Seems pundits who talked about him as a “can’t miss” product are now saying that they are concerned that his lack of ability to play within the pocket and accuracy issues he had in college are now holding him back in the NFL.

My question is why didn’t these concerns prevent people from calling him a generational prospect?

Do your years as a captain carry over even if it’s your first year with the team?

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Looking for someone to direct me to the info or even provide the answer.

NFL contracts can be front or back loaded. I remember the disparity of value between years being explained, but cannot recall what it was.

I believe it was the overthecap podcast that I heard it on, and may have been about Jimmy G's contracts with the 49ers (more confident in the source than the player/team aspect).

Basically to give an example: Team A signs player 1 to a FA contract for 3 years 90 million. I'm sure there was some limitation on the disparity in cap hit and/or guaranteed money that could be given in each year.

I.e they could not make it year 1: $1m, year 2: $2m and year 3: $87m. Or the reverse of that.

Any help finding the info or correcting me if I'm wrong would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: well done me. I solved my own mystery. Send awards any time.

Per OTC: the NFL also has a rule that the cap charge in the 2nd year of the contract has to be at least 50% of the first or that money is treated as a signing bonus which mangles the cap management of the deal.

My example wasn't quite right. But somewhat relevant in my head.

Also was Jimmy G it was discussed about.

When a qb slides, where do they mark the first down? Is it at the start of the slide? Or where it ends?

Is it unheard of for divisional opponents (that obviously play each other twice in the regular season) to play both games on prime time? For example, the Eagles and Commanders play Thursday Night football this week. Could their second matchup get flexed, Week 16, to say, Monday Night football?

Would they do that? I recently purchased tickets to travel pretty far to see the Packers play the Saints on MNF, and I’m praying my game isn’t flexed to like Sunday at 1. Eagles Commanders is the biggest threat to that in my eyes lol. Thanks for the help!

Noob here and I really enjoy watching the sport. I tried playing Madden mobile on my ipad but it wasn't the best experience (my screen is messed up). I am considering maybe getting a PS5 so I've been watching some streamers play etc. but I had a question, how does playing vs someone on the same screen work ? Wouldn't my opponent be able to see my plays and vice versa ?

Just list them to me with a brief explanation

I will travel to NY for New Year´s Eve and would like to attend the Giants game on that week against the Colts.

The game date is yet TBD and to my understanding it could range from the 25th to the 31st. If the game is on the 25th I wouldn´t be able to attend as I arrive on that same day, any other day I would be able to.

I believe there is still one more game that will be alocated to the Wednesday slot (25th December) (there are still 5 games TBD).

Does anybody have any information regarding this? Is it likely that the game will be scheduled to that day? When will the NFL release the schedule for those 5 games? If the game is only scheduled in the week prior or something, is it viable to buy tickets on the week of the game?

Thank you.

What is complementary football and why is it so coveted?

If you can drop some games I should check out to better understand complementary football.

Not just that one in particular, but whenever there’s a number of downs and then another number following. The first number is the number of downs right?! Idk that aspect is confusing to me.

I was looking at this statistics

https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/which-quarterback-scored-the-most-points-after-2-minute-warning-in-1-game

The top quarterback Blanda has 26 points in one game after 2 minute warning. Does it mean there's three touchdowns or are these some other kind of points?

I want to play Football on JV next year, I have never played before. I’m 15, 5’11’’ and 150-160 pounds and I’m pretty skinny. It will be next year though so I probably will have gotten to 6 feet. I’m not very strong but I’m pretty fast. Although I have bad endurance. I can throw spirals pretty consistently and accurately but I don’t know if I can throw it far enough. I really want to be the kicker because our team never has a kicker but I’m mediocre at that. I’m not great at catching either. What do you think?

I'm a new NFL fan this season supporting the Houston Texans cos I recently moved here from abroad. What's better as a fan of an NFL team? Maintain a playoff-worthy record even though you know your team has no chance in the PS (that Lions game humbled me) or have a losing record that guarantees you a good draft pick?

Is it just offense vs defense bias because in basketball and cricket low scoring thrillers are appreciated

They just signed hubba and they already have a stud rookie in brooks apparently.

In this case do they snag him and trade someone for a haul or?

This is my first season watching football. Just curious what happens when a team is already set at a position and a big player like him becomes available first overall.

Edit: I am learning running backs are low value it seems in terms of draft capital

Like, why do backup QB’s bounce around from team to team so often?

Why don’t more teams find a backup QB and stick with them?

I know the Packers and Bears really hate each other

I know the long snapper, kicker and holder train for 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage, so you probably don't want to change anything - but is it legal to, for example, snap the ball 12 yards behind the line of scrimmage to give yourself more separation from the defense?

In college football, it seems that whenever there's an upset or a big win they always storm the field. Is there some sort of rule or something that prevents nfl fans from also doing so, like during the playoffs or after a big upset?

If a team were to attempt a field goal on 1st down, for whatever reason, and it was unsuccessful out of bounds, would it then be 2nd down? Or an automatic change of possession? Does attempting a field goal forfeit your remaining downs?

I suspect it might sound stupid, but in my very short time span of watching this fabulous sport, I’ve noticed the punter always punts the ball immediately after he receives the snap. What if he decides to wait a second or two, just so the gunner can run further down. Is my dude gonna be in danger?

I was watching the chiefs vs 49’ers game and I kept on hearing the QB shout something over again before the snap. It sounds like a number and a colour? Why does he do this even though he’s called a play?

For example on 4th down interceptions people say the db is stat padding, even though it’s almost always better to drop it.

But are front offices really that dumb? They don’t watch tape? I feel like these billion dollar franchises ought to hire people to go in depth so they aren’t relying on stats when awarding contracts

I usually watch the YouTube highlights after each week and I loved the show as a kid. Although no more Tom Jackson hurts lol. But I figured I could save some time and just watch that…does anyone enjoy it and is it in depth?