NFL 2024-2025 Season

[meStevo]

The question that has been brought up with the Touchbacks is, Why are you penalizing the team that just scored ?

What do you mean? It's to incentivize returns and disincentivize touchbacks. If a kicker drops the ball between the receiving team's 20 yard line and the goal line it's a live ball and has to be returned. If they kick it out of the end zone then it goes out to the 35. Conceding field position at the 35 because you can't cover or kick is just an indictment of your special teams, not a penalty for the team that just scored.

If your special teams unit typically stops returns at the 35/40 then they can keep blasting it out of the end zone.

 

[Mike0616]

Have no problem with the tush push if they allow it's opposite as well, that is, allow defenses to pick up ball runner and carry them back down the field as long as they limit said carries to ,50 yards, only 40 if they slam the ball carrier head first into the ground.

Still thinking over the prospects of allowing firearms on the field of play.

 

[Jimbo]

What do you mean? It's to incentivize returns and disincentivize touchbacks. If a kicker drops the ball between the receiving team's 20 yard line and the goal line it's a live ball and has to be returned. If they kick it out of the end zone then it goes out to the 35. Conceding field position at the 35 because you can't cover or kick is just an indictment of your special teams, not a penalty for the team that just scored.

If your special teams unit typically stops returns at the 35/40 then they can keep blasting it out of the end zone.

Oh, I agree with you ....
The question was from the NFL reporters on various outlets that are asking .

 

[harshness]

I don't have a problem with it remaining as-is, especially if banning pushing means you blow the play dead immediately whenever the runner is stopped, instead of when they're tackled.

That's perhaps a tough call to make if players are taking turns yanking the ball carrier downfield.

 

[Jimbo]

I don't know if they would stop play at that point or just assess a penalty, like any other play, after the whistle ... guess we'll have to wait and see what they decide.

 

[Yespage]

In Cleveland Haslam pulled the bus out to park it over Watson. And in classic style managed to toss his wife in with accepting some of the blame.

Team owner Jimmy Haslam used the phrase at Tuesday's NFL owners meetings, via Cleveland.com, adding that fans and media can hold "me and Dee accountable," a reference to his wife and co-owner.

"We took a big swing and miss with Deshaun," Haslam said. "We thought we had the quarterback, we didn't and we gave up a lot of draft picks to get him. So we've got to dig ourselves out of that hole. [It] was an entire organization decision, and it ends with Dee and I, so hold us accountable."

I think people mostly heard him accepting the responsibility for the most reckless signing in NFL history... but missed the part where he tosses his wife in there to absorb some of the blame.

 

[Jimbo]

Deshaun Watson trade - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Browns are finally done giving away thier draft picks in the Watson deal.

It seem like Watson has been there a lot longer than he actually has ...

 

[harshness]

It seem like Watson has been there a lot longer than he actually has ...

This is often the case with "tentpoles".

 

[Jimbo]

Anyone watching/tuning in to, the 2025 NFL Draft ?

I have watched the first 6 so far ... my thoughts, is they could get a lot more picks in if they quit .... around and pick who they want, commercials come on WHEN the Pick comes In ....

They talk way to much.

I've bounced between the ESPN/ABC feed and the NFL Network.

Then they WASTE More time by bringing in other people to talk and sometime introduce others.

You'd think I hate the NFL ...

 

[meStevo]

Yeah, I watch mostly for the FOMO / day 1 drama, I won't watch much else probably, as I don't really watch much college so I don't know any of these guys.

 

[Jimbo]

Yeah, I watch mostly for the FOMO / day 1 drama, I won't watch much else probably, as I don't really watch much college so I don't know any of these guys.

Typically, I watch the 1st round (Tonight) and look in on the rest off and on ...
I may watch more of the 2nd round this year as many of my Buckeyes will be late in the 1st round (to Better Teams) and into the 2nd round.

 

[Jimbo]

Rich Eisen is an A$$ ...

We all know that Desmond Howard is a Michigan Shill ...
Eisen is even worse ...
Eisen is part of the NFL Network broadcast and EVERYTIME a Buckeye guts taken he rips them.
For those that don't know, Eisen went to michigan ...

Surprisingly, Howard is not on ESPN's draft crew, Howard, threw BS when Buckeyes were getting nominated for the Heisman ... a few times.

Eisen has made at least 2-3 stupid comments about them tonight ....

It's a shame these michigan announcers don't know how to be Professional .