http://m.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/mehta-jets-candidate-marrone-not-well-liked-bills-article-1.2064861
Quite a hit piece on Doug Marrone
little unfair because its easier to make the playoffs now and theres more rounds but still....
QuoteRavens have 10 playoff road wins in 19 seasons.
Packers have 10 playoff road wins in 94 seasons.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/06/report-kyle-shanahan-may-leave-cleveland-over-friction-with-browns/
Coaching staff and personnel staff dysfunction? Never heard that before
Rob Ryan is staying with the Saints for another season, and the league rejoiced
Falcons restructured their front office too (http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Restructure-Player-Personnel-Dept/f13e6d37-dfe7-4fb7-b25f-4c09a4f480ab)
Asst GM Pioli takes over pro/college scouting and continues to report to GM Dimitroff, who will handle the Howie stuff. The latter and the new head coach will report to Arthur Blank
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2015, 12:31:28 AM
little unfair because its easier to make the playoffs now and theres more rounds but still....
QuoteRavens have 10 playoff road wins in 19 seasons.
Packers have 10 playoff road wins in 94 seasons.
It's a cool stat, but I'd bet that the Packers haven't played many playoff road games in their history either. When they're good, they tend to be good enough to get home games. Ravens on the other hand, especially under Harbaugh and Flacco, seem to sort of stumble through the reg season and then turn it up in the playoffs.
Shanahan and the QB coach out in Cleveland
The independent report from Mueller found the NFL didn't see the Rice video prior to the public release and there was no evidence of a voicemail that acknowledged receipt of the video, but the report did say that the NFL didn't do enough to follow up on the charges
The site that grades every player on every play put out their All-Pro team for the year.
offense (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/05/2014-pff-all-pro-team/)
defense (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/05/2014-pff-all-pro-team/2/)
special teams (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/06/2014-pff-all-pro-special-teams/)
Watt was their overall MVP. Peters was ranked the second best offensive lineman and the Eagles OL as a whole was ranked second, in spite of injuries, the Lane Johnson suspension, being one of the most penalized lines, and the general ineffectiveness of the running game for much of the season. The site basically puts that on McCoy and says the run blocks were the best in the NFL.
Judges upheld the jury verdict and Pacman has to pay $12.4M for his involvement in the Las Vegas strip club melee 8 years ago
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 09, 2015, 03:47:33 PM
The site that grades every player on every play put out their All-Pro team for the year.
offense (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/05/2014-pff-all-pro-team/)
defense (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/05/2014-pff-all-pro-team/2/)
special teams (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/06/2014-pff-all-pro-special-teams/)
Watt was their overall MVP. Peters was ranked the second best offensive lineman and the Eagles OL as a whole was ranked second, in spite of injuries, the Lane Johnson suspension, being one of the most penalized lines, and the general ineffectiveness of the running game for much of the season. The site basically puts that on McCoy and says the run blocks were the best in the NFL.
QuoteThe 2014 Regular Season is in the books and as ever we've watched every player, on every play, of every game.
They throw a lot of BS around. I remember writing them maybe 3 years ago, thinking of joining. I was really surprised when I saw their slogan every player every play. So I asked how they got to be able to see the all-22 coaches film because other than teams almost nobody is given access (Didi and Cosell were a couple of exceptions). The wrote back they didn't have it. How can you watch every player on every play with a TV feed? Bullshtein.
They are also off in their assessments. Calling the OLine the second best in the league is akin to those players making the pro bowl who only played like 5 games, or are a big name that had a shtein year.
Apparently I'm in the minority but I don't think Peters had a great year. Overall he was good but that's it. He def gave up pressures and sacks and wasn't as dominant in the run game, especially getting into the second level. He was a flag machine, 3rd among all OLine players in penalties (though I remember one wasn't his fault. Kelce didn't snap the ball on count and Peers was the 1st to move). He also didn't seem to play with as much confidence and authority this year. Some of that is to be expected playing with liability backups. But for a while he was doing this thing where he was trying to time his kickout off the line to the snap count, starting a split second sooner like a DE might try in timing the snap, but he drew at least 1 or 2 false starts. Maybe he was doing it because he was taking a more narrow split to compensate for the guard but I'm not sure that works when they run, especially when zone blocking. All in all good but not elite and I don't think PFF always sees the forest through the stats.
http://www.nfl.com/coachesfilm
Dick LeBeau is out
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 10, 2015, 01:35:08 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 09, 2015, 03:47:33 PM
The site that grades every player on every play put out their All-Pro team for the year.
offense (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/05/2014-pff-all-pro-team/)
defense (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/05/2014-pff-all-pro-team/2/)
special teams (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/06/2014-pff-all-pro-special-teams/)
Watt was their overall MVP. Peters was ranked the second best offensive lineman and the Eagles OL as a whole was ranked second, in spite of injuries, the Lane Johnson suspension, being one of the most penalized lines, and the general ineffectiveness of the running game for much of the season. The site basically puts that on McCoy and says the run blocks were the best in the NFL.
QuoteThe 2014 Regular Season is in the books and as ever we've watched every player, on every play, of every game.
They throw a lot of BS around. I remember writing them maybe 3 years ago, thinking of joining. I was really surprised when I saw their slogan every player every play. So I asked how they got to be able to see the all-22 coaches film because other than teams almost nobody is given access (Didi and Cosell were a couple of exceptions). The wrote back they didn't have it. How can you watch every player on every play with a TV feed? Bullshtein.
They are also off in their assessments. Calling the OLine the second best in the league is akin to those players making the pro bowl who only played like 5 games, or are a big name that had a shtein year.
Apparently I'm in the minority but I don't think Peters had a great year. Overall he was good but that's it. He def gave up pressures and sacks and wasn't as dominant in the run game, especially getting into the second level. He was a flag machine, 3rd among all OLine players in penalties (though I remember one wasn't his fault. Kelce didn't snap the ball on count and Peers was the 1st to move). He also didn't seem to play with as much confidence and authority this year. Some of that is to be expected playing with liability backups. But for a while he was doing this thing where he was trying to time his kickout off the line to the snap count, starting a split second sooner like a DE might try in timing the snap, but he drew at least 1 or 2 false starts. Maybe he was doing it because he was taking a more narrow split to compensate for the guard but I'm not sure that works when they run, especially when zone blocking. All in all good but not elite and I don't think PFF always sees the forest through the stats.
me and sunny get the nfl coaches film package every year...but its only been available for a few years....before that you are correct no one outside the inner circles of the nfl could really get it
totally agree on peters....he def took a step back this year
He did. Early and often.
Rex Ryan is the new head coach of the Bills
IGY will be here in short order to defend this hire as the greatest ever and to further disparage Chip Kelly.
Also, the Pope is Catholic.
Terrible hire for the Bills, imo.
Go on record...does Peyton Manning retire after this season?
No
No
I say yes
he should, but im guessing he comes back for a farewell season
He has to Halladay a season to really show he's toast before he'll believe it
John Fox OUT in Denver
Wow
Looks like they're cleaning house. Gase and Del Rio were told to look elsewhere. The latter will probably be the new Raiders HC
there were rumblings about it starting a few weeks ago
elway's ego im guessing
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/since--fail-mary---referee-lance-easley-says-he-is-battling-ptsd-120929270.html
Good thing he has Jesus in his life.
The Pro Bowl doesn't have any coaches right now since Denver cleaned house and Dallas doesn't have theirs under contract. They may have to use Harbaugh and Rivera instead. Seems fitting for a game with 6 or 7 Eagles
Jim Tomsula is the Niners new HC
How pissed off are their fans? Jeez...awful moves
trent baalke is the head coach, actually
Terrible stadium location
Terrible decision to can Harbaugh
Terrible new coach hired
Hello 6-10!
QuoteThe NFL is adding a combine for veteran players to go with the massive event it holds for potential draftees, Barry Wilner of the Associated Press reports.
The veterans' combine will take place March 22 at the Arizona Cardinals' training facility in Phoenix. That is about one month after the regular combine in Indianapolis for rookies.
Matt Birk, director of football development, told the 32 teams about the new combine Thursday. It will be open to veteran free agents who will participate in position-specific drills, timing and testing.
In the past, some veteran free agents have been included in the NFL's regional combines held for draft-eligible players. But the new format will serve to isolate and consolidate veteran free agents for a more-focused evaluation.
The league expects to invite about 100 free agents to the Arizona combine
interesting
That's a great idea. They should play that Sarah McLachlan song from the ASPCA commercials over the whole thing.
that will be the next football game i watch. sounds hilarious.
hopefully it'll be like TO playing safety trying to cover maurice clarett catching a pass from vince young.
then they all tear their hamstrings on the same play.
thursday night football is coming back on cbs/nfln....same deal as before
player safety #1
Kubiak is the Broncos HC
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 18, 2015, 09:33:39 PM
Kubiak is the Broncos HC
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ipLjylmbr_E/hqdefault.jpg)
"Filing for retirement."
So cold my nuts are in my throat
Sung to nationwide theme
http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2015/1/18/7809075/joe-banner-correctly-predicted-how-the-2014-nfl-season-would-play-out
Bow down to Banner Inc, sonzilla
Elway calls the shots no matter what. Poor Pat Bowlen is suffering from Alzheimer's. Broncos are Elway's team. Kubiak will be the ultimate yes man.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 18, 2015, 10:51:02 PM
http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2015/1/18/7809075/joe-banner-correctly-predicted-how-the-2014-nfl-season-would-play-out
Bow down to Banner Inc, sonzilla
QuoteILLUMINATI?
:-D
Marrone opted out of the Bills HC job so he could take an Asst. Head Coach and OL Coach job in Jacksonville. Promotion!
Vic Fangio heads from San Fran to Chicago to be the DC for Fox
Marc Trestman gets the Ravens OC job
Greg Olson gets the Jags OC job
The Saints fired their Director of College Scouting while he was attending Senior Bowl week
That's farged up
QuoteBreaking News Feed @PzFeed 44s44 seconds ago
Ex-NFL quarterback admits to paying $7,500 to "get the balls right" before Super Bowl XXXVII.
Brad Johnson.
The 2002 NFCCG was probably done tainted too.
RE-DO!
another excuse for you to use for 5
manna from ringless heaven
Eat my soft balls, pal.
if anyone needed his footballs deflated it was small hands 5
Brady's PC was funny
And foxnews has rick Santorum on talking about it
Wtf is he doing on there?
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 22, 2015, 07:53:21 AM
if anyone needed his footballs deflated it was small hands 5
:-D
Ravens released Terrence Cody since he's being investigated for animal cruelty
Lemme guess..they weren't planning on keeping him anyway? Who is he?
Can he play in the secondary? Ravens defensive trash is good enough to start for the Eagles. Witness Cary Williams.
Mount Cody
Fat body NT
Nah thanks, we got Beau.
I'll still take him over fletcher
Since 2012, Seahawks and Patriots are both +51 in turnover margin in the regular season and playoffs. No other team is better than +28.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12226738/josh-gordon-cleveland-browns-facing-one-year-suspension-failing-another-drug-test
I wonder if the NFL has an official sponsor for alcohol abuse?
Damn that dude is farged up
QuoteGordon tested positive for alcohol
What kind of bullshtein is this? Alcohol is legal...if the nfl is restricting alcohol then they should start banning it from stadiums
I assume that's only for players who have previously failed the regular drug test.
the alcohol problem is probably because of his dui but if he's enjoying s legal adult beverage responsibly there shouldn't be an issue. The nfl has it out for the guy
its in the cba....nflpa agreed to it.
complain all you want but he knew what was up
Don't matter...just another example of the racist nfl tryin to hold a brotha down
It's the same for us normal folk
Get arrested and put on probation and you're forbidden to drink.
My buddy's son got popped for something similar years ago. Failed a random drug test where alcohol was forbidden. He ended up saying farg it and doing 60 days in the county instead of doing 2 years of probation. Walked out of county 2 months later, no probation, no nothing and said farg you to this country. He lives in Costa Rica now and owns his own surf camp/hotel down there.
Nothing new. Same thing as Matt Prater 6 months ago.
Quote from: Rome on January 25, 2015, 05:34:22 PM
My buddy's son got popped for something similar years ago. Failed a random drug test where alcohol was forbidden. He ended up saying farg it and doing 60 days in the county instead of doing 2 years of probation. Walked out of county 2 months later, no probation, no nothing and said farg you to this country. He lives in Costa Rica now and owns his own surf camp/hotel down there.
Does he need a doorman? Busboy? Janitor? Surfboard waxer? I'm in!
Pro Bowl, please blow this thing up already. That was the most pathetic thing I've ever seen when Michael Irvin was acting it up like he was so into it at the end. I'm sure it had respectable ratings which means this shtein show makes it's next tour stop at Aloha Stadium a year from now.
Went to the pro bowl in Hawaii in 2000 which was Mcnabbs first appearance. One of the funnest sporting events I ever went to. Maybe watched 20 minutes of the actual game then bounced with these girls we met...went to Dukes and got hammered.
We had onfield passes for the practice sessions that year. That was an amazing experience. Bed wetter, Hugh, Troy, Stop Drop & Roll, Trot. Hugh was such a cool guy. So was McNabb, great with the kids. Believe it or not the nicest player was TO. He was friendly, walked over to the crowd that was watching practice and signed autographs for an 45 minutes.
The game day ambiance is like a Metallica concert. 75% of the crowd is baked by kickoff. there is a lot of skank roaming the stadium grounds.
I've got a problem with the shteinbag NFL and them continuously forcing Lynch to talk
They were going to fine him half a mil if he didn't talk today
Poor guy, having to do the boring part of his job. I'll keep him in my prayers.
Quote from: General_Failure on January 27, 2015, 08:04:26 PM
Poor guy, having to do the boring part of his job. I'll keep him in my prayers.
You have prayers?
making yourself available to answer mundane questions from sports writers once a week is not a big deal. lynch is beyond trolling at this point....the whole thing is an act of an act and he's eating it up.
he doesnt have socially anxiety....he probably just thought it was stupid (which it is), then started getting fined for not doing it, and he came up with the repeating sentences schtick as a way to combat that. i dont care, really, but people need to stop feeling sorry for million athletes. and worshiping them.
You worship athletes?
i dont worship anything....idols, gods, other human beings
strike that....ALISON BRIE ok
Quote from: MDS on January 27, 2015, 09:44:41 PM
i dont worship anything....idols, gods, other human beings
strike that....IGY ok
Key and Peele did an East/West Bowl 3, this time with real NFL players involved :yay
Quote from: Rome on January 25, 2015, 04:26:54 PM
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12226738/josh-gordon-cleveland-browns-facing-one-year-suspension-failing-another-drug-test
I wonder if the NFL has an official sponsor for alcohol abuse?
Open letter from Gordon to Barkley, Stephen A and Chris Carter:
https://medium.com/the-cauldron/an-open-letter-to-charles-barkley-co-cb5c4e64cf3
If he really wrote that, then put me down as a fan.
he definitely didnt.....but its still good
because hes a farging moron
Oh, you know him too?
i know that someone with this upbringing and socioeconomic status isnt writing something like that without significant assistance
wait why am i doing this with you
Why are you posting clickbait articles?
So, he's poor black and therefore it's unpossible that he could write well?
And shore is the racist dude here?
Clown.
his race has nothing to do with it, kiddo
when your grow up in the part of houston he did.....receive a horrible education....have limited parental involvement....are a standout football player where education is minimized.....you dont develop the ability to do that.
on what planet do you think any athlete, even peyton manning or some other rich white dude, writes their own "open letters." movies are fake, too. so is wrestling. and santa claus. and god. sorry for the spoilers!
But wrestling's real though.
Manziel entered rehab
so should 3/4 of this board
Lolol that was funny
Yeah, not gonna happen.
I choose my drugs over all else, thank you.
Cam went back to school to finish his degree
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9L8JQmCQAAsU3W.jpg)
Greg Hardy beat the shtein out of his girlfriend on top of a pile of guns and then gave her enough hush money to keep her from cooperating with the investigation. Charges dropped.
Ride or die, I guess.
Curious to see how the NFL responds.
Probably just give him a slap on the wrist.
Get it? A slap! Like he gave his cave bitch!
Hahahaha!
The cops were gunning for him.
Incognito is back in the league too.....signed with Buffalo
Is Goodell forcing him to play six games with them as punishment?
i know you live in new zealand and probably still think marv levy is coaching the bills, but the only difference between the packers and the bills was 1 had aaron rodgers and the other had kyle orton
Are they still in Buffalo and have to play the Patriots twice a year?
they are in what's left of buffalo, yes
The Browns spent two years on their Nike redesign. They changed the facemask to brown and brightened the orange. (http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/2015_Logos.html)
i liked the old orange better but brown fask masks are so butter
also this is funny and make no sense to me...
The orange is brighter and richer and matches the passion of our fans and city.
At least they didn't wind up with a zesty 90s web design gradient on their helmet.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 24, 2015, 11:39:34 AM
i liked the old orange better but brown fask masks are so butter
also this is funny and make no sense to me...
The orange is brighter and richer and matches the passion of our fans and city.
and they paid some marketing clown six figs at least to come up with that statement.
Agreed on the old orange and I dig the brown masks too
Lions cut Reggie Bush
Packers cut AJ Hawk
Ravens cut Jacoby Jones
Panthers cut DeAngelo Williams
Quote from: General_Failure on February 24, 2015, 12:10:16 PM
At least they didn't wind up with a zesty 90s web design gradient on their helmet.
HA!
Get on it Jeff, it's time. We're almost 20 years into this ugly logo. Next.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d178/jerome99rip/Screen%20Shot%202015-02-26%20at%205.27.25%20PM_zps1d6movro.png)
This can't be a coincidence, can it?
Holy shtein.
Cardinals cut Darnell Dockett
Dolphins cut Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson
:-D Romey
holy shtein suh is gonna get caked off
Devin McCourty
not tagged.
Should we start unzipping?
I'd rather spend on McCourty than Maxwell but I'm pretty sure Maxwell is going to end up here and there's little chance they break the bank for McCourty.
wrong move, right?
"business casual"
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The Texans told Andre Johnson he could seek a trade after being told his role would be reduced next season
lol
Maxwell decided to change agents a week before FA. Weird
Go get Andre Johnson!
Giants are gonna go after Suh
Shady's new QB is Matt Cassel. Buffalo traded for him
lol - that is awful
shady is going to be so terrible there...a ground and pound offense behind a bad line with matt casssel as the qb....recipe for disaster
They have Richie Incognitooooooooo though!
Dockett to the Niners....2-yr deal
NE is declining Wilfork's option, making him a FA
Jones-Drew retired
Wilfork at NT for a year or two wouldn't be awful
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 05, 2015, 08:10:29 PM
Wilfork at NT for a year or two wouldn't be awful
wouldnt fit billy d's or for that matter chips style...they want their interior lineman to be able to get up field...they also love versatility and being able to move around a little...this isnt a classic 3-4 that requires a mountain in the middle
I know. Just wishing out loud for a true two gapper fire plug
Cox Wilfork and Thornton would be a stout front
chip isnt taking his idols' slop
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 05, 2015, 10:06:46 AM
NE is declining Wilfork's option, making him a FA
FAs will see this and now not want to go to New England
Quote from: Eagaholic on March 05, 2015, 08:35:31 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 05, 2015, 10:06:46 AM
NE is declining Wilfork's option, making him a FA
FAs will see this
not thru the glare coming off those four lombardi trophys they wont
Quote from: Eagaholic on March 05, 2015, 08:35:31 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 05, 2015, 10:06:46 AM
NE is declining Wilfork's option, making him a FA
FAs will see this and now not want to go to New England
* mic drop *
And they'll remember when they cut Lawyer Milloy and traded Logan Mankins!
Maybe players will shun the Texans too bc they told Andre he's getting phased out?
They'll probably choose not to go to SF bc of the upper management problems and them kicking Harbaugh out on his ass?
please tell me you arent comparing chip kelly to bill belichek
even you wouldnt do that...right?
I'm making observations. Wild ones.
I've had a few.
Come at me bro!
Brandon Marshall was traded to the jets
such a stupid Jets move
They need WR help
so trade for a 31 year old malcontent who will run roughshod over your 1st year head coach and mental midget qb. good plan. you trade for brandon marshall if you are a wideout away from the superbowl aka 2004 eagles. you don't trade for him when your team sucks
I read on ESPN that Marshall is a mental health advocate.
lolwut
Quote from: SunMo on March 06, 2015, 11:46:16 AM
so trade for a 31 year old malcontent who will run roughshod over your 1st year head coach and mental midget qb. good plan. you trade for brandon marshall if you are a wideout away from the superbowl aka 2004 eagles. you don't trade for him when your team sucks
but santonio holmes worked out so well
and percy harvin
Quote from: Rome on March 06, 2015, 11:54:44 AM
I read on ESPN that Marshall is a mental health advocate.
lolwut
He's actually been a pretty outspoken advocate for mental health and specifically BPD.
Yeah and he's not exactly a malcontent. His issues were cleaned up in Miami when he began the medication for the BPD.
David Harris re-signs with NYJ 3yrs $21.5M $15M guaranteed
QuoteIan Rapoport @RapSheet 6m6 minutes ago
Former #Colts safety LaRon Landry suspended without pay for 10 games of the 2015 for violating the NFL policy on PEDs, per @NFL
least shocking news ever
Kareem Jackson re-signed with Houston....4/$34M/$20M guaranteed
Maxwell and McCourty gonna cost a bit of monies
Ingram back to the Saints on a 4yr deal
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 07, 2015, 08:13:23 PM
Ingram back to the Saints on a 4yr deal
Aren't they way over the cap
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 07, 2015, 08:13:23 PM
Ingram back to the Saints on a 4yr deal
That guy's been in the league for years and I'm still not sure he's better than Chris Polk. I'm not worried about the Eagles RB options yet. Deep draft full of cheap kids, and quite frankly the market is saturated with old RBs who still have enough gas in the tank to anchor a ground game for another season too.
It's not like WR where the options are Maclin, Cobb, and feces (all of which are way better than Riley Cooper).
SD - yes that's why they're trying to trade Galette and a couple others
I'm glad Ingram went back there bc I don't like him as a guy for the Eagles. Mosher said they had no interest which is good. I agreed with QB that he's nothing special.
Ingram got 4yrs $16M
Ingram/Spiller/Forsett are all similar in my eyes. Good backs in the right system.
theres no real reason to ever sign a FA running back
Quote from: SD on March 07, 2015, 08:38:38 PM
Ingram/Spiller/Forsett are all similar in my eyes. Good backs in the right system.
I think Spiller is a guy who can be as dynamic as Shady in the right situation, and if (a big if) he can stay healthy. I like Forsett but he's old and will probably be overpaid after a breakout season.
If Spiller and McCoy end up trading places this offseason I predict Spiller will have more yards. There's a night and day difference between the O-lines of the Bills and Eagles.
Couldn't agree more, Spiller is a better fit for the Eagles offense. Been on the Spiller bandwagon from day one.
