2024 NFL Season
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New NFL season starts today, so much excitement after some incredible offseason moves and draft.
Caleb Williams in Chicago, Aaron in NY, Texans loading up on young talent and so on. So many new lucrative contracts.
Let the commentary begin.
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I gotta start getting into football mode soon.
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I am looking forward to plays with new kick off rules. Teams can now think and do a lot of things.
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I wish the poor NFL players made more money. Maybe we could have a bake sale or car wash to help out? Sell our firstborn to go watch a game in person. Of course, they would still be nosebleed seats.
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@AsadZ said in 2024 NFL Season:
I am looking forward to plays with new kick off rules. Teams can now think and do a lot of things.
I am too, but after the hall of fame game I’m becoming increasingly worried the new kickoff will be boring. It’s just a glorified run play. The high speed of the kickoff was what made it exciting. False starts will be all too common it appears. And the collisions will be at a low enough speed to reduce injury, but I’m worried it’s not creating any interesting plays.
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Between this and Caleb’s great day it was fun https://x.com/ku_football/status/1822389447184289866?s=46&t=c0LiaNrxev6XfT7LIH8dAQ
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@FarmerJayhawk it’s been deleted
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@Crimsonorblue22 dang. Austin Booker had an awesome game today for my Bears
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@FarmerJayhawk I read that, just not there. He looks so big!
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I’m gonna guess the Chiefs experiment with the rugby player ends pretty soon.
He’s definitely not a FB at least.
I see he even kicked off today.
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@rockchalkjayhawk Steele looked good on the few carries I saw. Runs hard. Steele and Pacheco could really wear down a D. But it’s hard to garner much from one pre-season game. It’s all smoke and mirrors until week one. Pseudo-football.
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@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk Steele looked good on the few carries I saw. Runs hard. Steele and Pacheco could really wear down a D. But it’s hard to garner much from one pre-season game. It’s all smoke and mirrors until week one. Pseudo-football.
Yea, agreed. One game hard to judge. He didn’t look very big or strong though.
I kinda had the game on in the background, so maybe I missed a few plays and shouldn’t judge him yet. The running play I saw he didn’t look too good. His blocking looked really bad and kinda clueless.
Oh well, new profession for him. Gotta learn.
But crap, the bigger news was the Hollywood Brown injury!!!
@#$&*±%!!!
Why can’t we have nice things?
Hello JuJu?
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@rockchalkjayhawk Do you have Steele (UCLA fullback) confused with our rugby experiment? Steele blasted his way through the defense and scored oour only TD, carrying guys to the goal line. The rugby guy had some trouble.
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Caveats about it being 2 preseason games apply, but it sure looks we got a steal in Booker @wissox https://x.com/mikerenner_/status/1822692377695302002?s=46&t=c0LiaNrxev6XfT7LIH8dAQ
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Did anyone see Jason Bean throw a TD? Can’t find it
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@mayjay said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk Do you have Steele (UCLA fullback) confused with our rugby experiment? Steele blasted his way through the defense and scored oour only TD, carrying guys to the goal line. The rugby guy had some trouble.
very possible that i confused them. As i said, gotta catch up to my football news
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in 2024 NFL Season:
@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk Steele looked good on the few carries I saw. Runs hard. Steele and Pacheco could really wear down a D. But it’s hard to garner much from one pre-season game. It’s all smoke and mirrors until week one. Pseudo-football.
Yea, agreed. One game hard to judge. He didn’t look very big or strong though.
I kinda had the game on in the background, so maybe I missed a few plays and shouldn’t judge him yet. The running play I saw he didn’t look too good. His blocking looked really bad and kinda clueless.
Oh well, new profession for him. Gotta learn.
But crap, the bigger news was the Hollywood Brown injury!!!
@#$&*±%!!!
Why can’t we have nice things?
Hello JuJu?
I meant Steele the undrafted FB. Zammit is the HB/rugby player and sucked.
Edit didn’t see @mayjays post. Sorry for the duplicate
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@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk said in 2024 NFL Season:
@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk Steele looked good on the few carries I saw. Runs hard. Steele and Pacheco could really wear down a D. But it’s hard to garner much from one pre-season game. It’s all smoke and mirrors until week one. Pseudo-football.
Yea, agreed. One game hard to judge. He didn’t look very big or strong though.
I kinda had the game on in the background, so maybe I missed a few plays and shouldn’t judge him yet. The running play I saw he didn’t look too good. His blocking looked really bad and kinda clueless.
Oh well, new profession for him. Gotta learn.
But crap, the bigger news was the Hollywood Brown injury!!!
@#$&*±%!!!
Why can’t we have nice things?
Hello JuJu?
I meant Steele the undrafted FB. Zammit is the HB/rugby player and sucked.
Ha, we’ve been drinking the same medicine.
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I’ll go take another look at the game to figure out who the hell i was thinking about.
I just remember one new dude in the backfield trying to block, and it didn’t look so good.
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This post is deleted!
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@FarmerJayhawk Oh, how soon I forget. Yes, he’s a Jayhawk! And he’s a Bear. I just got a feeling things are on the upswing.
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@mayjay said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk Do you have Steele (UCLA fullback) confused with our rugby experiment? Steele blasted his way through the defense and scored oour only TD, carrying guys to the goal line. The rugby guy had some trouble.
OK, I went back and rewatched Rees-Zammit’s plays. My only confusion was that i thought he was going to play FB. I hadn’t read enough about what they plan to do with him. I guess RB, WR and special teams for now.
