2025 NFL Season Thread: Can Uncle Rico save the Broncos or will they be Nixed?

Well clearly they wanted a more mobile QB after seeing Rodgers take 16 sacks in his first 6 games last season.

So they signed a much more mobile QB, who thru his first 6 games, has been sacked...(checks math)...22 times lulz

There were a few drives in their early games where they were calling more option plays and designed runs for Fields, and they seemed to move the ball at will (although being the Jets they still shot themselves in the foot and ended those drives with fumbles, or bad drops that led to FG attempts, etc.), and it looked like maybe they had the secret sauce.

I dunno whether teams just adjusted to that super quick and shut it down, or if the concussion led to them nixing the designed runs, but somewhere after those first couple games he turned into a pocket passer (who holds onto the ball too long, and throws inaccurately when he does pull the trigger, which as we all know is the recipe for success).

CHI's games against the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders and New Orleans Saints are in the top seven of rushing success rate in the franchise’s last 200 games.

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Among quarterbacks, The Drake ranks fifth in rushing yards and third in rushing first downs.

supposedly the Steelers were offering the same deal with half the guarantees

No way. They’d dropped him for Russ and kept him on the bench despite Russ being terrible. No way they’d then offer him $20m per

what are your sources for these nuggets? i may wanna subscribe.

Fowler is with ESPN fwiw.

If you google 'Fields Steelers offer' you'll get other corroborating reports that say the same.

Does make some sense that they wanted to go back to the guy they went 4-2 with as a bridge qb imo. It was a common assumption that they also dropped him for Russ bc Tomlin had made Russ promises of being the starter prior to his signing (plus obviously your passing game ceiling is capped with Fields).

Don't forget they already had Russ in-house before Fields became available on the cheap (and then Russ got hurt on a tackling sled before the season).

I'm a little surprised this is all news to you.

It's not so much that they benched him for Russ as Russ was back from injury and got his promised gig back. Then Russ wore out his welcome by the end, as he's wont to do.

Russ was supposed to have a qb competition with Kenny Pickett but Pickett was so sure that Russ was getting the job that he asked out.

that's all good data and it looks very convincing and so it's probably a mental block on my behalf, but I simply can't believe it

Yeah, I get it.

Tough to digest that Saban and Miami picked Culpepper over Brees, too.

Sorry Ligastar

vast majority come from The Athletic articles

what stat is the highlighted column. i can't make it out

Missed tackles. Almost 50% more than the next highest team

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Bill Barnwell also always dropping nuggets in his tomes

painful on the eyes

How is that even possible?

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one of the best kept secrets in the NFL this century

chef peeps still no clue what is going on here?

I know a lot of people like AJB, but I hope he get traded to the Jets.

he appears to be the standard uber talented, arm waving, pouting selfish WR. The anger he displayed when he started catching balls last weekend in Q4 was quite something.

I haven't heard him speak to know whether he'd be a likeable guy in the locker room or not?

at some point this HAS to be explainable by something other than luck doesn't it? It seems that every year they're top 3 in injuries.

Kyle & the coaching staff's methods have to come under some scrutiny?

Cool