I read that Washington was gonna make a run for Forsett which makes no sense
Probably an erroneous report since The GOAT Scotty M wouldn't make such mistakes
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 07, 2015, 08:52:35 PM
Probably an erroneous report since The GOAT Scotty M wouldn't make such mistakes
just so you know 99% of the "reports" you so love to read on twitter are erroneous
Don't act like I'm the only dude who gets news off twitter
Sorry to diss your boy Scot!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 07, 2015, 08:55:14 PM
Don't act like I'm the only dude who gets news off twitter
unfortunately you are not....but its not about getting news...its about giving meaning to most every tweet you see...again most of it is geared towards people like you who live on every word these people tweet...its mostly bullshtein to get followers and to out tweet colleagues
Ok so I should acquire news on sports in which way?
The same way I do. Wait for Ed to post something.
lol
easy posts the most ridiculous stuff ever but at least its fact based...hes like the message board version of the reuters scroll
j is a twitter rumor and innuendo "sources say" whore
The ESPN website works pretty well for me.
That local NBC newswoman who posts Schefter-like scoops 10 times a day seems legit though.
I'm a man whore for Latin chicks with big asses, son!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 07, 2015, 09:51:59 PM
I'm a man whore for Latin chicks with big asses, son!
what if salma tweeted that the eagles were in talks to bring the woodchopper out of retirement
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 07, 2015, 09:54:36 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 07, 2015, 09:51:59 PM
I'm a man whore for Latin chicks with big asses, son!
what if salma tweeted that the eagles were in talks to bring the woodchopper out of retirement
I...I...don't know what I'd do. Spontaneously combust? Jerk myself raw? Die happy?
Cobb back to GB
4yrs $40M
Market set for Maclin
market def not set....for one cobb supposedly took a hometown discount and for another this takes away macks primary competition for bidders
macks price just went waaaaaaay up
Disagree.
He's not going to get more than Cobb I don't think.
And it's right where the Eagles foresaw the market when the offered him $9m per
unless he gives the eagles a discount I don't see how he cant get more....if he choses to let the league get in a bidding war for him its over
Well hopefully GM Kelly is doing his job and making an offer now
id let him walk
Orly?
And replace him with....??
absolutely properly replace him....which wont be difficult....but now that hes #1 FAWR with a bullet....id be OUT
over 10 million a year for jeremy macklin?....get the farg out of here
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 07, 2015, 09:18:58 PM
j is a twitter rumor and innuendo "sources say" whore
This made me laugh. Yeah Phreak! You little whore!
Cap went up so salaries will
Cobb is getting $10m and he's similar to Maclin
green bay doesn't have massive holes in their lineup like the birds do....also cobb is much better than mack
Is he really "much" better? No.
yeah he really is....once mack is not wearing an eagle jersey you will realize hes just another wr
Lol ok well we shall see
Hope you're ready for Huff/Matthews/Kkk
I think you mean Cooper/Huff/Matthews.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 08, 2015, 12:06:28 AM
Hope you're ready for Huff/Matthews/Kkk
its not an either or....you realize you can get rid of mack and add other wr's....and if his replacement ends up being josh huff then mack was never coming back anyway
Well of the FA WRs I'd take Mac over them all so just keep him
Which ones do you put over him?
Quote from: General_Failure on March 08, 2015, 12:06:56 AM
I think you mean Cooper/Huff/Matthews.
Why I'm on my sixth Kirin beer tonight (farg you, buddy was heading back home to SoCal and left me a cooler of the stuff, not bad. Haven't tried one in years).
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 08, 2015, 03:17:55 AM
Which ones do you put over him?
for the money?....name one
lol IGY's hate for Maclin is awesome. Unfortunate accident of being hte guy that wasn't DeSean Jackson, I guess.
9-10 mil a year for Maclin with the inflated salaries isn't bad at all.
If they kkkut kkkooper, they'd save about a million or so per, so effectively that would make Maclin's deal 7-8 million...and pay some rookie that is way better a few million over 3-4 years and instantly upgrade the position.
Racist.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 07, 2015, 11:09:38 PM
Orly?
And replace him with....??
Trade a late pick for a Veteran like Andre Johnson. Brandon Marshall was just had for a 5th...they don't have to sign an fa to a mega deal there are plenty of other options.
Andre Johnson's contract is way worse than paying Maclin $11 million. I like Johnson instead of Cooper assuming Johnson gets released, but he looks like a broken down old horse out there and is not close to being a #1 anymore.
Maclin is worth a max of 9 million but some stupid team will pay him more.
Torrey Smith is worth a max of 8 million but some stupid team will pay him more.
The rest of the FAs are hot garbage. The situation is not good.
Johnson was really just an example. My point is there are options. I only want them to get a deal withMaclin done because the thought of Matthews/Cooper/Huff as the starters is terrifying. Is that worse than Thrash/Pinkston/Mitchell? It's damn near close
also gotta remember mack is a two time blown knee guy....that a crap ton of money to invest in someone like that who isn't a next level wr
suh is gonna get 60 mil guaranteed from the dolphins
and 20 mil a year for the first three years
http://thebiglead.com/2015/03/08/chris-johnson-was-shot-in-florida/
Dolphins are on crack
Julius Thomas going to JAX
Brandon Flowers back to the Chargers, 4 years/$36 mill.
Guy is probably better than Maxwell but isn't compatible with Chip's size requirements.
Torrey Smith says he won't be returning to the Ravens. The 49ers are thought to be the most likely destination but no solid rumors yet.
what is the point of this tampering period
i dont remember this being a thing last year....why not just open free agency and let people sign. pretty much everything big is done and FA doesnt begin until tuesday.
they want a national signing day
It's the third year of it, I think. This year it has really exploded in terms of both deals and leaks. The NFL will probably have to do something about it.
The real stupid part is that there's a bunch of things you can't do during the tampering period that you can do in free agency. Like actually meet the guy, show him around your facilities, or make offers (although clearly there's been significant backslide on that last one).
i guess it doesnt matter, really. i mean shady is traded/maxwell is signed....who cares of its unofficial today and official tuesday.
to me it makes more sense to wait 2-3 weeks so you get 2 different news cycles out of the move. the nfl at this point is all about dominating the headlines 365 days out of the year AND trying to conquer the world. and they are doing a decent job of it.
it doesnt matter at all....free agency started today...who cares when they sign the piece of paper
@JaysonBraddock: BREAKING NEWS: 49ers have put Colin Kaepernick on the trading block. Taking offers.
Whoa
I called it first!
I'm praying for Colin K.!
You just like his tats.
Still, I called it.
Niners have denied Kaep is on the trading block.
Quote from: SD on March 09, 2015, 09:07:44 AM
Niners have denied Kaep is on the trading block.
Just like they denied Harbaugh was talking with Michigan.
I am not too excited about CK but if that is what Chip thinks he needs, we might as well go for it. SB or blazing dumpster fire.
igy's boy McPhee is gone
Chicago for $40M with $16M guaranteed
Reports out that Patrick Willis is expected to retire
Saints cut Curtis Lofton - he's a good player - but their cap sucks
Michael Oher and Ted Ginn to Carolina
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 09, 2015, 10:13:28 AM
Reports out that Patrick Willis is expected to retire
And Justin Smith.
That team figures to be wildly different (and worse) next year. The end came fast for Willis, who I expected to resume building his Hall of Fame career in the fall.
Quote@AdamSchefter: 49ers free-agent G Mike Iupati has told people he plans to sign with the Arizona Cardinals, per sources.
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 09, 2015, 06:50:02 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 09, 2015, 10:13:28 AM
Reports out that Patrick Willis is expected to retire
And Justin Smith.
That team figures to be wildly different (and worse) next year. The end came fast for Willis, who I expected to resume building his Hall of Fame career in the fall.
This might be incentive for niners to look for draft picks aka trade Kap.
I wonder if Willis comes back in a year...
Or SF allows a trade to a contender in need in November.
Davon House going to JAX for $6.25M per year
Gore gets 3yrs $12M from Indy
Herremans
Cole
Gore
probably Andre Johnson
Quote@AdamSchefter: Now we know why DeMarco Murray has deleted Cowboys' references on his Twitter account: team has not called him since last week, per source.
uh uh no he didn't
so he took less money to go to Indy
Quote from: SD on March 10, 2015, 12:30:54 PM
so he took less money to go to Indy
Nope.
Mike Garafolo @MikeGarafolo 9m9 minutes ago
Eagles' offer to Frank Gore around $11m total. @AdamSchefter reports Colts should come in around $12m. I'm told better structure in Yr 1.
im not saying he still didnt get more but total value means jack shtein....eagles gave 7.5 guaranteed...colts either had to have beaten that or be offering him more than 7.5 btwn base and bonus in year 1
DaNorris Searcy getting 4/$24M from Tennessee
QuoteIan Rapoport @RapSheet 4m4 minutes ago
The #Saints have called around, open to shopping many of their players, source say. One notable player included: TE Jimmy Graham. For real.
QuoteAlbert Breer @AlbertBreer 3s3 seconds ago
Seahawks and Saints now finalizing the deal to send Jimmy Graham and a fourth to Seattle for Max Unger and a first.
Holy shtein!
The Seahawks will win the SB next season if that's true. Eagles should be all over Graham. Give them Ertz and whatever else.
Jake Locker is retiring
Foles' back up
Keenum traded back to STL
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 10, 2015, 01:33:10 PM
DaNorris Searcy getting 4/$24M from Tennessee
Didn't hear his name a lot, but another player I would have liked to see the Eagles target.
Chip is too busy making zesty deals to sign good players
Revis back to NYJ
Getting more than $40m guaranteed
has anyone in the history of the nfl played the free agent game better than revis?
just amazing.
a+
He's now made $129,000,000 in the NFL
Every time Revis signs a new contract Deion sheds a single tear.
I'm glad he went back to the Jets because I have a hard time remembering what team he plays for, and I'm just grateful there isn't another team to add to multiple choice list.
Worilds is retiring too
How much of a fraud is Drew Brees, by the way...
He acts shocked that they dumped Jimmy Graham. Well, Drew, the main reason is they are over the salary cap and hamstrung by your $26.4M cap number. Restructure the deal and maybe they don't trade your best weapon.
Or maybe the Saints should have thought about that last offseason when they signed Byrd to a mega deal.
everyone is allowed to make as much money as they can except for athletes
Andre Johnson to the Colts 3 years $21 million $10 guaranteed
that's a nice deal for a guy who during the season a lot of people said might retire
Retirement looks real good when you spend a decade in Houston.
Harry Douglas signed with the Titans
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 11, 2015, 06:26:44 PM
that's a nice deal for a guy who during the season a lot of people said might retire
I heard SD offered more and he chose IND
Must be because Mike McCoy is a racist and the culture in SD is toxic eh?
pretty sure he wants to stick it to houston for firing him
And connect with his U peeps
Eddie Royal to Chicago
Nick Fairley is visiting CIN and STL - shocked DET is letting him walk
Looks like Rahim Moore is signing with Houston
Read that Saints are looking to deal Kenny Stills. Young, fast, low cap number. I'd look into that to see if the price is right.
Ravens re-signed Forsett
Trent Richardson was released
Browner signed with the Saints
Jordan Cameron re-signed with the Browns
My buddy texted me and said Dallas was interested in Richardson
He's a Dallas fan. Despite the great OL I don't think he would succeed
You're just saying that because he's terrible.
Quote from: SD on March 12, 2015, 07:06:02 PMJordan Cameron re-signed with the Browns
Looks like the 2/$15M was only a verbal and he's considering signing with Miami tonight
Another guy goes back on a deal eh?
Two faggy first names = FAIL
Done deal w/ Miami, then Charles Clay will move on to Buffalo
Marcus Gilchrist signed with the Jets
Revis
Cromartie
Skrine
Gilchrist
Solid
Quote
Ian Rapoport@RapSheet · 60 mins60 minutes ago
Big #Titans morning: Reached deals with Brian Orakpo & Derrick Morgan, sources confirm (as @AdamSchefter & @jwyattsports said). Edge help.
Looks like Darren McFadden is going to Dallas
Nick Fairley goes to STL
That front 7 is awesome
Dannell Ellerbee traded from MIA to NO for Kenny Stills
NO signed CJ Spiller too
And a report out that the massive fraud Drew Brees hated Stills and when Grubbs and both were sent packing
NO also got a #3 in that Stills deal, so they now have five picks in the top 78
Idiots.
They could have traded for Sam Bradford by giving up a #2 and what not. It's obvious New Orleans doesn't know what the F they're doing. :-D
Harvin to the Bills on a one year deal. I'd like to see the Eagles move on some sort of speed at WR.
Precursor to a Cordarrelle Patterson deal that igy talked about?
Looks like Mike Wallace is about to be traded to the Vikes
i was thinking about him earlier....but hes the antithesis of a chip guy. total diva. minny is desperate, so they got him. as if they learned anything from dealing with percy harvin.
patterson makes a ton of sense for the eagles. they will go ?-coop-matt-huff and patterson slides in at the 5 well.
Would you trade Boykin for him?
Ron Parker goes back to KC
Reggie Bush to San Fran, where Marshawn was involved in a bar fight last night (http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/14/marshawn-lynch-fight-video-san-francisco-brawl-seattle-seahawks-chicken/)
this is insane.
QuoteOf the 60 players currently under contract for the Packers, only Julius Peppers has ever played a game for another team.
Wow, that's hard to believe. If the Eagles tried that, they'd win maybe two games a year.
Josh Freeman working out for the Jets
Vince Wilfork signed with Houston
More devastation for the 49ers defense, and one that has broader implications for the NFL.
QuoteSan Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland, one of the NFL's top rookies last season, told "Outside the Lines" on Monday that he is retiring because of concerns about the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma.
Borland, 24, said he notified the 49ers on Friday. He said he made his decision after consulting with family members, concussion researchers, friends and current and former teammates, and studying what is known about the relationship between football and neurodegenerative disease.
"I just honestly want to do what's best for my health," Borland told "Outside the Lines." "From what I've researched and what I've experienced, I don't think it's worth the risk."
Borland was the future of that defense.
Damn that's a shocker.
with that said, enough with the flags, refs. THIS IS FOOTBALL. ramble ramble ramble i want to see VIOLENCE
Cleveland signed Tramon Williams to a 3/$21M deal when they have Haden and Gilbert already
Carr's backup in Oakland: Christian Ponder in, Matt Schaub out
Trent Richardson signed by Oakland
Borland is a Hoyda.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 17, 2015, 12:51:28 PM
Trent Richardson signed by Oakland
Who is running that team? Idiots.
Draft a kid, he couldn't be worse than Richardson.
Come on, their fans must be thrilled with the free agency bonanza of Trent Richardson, Nate Allen, and Christian Ponder.
Which would they like better?
a good FO
or
20% off at the costume store
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 16, 2015, 10:14:35 PM
More devastation for the 49ers defense, and one that has broader implications for the NFL.
QuoteSan Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland, one of the NFL's top rookies last season, told "Outside the Lines" on Monday that he is retiring because of concerns about the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma.
Borland, 24, said he notified the 49ers on Friday. He said he made his decision after consulting with family members, concussion researchers, friends and current and former teammates, and studying what is known about the relationship between football and neurodegenerative disease.
"I just honestly want to do what's best for my health," Borland told "Outside the Lines." "From what I've researched and what I've experienced, I don't think it's worth the risk."
Borland was the future of that defense.
If we could just move this over to the CTE (http://www.concretefield.info/forum/index.php?topic=21217.165) thread, that would be great. In the spirit of keeping things in one place. It's nice that way.
Awesome news about Devon Still's daughter. Tests showed no cancer activity
I've been wondering about that all night. That, and whether Netanyahu lost.
Big night, tonight.
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/3/17/8226315/roger-goodell-backed-out-of-between-two-ferns
The leader of the free world, Rog.
Dewayne Bowe signed with Cleveland
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2015, 01:44:00 PM
Dewayne Bowe signed with Cleveland
With the Maclin signing you could tell what Andy wanted.
Some player over DeWayne Bowe.
Bowe will feel at home in Cleveland and catch no touchdowns
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2015, 05:39:21 PM
Bowe will feel at home in Cleveland and catch no touchdowns
actually its not out of the realm of possibility that he has more td's than the current eagle wr core combined
always fun to mock other team's wide receivers when your team's #1 wide out is riley cooper
Right because Riley Cooper will definitely be the #1 receiver on this team. I mean, it's not as if the Eagles have made any substantive player personnel changes this offseason.
Quote from: Rome on March 19, 2015, 07:17:52 PM
Right because Riley Cooper will definitely be the #1 receiver on this team. I mean, it's not as if the Eagles have made any substantive player personnel changes this offseason.
you sure he wont be?....I agree with you btw....but many people think they are going with what they got....other than maybe a 2-4 round pick...which wouldn't significantly improve what they have...problem is they emptied the boat for demarco murray and mattghews and now are stuck
either way no eagle fan should be commenting on another teams wr's
Matthews is their best receiver
Who was out there at wr they could have grabbed instead of Murray?
Quote from: Rome on March 19, 2015, 07:17:52 PM
Right because Riley Cooper will definitely be the #1 receiver on this team. I mean, it's not as if the Eagles have made any substantive player personnel changes this offseason.
right now he is....if the eagles trade for mike evans (yea!) feel free to mock everyone else. but for now, their #1 wr is riley cooper. no. mocking. anyone. else.
please and thanks
lol at this conversation spilling out after the Browns sign old zesty ass Dwayne Bowe.
Are we going to do this again when Greg Little signs somewhere?
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 19, 2015, 07:30:38 PM
lol at this conversation spilling out after the Browns sign old zesty ass Dwayne Bowe.
Are we going to do this again when Greg Little signs somewhere?
I don't care if they signed riddick bowe.....no eagle fan should be yapping about another teams wr signing...shtein be small time and we are better than that.....or maybe we arent
If the Eagles had re-signed Maclin instead of signing Murray, you'd be crying like a flag over that.
You cry and Todd hands you cum-stained Kleenex. It's a lovely dynamic you two have going.
actually this time i cried and he handed me the kleenex
but whatever
The maneuvering isn't over yet. That's the farging point. They're going to acquire more talent regardless. We really have no idea who or when but it's going to happen between now and training camp. Settle down, ladies.
TALENT!
they have limited cap room and giant holes at G and S, but chip is definitely going to get some talent in the position he, in the last 2 years, cut and didnt resign his most talented players in.
blind faith is a fun thing to have
don't forget one of their starting corners has started 9 games in four years been on three different teams during that time and didn't play last year due to injury....that position isn't exactly solidified either
and the guy they paid a gazillion dollars for is only being paid a gazillion dollars because he happened to be playing with 3 other worldly defensive backs
that, too
I cant hate on him......he was insanely overpaid....but what the farg were they gonna do....but I get your point...hes their number one outside corner by a friggin mile......yikes
oh no, i know why they did it and it was more than justifiable
its just that...yes....him being your best cb by a mile is frightening
So yeah like I was saying Dwayne Bowe sucks and so do the Browns
The last two pages were really just a fake argument to make Eagaholic think no one noticed his pun.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2015, 07:52:25 PM
I cant hate on him......he was insanely overpaid....but what the farg were they gonna do
Draft somebody in the second round oh wait.
theres also the little fact that the reason they went into free agency with zero outside cornerbacks was because they have failed to draft a good one since rashad barksdale
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 19, 2015, 08:09:46 PM
The last two pages were really just a fake argument to make Eagaholic think no one noticed his pun.
Nah, you're just the only one who doesn't have me on ignore.
Quote from: General_Failure on March 19, 2015, 08:51:20 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2015, 07:52:25 PM
I cant hate on him......he was insanely overpaid....but what the farg were they gonna do
Draft somebody in the second round oh wait.
The second round pick is for next year. And I think it they get it back if Chip trades Bradford before the start of the season (not sure), which I think is Chip's plan A and keeping Bradford is the back up.
I don't have you on ignore but I missed the pun. I don't have a great pun detector like Rome
since lito shepherd all eagle cb or s draft picks
norman lejeune
dexter wynn
matt ware
jr reed
sean considine
cj gaddis
jack iggywengou
quintons on his way
victor harris
kurt coleman
trevard lindley
nate allen
curtis marsh
jaiquan jarrett
boik boik
jordan poyer
earl wolff
ed reynolds
jaylen watkins
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2015, 09:07:59 PM
I don't have you on ignore but I missed the pun. I don't have a great pun detector like Rome
You are far better off my friend (missing puns that is, not having me on ignore). I was answering your Bowe post.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2015, 09:10:16 PM
since lito shepherd all eagle cb or s draft picks
Be fair, since that draft they've got a poor track record at every position.
Just to add to how pathetic that list of Eagle DB draftees is, 5 undrafted defensive backs were selected for this past season's Pro Bowl.
rappaport just reported that there is going to be a team in LA this season
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 22, 2015, 07:26:49 PM
rappaport just reported that there is going to be a team in LA this season
Where did you see that? All I see is him tweeting that John Mara thinks there will be an LA team next year (aka 2016-2017).
This season seems seriously ambitious.
Quote from: Zanshin on March 23, 2015, 07:37:35 AM
This season seems seriously ambitious.
that's exactly what I was thinking
I just paid my eagle season ticket invoice on Friday and I was thinking how awful it would be for the fans of san diego or oakland or whoever is moving...its POOF! sorry people no team next year
San Diego fans would only care because there's a rivalry with LA...if you moved their team to New Mexico they'd hardly notice. Most people in that city are transplants. Oakland fans would care but a lot of their fan base is in LA anyway...would be like moving the Eagles to south jersey (distance wise it's a longer drive from oak to la). Most Oakland fans root for the Lakers not Golden State.
true they have an awful fanbase but even the smallest and worst fanbases still have fans that like their team as much as we like the eagles...those are the people im talking about
and we all know that the nfl cares about the fans.
1% of them anyway.
hey, gotta take care of the fans that sit in the luxury suites.
no blackout rule this year
i dont think its for home market blackout....so like when the eagles are at home, no game can be seen against it in philly (small potatoes)
last year 0 games were blacked out and last year 2 were. its a non issue. basically, now, teams and their sponsors will save money by not buying up unused tickets so they could get over the sellout hump.
(http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/pvgt0a1lte3m1j785vlq.jpg)
I think BB knew he had to do something special to remain the worst dressed when he heard that Reid was wearing one of his trademark Hawaiian shirts.
BB went full County Prison on em
speaking of prison chip went all johnny cash
Ha! So true.
Linebackers can now wear numbers 40-49
Don't like it
they aren't expanding the playoffs...for now.... because of various tv reasons
if anyone wants an explanation speak now or go farg yourself
please to explain why and thank you
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 25, 2015, 07:00:50 PM
Linebackers can now wear numbers 40-49
Don't like it
Oh my god who cares.
Quote from: rjs246 on March 25, 2015, 08:43:18 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 25, 2015, 07:00:50 PM
Linebackers can now wear numbers 40-49
Don't like it
Oh my god who cares.
We all have stupid shtein we pay attention to and sports jersey numbers are one of my quirks. I know most don't care but I've always been a numbers guy.
I hate WRs wearing numbers in the teens
I hate the number 1 on any jersey
I don't like numbers in the 60s but if I had to pick one to wear I'd go 67
I don't like when fat college players wear single digit numbers
I can continue if you'd like?
