NFL - NEWS & NOTES

It will take at least another week after this one because the Steelers and Browns play each other.

 

thank you Bills. Wow Cowboys. Although the lose killed me in the pick'em game. haha. i somehow had Detroit too. bad opening 3 games.

 

We'll see next week if the loss even mattered for the Eagles. Cowboys need to lose 2 more for it to have mattered.

 

? HOW SO? If the Eagles win, they are tied 6-6. If the Eagles beat them on Dec 22, they are ahead. Eagles have the Redskins and Giants twice. Dallas has a harder schedule. Two more losses?

And if the Eagles lose to Miami, then they don't deserve to go anywhere !

 

They showed a stat yesterday that, going forward, the Eagles have the most favorable schedule.

I'm very sure it will come down to Dec 22nd

 

The Eagles have reached an agreement with right tackle Lane Johnson on a contract extension, Mike Garafolo of the NFL reports.

The deal is for four years and worth $72 million and includes $54.595 million.

It is the largest contract ever for an NFL offensive lineman on an annual and guarantee basis, per Garafolo.

Johnson, 29, has started 90 games in his seven seasons. He made the Pro Bowl in 2017 and ’18 and was All-Pro in ’17.

Johnson has started 10 games this season and has cleared concussion protocol to return this week.

 

Yes but the Eagles making it by beating the Cowboys held true even before the Buffalo game. Dallas losing still means nothing to us if we lose to Dallas. They'd have to lose 2 more. Also Miami is the only game we could afford to lose thanks to the rest being division games.

 

The Eagles now have the highest paid right tackle (Lane Johnson) and the highest paid right guard (Brandon Brooks).

 

NFL suspends Josh Shaw until at least 2021 for gambling on NFL games

Josh Shaw, a defensive back on injured reserve with the Cardinals, has been suspended for the rest of this season, all of next season and perhaps beyond for gambling on NFL games.

“The continued success of the NFL depends directly on each of us doing everything necessary to safeguard the integrity of the game and the reputations of all who participate in the league,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “At the core of this responsibility is the longstanding principle that betting on NFL games, or on any element of a game, puts at risk the integrity of the game, damages public confidence in the NFL, and is forbidden under all circumstances. If you work in the NFL in any capacity, you may not bet on NFL football.”

The league said its investigation uncovered no evidence indicating any inside information was used or that any game was compromised, and that no other NFL players or coaches were aware that Shaw was betting on games. The league did not say when Shaw bet on games and whether he bet on games involving his own team, whether he was placing his bets legally or illegally, or how the league learned of his involvement in gambling.

Shaw may petition for reinstatement on or after February 15, 2021. Realistically, it’s unlikely he’ll ever play in the NFL again.

The suspension isn’t particularly meaningful on the field. Shaw was a fourth-round pick of the Bengals in 2015 who has also played for the Chiefs and Buccaneers and has never been a great player. Shaw is actually best known for an incident during his time at USC, when he was hailed as a hero when he said he injured his ankles jumping into a pool to save his drowning nephew, only for his story to fall apart when it was revealed he actually jumped out of a window to evade police.

The suspension is very meaningful, however, because professional sports leagues have long considered gambling to be the most unforgivable sin a player can commit. The NFL is showing with this suspension that players caught betting on games will be dealt with severely.

source; PFT

 

They (Eagles) have a couple good ones on that o-line. You'd think the left/blind side would be where the highest paid would be.

 

Terrelle Pryor in critical condition after stabbing

Former NFL player Terrelle Pryor is in critical condition after he was stabbed overnight.

The 30-year-old Pryor was stabbed at a Pittsburgh apartment complex, according to WTAE. A woman whose identity has not been released is in custody in connection with the stabbing.

A star high schooler in both football and basketball in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, Pryor hailed as one of America’s best young athletes. He went to Ohio State and quarterbacked the team to two Big Ten championships.

In the NFL he started off as a quarterback and saw some success, but decided to change positions and played very well at wide receiver in 2016, catching 77 passes for 1,007 yards for the Browns. He was never able to replicate that success, however, and is not currently on an NFL roster.

source; PFT

 

they lose to Miami and the team won't be welcomed home ever again.

 

You just gotta be good. Raiders paid Trent Brown big to play RT. Many rushers are now used to playing off the RT because in the past decade teams discovered it's better to ignore the blindside and just attack the weak link which is usually the right side of the line. So now teams are countering that by having better RTs. Defenders wont just consistently switch to going to the LT if that isnt their usual assignment.

 

WEEK 13

 

Nasty weather looms over Ravens, 49ers matchup

Both the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers defenses are known for making big splash plays at key moments.

When the two teams meet in Week 13's most highly-anticipated game, every play made by both clubs will carry that title but for a much different reason.

As of Saturday evening, the forecast for the 1 p.m./ET kickoff in Baltimore shows a 100-percent chance of rain with wind gusts up to 10-15 mph, and the accumulation set to reach near an inch. According to Ryan Mink of BaltimoreRavens.com, the run-heavy Ravens offense has been precautious regarding Mother Nature's impact while preparing for the game, so much so that they practiced with wet balls on Thursday.

"Our equipment staff did a great job of soaking those things pretty good. So, we got some really good work with that," Ravens OC Greg Roman said, via Mink. "Really, it comes down to being great with the ball-handling. That's where you really [see rain] impact the game."

Ball-handling is an area Baltimore has excelled in, thanks largely to the gravity of quarterback Lamar Jackson. Baltimore has fumbled 12 times but has only lost four, which is the fewest among the 26 teams who have fumbled 10 or more times. With Mark Ingram lining up in the backfield, the MVP candidate has propelled the Ravens' top-ranked offense to a league-best 210.5 rush yards per game. Seventeen of their 42 total TDs have come on the ground; nine from Ingram and six via Jackson.

On the flip side, Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers offense have enjoyed the run, as well; the Niners rank second in rush YPG (145.6), are tied for the second-most rush TDs (15) and boast arguably the best RB depth in the NFL. Rather than talk up the ways the slick field could alter his team's approach in that department, Shanahan opted to look at the silver lining when talking earlier this week about the gameplan.

"We'll see how it is on Sunday, and how that could affect both teams, but I usually don't like [the rain] or want it as much because I feel we're a team that's predicated on speed, and I think rain always slows you down a little bit," Shanahan explained on KNBR's "Tolbert, Krueger and Brooks" show on Wednesday. "I don't mind too much their quarterback (Lamar Jackson) slowing down, though.

"So I don't exactly know how that will affect (us). I know they're going to run the ball, whether it's a monsoon or whether it's 90 degrees out and not raining at all. I don't think it's going to change what they do, but you've got to sit there, and watch, and see if it makes them better or worse. Then you've got to adjust accordingly."

Adjusting to the elements is an obstacle both teams have already faced this season. Back in Week 6, the 49ers traveled to FedEx Field and beat the Redskins in a sloppy 9-0 affair, the team's worst game to date. The Ravens took on the Seahawks the following week in a similarly dreary road game, and won 30-16.

Many have labeled this contest as a potential "Super Bowl LIV preview" but neither side can afford to buy into that allure; for now, the focus will be about emerging victorious on what promises to be a saturated Sunday afternoon.

source; NFL.com

 

That was the best play of the whole game !!!!!

 

Mien ida poetun, stiffarm, or some shit, lol. That play was great and the call was up there too.

Kudos to Ryan for even tryin'.

 

Are you ready?



Let the games begin... enjoy!!!

 

Debo shoved off, but 49ers get the TD, up quick, 7-0 over the Ravens. I really thought there would have been a flag.