thelesterlee
We are 6 weeks into the NFL season and my beloved New York Giants ONCE AGAIN just beat down a former MVP in Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens so they will be nowhere near this list of losers.
BUT, here are the 9 biggest losers of NFL Week 6:
1. Mac Jones
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One moment, Mac Jones is hitting some version of the Griddy in the endzone and the next, his backup is throwing for 300 yards and leading New England to big wins. Bailey Zappe just erased Mac Jones from history. Remember when Mac made the Pro Bowl in his rookie season last year? Yea, neither do I.
2. Lamar Jackson’s bank account
Following a 24-20 loss to the New York Giants, the Ravens have now lost all 3 games by blowing double-digit leads in the 4th quarter. If you’re a Lamar stan, you could easily blame the defense for that nonsense. You probably shouldn’t let Daniel Jones go 5-for-5 and march down the field to bet you.
But it’s also the responsibility of the quarterback to extend leads and drives. If the offense is going 3 and out over and over then you’re giving your defense more opportunities to make mistakes. Not great for the man looking for a new contract.
3. These two elderly assholes
I don’t have much to say about the demise of Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. Both men have pretty much abandoned their families to become greats at their profession and both men probably should’ve retired this offseason.
It’s just a real shame to see elder abuse like this.
4. Kimberley Martin
Bruh, ESPN is just handing out jobs 😂 pic.twitter.com/s4L7vnoL9V
— awthentik (@awthentik) October 12, 2022
The New York Giants were 4-1 when Kimberley Martin went on TV and said they should tank for a better pick because they have to think about their future or some shit. Absolutely absurd take on a team with a Top 10 defense and Top 5 rushing attacks.
That clip is a real indicator of how unremarkable so many sports media personalities are. One second, they will complain about tanking and that there aren’t enough franchises focused on winning above all else and the next second, they’ll tell a playoff team to stop winning so much because of some nonexistent future they must prioritize over their current success.
The Giants are 5-1 now. That’s going to reallyyyyy fuck up their draft position. Dang.
5. Kliff Kingsbury (Winner: real estate broker who gets to sell his Arizona mansion)
Kliff Kingsbury—offensive genius—has the 21st-ranked scoring offense in the NFL with a quarterback who could’ve won the MVP last season had he not been injured. Arizona is 2-4 so far and last place in a fairly open NFC West where the best performer on a weekly basis is Geno fucking Smith.
The only thing that can save his job right now is DeAndre Hopkins coming back from suspension next week and finally getting this team into the endzone. But it seems unlikely now that Hopkins is no longer on the juice.
6. That Matt Rhule stink
The problem with firing a head coach midseason is that it’s almost impossible to totally rid yourself of that coach’s influence until the following offseason and we saw that come to a dramatic head on Sunday with Robby Anderson and the staff:
Robby Anderson hates Carolina. Get him on a plane to Baltimore now.
pic.twitter.com/DOTXt2DQI7— Beckett🔋 (@410Beck) October 16, 2022
Wilks just sent Robby Anderson to the locker room.
— John Ellis (@1PantherPlace) October 16, 2022
Matt Rhule brought in a bunch of guys he knew from his days coaching Temple, including wide receiver Robby Anderson and quarterback PJ Walker. Robby Anderson went full Antonio Brown on the sidelines and was promptly traded to Arizona while PJ Walker just had 60 yards passing.
Go Temple!
7. Cooper Rush
When Dak Prescott went out with a hand injury in Week 1, it was a wrap for the Dallas Cowboys. However, Cooper Rush—a man who looks like he drinks milk at parties—carried this team to a spotless record in Dak’s absence.
Andddd then he went to Philadelphia and reminded everyone that he is just a backup quarterback completing only 47% of his passes and finishing with a 37.3 passer rating. Oh, and what a coincidence, Dak Prescott is suddenly healthy enough to play in Dallas’s next game.
That’ll do, Cooper. That’ll do.
8. 49ers drive off a cliff
Down 14 points in the 4th quarter with around 10 minutes remaining in the game, the San Francisco 49ers began the longest, dumbest drive in NFL history. The 49ers ran 16 plays that took 8 minutes and 8 seconds off the clock. The drive ended with them turning the ball over on downs on the Falcons 19-yard line.
So again, San Fran was down by multiple touchdowns and elected to drain every second off the clock only to flail with their toe inside the red zone. There is so much bad football this season. I love it.
9. The Lord
I was prepared to say that god fell off. Russell Wilson is posting the most god content of all time and then he goes out there and plays as if he has never played football before but god rests on Sundays. This isn’t god’s fault. Perhaps Russ should put faith into something more tangible, ya know, like studying the film of the opposing defenses every week or hitting your receivers when they are standing wide open.