Yes, do. This is good stuff.
Unsubscribe.
Quote from: Diomedes on March 25, 2015, 08:54:43 PM
Yes, do. This is good stuff.
I like when centers wear numbers in the 50s
I don't like when OTs wear 50s or 60s
I don't like when TEs have 40s numbers
35 37 and 39 are underused - good choices for a safety or RB
I like when DL wear 70s numbers
I do like when a DL sports a 50s number
Number 6 sucks like 1 on any jersey - hate it
19 may be the oddest and least used number. Maclin took it in KC and the only other one I can think of off hand who wore it and is a recognizable name is Scott Mitchell
I can sorta understand the desire to hang onto every halfway decent Eagle veteran until he's 40, but the resistance to all change has to include the uniform numbers now? And the 40s range is arguably the least iconic and sensible of them all, kind of a dumping ground for RBs and DBs who can't get a lower number. Bobby Mitchell was effectively a WR with the number.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 25, 2015, 09:32:10 PM19 may be the oddest and least used number. Maclin took it in KC and the only other one I can think of off hand who wore it and is a recognizable name is Scott Mitchell
Johnny U. The one I don't see too much leaguewide is #17. I wonder if it's retired in all-but-name on the Eagles (Carmichael).
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 25, 2015, 09:32:10 PM
19 may be the oddest and least used number. Maclin took it in KC and the only other one I can think of off hand who wore it and is a recognizable name is Scott Mitchell
(http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/727/956/JohnnyUnitas_display_image.jpg?1297828723)
Big time brain cramp on my part.
I'd like to see more 17 as well. That's my favorite number and what I wore in baseball for years.
Why?
Ricky Jordan.
I played first and he was the Phils 1b when I really started watching.
Quote from: rjs246 on March 25, 2015, 08:43:18 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 25, 2015, 07:00:50 PM
Linebackers can now wear numbers 40-49
Don't like it
Oh my god who cares.
Are you kidding? You just casually dismissed something that actually matters greatly to everyone here. The farg is wrong with you?
J, does college football cause your blood pressure to skyrocket? NTs wearing #9 has to be up there with taxes and doctors visits
Yeah it's annoying. I don't mind the numbering system too much in college except fat body DL wearing single digits. I cringe when I see the highlights of Flutie wearing 22 as well
Browns fined $250k and Ray Farmer suspended 4 games for texting down to the sideline last year
and the Falcons lost $350K and their 2016 5th for piping in fake crowd noise
Why?
http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/report-nfl-hires-sarah-thomas-as-its-first-female-official-040315
And no one is surprised you're upset about it.
Somebody get to SD's house NOW! Take away all the knives, clevers, and metal sporks you can find and sit him in front of a John Wayne movie PRONTO! Hurry!
i had a response typed up but then figured he's trolling so didn't bother
Hey Sunny, how do you think SD responds when he's hanging out with his friends at the bar, and the proverbial question comes up: "Who from Sex in the City are you most like?" I think SD is more like Miranda, that uptight little bitch!
lololol
Women don't belng on a football field unless they're cheerleaders or sideline reporters
Quote from: SunMo on April 03, 2015, 04:37:46 PM
i had a response typed up but then figured he's trolling so didn't bother
one hundred
the question about sd is how unliberal is he about stuff he doesnt go full troll on...
Leveon Bell suspended for the first 3 games of the season for violating the leagues substance abuse policy
Polamalu retired
I read that too quickly and read, 'died' instead of 'retired'.
He was head and shoulders above the rest.
Hair today, gone tomorrow.
He's a lock for the hall of fame, right?
It was difficult to part.
That team has lost a lot of good players. Definitely could use samoan defense like him.
Quote from: General_Failure on April 10, 2015, 10:12:39 AM
He's a lock for the hall of fame, right?
I know safety's don't make the hall often but him, Reed and Dawk should be locks in my opinion
Reed and polamalu are mortal locks....no way dawk gets in...not a ton of safeties in and he was at best the 3rd best safety of his era and no ring
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2015, 11:48:41 AM
Reed and polamalu are mortal locks....no way dawk gets in...not a ton of safeties in and he was at best the 3rd best safety of his era and no ring
i agree with this. i love dawk but no way he's a hall of famer.
I wasn't really making a comment of whether he should or shouldn't get in just that I'd be really surprised if he did
As far as if he should....I'd say no....great player but not all time transcendent hof great...and I know it's an individual honor and team accomplishments shouldn't matter but I still think no title really hurts him
If Polamalu is a HOF then Dawkins is.
Similar numbers.
How can you say Troy is and not BDawk?
You obtuse sons of bitches.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtiF_n_R9sA
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 10, 2015, 12:35:04 PM
If Polamalu is a HOF then Dawkins is.
Similar numbers.
How can you say Troy is and not BDawk?
Simply a better player...better playmaker...you said it yourself...basically same numbers but dawk started 80 more games
Plus polamalu was a champion
I don't think he was way better than dawk but other than some eagle fans I can't imagine anyone thinks dawk was as good as polamalu
I texted three people to gauge what they'd say;
One Texans fan, one Cowboys fan and one Steelers fan
They all said that if one makes it then the other should. And they're pretty astute football people - not some slappy's who causally watch.
I don't think the champion can be taken into consideration for a safety. If we're talking QBs then it holds a ton more weight than a secondary guy.
Polamalu was fantastic but so was Dawkins. I think they should both be in without a doubt
You just said numbers were the same totally ignoring the incredible discrepancy in games played and now he should get in because you texted someone and don't count championships?
sorry if you didn't convince me
Safties inducted into Hall:
Jack Christiansen (S) 1951-1958
Ken Houston (S) 1967-1980
Paul Krause (S) 1964-1979
Yale Lary (S) 1952-1953, 1956-1964
Ronnie Lott (CB-S) 1981-1994
Mel Renfro (S-CB) 1964-1977
Emlen Tunnell (S) 1948-1961
Aeneas Williams (CB/S) 1991-2004
Larry Wilson (S) 1960-1972
Willie Wood (S) 1960-1971
Rod Woodson 1987-2003
Not a whole lot.
Maybe Aeneas Williams' hold of Freddie in the 2001 NFCCG got him in.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2015, 02:05:58 PM
You just said numbers were the same totally ignoring the incredible discrepancy in games played and now he should get in because you texted someone and don't count championships?
sorry if you didn't convince me
I mean I realize that Dawk played more years but he still put up outstanding numbers. I'm not doing an either or here. Im saying both should be in and I used non-Eagle fan opinions to show that I think you're in the minority of saying Dawk isn't a HOf
FWIW, Dawkins was also playing a bunch of years where the league ran more often, and also seems to be that the tackles from his first 5 years in the league aren't recorded for whatever reason on nfl.com. Other websites have his total tackles at 895 to Polamalu's 581.
Also has Dawk at 36 forced fumbles vs. 14 for Polamalu, and 19 recoveries vs. 7. Polamalu had a couple of big INT years though, where as Dawkins was slow and steady with the INTs.
I agree with the stance that if one of them gets in, the other should get in as well.
The order of likelihood is Reed, Polamalu, Dawkins, but I do think Dawk has a chance to make it, and a better shot than any other iconic 21st century Philly professional sports player not named Allen Iverson.
No chance at a first ballot but my feeling is eventually he goes in.
reed and polamalu played at a level that dawk never did...both won nfl defensive player of the year awards...both won superbowls both made more first team all pro more times both had equal or better numbbers than dawk....and they did it in far fewer games....and that's the real difference....dawk was a wonderful player for a long time...the other two were at a HOF level for a shorter period of time
I mean its sick to think polamalu played 80 less games than dawk...a friggin full five seasons and still has a better resume...reed 52 less games
they also were doing this in a time when the afc was mostly dominant....dawk was doing it against quincy carter and gus frerotte...this is to take nothing away from the greatness of dawk but he just never got to a place the other two did
dawk = awesome
reed and palu = HOF
I think if Dawk gets in it'll be mostly because the NFL fraternity loves Dawk, nothing to do with stats. Other players love him, the writers love him, fans from other teams love him, Philly worships him.
If he was an icehole he wouldn't sniff the Hall.
Dawk is a HOF'er.
No need to discuss it further unless you're bound and determined to argue over nothing.
who would argue with that kind of rock solid reasoning
You'd argue with a corpse.
Dawkins is going to Canton. Sorry if that hurts your taterskin-loving soul.
a corpse could carry on a more intelligent debate than you that's for sure
your stance is always he played for the (insert your favorite team) and I want to eat his penis butter so hes IN!
Penis butter & jelly with the crust cut off or keep it on?
Quote from: Don Ho on April 10, 2015, 05:11:11 PM
Safties inducted into Hall:
Ken Houston (S) 1967-1980
Paul Krause (S) 1964-1979
Ronnie Lott (CB-S) 1981-1994
Mel Renfro (S-CB) 1964-1977
Larry Wilson (S) 1960-1972
Willie Wood (S) 1960-1971
Rod Woodson 1987-2003
Not a whole lot.
even less when you take out anyone who started their career before 1960....they don't count....and aeneas who was a corner....only two guys who started their career after 1967 have got in
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 10, 2015, 08:26:35 PM
Penis butter & jelly with the crust cut off or keep it on?
jelly?....penis butter and fluffy nutter
Well hell...I've not had a fluffernutter and peanut butter sammich in years
I wonder if they sell that down here? Gonna have to check tomorrow
get some pudding pops and box juices while you are there
Pudding pops sound good. How about Capri Sun instead if juice boxes?
capri sun was $$$$
strawberry kool aid
I used to freeze the Capris and eat them as a slushie
that sounds good if it had alcohol in it.....bug juice has the big mouth piece that you can just pour shtein into
But juice is that those little barrels of juice with the tinfoil top?
yup....the orange was so good....had like four of them after every little league game I ever played
We used bug juice to clean Firehose nozzles when I was in the navy.
I was down with the grape and punch ones
The little store run by this old Jewish lady was down the street from my grandparents place and she would sell them for a quarter. She made bangin ass snow cones too. She was the best. Worked until she was like 90.
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 10, 2015, 06:16:25 PM
The order of likelihood is Reed, Polamalu, Dawkins, but I do think Dawk has a chance to make it, and a better shot than any other iconic 21st century Philly professional sports player not named Allen Iverson.
No chance at a first ballot but my feeling is eventually he goes in.
I completely agree, and I think when he does get let it, it will be in part a pity vote for the city.
And to be uncharacteristically petty, he'll go in as a Bronco.
I got an email today that as a season ticket holder I can buy a table for a "lurie luncheon" at the linc with chip and dawk for 7500.00 a table
until I hear of a bronco table for 7501.00 hes going in as an eagle
So the question is...are you going? You should. Take notes and ask the hard hitting questions- lil guy can help with that
unless the little guy can get me a press pass I will not be partaking
what the farg is that shtein
if its not for charity i would cancel the tix in protest
"a portion" of the proceeds goes towards the eagles flight charity....but not enough to write it off.....yes I checked
holy shtein
the eagles are basically just asking people to give them 7500 bucks to be near chip and lurie...and maybe a few bucks go to orphans or some shtein
its clearly for corporations and really rich people and because of that im guessing a good amount goes towards the charity....cause philanthropist types are def gonna question where the money is going....altho that doesn't really explin why it cant be written off
if it all went to charity they would say
if proceeds went to charity, they would say
"a proceed" is code for "a piece of shtein"
im curious to know what % has to go to charity for it to qualify as a write off...like they couldn't have even gotten to that amount?
i dont know shtein
i just know this is a gross cash grab for rich people to shake chips hands and im stunned hes participating....he never did these booster circle jerks in oregon.
It would be funny if some rich dude bought tix and gave them to everyday fans just to see Lurie and Chip shtein themselves.
Walk in and sit next to Lurie and shotgun a beer and then ask when kelly green is coming back
im almost certain chip wont show up to this
he cant stand talking to nerdy sports writers...you think he wants to spend 3 hours schmoozing with corporate suits/fans?
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2015, 08:18:13 PM
a corpse could carry on a more intelligent debate than you that's for sure
your stance is always he played for the (insert your favorite team) and I want to eat his penis butter so hes IN!
Actually, my stance on this issue is pretty simple. I don't believe he's a Hall of Famer based on talent or performance. He's the best defensive back this team has ever had and he's one of my all time favorites, but I don't think he's a transcendent HOF'er.
But that's not the point at all.
The question is, will Dawkins be a HOF'er? The answer to that question is "yes." Does he deserve it? No. Will he make it? Yes.
Quote from: MDS on April 11, 2015, 02:04:51 AM
im almost certain chip wont show up to this
he cant stand talking to nerdy sports writers...you think he wants to spend 3 hours schmoozing with corporate suits/fans?
for 7500 bucks a table and his name on the email theres no chance he isn't there
this isn't some fan fest where entry is free
Quote from: Rome on April 11, 2015, 06:59:56 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2015, 08:18:13 PM
a corpse could carry on a more intelligent debate than you that's for sure
your stance is always he played for the (insert your favorite team) and I want to eat his penis butter so hes IN!
Actually, my stance on this issue is pretty simple. I don't believe he's a Hall of Famer based on talent or performance. He's the best defensive back this team has ever had and he's one of my all time favorites, but I don't think he's a transcendent HOF'er.
But that's not the point at all.
The question is, will Dawkins be a HOF'er? The answer to that question is "yes." Does he deserve it? No. Will he make it? Yes.
I actually think he probably does deserve to make it but won't (for a long time anyway). Dawkins (maybe deservedly) never had the reputation of Reed or Polamalu.
Dawk was phenomenal but the absence of a ring is an issue. I know it's not supposed to matter, but the reality is, it really does.
If he was a 2 or 3 time Super Bowl winner, he'd be a shoo-in. As it is he's going to be one of those guys who gets in because of Jeffrey Lurie's politicking and because he was universally loved by the guys he played with and against.
And because so few other Eagles will be going in from his era. It'll be a pity vote, and not first ballot.
Completely agree. No way he's a first ballot guy. I could be wrong, though. Reggie White was the last Eagle enshrined and there's no one other than Dawk who's remotely close from that era. Jason Peters is the only current Eagle who's a lock.
These might be the new Browns jawns but it isn't confirmed yet. Official unveiling is tomorrow night with 9 players for the 9 different combos
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The suspense is killing me.
Ugly.
Off the top of my head they'd be the only NFL team to have a full lettering across the front of their jersey then, right?
That jersey is about ten times cooler than "ours."
p.s. unless you're on the field, playing, then you look like a goddamn idiot in a jersey.
What about grown men who wear kicker jerseys?
shtein just got REAL.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 14, 2015, 11:24:49 AM
What about grown men who wear kicker jerseys?
Ask
Tomahawk.
I haven't worn an NFL jersey for probably ten years.
Not in public but you wear your jerseys to sleep with your tighty-whities and white socks.
(Whities auto corrects to Shiites)
whities
Whities
no it doesn't
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 14, 2015, 11:24:49 AM
What about grown men who wear kicker jerseys?
Trotter Jersey Machu Picchu >>>>>>>>> Ever wearing a kickers jersey...ever.
Akers won more games for the Eagles than Trotter. Was a better open field tackler, too.
But whatever...it can be agreed that you are comparing embarrassing behavior to embarrassing behavior.
Finally, since I'm feeling defensive, I've only ever owned two jerseys. I paid for a Hauck, and the Akers one I got free.
Woke to my senses and gave them both away.
QuoteI paid for a Hauck, and the Akers one I got free
so two Shiites jerseys?
Of course. How ludicrous I would have looked reppin' for Sunnis.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 14, 2015, 02:25:35 PM
QuoteI paid for a Hauck, and the Akers one I got free
so two Shiites jerseys?
I wanna see a shroomed up Jay at Haight Asbury with a Trotter jersey on.
You want to see dead women in pools of spilled oil on a golf course.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 14, 2015, 02:41:41 PM
You want to see me dead in an Akers jersey in pools of spilled oil on a golf course.
lolol...that's funny
So, are we in agreement that the Eagles Shiite unis are the best?
BTW, Dio didn't deny he went to sleep how I described. Pretty hot Dio, pretty hot!
https://youtu.be/jpyKnJOCIy4
Looks like those orange ones are legit. Here's the brown one:
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and here's the white one:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCk1uS9WMAECCKf.jpg)
(http://www.quickmeme.com/img/3d/3d2d004d15d3a20fb98bb2d307a0aad13a060482727c77061f15a8c05672ea09.jpg)
They have "BROWNS" running down their legs. JOKES
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CLEVELAND (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPhJnlcQAsY)
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 14, 2015, 07:56:23 PM
They have "BROWNS" running down their legs. JOKES
So they're copying that Gator at the Birmingham Bowl?
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Haha that dude said recently how he wasn't worried about him shteinting himself bc of the popularity it brought him
Many NFL players have said that guys are always pissing and shteinting themselves out there. The piss hardly matters because it's all water/Gatorade and the pants are already soaked with sweat, but butt mud has to be distracting.
What you're saying is the uniform should include a colostomy bag?
they are an awful downgrade because they had an all time great jersey before the change but take that out of the equation and they aren't bad at all....the brown one is straight up butter....white very good....red? is stupid and shouldn't even exist
Yeah that's Orange not red
still better than midnight green
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 14, 2015, 09:36:18 PM
Yeah that's Orange not red
if it looks like orange on the field then even that one is nice....doesn't at all in that pic tho
It doesn't in the pic you're right but I'm guessing it's the lighting
white orange and brown are their colors
I hate the wording on the front
Not sure if this one looks red too, but here's a better look at the orange
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCmO2CYWMAAb7mJ.jpg)
It does look red.
The dress is blue!
There are four lights!
They'd be fine without the city name across the front. It reminds me of high school jerseys.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 14, 2015, 09:52:47 PM
white orange and brown are their colors
thanks for the inside 411
I'm here to help
Jay's most optimistic post of the year.
lol I'm feeling spry today
J's boy AP was reinstated
Now he can ramp up the drama to get traded. Like Minnesota was the one who wronged him...
QuoteOne in six NFL players – about 16 per cent – file for bankruptcy within a dozen years after retiring, Vito Stellino of the Florida Times-Union reports. This according to a study first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
And star players who have long careers and make millions of dollars are just as likely to go bankrupt as backup players with short careers.
"Bankruptcy rates are not affected by a player's total earnings or career length. Having played for a long time and been paid quite well does not provide much protection against the risk of going bankrupt,'' said the authors of the study, Kyle Carlson, Joshua Kim, Annamaria Luscardi and Colin F. Camerer.
They teach at Cal Tech, George Washington University and the University of Washington and are researchers for the National Bureau of Economic Research.
The study did disagree with a 2009 Sports Illustrated report that 78 per cent of players are bankrupt or under "financial stress'' within two years of retirement.
The economists found that only about two per cent of NFL players filed for bankruptcy within two years of retiring.
Former players also file for bankruptcy as people their same age who don't play football. Each year, about 1.1 per cent of the former players filed for bankruptcy, just about the same rate of the rest of the population.
The difference is that they tend to have made more money than the average person of their age.
"We've known that it can be very difficult for the average family to save,'' Camerer said. "But this is one group that you might think ought to be able to avoid bankruptcy. They're in a position to guy some good advice if they need it. But even for them, with all these millions, it's a challenge.''
One of the challenges is that they often make bad investments with their millions.
The authors studied more than 2000 players who were drafted from 1996 to 2003. They used public court records to find bankruptcy filings.
I think the NFLPA should mandate financial advisers be given to players...ones that are NFLPA approved
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 17, 2015, 02:53:54 PM
I think the NFLPA should mandate financial advisers be given to players...ones that are NFLPA approved
what ? you expect the nflpa to actually do something for retired players ?
fargs wrong with you ??
It's funny, and almost predictable in hindsight, but players have been scammed to the tune of $100 million by NFLPA registered financial advisors. I'm not in favor of any mandatory use of them. As far as I'm concerned they are just as free to piss their money away as anyone else, especially since they do get pensions.
you cant force an advisor on someone anyway...this is America...put em thru a seminar when they enter the league where herm screams at them....then make quality help as readily available as possible thruout their careers....the rest is on the players to do the right/smart things with their cake
i can't blame them. I'd piss it all away too. farg it. It doesn't come with handles on it and you can't take it with you either.
As a Financial guy myself, I can't say it's surprising that a lot of NFL guys get into financial trouble when they're done playing. I would be willing to bet that if someone did a study of people who suddenly came into money the results would be similar. I have worked with a few lottery winners and more than a few people with inherited money...within 5 minutes I know whether or not they'll be broke in 5 years. Some people have discipline and some don't. Some people take advice and some don't. It's not rocket science.
hmm
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explain easy
AP's agent is trying to force a trade to Tampa Bay.....or whatever hat he's wearing in his next Facebook photo. That's what he posted within the past hour
QuoteChargers' free safety Eric Weddle unhappy the team has not engaged in talks about a contract extension, skipped the first voluntary workout of the offseason and seems inclined to stay away from the facility for an extended period, Kevin Acee of UT San Diego reports.
"I feel highly, highly disrespected," Weddle said. "... It is what it is, but there is no reason for me to put out any more effort."
Wow, get. He probably wouldn't feel quite as disrespected in Philly.
He's a good player - didn't he just sign a fat extension not too long ago?
I wish the Eagles could get Philip Rivers...looks like he's gonna roll out
Sure, get Rivers. I think we should employ a standard formation of all RBs and QBs; really push the envelope.
http://www.complex.com/sports/2015/04/tom-brady-patriots-qb-refused-give-robert-griffin-iii-taterskins-qb-advice-last-season
Can Brady be any more perfect?
He could share his cave bitch with me.
Favre's #4 is getting retired on Thanksgiving night (CHI @ GB)
Pittsburgh got the Thursday opener at NE
Seahawks @ Packers is the rumored week 2 SNF
Dallas
01 - vs NY Giants SNF
02 - at Philly 4:25
03 - vs Atlanta
04 - at New Orleans SNF
05 - vs New England 4:25
06 - BYE
07 - at NY Giants 4:25
08 - vs Seattle 4:25
09 - vs Philly SNF
10 - at Tampa Bay
11 - at Miami
12 - vs Carolina 4:30 Thanksgiving
13 - at Washington MNF
14 - at Green Bay 4:25
15 - vs NY Jets 8:25 Saturday NFLN
16 - at Buffalo
17 - vs Washington
NY Giants
01 - at Dallas SNF
02 - vs Atlanta
03 - vs Washington TNF
04 - at Buffalo
05 - vs San Francisco SNF
06 - at Philly MNF
07 - vs Dallas 4:25
08 - at New Orleans
09 - at Tampa Bay
10 - vs New England 4:25
11 - BYE
12 - at Washington
13 - vs NY Jets
14 - at Miami MNF
15 - vs Carolina
16 - at Minnesota
17 - vs Philly
Washington
01 - vs Miami
02 - vs St. Louis
03 - at NY Giants TNF
04 - vs Philly
05 - at Atlanta
06 - at NY Jets
07 - vs Tampa Bay
08 - BYE
09 - at New England
10 - vs New Orleans
11 - at Carolina
12 - vs NY Giants
13 - vs Dallas MNF
14 - at Chicago
15 - vs Buffalo
16 - at Philly 8:25 Saturday NFLN
17 - at Dallas
Cowboys appear to have lucked out with the spacing of the tough games. And practically have another bye between Weeks 12 and 13.
some thoughts as i poured through the sked
-i assigned ratings of 3 (great) 2 (solid) and 1 (bad) to each packages games. the result: nbc: 2.3; 430 cbs/fox: 2.7; espn 1.8; cbs thurs 2.3; nfln 1.3
-fox had a total of 25 games taken away for primetime, including at least two that i saw by cbs. cbs lost 27, plus possibly 1 or 2 to fox. what does this mean? odds are heavy that a fox game gets moved to SNF in week 17.
