Your Thursday Night NFL Football Open Thread

Welcome back! There was some quality participation in various threads last week and it was great seeing the usuals come hard after taking the summer off. That’s some good commentin’!

Notes:

-The Pac 12 is rising slowly from…something. Basically they offered membership to any school with State after their name and [waves hands around] a general West-ish location. So welcome aboard Fresno State, Boise State, Colorado State and San Diego State. Oregon State and Washington State breath a huge sigh of relief.

-Looks like Malik Willis starts at least one game for Green Bay after being acquired in late August. My only notion of him is that he’s really, really raw.

-Detroit Lions legend Joe Schmidt passed away at the age of 92. For those that may not know, he was one of the most prominent remaining links to the excellent Lions teams of the 50’s. As a linebacker he was the gold standard in that his no-nonsense play caused folks to compare Butkus to him when the latter first entered the league. He was an eight-time All Pro and get this, he coached the team from the mid-sixties to the early 70’s and had a career winning record!

To The Game!

Bills/Fins:

-Rodgers loves to blither about owning Chicago but Josh Allen is 11-2 vs Miami and has thrown for two or more TD’s in every game.

-James Cook’s best buddy just might be OC Joe Brady. Since Ken Dorsey was fired Cook’s usage has gone bananas though I think he’s a bit too small for this kind of work. Then again, it’s not like he gets those goal line carries. He’s a good fit between the 20’s for the most part. I figure Ray Davis would get some action there but did I get sniped? Yes.

-Mostert is out and Achane is limping and a game-timer. Are we going to get a Jeff Wilson day? McDonald brought him onboard from San Fran because he’s trustworthy in pass protection but he’s a bit of a plodder which doesn’t fit the speed-demon profile that Miami’s backs tend to have. Rookie Jaylen Wright fits that bill but it might be too early in his development.

-Ex-Bills safety Jordan Poyer and his punctured lung have been cleared to play for the Fins but not to fly home. Something’s wrong there, just can’t put my finger on it.

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