Opening Week Games

[Fire Goodell]

Looks like the Browns are giving KC a run for their money. I have a feeling KC won't be the juggernaut it once was, their defense is basically nonexistent.

I'm also surprised that home teams are dropping this many games in week 1. I imagined it would be a huge advantage for the home teams to have fans back in the stands

[Fire Goodell]

The last time a major hurricane hit New Orleans, the Saints won the SB. They're off to a strong start against the Pack

[stillers4me]

Browns gonna Brown....

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[Fire Goodell]

KC defense couldn't stop a nosebleed lol

[teegre]

:director: Go Browns!!!

(This is one, of a few weeks, when I will say that.)

[silver & black]

Browns gonna Brown....

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Chiefs coach shoved him first. Still no good, just sayin'.

[Fire Goodell]

Chiefs coach shoved him first. Still no good, just sayin'.

yep, chiefs coach started it

[86WARD]

CHiefs coach should've been ejected as well.

[teegre]

I can see why the Steelers were high on Anthony Schwartz.

[Fire Goodell]

I'm surprised Winston won the starting job over Taysom Hill, but he's been lights out today

[NCSteeler]

Browns gonna Brown....

1437156243764826114Coach should have been ejected for first contact

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[86WARD]

How bout them Saints?

[86WARD]

Chiefs pulling closer…

[86WARD]

Packers go for it on 4th & 2 at their own 20 and don’t get it…lol

[teegre]

Packers go for it on 4th & 2 at their own 20 and don’t get it…lol

They’re trying to lose as many games as possible… in order to get Rattler in the draft.

[86WARD]

They’re trying to lose as many games as possible… in order to get Rattler in the draft.

Maybe the Steelers can get a discount on Rodgers AND Adams.

[86WARD]

Winston throws an INT but a personal foul on a “late hit” which didn’t look like a late hit gives the ball back to the Saints.

[NCSteeler]

Maybe the Steelers can get a discount on Rodgers AND Adams.Wasn't even an int . They didn't look close but to me looked like it bounced off the turf

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[teegre]

Maybe the Steelers can get a discount on Rodgers AND Adams.

:willy:

[vasteeler]

Winston throws an INT but a personal foul on a “late hit” which didn’t look like a late hit gives the ball back to the Saints.

Terrible call

[Fire Goodell]

How bout them Saints?

Smith & Winston :chuckle:

[Fire Goodell]

KC beats the Browns!

[Crow-Magnon]

KC beats the Browns!

That was a terrible throw. But, it’s Cleveland lol.

[stillers4me]

Cleveland has not won an opening game since 2004.

[Fire Goodell]

Miami beats NE, though I think Mac Jones looked pretty good

[Fire Goodell]

Andy Dalton throwin INTs, some things never change :chuckle:

[Steeler-in-west]

Darnold had a good first game - a better system will do wonders for him, still wish the Steelers could’ve picked him up

[pczach]

Chiefs coach shoved him first. Still no good, just sayin'.



Watch the video again. The Browns player was stepping on the leg and then down to the crotch of a player lying on the ground. The coach was protecting a player that may be hurt on the ground. He wasn't starting a fight.

[86WARD]

Bears look like they’ve improved a bit. Ground game looks good. Pass game still needs some work.

[BlackAndGold]

Stafford was born to play in Sean McVay's system. The NFC West will be tough.


Random: I love the Rams end zone color scheme.

[fansince'76]

Bears look like they’ve improved a bit. Ground game looks good. Pass game still needs some work.

So, essentially, the same problem they've had for decades. :chuckle:

[willy]

Miami beats NE, though I think Mac Jones looked pretty good

Right, the Patriots problems were not at QB.

[teegre]

Mahomes’s 75-yard TD pass was the turning point of the game… and it was actually very lucky. It is underthrown, allowing Hill (who had the advantage of being able to look back) to stop & catch the pass. If he throws it on target, Johnson was in perfect position to knock it down/intercept it.