-fox requested and got terrific lead ins for baseball playoffs. dal/nyg into a possible game 7 of the alcs. sea/dal into game 5 of the world series. during that day, fox has buf/kc at 930am, then a slate of 100 games, then the cowboys at 430, then a world series game at 800. massive day for rupert.
-look out for week 16. main fox game is a fairly week gb/arz. ne/nyj sitting at 100 on cbs, that could wind up as the highest profile cross flex.
-very shady how cbs airs 7 straight thursday games, then takes 3 weeks off as it goes to nfln, then comes back for gb/det. what? basically this is the only way the schedule could work, and that game is too good to waste on nfln. a definite quirk in the scheduling.
-schedule makers want to embarrass baseball. in previous years they didnt even go up against the world series....recently they've been kinda soft against it. this year? manning vs. rodgers. nothing short of red sox/cubs will save baseball from that.
-count for home run 1-off matchups (non division, since those generally split between fox/cbs and nbc) fox kept 3, lost 2; cbs kept 4; lost 4.
-cbs only has the patriots twice at 430....3 of their best afc games are on nbc. the giveback? they, for now, kept both jets games. fair? no.
-buf/ne, phi/det, car/dal, chi/gb, pit/sea, ne/den, bal/cle is your mnf to mnf national games during thanksgiving week, to me the best time of the year. not a horrible slate.
Thank you. It's really very nice to have all this information in one place.
Quote
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@AdamSchefter
Dion Jordan, 3rd pick in 2013, is being suspended for 2015 season for another substance abuse policy violation, league sources told ESPN.
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Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter · 9m 9 minutes ago
While Dion Jordan did not fail a drug test, per sources, NFL determined one of his test samples was diluted, which counts as a strike.
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no
Just when you thought uniform ideas couldn't get worse.
What the farg is that?!
Mandatory black alternates for everyone to go with the pink jerseys camo towels. Please look forward to 2017's Official tartan knee-length jerseys.
Maybe goodell should wear pink suits in October?
Men's business clothing comes in salmon instead of pink.
Black shoes or tan with the salmon?
Brown. Loafers with no tie, open-toe with three or more shirt buttons open.
Schefter drops the news that Philly Bob Duggar Rivers is expecting his 8th kid. Catholics are farged up, huh Todd
So a Don Johnson type look?
On another note Philip Rivers and his wife are expecting their eighth kid. Three more and they can run their own offense
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 30, 2015, 11:39:44 PM
Schefter drops the news that Philly Bob Duggar Rivers is expecting his 8th kid. Catholics are farged up, huh Todd
Farged, at least. And often.
Any doubt he drives an Econoline van?
this is awesome
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Shaq Thompson was in the Red Sox system for a bit and went a whopping 0-39 with 37 strikeouts
Yeah he made the right career choice
More over Peyton Manning, there's a new king of the fiveheads.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 30, 2015, 11:44:51 PM
this is awesome
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CD5AwjKWgAA5x2R.jpg)
Haha I was about to post that...it's great
stealing things? who cares!
assaulting women! whatever!
you can drow da futbal good jamus!
ha, look at his girl's face. da fuq you doing stupid?
Zac Stacy traded to the Jets for a 7th
I cannot say it enough how much I love what the Jets have done
Texans are shopping Swearinger
In the box thumper - wonder who'll take him?
QuoteThe NFL has released the long-awaited DeflateGate report, and the short version of the findings by Ted Wells is that the Patriots seem to have done something funny here.
The full report was released moments ago, and in his summary, Wells writes that the irregularities in the balls used in the AFC Championship Game.
"For the reasons described in this Report, and after a comprehensive investigation, we have concluded that, in connection with the AFC Championship Game, it is more probable than not that New England Patriots personnel participated in violations of the Playing Rules and were involved in a deliberate effort to circumvent the rules," Wells concluded. "In particular, we have concluded that it is more probable than not that Jim McNally [the Officials Locker Room attendant for the Patriots] and John Jastremski [an equipment assistant for the Patriots] participated in a deliberate effort to release air from Patriots game balls after the balls were examined by the referee.
"Based on the evidence, it also is our view that it is more probable than not that Tom Brady [the quarterback for the Patriots] was at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities of McNally and Jastremski involving the release of air from Patriots game balls."
That's a huge finding, particularly as it relates to Brady, who has previously avoided adding much fuel to the fire.
Wow, wonder what the league will do. If anything.
I'm not looking to give anyone a pass, but there's a lot of wishy-washy language in there that doesn't sound like much in the way of proof.
I mean, really what's the point of that report? They knew going in it was "more likely than not." What kind of a half-assed investigation puts that out as a result?
Apparently, Bob Kraft agrees with you
http://www.theredzone.org/BlogDescription/tabid/61/EntryId/49564/Kraft-releases-statement-on-Wells-report/Default.aspx
Looks like there's a tangential text trail that makes Brady look implicated. But does "looks like" cut it?
Will Goodell give a shtein either way?
It also seems the kind of thing that the public will eat up, because, you know, Patriots...but sounds like the kind of shtein that probably happens all the time everywhere. Only a fool would believe otherwise.
i was just gonna say both of those things....the media will blow it up to epic levels and faux twitter outrage will be thru the roof...but at the heart of it most teams do this if not all and really no one cares no matter what they say
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 06, 2015, 04:04:39 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on May 06, 2015, 03:35:00 PM
Will Goodell give a shtein either way?
will anyone?
I meant when it comes to whatever punishment they'll get. Goodell's gonna do whatever he wants.
they are gonna hammered i think....the question is will it only be monetary/draft picks or will brady get suspended...brady missing games is the only thing that can make this a story for me
I don't think the NFL has the balls to suspend him for the opener (they might pretend the appeals process is still ongoing or something), and the Eagles game probably comes too late. Weeks 2 and 3 against the Bills and Jags going into the bye seems like a possibility.
Quote from: Zanshin on May 06, 2015, 04:10:56 PM
It also seems the kind of thing that the public will eat up, because, you know, Patriots...but sounds like the kind of shtein that probably happens all the time everywhere. Only a fool would believe otherwise.
If the game was somewhat close I could understand some outrage...but they lost by 38 points. A ball an inch underflated isn't going to close that type of blowout.
I actually thought this happened 2 years ago, but Ed Reed retired today.
Agreed with Zan and igy that the faux outrage over this is stupid and that funky shtein like this happens all the time.
Look at baseball and the Vaseline and other substances the pitchers use to get better grips. Other than Gaylord Perry and Michael Pineda who blatantly did it no one else gets popped because every team does it
I would like to reiterate that Robert Kraft gets no love from me. To me the most amusing thing Putin ever did was steal Kraft's ring right in front of everyone.
this is old
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2015/02/02/patriots-win-means-kraft-can-replace-super-bowl-ring-putin-stole/
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 06, 2015, 06:39:54 PM
I don't think the NFL has the balls to suspend him for the opener (they might pretend the appeals process is still ongoing or something), and the Eagles game probably comes too late. Weeks 2 and 3 against the Bills and Jags going into the bye seems like a possibility.
no farging way he gets suspended but not for the opener.....it has to start with game one or he gets no games....cant believe even the nfl would be that blatant and ballsy
also the punishment is supposed to come out in "days"....it would be laughable to say theres an appeal process still going into the middle of sept
in a backwards way brady being out might actually hype up the game even more rather than lessen the interest
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i mean really
oh my
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/yyhnyn/the-fresh-prince-of-ball-air
The end of that bit says it all.
Stewart = GOAT
Quote from: Rome on May 09, 2015, 07:40:14 AM
The end of that bit says it all.
Stewart = GOAT
Exactly
Glad/surprised the Eagles aren't on this list.
http://www.scout.com/story/1545004-nfl-teams-paid-to-thank-troops-at-games
So what you're saying is troops will go to any hell hole, but you can't pay them to go to Philly?
The article quotes rather incomplete data. I would be surprised if there weren't times when this occurred in Philly.
I do think the presentation is shady. I would wager that most people have no idea that the feature is a recruiting/PR promotion, paid for by the military. At best, the more cynical folks will assume that the NFL is the one paying, so they can bask in the glow of military adulation and therefore promote themselves at patriotic. But most don't even suspect that much.
Questioning the motives of the US military is treasonous.
You've been reported.
Quote from: Rome on May 11, 2015, 09:02:18 AMYou've been reported.
Oh, no question. I put my comments on the internet. My file has been updated automatically, I presume.
:romeybatsignal
http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/05/11/chris-christie-nfl-games-metlife-stadium-concessions-expenses
Pure scum.
Given half a chance this guy would become America's Putin.
Kinda excessive...
Brady got suspended 4 games
NE was also fined $1M, lost next year's #1 and 2017's #4
So he'll miss the Dallas game. First game back is Sunday Night against the Colts. I'm sure that was accidental
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 11, 2015, 05:40:58 PM
NE was also fined $1M, lost next year's #1 and 2017's #4
jesus christ that is crazy
Dynasty.
The Pats might hang 70 on the Colts in that game.
Here's hoping the NFL cuts it down to 3 games.
i think it may end up being two.....no way goodell can cross his boy kraft like this without cutting back on it after the appeal process....but maybe the games for brady stay at 4 and the fine or picks are scaled back
of course hes out for the dallas game
ramble ramble dallas conspiracy ramble ramble
is there people out there that really think the league doesnt want tom brady playing in the dallas game more than jerry jones wants him not playing
and goodell is much closer to kraft than to jerry.....and he certainly didnt go easy on him
if you are gonna go full conspiracy do it when/if they reduce the suspension so that he doesnt miss the dallas game
they conveniently have him coming back for a snf game....works out for perfect for zealot al
but yes, they would prefer the pats/cowboys game be romo vs. brady not romo vs. garropollo
Can't see that holding up. There league needs to do a better job of making this kind of shtein go away. They've been horrible at overcompensating.
They're admitting to the likelihood of a conspiracy involving a Super Bowl quarterback cheating and the lead conspirator * only * gets four games and the team loses a couple of picks and hands over a check.
The NFL is a farging farce.
Quote from: MDS on May 11, 2015, 07:13:38 PM
they conveniently have him coming back for a snf game....works out for perfect for zealot al
but yes, they would prefer the pats/cowboys game be romo vs. brady not romo vs. garropollo
they could conveniently have him miss just two games or three games and have him for BOTH dallas and snf at indy....as of now hes missing pittsburgh opener and dallas....thats huge and hardly conspiratorial
people are dumb
Yeah they screwed their TV peeps over too. No Brady on opening night or against Dallas.
But it's a stupid penalty. Overly excessive
I think suspensions should be handed out in two-game increments called Ray Rices. It puts everything in perspective.
As in:
"We are suspending Tom Brady two Ray Rices for maybe telling some equipment guys he likes underinflated footballs."
Texans cut Swearinger
Apparently it's because he refused to play STs
Is BOB a racist or a culture freak?!
i think hes got a lot of off the field issues
would be a perfect fit for igy's dream all black, all crazy team and coach mel tucker
he got cut cause he cant play safety....hes a sloth
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 12, 2015, 10:54:35 AM
Texans cut Swearinger
Apparently it's because he refused to play STs
Is BOB a racist or a culture freak?!
I guess with Chip's emphasis on ST's, he won't be coming to Philly. Don't know if we even have the cap room to sign him with our 520 running backs on the roster.
I think Chip just didn't like Swearinger's name.
Quote from: Eagaholic on May 12, 2015, 11:03:19 PM
I think Chip just didn't like Swearinger's name.
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Still pisses me off that they didn't finish that show the right way.
With a Bollywood musical number?
I would have settled.
QuoteFor most of this week I've resisted delivering a steaming hot take about this "deflategate" story because I could not force myself to give even the slightest of fargs. It's been difficult to care about the bereaved and aggrieved Patriots nation of fans who are in full froth over their Super Bowl winning team being branded as cheaters. I also wasn't overly concerned with the tarnishing of quarterback Tom Brady's legacy. If anything, this story only mattered to me insofar as I truly wondered—since the NFL believes that the Patriots swindled their way through the playoffs—why they didn't have to just give up their precious Lombardi Trophy. After all, forfeiting the championship was the brutal judgment delivered unto the USA Little League Champions Jackie Robinson West. I wanted to challenge Roger Goodell to go to the South Side of Chicago and hold a public lecture on why a billion-dollar football entity and their jet-setting golden boy quarterback was not being held to the same standard as the first all African-American Little League team.
But then something about this story burrowed under my skin like an inch-sized tick: the financial penalty levied against the Patriots. While Boston wept over Brady's four game suspensions and howled over the team's loss of draft picks, that one million dollar fine stuck in my craw. I know a million bucks seems like piffle for a franchise with a market price in excess of 2.5 billion dollars. But like nothing else, this one million dollar fine signifies the rebooted and refortified arrogance of Roger Goodell. After a year when the commissioner's job was on the ropes as he stood humbled over his historic bungling of domestic violence issues in his league, Goodell is feeling his oats. This fine represents an audacious, "Empire Strikes Back" level of self-regard. He might as well find an aircraft carrier to land on, with a Mission Accomplished banner in the background.
So what makes this seemingly small fine such an act of hellacious hubris? According to the collective bargaining agreement, the NFL cannot issue any fine in excess of $500,000. How did this become one million bucks? Well, according to "Goodell logic" the Patriots are fined $500,000 for deflating the balls and another $500,000 for Tom Brady's "refusal to cooperate" with the investigation. Like Kuato from Total Recall, it's a fine within a fine! In other words, Brady would not disclose his phone records and assorted affects that could tie him to the conspiracy of the flaccid balls and Goodell is sending a message that not coming clean is a punishable as well as unpardonable sin.
My goodness. Roger Goodell punishing people for not disclosing data would be like Mike Huckabee criticizing people for intolerance. This is the same Roger Goodell who refused to open the NFL's financial books during the lockout out of 2011 when the union asked for proof about his laughable contention that some teams were losing money. This is the same Roger Goodell who has refused to disclose the NFL's treasure trove of medical data and scientific theories regarding the long-term affects of the head traumas that take place during every game. This is the same Roger Goodell who made sure that when the 2013 concussion lawsuit, involving over 4,500 former players, was settled, a condition of that settlement would be that these records would forever remain under lock and key.
This is the same Roger Goodell who claims a historic drop in the number of concussions in the 2014 season without disclosing the data or methodology that emboldens him to assert this, even as the league's numbers are scoffed at by medical professionals. This is the same Roger Goodell who does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge while issuing denials that there is any connection between football and ALS. This is the same Roger Goodell who says that his soccer playing daughter has a concussion risk "almost greater than" a pro football player. This is the same Roger Goodell who has done nothing to disclose to NFL families the new data that suggests bruising to the frontal lobe of the brain could affect temper and impulse control among players, putting families at risk of intimate partner violence. We are talking about a man who lives in an igloo of secrecy but wants players to open up their lives or risk sanction and humiliation. This is the person in charge of the NFL: A man who wants full disclosure for the benefit of the league but won't disclose a thing for the benefit of the general public.
It was announced today that the Patriots would be appealing the fine and suspension levied by the league. The person they are appealing to? That would be Commissioner Goodell. Everyone is talking about Tom Brady but honestly we've been looking in the wrong direction. It's not Tom Brady we should be worried about. It's Roger Goodell. The balls on this guy...
Impressive takedown. Wow
Who wrote that?
dave zirin
Quote
Report: Rams almost drafted OT La'el Collins
The agents for offensive tackle La'el Collins claim that the St. Louis Rams almost drafted the former LSU prospect with one of their seventh round picks before eventually passing on him according to Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated.
Actually, the agents didn't specifically name the Rams as their client's potential landing spot. "There was a team that had drafted four offensive linemen and they said, 'We're taking him.' And I texted back, 'You're going to embarrass yourself. You're going to waste this pick.' And they passed. And now he's a UDFA." agent Rick Smith said. It does not take a lot of high-level sleuthing to realize the Rams are the team in question as they were the only NFL team to draft four offensive linemen before the start of the seventh round. Despite the warnings that Collins would not sign with any team that drafted him after the third round and would instead try to enter the 2016 draft, the mystery team (Rams) texted the agents, "we're taking him". Agent Mike McCartney texted back, 'You're going to embarrass yourself. You're going to waste this pick."
Conor Halliday retired
He was in rookie camp with Washington
Justin Smith retired
SF keeps getting hit with retirements
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 18, 2015, 04:05:05 PM
Justin Smith retired
SF keeps getting hit with retirements
Was first reported two months ago but he made it an official announcement today.
PATs are moving to the 15....2 pters still from the 2....I think the defense can return all live balls now like in college
chip's tebow rule failed. jesus cant get no love.
i like it, but ill bet the sports republicans here hate it because its different and Not The Way Things Used To Be
or no one cares because its basically meaningless
Quote from: MDS on May 19, 2015, 06:07:27 PM
PATs are moving to the 15....2 pters still from the 2....I think the defense can return all live balls now like in college
chip's tebow rule failed. jesus cant get no love.
i like it, but ill bet the sports republicans here hate it because its different and Not The Way Things Used To Be
I like the term "Sports Republicans". What exactly was Chip's tebow rule?
I hate it. It's stupid and didn't need to be changed.
Wanna fix something? Start with the fargin atrocious penalties
Quote from: hbionic on May 19, 2015, 06:56:07 PM
What exactly was Chip's tebow rule?
You know those videos of junior high games where they put the special needs kid on the last play and the defense trips all over themselves getting out of his way?
This is a good evolution of the game.
Now, if they do away with the fair catch kick, I riot.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 19, 2015, 06:25:16 PM
or no one cares because its basically meaningless
we live in a twitter age where opinions fly around like candy....look at your man. he lives on it.
Quote from: hbionic on May 19, 2015, 06:56:07 PM
Quote from: MDS on May 19, 2015, 06:07:27 PM
PATs are moving to the 15....2 pters still from the 2....I think the defense can return all live balls now like in college
chip's tebow rule failed. jesus cant get no love.
i like it, but ill bet the sports republicans here hate it because its different and Not The Way Things Used To Be
I like the term "Sports Republicans". What exactly was Chip's tebow rule?
sports fan who want everything to stay the same way things were when they were 12.
chip proposed moving the 2pt line to the 1 as it influence teams to go for it more often.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 19, 2015, 06:57:46 PM
I hate it. It's stupid and didn't need to be changed.
Wanna fix something? Start with the fargin atrocious penalties
how did i guess ol tex would have a #hotsportstake on this one? 99% of PATs are good...its a meaningless thing....the game has evolved past needing to put them so close. when you started watching football in the 60s the FG jawn was at the goaline. they moved that back. OMG outrage.
the reffing isnt perfect....it never will be....but do me a favor and google andre waters and get back to be about helmet to helmet hits.
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 19, 2015, 08:25:58 PM
This is a good evolution of the game.
Now, if they do away with the fair catch kick, I riot.
exactly.
they never will do away with that....ever.
I am not even talking about the helmet to helmet stuff...I am talking about the stupid pass interferences, illegal contacts and "roughing" the passers.
Stick up for the refs some more, buddy
Todd's a law and order guy.
aka Skip Bayless and take the opposite on every argument
cry about it, im sure itll get better
authority rules
im not sure how anyone can watch the nfl and not think the the refs are hideous...now to be fair they are hideous because the nfl rules and office tells them to be....pass interference in the nfl is the worst called part of the game in any sport....and not only are the calls horrid but they have the worst consequences for the calls....it would still be terrible but id be better with the excess of PI calls if they were 15 yards...or if there were different levels of pass intereference similar to fouls in the nba
the PI calls dont seem too different to me...the illegal contact is a different story. thats ridiculous.
im with you though, i want to see the PI calls get different levels. they should max be 15 yards. its silly when theres an iffy call and its 35 yards down the field and goes as a spot foul.
part of the reaction to the officiating, though, is simply twitter. 10 years ago if there was a bad call or even a questionably bad call, you sat on your couch and maybe said "oh thats bad." now theres a 24/7 constant twitter outrage machine that turns things that arent big deals into big deals. so people's perception of the officiating is manipulated by what they see on the internet.
the actual talent level of the refs is quite superior to what it was....what the nfl is asking them to enforce is a different story and open for criticism.
i dont think ive ever been on twitter during a football game so i dont know about that....but there clearly is a big problem with calls of any kind on the defense and specifically PI calls which include illegal contact...they are all the same to me
PI calls per game in 2009 - 5.94
PI calls per game in 2014 - 6.72
the number is actually down from where it was the previous years.
Illegal contact per game in 2009 - 2.88
Illegal contact per game in 2014 - 3.31
its possible the nfl chose to focus on this because the number was at 1.19 in 2013.
nobody thinks the reffing or enforcement of rules is perfect but 1 to 1.5 extra flags per game isnt the end of the world. but when your opinion is validated by 10000 other ones on twitter....it turns it into A BIG DEAL OMG SPORTS.
this has been a problem before 2009...its just getting worse
Hire Robots.
But that will become the dawn of cyberball.
NFL exec Eric Grubman has told local markets at these meetings to be ready for an expedited and shorter relocation window
Quote from: MDS on May 20, 2015, 10:30:40 AM
the PI calls dont seem too different to me...the illegal contact is a different story. thats ridiculous.
im with you though, i want to see the PI calls get different levels. they should max be 15 yards. its silly when theres an iffy call and its 35 yards down the field and goes as a spot foul.
part of the reaction to the officiating, though, is simply twitter. 10 years ago if there was a bad call or even a questionably bad call, you sat on your couch and maybe said "oh thats bad." now theres a 24/7 constant twitter outrage machine that turns things that arent big deals into big deals. so people's perception of the officiating is manipulated by what they see on the internet.
the actual talent level of the refs is quite superior to what it was....what the nfl is asking them to enforce is a different story and open for criticism.
