Browns sign TE Austin Hooper
Washingtons give Ereck Flowers a $30M extension
Cards traded RB David Johnson to the Texans
Havas' Homie Cuzzo gets a two year extension
Colts rumored to be going after Philip Rivers
Falcons releasing RB Devonta Freeman
Johnson's a stud when he's healthy but he was bad last season...even when he was healthy he didn't look right. Big risk on Houston's part because of the contract.
They traded DeAndre Hopkins for him!!
WTF!
Holy shtein really??
Yep - Hopkins and a 4th for Johnson, a 2nd and a 4th
Wow.
COVID19 making everyone crazy.
The Texans are out of their minds. That's almost as bad as the Tunsil trade
Do they still have no GM?
I'm imagining the Cards GM trying to keep a straight face when that trade was offered.
Yeah BOB is their GM - Texans fans here are losing their shtein.
Ravens trade Hayden Hurst and a 4th to ATL for a 2nd and a 5th
That Ravens TE trade is puzzling. I guess a 2nd was too hard to turn down. Hurst and Andrews were a pretty good combo for Jackson, and Hurst is not expensive.
You never know what DeCosta plans to turn that 2nd into. We could be only seeing part of the move.
I guess the deal is, they rarely put both Hurst and Andrews on the field at the same time. Boyle is a very good blocker, which they need every snap, so the value of having two good pass catching TEs is limited. They bumped into Atlanta, who just lost Hooper, and got a 2 out of it. Probably smart move.
Yeah Andrews looks like the real deal, prob just figured they could get an extra high draft pick for a dude that splits time on their team
Andrews is a stud, if he stays healthy he's a top 5 TE. Boyle's a complete TE, Hurst's talent was being wasted.
Colts traded a 1st to SF for Buckner
Browns sign OT Jack Conklin for 3/$42M
wow...tag an RB and lose your stud RT...smurt
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 16, 2020, 05:13:26 PM
Browns sign OT Jack Conklin for 3/$42M
He's a steal for that money. With Peters gone and Dillard uncertainty he would have been a nice get.
Browns signed Case Keenum 3/$18M
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And Byron Jones goes to Miami
Ravens DL is tight
They signed Michael Brockers
Ravens figure to load up now while LJ is cheap, maybe get another ring before he breaks his neck, or the bank, whichever comes first.
Dolphins signed Kyle Van Noy too
Mariota to daaaa Raiiiduhs
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j what is your boy BOB doing
houston sports stinks sorry bud
Doesn't bother me one bit.
I'm just hoping that baseball comes back bc this is the first time in forever the Phillies come here.
In other news;
Cooper back in Dallas 5/100/$62m gtd (Wash offered more)
Cobb signed with Houston 3/27/$18.5 gtd
the cobb deal is lololol
By that you mean, Houston overpaid? Or got a steal? No comprendo so many ls and os
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1239742121885798403
Brady posted his NE farewell
Bucs reportedly are the favorite to sign him
I honestly don't understand why anyone other than NE would want Brady.
Rivers to the Colts on a one year johnson.
Witten to the Raiders.
Some super long tenured guys changing teams this season.
Witten really wants people to forget about him in the both.
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 17, 2020, 04:27:04 PM
Witten to the Raiders.
Some super long tenured guys changing teams this season.
Odd move for him
It's kind of embarrassing. I feel a bit sorry for everyone involved.
I wonder if the QB musical chairs ends with Cam as league MVP on the Patriots. It's already been established that we are on a bleak timeline.
Brady to the Bucs?!?!?
WHATTTTTT?!?
Florio been banging that drum a while.
I don't get it. What do they actually think they are getting? Paired with BB, he was the greatest ever.
In TB, he's going to be mediocre, get injured, and it will be over.
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 17, 2020, 05:32:38 PM
I wonder if the QB musical chairs ends with Cam as league MVP on the Patriots. It's already been established that we are on a bleak timeline.
Actually now that I think about it, it's 300% funnier if this happens with Jameis.
It's conceivable with Cam and farcical with Jameis.
BB out to prove it wasn't just Brady though and so I won't discount any QB he takes on.
Who else is out there? Foles is gettable. I think Dalton goes to the Bears. Maybe an XFL guy if BB really wants to show up Brady.
Going for Foles would be something, wouldn't it? Hadn't even considered him.
so from what i could gather
-brady is living in ny and this was the closest big $ offer
-the bucs have insane skill position talent and a great offensive mind coach
-they are paying him 30 bones and hes a washed up has been
lock it in saints/bucs snf week 1
NFC South might actually get more primetime games than the East this year.
Quote from: General_Failure on March 17, 2020, 07:41:05 PM
NFC South might actually get more primetime games than the East this year.
i wouldnt go that far...but the bucs will max out and the saints probably will too. falcons and panthers will barely get any traction. cowboys, eagles and giants will all get 13-15 games between them.
cbs paid romo all that money so he could do...like chiefs broncos or something
$30 m per for Tommy
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i see about 9 potential monster national tv games for the bucs this year. theyll face the saints twice, packers AND chiefs. those are enormous qb matchups. plus they go to chicago and ny and vegas.
the real winner as always is rupert cause his network of republican propaganda just cashed in
https://twitter.com/tompelissero/status/1240121404571488256 21
louisville slugger Nick to the Bears
Eric Reid released - stay away from here plz don't want him
Dallas and Wash are interested in Desmond Trufant
Surprised to see Jurell Casey traded by TEN to DEN for only a 7th
Dallas also is interested in Emmanuel Sanders
With Saints welcoming Jenkins back, they gonna lose Vonn Bell
Desmond Trufant to Detroit
Good, did not want.
Quote from: Diomedes on March 18, 2020, 08:12:40 PM
Good, did not want.
Ditto
I guess Slays on the move now
I' be interested to know Howie's thinking on Slay. I'm sure he wants to get either a solid CB or WR nailed down before the draft and he finally has decent cap space and draft capitol for a trade. But he says he also wants to go younger and Slay is 29. On he other hand Slay has only missed 5 games in the last 6 years and when vets want a trade from their current team they'll often take a little less to get out. Seems the scales are kind of even.
Love to see Alshon traded for Gurley. With Jordan Howard gone it makes good sense for 2 teams looking to get rid of an unwanted player while each gets to mitigate the cap hit.
Wow. Rams just straight up cut Gurley.
So is that a no on the trade then?
He didn't even get into year one of that crazy extension
Wonder who gets him now?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2020, 04:57:46 PM
He didn't even get into year one of that crazy extension
Wonder who gets him now?
Bucs probably
Seattle would be scary with him and Wilson.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2020, 04:57:46 PM
He didn't even get into year one of that crazy extension
Wonder who gets him now?
hes going to where my dog went when i was a kid and it bit the mailman...to a farm somewhere in pennsyltucky
im on pins and needles to see where a washed up todd gurley goes
heres the insane thing. he was one of the best backs in the world 2 years ago. hes not that anymore. hes entering his age 26 season. it goes so quick.
As long as he doesn't go to the Philadelphia Eagles, I don't care.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2020, 07:18:06 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2020, 04:57:46 PM
He didn't even get into year one of that crazy extension
Wonder who gets him now?
hes going to where my dog went when i was a kid and it bit the mailman...to a farm somewhere in pennsyltucky
Mailman was probably a Buddy Ryan hater and deserved it
Gurley to ATL
https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1240978934235385856
You know, yesterday I was kinda excited about the idea of a Tom Brady Bucs jersey. I thought it would be a neat collector's item kind of deal, like a Montana Chiefs jersey. I literally forgot that they had those awful digital clock jerseys with the stupid orange strips.
Quote from: General_Failure on March 20, 2020, 05:16:45 PM
I literally forgot that they had those awful digital clock jerseys with the stupid orange strips.
They don't anymore. New uniform coming next month.
Emmanuel Sanders to NO
2/$16m
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 20, 2020, 10:27:46 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on March 20, 2020, 05:16:45 PM
I literally forgot that they had those awful digital clock jerseys with the stupid orange strips.
They don't anymore. New uniform coming next month.
I don't have faith in it being a better look.
Brady got TB to agree to let Gisele design them.
how effin weird does las vegas raiders sound
also eagles play there in 2021
QuoteFormer Eagles WR Nelson Agholor is signing a one-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, per source.
Not as weird as Los Angeles Chargers. I'll never get used to that.
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Schefter said this on the radio today...would be amazing
"Hold a round of the Draft each night for a week. Teams get more time when they are not all in one room to talk & it gives fans something to watch every night for a week. Like a Hanukkah of drafts only '7' Crazy nights."
Alright, I mean, it's juvenile as farg that people will only see the phallus...but how can you let that logo go through like that?
No one had the temerity to point out the incredibly obvious?
Quote from: Diomedes on March 25, 2020, 09:12:47 AM
Alright, I mean, it's juvenile as farg that people will only see the phallus...but how can you let that logo go through like that?
No one had the temerity to point out the incredibly obvious?
The image is altered. At least a bit.
(https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/13547331_web1_13547331-f0503a1ce8a64ec380a6cc0ce4fae819.jpg)
It's literally the Firefox logo.
Ah...okay.
I was having trouble seeing how that first image could have been real.
Perriman signed a one year $8 million deal with the Jets
Temple alum Robby Anderson is reuniting with Matt Rhule. 2 year $20 million $12 million guaranteed
Living where I do, I can't help but know more about the Ravens than I want to know. Perriman was their Agholor, without an up year. He did a few things late last year I guess, but I'm glad the Eagles didn't chase him, and certainly not for $8M...good luck Jets.
there was a report from a legit source that the eagles want a young receiver out of the draft to grow with wentz not a free agent who might have their own ideas...
sounds kinda weird and could just be a no sports going on corona rumor??
Quote from: Diomedes on March 25, 2020, 12:38:10 PM
Living where I do, I can't help but know more about the Ravens than I want to know. Perriman was their Agholor, without an up year. He did a few things late last year I guess, but I'm glad the Eagles didn't chase him, and certainly not for $8M...good luck Jets.
He had a little resurrection last year in TB
Yeah, toward the end of the year he made a few catches....he's a first rounder who dropped his way out of Baltimore and whatever he did in TB, they didn't want him back...hard pass
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 25, 2020, 12:59:42 PM
there was a report from a legit source that the eagles want a young receiver out of the draft to grow with wentz not a free agent who might have their own ideas...
sounds kinda weird and could just be a no sports going on corona rumor??
Sounds to me like Wentz needs coddling, or the team thinks he does, and they want to stock the WR corps with kids who learn to play with Wentz...
I kinda buy it, kinda don't.
They can't be rid of Desean or Alshon, can't afford another legit WR this year...so what else they gonna do but go young?
They probably want to go with a young receiver because the remaining free agent WRs are trash... I mean Agholor was already picked up, that's how close to the bottom of the barrel we are.
Josh Gordon is available if they want an addict who might play a couple of weeks.
Two FA deals have fallen apart
Darqueze Dennard not going to Jacksonville
Michael Brockers not going to Baltimore
This bit at PFT about Romo's negotiation with Jones and Parcells is instructive:
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/27/tony-romo-wont-discuss-cbs-contract-recalls-playing-hardball-with-jones-and-parcells/
QuoteRomo had been with the Cowboys for three years but had never thrown a pass in a regular-season game. The Cowboys thought they could get Romo to sign an extension for a $500,000 signing bonus, but Romo demanded a $2 million signing bonus and got it.
"Jerry Jones and Bill Parcells sit me down right before a preseason game," Romo recalled. "They're like, 'We need you to sign this deal for $500,000.' I'm making the league minimum, $250,000 or so. I told them, 'The only way you'll play me is if you have something invested in me that makes you want to see if I'm worth it.' I told them $2 million. 'For that, I feel like you'll want to put me in a game to see.' Believe me, I didn't want to do it. It was as nerve-wracking a situation as I've ever been in."
