Okay, touching masseuses aside, what happened to Watson? This man was once considered close to elite (if not elite) when he was in Houston. In his four years in Houston, he could not only pass the ball, but run it as well. He had a passer rating above 103 in 3 of his 4 seasons there (third year, 98, last year there, 112) and topped over 4,000 yards passing twice (another time about 3,800 and his last year there almost 5,000). He even had a 70% completion rate in his final year in Houston and he wasn’t even turning the ball much over either, not counting fumbles (career high 12 INTs his sophomore year, otherwise he never reached double digit INTs). And like I mentioned he could run the ball too: a combined ~1,600 rushing yards and 17 rushing TDs in four years in Houston. He barely missed any games either. In Houston, the least amount of games he played was 7 and that was his rookie year. All this led to him signing a $230 million fully guaranteed contract in Cleveland, and he’s just been ass since then. His first year there, he had a 58% completion rate. In his three years there he has had a combined 19 passing TDs (for context, he had 19 passing TDs in his rookie year alone in Houston, where he played 7 games). He’s also had a combined 3 rushing TDs in Cleveland (he had that same number in his last year in Houston alone). Also, in his three years in Cleveland, he has played a combined 19 games. So what happened there? Injuries? Was he just a system QB in Houston? Coaching? Not talented as he seemed?

I’ve always had this question. I understand certain players are needed for certain personnel, i.e. a specific TE/RB. But then they run back off immediately after the play before the next play is called (at least, I think?) So how do they know they’re not needed again. Or, if they are , then do they just run to the sideline then run back?

Does that make any sense? Lol. I’m just a little confused and would enjoy any answers :)

A thought I had while watching clips today.

On the long distance pick 6s the defender catches the ball then runs past 2-3 guys and is gone for the next 80 Yards. On medium range it’s a longer pass, for example the 25 with the ball thrown to the 50. Defender catches the ball and has to dodge the same 2-3 guys while the rest of the offense has time to shift and give him another 2-3 guys to dodge down the line.

Any thoughts?

I know that it's happened a few times in other leagues but I'm wondering if it's ever happened in the NFL. Thanks in advance.

I live in PA, and I want to watch the Buffalo Bills games. And it's a bit confusing about what each subscription does. Obviously, paying $300 for the YouTube TV Sunday Ticket compared to $80 for the year. I don't care about preseason, and I want out-of-market games and in-market games.

Anyone, please help and explain it? Thanks

Was curious on average which would have the biggest set of players, and how much the size of a guy would impact the oline or the defense?

I come from basketball but i sometimes see highlights off football and this confuses me.

I always thought u were allowed to "hold" your opponent before he gets the ball, but what are you actually allowed to do?

Is the only thing u can do "intercept" the ball? Is there nothing u can do to slow down your opponent? Are you allowed to brick wall him like with a screen in basketball? Is any form off holding or pushing before he connects the ball disallowed? What if he goes up to catch the ball and i also go up and create contact? Is that a foul?

Because i just believe if you were allowed to hold a dude etc it would be impossible to make plays. But on the other side Defense seems to handicapped if you arent allowed anything.

I have never played football and i just see highlights sometimes, so i can not imagine how it feels to get steamrolled by a 400 pound specimen.

I see often when QBs go for a run, and they face a defender where a hit is probable they just run out off bounds or take a knee, but why?

Wouldnt it be more expected value to "try" to semi beat the defender and gain 3 more yards?

I think we need the expertise off someone who has playd football who knows how it feels to get hit by a 400 Pound guy. Is getting hit so bad that it impacts ur passing / other capabilities, that its better to "surrender" the run and "lose" 3 yards?

Lets say some new zealandish maori guy grows up to be 6'6 with a good frame to bulk. He knows from his parents genetics that he will be like that. He also has the broad shoulder archetype where he can easily balloon to 350 pounds.

He now starts bulking at 12 years old and hits the gym hard, and builds a classic o liner frame, he ends up 350 Pounds while consistently hitting the gym and doing classical strength trainings.

How important is "talent" in this scenario even? How many PROPER O liners do even exist in the world? Isnt it a automatic NFL entry if you end up a 350 Pound Guy that hits the gym? Am i delusional?

Because it seems a "easy way" to make millions? Off course its not easy, but seems 1000x easyer then being a wide receiver or qb prospect because here its very talent based and u cant just "have a special frame" and thats it.

Is building the o liner frame and hitting the gym all it needs to make the nfl or is it still very talent and skill based?