Of course social media plays a part in that. It plays a part in everything now and contributes to the massive overreactions on just about everything. However you're forgetting about sports radio. If the game was called as stupidly in 1993 as it is today then WIP would be afire with people bitching.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 20, 2015, 01:04:56 PM
NFL exec Eric Grubman has told local markets at these meetings to be ready for an expedited and shorter relocation window
theres going to be a team in LA in 2016. maybe 2.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 20, 2015, 01:11:49 PM
Of course social media plays a part in that. It plays a part in everything now and contributes to the massive overreactions on just about everything. However you're forgetting about sports radio. If the game was called as stupidly in 1993 as it is today then WIP would be afire with people bitching.
sports radio doesnt have time to focus on those minor narratives....it doesnt now. espn doesnt do it either. the game is the game and the game will always be the focus.
the ref whining is an game twitter outrage deal. the notion that the game is being called stupidly is a complete over exaggeration. its not perfect by any stretch...nothing is...but its not as bad as people make it out to be. thats where the twitter comes in. it makes things into bigger deals than they are, from sports and beyond.
we all hear about the arrests in the nfl but sometimes you come across a story like this that shows you there are players out there that get it.
http://www.foxsports.com/florida/story/jacksonville-jaguars-sen-derrick-marks-reacts-to-death-of-teen-he-escorted-to-prom-052615 (http://www.foxsports.com/florida/story/jacksonville-jaguars-sen-derrick-marks-reacts-to-death-of-teen-he-escorted-to-prom-052615)
link no worky
you sucky dicky
http://www.foxsports.com/florida/story/jacksonville-jaguars-sen-derrick-marks-reacts-to-death-of-teen-he-escorted-to-prom-052615
Edit - I just realized my buddy Ken Hornack wrote that article...
Quote from: Rome on May 27, 2015, 07:01:55 PM
http://www.foxsports.com/florida/story/jacksonville-jaguars-sen-derrick-marks-reacts-to-death-of-teen-he-escorted-to-prom-052615
Edit - I just realized my buddy Ken Hornack wrote that article...
good article. great perspective by marks. he gets it.
Ryan Clady tore his ACL
So Adrian Peterson was at it again yesterday whining about the supposed imbalance of power the NFL has over its poor, powerless players.
Stunningly tone deaf douchebag motherfarger right there. Gotta love the irony, though.
You'd think they beat him with a stick, or something, the way he's all butthurt about it.
adrian peterson is one billion percent right...even if hes probably the wrong messenger....but more power to him as it sent MA into a tizzy yesetrday infuriated at "a guy getting paid to play a game he loves"....i love amerikkka
Yeah, no probably about it, really. Wrong guy at the wrong time delivering a valid message...not helping the cause or himself, really.
im just glad someone is going hard about it...i hope it becomes a monster issue at the next cba negotiations....altho i have to imagine the owners would shut the league down for five years before they agreed to guaranteed contracts
the players themselves don't help themselves when it comes time for the CBA to be up. they keep accepting non-guaranteed contracts. i don't blame any player for trying to get as much money as they can each year but you can't complain about the inequity of power when it comes to contracts when your own union negotiated it
Well, if the contracts are guaranteed, they'd just have to be more realistic contracts. There are a lot of times that it's about the guaranteed money, but it's an ego stroke for the player to talk about the ballooned numbers that he'll never realistically see.
i hate nfl owners and especially goodell so much if makes my head hurt....not enough bad things can happen to them....i wouldnt even care if football went away for a a few years as long as they got bludgeoned in the final deal
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 29, 2015, 09:23:20 AM
i hate nfl owners and especially goodell so much if makes my head hurt....not enough bad things can happen to them....i wouldnt even care if football went away for a a few years as long as they got bludgeoned in the final deal
i don't disagree with any of that. the problem is the players have such a short window to make money and the owners know that they have all the leverage. losing a year of that prime money making window is devastating to players.
yeah its never going to happen....the owners have way too much power and zero heart to give even a little....these guys are literally killing themselves for the sport and the owners could care less....i mean they literally covered up head injury data for years so that it wouldnt hurt their wallets...if that isnt pure eveil then i dont know what is...and dont get me started on the lack of caring for ex players who need help
so what about those ex nfl guys that keep getting screwed ?
lol at guaranteed contracts in the NFL.
Also Peterson is an illiterate bible thumping child abuser. His whining about being mistreated by the Vikings is astounding. farg him.
hey if it means AP will abuse goodell with a stick im ok with it.
When Chuggie reads that he's gonna need at least a box of Kleenex.
thats hawt
Peterson is definitely the wrong messenger. The system needs to be fixed and if they want guaranteed money then dig their heels in and don't agree to a sub-par CBA.
Another reason why Peterson shouldn't be yapping is because he has zero leverage.
Ryan Leaf, Jr. is at it again...
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12986512/johnny-manziel-cleveland-browns-harassed-fan-throws-water-bottle-fairly-straightforward-incident
Another 49er retired
OL Anthony Davis
Browns traded a 2017 7th for SF P Andy Lee
Anyone else see this story about LeCharles Bentley and his nasty knee?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/former-nfl-lineman-lecharles-bentley-s-knee-is-horrifying--photo-192813351.html
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGvmElmUIAAPgJU.jpg)
who do players think they are wanting guaranteed contracts
Guess he should have actually stayed at the NovaCare Complex.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2015, 01:59:09 AM
who do players think they are wanting guaranteed contracts
If they want guaranteed money they should play baseball. Or be useless government functionaries like us.
Also - LOL Munson.
Brandon Spikes' abandoned car was found last night on the highway after someone driving it rear-ended another car.
Pats cut him this morning. They're not farging around.
Culture?
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chip kelly indirectly made boy george relevant again.
I think he did it on purpose. Everything he does has a purpose, genius and all.
LP Field is now Nissan Stadium
I looked it up, that's where the Titans play. No one in the world should be expected to know that off the top of their head.
Mariota Field was rejected?
still hasn't signed his deal @angelocataldi
QuoteProFootballTalk
Been hearing from plenty of folks since posting latest Russell Wilson blurb [about wanting to be the highest-paid player in NFL history]. Current prediction: He's playing for someone else in 2016.
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Holy shtein Biggie cracked one way the farg outta here.
:-D that was awesome ed.
now lets hear the reasons why this will never happer blah blah blah
1. Chip will be coaching the Titans or some college team.
2. Sam Bradford is totally the guy and won't be retired next season at all, no sir.
3. Literally can't afford him.
Here's why Russell Wilson will NOT be an Eagle.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 26, 2015, 12:58:39 PM
QuoteProFootballTalk
Been hearing from plenty of folks since posting latest Russell Wilson blurb [about wanting to be the highest-paid player in NFL history]. Current prediction: He's playing for someone else in 2016.
(http://i.imgur.com/zSL2ig4.gif)
Hahahahahah
Quote from: General_Failure on June 26, 2015, 04:15:05 PM
1. Chip will be coaching the Titans or some college team.
2. Sam Bradford is totally the guy and won't be retired next season at all, no sir.
3. Literally can't afford him.
4. Florio is completely full of shtein.
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 27, 2015, 07:25:05 AM
4. Florio is completely full of shtein.
but maybe the best troll ever
Antonio Gates popped for PEDs.... 4 game ban.
bedwetter be gettin wet and drivin again
CJ Wilson (the one that's a corner on the Bucs) outdid JPP and blew off two fingers with fireworks.
Unlike a DE, he actually needs those fingers to do his job.
I don't get the infatuation with fireworks...especially amateur fireworks. I've seen shtein blow up before, and there are people blowing up everyday not for funsies. Why would anyone take the chance at being a Darwin joke? The risk/reward just is not there. I just read an EMS story...a couple of guys died using body mortars. In one case, the firework didn't go off, so the guy looked into the tube...at which point (surprise!) it went off. Blew his head off. So stupid.
Quote from: Zanshin on July 09, 2015, 01:16:34 PM
I don't get the infatuation with fireworks...especially amateur fireworks. I've seen shtein blow up before, and there are people blowing up everyday not for funsies. Why would anyone take the chance at being a Darwin joke? The risk/reward just is not there. I just read an EMS story...a couple of guys died using body mortars. In one case, the firework didn't go off, so the guy looked into the tube...at which point (surprise!) it went off. Blew his head off. So stupid.
replace fireworks with guns
Quote from: Zanshin on July 09, 2015, 01:16:34 PM
I don't get the infatuation with fireworks...especially amateur fireworks.
I hate to say you deserve it but c'mon, how old are you? Agreed, I don't get it.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 09, 2015, 01:20:15 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on July 09, 2015, 01:16:34 PM
I don't get the infatuation with fireworks...especially amateur fireworks. I've seen shtein blow up before, and there are people blowing up everyday not for funsies. Why would anyone take the chance at being a Darwin joke? The risk/reward just is not there. I just read an EMS story...a couple of guys died using body mortars. In one case, the firework didn't go off, so the guy looked into the tube...at which point (surprise!) it went off. Blew his head off. So stupid.
replace fireworks with guns
I would, but I was talking about fireworks. The gun thing kind of works, but at least in theory people think they have guns for protection or to hunt or whatever. Fireworks have one purpose even with the staunchest rationalization. Not sure what point you're making, unless you think I'm some sort of super pro-gun guy, which I'm not. I think better regulation would be a good call, if you're keeping score.
guns kill 32,000 a year....fireworks 6?
priorities
That would be an excellent point if we were talking about guns. We were talking about fireworks. What priorities are you talking about? Not talking about a subject we're actually talking about because, you know, guns! That makes no sense. It's not like saying one thing is stupid doesn't make the other thing stupid.
ban pop rocks and soda
Where did I say ban anything? I didn't say ban it...I said, I don't get the allure. Stupid idiots will find ways to die stupidly. No need for a ban.
calm down pal...this is not serious business
I'm not agitated. Just trying to figure out how you went from fireworks to guns then made it about priorities between the two...all from a conversation specifically about fireworks. That's like some homeless guy rambling, right there. I was interested in the thought process, not worked up. Even if it was serious business, it wouldn't be serious business. It's a football thread on a message board with a handful of active participants. Safe to say we're not curing the worlds ills.
I don't even see the allure in watching fireworks much less setting them off. The technology hasn't changed. It's the same fireworks you've been watching for 25 years. I rarely even watch movies more than once so fireworks don't do it for me.
Phatty, there's new ones that make happy faces and planets with rings on them. Actually, don't know how new they are, but its new to me.
P.S.
I've watched "The world's end" 3 times in the last few months. I.CAN'T.HELP.IT!
Don't usually pay Twitter burns much attention, but this one gave a chuckle.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000503152/article/madden-social-media-team-takes-dig-at-seahawks?campaign=facebook_features_ortega
I'm not a fan of religious zealotry, obviously, but Adrien Peterson's Armor of God tattoo is farging ridiculously good.
Isn't it really his kids who need the armor?
Although maybe he should put some armor on his dick before he ends up with an eighth baby mama.
All tattoos are stupid.
Yes, I have several. Yes, I will likely get more. F you.
Perfectly said. Thank you.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 25, 2015, 09:47:39 PM
All tattoos are stupid.
Yes, I have several. Yes, I will likely get more. F you.
Make that the next tattoo.
That would be redundant. All tattoos say as much.
The next one will either be a Varga girl nurse, like my wife but sexier, the coat of arms for my son/family name, or a stylized depiction of the mythological Irish queen Maeve. Eventually, I'll have all three. But farg, the cost. I keep finding reasons to spend the money on better stuff. Like tuition, tools, or mortgage.
-- New Orleans released Junior Galette one year into a 4/$41.3M extension. Gonna cost the team about $17M in dead money under the cap over the next two seasons
-- Indy released Gosder Cherilus two years into a 5/$34.5M deal
Galette is blazing people on Twitter too
Said Zach streif caught he wife getting raw dogged by some other dude
Insinuated vaccarro and stills were gay
Said Payton is addicted to Molly alcohol and pain killers
Hilarious shtein. Keep us apprised of further Twitter developments, Phreak.
I'll try but I'll let igy and mds finish up
That's the difference between Andy and Chip right there. Andy would see an opportunity and bring Galette in and then convert him to guard. Chip would have no part of that noncultural kind of move.
Love the new Eli-directv commercial.
"Anyone want to see a picture of my mother on law? Neither do I!"
Saw that the Brady suspension was upheld. I honestly couldn't give a shtein. I still can't believe that the NFL could let this spiral out of control. They could have easily nipped this shtein in the bud, and should have.
Also, seeing the arguments on both sides make me seriously question why I'm a fan. I'm in poor company. If anyone doesn't think that this shtein happens all the time, they're retarded.
the suspension is beyond a joke...maul a women on a bed full of shotties get reduced....take a little air out of a football and four games upheld
It's totally a joke. And it could end up in a lawsuit, which would drag this bullshtein out even more. I'm starting to think the NFL is just a giant drama queen. Man up and make this shtein go away.
Sports are soap operas for men.
cept for sports you know actually happening in real life
players are actors
leagues are shows
you is no different than a house wife
talkin' here with a bunch of other females about your "real" soap opera
yeah recorded scripted tv shows are exactly like live sports
Both utterly predictable.
Both followed and talked about by idiots killing time.
Neither matter.
Very similar, actually.
you should follow sports sometime and youll see they are not at all alike
Good for Goodell and the NFL, farg the Patriots. That organization just has to keep pushing it and pushing it, even after getting caught, then cries like a bunch of babies when they get busted. This could be the beginning of the end of the Brady/Belichick dynasty, if it is true Brady is guilty and that he could have had the suspension dropped or reduced to a game if he admitted such. Brady only has so many years left anyway.
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 29, 2015, 07:17:35 AM
This could be the beginning of the end of the Brady/Belichick dynasty,
after 15 years and a million titles it
might be the beginning of the end....not even the actually end....lolol at the patriots
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 29, 2015, 07:32:27 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 29, 2015, 07:17:35 AM
This could be the beginning of the end of the Brady/Belichick dynasty,
after 15 years and a million titles it might be the beginning of the end....not even the actually end....lolol at the patriots
I'm lololing at them even if it is not even the actually end
the league is a joke, i'm on Brady's side.
they arbitrarily make up punishments and SHOCKER, the guy who made the punishment is the guy who hears the appeal and doesn't change it. weird.
even if he did it and ive yet to see definitive evidence that he did four games is ridiculous....most "sanctity of the game" stuff to me is massive fines or draft picks....four games for an individual player for maybe letting a little air out of a football is a travesty
All of it is bullshtein. It's OBVIOUS that this kind of shtein has happened all the time, like, forever. If the league really cared about the exact pressure of the balls...they would have made it a point to, you know, seriously check them every game.
It doesn't even seem all that shady-- every team is clearly looking for some sort of borderline advantage. The refs handled the balls all the time. Nobody gave a farg about it. The whole Colts being incredulous about it seemed like theater. The punishment isn't about punishment, it's about how to look as least bad as possible. About trying to make everyone happy, which is impossible.
And the punishments for different things are all over the map. Makes the league look like clowns. All of this shtein should have been handled and quashed behind closed doors for the good of the league. The bullshtein with handing over the phone? How is that a reasonable expectation? I think he probably "did it," for whatever that's worth...but what if he had all kinds of shtein that he didn't want the world to know on the phone? Why should the league be allowed to peruse all of his personal information. farg that...that's not a reasonable expectation. It wasn't even for the ball guys. Everyone should have declined out of general principle. What kind of precedent is that?
It's all for show; not about doing the right thing. It's about the illusion of doing the right thing.
Of course it's all bullshtein. The league isn't even trying to punish Brady, they're trying to get a point across to the Patriots to cut it out with all of the petty, never-ending nickel and dime cheating that they're notorious for. The NFL is sick of the Patriots getting caught breaking the rules and laughing in everyone's face about it as they accumulate Lombardi trophies, so they're trying to make an example of the Pats' golden boy. It's a pissing contest and the NFL wants to swing its louisville slugger all over Billy B's face.
I actually think it's worse than that. I think the league doesn't REALLY want to be involved at all. This is a PR mess they seriously do not need. The Colts acting shocked and indignant publicly backed them into a corner. The league is just stumbling and fumbling to get out of said corner.
Arian Foster had a major groin injury and probably needs surgery
That's because he turned his back on God.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13369076/houston-texans-arian-foster-goes-public-not-believing-god
I don't think it's possible to estimate the number of racial epithets that were spewed forth in Texas after they heard that news.
Anyone else think that Bettis isn't a HOFer?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 08, 2015, 10:08:35 PM
Anyone else think that Bettis isn't a HOFer?
you think he is right?
you are making fun of the people who don't think he is?
he one million percent is
Not making fun of people who think he is but I never saw him as a HOFer
Excellent RB but just never thought HOFer when watching him play
you can complain about the nfl hof being a joke which it is....but as it stands hes a no brainer
Lavonte David signs a 5/50/26m gtd deal
Goodbye Kendricks. The Eagles ain't paying that
kendricks was gone way before this
the ultimate chip litmus test is going to be fletcher cox
Trae Waynes getting his welcome to the NFL intro tonight - rough game so far
That PI call in the end zone was the epitome of a ticky tack call. He had great coverage and there was minor grabbing. I hate nfl preseason officiating
Kendricks is good but Lavonte David is a legit all pro. I don't see where Kendricks' agent can seriously take David's contract as a starting point.
Shaun sweezeum out for the year
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 08, 2015, 10:08:35 PM
Anyone else think that Bettis isn't a HOFer?
i'm with IGY 100% on this one. he was like the biggest fastest RB in history for a very long time.
and he's the 6th leadeing rusher of all time. how much better do you need to be?
5th?
Stat compiler?
farg Pittsburgh.
One of Geno Smith's teammates sucker-punched him and broke his jaw.....out 2-3 months
Chip's already trying to trade Fletcher Cox for him.
NY Jets QB Geno Smith out 6-10 weeks after being punched by teammate, reserve linebacker IK Enemkpali. In other news, NY Jets release reserve linebacker IK Enemkpali.
Good day for Jets fans.
Hey guys, did you hear that someone punched Geno Smith?
I forgot to mention that was a text I got from my daughter.
I should have posted the "ba-dum-bump" she texted as well.
Dude's name is IK. Hahaha, dumbass.
KO would be better.
Hey did Geno get punched?
Unsure at this point.
Trade tebow !
:sly
Barkley for a 2nd rounder in 2036?
Quote from: Rome on August 11, 2015, 07:42:02 PM
Barkley for a 2nd rounder in 2036?
whoa, easy there fella, this ain't the sixers.
Nice troll job by Rex for signing the dude who hit a Geno
Wait, someone hit Geno?
That's the rumor.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 12, 2015, 07:13:07 PM
Nice troll job by Rex for signing the dude who hit a Geno
Let me guess... did he get a $600 signing bonus by any chance?
the eagles are the only team in the nfl that has never intercepted a tom brady pass
Have you tried catching an under-inflated ball? I can't blame them.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2547430-lions-troll-geno-smith-during-inactive-announcement-with-song-by-the-weeknd
https://youtu.be/dqt8Z1k0oWQ
saw one of the most amazing stats I've ever seen today
Green Bay has just three players on its entire roster that have ever played for another team
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 14, 2015, 03:32:08 PM
saw one of the most amazing stats I've ever seen today
Green Bay has just three players on its entire roster that have ever played for another team
And it's been true for several years, too. I believe I read at one point last season they had zero players on their active roster who had played for another team. It's crazy.
Mariota's off to a rough start
I was at work around 3:30 and got a call from my buddy. He got a set of free 50 yard-line club seats for the Jags/Steelers game, parking pass, all you can eat/drink passes... the works. Anyway, the ticket price for these things is $340/ticket. He offered me one but I have errands early tomorrow and couldn't make it. Evidently he was having a bit of a tough time finding a 4th person to go and offered it to me even though he knows how much I hate Jacksonville.
Anyway, how horrible are preseason games when the prospect of the best seats, free food and free drinks aren't enough of an enticement to get people to go?
Quote from: Rome on August 14, 2015, 08:57:21 PM
I was at work around 3:30 and got a call from my buddy. He got a set of free 50 yard-line club seats for the Jags/Steelers game, parking pass, all you can eat/drink passes... the works. Anyway, the ticket price for these things is $340/ticket. He offered me one but I have errands early tomorrow and couldn't make it. Evidently he was having a bit of a tough time finding a 4th person to go and offered it to me even though he knows how much I hate Jacksonville.
Anyway, how horrible are preseason games when the prospect of the best seats, free food and free drinks aren't enough of an enticement to get people to go?
Errands.
You're number one in Dio's heart.
James Harrison Family Values:
"I came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation trophies!...While I am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the day I die, these trophies will be given back until they EARN a real trophy. I'm sorry I'm not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned and I'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best...cause sometimes your best is not enough, and that should drive you to want to do better...not cry and whine until somebody gives you something to shut u up and keep you happy."
farg the everyone gets a trophy crowd
Trent Richardson had this hole for an easy TD and ran into the pile instead
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMet8agWgAAuh5G.jpg)
That looks like every Trent Richardson carry ever, except with a goal line nearby.
if the chargers and raiders LA moves goes down, the most likely outcome is the chargers swapping places with arizona in the nfc west
interesting
If there's a more indifferent NFL market than Los Angeles, I'd love to see it. They don't deserve a single team much less two. Good luck building a two billion dollar stadium there, though. What could possibly go wrong?
you clearly dont know how business works
LA has about 15 million people in the market....plus tack on another 3 from san diego. its not about finding "fans" to go. its about finding people who want to be seen at the games. movie studios and other businesses will buy tickets. celebrities will go, be on tv, and theyll mention the stupid move theyre in. LA has tons of transplants that will be very eager to see their team play. everyone knows someone in LA, so this will be a big roadie destination.
youre right, they wont have a massive fanbase or a ton of people who will care or be invested in the results. but they will fill it up, and thats all that matters.
its not even filling it up that matters all that much...its the tv market...attendance wise wont differ that much from st louis...when they are good they will fill it...when they arent they wont....but LA as a market in general not having to do with football >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stl + sd x ten
It's such a priority there's been no franchise there in two decades.
Got it.
take attendance as even (which it wont be, but whatever). the seats will be more expensive and worth more in LA than stl, oak, sd, etc. put the same stadium in LA and STL and the LA one can charge more. simple.
the seats will always be sold because of the PSL costs that will run with the stadium. people are going to have to buy in to get them and they arent going to give them up for a couple bad seasons. in the nfl, pretty much everyone can be good except for jacksonville or whatever. you might see a ton of no shows at points, but the tickets will still be sold.
tv market is all well and good. a 20 rating in LA <<<< a 20 rating in st louis or oakland or san diego. the nfl has had record tv ratings over the past decade without the LA market having a team. its not about that, though it doesnt hurt.
basically, both of these teams will be the clippers. they wont have a fan base or a market or turf to call their own. but they will have a fancy stadium filled with people and that simply put is worth 2 billion dollars.
Quote from: Rome on August 18, 2015, 12:29:27 PM
It's such a priority there's been no franchise there in two decades.
Got it.
mostly because the league didnt want to move into anything but a new stadium and LA as a city has had a bitch of time getting a stadium deal down pat
no one is saying LA is a great football town...its a horrible sports town in general....but that has little to do with this
Quote from: Rome on August 18, 2015, 11:42:10 AM
If there's a more indifferent NFL market than Los Angeles, I'd love to see it.
Jacksonville, maybe Atlanta.
Quote from: General_Failure on August 18, 2015, 12:43:11 PM
Quote from: Rome on August 18, 2015, 11:42:10 AM
If there's a more indifferent NFL market than Los Angeles, I'd love to see it.
Jacksonville, maybe Atlanta.