Romo said that Jones and Parcells agreed, and he got his $2 million signing bonus.
Balls. Always bet on yourself.
Bet on yourself if you're Tony Romo. I see that Sudfeld took the half million. That's instructive too.
He couldn't sell it.
https://youtu.be/NOc4UWO3R4I
We can't all bet as big as everyone else, but if you think someone else will stand up for you...lol
Cowboys have signed Greg Zuerline from the Rams
Legit kicker
Yeah, he legit missed 6 of 11 tries between 40 and 49 yards last season.
Not scaring anyone with their kicker.
Tampa Bay's new uniforms pay homage to their great defensive players who excelled at backpedalling. https://twitter.com/Buccaneers/status/1247569827411243011
Wow, Tom Brady really looks different now.
A step up from the trash they were wearing
Are the Falcons transferring to the XFL?
https://twitter.com/AtlantaFalcons/status/1247871842808934401
They look like Rollerball jerseys.
https://twitter.com/Panthers/status/1247950995755278337
Bill O'Brien is awful. His brain is as jello-y as Brandin Cooks'
The #Texans are sending a 2nd round pick to the #Rams in exchange for WR Brandin Cooks and a future fourth-round pick, source said.
Can you imagine if BOB was doing that to a team that has actual fans? He would be the story of the offseason.
QuoteThe Texans are sending a 2nd round pick to the Rams for Brandin Cooks and a future fourth-round pick.
Phreak last page
wasting a season of deshaun watsons prime
how is this allowed
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 09, 2020, 07:49:04 PM
Can you imagine if BOB was doing that to a team that has actual fans? He would be the story of the offseason.
or if like there wasn't a pandemic
Quote from: Rome on April 08, 2020, 09:30:06 PM
They look like Rollerball jerseys.
:-D James Caan Rollerball mind you!
It does look like the Falcons jumped to the XFL or is Roller Derby making a comeback?
drew brees signed with nbc...reads like this season is it for him
he does nd games in 2021 to get his feet wet while al/chris do one last rodeo that ends with the super bowl. then brees and tirico take over in 2022
Is Collinsworth done too? Or are they just bumping him?
Quote from: MDS on April 10, 2020, 07:53:29 PM
drew brees signed with nbc...reads like this season is it for him
Might have just been the molly or the corona talking, but Payton accidentally let the cat out of the bag a couple weeks ago by saying Brees was "coming back for his final season".
Quote from: Munson on April 10, 2020, 08:19:55 PM
Is Collinsworth done too? Or are they just bumping him?
nobody is quite sure yet....hes not going to go away, hes just not going to be on snf (probably, could be a 3 man booth if brees is a disaster)
he could wind up in the studio with his son, who joined nbc. in the new tv deal there will be 16 extra games, so there will be at least 1, maybe 2 new packages they can sell. nbc could get 1 of those and put cris on it.
Judging by how often lil guy is wrong on his Rudy Martzke reporting get ready for Joe Exotic and Frank Caliendo to be in the booth
haters gonna hate but i aint do no reporting
we aint back in the day no more
them is facts, if you want that smoke im right here cuz
The Colts' new secondary logo amid other changes (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/13/colts-announce-changes-to-jersey-numbers-new-alternate-logo/):
(https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2020/04/EVffAlKU8AIn2hE-e1586790981223.jpeg)
It really evokes that midwestern feel of shot up street signs.
HA! What's next? Cow tipping logo? Batting practice on mailboxes from moving vehicle?
Change the color scheme to meth blue and tooth yellow.
Nike backtracks on yet another horrible uniform.
https://twitter.com/Browns/status/1250453851980914688
I can't think of a worse, and probably more true slogan for the Browns, than true to who we'll always be.
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 15, 2020, 01:26:23 PM
Wow. Last 2017 AFCCG Jaguar, please turn out the lights.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9TE0uelicw/
Sources: Jaguars have had trade talks about Leonard Fournette (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29058127/sources-jaguars-had-trade-talks-leonard-fournette)
The trend of good uniform changes continues.
https://twitter.com/Chargers/status/1252595439716556800
Not sure if I'll get used to them going back to the number on helmet look, but otherwise those uniforms are clean as hell. Def the best of the new ones.
I'm not a fan of the two darker sets, especially the purple one...
I dislike black jerseys altogether. They just scream insecurity.
The dark ones are just color rush and alts. It's powder blue at home, white on the road.
The helmet numbers probably wouldn't be so bad if they took the chinstrap into account.
They're all sweet.
My least fave is the electric blue one
you mean purple
There's a possibility you might be colorblind.
I have been so busy doing nothing that I haven't gotten around to researching it: how is the draft going to actually work? Will it be online, or just on cable? How can I watch whatever production they offer?
Quote from: General_Failure on April 21, 2020, 03:26:46 PM
There's a possibility you might be colorblind.
electric blue my ass
that like calling pigtown washington village. Sounds fancy, but aint.
Last one on the right is just the darkest blue they could get away with on their way to trying to have a badass black outfit.
Um their colors have dark blue now and have in the past.
Anyways Gronk wants to come back and play for Tampa and they're talking trade with NE
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/580891293073276956/702249729391853599/Screenshot_46.png)
Sounds like Gronk is a done deal
What a wacky team. Arians, Brady, Gronk, Suh, JPP, Shaq Barrett, Evans, Godwin..
Perhaps I am color blind.
for people who dont even like sports, gf and dio sure have opinions on jerseys
So if Dio thinks that's purple...wonder what real purple looks like to him? We need answers Dio!
Quote from: MDS on April 21, 2020, 08:41:17 PM
for people who dont even like sports, gf and dio sure have opinions on jerseys
There aren't even any sports around to like.
Quote from: General_Failure on April 21, 2020, 11:09:40 AM
The trend of good uniform changes continues.
https://twitter.com/Chargers/status/1252595439716556800
2, 3, 1, 4 (5, 6 get out)
the key is to stay away from the white pants but at least those look like classic charger jerseys...agree with dio the purple one is gross
the other dark one is a great jersey but its just not the chargers to me...it would make a tremendous new college jersey or tampa bay lightening should blow their whole shtein up and go with that
The yellow pants are horrid. 1 & 4 plz.
You are mistaken as usual.
Speaking of yellow and football clothing: Yellow gloves are the worst and should be banned. They can look too much like a penalty flag.
Yellow gloves and cleats. Ban them.
all gloves should be banned
Bring back stickum.
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1256751536400674817
Frank Gore signed with NYJ.
Bold of someone in his age bracket to risk the Corona like that.
earl thomas and his brother were running the train on some random and wifey caught him
broooooooooooooooooooooo
Good for him
I'm all for consenting adults being free to do as they please...but am I the only one grossed out by this particular combo? With your own brother yo?
I like the double standard I'm seeing (not here but in general). She pulls a gun on him for cheating and he's the scumbag icehole. Imagine if the roles were reversed and he caught her cheating and pulled a gun? He'd be called a violent thug and she'd be portrayed as the victim. Call me whatever but it's 100% true
Quote from: AO1 on May 07, 2020, 09:32:05 AM
Imagine if the roles were reversed and he caught her cheating and pulled a gun?
Would have been an interesting scenario for the Ravens, since they publicly have a zero tolerance policy for domestic violence since the Ray Rice thing.
Can Queen play FS? He's supposedly got the speed for it...
Saw her mugshot.
Nice that they let them wear their prison fatigues into lockup beforehand for the mug shots. Efficiency and shtein.
The PI review thing is officially dead now.
Good, what a farce.
some nuggets i picked up from pouring through the schedule:
-dallas leads the way with 11 national games. kinda low for them. no has 9. tb/sf 8.5. kc 8. gb 7.5. phi/ne 7. bal/sea 6.
-the rams maxed out on PT games (5) but have no other national window games. hmmmm.
-the chargers are tenants in their stadium, dont open up in a full national window and only have 1 (possible) pt game. yikes. the rams and raiders both get early primetime games to open up their fancy stadiums. the chargers didnt even get the late week 1 mnf.
-vegas has 4 locked in home primetime games and 1 other possibility. 0 road. never seen this before. league really doing them favors.
-nov 15 the masters will air a late morning/early afternoon final round. all 100 nfl games on fox. then i assume 100% of the country has one of 3 games at 405 on cbs, while fox still airs its normal 425 game. good day to stay on the couch.
-the wash team has 0 primetime games and 1 national game -- tg against dallas. this has been proven to be the highest rated window of the year regardless of opponent. nfl playing to that.
-the bills have more primetime games than the giants
-detroit also has 0 schedule primetime games. why are they still leading off tg?
-4/5 of pitt's national window games are on the road. sad yinzer.
-all 3 viking primetime games are on the road. sad melvin.
-5/6 seattle national window games are at home. perfect they get this when they cant even benefit from it.
-lot of pressure on the eagles/dallas week 16 game to be good. it was put there for a reason.
Here's a nugget: There's a Friday game. The Vikings play in New Orleans on Christmas.
https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/status/1259207829539471360
I have not seen a non eagles MNF game in years but I even know booger is terrible just from the memes.
tessitore is great though - makes me think of boxing. maybe he's bad a football I don't know but all time sports voice.
tess just didnt have the chops to carry a big time nfl broadcast. hes good on college and boxing. very hokey and carnival barkery which plays well to those, but the nfl is all confidence and gravitas. the game sells itself. he was trying to sell you on the game.
booger is actually very good in studio. might never be ready for the booth but he certainly wasnt ready for the big leagues. espn just really put everyone in a bad spot with this thing.
feels like they have 2 options
1) fowler-herbie IF there is no college. which is likely. buys them a year to figure things out.
2) levy-riddick-orlovsky. this i think would be a good booth but it might only be for a year since there will be a lot of movement with announcer contracts in 2021.
How about a woman?
mina kimes was floated somewhere. shes great and gorgeous and everything but her shtick probably doesnt work in the booth
Imagine the MAGAts if a woman is in the booth
Wasn't there already a woman in a booth? I want to say it was a CBS team.
Quote from: General_Failure on May 09, 2020, 11:41:26 PM
Wasn't there already a woman in a booth? I want to say it was a CBS team.
beth mowens has done pbp before for them. she mostly works for espn i think. solid, good enough to do it but not a top level talent. i think she did the late mnf game one year and twitter was exactly what you think it was
let's see, I imagine it was like textbook SD: bitch this and whore that, retrograde macho boasting of how they'd "bang" her, "rail" her, run a train on her with their limpdick roid-addled buddies?
mix in a little men's rights agitation and .... how'd I do?
Quote from: Diomedes on May 10, 2020, 11:29:43 AM
let's see, I imagine it was like textbook SD: bitch this and whore that, retrograde macho boasting of how they'd "bang" her, "rail" her, run a train on her with their limpdick roid-addled buddies?
mix in a little men's rights agitation and .... how'd I do?
I love that I own so much space in your head. You can deny it but the amount of posts you reference me says otherwise.
Quote from: Rome on May 09, 2020, 07:03:55 PM
How about a woman?
the trump league would never ever do this...you think confederate flag waving ar-15 carrying rallies are bad now...put a woman in any football booth and there will be a civil war
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 10, 2020, 12:40:34 PM
Quote from: Rome on May 09, 2020, 07:03:55 PM
How about a woman?
the trump league would never ever do this...you think confederate flag waving ar-15 carrying rallies are bad now...put a woman in any football booth and there will be a civil war
Woman in the booth wearing a mask would send them to the nut house
up the ante: a not-hot woman of color wearing a mask in the booth...
That's just the first step towards mandatory burkas!
bored out of my skull, reading the Baltimore Sun's 53 projection for the Ravens....their first four DBs....Marlon Humphrey, Marcus Peters, Tavon Young, Jimmy Smith
What's that like, I wonder, having four legit NFL corners?
