Losing the NFC Championship.

Go look again at who the Chiefs have coming up as free agents. Sure there may be someone who goes as a cap casualty, but the key pieces are all signed. KC has something like 117 bucks in cap space last year and then signed Chris Jones and Patrick Mahomes to long term deals. The reality on the cap is that the folks running the teams generally have a bit more insight than the media.

Right with ya buddy. Not asking you to lay down cash, but what AFC team would get a bet over KC right now? Buffalo? Chiefs beat them twice last year. Sure they can improve, not saying anything negative, but who would take the Buffalo over KC bet right now? Colts get a QB and they are interesting sure. They don't have one yet though. I am not saying KC is a lock by any means. The league has too much parity, any given Sunday is still a thing, and any team is an injury away from crashing.

Watching the Packers choke year after year in the playoffs has become one of my favorite traditions. A consolation prize of sorts as a Bears fan.

Cheifs are the cream and should be for a few years at least, but the point is, as plenty of us said before, its the teams you don't see coming that are the problem. Tampa would be a recent obvious example of this, but to add on to Levi's Rams comparison; *I don't think anyone saw Jake delhome and the Panthers toppling the greatest show on turf*

EDIT: *Sorry, Disregard GSOT that was Bulger

Almost impossible tp predict any one team before preseason with any sense of assurance. The NFL has a way of coming out of the blue every year and some just plain falling flat on their face. I don't really hate any teams but I do have sorta grudge matches I look forward to every season. I think the Bengals and the Steelers is one of the best rivalries we have in the AFC North followed by Cleveland. I look forward to Pittsburg and the Ravens playing too cause both teams want it so much the game usually is one of the best to watch. If I have to make a prediction I'd say the Browns are one of the teams to watch this coming season but at the same time I know Baker Mayfield could revert to his old inaccurate bad decision making history at any given moment.

Right now, nobody. I'd pick the Chiefs just like everybody else would.

But it's a long offseason! Check back with me on Sept 1.

Right now, in the AFC, I'd put the Colts, the Chargers, the Browns, the Dolphins and the Bills healthily in the mix for an AFC Championship in 2021, along with any AFC team that managed to get ahold of Watson (I don't think this will happen - I think the Texans may be willing to let him sit out rather than trade him.)

can someone please get ben to retire and mike tomlin fired. being a steelers fan is hard these days.

I think most of what I've seen is a product of his line, but I think at least some of it might be Mahomes trying to play 'schoolyard' ball and make things happen outside of the playbook.

It's fun to watch, but it's not usually sustainable or efficient. Announcers and analysts love it. They get to talk about how talented a player is because you see it on full display with all of the isolated theatrics. He's good enough to pull it off, but it might just get him killed.

The Chief's have to get Mahomes to buy into the scheme and trust his protection. Take what's there and mitigate losses with his ability to run or throwaways.

Wasn't hard when they were 11-0!

We got a pretty easy plan for me this season. Resign Ben for low contract, draft a QB second round or lower for the next season, bring back Le-Veon Bell on a 1 year contract, get the old team together for one last run!

Ben's got to go he's old and useless and standing in the way of progress. Time to move on.

Tomlin is one of the best coaches in the NFL. But may be time for a change of scenery for all involved.

Meh he's serviceable. Can he run an offense completely by himself with no run game? Absolutely not, so if that's the plan then cut him loose. If you want to draft a lineman & fix that shit up, get another RB that can do more, and have the next QB waiting in the wings than I say do it. I would still rather have him than at least 20 qbs in the league...guys it's rough out there.

And maybe you get a young QB that has to take over for him this season and he never gets back in a la Maddox.
Unless they really think Rudolph is the answer?

All the physical talent in the world. If he could throw 30 tds and maybe only 15 picks, we might have a starter.

Phillip Rivers has been throwing the ball up for grabs for years and he had a nice long career.

I don't know Jaybird personally, but he sounds like an incredibly smart guy.

Love this so much. lol.