[86WARD]

So, essentially, the same problem they've had for decades. :chuckle:

Lol. I guess you’re right…

[Hawkman]

Watch the video again. The Browns player was stepping on the leg and then down to the crotch of a player lying on the ground. The coach was protecting a player that may be hurt on the ground. He wasn't starting a fight.

That’s what I saw

[DesertSteel]

Right, the Patriots problems were not at QB.
Bad coaching.

[willy]

Bad coaching.

I can understand why as a Steeler fan that would come to mind but NE has a pretty good coaching staff.


Head coach
Bill Belichick
Belichick will start his 22nd training camp as New England’s head coach on Wednesday. His accolades are obviously unrivaled, but he will face a new challenge this summer: lay the foundation for first-round draft pick Mac Jones to become the Patriots’ quarterback of the future. Successfully transitioning into a post-Tom Brady era will silence a lot of Belichick’s doubters, who attribute New England’s success over the past two decades primarily to the greatest player in the league history and not its greatest coach.
Offense
Josh McDaniels: Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
Bo Hardegree: Quality control/Quarterbacks
Ivan Fears: Running backs
Vinnie Sunseri: Running backs
Mick Lombardi: Wide receivers
Troy Brown: Wide receivers/Kick returners
Nick Caley: Tight ends/Fullbacks
Carmen Bricillo: Offensive line
Cole Popovich: Offensive line*
Billy Yates: Assistant offensive line
*Popovich will not be with the team in 2021 and his inclusion appears to be more of a procedural move than anything else
The Patriots’ offensive staff is still led by Josh McDaniels, now in his 10th straight season as offensive coordinator. Based on his title it appears he will also take over quarterback coaching duties again after handing the role over to Jedd Fisch last season. With Fisch now head coach at Arizona, Bo Hardegree will work with the QBs as well this year — something already revealed by Brian Hoyer (https://www.patspulpit.com/2021/6/15/22534563/brian-hoyer-patriots-quarterback-coach-josh-mcdaniels-bo-hardegree) earlier this offseason.
As for the rest of the offensive staff, there are a few changes compared to 2020. One is obviously the departure of Popovich, with Billy Yates now assisting Carmen Bricillo. Furthermore, Troy Brown is back working with wide receivers after dipping his toes into the running back pool last year. Vinnie Sunseri has taken over his previous role as Ivan Fears’ right-hand man.
Defense
DeMarcus Covington: Defensive line
Steve Belichick: Outside linebackers
Jerod Mayo: Inside linebackers
Mike Pellegrino: Cornerbacks
Brian Belichick: Safeties
There have been no changes for the Patriots’ defensive staff compared to 2020. The most noteworthy development is therefore that the team will once again go without an official coordinator on this side of the ball. While former defensive play caller Matt Patricia was brought back into the fold following his three-year stint with the Detroit Lions (https://www.prideofdetroit.com/), but he will help the coaches in another capacity.
Special teams
Cam Achord: Special teams coordinator
Joe Houston: Special teams assistant
The Patriots had the best special teams unit in the NFL last season, and there is a realistic chance it will be among the best in the business yet again heading into 2021. Not only were core players such as Justin Bethel and Cody Davis retained in free agency, the coaching duo of Cam Achord and Joe Houston has also stayed intact for another year.
Strength and Conditioning
Moses Cabrera: Head strength and conditioning
Deron Mayo: Strength and conditioning assistant
There are no changes when it comes to the Patriots’ strength and conditioning staff. Moses Cabrera enters his sixth year at the job while Deron Mayo — brother of inside linebackers coach Jerod Mayo — will assist him for the fourth year in a row. New England is usually among the best conditioned team in the league, and Cabrera and Mayo play a big role in this.
Coaching assistants
Matt Patricia: Senior football advisor
Evan Rothstein: Research and analysis/Coaching
Ross Douglas: NFL coaching fellowship/Defense
Matt Patricia and Evan Rothstein arrived earlier this offseason via the Detroit Lions, and their official titles leave plenty of room for interpretation. Patricia was spotted on the practice fields next to Bill Belichick in the spring, so he projects to serve as more of a coach than Rothstein. That said, he has been involved in various tasks since his return to New England so it will be fascinating to watch how Patricia’s role will develop.
As for Ross Douglas, he joined the Patriots on a coaching fellowship earlier this offseason after starting his coaching career at Rutgers.