So, he didn’t really stand out with positive plays. Not enough to truly make a judgment on him, but his blocking needed some help.
Always exciting to have a new player, so fingers crossed.
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@rockchalkjayhawk Super Bowls aren’t nice things?
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@rockchalkjayhawk LRZ is practice squad material. He also kicked off one time during the pre-season game to have an extra tackler out there. Special teams might be his way to the roster, but I doubt it’s as a kicker.
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@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk said in 2024 NFL Season:
@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk Steele looked good on the few carries I saw. Runs hard. Steele and Pacheco could really wear down a D. But it’s hard to garner much from one pre-season game. It’s all smoke and mirrors until week one. Pseudo-football.
Yea, agreed. One game hard to judge. He didn’t look very big or strong though.
I kinda had the game on in the background, so maybe I missed a few plays and shouldn’t judge him yet. The running play I saw he didn’t look too good. His blocking looked really bad and kinda clueless.
Oh well, new profession for him. Gotta learn.
But crap, the bigger news was the Hollywood Brown injury!!!
@#$&*±%!!!
Why can’t we have nice things?
Hello JuJu?
I meant Steele the undrafted FB. Zammit is the HB/rugby player and sucked.
Edit didn’t see @mayjays post. Sorry for the duplicate
Steele is solid. I hope he makes the team. He was TOUGH every time I watched him in college and that showed in the preseason game as well. Solid bench option.
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Booker had a really nice hit in Hard Knocks. He’s gonna be terrific for us
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Caleb W seems to be real deal, Bears have a bright future.
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@AsadZ Poles is putting together a nice roster.
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Ha, as predicted…JuJu is back!
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@rockchalkjayhawk So, 2 years in a row the Chiefs get back a WR at a minimal cost who had left to get more money in free agency.
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@mayjay said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk So, 2 years in a row the Chiefs get back a WR at a minimal cost who had left to get more money in free agency.
makes perfect sense, right?
I hope JuJu makes the team, is still athletic, and can catch a ball and contribute more consistently than guys like Moore, Watson, Ross and Remigio.
I truly like the athleticism of Kadarius Toney. I’d like to see him stick around. Not sure if he will, but maybe they can find a way for him to succeed. It seems Andy likes him as well.
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@rockchalkjayhawk Toney is dangerous, very explosive, but also very prone to boneheaded mistakes. Two penalties on one play this preseason, too many passes hit his hands last year that the defense caught. And then there is that electric return two super bowls ago that set up the game saving drive.
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@dylans Kind of like a Wheel of Fortune spinner where the “Bankrupt” spaces increase randomly to about 60% of the wheel.
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@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:
@rockchalkjayhawk Toney is dangerous, very explosive, but also very prone to boneheaded mistakes. Two penalties on one play this preseason, too many passes hit his hands last year that the defense caught. And then there is that electric return two super bowls ago that set up the game saving drive.
Exactly! He can’t possibly be the first boneheaded athlete to play in the NFL. Simplify things for him. Make use of his athleticism. Andy’s smart, but hasn’t figured him out yet.
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@rockchalkjayhawk I never want to see Young Joka play a meaningful snap. - pass hit his hands in the first game last year and ends up a pick six that cost the game. Lined up offsides and nullified Kelce’s lateral back to Toney touchdown - lost by a score again. This pre-season he had two penalties on one play.
It’s just hard to pass up on his potential, but his down side last year cost the Chiefs at least two games!
Then there’s Skyy Moore - he doesn’t really hurt you, but has no way to help either. I’d cut both. No upside to Skyy and too much downside to Toney. Good Toney is electric, maybe they can trade him?
- I believe the Chiefs will keep Toney since his salary is guaranteed and he has high upside. We’ll find out today!
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Well there ya go. Toney got the boot.
And the rugby dude too.
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What do Chiefs fans think about FAU?
I was expecting more from him in yr 2 but did not see much growth at least in pre-season games.
Is he a bust or needs more time to develop?
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Chiefs released QB Chris Oladokun. Released WR Kadarius Toney. Released WR Justyn Ross. Released Louis Rees-Zammit. (courtesy ESPN)
Sorry to lose Ross. They also picked up a TE and a LB today by trading '25 and '26 seventh round picks. Not at all sure what that is all about.
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@AsadZ Developmental first round pick trending towards bust. Hope he has a good financial adviser.
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Bean and Fairchild didn’t make the cut. Bummer.
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@FarmerJayhawk And that’s after this analysis that had many expecting Bean to make it through:
https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/colts-jason-bean-analytics-expert-top-performer
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Booker made the Bears’ roster.
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And Puni made it onto the 49ers.
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More background on the Chiefs’ new LB, Cameron Thomas (3rd rd pick by the Cards in '22). More of an edge rusher than LB.
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2024/08/27/chiefs-trade-cameron-thomas-cardinals/
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If Bean can get good NFL QB coach, I am confident that he will become a very serviceable backup QB. He has tremendous potential, and he has speed.
He can make plays.
What he needs is solid coaching to avoid stupid mistakes and mediocre plays.
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Also, per CBS Sports, Bean “injured his shoulder on his one-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Colts’ preseason finale against the Bengals on Thursday. If he clears waivers, Bean could be invited back by Indianapolis to be on the practice squad, or he could look to take his talents elsewhere.”
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@Gorilla72 wonder how bad the injury is and if it’s his throwing shoulder?
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Louis Rees-Zammit signed with the Jags practice squad.
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@mayjay kinda sad we couldn’t develop him
