NFL 2023: Season Discussion Thread NFL

[Steve]

Bills take the lead but the Eagles have 2 minutes to respond.

I'm not sure the Eagles are the quality that a 10-1 record suggests.

 

[Steve]

The Carolina Panthers have fired Frank Reich after 11 games, owner David Tepper announced Monday morning. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve as interim coach.

Later in the day, the Panthers also fired quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and running backs coach Duce Staley.

 

[Ginger Ted]

The Carolina Panthers have fired Frank Reich after 11 games, owner David Tepper announced Monday morning. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve as interim coach.

Later in the day, the Panthers also fired quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and running backs coach Duce Staley.

Harsh. He apparently wanted Stroud but got forced into Young by the owner and now is out in his first season as HC after only 11 games.

Panthers of course don't even have their own 1st next year because of the Young trade, so it's not exactly an enticing position for anyone wanting to turn the franchise around.

 

[Tom]

Buffalo Bills star LB Von Miller has a warrant out for his arrest for Domestic Violence case.

Miller's longtime girlfriend accused him of assaulting her at their home in Dallas on Wednesday morning and a warrant has been issued for Miller's arrest. The warrant was for a charge of assaulting a pregnant person, a third-degree felony.

According to the arrest-warrant affidavit obtained by The News, Miller and the woman have been in a romantic relationship for seven years. She told officers she was six weeks pregnant.

Police allege in the court document that the argument, which started over upcoming travel plans, began about 10:40 a.m. in the main bedroom of their apartment. The woman then went into their home office and slammed the door, which the affidavit says made Miller "visibly angry."

Miller then walked into the office and yelled at the woman to "get out," the affidavit says. The woman tried to comply, but wanted time to retrieve some of her belongings, such as her laptop and phones.

As she was grabbing them, the affidavit says Miller shoved and pushed her. The woman repeatedly yelled "Stop, I'm pregnant."

Miller continued to push the woman as he stepped on her feet, which caused her to fall back into a chair, the affidavit says. He then put a hand on her neck and applied pressure for 3 to 5 seconds, according to the affidavit, which police say caused pain but not difficulty breathing. As she continued to try to gather her belongings, Miller grabbed her phone, threw her laptop on the floor and stomped on it, the affidavit says.

As she tried to pick up her laptop, Miller yanked her hair, pulling a chunk of it out and causing her to collapse, the affidavit says. She got up and began to record Miller on her phone, which she put in her pocket, police wrote in the affidavit.

The affidavit says Miller once again grabbed the woman again, pushed her onto a couch, wrapped both hands around her neck and applied pressure.

The woman told Miller she was calling police, which prompted him to leave the apartment, the affidavit says.

Police responded to the apartment condominium and saw the woman had "minor abrasions" on her left hand, as well as bruising on her abdomen, left bicep and neck that was "consistent with applied pressure," the affidavit says.

The woman showed police a recording where Miller could be heard in the background yelling and telling her to get out, according to the affidavit. In her 911 call, she also identified herself and Miller, the affidavit says.

FFS

 

[Steve]

Good game last night.

A painful loss for the Seahawks, they played well on offense at least through the first three quarters then blew it in the 4th, 3 turnovers on downs on the last 3 drives. The less said about their defense, the better.

Dallas were impressive again. Prescott and Lamb coming up big on offense. Defense wasn't great either.

Too many penalties from both teams too.

 

[Steve]

Can we assume no-one else outside of the Ravens, Eagles, Cowboys, Chiefs and 49ers (in no particular order) are the only likely contenders for Lombardi? With Dolphins hoping to go deep too.

Can't remember a season with such an array of teams where you'd be changing your Super Bowl pick each week.

 

[Tom]

Can we assume no-one else outside of the Ravens, Eagles, Cowboys, Chiefs and 49ers (in no particular order) are the only likely contenders for Lombardi? With Dolphins hoping to go deep too.

Can't remember a season with such an array of teams where you'd be changing your Super Bowl pick each week.

I think so. It is hard to see any other team breaking out and making a push - too many teams have lost key players...especially QBs.

We could have a scenario where Joe Burrow, Josh Allen and Justin Herbert do not feature in the playoffs - I don't think anyone would have predicted that at the beginning of the season.

 

[Franco Pinion]

Can we assume no-one else outside of the Ravens, Eagles, Cowboys, Chiefs and 49ers (in no particular order) are the only likely contenders for Lombardi? With Dolphins hoping to go deep too.

Can't remember a season with such an array of teams where you'd be changing your Super Bowl pick each week.

The Lions are dangerous I think. I wouldn't rule out the Bills just yet.

Also the Jaguars are in the thick of the battle to win the first seed in the AFC conference.

 

[Birdman]

Pretty pleasant surprise for me when I realised that 49ers/Eagles is in the 9.25pm slot. For some reason I'd thought it was in the very late slot. A win for the 49ers would set up a great race for No.1 Seed down the stretch, and also throw open the NFC East for Dallas. A win for the Eagles would almost seal both those contests for them.

 

[Birdman]

Good start from the Titans results in an opening drive score for the first time in 15 attempts.