[BlackAndGold]

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[Fire Goodell]

ty'son williams who? :chuckle:

[Fire Goodell]

pretty good game so far

[86WARD]

Anyone watching the broadcast on ESPN2 with Peyton and Eli? It’s actually a little more fun than the traditional play by play. It’s like watching the game with a couple buddies who know football very well.

[st33lersguy]

In former Steeler news, the great Dud Dupree finished with a whopping 1 tackle yesterday while that Titans defense continues to look every bit as the flaming train wreck as it was last year. Someone please tell me how great a player Dud is and how his increase in production the last two years had nothing to do with playing across from the best edge rusher in the NFL or playing for a big money contract :rolleyes:

[cubanstogie]

I can understand why as a Steeler fan that would come to mind but NE has a pretty good coaching staff.
TB made them look good. None have had success without Brady. shit Bruce Arians is a genius with TB at QB.

[Fire Goodell]

Overtime!

Hoping for a Raiders win of course and hoping it takes almost the entire time so they come and face us with 1 less day of rest and pretty beat up :chuckle:

[Fire Goodell]

Raiders win! (play under review)

edit: LOL wow talk about screwing the pooch

[Fire Goodell]

Ok NOW the game's over lmao, same result but a lot of drama beforehand

[silver & black]

:jolly::jolly::jolly:

[cubanstogie]

:jolly::jolly::jolly:
hell yeah!

[willy]

Good game.

[Fire Goodell]

One of the best monday night games I've seen, it was entertaining

[Big Ben's Gray]

This game had more twists and turns than a Lifetime movie. :chuckle:

Good to see Rats starting off with a loss and they play Chiefs next haha they gonna start 0‐2 hopefully.

[Fire Goodell]

This game had more twists and turns than a Lifetime movie. :chuckle:

Good to see Rats starting off with a loss and they play Chiefs next haha they gonna start 0‐2 hopefully.

Likely, the Chiefs have their number like the pats did ours

[Crow-Magnon]

Wow. I think Villanueva is toast. He couldn’t block anyone last night. Overall the OL gets an F.

[stillers4me]

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[86WARD]

I’m not a fan of how Humphrey (44) gave up on the coverage on the game winner. (I mean I am but…) Probably couldn’t make a play on the ball but at least make an effort to create a PI penalty or something rather than just handing it to Jones. Piss poor effort there.

[dislocatedday]

Wow. I think Villanueva is toast. He couldn’t block anyone last night. Overall the OL gets an F.

Max Crosby is good, but I thought Villanueva would look better than he did against him. AV looked very sluggish last night. I am not just saying this as a Steelers homer, but the Steelers made no real attempt to re-sign AV after last season, so I think they knew he was on a rapid decline.

[DesertSteel]

I’m not a fan of how Humphrey (44) gave up on the coverage on the game winner. (I mean I am but…) Probably couldn’t make a play on the ball but at least make an effort to create a PI penalty or something rather than just handing it to Jones. Piss poor effort there.
It was piss poor indeed. I hope he plays that kind of coverage against us.

[86WARD]

It was piss poor indeed. I hope he plays that kind of coverage against us.

Also didn’t realize he made an interception and he didn’t know it and threw the ball away. Lol. I think they wound up calling it incomplete when Renfro recovered the “fumble”. I didn’t see the actual play in game.

[NCSteeler]

1437585133683441667Call the hold on the edge rusher

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