We knew that once, in 2003. It's been a long time
The NFL is now 5/7 on good uniform changes this year. https://twitter.com/RamsNFL/status/1260612267852263430
It's been like two months and I still haven't gotten used to how awful the new Rams logo is. It stands out in a glaring way every time.
The logo with the image of the Ram...I can't not see the phallus since I one-time saw the 'shopped version poking fun at it.
The bone white pants/jersey combination is a good start. I hope they keep that when they throw all this out in a couple years and backpedal hard.
It's like a video of civilizational collapse. Also do yourself a favor and keep the mute engaged.
I'd kinda like to see the LA fans mass defect to the Chargers. Sure that franchise has plenty of issues too, but they gotta be more lovable than this Kroencke product.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1260583872762449920
https://twitter.com/theStevenRuiz/status/1260585841379991554
https://twitter.com/jimtrotter_nfl/status/1262809498940436480
interesting graphic for how often each team asks its RB to pass block
https://twitter.com/haydenwinks/status/1261317917074952195 21
https://twitter.com/BaltSunSports/status/1266103162437591041
https://twitter.com/jelynchjr/status/1266115460963225602
Melvin Gordon on playing in empty venue: "We didn't have fans anyway...We didn't have many Chargers fans at the game. . . . So I'm not missing much."
Cam Newton, New England Patriot.
Not surprised by that. Good move.
for their most recent adventure in cheating, the Patriots have been fined $1.1M and they will forfeit a 3rd round pick in 2021 draft. Also, their camera crews disallowed from games in 2020.
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 17, 2020, 05:32:38 PM
I wonder if the QB musical chairs ends with Cam as league MVP on the Patriots. It's already been established that we are on a bleak timeline.
Smart of them to get their camera crews banned from games that won't happen.
How painful to the Patriots is the filming ban? Will this mean they cannot sell clips to local media, or that they'll have to pay for content of their own games which they want to use in company broadcasts/features?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 28, 2020, 11:09:12 PM
Not surprised by that. Good move.
lol who knew j was a bb fanboi
cam was a FA until almost july, signed a 1 year deal for no money and has been a carcass for the past 3 years. hes also now throwing to worst skill position group in the league. its a great move if theyre tanking for trevor lawrence which it appears they are
They'll actually use that pick to trade for Cyborg Andrew Luck.
https://twitter.com/AP_NFL/status/1278816182989193216
Boy, the people who got into a frothy rage over kneeling are going to love this.
Can't wait to hear the sports radio callers. Gonna be a bad fall for them. BLM becoming mainstream and Cheeto Dick is going down.
Quote from: General_Failure on July 03, 2020, 12:11:09 AM
https://twitter.com/AP_NFL/status/1278816182989193216
Boy, the people who got into a frothy rage over kneeling are going to love this.
My church uses that hymn about once a month. Good song.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 03, 2020, 11:20:30 AM
Can't wait to hear the sports radio callers. Gonna be a bad fall for them. BLM becoming mainstream and Cheeto Dick is going down.
It's fine, they'll burn some black churches and beat off to cops pepper spraying kids in the face.
Chiefs have signed Mahomes to a 10 year contract extension.
Good, hopefully that drives Dak's new contract up a bit.
Can't wait to see his holdout in three years.
Important Phreak Alert
QuoteRunning back Raheem Mostert is requesting a trade from the San Francisco 49ers, his agent announced Wednesday.
Make it happen, Howie!!
man i missed illogical offseason moves hentz
Eagles need another RB no?
not one that wants a new contract for 4 million plus a year
What was Sproles' last deal worth? Just curious.
1 year, 1.3 mil. The contract prior to that one was 1 year, 1.4 mil.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 09, 2020, 12:01:41 AM
Eagles need another RB no?
they need a wr so maybe a trade for mike evans ?
Makes sense.
The Raiders have hired Randall Cunningham to be their team chaplain. Can't wait to see Gruden replace him with Rodney Peete in week 2.
The next step in the NFL pretending there's going to be a season is three weeks on IR for anyone who tests positive for the Coronas, so you might as well start betting now which team fails to report it and gets half the team sick, several spouses, and kills an at risk relative.
Wentz gets The Rona and continues his injury prone career
If three weeks on IR frees up a roster spot, there's going to be a lot of high ankle sprains turned into positive test results.
https://twitter.com/davebirkett/status/1284175538970595330
The three days of training camp before they shut it all down are going to be such a clusterfarg.
It took him five months to realize how contagious it is eh?
No preseason games. Please be shocked and surprised when they soon announce no season.
I just need a few games so I can bet.
I'm hoping they literally cancel the season at halftime on the Thursday opener.
First half bet will have been made!
It didn't take long for the first player to sign on for the official Opt Out deal rather than get Covid for the team: Canadian medical doctor / 6th round pick / starting RG from the Chiefs, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif decided $150k stipend and contract tolling to 2021 > 2.3M and Covid. His statement:
QuoteEn raison de la crise sanitaire mondiale que nous vivons actuellement, la NFL et l'Association des joueurs de la NFL se sont entendus sur plusieurs protocoles d'envergure liés à la santé et à la sécurité afin de protéger les joueurs. Je suis convaincu que l'équipe médicale des Chiefs a mis en place un plan solide afin de minimiser les risques de santé associés à la COVID-19. Cependant, des risques persistent et, en tant que futur professionnel de la santé, je ne peux pas me permettre de devenir un vecteur potentiel de transmission dans nos communautés.
Cette décision a été l'une des plus difficiles que j'ai dû prendre dans ma vie. Ceci dit, considérant les risques de santé, je dois faire ce qui est le mieux pour moi. C'est pour cela que j'ai décidé de prendre l'option de ne pas jouer cette saison selon la clause « Opt Out » négociée par l'Association des joueurs et la ligue, qui est disponible pour l'ensemble des joueurs de la NFL
Mon expérience sur les premières lignes au printemps dernier m'a apporté une perspective différente face à la pandémie et le stress qu'elle met sur le système de santé. Si je suis amené à me retrouver dans une situation comportant des risques significatifs, je le ferai en traitant des patients.
Je veux prendre le temps de remercier l'organisation des Chiefs de Kansas City pour leur soutien et leur compréhension.
Soyez prudents,
Laurent Duvernay Tardif
he also posted it in English, pour les Americains,
QuoteGiven the worldwide sanitary crisis we are currently experiencing, the NFL and the NFLPA have agreed to significant health and safety protocols to protect the players. There is no doubt in my mind the Chiefs' medical staff have put together a strong plan to minimize the health risks associated with COVID-19 but some risks will remain.
This is one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make in my life but I must follow my convictions and do what I believe is right for me personally. That is why I have decided to take the Opt Out Option negotiated by the League and the NFLPA and officially opt out of the 2020 NFL season.
Being at the frontline during this offseason has given me a different perspective on this pandemic and the stress it puts on individuals and our healthcare system. I cannot allow myself to potentially transmit the virus in our communities simply to play the sport that I love. If I am to take risks, I will do it caring for patients.
I want to thank everyone in the Kansas City Chiefs organization for their support and understanding.
Stay safe,
Laurent Duvernay Tardif
Joe D making a big trade
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seahawks really wanted jamal adams
hes good and everything but 2 1's for a safety, ehhhhh
No chance he's worth that haul plus his contract will be a widowmaker.
when you draft like schneider and have russ, you can get aggressive
when you draft like howie and have whatever it is the eagles have, you cannot
You said it yourself. Two #1's, even probable lower 1sts is a lot for a safety. I can see a top notch DE or even a CB but a safety? No thx.
22 players have opted out already, list growing by the minute.
edit: up to 32 players now
Antionio Brown, suspended for the first 8 games of the season, not currently signed, and 32. Let's just say he's retired. Again.
More time for baby momma drama
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1290041519102201867
I used to know a Jets fan. Poor bastich.
What, did he get cut too?
I saw that Jordan Reed signed somewhere, don't recall....
Jordan, I know you're reading here: You still have a chance. Quit football. Go live a life.
A sure sign of too many blows to the head is when the Washington Football Team makes better decisions about a player's health than the player himself.
I for some odd reason was checking out their roster the other day and their TE1 is some guy named Sprinkle. that's the one position in which they have consistently had pretty solid players but I guess not this year.
Young players continue to be young and dumb, film at 11. https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1293978360293490697
More like, clear message on the expendability of camp fodder.
Yeah somehow I don't think the "clear message" would have been the same if Mahomes got caught sneaking some strange.
The lack of fans or games this season will help with this.
https://twitter.com/tompelissero/status/1296538801754570754
I'd like to see them ban the chop - and then KC fans do the chop, get penalized for multiple delays of game since they won't stop and then foxnews gets back into sports and cries about the libs canceling football.
mid-westerners are super cordial welcoming and nice until their racism is taken away
Ravens cut Earl Thomas.
He'll be UFA this afternoon and a Cowboy by sunset.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 23, 2020, 01:17:59 PM
Ravens cut Earl Thomas.
He'll be UFA this afternoon and a Cowboy by sunset.
Sounds right. Philly could use a safety but we know guys who are released for conduct detrimental to another team have no shot ending up in the Eagles locker room.
Yep and yep.
No shot of coming here and ends up in Dallas
let's be real he got cut cause he's 31 not cause of their "culture" being threatened
if he's 26 he's easily redeemable
Meh...maybe, but even then, probably not with the Ravens. Don't underestimate a corporation's ability to identify and protect it's core brand. The Ravens are very much pushing wholesome. It's a brand association they spend a lot of time cultivating. Fair or not, when Thomas' armed wife caught him and his brother tag-teaming a woman, the "culture" people at the Ravens were not pleased. Ray Rice says hi.
He's been begging Jerry to sign him for years. And I agree with Dio.
lol the culture of the ravens is winning....they protected and amplified a murderer then built him a statue
if earl could really help them win games the beef would be squashed. meat heads fight all the time then kiss and make up, or at least enough to get through the season. nobody wanted him around because hes not good anymore. simple.
So... we hope Jerruh signs him?
If he's not punching people and drawing attention from TMZ, he's not getting unceremoniously cut.
https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1297863662292656130
The replies are farging insane
Quote from: MDS on August 23, 2020, 08:43:42 PM
lol the culture of the ravens is winning....they protected and amplified a murderer then built him a statue
if earl could really help them win games the beef would be squashed. meat heads fight all the time then kiss and make up, or at least enough to get through the season. nobody wanted him around because hes not good anymore. simple.
Here's a hot take; he'll remain unsigned because players don't want to share a locker room with a guy that may have touched his brother's wiener while tag teaming some Instagram model.
25 year old earl thomas could raw dog howie's wife and hed sign him if he were available
But would his brother be invited?
howie is jerry falwell jring it in the corner and there is an open invitation list
Shefter saying the Jags traded Yannick Ngakoue to Minnesota for a second-round pick, and a conditional fifth-round pick that can become as much as a third-round pick.
All good birds took Jalen Hurts instead
Hurts will probably be the starting QB most of the season, after their third string LT rolls over Wentz's ACL.
That's a lot of injuries for a four game season.
It's begun. The first huge SEC star (Ja'Marr Chase) is opting out of the college season.
By the way, covid might be the stated reason, but I expect this to continue happening post covid. Once you are a guaranteed top 10 pick, you're an idiot to play a single down of salary-free football.
Jags released Leonard Fournette
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 31, 2020, 08:27:32 AM
Jags released Leonard Fournette
I'd say get but that would make way too much sense.
Can he play LT because that would be nice.
Kamara rumored to be on the block if they can't reach an extension
Offshore odds have the Bears at +200 to land him with Washington in second at +550
I'd be shocked if Kamara moved. Loomis always seems to pull cap room out of his ass for their marquee players. Second tier guys like Sproles and Jenkins are available, but Kamara (although at a less valuable position than guys like Lattimore) is a cut above.
