NFL Division 1

[Captain Obvious]

Jack McCaffrey confirmed tonight that he will go traveling for the year. James Horan seemed happy with that news.

[twohands!!!]

Cooper had a mare for Dublin and the rest of the Dublin defence didn't exactly cover themselves in glory - I'd say Jim will be on to the New Zealand authorities claiming Rory O'Carroll is in ISIS or something.

Cork are going nowhere - they aren't at the races as a serious team. This new management don't look to have much more of a clue than the last lot - the fact that their kickouts are still utter rubbish even with a new keeper says a world.

[Cunny Funt]

How many points from play did Dublin score? Their certainly not as naive as Cork were tonight.

2-6 from play and 8 frees. A real game of two halves that match was.

[larryin89]

Jack McCaffrey confirmed tonight that he will go traveling for the year. James Horan seemed happy with that news.

To be fair it was sennan Connell who was making out JH was happy about it, James was simply making the valid point teams would see it as a positive if they came up against Dublin in 16 championship . The Mayo angle is just bollix , we are gone in that sense for this year at least .

[Captain Obvious]

Jack McCaffrey confirmed tonight that he will go traveling for the year. James Horan seemed happy with that news.

To be fair it was sennan Connell who was making out JH was happy about it, James was simply making the valid point teams would see it as a positive if they came up against Dublin in 16 championship . The Mayo angle is just bollix , we are gone in that sense for this year at least .

Now say what you really think.

[moysider]

Dublin can cope without McCaffrey. Only if a team can get close enough to them in the later stages of the championship, his absence may become an issue. He is a special player and can pull a game winning move in a close game. Dublin wont have any close game until August - if at all. 

[Beffs]

They'll be ok without McCaffrey. He is a class player, no doubt about that, but I can not think of one game last year, that they could have lost, or came close to losing, but for him. His runs bombing forward, are brilliant to watch, but I wouldn't have given the FOTY gong to him. I would have given it to Brogan, or McMahon.

[Syferus]

They'll be ok without McCaffrey. He is a class player, no doubt about that, but I can not think of one game last year, that they could have lost, or came close to losing, but for him. His runs bombing forward, are brilliant to watch, but I wouldn't have given the FOTY gong to him. I would have given it to Brogan, or McMahon.

Brogan was the deserving one. Came a bit out of left field giving it to McCaffrey honestly. McMahon really didn't do enough to be deserving of it.

[larryin89]

They'll be ok without McCaffrey. He is a class player, no doubt about that, but I can not think of one game last year, that they could have lost, or came close to losing, but for him. His runs bombing forward, are brilliant to watch, but I wouldn't have given the FOTY gong to him. I would have given it to Brogan, or McMahon.

I'd agree with that he shouldn't of got poty, Philly McMahon was player who made the difference .

[Gold]

They'll be ok without McCaffrey. He is a class player, no doubt about that, but I can not think of one game last year, that they could have lost, or came close to losing, but for him. His runs bombing forward, are brilliant to watch, but I wouldn't have given the FOTY gong to him. I would have given it to Brogan, or McMahon.

Brogan for me too...are you not allowed to win it twice?

[Beffs]

Brogan was the deserving one. Came a bit out of left field giving it to McCaffrey honestly. McMahon really didn't do enough to be deserving of it.

Yeah, he had a poor year overall. Aidan O'Shea and Colm Cooper held him to a mere 1-3, in the three most important games of the year. 

[larryin89]

What player would of been missed most in Dublins only competitive games last , Philly McMahon without a shadow of a doubt , minimised AOS impact and took gooch for a walk up the park in the final.

[Syferus]

Brogan was the deserving one. Came a bit out of left field giving it to McCaffrey honestly. McMahon really didn't do enough to be deserving of it.

Yeah, he had a poor year overall. Aidan O'Shea and Colm Cooper held him to a mere 1-3, in the three most important games of the year. 

He was one of a committee of three who marked AOS in both games. I find it incredible that McMahon still gets all the credit for shutting him down, even in the face of all the score-able frees he directly gave up against AOS in the first game.

[moysider]

Tactically both Kerry and Mayo had nightmares v Dublin in ff line and McMahon was good enough to be able to turn the tables and bomb on.
Think McCaffrey was worthy enough. Brogan is class but on the top of the food chain. He puts the icing on the cake. In Dublin it's the likes of McCaffrey and McCarty that puts teams on the ropes and as we saw tonight can deliver the knock-out blows as well on a regular basis. If Conor McManus was in Brogan's position on this Dublin team he would doing the icing on the cake and in contention poty too.

[moysider]

What player would of been missed most in Dublins only competitive games last , Philly McMahon without a shadow of a doubt , minimised AOS impact and took gooch for a walk up the park in the final.

Cluxton, without a doubt imo. Not dissing his replacement tonight or anything because Cluxton is a hard act to follow. Kickouts were iffy and there was no authority under high ball in the square. Like any other great team - and this Dublin team are great - there is always a special few that are hard to replace. Even if there is great depth. Cluxton is one. Connolly is another obviously. Brogan as well. MacMenamon too for me. McCarty is class and is a serious leader now as well. They are losing 2 of the other alpha player though in Rory O Carroll and Jack McCaffrey - even if it's only for the short term.