Jacksonville
Miami
Atlanta
Los Angeles
St Louis
All zesty NFL markets
not saying st louis is a great market but they had a valid great home field advantage in that dome when they were good...and they might be the best baseball city in the country next to ny
atlanta on the other hand had a dome and had to pump in fake noise and is a four sport horrible city
st louis is a dreadful city that contains suburbs full of racist, lunatic white people that like the cardinals....they are the worst people in the world and are super quiet most of the time. just read the baseball fans st. louis twitter feed. its outrageous.
the whole thing about "who has the best fan base" or "these fan bases suck" is junior high twitter nonsense.
rating fanbases is one of the best things about sports and existed long before twitter
as hard as it may be for you to believe things were around before twitter
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 18, 2015, 12:51:49 PM
rating fanbases is one of the best things about sports and existed long before twitter
This is the saddest thing I have ever read out of a grown man's mouth (fingertips).
the teams with historical success or from the east coast have the most intense, or "best" fanbases
cool! amazing how it works out like that!
Quote from: MDS on August 18, 2015, 12:53:14 PM
the teams with historical success or from the east coast have the most intense, or "best" fanbases
cool!
simply not true....i can school you on fanbases if youd like
Quote from: rjs246 on August 18, 2015, 12:53:00 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 18, 2015, 12:51:49 PM
rating fanbases is one of the best things about sports and existed long before twitter
This is the saddest thing I have ever read out of a grown man's mouth (fingertips).
more sad than a man posting dietary tips and his workout injury history?
we all have our dislikes and likes...i like sports...you like nerdy movies and creatine
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 18, 2015, 12:56:14 PM
simply not true....i can school you on fanbases if youd like
teach me, oh great one
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 18, 2015, 12:56:14 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 18, 2015, 12:53:00 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 18, 2015, 12:51:49 PM
rating fanbases is one of the best things about sports and existed long before twitter
This is the saddest thing I have ever read out of a grown man's mouth (fingertips).
more sad than a man posting dietary tips and his workout injury history?
we all have our dislikes and likes...i like sports...you like nerdy movies and creatine
The thing is, just like everyone else who bothers to post here, I like sports too. I just don't base all of my liking of sports on how everything ranks. Who is a better or worse fan. Who qualifies as a 'real' fan and who doesn't. And I certainly don't take pride in being a better fan than someone else, because hahahahaha what the farg does that even mean? It's psychotic gibberish to think about everything in terms of a top ten list.
i on the other hand am the exact opposite....i farging love lists...and favorites and best evers
no one cares whose a better individual fan than someone else...but there are fanbases/cities who are better than others...and i love all that goes into a sports city....cause at the end of the day you should be rooting for your city not for your team.....sports is more than anything about civic pride...and id be just as happy about talking which cities period are the best in the country not even sports cities....again its something i enjoy....sorry pal
Call me crazy but I like the sports part of sports. As in, the actual sport being played. Athletic competition between teams. You know, sports.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 18, 2015, 01:33:24 PM
Call me crazy but I like the sports part of sports. As in, the actual sport being played. Athletic competition between teams. You know, sports.
Sounds like you're doing it wrong. Have you tried reading more buzzfeed lists?
I like rankings too...makes for good arguments
STL baseball fans are the biggest homers ever. Yaddy Mo could grab some dude's wife out of the stands and bang her on the pitchers mound and the guy would cheer Yaddy on.
Could we get a list of the best top ten lists ever? That would probably be enough to convince me to like lists more than the subject of those lists.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 18, 2015, 01:46:58 PM
Could we get a list of the best top ten lists ever? That would probably be enough to convince me to like lists more than the subject of those lists.
Do you like when boats list to one side?
I'm engorged just thinking about it.
I can sense the sarcasm coming through your posts. Subtle, but definitely there. What if instead of calling them lists we called them Power Rankings?
Lists are ridiculous. They're 1000% generated to spur interest and debate thereby creating a buzz and readership for the media entity putting out said list. They're meaningless.
You motherfargers are all on my list.
If Seattle trades Kam Chancellor he better be an Eagle
that would be nice. would be a pretty good safety battle between chancellor and rowe.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 18, 2015, 04:15:43 PM
If Seattle trades Kam Chancellor he better be an Eagle
coming up right after the urlacher trade
stay off twitter
Your addiction to telling people to stay off Twitter is weird
I didn't see that on Twitter. Heard it on NFL channel on Sirius
Quote from: phattymatty on August 18, 2015, 05:16:55 PM
that would be nice. would be a pretty good safety battle between chancellor and rowe.
Call me crazy, but I thought I read somewhere Rowe was having a bad camp?
Quote from: hbionic on August 19, 2015, 04:58:37 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on August 18, 2015, 05:16:55 PM
that would be nice. would be a pretty good safety battle between chancellor and rowe.
Call me crazy, but I thought I read somewhere Rowe was having a bad camp?
not at safety tho
Kelvin Benjamin carted off the field. Non-contact knee job.
sexy
Quote@AdamHBeasley
Vernon and Oher got into it during a 1-on-1 blocking drill. Open fist punches thrown. Scrum ensues.
Um, that's called a bitch slap fight.
fools get mad and wanna compete....slap boxin in the street
Now they're practicing in the streets? The union needs to get on this shtein, somebody could get hurt out there.
torn ACL for KB
terrible for carolina great for the birds
Even with a blown-out knee he's still better than Marcus Smith II.
Goddamn I'm still salty about that pick.
Steve Smith has Phreak's back.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/19/steve-smith-on-practicing-with-eagles-id-rather-be-at-home/
probably just pissed bc he got worked by ROWE today. dude is finally turning his bad camp around from what i hear.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 19, 2015, 08:36:36 PM
Steve Smith has Phreak's back.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/19/steve-smith-on-practicing-with-eagles-id-rather-be-at-home/
Impossible. It's been proven by our NFL and travel experts here that it's the right thing to do.
Nice to see Steve Smith is still a cocky douchebag.
I love the guy.
Did you meet him on an errand at Home Depot once?
Erik Kramer tried, and failed, to off himself.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13463272/how-former-san-francisco-49ers-chris-borland-retirement-change-nfl-forever
Quote from: rjs246 on August 20, 2015, 03:25:34 PM
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13463272/how-former-san-francisco-49ers-chris-borland-retirement-change-nfl-forever
He seems like a sharp guy, and he's handling it about as well as anyone could expect. He's not even imposing his thoughts on anyone else. Guy looked at the situation and made an informed decision for himself. Good for him.
these browns jerseys are gross
Jordy Nelson is done for the year....torn ACL
wow thats huge
Ouch. I was just down tailgating that game with some Wisconsin people. Told them nothing good can happen in a preseason game so they might as well keep tailgating.
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 23, 2015, 03:07:31 PM
Jordy Nelson is done for the year....torn ACL
Looked like minor ankle sprain when he came down on it. Damn that sucks
wonder how long theyre going to keep doing preseason....nfl protects its offensive stars and doesnt want them injured
next cba you could see 2 preseason (1 dress rehearsal, 1 game for the scrubs) and a few "mandatory" open scrimmages and joint workouts that j thinks are ruining america
It's not just him. Andy Reid doesn't like them either.
they aren't cutting preseason games until they add reg season games
lil picky foles
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Mock!
great piece on bruce arians
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2546950-bruce-arians-the-nfls-ultimate-quarterback-whisperer
still the guy I wanted as HC
Reggie Wayne to the Patriots to replace Brandon Gibson (IR)
That's surprising
when you get the nfl direct tv package does that include all preseason games as well?
No
Man, there's a lot of Steelers fans mad about Vick. They're cool with the rapist, but this is where they draw the line.
What about Lagarrette's blount?
http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2540330-the-cut-man-life-as-the-bearer-of-bad-news-in-the-nfl
Good read
add martavis bryant to the list for pittsburgh. :-D
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13525634/martavis-bryant-pittsburgh-steelers-violates-substance-abuse-policy-gets-4-game-ban
oh yeah...such a well respected, classy organization.
id give a limb to switch places with the steelers
well yeah...me too. :-D
but i gotta take my shots when i can.
Julio Jones signs a 5/$71.25M extension, $47M guaranteed
The Ravens brawling with Washington. And now Harbaugh runs on the field and tries to break it up and him and Gruden get into it!
Btw the scuffle started bc the Ravens were unhappy with a hit administered by Keenan Robinson.
Hmmmm thought they were all about that action? Ya know it being football and all.
Ravens were upset by a hit?
How is that even possible? It's football, maaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn!!
Bills released Fred Jackson
wow, I figured he was going to Tolbert td's from Shady this year
Quote from: Rome on August 29, 2015, 08:34:20 PM
Ravens were upset by a hit?
How is that even possible? It's football, maaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn!!
that's some lol stuff right there.
Jags traded Scobee to the Steelers
Colts dumped starting OG Donald Thomas. He only played 2 games of a 4/$14M contract
Lions released Ryan Broyles, who was the starting WR for Oklahoma when Bradford, Murray and Lane were there
Raiders lost Menelik Watson for the season (ruptured Achilles)
Not surprising the Jags dealt Scobee - I saw someone mention that they still had two K's on the roster and figured PIT was a spot for Scobee. That is a good pick up for the Steelers.
Broyles was the dude who made news about living on $60k a year and banking the other money, right? Good decision by him.
patriots just cut their 2015 4th round pick
Boyce was drafted in 2013, bro.
yeah rappaport mis tweeted it
Mock
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 31, 2015, 06:03:27 PM
yeah rappaport mis tweeted it
See what happens when you rely on TWITTER?! /lilguy
consuming rumors is a fraction of twitterdom, houston
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 31, 2015, 06:33:10 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 31, 2015, 06:03:27 PM
yeah rappaport mis tweeted it
See what happens when you rely on TWITTER?! /lilguy
Ian rappaport not clearly typing the news of a team releasing someone is not quite the same as following every eagle on the roster plus Eliot shore parks
Browns cut Phil Taylor
FREED BRADY
once again the blundering buffoon of a commissioner has egg on his face.
How does Goodell keep his job
as long as the league keeps printing money he keeps it...the owners dont give a farg about suspensions or appeals....they care about their pockets...goodell is still negotiating insane tv deals and the nfl has an owner friendly cba
if fans stopped watching or sponsers started dopping because of the brady case then goodell would be in trouble
waiting for the bob kraft presser ... that should be good.
What a farce.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 03, 2015, 10:39:00 AM
as long as the league keeps printing money he keeps it...the owners dont give a farg about suspensions or appeals....they care about their pockets...goodell is still negotiating insane tv deals and the nfl has an owner friendly cba
if fans stopped watching or sponsers started dopping because of the brady case then goodell would be in trouble
nbc is going to breaking opener ratings records in a week....hes untouchable
the nfl is teflon. no matter how god awful goodell is they keep making billionaires richer. therefore, he stays
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 03, 2015, 10:39:00 AM
as long as the league keeps printing money he keeps it...the owners dont give a farg about suspensions or appeals....they care about their pockets...goodell is still negotiating insane tv deals and the nfl has an owner friendly cba
if fans stopped watching or sponsers started dopping because of the brady case then goodell would be in trouble
Please any moron with a business degree could run the NFL...it runs itself. He has too much power and influence over the league. He's instituted horrible rule changes and every ruling he makes is worst than the next. The owners are going to make money regardless of who the commish is because each team is its own entity and the NFL rules the world.
Still not sure why they don't have minor league teams that play in small towns sort of like the NHL does. They'd expand their product and instead of having a practice squad teams could just have call ups.
The owners don't want competence. They want money and control. As long as Goodell keeps looking and acting like a jerkoff they will have the power in that relationship. He's their wet dream.
Quote from: SD on September 03, 2015, 11:17:22 AM
Still not sure why they don't have minor league teams that play in small towns sort of like the NHL does. They'd expand their product and instead of having a practice squad teams could just have call ups.
ive thought about this, too. essentially it wouldnt make (enough) money and would look small time and low rent.
youd either be playing at converted minor league baseball stadiums, college stadiums or high school stadiums. the games would be in the middle of the week, generally when its cold out. attendance would be an issue (baseball = summer; hockey = indoors). it costs a ton of money to start up teams, especially football. youd need a facility. you need coaching staffs. it would also take away from the power teams have over players, since there would be a fallback minor league for them to go to if they cant cut it.
it makes sense, id like to see it, but it aint happening.
any other person in a position like goodell would be fired. but for the reasons posted he isn't going anywhere.
deflategate is a prime example - kraft will rip goodell apart in the media but pat him on the back in private for keeping the money flowing.
money power respect
beans and rice
I don't know why anyone thought this would end any other way, honestly.
And if they couldn't bare to embarrass themselves any further the NFL is appealing the judges ruling
Here's a hint Goodell...you have nothing to win here and everything to lose. Let this one die. He's running the NFL like Snyder runs the Skins
The funny thing is now this has nothing to do with air in footballs and everything to do with power. And it's a battle that the NFL created and didn't really have to exist. Mismanaged from start to finish.
Quote from: MDS on September 03, 2015, 11:36:52 AM
Quote from: SD on September 03, 2015, 11:17:22 AM
Still not sure why they don't have minor league teams that play in small towns sort of like the NHL does. They'd expand their product and instead of having a practice squad teams could just have call ups.
ive thought about this, too. essentially it wouldnt make (enough) money and would look small time and low rent.
youd either be playing at converted minor league baseball stadiums, college stadiums or high school stadiums. the games would be in the middle of the week, generally when its cold out. attendance would be an issue (baseball = summer; hockey = indoors). it costs a ton of money to start up teams, especially football. youd need a facility. you need coaching staffs. it would also take away from the power teams have over players, since there would be a fallback minor league for them to go to if they cant cut it.
it makes sense, id like to see it, but it aint happening.
It would never work. When would these teams play? Friday nights? Good luck in smalltown USA getting the Uncle Ricos of the world to ditch the local HS game.
Saturday? NFL ain't trying to step on the NCAA toes. They have a good thing going with each other already. Definitely not going to play on Sunday, Monday, or Thursday. NFL would be cutting into its own viewership.
That leaves Tuesday and Wednesday. Gotta be night time games to maximize your audience, but people are tired on Tuesday from staying up watching MNF. So Wed. That's it. That's your 1 day of minor league football.....which would be totally unwatchable because it's practice squad guys vs practice squad guys. And you'd have to seriously alter the rules to eliminate a lot of the injury risk. Ain't no one trying to blow out their knee or risk head trauma for $50k a year. So now they basically play flag football. Yawn. I'd rather watch Grey's Anatomy with my squaw.
Wednesday nights would be perfect. People want more football. You associate an NFL team with developmental players and you open up a whole new market. Think XFL but there's already a built in audience.
College is the developmental league.
really training camp and practice squads are the developmental league...nfl rosters are so big that if you cant make one out of college after going thru camp the chances of ever making the league are slim to none
semi pro football is where these guys are at if you really wanna see them
dont be mad UPS is hiring
Quote from: Zanshin on September 03, 2015, 02:30:18 PM
College is the developmental league.
Pretty much.
Tebow on some sort of minor league roster would be bananas though. Can you imagine the ticket sales for some schlub team in Omaha or Birmingham?
Quote from: SD on September 03, 2015, 01:57:04 PM
Wednesday nights would be perfect. People want more football. You associate an NFL team with developmental players and you open up a whole new market. Think XFL but there's already a built in audience.
i know what youre saying....if you put the games tuesday/wednesday with some national DHs and air the games locally (like on csn) they would do well.
but nobody would go. its 20 degrees outside on a november wednesday night. nobody is going to watch a bunch of crappy has-been and never will bees. there would be no atmosphere for the games, it wouldnt be a good tv product. it wouldnt work.
the games would have to be either be at the team facility or stadium. the nfl isnt putting its games at some minor league or high school field.
Isn't the Arena League still a thing? That's where I go when I really need a fix of players who aren't good enough for even the shteintiest NFL teams.
Other than the NFL printing money, which it would still do if any one of us fine gents were in Rog's spot, what has Goodell NOT farged up?
Every big disciplinary thing he's touched has been a joke
He's allowing the penalties to become a hindrance
He gets paid upwards of $40M and he keeps tripping over his own feet
pay college players
stop pretending that the players on the team go to school; the school is just their sponsor
they don't even have to be college aged
make cfb a tiered promotion/relegation system
end the exploitation system instead of creating worthless new leagues
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 03, 2015, 05:43:33 PM
Other than the NFL printing money, which it would still do if any one of us fine gents were in Rog's spot, what has Goodell NOT farged up?
Every big disciplinary thing he's touched has been a joke
He's allowing the penalties to become a hindrance
He gets paid upwards of $40M and he keeps tripping over his own feet
He takes all of the public abuse so that the owners can count their money in relative obscurity. Basically, he's the sacrificial lamb and the owners pay him about 40mil a year to absorb every bullet fired in their direction. He's the shield in front of "the shield."
I'd do that for $40m too. Oh you're criticizing me? Can't hear you bc of these hundos I have stuffed in my ears.
On another note the rugby dood for the Niners is fun to watch
How did Brett Hundley make it thru five rounds?
Bills cut Geno's abuser
Did they bring him in just to high five him?
Titans traded Andy Levitre to the Falcons for a 2016 6th and conditional 2017 pick
Niners released Darnell Dockett
ATL needed good OL that's a good move for them
Wonder who picks up Dockett?
the niners gave Dockett 2 million guarenteed and still cut him. he has to be done or it was one of the dumbest moves in the history of the league
throwing 2 million away wouldnt even crack the top 1000 dumbest moves
the niners make 2 bills in each section of seats on the 100 level where douchebag sillicon valley funholes drive in on their vegetable oil powered cars and take selfies with their brand new iphone 35 while getting away from their 6 figure job writing code for an app that nobodys ever heard of and never will hear of
jesus christ shut up
Uh ohhhhh Big Rog is gonna have his gavel taken away
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2015/09/04/nfl-owners-to-discuss-changing-roger-goodells-role-in-disciplinary-process/
Fred Jackson to Seattle....1-yr deal
Houston released last year's 3rd-rd pick Louis Nix III (former Notre Dame NT). Never played for them
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 04, 2015, 02:40:07 PM
Wonder who picks up Dockett?
If previous SF activity is any indicator, the cops most likely.
lol
A tldr article from ESPN on how Spygate was a lot worse than previously reported and Goodell tried to cover it up because Kraft was one of his biggest supporters, and the Deflategate punishment was a way to get back on the good side of owners that stopped trusting him
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/13533995/split-nfl-new-england-patriots-apart
CONSPIRACY
Anyone else think spygate cost the birds a Superbowl? Sort of ironic how the game turned dramatically after the first half. Jus throwing it out there.
igs
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 08, 2015, 10:37:44 AM
A tldr article from ESPN on how Spygate was a lot worse than previously reported and Goodell tried to cover it up because Kraft was one of his biggest supporters, and the Deflategate punishment was a way to get back on the good side of owners that stopped trusting him
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/13533995/split-nfl-new-england-patriots-apart
Well then...
http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2015/9/8/9275899/patriots-spygate-eagles-super-bowl-xxix-nfl-espn-report-deflategate-roger-goodell
if destroying the evidence wasn't an indicator as to how serious spygate was i'm not sure what else could convince people.
Even if it were undoubtedly proven the Pats cheated.....like if Belichick admitted to stealing signals or playbooks or having a farging satellite honed in on the Eagles huddle and getting the live play calls.....does it really farging matter at this point? It's been a decade. Even had the Eagles won, the thrill of that would have worn off by now.
cant bring myself to care or get mad because that human bitch mcnabb wouldve just failed anyway
the best part about it is Simmons' tantrum on twitter
Simmons melting down is funny.
The piece in there about a low level staffer going into the visiting locker room and stealing the scripted plays is insane!
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 08, 2015, 11:38:19 AM
Even if it were undoubtedly proven the Pats cheated.....like if Belichick admitted to stealing signals or playbooks or having a farging satellite honed in on the Eagles huddle and getting the live play calls.....does it really farging matter at this point? It's been a decade. Even had the Eagles won, the thrill of that would have worn off by now.
And mds/igy would have found a way to discredit the win
Andy Reid moved Eric Fisher to RT
Could Lane Johnson be the best OL of that 2013 draft?
Joeckel hasn't shown much.
Cooper and Warmack haven't opened eyes.
Pugh isn't playing well.
Frederick has been really good for Dallas...especially since everyone thought he was a reach.
Fluker is good but I think they kicked him inside to OG?
Kyle Long has been pretty good
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 08, 2015, 11:38:19 AM
Even if it were undoubtedly proven the Pats cheated.....like if Belichick admitted to stealing signals or playbooks or having a farging satellite honed in on the Eagles huddle and getting the live play calls.....does it really farging matter at this point? It's been a decade. Even had the Eagles won, the thrill of that would have worn off by now.
it doesnt matter unless you are a sore loser also lane johnson is the best OT EVER not from his draft class
Ok Mr Pro Personnel Director (or is that lil guy and you're the GM?) tell me who the best OL in the 2013 class is?
I don't think there's anything wrong in asking the question. And I'm glad he's developed because I wasn't a fan of the pick.
He's in the conversation. Ask again in a couple years when we have more info. Can't judge that after two seasons unless someone was clearly dominating.
Right now I'd probably put Lane and Warmack as the best first rounders, but Larry Warford, Ricky Wagner, and Frederick have shown at least as much as any of the early picks IMHO.
Yeah contrary to the belief of Mssrs lil guy and igy I'm not anointing him best. But after seeing Reid flipped Fisher it got me thinking.
I'd say Frederick is the most surprising of the draft.
Cooper the biggest bust
Dareus got $60M guaranteed from the Bills.
Wowsa.
Fletcher's cox just got hard
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COjPEAIXAAAZk94.jpg)
hmm
Fleets don't fail me now?
Quote from: Rome on September 10, 2015, 12:50:01 PM
Fleets don't fail me now?
:-D :-D you have me cryan over here.
Kuechly is now the highest paid LB in NFL history. 5 years $62 million deal
Raiders signed Aldon Smith to a 1-yr deal
Al Davis' rotting corpse just cracked a smile.
TY Hilton is out for a couple weeks with a knee injury
T-Sizzle with the torn achizzle...donezo
Arizona's field looked like some sandlot shtein...awful.
Houston's field is awful too.
But hey - keep on taking that public money to build stadiums, owners.
Soldier Field looked noticeably bad today too.
I'm also hating the gold 50 yard markers.
ive always been amazed going back to their college days how much demarco murray and mcfadden look like the same runner
its nice that neither team looks good but man is this brutal to watch
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 13, 2015, 09:30:55 PM
ive always been amazed going back to their college days how much demarco murray and mcfadden look like the same runner
Mcfadden is clearly the most talented RB on Dallas's roster but their offense is so bad right now without Murray it's not even funny. Murray is an elite RB top 5 no question about it. O line this and that it's all bullshtein.
im not talking about who is better im talking about they look the same...i would never intimate that a player on dallas was as good as a player on the eagles
Dallas is just handing the game to the Giants.