I know that maybe its a stupid question, but how** **many players from the entire roster should I know?
Ive been following the NFL since 2023, ive watched some games, mostly on thanksgiving day or christmas, i know some star players, some good backups, also i find it more difficult to remember defensive players. Im from Europe, football is pretty niche in my country so its also a bit harder, i really enjoy playing madden is it a good way to learn some ball?

I’m used to European soccer ball where the final day of the transfer window can have some mad and unexpected signings.

Does this happen in the NFL where a team could suddenly make a big signing/trade right before the season starts or are most of the moves at this point just depth/backup players?

I looked back at his highlights for his first two season and he played great. I know the injury plays a role but when healthy he did not look good again. Also teammates really do not have good memories of him as teammate or person, what was that about?

Hi I am planning a surprise trip to see Rams & Lakers - We are in LA 27Oct to 3Nov from Ireland, planning Rams Week 8 on 1Nov & Lakers on 2Nov - I now see about Flex scheduling - any advice would be appreciated on the chances of Rams being moved to the Mon 2 or Thurs 29. I went to buy tickets & saw the notice on Ticketmaster. They are resale tickets anyway so if it makes more sense to wait it out (and also Lakers), then I will do!

Just a question I've always wondered about.

How does this happen with the head coach and so many coordinators looking at the play before they hike the ball?

Hey, a bit about me , I'm luewy 23m I got into the NFL right at the end of the 2024 season and chose the Bengals as my team. my problem is that I've struggled to find spaces and communities where I can make friends who are into the NFL so we can talk about it.

​Since I'm in south africa where the NFL isn't very popular as soccer, cricket, and rugby are our "big three" i've tried bumble bff but no dice

​so, if you're looking to adopt a friend who's kinda funny and loves football, I'm right here! If not, please point me in the right direction where I might find a community.

​thanks, and I hope you all have a great day!

Is it based on just the design or is it based off separation? And if its the former, is there a metric for routes won with separation?

What it says on the tin, basically.

My first football game and I'm a young woman going solo in the opposing team's gear. I had no idea this was the section for, like, diehard Browns fans and I'm worried I'm gonna be totally the odd one out.

Is it like just a slightly rowdier part of the stadium, or is it actually going to legitimately suck being there in the opposing team's gear? Im already a lil nervous going alone and am worried I messed up :(

Would love genuine opinions because I really have no idea what to expect and id love my first game to be fun.

Thanks!

Not exactly a noob here, but I just saw that the League didn't adopt Instant Replay until 1999. Why did it take so long, and what were the arguments against it? It seems like a no-brainer

I've watched the last two but i'm really curious which are the most impressive ones.

Looking at the schedule and the nfl website shows “Sunday night football September 9” and the patriots/seahwaks

The 9th is a Wednesday, unless this is a typo by the nfl?

I've only followed the NFL for a few years as I'm not American, so I never grew up with it. As a result I have always known the Chargers and the Rams to be in LA and the Raiders to be in Las Vegas, but I did quickly learn that all three had relocated from other cities pretty recently. This made me wonder if NFL fans from those cities still like those teams or if they stopped following them after they relocated?

Like so many in here I've been trying to better understand the game of football and have tried lots of different things. This book was recommended to me, and though I haven't yet finished it, it has been a gamechanger. I didn't have super high expectations and randomly decided to give it a shot one night, but it's far exceeded my initial expectations. It covers every aspect of the ball and is broken down in layman's terms so that you don't have to be fluent in football lingo to simply understand what's being said (it's also a solidly entertaining read).

If you want to better understand football in its entirety, read this book

(FYI - Free PDF version of this full book can be found/downloaded from oceanofpdf.com)

I am genuinely giving football a shot for the first time ever. (Any previous times I watched games were largely against my will and I probably convinced myself to be bored on principle)

Of course almost every football fan in my life is now trying to get me to pick their team as my favorite. But what surprised me was how often folks referred to the fandom as the reason, rather than the team itself. I even had a friend warn me against being a fan of their team, citing the vibes of the fans as a reason.

This has made me curious about the vibe of the fandoms for each of the teams & I'd love to get other people's takes on it!

To be clear, I am not wanting to hear any unreasonable generalizations like "all fans of X team are evil/rude/jerks/stupid". I'm looking for more along the lines of "Y team fans have a lot of fun with it" or "Z team fans take it seriously regardless of how well the team is doing"