Plus it's somewhat of an open secret that this season is it for Brees, and I'm sure they'd like to keep their other offensive stars in place for the new QB (as well as for their last playoff run in the Brees window).
Agree. I'd be shocked if he was moved too. He's too good. I saw where he wants CMC money but they're offering around $12M.
Then again Payton is arrogant enough to hand it off to Taysom Hill as a feature back.
Speaking of Brees. He's enraged MAGAts by saying he was gonna wear Blake's name on his helmet. They're not happy.
Fournette to the Bucs
Fournette is 25 yrs old and coming off a 1,600 yard season and the Jags couldn't get a pick for him.
I'm just shocked he didn't end up in New England although in retrospect he ended up in NE's Florida retirement home.
Why give up a pick for a RB when you can just use that pick on a RB? That's where the NFL is now.
Quote from: Rome on September 02, 2020, 09:27:36 PM
Fournette is 25 yrs old and coming off a 1,600 yard season
you spelled 1100 yard season wrong....which is like 700 yards in todays nfl and if you care about td's he had 3
I don't know much about the Jags O-line but his yards per carry has been atrocious over his whole career. Like near the bottom of the NFL over the last 3 years combined.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 02, 2020, 11:44:24 PM
Quote from: Rome on September 02, 2020, 09:27:36 PM
Fournette is 25 yrs old and coming off a 1,600 yard season
you spelled 1100 yard season wrong....which is like 700 yards in todays nfl and if you care about td's he had 3
He's talking yards from scrimmage...Fournette also caught 76 passes last season which is pretty damn good
Saints and Titans front runners to sign Clowney
Quote from: AO1 on September 03, 2020, 04:31:18 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 02, 2020, 11:44:24 PM
Quote from: Rome on September 02, 2020, 09:27:36 PM
Fournette is 25 yrs old and coming off a 1,600 yard season
you spelled 1100 yard season wrong....which is like 700 yards in todays nfl and if you care about td's he had 3
He's talking yards from scrimmage...Fournette also caught 76 passes last season which is pretty damn good
hes so good the best job he could find was a backup to someone named ronald jones....and nobody wanted to trade for him
He got a $3.5 million deal...that's hardly back up money. As the season progresses he'll get the touches. Meanwhile the birds are rolling out injury prone Sanders, undersized and not as good as Sproles Scott, and a guy who's been irrelevant since the sb
Quote from: AO1 on September 03, 2020, 04:31:18 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 02, 2020, 11:44:24 PM
Quote from: Rome on September 02, 2020, 09:27:36 PM
Fournette is 25 yrs old and coming off a 1,600 yard season
you spelled 1100 yard season wrong....which is like 700 yards in todays nfl and if you care about td's he had 3
He's talking yards from scrimmage...Fournette also caught 76 passes last season which is pretty damn good
Exactly. He's young and really good.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 03, 2020, 07:23:19 PM
Saints and Titans front runners to sign Clowney
The Saints might as well offer him a hojillion dollars, they've got to gut their roster next year anyway.
Quote from: MDS on September 03, 2020, 08:08:01 PM
Quote from: AO1 on September 03, 2020, 04:31:18 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 02, 2020, 11:44:24 PM
Quote from: Rome on September 02, 2020, 09:27:36 PM
Fournette is 25 yrs old and coming off a 1,600 yard season
you spelled 1100 yard season wrong....which is like 700 yards in todays nfl and if you care about td's he had 3
He's talking yards from scrimmage...Fournette also caught 76 passes last season which is pretty damn good
hes so good the best job he could find was a backup to someone named ronald jones....and nobody wanted to trade for him
yeah hes straight garbage
would be great back in 1992
Dallas released Ha Ha...Birds need a safety so probably won't happen
I don't think Haha is very good.
He's been bouncing around a lot.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 04, 2020, 01:26:30 PM
I don't think Haha is very good.
He's been bouncing around a lot.
He's better at safety than Jalen Mills
Can't say that because we haven't seen Mills play there yet.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 04, 2020, 02:42:39 PM
Can't say that because we haven't seen Mills play there yet.
I've seen plenty of Mills he has no range. He excels in short space and red zone coverage. Not sure why they didn't just leave him at cb and put Maddox at safety. I get the safety position he's playing is essentially a 3rd cb but he'll have to occasionally fill in in the box and I just don't see him as a physical presence. In short Malcolm should have been re-signed. I really hope where da farg is Wallace can fill in but that's a stretch for a rookie.
Agreed on Wallace. He's gotten hype because of the BDawk/Clemson comparison so I hope he turns into a player.
I like Mills...he never shied away from contact as a corner really. I think he will be alright. But yeah Jenkins should have been retained.
Dolphins cutting Josh Rosen
Younger than Joe Burrow, top 10 pick on a cheap rookie contract, and two teams have already given up on him.
Also he was picked 22 spots before Lamar Jackson.
I'm not buying the argument that he's had bad breaks (or saying that you are making that argument here). I think he probably just isn't an NFL QB.
He's really terrible. Nathan Peterman is still on a roster.
Quote from: Diomedes on September 05, 2020, 12:14:29 PM
I'm not buying the argument that he's had bad breaks (or saying that you are making that argument here). I think he probably just isn't an NFL QB.
Agreed. Seen enough of him he has no business in the nfl
Shaquem Griffin cut. Get? One handed LB is better than the crap the Eagles got.
Lamar Miller cut. Another potential Eagle to expand the vet RB FA pool.
Clowney to Tennessee
Adrian Peterson to Detroit
Well, he looked foolish for waiting so long, but I'm glad Clowney got his $20 mil with a real contender.
I'm glad the Eagles don't have to deal with either of them, if this season somehow happens.
https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/2839854/odell-beckham-jr.-is-trending-because-he-allegedly-likes-to-get-pooped-on
Allllllrighty then
Von Miller reportedly done for the year with a leg injury
TIL chris boniol is a specialist coach
Titans 2020 first round pick Isaiah Wilson seems like a winner.
He was arrested for DUI last night after doing donuts and smashing into a wall. This offseason he has already done two separate stints on the covid-19 reserve list, got caught jumping off a balcony to get away from the cops breaking up an illegal party, and is way down the depth chart due to being out of shape and resistant to coaching. Our old buddy Dennis Kelly is miles ahead of him.
Most surprising part of that report is Dennis Kelly is still in the nfl. Good for him. Meanwhile dbg was a complete waste of talent.
He's no world beater but Dennis Kelly has had one of the most successful post-Eagles careers of the last 5 years. The trade for DGB is firmly in Howie's L column.
Quote from: QB Eagles on September 12, 2020, 02:35:53 PM
He's no world beater but Dennis Kelly has had one of the most successful post-Eagles careers of the last 5 years. The trade for DGB is firmly in Howie's L column.
Gonna give credit where it's due, a lot of us were gushing over dbg but igy said it was a bad move and Kelly was a valuable backup. So kudos to him
Matt Stafford's commentary on race is surprisingly well stated in parts...I think he actually wrote it.
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/matthew-stafford-detroit-lions-nfl-racial-injustice
Quote from: AO1 on September 12, 2020, 09:06:34 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on September 12, 2020, 02:35:53 PM
He's no world beater but Dennis Kelly has had one of the most successful post-Eagles careers of the last 5 years. The trade for DGB is firmly in Howie's L column.
Gonna give credit where it's due, a lot of us were gushing over dbg but igy said it was a bad move and Kelly was a valuable backup. So kudos to him
it should be in the league rule book...you don't trade starting caliber OT's
they wouldnt have been able to keep kelly as a backup for this long nor would he have been replaced peters/had them not draft dillard
of course it was a bad trade because kelly is an nfl player and dgb is a dumpster but i dont think anyone needs to care this much about it
but there are I-told-you-so points in the offing
The monster list of injuries yesterday grows
McCaffrey is out for several weeks now with an ankle injury.
Bosa's injury has to be considered the most significant. He's a key player on a contender. Barkley and McCaffrey are key players on horrible teams.
Yeah the Niners took it in the keister yesterday.
Damn
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Good. If they can fine players have having their socks at the wrong height, they can fine coaches for having their mask at the wrong height.
Charges against Kraft dropped today, fittingly, in the county of Palm Beach.
Wonder how he managed to get off...
lolol
Good for Kraft, honestly. The state prosecutors played it up like an international sex trafficking ring and called it "modern day slavery", when really it was just some old Chinese ladies doing consensual rub n tugs. Florida used Kraft to gin up publicity for their case, with the expectation that he would quietly accept their plea deal offer and pay $10,000 to make it go away.
Instead Kraft called their bluff, refused the deal, and pointed out that the video surveillance was unconstitutional. The case that was designed to be good publicity for state prosecutor's political career started to become a real liability. So of course charges were dropped, not just against Kraft, but against all the defendants. They were lucky that a billionaire was involved and refused to back down, when he very easily could have (and would have saved him a bunch of money).
WTF
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2910847-report-joe-montana-confronts-home-intruder-allegedly-kidnapping-grandchild
Damn. Glad they got to her first.
I'd like to know more...this lady has to have some connection, right? She didn't just randomly walk into Joe f'n Montana's house looking for an infant to steal, right?
Quote from: Diomedes on September 27, 2020, 11:42:17 AM
WTF
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2910847-report-joe-montana-confronts-home-intruder-allegedly-kidnapping-grandchild
She's obviously part of the evil democrat child trafficking ring. #sAveOuRcHiLdReN >:D
MNF hasn't happened yet, so it's not week 4 yet...but the NFLN can't be happy to feature Jets v. Broncos this Thursday..
NFL honestly doesn't care about the quality of those games until they start the simulcast with FOX (Wk 5). That's why weeks 2-4 are loaded up with all of last year's worst teams.
in order for nfl network to charge X amount to cable companies, they need to have exclusive nfl games. these are, kinda, exclusive nfl games.
does it matter that its crap games? no, thats the point actually. they want to keep the good games for the networks that pay.
Goddamn Mahomes. Smart, great attitude, good QB, makes me sick. They could easily have put up 50 tonight.
Steelers are getting a bye week before the Eagles game.
what a waste of a bye week...they could beat the eagles on three days rest
Quote from: Gardner MinshewVincent Van Gogh, people told him, 'You can't be a great painter, you only have one ear.' You know what he said? 'I can't hear you.'
LOL....this guy is great.
Two more Titans players come up positive for teh Covid, bringing total count in the org to 13: seven players and six staff members.
No positive tests in Minnesota so far.
Can't help but notice that these sports outbreaks seem to be limited to within teams. Although players on different teams come in close contact during games, the wide open air of arenas/stadiums appears to be a *much* different transmission vector than team offices, locker rooms, buses, pregame meals, etc. It's not so much that the games are dangerous, it's all the stuff around them.
I can't help but wonder if the post-practice team bonding thing where they take turns laying down so everyone else can spit in their mouth might have contributed to this.
Cam Newton tested positive for covid
Pats and Chiefs now pushed back until at least Monday
its going to be a tuesday game, maybe like 600 or 700
if it happens at all
Andy Reid
Tuesday game
Against a young QB
Where you at Joe Webb?
They said the fall and winter would see a resurgence...
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just cancel this preposterous season
I can't believe you radical left liberals want to take football away from real Americans.
Dude is trying to rob me in particular of the Jordan Mailata blind side tackle experience, and I'm having NONE OF IT!
Breaking news: Coaches now think it might be a good idea to do the thing they should have planned for in farging March if they were serious about having a season. https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1312620946520498176
Not sure why they didn't follow what the NHL and NBA did in the first place
its a wonder why they didnt bubble 250 people for 32 teams for 6 months
It's an insurmountable problem they had no time to even prepare for.
