Trevor Stops By Injured Reserve
Trevor Lawrence exited the MNF game late in the 4th after a twist up on his ankle left him in obvious pain. He had to be helped off the field and carried to the locker room. It ended up being a relatively minor sprain judging from reports I’ve read so far, and he was apparently at practice on Thursday. He got lucky, because he was extremely close to ending up on the chopping block that this season has been for QBs.
For all the efforts made to protect QBs in the past years it doesn’t actually appear to be working all that well. The season started snappy with Rodgers’ Achilles on the first snaps of the first MNF game. Daniel Jones re-injured his neck trying to make more than one read and then came back for half a game before tearing his ACL. His replacement, Tyrod Taylor, broke his ribs after a hard hit 3 games later. Kirk Cousins got the memo that Rodgers is a future Viking and paid tribute by sacrificing his own Achilles. Joe Burrow did…something to his wrist that made it extremely painful to throw a football. Anthony Richardson had a fun, I dunno, 2 games? before he was just gone. Groper Cleveland fucked up his shoulder and then the Browns backups got so messed up they ended up starting Joe Flacco after one week on the team. Kenny Pickett (not pictured, pretend he’s in the bathroom struggling to hold his dick with his tiny, tiny hands) messed up his ankle and his return is up in the air.
Injuries to QBs have struck the Raiders, with Jimmy missing games until being benched. Ryan Tannehill is riding the bench after he got replaced due to injury and a lost season. Derek Carr has been thrown around like a ragdoll. Fields has missed several games. This is all coming on a year where Kyler just came back from a torn ACL a few weeks ago and Brock Purdy’s elbow injury effectively ruined the NFCCG.
I don’t think Roger and the shareholders at NFL central in NY are likely to be happy that the NFL is throwing Mitch Trubisky and Tyson Bagent at us. Tommy DeVito is funny but nobody actually thinks he’s the future. I’m wondering what sort of steps the NFL is going to take to further bubble-proof the position. Most roughing-the-passer calls are already bullshit. Maybe they will institute playground rules, where defenders have to count to five before they can rush the QB. Maybe they will allow the entire offensive line to false start every play instead of just Lane Johnson on the end. Maybe they will give every QB a personal tank or convert one offensive position to sniper who shoots paintballs at defenders and if they get hit they have to play dead.
Like anyone would want to sit next to Scum.
I’m disappointed they let him in the door.
It’s just good old fashioned rookie hazing
lol at Scum.
The most eye catching fanservice here is Lawrence, but I think Cousins may be offering more fanservice by volume.
that bar shot is pure perfection
This is like Avengers: Endgame, wherein all the heroes (and Scum) disappear due to a snap and then assemble all in one place.
Groper Cleveland is a good name for Scum.
Believe the nickname was coined by FivePoint Vids
Not really, but kinda. I think the RB pendulum has swung too far the other way, but they are clearly a product of their offensive lines and get injured because they take a lot of hits. I think we’ve seen from Purdy and Tua that QBs are hugely reliant on their other offensive teammates/system and, due to the precision required by the position, are easily injured because even small injuries make the position unplayable. QBs are definitely overpriced at this point. Purdy is an upgrade over Jimmy G, but his biggest advantage is his last-pick-in-the-draft rookie salary. I actually started thinking this when players (such as Kyler) were asking for more money than Mahomes (whose contract has since been increased). If you’re asking for Mahomes money you should be laughed out of the room. And maybe a multi-QB system (not playing at the same time) would be worth a shot, so that an injury to any wouldn’t kneecap your season.
Tfw everyone in the AFCN talked shit about Lamar getting hurt again this year and now he’s the only healthy QB1 in the division, knock on wood
Oh no bby what have you done
“Money God Emeritus”
Mahomes, Jackson, and Scum wonder why their moneychup spaceship can’t start after being kicked by Spaceship Messi. Ohtani (unseen) is reading and signing the $700 million contract with the Dodgers (MLB HAS NO SALARY CAP AND IF THE OWNERS PROPOSE ONE, ITS PLAYERS WILL GO ON STRIKE). Moments later, Ohtani crushes the bottle with his cleats, causing excessive wealth to bleed everywhere (cos cleats have spikes). The Dodgers’ GM is celebrating in the background, believing they now have the GOAT. Mahomes is later met by James Harden, who talks to him about being a former Money God. “Remember, when you get a record contract, it won’t be record for long. There is always someone who wants more money than you. They will take whatever that gives them an advantage so they can be paid more.”
Oh, so Ben Roethlisberger is on the ‘Do not serve this man’ list at the IR Bar, but Mr. Scum can just waltz in and sit with the other patrons?
I call bulls***. Where’s the owner(Andrew Luck)?! He got some ‘splainin’ to do.
To be fair, I made that Big Ben joke because IR is a bar, which is where Ben did his groping.