clicking I think we should be capable of forcing 3 and puts against teams in the lead playing conservatively. I think sadly the score line flattered us a bit.
The Broncos do look good but I fully agree with this. The quality of opposition for the Broncos basically couldn’t have been any easier to date.
Only just seen the 4th quarter and OT of the Fins @ Raiders game, great stuff that.
Best start to a season I can remember in terms of close and exciting games, apart from maybe the overkill of penalties.
Best start to a season I can remember in terms of close and exciting games, apart from maybe the overkill of penalties.
Could be a master stroke if they end up set at CB. It’s high risk though as CJ has issues in addition to his not staying healthy so far. Maybe a change of scenery will do him good.
Win division and get to play offs
Win maybe a game.
Then lose to a team who has a defence and packers coaching wondering why, the defense that allows 40+ points and having to rely on Rodgers to sling it across the field in the second half, fell short but won't address it
It's not surprising to see a young QB limited to not make mistakes, or as few as possible. In fact, NE did this back in 2001 when some second-year fella took over for an injured Bledsoe. And Belicunt has more than once mentioned how good that young QB looked in 2000 and 2001 preseasons.
I absolutely agree you should keep things simple for young QBs. A poor start can ruin you, no matter how talented. And if you don’t look after your QB, it can be a steep learning curve - just look at Lawrence and Wilson. Having said that, there must be some balance. I think we are being too conservative right now. Not saying we should go mad and let him throw 55 times a game, but we are just not good enough on offence to be so one dimensional.
Wtf happened to the Steelers?
Also the browns have no field art at the 50? Not even the NFL logo? Why?
Justin Fields, oh dear.
It’s ok, I’ll just carry on having a one man conversation.
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They decided to give Big Ben another contract after it was clear last season that he shouldn't have gotten one
It's like watching the highlights - in text speak
Im on to the Raiders Dolphins game. You might get some more if you’re lucky.
Speaking of which, what an awful play call for the Waddle safety
Some injuries on defense. They’re impotent without a great D.
They still should have had enough in the tank though to beat this Bengals team. I thought some poor calling, bad drops, and somehow no real pass rush.
Cincy isn’t chopped liver anymore when they’re getting good QB play to complement their skill position players. Like this guy (shameless self-aggrandizing as I have him in both leagues):
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Colts 0-3. Remember when their GM got so much hype for turning the franchise around . They have ended up doing nothing
stafford >> brady
He's wrong in my opinion.
Don't know if many on here also appreciate that Burrow and Chase were teammates in college too and arguably were the best QB-WR pair of all time in college football. Crazy that the Bengals were able to draft both of them in consecutive years, could be the next Manning-Harrison.
Josh Gordon to the Chiefs, nice. Praying he can hold it together this time.
You did see the kickers PAT attempt though didnt you?
I was watching it confused, like everybody, but then I saw that PAT attempt and thought well perhaps there was good reason to doubt the kicker.
KJ Hamler done for the year with an ACL
Of course the Cowboys D turn into a defensive monster tonight
I did say D Law would not be that big a loss to them
Yeah that was no fun for the eagles.
What's with their running game? I mean there oline is c**p, Hurts is still relatively new in the NFL - and they can't run the football??!?
What's with their running game? I mean there oline is c**p, Hurts is still relatively new in the NFL - and they can't run the football??!?
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