Quote from: MDS on October 04, 2020, 03:24:39 PM
its a wonder why they didnt bubble 250 people for 32 teams for 6 months
Not that hard to do. The league has the money and enough prep time. Players get the option to opt out if they don't want to bubble.
some asst athletic trainer making 32k a year is def ready to bubble for 6 months
so is the quality control coach
and the nflpa would sign off
Welp, that's the end of the discussion. There's no way those people could be fairly compensated for their time. Better just half-ass a season and potentially kill them for the six games they're paid for.
Quote from: MDS on October 04, 2020, 04:34:47 PM
some asst athletic trainer making 32k a year is def ready to bubble for 6 months
so is the quality control coach
and the nflpa would sign off
They can opt out...not that hard of a concept. There's a million people who'd love to fill those roles on a temp basis.
invent a time machine mr science and go tell goodell !
youve obviously given this a lot of thought
I'm starting to think a lot of people gave this more thought than anyone in the NFL.
BOB fired by the Texans
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 05, 2020, 05:06:39 PM
BOB fired by the Texans
Crazy to do it week 4. He's a decent coach but a zesty gm
Nah he sucks as a coach too.
The shine from the Pats QB coach and PSU HC days has dulled.
Don't worry, someone will still be stupid enough to hire a Pats assistant next year.
It's crazy to do it now just because of the schedule they've faced. Expectations could not have been high for their first four games. But I guess they want to limit O'Brien's damage to Watson's career.
Bill O'Brien fired the day he announced he was taking over playcalling.
McDaniels and Dabo are the two names I've heard so far.
I'd go hire Bienemy
this dude is not hiring a brother to be his coach...he cant barely stomach one for a qb
(https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_6_desktop/f_auto/texans/a3cpmsxmtzhargtbfyky.jpg)
lol it's october 5
names at this point are just make believe
That's the face of a man that's either into feet or kids, so I hope we get to congratulate Rex Ryan on his new job.
lol that's funny
Jamal Anderson is not happy with the Falcons PR department. https://twitter.com/jamthedirtybird/status/1313328587907436545
Seems like he has an issue with the English language as well.
He strikes me as a whiner. He was pissing and moaning about something else the other day too.
Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore has now tested positive, making 3 Patriots so far. I'll be honest, the NFL has been better with this than I thought they would so far, but I'm still expecting it all to blow up by week 12.
Update: Week 12 may have been a conservative estimate after all. https://twitter.com/PaulKuharskyNFL/status/1313895872200048640
Morons.
Florida is all set to go full capacity for events. Let the shteinshow begin!
An unnamed Raiders player has tested positive.
Bills/Titans rescheduled til Tuesday
Yeah, Nick.
First win as a starter for the Bears, beats Brady.
Did Brady run off and not shake Foles' hand again?
He did run straight off again, though Covid rules about fraternizing after the game, and his apparent, final-drive confusion about how many downs you get to gain 10 yards in the NFL, may have had more to do with it than his poor sportsmanship.
This was also the first time Brady lost to the Bears.
Nick Foles' career is so strange.
Jets player tested positive, players and coaches all got sent home.
Quote from: General_Failure on October 09, 2020, 10:15:38 AM
Jets player tested positive, players and coaches all got sent home.
It's impressive a Jets player could be positive about anything.
Good news, it was a false positive.
Quote from: AO1 on October 08, 2020, 08:48:25 PM
Bills/Titans rescheduled til Tuesday
shoutout to tmac who gets to do the game, which is national on cbs
joe webb game was the last tuesday game....nfl and networks wanted to see what the number would be on a tuesday to see if it would be a thing (this was before they invested in thursday) so they shoehorned it to tues...the number was terrible....this isnt a great matchup market wise but interested to see the number
QuoteFalcons fired HC Dan Quinn and GM Thomas Dimitroff. Quinn now becomes the second HC in a week to be dismissed, and Dimitroff the first GM to go this season.
No shock.
Gase should be sent packing too.
What's Ryan's contract like? Could SF make a play for him?
49ers can get out of jimmy g without much issue after this year
the falcons...would eat like $20 million + if they traded ryan. they are in a tricky situation. seem bad enough to get a top qb in the draft, but then he has to sit for 2-3 years behind a washed up qb with an unmoveable contract
I wonder if we'll get to the point where teams start treating QBs like they do RBs. Sure, spend the money on Mahomes or Wilson, but Goff? Stafford? Kirk Cousins?! You're stuck with that guy for how many years if he doesn't pan out, and now you can't afford all your defensive players when their contracts are up. Now you didn't win anything, but he sure did put up some nice stats in a league that's designed to give quarterbacks really nice stats.
I anticipate Dalton will lend credence to that idea by leading the Cowboys to the NFC East championship running away, possibly even win a playoff game.
If Dalton is terrible in every game they still have a better offense than anyone else in the division. And he probably won't be terrible in every game. Especially against the Birds.
They've got five to seven easy wins left on the schedule, they'll probably be fine.
Justin herberts arm strength is so sick
Bells getting released. What an awful signing
some super bowl favorite is getting him
My buddy was here tonight when we saw the news
NE
BUF
IND
OAK
LAC
TB
NO
CHI
SF
LAR
SEA
ARZ
Most of those are based on need. Except OAK. That's bc Mayock and Gruden like vets/popular names. Josh Jacobs shouldn't have his carries messed up by him.
If Howie is truly becoming like McLane says he is then maybe he signs him but cutting Miles' carries would be dumb too.
Rams, Colts and Pats are my top three to sign him.
Pro Bowl canceled.
No one cares.
Except for those who are happy to hear it. With any luck COVID killed it forever.
If the league wasn't run by fossils they would have long since replaced it with skills challenges or other events to show off the personalities of their stars. If that's even needed in the Internet era, which I doubt.
The league is supported by mostly troglodytes. The viewers are worse than the owners and that's truly saying something.
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 14, 2020, 03:43:09 PM
If the league wasn't run by fossils they would have long since replaced it with skills challenges or other events to show off the personalities of their stars. If that's even needed in the Internet era, which I doubt.
the pro bowl gets better ratings than most nba nhl mlb playoff games
thats why it continues to exist even though everyone knows its terrible
They could literally have NFL players doing anything and it would get better ratings than the other sports as long as they sold it as something prestigious, important, and/or entertaining.
It's the Falcons turn to shut down for multiple positive tests.
Bell's signing with the Chiefs
Seems like the no brainest of no brainers.
Today it's the Colts' turn to have multiple positive tests.
Pats are up again too. Two more positives there.
All the Colts tests were false positives, so they're going back to work.
Tua named the starter for Miami
id make the same call but very rare in the nfl that you would see a team in contention a game out of first in week 7 bench their starter for a guys first ever start....this aint your daddys league
The Dolphins understand the Fitzcycle.
Yannick Ngakoue
Traded to Baltimore from Minnesota
The rich get richer
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 22, 2020, 10:57:08 AM
Yannick Ngakoue
Traded to Baltimore from Minnesota
The rich get richer
Vikings officially tanking now that Danielle Hunter is getting season ending surgery.
vikings can maybe eat cousins in 2022 but not 2021...perfect situation for them to draft trevor or fields and then waste another year sitting them so cuzzo can stink
"Trade Wentz for Cuzzo"
- Havas
i would do it only because you have to eat fewer years and theyre the same exact player
AB is visiting the Bucs
I thought it was a lock he'd be in Seattle
Signed a one year deal in Tampa.
Evans/Brown/Godwin
Brate/Gronk
That's explosive
cannot imagine this move is going to make evans and godwin happy....both are looking for that big $$$ and now they got another high level WR and another mouth to feed, who is a drama queen of epic proportions
theres just no way to get everybody theres
Such a weird roster. I think Shady, Fournette, and Suh are bouncing around on there.
lol JPP too
Reminiscent of The Dream Team Nnamdi offseason.
Was Licht with the Eagles still then?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 24, 2020, 11:05:31 AM
Reminiscent of The Dream Team Nnamdi offseason.
Was Licht with the Eagles still then?
i think they already have more wins than that team
And they don't have Vince Young
that team actually went 8-8...i think they won their last 4 which saved andy. all nonsense wins. without it the eagles dont hire chip and andy never goes to kc and never gets mahomes.
Ravens put Dez on their practice squad.
Dez is going through the weirdest decline I can recall.
Texans with one positive test for a player. Panthers released CB Josh Hawkins after seen dancing in public without a mask.
Quote from: General_Failure on October 28, 2020, 10:10:44 AM
Dez is going through the weirdest decline I can recall.
It's not that weird. He was never able to get much separation even when he was good. He was just a ball vacuum with great hands, an insane ability to contort his body, the size to win jumpballs, and an elite ability to sell pushing off as a legitimate football move. Then he got some severe leg injuries and his ability to separate dropped to near zero. Then he tore his Achilles which is often a career ender at the skill positions and limits his ability to outmaneuver corners at the moment the ball arrives.
The weird thing would be if he came back to the NFL and achieved above-average production. He looked cooked in 2017.
With BAL he can still be a red zone threat. Or third down slot like Jason Avant. No speed but can catch (except in GB lolol)
49ers had a positive test and closed their fawhogivesfarg.
QuoteNFL fined the Raiders $500,000 more, Jon Gruden another $150,000 and also took a 2021 sixth-round pick from Las Vegas for repeated COVID protocol violations, as @CharlesRobinson and @ByKimberleyA are reporting.
Here are some violations, per source:
🏈HC Jon Gruden has not consistently worn a mask.
🏈Players attended a large indoor gathering.
🏈Team allowed an unauthorized person into its locker room after a game.
Now team has fined half million, Gruden $150k and loss of a 6th-round pick.
From the crazy stat category:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBa7Zv9YKw0
QuoteTexans fired VP of Communications Amy Palcic, telling her she no longer was "a cultural fit", per sources. Palcic was the first and only woman to have full PR responsibilities for an NFL team. She was the winner of the 2017 Rozelle Award for best PR staff. She is widely respected.
Wow.
Even with Bob McNair six feet deep that organization still screws the pooch.
Unless Amy somehow was found to be a whackjob MAGA posting crack pot shtein online.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 11, 2020, 10:21:13 AM
Wow.
Even with Bob McNair six feet deep that organization still screws the pooch.
Unless Amy somehow was found to be a whackjob MAGA posting crack pot shtein online.
She's definitely a liberal
https://mobile.twitter.com/amypalcic?lang=en
quick, top five worst run organizations in the NFL. mine:
Washington
Jets
Texans
Bengals
Chargers
She's receiving overwhelming praise from everyone and the Texans are being highly criticized...so I expect at any moment President snowflake and his supporters will start smearing her and creating fake controversies.
Damn she may have been whacked because of being liberal then.
The climate around here obviously is MAGAcentric.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 11, 2020, 10:45:37 AM
quick, top five worst run organizations in the NFL. mine:
Washington
Jets
Texans
Bengals
Chargers
That is pretty solid. Detroit is knocking on the door too.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 11, 2020, 10:21:13 AM
Unless Amy somehow was found to be a whackjob MAGA posting crack pot shtein online.
other way around...mcnairs axed her as revenge for biden winning
Congratulations to her on what will surely be a better job, wherever she winds up.
this is one of many reasons I barely watch the league anymore
nfl live on espn was disgraceful on this...spent 30 seconds on it and then started a 12 minute segment on baker mayfield
you watched clemson/notre dame....one of the coaches killed a teenager and the other is pro slavery
but omg nfl owners are ghoulish white people. preach brotha
all charges around DeAndre Baker's alleged armed robbery dropped.
It's still a shtein show, with witnesses recanting, lawyers being charged for extortion, etc...but neither Dunbar nor Baker will face charges at all.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 16, 2020, 12:54:03 PM
all charges around DeAndre Baker's alleged armed robbery dropped.
It's still a shtein show, with witnesses recanting, lawyers being charged for extortion, etc...but neither Dunbar nor Baker will face charges at all.
So, everyone was appropriately paid off. Got it.
Money makes problems disappear.
And it's reported now that Andy is going to sign him.
