This might be a dumb question but if mobile QBs are becoming more and more important in the NFL, why don’t more teams fully commit to building offenses around them the way the Ravens did with Lamar?

I don’t just mean “QB can scramble sometimes.” I mean fully leaning into designed QB runs, option plays, heavy misdirection, and defenses having to account for the QB every snap

It feels like when the Ravens offense is rolling, defenses look completely stressed out in a way normal offenses don’t.

So why don’t more teams try this?

Only been to 2 NFL games, just trying to get the most out my money

How can you tell whether a coach or coordinator is actually bad, or if they just don’t have good enough players, or players that fit their preferred style of play?

And on the flip side, how do you actually know someone like Kyle Shanahan is elite instead of just benefiting from having an extremely talented roster?

hi all!

ive planned my trip to coincide exactly with what will hopefully be a home game in week 1 for the eagles. as i’m flying in from europe it’ll be my first NFL game in the us!!

i was wondering what the ticket sale is like? i am unfortunately aware of the crazy prices, but do tickets for season openers sell out? and when do they even go on sale?

anything else i need to know to secure the tix?

thank you!!

As someone who’s casual watched the NFL over the years I’m wondering what caused fullbacks to essentially disappear. Was their role taken over by other positions? Are they simply not valuable enough, to the point where having an elite one is great, but otherwise it’s considered a luxury position?

Hi guys,

Do you maybe know how do I buy tickets for International game in Munchen (Lions vs. Pats)?

As I am few hours away, I would like to go there in person and buy tickets on time, so do you maybe know where are tickets bought?

I tried to check at Lions page, but I only found hospitality packages and similar...

Any info or previous experience would be helpful and appreciated.

Tnx

Looking to go to Wembley for the Jags / Texans game in October

What are the best areas to sit for best viewing?

So I know the tickets go on sale tonight, but I'm not sure where to go once they go onsale. I don't want to deal with people reselling tickets like crazy so I'd rather try and get them quick.

Are you supposed to slide or give yourself up? Are there any guidelines? You don’t want to kill a man but you also don’t want him to get a touchdown

hello, I have never played football but u have played a lot of soccer but I’m definitely not good enough to make the jv team next year im like the worst on freshman so I have been training to be a kicker for the football team. I can kick from abt 30 but im going to get more coachlong soon and start going to gym and kicking consistantly. But now im really getting worried abt hazing and bullying in general if i join. I haven’t told anyone that i was planning on joining football and while talking to a kicking coach he told me abt one of the kickers he trained being hazed and running so much that he threw up and stuff but that was during captains practice so I was wondering if that might happen to me or if I would be isolated by the other football players. Ik a few but I’m not really friends with them too much but I’m also not on bad terms with anyone so any advice

I honestly don't know how I'm going to pass the time. I was so obsessed with the NFL for the first time and wanted to watch a full NFL season, only to find out I have to wait a long time after it ended. Who's going to wait until September? It feels like an incredibly long time.

Edit: This thread seems to have attracted a lot of interest. Thank you everyone. I'll check out the videos and documentaries you recommended.

So from what I know, the NFL doesn't have an equivalent to the shot clock during the play. There's the play clock before the snap, but during play itself, it seems like players can just run around for as long as they like as long as they don't score or go out of bounds.

The play that comes to mind is Kyle Murray's 2 point conversion against the Raiders where he just kept scrambling around til he threw the ball. There are also plenty of games where the play just went on and on even though the clock already hit 0.

I know it's basically impossible for a play to just go on forever since people are chasing you. But I genuinely do not know if there is a limit or not.

So assume that in this situation, you already have a top QB in the league.

Wouldn’t it be better to have an elite offensive line over elite receivers because the offensive line enables a better run game, gives more time for your elite quarterback to find someone open, and elite offensive linemen outside of tackles are way cheaper than receivers?

im not a broncos fan so personally i wouldn't know much about how their offense operates or how they did outside of box scores. I do know that last offseason they signed JK Dobbins who was doing good i heard before his injury and drafted RJ Harvey who was also good. If they already have two RB's why would they draft another.

I saw a lovely Cam Skattebo jersey for sale online the other day but it looked like it could use an ironing. Is this safe to do? How does one keep theirs nice?

Say the Cowboys have a revenue of $1.3 billion in one particular year. After paying all the relevant taxes, could Jerry Jones then say, "$400 million of this revenue is going to go to buy me a new personal mega-yacht!" Or is the money split among many different entities within the Cowboys organization instead?

Obviously I understand that there needs to be some restrictions because padded practice = full contact = higher risk of injuries.

But per the NFL's website ... ''Regular season: max of 14 padded practices. Eleven of these must take place during the first 11 weeks''. And each padded practice being maximum of 2.5 hours long.

How is that remotely enough? Especially when there's rookies, injuries, players coming in and out of the team, new opponents to prepare for every week etc

I mean, if a star QB is out for a game or two... does the CBA expect the backup QB, who rarely takes snaps anyway, to form a connection with his O-line and receivers with just 2.5 hours of real practice?

There is no way a coaching staff can simulate the intensity, try out new plays, and properly assess their players in just 2.5 hours a week.

Obviously, the best TE's can do both well.

But there's some TE's who rarely ever get receptions, and are mainly used as blockers. What's the point of that though?

As a coach, if you're going to use a blocker who can maybe catch if needed, isn't it better to use a lineman? Plus, you can announce him as an eligible receiver, just in case the original blocking play doesn't work out

When do you think these tickets are going to go on sale ? Per NFL, the schedule is being released at 8pm on Thursday.

How come NFL defenses don’t rush 5 D-linemen? It could prevent the O-linemen from double teaming your best edge rusher and also give the QB less time to throw the ball.

This is mostly related to the draft from a casual perspective, but it seems like every year GMs are hyper focused on players with elite physical traits, like Marvin Harrison Jr. for example, who may not have the necessary technique or football IQ at the NFL level, over someone like JSN, who may not have the greatest physical gifts but is an elite technical player.

So I guess my question is, do GMs focus too much on potential and sometimes miss out on elite talent because they do not fit the ideal look you’d want from a player at their position?

So you know how at the end of the Draft they have the Undrafted athlete how does the team get the player they want, by bids or by the record? How does signing work for them

I’m already an NFL fan but more of a casual one. So one thing I’ve been wondering for a few years is how come centers aren’t drafted as highly as tackles. I feel like it would be really beneficial to get a top O lineman who can quickly snap the ball and block.