Hilarious.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 13, 2015, 09:52:15 PM
im not talking about who is better im talking about they look the same...i would never intimate that a player on dallas was as good as a player on the eagles
They're approximately the same height and weight but ones a finesse back who avoids contact at all costs and ones a power back who doesn't. Their running styles couldn't be more different.
they have the same body and they both run upright making them look the same but good lookin on the scouting reports...duly noted...although McFadden hardly avoids contact he just can't take it without getting hurt...in fact he probably should avoid contact...the reason both have been hurt as much as they have is because they both run upright and to contact
go back and watch mcfaddens first carry from last night to see a perfect illustration as to how he looks for contact
superbowls arent the only thing the eagles finish last in the nfce in...
forbes most valuable franchises for 2015
1. dallas - 4.5
2. new england - 3.2
3. washington - 2.85
4. nyg - 2.8
5. san fran - 2.7
6. nyj - 2.6
7. houston - 2.5
8. chicago - 2.45
9. birds - 2.4
the value stuff is nonsense
if the eagles and washington both went on the open market right now id bet the eagles go for more. on any level obviously they cant compete with the giants and dalls
MM with perfect QB rating on Sunday. Granted Tampa Bay is one notch above a JUCO, still damn impressive. He gets Cleveland at home next. 2 in a row?
Christian Okoye football life just aired, it's pretty good. He's one of my favorite non Philly athletes ever.
Niners fans getting pummeled outside a Buffalo Wild Wings. There are too many jokes to make about this video so I'll abstain
http://deadspin.com/49ers-fans-start-brawl-outside-of-buffalo-wild-wings-g-1732021624?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
@mchappell51: Pagano on Luck and #colts leaky O-line: 'Been the case for 3 years now, has it not? Should be more than comfortable dealing with (it).'
Whoaaaa nelly! That's a nice shot from Pagano to Grigson
j
pagano/grigson or chip
for some reason j has a huge MOCK boner for grigson....he goes way out of his way to rip him a hundred times more than he does chip
I do?
I don't recall overly mocking him. Hell I thought he was a good hire for them if I remember right.
In his defense, IGY always pictures you with a huge boner.
Quote from: Zanshin on September 22, 2015, 04:04:49 PM
In his defense, IGY always pictures you with a huge boner.
go big or go home, yamean ?
Quote from: Zanshin on September 22, 2015, 04:04:49 PM
In his defense, IGY always pictures you with a huge boner.
lolol
Way to make a statement there Kam
Here's a towel to wipe that egg off your face
I just saw the Rodgers mock of Russell Wilson with the thanking god PC. Holy shtein the smirk on his face was priceless.
Quote from: SD on September 24, 2015, 08:45:43 AM
I just saw the Rodgers mock of Russell Wilson with the thanking god PC. Holy shtein the smirk on his face was priceless.
That shtein was hilarious.
Two NFL teams don't have two WRs with 40+ receiving yards
Chiefs
Eagles
Only Maclin and Matthews have 40+ each
How many teams have zero TDs to a WR?
Chiefs, Ravens, and Vikings I think.
Chiefs are working on, what, 18 straight games without a WR catching a td pass?
Yeah it's pretty impressive.
Quote
Adam Schefter
4 mins ·
In 2009, Jags traded 7th + 2nd-rd picks to Patriots for 3rd-rd pick to draft CB Derek Cox. Pats parlayed those 2 picks into Edelman + Gronk.
Not sure anyone ever knows who Edelman is if he goes and plays for the Jags (or virtually any other team) though. Gronk would have still been Gronk.
Big Ben got Kimo Von Oehofled
falcons on the comeback path
Vick in for shteintsburg.
Vick vs Foles
Omg
Julio Jones just may be th best player in the NFL. He and Ryan are just manhandling the rednecks.
Oh oh, MM just throws costly pick and Colts score on next play to take the lead.
Forgot the NFL changed the TV rules and whatnot, was surprised when I saw I'm getting the CHI/SEA game on CBS
Joe Philbin should probably put his house on the market and pack up his office
Falcons are the first team in NFL history to go 3-0 after trailing each game in the 4th qtr
Dolphins CB Brent Grimes' wife was arrested for assault on a po-po and resisting arrest with violence at the game today
^^
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0QvY3zV3WI
so 4-6 weeks of vick in ishburg. :-D
If he plays half decent and the Steelers win a few games with him in there, I'm curious how many of the idiots petitioning to have him removed from the team will change their tune.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 28, 2015, 12:11:44 PM
If he plays half decent and the Steelers win a few games with him in there, I'm curious how many of the idiots petitioning to have him removed from the team will change their tune.
Steelers fans may accept a white rapist, but dammit they draw the line at black dog killer.
Chicago traded Jared Allen to the Panthers for a 6th-rd pick
Chicago is gonna have the first overall pick
They just dealt Jon Bostic to NE too
That's a good deal for the Pats
do they have any guards for sale?
saw an incredible number today
Aaron Rodgers is 25th all time in td passes and 205th in interceptions
He hasn't thrown an interception at home since 2012. In that same period, he's thrown 48 touchdowns.
HOF
i can't stand the steelers but i think i'm rooting for vick to go off tonight.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 01, 2015, 07:14:50 PM
i can't stand the steelers but i think i'm rooting for vick to go off tonight.
I definitely am just so that it pisses off all the haters in Poopsburgh.
Me too...put the Ravens at 0-4 and stick it to the yinzers who hated the signing
Also it's October...time for the stupid pink overload
I can't root against Vick. Really like him and hope he does well.
He also might be better than Bradford even at this point
That's not a high bar to reach.
Just realized Brown's 5/50 streak is in serious jeopardy with Vick in there. Only at 4/25 right now.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on October 01, 2015, 09:39:04 PM
He also might be better than Bradford even at this point
nope
Philbin got sacked.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13814560/miami-dolphins-fire-joe-philbin
so coaches can be fired during the season in the nfl....can gm's?
Yeah, it turns out you can terminate contracts whenever you feel like. This is America, IGY.
http://deadspin.com/fighting-fans-at-texans-game-tumble-down-stairs-1735679094?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Clearly Philly fans. You know because that doesn't happen anywhere else.
qb with the most game winning 4Q drives in the last ten years.....matty ice
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/10/15/sammy-watkins-sounds-off-against-the-bills/
Zip it
QuoteLAS VEGAS — Nevada regulators have ordered daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down, saying they can't operate in the state without a gambling license.
Yeah, I'd expect the same thing if UPS was given the legal authority to shut FedEx down whenever they want.
Laws against gambling seem like a crazy holdover from the Middle Ages to me. You are hereby accused of playing dice with the devil at midnight -- break him on the wheel! shtein's as backwards as the laws against sexual behavior between consenting adults and would seem even more bonkers if we didn't grow up with a world with this idiocy already normalized.
Sure the commercials are annoying as farg, but that's a petty reason to close down an industry.
they should shut it down cause its stupid as shtein and a con
its basically a more fraudulent version of a lottery cept none of the profits are for the public good
at least this one targets middle to upper class white people tho
All of gambling is stupid as shtein and a con.
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 16, 2015, 02:23:37 AM
All of gambling is stupid as shtein and a con.
not true...betting 25 bucks on the result of a real game to win 25 bucks is not a con
betting 5 bucks with the promise of possibly winning a million on a game run by a computer against unknown opponents is a con...its like playing a slot machine which is the ultimate short term con
All these gambling games are set up with a certain expected return to the gambler that is less than 100%. Whether it's due to the programming on a slot machine paying out 98% or the vig going to your bookie, these games are all rigged. I have no problem with it, since it's just another way of paying for entertainment. And you can feasibly set up these cons so that many people will actually come out ahead, at least in the short term. If your con is especially effective, you can get people thinking they are actually good at playing your con.
I don't get the idea that lines, moneylines, moving the lines for teasers, parlays, over/unders etc. are somehow more legitimate for wagering or less nerdy than any other statistics that can be generated by a game. Whether it's the score of a game or how many yards Devonta Freeman runs for, it's just a source of statistics in a game of chance. Different forms of gambling overlay different sets of rules on the things that happen in the game. If you use the official NFL rulebook to determine the winners, a corner bookie's spread, or some nerd's algorithm, it's all the same shtein.
These DFS sites are new and you don't use them. Neither do I. They seem to combine the worst aspects of sports betting and fantasy leagues, both of which I do enjoy. But obviously other people are getting some enjoyment out of using that shtein. I don't see why they should be denied the opportunity.
I enjoyed FanDuel a lot last year. This year has been annoying from baseball to football. But I don't like it being shut down. It does need regulations though.
I'm going gambling this weekend. Over to Louisiana.
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 16, 2015, 03:03:32 AM
All these gambling games are set up with a certain expected return to the gambler that is less than 100%. Whether it's due to the programming on a slot machine paying out 98% or the vig going to your bookie, these games are all rigged. I have no problem with it, since it's just another way of paying for entertainment. And you can feasibly set up these cons so that many people will actually come out ahead, at least in the short term. If your con is especially effective, you can get people thinking they are actually good at playing your con.
I don't get the idea that lines, moneylines, moving the lines for teasers, parlays, over/unders etc. are somehow more legitimate for wagering or less nerdy than any other statistics that can be generated by a game. Whether it's the score of a game or how many yards Devonta Freeman runs for, it's just a source of statistics in a game of chance. Different forms of gambling overlay different sets of rules on the things that happen in the game. If you use the official NFL rulebook to determine the winners, a corner bookie's spread, or some nerd's algorithm, it's all the same shtein.
These DFS sites are new and you don't use them. Neither do I. They seem to combine the worst aspects of sports betting and fantasy leagues, both of which I do enjoy. But obviously other people are getting some enjoyment out of using that shtein. I don't see why they should be denied the opportunity.
unless you believe the games themselves are rigged there is no comparison between betting to win a predetermined amount of money on the result of an actual game without having to beat other "people" and betting to win the promise of ten of thousands or even millions of dollars against completely unknown opponenets in a game run by a computer
and i have absolutely no problem with people being able to spend their entertainment dollars on whatever they want....whether its a con or not...i admit on a selfish level i hate all fantasy football stuff because its gotten to the point where the noise surrounding fantasy has become almost as loud as the strategy and the result of the games themselves but if people get off on that stuff go for it...so yeah on that level i wish it would all die so i dont have to ever walk thru the parking lot after an eagles game again and over hear someone say "well at least dez bryant had three touchdowns" or having to see them looking at their phones and talking about how their fantasy team is doing but in a general sense no i dont think people should be denied the opportunity to play....like i said at least its not like the lottery and targets the people in society who can least afford to play
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 16, 2015, 07:08:03 AM
I enjoyed FanDuel a lot last year. This year has been annoying from baseball to football.
so you just haven;t won this year or something has changed?
The only thing I really hate about Fan Duel, Draft Kings, etc, is the fact that I didn't think if it first.
I'm in two different $1 league this weekend that will payout a total of $200,000 each. Each league can have up to 229,885 entries. According to math, that means that if the league maxes out on entries, Fan Duel will make $29,885 in profit from each contest. What a great racket.
And I don't consider it (or any form of fantasy sports) to be gambling. The "house" doesn't set the odds and they can't rig a game in their favor. It's not like a slot machine that never pays out, yet people keep dumping money into it. They (FD/DK) pay the winners of each contest. There is no house to beat.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 16, 2015, 11:15:28 AM
And I don't consider it (or any form of fantasy sports) to be gambling. The "house" doesn't set the odds and they can't rig a game in their favor. It's not like a slot machine that never pays out, yet people keep dumping money into it. They (FD/DK) pay the winners of each contest. There is no house to beat.
They easily can by leaving slots open or whatever and inserting ringers or entering lineups then editing them as the games go on. I've seen them accused of this countless times. They're not regulated like gambling and I don't even know if they'd be breaking any laws. People with money do shady shtein to save money.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 16, 2015, 11:15:28 AM
And I don't consider it (or any form of fantasy sports) to be gambling. The "house" doesn't set the odds and they can't rig a game in their favor. It's not like a slot machine that never pays out, yet people keep dumping money into it. They (FD/DK) pay the winners of each contest. There is no house to beat.
this is a joke right?...no one has any idea who is behind any of the entries or who the winners are...you dont know what peoples lineups are either when the games start
as i said in the DF thread a few weeks ago the only way to be sure it isnt rigged is if you got paid by how many pts your individual team scored....theres a reason why they pay by where you finish
I'm sure draft kings and fan duel are on the up & up. :-D
I thought that once the games start and lineups are locked, they become visible. This week is the 1st I've played it since 2013, so maybe I'm misremembering, but I'm pretty sure that's how it worked.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 16, 2015, 12:19:06 PM
I thought that once the games start and lineups are locked, they become visible. This week is the 1st I've played it since 2013, so maybe I'm misremembering, but I'm pretty sure that's how it worked.
The tourneys with 250,000 people playing they only need to sneak a few in either with insider knowledge or just edit them as they go..heck they can even change the team name too. Have you ever looked at another persons lineup except if you were winning money and a few spots below they had players to go? Impossible for any one person to keep a track of every single lineup entered.
Good points. For a company that stands to make nearly $30k in profit just from 1 single league, I never really gave a thought that they may tamper with the rosters themselves. Never underestimate one's greed.
So, if any or all of this is happening, I still say it's not gambling, now you're just being stupid. Turns out I'm going to be stupid with 3 of my dollars this weekend.
But if the system operates the way its intended/presented to operate, it's still one hell of a money making scheme.
I don't get why IGY keeps harping on the "it's run by a computer" thing. Does he think it's literally like slots where you get assigned random players? Would it make it somehow 'better' if people were just counting players stats by pencil and paper?
Quote from: phattymatty on October 16, 2015, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 16, 2015, 07:08:03 AM
I enjoyed FanDuel a lot last year. This year has been annoying from baseball to football.
so you just haven;t won this year or something has changed?
I was up like $100 in baseball when I got frustrated with it
Football I'm up a whopping $32
I haven't played as much this year as last. Last year I was doing playoff baseball and college football and NFL.
This weekend I'll probably play about $35-40 worth. One $25 entry and a couple $5's
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 16, 2015, 11:45:27 AM
as i said in the DF thread a few weeks ago the only way to be sure it isnt rigged is if you got paid by how many pts your individual team scored....theres a reason why they pay by where you finish
Just saw this quote...what? Where you finish is dependent upon how many pts your individual team scored...
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 16, 2015, 01:37:04 PM
Good points. For a company that stands to make nearly $30k in profit just from 1 single league, I never really gave a thought that they may tamper with the rosters themselves. Never underestimate one's greed.
So, if any or all of this is happening, I still say it's not gambling, now you're just being stupid. Turns out I'm going to be stupid with 3 of my dollars this weekend.
But if the system operates the way its intended/presented to operate, it's still one hell of a money making scheme.
Yeah if that shtein is going on, and I tend to lean towards it is, it's pretty zesty.
However, if you're still looking to make your own, that type of scandal could take those two sites down and open the door for new daily fantasy league providers.....Find a coder to build the website and I am IN.
Also, they make money on those guarenteed tourny's IF they fill up. A few of them don't fill up so they end up paying out more than the buy ins bring in. Doesn't seem to happen too often though.
Quote from: Munson on October 16, 2015, 03:18:42 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 16, 2015, 11:45:27 AM
as i said in the DF thread a few weeks ago the only way to be sure it isnt rigged is if you got paid by how many pts your individual team scored....theres a reason why they pay by where you finish
Just saw this quote...what? Where you finish is dependent upon how many pts your individual team scored...
and how many points the other teams scored. even the computer generated teams made after the fact. :paranoid
Quote from: Munson on October 16, 2015, 03:21:37 PM
However, if you're still looking to make your own, that type of scandal could take those two sites down and open the door for new daily fantasy league providers.....Find a coder to build the website and I am IN.
Haha....if it were only that easy. I can't even imagine the cost of finding a host server big enough and stable enough to maintain that. Not to mention the cost of security since you're taking people's financial info. Gotta imagine there's a pricey insurance policy as well incase of a security breach.
QuoteAlso, they make money on those guarenteed tourny's IF they fill up. A few of them don't fill up so they end up paying out more than the buy ins bring in. Doesn't seem to happen too often though.
Yeah, they may lose a couple grand here or there on individual leagues, but the profit they make off of the leagues that fill up is just insane and more than enough to cover the losses. I'm sure they've done their research and track the # entries they get from week to week and only open up the # of leagues that they expect to fill...or mostly fill.
Big Ben out again on Sunday. I thought it seemed ridiculously early for him to come back from having his knee blown up, but he's not really a human being so I guess it was possible. After winning the Super Bowl he had his head caved in during a motorcycle accident and was out for like one week.
See a lot of fans mentioning that stadium people make them sit down
http://deadspin.com/lions-superfan-posts-amazing-video-after-being-ejected-1737241637?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Burn baby burn
Thomas Davis on Jimmy Graham: "He's probably one of those guys who is excited about his production and not worried about his team losing."
Deandre Hopkins is the first WR in history to have three conscutive games of 9+ recs 145+ yds
Brandon Marshall is the first Jet since 1968 to have four consecutive 100yd games
In a historical context today's passing/receiving stats mean nothing
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/which-nfl-team-are-you-stuck-watching-every-sunday/
Some cool maps from FiveThirtyEight on who's seeing what games.
Fred Jackson and Marshawn drag racing?
http://m.tmz.com/#article/2015/10/20/marshawn-lynch-drag-race-fred-jackson/
Trying to be like Bobby Phills or what?!
Tmz gonna tmz
Apparently not drag racing
Jags have won 10 games in the five years since Del Rio was fired
Damn
Holy shtein! That is unreal. Why do they have a franchise again? zesty stadium, no fan base. Move already.
After watching this video, I'm pretty sure Ray Lewis killed a dude.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:13940003
Rae Carruth is a turd.
http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/01/07/si-60-the-boy-they-couldnt-kill-rae-carruth-son
bravo to that kid, what a testimony to his character.
Mallet missed the team charter and had to fly commercial to Miami
Damn dude get an alarm clock
yea ill bet thats it
Oh ok. Thanks for your input.
Detroits new OC is named Jim Bob Cooter?!?
He used to go by James Robert, but the government made him change it. Too many people were being put on watch lists after searching for JR Cooter.
That is the most redneck name ever...like you wanna yell yeeeehaw after saying his name
wow what a great hit
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 26, 2015, 08:54:46 PM
That is the most redneck name ever...like you wanna yell yeeeehaw after saying his name
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XAMlrjFDL-Y/Sb2XOhjAvBI/AAAAAAAACOE/ndwxsBRJBSw/s400/cooter.jpg)
If he walks into a store on Eight Mile and says his name I think people would just stare at him
Ryan Mallett released by the Texans. Get?
Should I drive over to his place and wake him up to tell him he got cut?
Every patriots DB would start at receiver for the eagles
In addition to Vinny Curry other names reported available via trade
Paul Kruger
Barkevious Mingo
Joe Thomas
Alex Mack
Vernon Davis
Joe Staley
Not that I believe this but if true why would two solid LTs be on the block?
Why not? The Browns and 49ers aren't getting anything out of having good OTs eating up a bunch of money while they protect trash QBs. Those teams have a million other needs. And the Browns at least seem to give up a million sacks even with Thomas.
Nice start to the coordinator career of Jim Bob Cooter.
i had no idea the chiefs gave up the home game for todays london game.....that's crazy with their fanbase
It's to the point now, as a HC, if your team is scheduled to play in London you're probably in danger of being fired.
Caldwell was an awful hire in the first place
Luck has been playing with busted ribs too
No wonder he's been so zesty
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 01, 2015, 12:45:03 PM
i had no idea the chiefs gave up the home game for todays london game.....that's crazy with their fanbase
Eventually they're all going to have to give one up, sadly.
my 0-7 fantasy team is playing a 7-0 fantasy team.....to pull off the miracle i need willie snead to score touchdowns
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 01, 2015, 12:45:03 PM
i had no idea the chiefs gave up the home game for todays london game.....that's crazy with their fanbase
Clark Hunt is the head of the NFL's international committee.
Eagles will probably be sent over there as an away team soon. They are one of a shrinking handful of teams that hasn't taken the bullet yet.
i think theyre the only ones
they wont give up a home game, but next year's game at cinci is a possibility. if they play the rams, that could be it, too. the nfl wants to go to germany and mexico next year, too.
only 20 of the 32 teams have played there...i had no idea how many games theres been....i would have said todays game was the third or fourth....theres been like 15
miami - 3
jax - 3
pats - 2
bucs - 2
niners - 2
lions 2
are the multiples
i could swear i was something years ago that said the eagles and bills were the only teams to never go there
Yeah they started the series there in 2007
Quote from: MDS on November 01, 2015, 01:46:01 PM
if they play the rams, that could be it, too.
I'd be shocked if all 8 of their home games weren't in Los Angeles.
Quote from: MDS on November 01, 2015, 01:55:17 PM
i could swear i was something years ago that said the eagles and bills were the only teams to never go there
bills have played there...but i think it was last year or this year
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 01, 2015, 02:04:45 PM
Quote from: MDS on November 01, 2015, 01:55:17 PM
i could swear i was something years ago that said the eagles and bills were the only teams to never go there
bills have played there...but i think it was last year or this year
this year....the thing i was saw was a few years ago
Leveon Bell going on IR tomorrow
The International Series that started in 2007, yeah only 20 of the 32 have participated, with the exceptions being the Eagles, Redskins, Cardinals, Ravens, Panthers, Bengals, Browns, Packers, Texans, Colts, Seahawks and Titans
There was also a 20-year period (1986-2005) where the league did the American Bowl matchups during the preseason, and the Eagles were involved in three of those:
1989 - London vs Browns
1991 - London vs Bills
1993 - Tokyo vs Saints
26 teams participated in that, with the exceptions being the Cardinals, Ravens, Panthers, Bengals, Texans and Jaguars. With Arizona doing a game in Mexico a few years back, that means four teams (3 "expansion" and Cincy) haven't gone international yet (including the Bills Toronto series)
QuoteKen Whisenhunt is 1-20 as #Titans coach when he has less than 8 months to prepare for a game.
Week 11 changes:
KC/SD = gone from SNF, moved up to 4pm CBS
CIN/AZ = the new SNF
GB/MIN = moved to 4:25 to be the new primary DH game (SF/SEA will be the alternate now)
its not an alternate, easy. its just another game. theres no such thing as an alternate.
2 games, main and alternate. Should I have used "primary" and "secondary" instead? Teach me how words work, Mr. Newspaper
lil guy is just salty you posted some scheduling shtein before he did....he lives for it as much as you
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 02, 2015, 04:56:36 PM
2 games, main and alternate. Should I have used "primary" and "secondary" instead? Teach me how words work, Mr. Newspaper
Big Ed from the top rope!
lil guy got smoked
QuoteAdam Schefter
Here we go: 49ers trading TE Vernon Davis to Denver for 6th- and 7th-round picks this year, and a 6th-round pick in 2017, sources tell ESPN
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 02, 2015, 04:56:36 PM
2 games, main and alternate. Should I have used "primary" and "secondary" instead? Teach me how words work, Mr. Newspaper
sometimes there are 3 games at 425 and sometimes there is 1 game...there is no name for it. its just "another game on at the same time."
lil guy is just salty you posted some scheduling shtein before he did....he lives for it as much as younah i just like schoolin easy, but i do love this stuff i do not deny that
One other change: week 10, CHI/STL moves from FOX to CBS
That Davis trade is pretty good for Denver if he has anything left
Yeah it's a good deal. He fell off in SF because of Kap and that offense
Reports out that Kap has been benched for Gabbert
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 02, 2015, 10:19:07 PM
Reports out that Kap has been benched for Gabbert
Remember like 2 years ago when Eagles fans were losing their shtein over a report that the Eagles almost, but didn't trade for him? He simply hasn't gotten better over the years. He keeps getting worse, actually.
hes regressed but that Niner franchise is a sunken ship. It's not even sinking. It's nestled along the ocean floor.
