2019 Opponents

[Keith]

Home:
Titans, Jaguars, Colts, Falcons, Panthers, Broncos, Raiders, Patriots

Away:
Titans, Jaguars, Colts, Bucs, Saints, Chargers, Chiefs, Ravens

[Arky]

Cool. Pats at home next year for a change.

Eh, but Mahomes, Brees, Rivers, Luck and the new darling of the NFL (and mayor of Baltimore) Lamar Jackson on the road.....

[barrett]

I want to see Lamar Jackson after an offseason for the league to adjust to a QB that runs 20Xs a game. He can't throw it and teams will scheme a way to make him. Not to mention he is basically 2017 Blake Bortles winning 17-13 games with the league's top defense.

[chuck]

Right. I'm going to worry about Lamar Jackson once he's shown me that he is an NFL QB. As much as I like watching him play, he doesn't concern me at all.

What interests me, though, is whether the Chargers and the Saints can continue this year's success next year. The Chiefs are going to be really good for a while, but of course their coach is Andy Reid and he is more than adept at finding ways to screw things up.

[HPF Bob]

First blush, that looks like 10-6 (potential losses to NE, IND, KC, NO, SD, BAL). Of course, they'll win a few upsets but they'll also screw up a few easy opponents too). All this presumes Watson and Hopkins stay healthy and we get some studs for the OL.

[HPF Bob]

There's a good chance that we will have one away game in an international location. Five teams (Jacksonville, Oakland, Tampa Bay, Chargers and Rams) have agreed to host an international game (i.e. London or Mexico City) in 2019 and the Texans have three (Jaguars, Chargers, Buccaneers) on their road schedule. The Raiders are on the home docket so they won't be a candidate.

Of course we all remember the Texans debacle in Mexico City a few years ago where the refs were fed tequila until they couldn't see straight. And didn't one of the Texans get robbed off the field too?

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

Right. I'm going to worry about Lamar Jackson once he's shown me that he is an NFL QB. As much as I like watching him play, he doesn't concern me at all.

What interests me, though, is whether the Chargers and the Saints can continue this year's success next year. The Chiefs are going to be really good for a while, but of course their coach is Andy Reid and he is more than adept at finding ways to screw things up.

The Ravens scored 2 points per game more with Jackson then they did with the terrible Joe Flacco. Their defense was just hot and they won games that Jackson started. It always amazes me that mediocre QB play on a winning team is cheered but mediocre defense on a good team is mocked. Nobody says the Chiefs defense is great and "winners" for winning games 42-38, but QBs get credit for 17-13 wins. Jackson beat 1 playoff team this year and it was when his defense held the chargers to 10 points in week 16. Today that defense gave up 23 and they lost. The offense was about the same in each game.

So yes, I agree, I fear the Ravens defense like I fear the Jags, and I fear Jackson about like I feared Bortles when they made the AFC championship game.

[chuck]

That's a pretty apt comparison, Bortles and the Jags in their 'heyday.' Although I always knew that Bortles was showing us his ceiling. I would like to think Jackson can and will improve because I like him as a guy and I'd like to see him play well. But who knows, maybe we're seeing his ceiling now too.

Oh, nunu, you're invited to fly with me any time. I get some of the boys to put a hose on her and she cleans up real nice:

http://www.askthepilot.com/wp-conten...ak40atROB1.jpg

The flight attendants that come with the charter can be a little abusive, sadly, and I do hope you enjoy potted meat and hot mustard.