Oh please ,the Steelers are in the top 2-3 franchises in football .Your always in the mix .Try being a Bears fan and have the owner tell you “well these idiots have to stay because they’ve learned from they’re mistakes and we would be starting over “.Starting over is what we fing want that’s what happens when you enter a pivitol point in shaping the future n you hire a Rookie GM n Coach .Same old Same old cheap ass McCaskys

Didn’t they drop it in the water eventually?

The Bears (who have a accountant running things) actually hired a group of people to get this coach hire right !

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Also Big Ben should play for another 10 years. I’d like that.

Looks like the Goat had 1 too many (3) n twisted his knee .

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Miller Dropped Godwin's phone si the only drop I heard

Bwahwaha.

Lookout chumps, Washington signed Heinicke to a two-year deal worth up to $9 mill. No idea what (if any) is guaranteed but good for him, dude has parlayed 5 solid NFL quarters into a resurrected career.

Washington has also axed its cheerleader program for now, which kinda seems like punishing the ladies for the crime of being sexually exploited and harassed for decades but I do kind of get it. Program was a hot mess and def needs a reboot.

Thanks for reading this low energy news that I doubt any of you care about.

The Hienke is a good QB2/3 rate, rewards him for what he's done, good all around.
Cheerleading pot didn't have any monies left in...after settling the lawsuit with the former ones out of court

THere are those of us who can't help but wonder if the dude could be a legit QB1 solution. I mean, he played the best 5 quarters of QB we saw the entire season.

As the QB options start to dry up you have to wonder what happens. Alex Smith is done, it was a fun ride but he can't be in future plans. Kyle Allen seems like he can run the offense, he's probably gonna be in camp also. I just don't see a lot of options out there. Someone like Bridgewater or Marriota? Why bother?

Sucks to not have a franchise QB I can tell you that.

up for grabs
https://www.nfl.com/news/raiders-planning-to-release-wr-tyrell-williams-at-start-of-new-league-year

That's exactly the kind of dangerous thought that leads to starting Zach Mettenberger

Newsflash, backup QB a fan favorite!!

Wow, Texans release JJ Watt

Wow!

That’s all I got.

I guess it’s all part of their plan to terrorize Watson the next few years. Maybe they can get rid of some lineman too.

Or Watson’s next? I know their president just stepped down.

I think the Texans will be in full-on spring cleaning in the next couple of weeks.

O'brien destroyed that team.

I have underestimated how bad that organization was, wow.

He asked them to do it and they don't owe him any money so I guess I get it. They did him a huge favor and I'm always on the players' side on this kind of thing.

The organization certainly hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt, that's for sure.

Easterby seems to have a big hand in the mess too...

It really seems like the best move for the Texans is to trade Watson. And to do it soon. The haul they could get for him is ridiculous.

But we've seen it before. Didn't the Bengals refuse to trade Carson and he sat out for a season?

Makes no sense but I don't think the Texans win any awards for doing anything that makes sense over the past couple seasons.

They absolutely have to trade him, I would think cutting Watt makes it all but guaranteed, but again like you said it is the Texans.

So...Watt to GB is my thinking

I would think he’d want to go to a team that has a chance to win the SB.

Watt will somefucking how end up on the Bucs or Chiefs I'm sure.

Maybe the Colts.

HEY-0!!!

he's coming from the Texans, championship game loss is enough!

I was thinking the same, the Bucs.

Hes got enough monies i assume, so it's championship payout time. Or Brother time

It possible he'd be cheaper than some other guys they may lose anyway like Saddiq Charles.

Another definite possibility, GB makes sense as well, with him being from Johnsonville.

I only see two places for Watt.... GB or PIT.... He only has one legit shot at a ring, and it isn't with PIT. I would love to have him on the Bucs, but he is sort of like having an exotic car- An amazing thing to experience..............when it works.

I'd like him in Pittsburgh for peanuts. That body is busted

He just played a 16 game season!

You gotta think someone will pay him $15 mill per for a season or two.

Alex Smith probably could have started 16 games this season

Oh someone will pay him no doubt