Matt Stafford's wife is a lunatic.
yep - she's batshtein
the great thing about is it people went through her ig and she never actually goes to small businesses. just fancy chains that are going to be a-ok
Honestly if you're going through Kelly Stafford's old Instagram posts to find out where she shops so you can dunk on her online, you probably have more issues than Kelly Stafford.
Yeah, I don't know. Famous-adjacent lady makes crazy anti-science rant, supposedly in the name of small business, seems pretty fair game to me to read through her other public comments to see if she actually has any connection to small businesses...and apparently it turns out, she luv her some lux chains and not so much the oddball lady's consignment down the block...
Clear to me who the wacko is.
I'm just jealous about how much spare time you all have on your hands.
You make the time for the things you love, like dunking on C tier celebrity wives who might have thirst trap pics up.
"thirst trap"
this term is new to me. please to explain?
Quote from: Diomedes on November 20, 2020, 12:53:19 PM
"thirst trap"
this term is new to me. please to explain?
https://lmgtfy.app/?q=thirst+trap+definition&iie=1
lol, farg you
I actually sat there and watched that shtein for a minute
I trust Big Brother to give me the straight dope more than the Google yo
Holy shtein that's hilarious.
So yeah, it's bikini pics that draw out a thousand horny guys saying they want to jizz on your feet or whatever.
I'm going to post some thirst trap pics here soon, draw all you incels out of your shells...I'm looking at you, AOLOL
One of the first pornos I ever saw...maybe 7th grade?...was a dude who'd pull out and unload on ladies feet.
I could have lived a long life not knowing that about you.
we're all open books here, pal. :-D
Drew Brees' rib injury?
Eleven fractured ribs.
JFC.
Did he just run out of ribs to break?
Osteoporosis.
Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia shtein canned by DET
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 28, 2020, 02:55:35 PM
Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia shtein canned by DET
Why bother mid season
Sometimes you just get sick of looking at a big dumb idiot every day.
so denver has no non Vid QB's?
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 28, 2020, 06:11:12 PM
so denver has no non Vid QB's?
Driskel is the only one who tested positive.
In other news the 49ers have nowhere to play because Santa Clara County banned contact sports for at least the next three weeks.
all of them are out for close contact....all vid all the time
i know they wont because its a maga league but cancel the season
Is Vegas taking bets on which teams will be wearing covid-related memorial patches next year because somebody died?
So they're going BMitch in the body bag game tomorrow then??
theyre using a practice squad wr
seeing the line at 14 some places that have it up, which feels insanely low
The bring back Tebow for massive ratings comments >>> suit Elway up comments
And the NFL plows on. Covid be damned.
That pretty well sums it up nationally.
Covid? Pfft! It's a hoax!
Quote from: Rome on November 29, 2020, 02:38:36 AM
That pretty well sums it up nationally.
Covid? Pfft! It's a hoax!
pretty much but self assigned super progressive lil guy will be all in today on every game
nick saban has gotten covid 8 different times but lets draw the imaginary maga line at the nfl
Jags have fired GM Dave Caldwell
Will Fuller suspended 6 games for Peds
No wonder he stays healthy this season
Official updated schedule:
#Ravens-#Steelers on Wednesday at 3:40pm EST on NBC
#Washington-#Steelers next Monday at 5 EST (channel TBD)
#Cowboys-#Ravens next Tuesday at 8:05 EST on FOX
nfl losing to tree lighting is gotta be the ego crusher of ego crushers
Rog is headed down to Rockefeller to torch it tonight.
https://twitter.com/JayGlazer/status/1334597870645727233
I can feel it, this time he's really going to turn things around.
stupid wednesday afternoon nfl game - 11.4 mil
world series game 1 - 9.8
nba finals game 1 - 7.6
jordan doc ep 1 - 6.3
cup finals game 1- 2.1
When Tiger won the Masters last year ratings peaked at 12.1 with a 28 share as he was finishing off the win. And that was at 2:15-2:30 instead of the usual 6:00 finish.
That was a once in a generation happening.
Point is even a meaningless shtein ass NFL game on a Wednesday beats everything else ever.
MAGA baby!
We now have the answer to how bad the Cowboys have to be to get flexed out of SNF.
3-9 doesn't make the cut.
i believe it had more to do with the 49ers than the cowboys. dallas-seattle, dallas-pittsburgh, etc. stays. but dallas-another team out of the playoffs is the bridge too far
Today owners looking at expanding to 17 games. Hard to think they won't considering the losses this year. I'd think they will even if the covid is still around.
It's a fait accompli. It was the major piece of the CBA agreed to in March.
Ouch
https://twitter.com/rapsheet/status/1339274740821848065 21
new tv deals are close. looks like roughly the same thing as the current set up except
-thursday games go exclusive to amazon/twitch/nfln. this will bring the game quality down but id still reckon they have 1 each week. so expect more jags-titans and jets-dolphins type of stuff though inevitably a good game or two or will sneak through.
-mnf will be on abc for most if not all games and have some kind of flex scheduling for later season games
-abc will get in the super bowl rotation. 10 year deals, each network gets 2 super bowls then the last 2 are auctioned off
It's gonna be 2050 and there still won't be a way to buy the ticket without satellite TV.
And I'll still be pirating the European GamePass feeds.
that actually is leaving directv....hearing amazon, appletv exclusive or sold around to a few different places
also the 17th game thing looks real. rotating afc-nfc game.
All I care about is being able to get to watch games without having to have DirecTV
Directv sucks more than any other product I've had in the last 5 years. For the most part they were pretty good imo before AT&T got their hands on it, then it took a nose dive. The customer service especially has gone to absolute shtein. Fortunately there are ways around it.
Yep.
I had them for a long time too and when ATT got their zesty little mitts on it then it got really bad.
its available *legally* in a few different places now but really with how good buffstreamz is and how often the eagles wind up in national games anyway im not sure why anyone would do it
though its going to become much more easier to access and deal with in a year or two when it leaves directv
Here's what I don't get about the NFL and other entities....let's say, hypothetically, I stream a game. They must know I've done so, if not in granular detail, right? Millions of people streaming/stealing the broadcast is not exactly secret. I'm not paying for cable, but if I was in the right market I could be seeing the game for free....and they wouldn't have a problem with that. Either way, I'm seeing the ads that pay for the whole shebang. So why not just include the numbers of streaming viewers in your count, report that to your adversitisers in additoin to the numbers of conventional viewers, and give up the expensive and frustrating cat and mouse game. Let the people ahve what they want and learn how to count differently. Free money.
I'm pretty sure those of us without a nielsen box still don't really count.
the streaming numbers numbers are a lot less than you think. plus, its 1 stream everyone is sharing. lets say its coming from seattle. youre in baltimore. not every ad is going to apply. basically no ads are going to apply if youre in europe or asia watching (which where a lot of the viewership comes from).
advertisers dont pay for anyone over 50 years old, theyre not paying unless they have the data on who is watching and thats the antithesis of a streaming audience. they surely have a rough idea how many people stream games, its not factored into anything, but its not significant enough to get them to give a shtein
So I should expect a knock on the door from the FBI any moment?
I don't think they bother knocking anymore.
But I'm White!
former Ravens RB dead at 28, apparently from a heart attack
https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-ravens-running-back-lorenzo-taliaferro-20201217-dgzmlsoxdfhdhfflvqomq4eoky-story.html
https://twitter.com/Jakelouque/status/1339441165452668928
Josh Gordon was back on the Seahawks roster and eligible to play again. Josh Gordon is no longer eligible to play or practice again for violating the terms of his reinstatement.
Damn that was fast. Did he smoke a celebratory blunt in the locker room or something?
Looking forward to his 18th chance at a comeback next season.
I'll still never understand this trade but now it's that much worse
Quote
The Texans' first-round pick that the Dolphins own thanks to the Laremy Tunsil trade is now a Top 5 pick....
I can't understand how someone could name their child Laremy. I mean wtf.
Quote from: AO1 on December 28, 2020, 05:37:53 PM
I'll still never understand this trade but now it's that much worse
Quote
The Texans' first-round pick that the Dolphins own thanks to the Laremy Tunsil trade is now a Top 5 pick....
BOB farged that team dry.
Gase unofficially done with the Jets after next week. Truly the most devastating news of 2020.
PFT reporting that Chicago is interested in Duce
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/01/23/bears-show-interest-in-adding-duce-staley-to-coaching-staff/
I hope they take him. He's got to get out of Philly if he's ever going to have a chance to be a head coach.
He's got to coach somewhere else to prove that he's not just a team guy.
I think I've said that like ten times but no one listens to anything I say so expect me to say it again soon.
I think Duce needs a new start somewhere else or teams will just think he's an Eagles guy.
Huh. I hadn't thought of it that way.
Lions and Stafford agree to part ways.
San Fran?
New England?
taterskins?
Hopefully not
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 23, 2021, 09:08:07 PM
Lions and Stafford agree to part ways.
San Fran?
New England?
colts all day
colts and saints feel like the most realistic spots
lions smartly going full tank. not sure their maga blockhead coach is the right person for the job but the plan is sound
bienemy and frazier the finalist for j's texans
one! we got one.
Duce is taking the Assistant HC/RB coach job in Detroit.
He goes from one great City to another.
So he took the exact same gig that he had in Luriestan and went to Detroit to expand his visibility as a potential HC?
I mean ok I guess?
Everybody needs a change of scenery sometimes.
Quote from: Rome on January 25, 2021, 05:38:35 PMSo he took the exact same gig ... to expand his visibility as a potential HC?
More fundamentally I think, to prove his potential. He's been unable to draw serious HC consideration, and it can't be helping him that he's only ever had one NFL employer. Time to jump out of the nest and prove you can fly.
I wish him well. Great guy, heck of a running back and a good running backs coach.
That said, he evidently turned down the OC slot because Doug wouldn't give up the play-calling duties 10 minutes after he won the Super Bowl. Maybe his inability to get the big gig is on him and not on Lurie and Roseman?
Quote from: Rome on January 25, 2021, 08:14:40 PMMaybe his inability to get the big gig is on him and not on Lurie and Roseman?
Clearly it's due to the white supremacy of Lurie and Roseman.
Duce calling plays certainly wouldn't have been worse than what they had this year.
Any of us calling plays couldn't have been worse.
multiple things can be true at once
1) duce can be failing to move up because hes not a great candidate
2) duce can be failing to move up because of pre conceived notions related to his skin color
3) people have an opinion about this because he used to be a rb for the eagles. if this was duane staley with no eagles resume, nobody would give a shtein
So what you're saying is he should have taken the backup Assistant Head Coach job in Pittsburgh.
ted williams was basically thought of like duce but aint nobody on twitter screaming how he shouldve taken over andy or gotten his chance somewhere else
why? because he was the running backs coach and nobody ever gives a shtein about the running backs coach unless they happen to be the pickle juice game dude
ted williams was in his 50's when he first hit the nfl...he was done before he started as any kind of real nfl coach and had no connection to the eagles....duce was 35 an eagle legend and started basically right after retirement with his long time franchise and 10 years in couldnt get a sniff of anything...i suspect duce is a really really bad coach because the people that know and love him were like farg off....
altho the optics of this current white power offseason by lurie is certainly helping duce's case as far as his situation at least being racially tinged
duce has been with the eagles for what like 20 years? can't blame him for leaving. but yeah it's more likely that he's a shtein coach as well.
They offered him OC in 2018, which he turned down because Doug calls the plays, so it's not like they've been straight shteinting on him all these years. They weren't about to change playcallers from the guy who just won the SB. Bringing in an offensive coach again guaranteed at least a couple more years of not calling plays, so he's gone.
