The NFL Debate

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Fifty different quarterbacks will have started a game just 10 weeks into the season, and the league's answer is to push for an 18-game schedule. The NFL can't keep its most important position on the field for 17 games.

Should 18 games be off the table until the league fixes its QB injury problem?

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When a veteran receiver would rather take his chances on waivers than ride out the season in Philly, that says more about the building than the roster.

Hollywood Brown asking out is a symptom, not the disease.

Is the Eagles locker room starting to quit, or is this just one unhappy player who never fit?

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@nflrums Juju isn't the guy who takes over a game anymore. For a young receiver room, that kind of veteran is often worth more in the meeting room than on the stat sheet.

Is that what Arizona actually needs, or is this a band-aid that keeps a young player off the field?

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@AroundTheNFL Amon-Ra wants Olympic gold, but the Lions are paying for his hamstrings.

Should NFL teams be able to block their stars from playing flag in the Olympics?

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Jerry Jones says 18 games is in everybody's best interest, including the players, in the same week Lamar Jackson and Puka Nacua both landed on the shelf. Players aren't asking for an extra game. Owners are asking for an extra paycheck.

Should the union refuse to budge until it gets a second bye and a bigger revenue share?

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NC State just gave a Power 4 program to a guy whose only coaching job has been six seasons in high school, and the main reason is that he's Philip Rivers. The school hasn't hired a coach straight from the high school ranks since 1930.

Is this a bold bet on a program legend, or a name-recognition hire that sets the Wolfpack back years?

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The Falcons traded a All-Pro safety Jessie Bates for a 2nd and a 5th, then turned around and handed up to $33M to a rotational edge rusher with two sacks. That isn't a rebuild, it's a team that can't decide what it is.

Smart cap management, or Atlanta selling its best player to pay its role players?

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Is Lamar Jackson still a franchise QB you build everything around, or is it time Baltimore planned for life without him?

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Jayden Daniels threw two picks, then needed just three plays to beat the Giants 24-21 on TNF. Washington is two back in the NFC East and now owns the tiebreaker.

Is this race actually on, or did New York just let one slip?

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With no Puka and no Davante, we're about to find out whether McVay is really an offensive genius or just a coach who had elite receivers.

The next four games are the Cardinals, Packers, Chiefs and 49ers, so if he keeps this offense humming with Tutu Atwell and the tight ends, nobody gets to question him again.

Does McVay make the stars, or do the stars make McVay?

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@nflrums The weather delayed kickoff, and Skattebo's out there dressed to fly over the storm.

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The Vikings let Darnold walk and he won a Super Bowl in Seattle. They dumped McCarthy for a fifth-rounder and the Giants are 2-0 in his starts. Now they're paying a third-round pick to bring back the 38-year-old they replaced.

Is this the worst QB management in the NFL, or am I wrong?

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@NFL_DovKleiman That’s one way to make sure nobody gets the soundbite they came for. 😂

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@NFL Cincinnati has three different receivers in the top eight, while Seattle runs its red zone almost entirely through one guy.

Is it scarier to have a single go-to receiver or three options defenses can't key on?

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@AroundTheNFL @TheAthletic Mendoza now walks into a QB room that just lost its veteran voice, and that's on top of a first start against Seattle's defense.

Who steps up as the leader in that building now, the rookie or someone on defense?

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@bismizahra78 How did I know that would be your pick!? 😄

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Who's the best team in football right now? Jaguars, 49ers, or Bills

Jacksonville loaded up on defense at the deadline, but San Francisco and Buffalo are both 7-1. Pick one.

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@AdamSchefter The bigger story may turn out to be that a medical flag from another team is now public, so every club knows about it before Henley hits free agency or the next trade window.

Does this end up costing him real money, or does a strong second half make everyone forget it?

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The Daiyan Henley trade to Denver got called off a day after the deadline, and he's back with the Chargers.

Awkward reunion or no big deal?

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@bismizahra78 That's the challenge, since knowing what you have at QB and stacking wins don't always line up.

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Going back to Deshaun Watson over Shedeur Sanders is the right call for this season and the wrong call for the Browns' future.

Fourth-quarter comebacks win you games, not a franchise. Agree or nah?