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[ultimatewarlord]

Had the Pats game on the computer and Red Zone on the tv. Red Zone can be an exciting watch at times.
Kudos to Dropped on the Giants call. Didn't see that happening at all.

[Arturo2nd]

Originally Posted by ultimatewarlord

Had the Pats game on the computer and Red Zone on the tv. Red Zone can be an exciting watch at times.
Kudos to Dropped on the Giants call. Didn't see that happening at all.

We have the Vikes beating the Packers and the Giants beating Denver due to the Packers and Broncos losing their QBs during the games. Aaron Rodgers may well be lost for the rest of the year. Brett Hundley, a 2015 5th round pick out of UCLA, who had completed 3 passes in 11 attempts over the past 1.3 seasons, is now the starting QB. Hundley completed 67% of his passes and ran effectively in colllege. So, he may do OK when he's getting 1st team reps.

I got crushed this week 5 -8 going into tonight's game.

In other news, Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the NFL, its owners, coaches and executives alleging collusion and conspiring to deprive him of his livelihood. Since several QBs have been signed who have not won division titles or taken a team to the Super Bowl, and, coincidentally, have poorer completion percentages and lack the speed to break off long rushing gains, the owners have a lot of explaining to do.

[Dropped52]

Colin kaepenick unfortunately is just a victim of his own stupidity, no one wants their players to be more focused on political agendas then putting fans in their seats. Also did he not opt out of his San Fran contract? I think that's like shooting yourself in the foot with the gun aimed at your dick, you shot them both.

[HugoHackenbush]

Originally Posted by Brian249x

In other news, Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the NFL, its owners, coaches and executives alleging collusion and conspiring to deprive him of his livelihood. Since several QBs have been signed who have not won division titles or taken a team to the Super Bowl, and, coincidentally, have poorer completion percentages and lack the speed to break off long rushing gains, the owners have a lot of explaining to do.

Except that there is another QB who has Kaep's skill set and he's also unemployed: Robert Griffin III. Kaep might be getting blackballed, but if the NFL needs an explanation there it is.

[maildude]

I want to knit a quilt out of Colin Kaepernick's hair and donate it to the Dogs Without Homes Foundation.

[Arturo2nd]

Originally Posted by Dropped52

Colin kaepenick unfortunately is just a victim of his own stupidity, no one wants their players to be more focused on political agendas then putting fans in their seats. Also did he not opt out of his San Fran contract? I think that's like shooting yourself in the foot with the gun aimed at your dick, you shot them both.

Kyle Shanahan explained the football reasons why Kaepernick and RG3 are not in demand as backups. Basically it boils down to the difficulty of having backups that need a certain offensive structure to succeed. But it sounds like BS when you look at at least half a dozen teams designed for mobile QBs. RG3 has the injury issues and ego/leadership questions. Kaepernick has questions about his smarts, plus the outside stuff.

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/5/31/1...gning-seahawks

The Niners were going to release Kaepernick so they wouldn't have to payoff his contract. He opted out based on that info. In a way one has to admire his risking his career over matters of conscience. But he is becoming a Curt Flood like figure, another martyr to social injustice.

It is funny. The NFL doesn't care if you beat your wife, deal drugs, or murder people as long as you don't get caught. Causing political controversy is now known to be a no-no. It is all about the Benjamins.

[tygrkhat40]

Week 6 Results

Player	G	W	L	ND	Pct.	W	L	ND	Pct.	Wk W
ultimatewarlord	91	59	32	-	0.648	10	4	-	0.714	1
tygrkhat40	91	55	36	-	0.604	7	7	-	0.500	1
Brian249x	91	54	37	-	0.593	6	8	-	0.429
cardinalcary	91	53	38	-	0.582	6	8	-	0.429	1.5
laughingboy	91	52	39	-	0.571	7	7	-	0.500	1
victor meldrew	91	49	42	-	0.538	7	7	-	0.500	1
will101	75	39	36	-	0.520	6	8	-	0.429	0.5
Dropped52	27	12	15	-	0.444	7	7		0.500

And again, congrats to ultimatewarlord on his win this past weekend!

[tygrkhat40]

Week 7 Schedule
Thu, 10/19
Kansas City at Oakland
Sun, 10/22
Carolina at Chicago
Tennessee at Cleveland
New Orleans at Green Bay
NY Jets at Miami
Arizona at LA Rams
Tampa Bay at Buffalo
Baltimore at Minnesota
Jacksonville at Indianapolis
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Dallas at San Francisco
Denver at LA Chargers
Seattle at NY Giants
Atlanta at New England
Mon, 10/23
Washington at Philadelphia; Total points:

Bye Week
Detroit, Houston

Good luck everyone!

[Dropped52]

Originally Posted by Brian249x

Kyle Shanahan explained the football reasons why Kaepernick and RG3 are not in demand as backups. Basically it boils down to the difficulty of having backups that need a certain offensive structure to succeed. But it sounds like BS when you look at at least half a dozen teams designed for mobile QBs. RG3 has the injury issues and ego/leadership questions. Kaepernick has questions about his smarts, plus the outside stuff.

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/5/31/1...gning-seahawks

The Niners were going to release Kaepernick so they wouldn't have to payoff his contract. He opted out based on that info. In a way one has to admire his risking his career over matters of conscience. But he is becoming a Curt Flood like figure, another martyr to social injustice.

It is funny. The NFL doesn't care if you beat your wife, deal drugs, or murder people as long as you don't get caught. Causing political controversy is now known to be a no-no. It is all about the Benjamins.

You hit the nail on the head, when the bulk of your viewers aren't sj warriors and they are the working man and you force feed them a political agenda they tend to tune out. I could care less about the black power stuff. The NFL has taken the balls out of football and the days of men who were warriors are gone, the Richard dents, Lawrence Taylor's and mean Joe greens. Guys that drew you in and made you love the game. His poor choices made him Lose his job. If he wants back in it's gonna take hard work and showing his head is on the field.

[wozhere]

Week 7 Schedule
Thu, 10/19
Kansas City at Oakland
Sun, 10/22
Carolina at Chicago
Tennessee at Cleveland
New Orleans at Green Bay
NY Jets at Miami
Arizona vs LA Rams - this game in London
Tampa Bay at Buffalo
Baltimore at Minnesota
Jacksonville at Indianapolis
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Dallas at San Francisco
Denver at LA Chargers
Seattle at NY Giants
Atlanta at New England
Mon, 10/23
Washington at Philadelphia Total points: 51