They know Duce better than anyone and I doubt they would have let him walk if they thought he was ready to be a great HC.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 26, 2021, 08:21:17 AM
ted williams was in his 50's when he first hit the nfl...he was done before he started as any kind of real nfl coach and had no connection to the eagles....duce was 35 an eagle legend and started basically right after retirement with his long time franchise and 10 years in couldnt get a sniff of anything...i suspect duce is a really really bad coach because the people that know and love him were like farg off....
altho the optics of this current white power offseason by lurie is certainly helping duce's case as far as his situation at least being racially tinged
duce has no shot to be a coach thats my point. hes been in the league for a while now, hasnt elevated past position coach. nobody else wanted him. eagles let him go and he winds up on a tanking team working for a joke head coach with the exact job he had before. thats just what he is -- ted williams jr.
why we're talking about him is because he was also a great player for the eagles and no other reason
Lurie and Roseman are a lot of things but racist isn't one of them. Even suggesting Duce's skin pigment held him back in Philly is about as noxious a lie as it gets.
david culley getting the texans job
nobody wanted it and it fell to a career assistant looking for his chance who is going to have to navigate one of the worst incoming roster situations in recent memory
from coaching up torrance small and fred mitchell to j's texans. what a ride.
Watson wants out of Houston
Wonder if they'd take a white guy for him
:sly
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1355712045006655490
Holy shtein.
rams have wanted out of goff ever since he signed the extension...hes a stiff. amazing that they did it AND the lions took him.
their pick this year is jville's, so this is 2022 and 2023/4. unlikely these are going to be in the top half of the draft or even top 20. price on the brick on watson gotta be 4 1's
Kept him from going to the WFT's too
Nice haul for Detroit. Duce should have fun with that offense
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 30, 2021, 11:00:44 PM
Kept him from going to the WFT's too
stafford has been in the nfl since the start of the obama administration and won the same amount of playoff games as me
Quote from: MDS on January 30, 2021, 11:10:22 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 30, 2021, 11:00:44 PM
Kept him from going to the WFT's too
stafford has been in the nfl since the start of the obama administration and won the same amount of playoff games as me
He hasn't had an offensive coach as good as Mcvay. He's a top 10 Qb talent wise
Quote from: MDS on January 30, 2021, 11:10:22 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 30, 2021, 11:00:44 PM
Kept him from going to the WFT's too
stafford has been in the nfl since the start of the obama administration and won the same amount of playoff games as me
He's going to be good with the Rams.
Keeping the presidential theme up...
Rams last first rounder was Goff and that was the year Trump was elected. Their next one will be the last year of Bidens term.
is he though? if stafford was that good, at some point over the last 12 years, he wouldve won a playoff game or a division or something. the lions are a joke franchise and everything, but maybe the dude is just a solid qb who puts up a bunch of meaningless stats in meanderingly pointless 1:00 games when the lions are 5-7, their opponent is 4-8 and everyone is just going through the motions.
It looks like Stafford wanted no parts of Patricia, as New England was the only place he wouldn't accept a trade. https://twitter.com/tomecurran/status/1355930247951220743
Quote from: MDS on January 31, 2021, 10:10:50 AM
is he though? if stafford was that good, at some point over the last 12 years, he wouldve won a playoff game or a division or something. the lions are a joke franchise and everything, but maybe the dude is just a solid qb who puts up a bunch of meaningless stats in meanderingly pointless 1:00 games when the lions are 5-7, their opponent is 4-8 and everyone is just going through the motions.
so like the darius slay of qb's?
lol basically
though slay was at least a high level corner in the earlier portion of his career...like he had a small window where he was legit good. now hes just a guy. stafford was always just a guy. and solid qb with great stats and a MAGA wife
The draft picks were the price for getting rid of Goff's contract more than for obtaining Stafford.
Reason #78 Wentz won't be moving.
https://www.kshb.com/sports/road-to-repeat/chiefs-assistant-coach-hurt-in-i-435-crash-that-injured-2-children-1-severely?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true
Uh oh
thats a lot of chocolate milk for a good mormon to be drinking
Wait, so it's not a good idea to put your farg up drug addict kids on staff?
Quote from: Diomedes on February 05, 2021, 08:29:18 PM
Wait, so it's not a good idea to put your farg up drug addict kids on staff?
Just because the one died from an overdose after being put on the medical staff doesn't mean the other one wouldn't be fine. He wasn't, but there was no way of predicting that.
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/family-creates-gofundme-campaign-for-child-injured-in-crash-involving-chiefs-britt-reid
This was booze-related not dope. Still bad but not quite the same thing. At least the doper didn't endanger anyone else that we know of on his way down.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 05, 2021, 08:29:18 PM
Wait, so it's not a good idea to put your farg up drug addict kids on staff?
my pops is a nobody so im not sure how it feels to have a parent with a big job or connections or such, but id feel like a farging loser if i were him. working for daddy and really only getting the job because of him. im sure andy runs a tight ship and treats him the same as any other coach, but you gotta fly away from the coop at some point and make it on your own.
Quote from: Rome on February 06, 2021, 06:24:54 PM
This was booze-related not dope. Still bad but not quite the same thing. At least the doper didn't endanger anyone else that we know of on his way down.
he told the cops he takes adderall
Quote from: MDS on February 06, 2021, 06:54:39 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on February 05, 2021, 08:29:18 PM
Wait, so it's not a good idea to put your farg up drug addict kids on staff?
my pops is a nobody so im not sure how it feels to have a parent with a big job or connections or such, but id feel like a farging loser if i were him. working for daddy and really only getting the job because of him. im sure andy runs a tight ship and treats him the same as any other coach, but you gotta fly away from the coop at some point and make it on your own.
On the other hand, the NFL runs on nepotism.
lolol....i almost respect whoever did this...
QuoteAlex Smith was not a unanimous choice for Comeback Player of the Year. He got 49 out of the 50 votes, with one voter giving it to Ben Roethlisberger.
Had to be some mouth breathing yinzer
The yinzers came up short where it mattered. Donald is the best defensive player of his generation but I'm not sure what TJ Watt has to do to win DPOY if his 2020 season wasn't enough.
Sometimes you live under the shadow of a GOAT. If Lewis Hamilton wasn't the greatest ever, Max Verstappen would be winning a lot of races. He's the second best driver, and in most any other time, would be the best.
I'm not sure Hamilton is a better driver than Verstappen. Hamilton has a better car. Likewise, I think Watt was better than Donald this year (including in their games against the Eagles). Donald was still excellent, but I think he benefitted from his higher name recognition and inertia.
There's being spiteful, and then there's being spiteful. https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1358415646267224070
I know he has a NTC and probably wants no part of the Eagles but a Wentz + for Watson would be unreal
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 07, 2021, 02:43:51 PM
The yinzers came up short where it mattered. Donald is the best defensive player of his generation but I'm not sure what TJ Watt has to do to win DPOY if his 2020 season wasn't enough.
be a better player than Aaron Donald?
Too bad the Eagles have no money.
Patrick Peterson and the Cardinals are going to break up. He will be a UFA.
lol too bad the eagles have no money to spend on a washed up player who would never ever sign with them
marty schottenheimer who has the most wins in nfl history without a championship dead
https://twitter.com/tombrady/status/1359624029649457162
Tom Brady drunk tweeting about a video of drunk Tom Brady.
True GOAT status
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1360240653842722816
j dont even think about it
haha - I wouldn't advocate for that.
He's been on the downswing for awhile.
Now if Howie wants to sell his ass to get Watson? IN.
The Pouncey twins retired.
racist jags trainer "resigned"
gonna really love watching urban crater...hes already off to a great start and its mid february
I think his name is Urban Mire, not Urban Crater.
Ariel, the 5 year old girl Andy Reid's farg-up son nearly killed, emerged from a coma.
not so fast...according to cops, she's "breathing on her own but remains unresponsive,"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/02/16/britt-reid-accident-ariel-young-condition/
Bury Britt Reid under the prison.
Or next to his brother. Either one's fine.
Because I've been disconnected from earth for awhile - did Reid blow hot?
Yep. Charged with DUI, placed on leave by the team, and his contract has expired.
Quote from: General_Failure on February 17, 2021, 12:07:38 AM
and his contract has expired.
his life probably isnt too far behind
Good riddance, then.
Two teams, not to mention the League itself, have long accommodated the Reid family's unprofessional arrangements, and the yield has been a fatal OD on team facilities, and a drunken driving maiming of a child.
Still, no one talking about the corrosive affect of nepotism on an organization, and society generally.
Nothing quite says "world class operation" like "the unqualified farg up has the job instead of the qualified applicant, because his daddy is the coach."
Apparently, everyone is cool with that as long as the money flow.
We already knew this from how players are treated when they get caught wife beating or, let's say, beating their 4 year old son with a switch and leaving scars on his testicles. Dan Snyder was doing literal sex trafficking with the team's cheerleaders.
You better not bring attention to America's injustices during the national anthem, though. We won't tolerate that bullshtein.
Sounds like Russell Wilson is the next one to whine his way out of a city
The NFL salary cap is going to drop in 2021, the result of COVID-19-related revenue losses last season, but across the league there's optimism that next year, revenues will rebound and the cap will once again climb.
The biggest reason? It's not that stadiums will be full — or at least close to full.
It's because the NFL is close to finalizing its new broadcast deals that will be worth billions annually.
What will the new deals mean for the way we watch football? And what are the financial implications for the league, its teams and the players? The Athletic's Lindsay Jones checks in with our sports business reporter, Dan Kaplan, who has been covering every aspect of these deals and has answers.
Before we get into the meat of this conversation about what the football-watching experience will be like into the next decade, let's get caught up with where the negotiations stand. Dan, what is the latest on talks between the NFL and the major networks, especially Disney/ESPN? And what sort of timeline are we looking at for the TV deals to be finalized?
It's little secret the NFL is far down the road negotiating broadcast contracts with NBC, CBS, Fox and Disney's ESPN. The league is looking at anywhere between a 50 percent-to-100 percent increase from their current fees, which would net the NFL an annual amount over $14 billion in the best-case scenario. It may be a matter of weeks, if not less, from what I am hearing. And yes a lot of attention has been paid in the last few days to reports that Disney and the NFL are far apart on their deal. ESPN currently pays $1.9 billion a year for "Monday Night Football," so the NFL would like to double that, whereas Disney wants to go up 20 percent, according to these reports.
One must take such reports with a grain of salt, of course; not because they are wrong, but because a lot of this is just public negotiating. Something that people need to realize with Disney is how important the NFL is to ESPN, and not just because football is so highly rated. Not only would the fees that Disney is paid by cable companies for ESPN go down significantly if there's no NFL on the Worldwide Leader, but ESPN would also lose all the highlight rights that litter its broadcasts every day. That would be as big a hit in some ways as losing "Monday Night Football."
That said, if there is no rival bidder for ESPN's package, and it doesn't appear there is, the standoff could last. Disney has a new CEO, Bob Chapek, and this is his first NFL rodeo. So that is a wild card worth watching. NFL owners were close to his predecessor, Bob Iger, and deals often get done on that basis. Chapek ran Disney's parks before assuming the top post, and that business has been hard hit by the pandemic. Could that make him more parsimonious with NFL rights?
OK, so "Monday Night Football" should be staying on ESPN. We just don't know the price point yet. Let's look at Sunday. What do you expect the Sunday afternoon broadcast packages to look like? Will CBS and Fox continue to carry those games?
It appears Fox and CBS will retain their roles broadcasting the Sunday afternoon packages. While both companies have had their financial difficulties in the last 12 months, the value of the NFL is just too great to give up. So expect for a long time to tune into CBS and Fox on Sunday afternoons in the fall and winter. CBS wouldn't have paid up for Tony Romo's contract just to let the NFL slip away. A big question: Who will be Romo's partner? Jim Nantz can be a free agent shortly, but he is widely expected to stay put.
The jewel in the broadcast package now seems to be the Sunday prime-time game. Do you expect any changes to "Sunday Night Football"?
