NFL - Discussion Thread

'His balls are starting to lose zip', I bet that pleased Matt Ryan reading that. That's like a quarterback saying he has a wide reciever who can't catch a cold. An insult really...

Yeah, Julio is definitely out of Atlanta. He just told Shannon Sharpe over the phone while on air that he's done with Atlanta. Not sure why he thought he needed to fire at his teammates since he was on his way out already, but I guess he's trying to have some leverage on where he is traded.

Still, I would try to keep him if I was Atlanta. Teaming him with Pitts while having Ridley over the middle would be special to watch.

I don't think he knew he was live on air when he said that lol.

I saw it live. Thought it was hilarious. Said he was done in Atlanta and wise enough not to want to go to Dallas.

Dallas, how would Julio Jones fit in Dallas? They've got three decent receivers already. I'm hearing it may be New England he goes, apparently he wants to hook up with Cam Newton. Another possibility is Green Bay.

He was seen wearing a Cowboys shirt, so all these Dallas fans thought that was where he wants to go. It would have to be for Gallup and a pick as I cannot see the Cowboys giving up any more.

Packers make the most sense. Pats, Phins, Ravens, Colts, and Raiders after that.

Yeah Dallas makes no sense for him. I've seen Titans being thrown around too.

Reports are the Falcons want a 1st Rounder for Julio. I can't see a team trading more than a 2nd for him considering his huge contract, unless it's the Chiefs who seem can do anything they want while manipulating their cap hits.

Don't even speak that evil into the world.

If you are a team that is Super Bowl ready then a first round pick makes sense as Julio Jones is without doubt one of the best wide receivers in the league. If you are team building a Super Bowl condender it makes no sense, the guy is old now. My money is on the Packers, Rogers has told the Packers that he wants them to acquire more offensive weapons. The favorites at the moment to get Jones are the Baltimore Ravens.

The Patriots are now the betting favorites to get him, which I still don't understand on Jones's part, but whatever

If the Packers want to keep Rodgers happy, they will trade for Julio. A late 1st is worth it. If they really want to keep Rodgers, they would somehow trade for Julio and Beckham.

If a team is going to try to get Watson, they should probably do so. His court case won't enter deposition until February 2022 at the earliest, meaning he probably will get to play at least this season with no problems from the league. Additionally, he could always settle at some point over the season.

I think some teams should think about it. I know the Redskins have PR issues of their own, but Watson would instantly make them a Super Bowl Contender. Raiders and Broncos (depending on how the Rodgers situation unfolds) could stand to roll the dice on him as well. Steelers would be a interesting scenario, but they would likely need to trade Ben as you can't have him or Watson as the backup. Saints would be a interesting landing spot as well. Eagles have loads of draft picks, so they could offer more than anyone (though probably not necessary at this point).

Steelers have absolutely no cap space without getting rid of Ben, and even if they did manage it I'm not sure the money works out. And that's not touching the reasons the Steelers in particular wouldn't want him.

The Redskins, Broncos, Saints, and Giants seem like nice landing spots. Eagles too, but I think they want to see what they have in Hurts. A Rodgers for Watson deal would blow up the NFL.

I was going to mention Rodgers for Watson, but I don't see the point in that unless the Packers openly admit the Love pick was huge mistake.

Well they've kind of been implying that anyway, haven't they? I haven't heard a single good thing about Love's skill as a football player, and the only official word has been that he has "a long way to go".

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He was raw coming out of college, but they might as well throw him in now while they have a somewhat decent team around him and get what they can for Rodgers. I can't see him struggling mightily with all the playmakers around him and a pretty good OL. Even if Love is a bust, they could use the additional assets to draft a different QB in 2022 or 2023.

Have to feel sorry for Jordan Love, no way he is going to succeed. He is following Brett Favre and Aaron Rogers. Too much pressure... The guy doesn't even sound like an NFL quarterback, he sounds more like a character from a teenage romance novel.

Where's Matt these days, I hardly see him here now. Has he found himself a treacle?

I think Matt's still doing his internship/job and school.

Falcons have multiple offers for Julio, including at least one for a 1st. I wonder if this is on the up and up or just the Falcons hoping to drive up the price.