No great headline here, either. NBC almost surely will keep the Sunday night package. It's the most valuable commodity in prime-time television.
If there's going to be any significant change, it seems like it could come to "Thursday Night Football," which has been broadcast in recent years on CBS, Fox and NFL Network and streamed via Amazon Prime. What is the future of that broadcast, on traditional television or via streaming services?
The fate of "Thursday Night Football" is the 800-pound gorilla of the media deals. The incumbent Fox, which shares the games with NFL Network and Amazon Prime, has indicated it is not willing to pay up to keep the property. That is what has led to talk Amazon Prime could go it alone and create the NFL's first true streaming-only package. This is unlikely, as NFL Network would likely remain involved and there would still be simulcasts on the local TV affiliates in the markets of the teams playing each week. If I had to make a prediction it would be a shared deal between Amazon Prime and NFL Network. The NFL needs to keep some games on its in-house network to justify subscriber fees that it charges cable operators.
I am so curious about what role streaming services will play in the future of sports broadcasting. That medium is certainly already here, and I feel like we should assume that more and more people will continue to cut the cord from traditional broadcast services. Or young adults might never even sign up for a traditional cable package. As these deals are taking shape, what role do you see for streaming services, and what is the cost there?
The biggest change in streaming will likely come with the Thursday night package. But I keep hearing the NFL wants to claw back more digital rights, and this could mean anything from Sunday Ticket to RedZone. But don't delude yourself, streaming will be a small slice of the money equation when these deals are finished. Maybe in the next round of media deals that will change. One note about Amazon: Traditionally when its name comes up in this context, other tech giants are also mentioned — Apple, Facebook, Netflix and Twitter. While the NFL talked with all, they are viewed as far less interested in games. If Amazon has a competitor here, it is most likely a streaming service attached to a traditional media company, like Peacock (NBC) or ESPN+.
I have been a longtime DirecTV subscriber, in large part because of the Sunday Ticket package. It's a must-have in my job, so I have felt somewhat chained to that provider. And as I've been covering games from home more in recent years (especially in 2020!), Red Zone has been my favorite way to consume live games. So, personally, I am very interested in what's going to happen with Sunday Ticket in the next package. What do you see happening there?
There is little chance that Sunday Ticket remains with AT&T's DirecTV. AT&T has been going through a host of financial issues the last several years and has been quite clear to the NFL that it is not renewing, at least not at the $1.5 billion a year current price. In fact, there have been reports of AT&T looking to sell DirecTV. This would eliminate one of the longest partnerships in NFL history, as it goes back to 1994. What takes its place could be a single provider like a cable operator or a streaming company, or a hybrid model that splits the out-of-market games among two types of technological platforms. But the interesting thing here is the NFL may see a reduction because AT&T treated the NFL as a marketing expense. If it is not willing to do so again — and it's not — and others need to make the economics work, this might be a rare NFL rights package where the league's take goes in reverse.
Right now, you can watch the RedZone channel through DirecTV or the similar NFL RedZone option through other streaming and cable services. How do you think the NFL proceeds with RedZone, especially if the DirecTV partnership is dead moving forward?
RedZone is another asset that could be divided up between its existing distributors and a streaming platform. It all comes down to cost; by splitting up the package neither recipient pays for exclusivity. In the scheme of this discussion, the channel is small potatoes, but one could see something like ESPN+ or the new Paramount streaming service (recall those Super Bowl ads) seeing RedZone as distinguishing content.
Let's talk money: What sort of revenue is the league looking at from the new TV deal, and what will it mean for the salary cap in 2022 and beyond?
Approximately, a doubling of national broadcast revenues flowing into the NFL ultimately probably exceeds $14 billion annually. But it will take several years for all that revenue to come in. The ESPN deal expires after the upcoming season but there are two more seasons left for NBC, CBS, Fox and DirecTV. Typically broadcast contracts are structured so they rise incrementally. So it's not as simple as figuring out an average of the $14 billion and factoring that in to a given year.
All that said, we know that it will help the 2022 salary cap because of the new "Monday Night Football" deal. Beyond that, even exponentially more. There's been some talk that the NFL will borrow from these new deals to flatten out the cap this year, which is going to take a big hit because of the lack of fans in the stands in 2020 (local revenues are reflected in the following year's cap). That is overstated, as the league and NFLPA are expected to settle on a 2021 cap of at least $180 million. It was $198.2 million last year. It's not an exact apples-to-apples comparison because the caps do not include benefits, which can be $45 million per team. The league and union could take from the benefits side to prop up the cap, as has been done in the past and which is more likely than taking from the national TV deals not yet signed.
Bottom line: Player compensation looks set to surge. Caps of $220 million and upward will be the norm. That is, of course, assuming the pandemic is a distant memory.
How long are we talking about for these new TV deals?
I am hearing long-term deals, a minimum of six years, up to 10. This says the NFL does not expect massive shifts in the way sports are consumed. In other words, if the NFL thought by 2025 Amazon would want its own Sunday afternoon package and would pay $3 billion, $4 billion, we would see shorter-term deals. That's not happening. So the question of when a full NFL window is streamed exclusively looks to be one without an answer for many years.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 25, 2021, 12:02:42 PM
Sounds like Russell Wilson is the next one to whine his way out of a city
I'm very skeptical that the friction leads to a move.
QuoteThe fate of "Thursday Night Football" is the 800-pound gorilla of the media deals
They'd get the same ratings on MeTV or C-SPAN as they would anyhere else. Leave it to Beaver, The Jefferson's, NFL Thursday Game, Gomer Pyle - now that's must see TV! Just don't mess with my NFL Ticket!!!
Quote from: General_Failure on February 17, 2021, 10:38:48 AM
You better not bring attention to America's injustices during the national anthem, though. We won't tolerate that bullshtein.
Can you send that again? Bad reception at the internment camp here in Manzanar.
word is espn wants mnf DHs for the full season...1 game on abc
not sure how the 2nd game would go (before, after, both?). the nfl got good numbers for a wednesday happy hour game in 75% of markets between wash and pitt so really it dont matter
JJ Watt is signing with the Cards
new nuggets from the tv deal
-amazon is going to get some kind of exclusivity for thursday night. might not be every game but a bunch of games are only going to be on amazon
-nbc is getting 1 game per year on peacock. yes. peacock. id guess it will be on their free tier and its just a rouse to get people to download it
-deals will be 10ish years. so, more or less, the way you consume football will not change until 2033
-if you didnt already know sunday ticket is moving off directv to who knows where, probably some streaming outlet
2033? Damn, I'll be old by then.
Great news on Sunday Ticket.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on March 03, 2021, 08:30:39 PM
2033? Damn, I'll be old by then.
better learn how to use the internet by then or else no sports, gramps
I'll get my grandchildren to help me.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 03, 2021, 08:33:12 PM
Great news on Sunday Ticket.
I'd wait for confirmation that it's still going to be a thing before celebrating too much. If it's a "buy these three services and you'll have all the games" type situation, that's worse than DTV.
Quote from: MDS on March 03, 2021, 08:28:31 PM
-deals will be 10ish years. so, more or less, the way you consume football will not change until 2033
Oh I don't know, I'll probably have to switch pirate streams a few times.
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 03, 2021, 10:42:18 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 03, 2021, 08:33:12 PM
Great news on Sunday Ticket.
I'd wait for confirmation that it's still going to be a thing before celebrating too much. If it's a "buy these three services and you'll have all the games" type situation, that's worse than DTV.
theres always going to be a way to watch out of market games...but correct it could go to some kind of paid tier of lets say paramount+ then cost an addition $200 or something. what is paramount+? its a real thing.
Quote from: MDS on March 03, 2021, 08:28:31 PM
new nuggets from the tv deal
-amazon is going to get some kind of exclusivity for thursday night. might not be every game but a bunch of games are only going to be on amazon
-nbc is getting 1 game per year on peacock. yes. peacock. id guess it will be on their free tier and its just a rouse to get people to download it
-deals will be 10ish years. so, more or less, the way you consume football will not change until 2033
-if you didnt already know sunday ticket is moving off directv to who knows where, probably some streaming outlet
i dont even follow the stupid tv stuff like you but none of this is new
amazon exclusivity and the peacock game certainly are...amazon has been long linked to thursday but what nobody was sure of was if they would split with nfln or get the games themselves
i hope the eagles play a road game on peacock so you have to figure out how to download it
lolol he wouldn't watch it then
But it's funny to think about
so bars arent going to have the games anymore?
im honestly not sure if bars are going to have the foresight to bring in a roku player and add amazon to it so it can be pulled up. like imagine going up to the bartender and saying hey can you put on peacock.
amazon gets exclusive thursday games perhaps changes this. peacock is going to have some nhl games so if you hit a place in like minnesota maybe theyll be ready for it
I was kidding...there isn't a farging chance in the world that the nfl Sunday ticket or whatever it ends up being called will not be in every bar/restaurant that it is now...however that happens
im not sure how it would work but theres going to be a back door for bars to get sunday ticket through cable/satellite. kind of the same way they have to order a super expensive ppv and dont just get the regular $75 one you or i would get.
cut to november 2025 and this motherfarger is watching eagles/vikings on his phone on peacock
By 2025 I'll need my glasses and a magnifying glass to see anything on my phone.
By 2025 Peacock will be shuttered because it loses money.
I don't follow closely enough to judge: did Seattle screw Carlos Dunlap over? They traded for him mid-season, and re-negotiated his deal, pushing $3M into a signing bonus due this year. He played well. They are now cutting him. No $3M.
Looks bad. Am I missing something?
No. He was willing to eat the money to get off the Bengals, and he'll make plenty on the open market this offseason. It was always understood by both parties that the Seahawks would be able to cut him.
So he just basically bought himself out of Cincinnati for $3M.
Quote from: Diomedes on March 08, 2021, 07:40:40 PM
So he just basically bought himself out of Cincinnati for $3M.
Not exactly. He took a $2M cut (not $3M) to set it up as a classic "bet on himself". If he stayed healthy and played well in 2020 (and I think he did), either the Seahawks would pay him more money in the last year of the deal than he was originally due, or he'd be able to parlay his good play into a fat new contract after being cut.
The salary cap reduction is going to mean a bloodbath for players
Chiefs cut both starting tackles
Reilly Reiff and Janoris Jenkins also cut today
There's over $400 million in cap space for just ten teams. We're probably going to see some contracts come out of that, call it a hunch.
half the league is 20 million or more under the cap
chiefs just happened to be at the bottom before their moves
Will probably be a bunch of one year contracts for players who would rather wait until the FA market is robust before opening long term bidding.
Could be some team that comes out of absolutely nowhere to win the SB with a bunch of one-year rentals. [Hint: it won't be the Eagles.] Or guys will just pile onto some super team for cheap to try to get a ring. [Also will not be the Eagles.]
QuoteTom Brady reached agreement with the Buccaneers today on a four-year contract extension that voids to a one-year extension that locks him into Tampa through the 2022 season, sources tell ESPN. The Brady extension saves the Buccaneers $19 million against the cap this year, per sources. The additional voidable years are there to defray the cost. It was another effort from Brady to keep as much of the team together as possible.
He might play until he's 50
I hope he does play until he's 50. We're never going to see a player like him ever again.
Meanwhile:
Drew Brees, 42, retires as the NFL's all-time leader in career passing yards (80,358) and ranks second all-time in touchdown passes (571) and completion percentage (67.7%).
cant bring up brees without a litany of playoff failure. for all those amazing stats and seasons, he made (and won) 1 super bowl. there were consecutive home playoff loses to jared goff and cuzzo.
hes going to be terrible on tv....dont think hell last long there and will settle doing something for the saints, perhaps follow the elway model
someone on twitter asked today if brees was the best athlete ever to never win an mvp
Best QB, sure. But because it's essentially a QB award, there are players out there like Jerry Rice who never won it.