With that said I'd buy low on him and see if he can excel in Chips system
Hard pass. Even Johnny Football has a brighter future in this league than Kap.
kurt coleman is all pro tonight.
yea chip's system has done wonders for bradford
Bradfords problem is Bradford
if only the head coach didnt trade for him
I know.
Fatal error.
freaks that were propelling last night
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/02/protesters-unveil-sign-rappel-from-upper-deck-during-panthers-game/
Whisenhunt fired. Maybe Chip reunites with Mariota afterall.
maybe you get voted man of the year by a feminist group
id trade chip for their one in the offseason in a heartbeat
So, rumors of Mariota to Philly for their draft in...
Cleveland was set to trade Thomas to Denver until the Browns asked for a 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounder
https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/662438402919284736
Hmmmmm no sir.
you dont like those?...they are amazing
I like the helmets
Maybe I'll like it more when I see it on the field
NFL is gonna have TNF games with both squads in solid colors
https://twitter.com/sportscenter/status/662465424924258304
Yep now that I see it for real I like it much better
Mariota is the first rookie to ever have two 4TD and 0INT games in history
in all of history? amazing.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 08, 2015, 08:07:12 PM
in all of history? amazing.
Just in the NFL. Charlemagne did it back in 765.
https://vine.co/v/elWlblQwIBB
Quote from: General_Failure on November 08, 2015, 08:15:40 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on November 08, 2015, 08:07:12 PM
in all of history? amazing.
Just in the NFL. Charlemagne did it back in 765.
:cfhead :cfhead :cfhead :cfhead :cfhead
You're on a roll Big Brother.
Quote from: General_Failure on November 08, 2015, 08:15:40 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on November 08, 2015, 08:07:12 PM
in all of history? amazing.
Just in the NFL. Charlemagne did it back in 765.
That was '67. Genghis Khan also did it in his rookie campaign and ran for 5 TDs as well, plus that was a strike shortened year (though in fairness the TD rushes were from on top of an elephant).
You guys don't know how hard it is to not go all history nerd on you. :paranoid
Hey man, I googled it. You can't argue with the google.
Welker to the Rams eh?
Wonder how much he has left
I thought he was dead.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 09, 2015, 10:55:09 PM
Wonder how much he has left
they just picked him up off the street....TONS LEFT!
I heard he got a concussion as he nodded yes to the contract terms.
Luck out 2-6wks with a lacerated kidney and abdominal injury
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 10, 2015, 03:10:24 PM
Luck out 2-6wks with a lacerated kidney and abdominal injury
Somehow I don't think this affects the AFC playoff picture whatsoever.
Eddie Lacy got demoted to backup for being a fat piece of shtein.
nice, gotta check in with my buddy who is a packers fan and said lacy was going to run rough shot on the league. seems the buffet table is the only thing he did that with.
https://twitter.com/mattj_onnfl/status/666018087724912641
Rodgers calling out some fan for prejudiced remarks during the moment of silence
Emmanuel Sanders just got got.
Hate to say it, but I think you can blame Manning's noodle arm on that one. He just can't put anything on his throws and they take so long to get to the receiver that it gives defenders time to tee up on guys right as the ball gets there.
And he just threw another pick. They ruled it incomplete, but if Reid challenges he might actually won this.
Edelman broke his foot
I didn't realize that Vinatieri has been gone from NE and Gostkowski a Patriot for 10 years now.
The outrage over Cam dancing is stupid
But I'm not shocked to see the people ripping him. Don't see people ripping Gronk, Palmer, Rodgers etc
I'm guessing from your choice of other offenders you're suggesting people especially hate Newton because of skin pigment. I'm sure it's clearly that and not recognizing an icehole when you see one.
A lot of it I've seen people certainly insinuating it's a color thing
Then again I have no problem with pimping homers so an NFL dude dancing doesn't register on my meter unless they're dancing in the middle of the field after a play and they need to be lined up to spike the ball
Rob Ryan fired
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 16, 2015, 06:46:54 PM
The outrage over Cam dancing is stupid
But I'm not shocked to see the people ripping him. Don't see people ripping Gronk, Palmer, Rodgers etc
Wait a sec... if there's a video of Carson Palmer doing the dab I want to see it.
Lol not even close but him doing to "suck it" to Seahawks fans last night was funny
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 16, 2015, 07:20:46 PM
A lot of it I've seen people certainly insinuating it's a color thing
Then again I have no problem with pimping homers so an NFL dude dancing doesn't register on my meter unless they're dancing in the middle of the field after a play and they need to be lined up to spike the ball
i dont have a problem with cam dancing i have a problem with how hes dancing
by all means pimp and do that shtein...but jesus hes such a bitch and looks like a farging queen. i want him to be knocked out.
Quote from: QB Eagles on November 16, 2015, 08:10:51 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 16, 2015, 06:46:54 PM
The outrage over Cam dancing is stupid
But I'm not shocked to see the people ripping him. Don't see people ripping Gronk, Palmer, Rodgers etc
Wait a sec... if there's a video of Carson Palmer doing the dab I want to see it.
he meant Drew Stanton
I forgot to include him
His dance cracks me up
Palmer giving the Seattlr fans the suck it was cool too
I didn't know people think Cam is an icehole. He's probably my favorite player in the league.
seems to me its more the other players....hes always beefin with someone on the field it seems....than it is fans
Quote from: phattymatty on November 17, 2015, 03:21:20 PM
I didn't know people think Cam is an icehole. He's probably my favorite player in the league.
He seems corny but not DMac or Andy Dalton level corny. Like he's just kind of awkward. JJ Watt has a similar thing going on.
I agree with igy on this one, if the Titans didn't make the dance an issue I don't think it makes the news. I can't imagine any reason a fan would care about his rather normal TD celebration in the slightest.
i guess you didn't read that letter to the editor from a mom in Tennessee, it's a beauty
Post it a link so I can see this please
Seriously someone wrote a letter to the farging editor about Cam dancing?!
That's nothing, I heard someone got paid to film it.
Quote from: SunMo on November 17, 2015, 05:07:46 PM
i guess you didn't read that letter to the editor from a mom in Tennessee, it's a beauty
I like the part near the end when she's talking about her shteiny kid asking why Cam is thrusting his hips and being mean, so she directed the kids attention to the cheerleaders.
That had to have published that so people could laugh at its absurdity
Ya think?
cam's a clown.
Andy Dalton suffers from Sandy vag... Nothing else could explain his crying over watts comments.
Compensatory picks can be traded now
Kaepernick to IR
Next time he's on the field will it be in an Eagles uniform?
Seems like if the Eagles were interested in what Kap has to offer at this point, they'd just re-sign Tebow and get the same skillset and more familiarity with the Eagles offense.
Flacco tore his ACL and MCL. Guess who just jumped to the top of Chip's wishlist?
Gates to Rivers on the sideline
"I'll beat your ass"
so dallas gets their all pro qb back and wins easily at the team who raped the linc last week
Next week's Panthers/Saints game was moved to 4:25 to go against Eagles/Patriots (and might be the new primary at this point), and Bengals/Browns was flexed to FOX to replace its 1:00 spot
Pats have had fifteen straight winning seasons
And now have scored in 36 straight quarters
Since 2002 Pats are 74-0 at home when leading at the half
Seeing reports on the Twitter that Stedman Bailey has been shot in the head
Mike Silver reporting he was shot in south Florida and that amazingly the wound isn't life threatening
concussion protocol?
was sitting in a car with three others and someone opened fire. Driver's in bad shape
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 25, 2015, 12:59:35 AM
was sitting in a car with three others and someone opened fire. Driver's in bad shape
I'm hearing the driver was his cousin and the other two were kids.
Going to be some story behind this shtein.
The current description of his condition is "critical but stable."
Quote from: Eagaholic on November 25, 2015, 12:51:18 AM
concussion protocol?
I laughed very inappropriately at this.
Johnny Football makes this Browns fan (http://deadspin.com/crying-browns-fan-gets-real-emotional-over-johnny-manzi-1744619407?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow) really sad.
Between that dude and the guy crying about Matt Harvey wtf is wrong with people
The broken record of lousy officiating continues
Quintin Dial's "roughing" call on a perfectly legit sack is the latest.
The shoddy officiating has become a daily mentions for mainstream media and commentators and you have to wonder when the tipping point is for the NFL to make a change to how they officiate a ballgame.
This takes away from the enjoyment
Lolol and Timmons pushed Russell Wilson while still inbounds and gets flagged bc Wilson jukes it a bit and then takes out people on the sidelines
Come on
doesnt get better than this pittsburgh seattle game right now....two sb winning qb's...two great organizations...going blow for blow back n forth in an incredible atmosphere
I'm sick.
I'm on PIT
And...I had Baldwin in fanduel and dropped him this morning.
Holy crap this is one hell of a game.
Not going the Baldwin fantasy road, OK , I did play him.
Ben is going to be in a wheel chair come January
Jim Nantz has become quite the know it all.
So how is chancellor's int an int when he didn't maintain control?
Jesus Christ no one knows what a simple catch it
torn patellar tendon for Graham, done for the year
week 14 -- NE/HOU flexed to SNF, replacing SEA/BAL
Gronk either broke a shin bone or tore a ligament.
Gronkowski is hurt pretty bad
Never seen him writhing around like that
Leg injury
Collinsworth is a gem. The Patriot apologist. Shut up.
Nice clutch D there Donkeys.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 29, 2015, 07:55:56 PM
So how is chancellor's int an int when he didn't maintain control?
Jesus Christ no one knows what a simple catch it
We were just at the park with the dog and ran into a Steelers fan. We were talking about how bad a call it was and how bad offciating has been. This has been an awful year for the officials.
Numerous bad calls again tonight
The only way something happens is if they royally farg up in the super bowl. Like egg on their face embarrassingly bad call.
They're bound to find one decent set of officials by the super bowl. You'll almost certainly see some bad calls in the playoffs, though.
Their best one was Steratore and he farged up big already this year
Pretty bad we have to root for some chaotic awful shtein to get it fixed
Embrace the anarchy, Phreak. The ulcers will go away.
But I've grown fond of them and even named them!
people need to stop complaining about the officiating, you aren't going to stop watching....EVER. the nfl knows this about you and 20 million other people so there is no motivation to change it. it's a game that moves faster than ever with 22 world class athletes flying around and 7 officials to keep track of it all. shtein is gonna get farged up. in fact, i'm amazed they get as much right as they do.
and people loved the steelers/seattle game yesterday and that type of game is exactly what the nfl wants and that's why the touchy defensive penalties exist. it's the long term effect they are looking for and it's happening the way they want it to.
You stop complaining about people complaining!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 29, 2015, 07:55:56 PM
So how is chancellor's int an int when he didn't maintain control?
Jesus Christ no one knows what a simple catch it
i can't for the life of me see how it wasn't a catch. dude caught it. elbow hit the ground, still had it. 5 seconds later brown rips it out after they both roll out of bounds.
i thought it was funny how they brought mike whats his face on, the referee expert dude, and he got both calls obviously completely wrong. the announcers went silent like what is this guy thinking.
In theory you're right..it should be a catch. So should many of the ones that they don't call catches...like the one they overturned that Bryant made where they showed it bobbled by a millimeter
that seemed pretty easy to me too. he had one foot down, bobbled it, then one foot out.
i mean yeah without replay that would be a catch but that's kind of the point.
He had both feet in...and the bobble was only noticeable when in slow-mo.
so if it's a fast bobble it doesn't count?
It wasn't even really a bobble...it moved while still in his hands.
So are you saying you're cool with the way catches and non-catches are called?
i only saw this game plus the eagles this week so i don't even know what that means, but the two in particular in the pitt-sea game that we're talking about? yes. they seemed like easy calls after the replays.
My point on the Chancellor one was that if he were a WR that is called incomplete for not completing the process of the catch.
And the Bryant one should be a catch. As should many of the incomplete passes nowadays. The NFL has clouded the rules of catches so much that no one knows what it is
i think the chancellor is cut and dry. caught it. down. not even sure why it was replayed.
and the bryant one we all know should be a catch and would have been before replay. but you can't slow it down and look at it close up and say well that was too fast or small of a bobble. the ball clearly was not touching any part of his hands after the first foot touched. also farg the steelers.
Ray Lewis telling Manziel to grow up and act better is hilarious
I somehow missed his latest transgression. DUI or something?
Partying on the bye week
Browns told him to chill and stay out of them but he went anyways and of course there was video. And when asked about it he lied and said it was old footage.
I'm all for partying as much as possible but when you have millions at stake and the only rule is don't hit the bars this weekend, and you still do, you may have a booze problem. Jesus at least rent a place out so no strangers are around.
Best part of that story was him trying to get his people to lie about the video to back him up. It takes a special kind of icehole to actually ask people to lie on your behalf.
gotta keep the partying on the lo-lo. shady know how it do.
(http://images.complex.com/complex/image/upload/t_article_image/CKoKP9YVAAA_0zB_ec7vxs.jpg)
Quote from: SunMo on November 30, 2015, 08:17:55 AM
people need to stop complaining about the officiating, you aren't going to stop watching....EVER. the nfl knows this about you and 20 million other people so there is no motivation to change it. it's a game that moves faster than ever with 22 world class athletes flying around and 7 officials to keep track of it all. shtein is gonna get farged up. in fact, i'm amazed they get as much right as they do.
and people loved the steelers/seattle game yesterday and that type of game is exactly what the nfl wants and that's why the touchy defensive penalties exist. it's the long term effect they are looking for and it's happening the way they want it to.
ive basically stopped watching non eagles nfl...its always on cause wifey loves it...but i could care less if i see any of it and if theres almost anything else on sports wise im watching that instead
the officiating is a big part of it but def not the only reason
i cant stomach the stepford fans...i cant stand pools and fantasy being more important to most people than the games...and i mostly cannot stomach roger goodell and by extension the owners...they are some of the most despicable people in the history of sports...i get they are in the business of making money but their quest to bleed every last penny out of the sport and the fans just doesnt make it fun anymore...the nail in the coffin for me tho was the ray rice greg hardy stuff
a perfect example of why i hate the league is while they would not admit it i believe they actually like to have some really bad officiating because it gives the league publicity...they dont care about the game and what would make it better they care about viewership...online clicks...espn coverage...ect...if bad officiating means more people are talking about the league that is a good thing for them when it should be a horrible thing...the problem is the nfl's fanbase has a massive amount of morons associated with it...whether its the meathead who just wants to talk shtein...or the guy who only cares about fantasy...my mom who loves weekly pools...or just the average person who likes the nfl cause its so popular and wants to be part of something...
overall to much of the leagues fanbase cares about things that have nothing to do with the game or sport itself...which is why they dont give a shtein about horrible officiating or rules that pathetically favor the offense or the outrageous misogyny in the league...nothing matters cept going to your local sports bar every week and yelling at other fans about how much their team sucks
you seem normal
FF is the devil !
He's right though. Other thank Chip Kelly, this might be the most right thing he's ever posted here.
Igy's getting old. That's pretty much how I feel - I've never been more apathetic about sports, the NFL in particular.
Could be getting old (45 is coming soon enough), could be other things taking priority (soon to be teenage kids), could just be that I've had enough of the commercialization of sports.
It was a kind of slow dwindling. The ESPN shows went first, then pre-game stuff. Now I'm down to watching the Philly teams and that's about it. And even then, it's often just background while I'm doing school work or finishing house projects.
When I let my son put on Minecraft on a Sunday afternoon, that means I've pretty much lost interest in the NFL...
Exactly, igy sounds like the people he hates. I'd swear he's a 50yr old neocon from that post.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on December 01, 2015, 11:40:08 AM
Igy's getting old. That's pretty much how I feel - I've never been more apathetic about sports, the NFL in particular.
not at all....i probably watch 35-40 hrs of sports a week....if a tv is on in my house its on sports...i just hate so much of todays nfl
Quote from: smeags on December 01, 2015, 11:42:00 AM
Exactly, igy sounds like the people he hates. I'd swear he's a 50yr old neocon from that post.
yeah loving the nba and hating middle american troglodytes like you makes me an old neo con
makes total sense
Thank god minorities have you by their side man.
I'd say the major difference here is that the people igy hates are people who think 1950s America was the greatest thing ever because women were in the kitchen, negros were out of site/out of mind, and gays didn't exist yet. Big difference between that and wanting sports to be about sports instead of all the other fluff that's surrounding it.
I hate anyone who has an oppressive mentality, and Goodell and the owners definitely have that. I can deal with the changes in the rules, but the hypocrisy in saying that it's all about player safety while trying to add 2 games to the reg season, forcing teams to travel halfway around the world, and weekly TNF games, which gives guys 4 days to recoup is a farging disgrace. Having a month of pink to draw in lady fans while not taking a harder stance on women beaters is a disgrace. Having refs botch calls at a record pace, but investigate the hell out of the Pats because of the "integrity of the game" is a disgrace.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 01, 2015, 12:00:46 PM
I hate anyone who has an oppressive mentality, and Goodell and the owners definitely have that. I can deal with the changes in the rules, but the hypocrisy in saying that it's all about player safety while trying to add 2 games to the reg season, forcing teams to travel halfway around the world, and weekly TNF games, which gives guys 4 days to recoup is a farging disgrace. Having a month of pink to draw in lady fans while not taking a harder stance on women beaters is a disgrace. Having refs botch calls at a record pace, but investigate the hell out of the Pats because of the "integrity of the game" is a disgrace.
while some of the things you listed bother me and some dont this is pretty much how i feel
im not some old man saying arrrrggggh sports isnt what it used to be....im not even saying the nfl couldnt woo me back....goodell being gone would be a great start...theres just so much about the league and the current management of it that rubs me the wrong way...
I mean, I guess it's ignorant to think that the commish and owners weren't greedy fargs 30 years ago, too and that the current regime is just taking the baton from the last group and taking "the plan" to the next level, but seriously....when is it enough? Does the league need to have teams spread around the world with live action games being played 24/7? Then what? Beam game broadcasts into space and see what kind of intergalactic market there is?
Not that they weren't as greedy, but the years have given an awareness/lack of tolerance/weariness of such things. And they do seem more overtly that way... they're not even trying to hide each successive money-grab.
Of course, 30 years ago I was a young, stupid teen still thinking he was going to play major league baseball, so I could have just missed their overtness.
Probably the latter. MNF started in the 70s, right? What about SNF? I can only imagine that it was initially met with resistance from the 30 and over club who didnt want to stay up late when they had to work the next day, and now it's a great American tradition. But MNF had to be an obvious money grab. What were experiencing now is just part of the cycle. Kids probably love it and think we're old and out of touch for hating it.
age can certainly help you have a different outlook on things but the points about goodell and the hypocrisy of the nfl are spot on. you know they are going to keep pushing for more reg games too.
for the record, I didn't watch one minute of football sunday. I could've done the yardwork getting the leaves up Saturday but figured why bother, I can just do it sunday during football.
I didn't watch much on Sunday either. Not because I'm trying to make some statement to the league, but the Eagles over the last 3 weeks just has me generally disinterested in football. I did watch last night though....well, it was on while I was playing Contest of Champions on my tablet.
Btw....if you dig comic book stuff, play Contest of Champions. Fun time kill.
It took years but finally you idiots come around: Errands!
I don't think anyone in the year 2015 is willing to give their full attention to professional football for 15 hours a week, never mind the unlimited amount of bullshtein programming that it drags along behind it.
McCown out for the year. Life just keeps getting better for the Browns.
What else do you expect for the Mistake by the lake
Actually, that's probably the best thing that could happen to them. They're almost forced at this point to play Johnny Foosball for the rest of the year and can figure out if he's their guy or not.
Makes sense on paper, but:
1) we know he's not going to be their guy
2) it feels like they were down enough on him to dump him after this season whether he got a chance to play or not
I don't think he's their guy, but they've got 1st round pick invested in him, so if they're keeping him for the rest of the season, they might as well play him. Either that our just cut him now and move on.
http://www.houstontexans.com/tv-media/videos/Bonus-Footage-JJ-Watt-Micd-Up/fc01550e-6033-4d54-ab24-32e5531b6cd6
i don't care about any of this but can you imagine if cam newton or dez bryant was the one talking like this? MA would be out of their minds calling them thugs and talking about the children. i'm sure not for jj though, just good ol american fun there.
That was great.
Quote from: SunMo on December 03, 2015, 01:11:23 PM
http://www.houstontexans.com/tv-media/videos/Bonus-Footage-JJ-Watt-Micd-Up/fc01550e-6033-4d54-ab24-32e5531b6cd6
i don't care about any of this but can you imagine if cam newton or dez bryant was the one talking like this? MA would be out of their minds calling them thugs and talking about the children. i'm sure not for jj though, just good ol american fun there.
GRITty
Pretty much. Good work ethic on that guy. Lots of hustle. Loves the game. Loves America. Texas!
NBC will air Obama and then return to their game coverage
It should be over before it starts but I'm sure right wing Al won't be pleased
Bills fans have graduated from finger banging in the stands to all out farging in the parking lot
http://deadspin.com/bills-fans-hump-between-cars-1746556990?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Carolina's remaining games:
Atlanta
@Giants
@Atlanta
Tampa Bay
Can't believe it, but they just might pull off the undefeated thing
Yeah today was their shot to lose
The collapse of ATL and Matthew Ice is pretty fun to watch
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 06, 2015, 10:02:52 PM
Yeah today was their shot to lose
The collapse of ATL and Matthew Ice is pretty fun to watch
honest question....who is a better team?
atlanta or the eagles?
I don't feel like arguing with you and junior tonight
how is that an argument...you just pick a team who you think is better
I say Eagles and you and lil guy go in
Honestly I'd say they're a wash right now. Eagles a better defense and special teams and Atlanta a better offense
Well I should say better offensive pieces bc right now and for most of the year they've been awful
there was no chance you weren't saying the eagles but im proud of you that you are saying its kinda close
btw theres not a single defensive number that the falcons aren't better or significantly better than the eagles
So you'd take the Falcons defense?
I can't think of one player other than Trufant that I'd take
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 06, 2015, 10:44:55 PMbtw theres not a single defensive number that the falcons aren't better or significantly better than the eagles
Wrong. I don't have a lot of time for this shtein but Jesus Christ dude.
Eagles have more interceptions.
Eagles have more sacks.
That took about 30 seconds of looking around. I'd imagine there are other nuggets to find too but hippo hippo hippo.
Marvin Lewis talking about Andy Dalton in his PC like his kids just died.
Khalil Mack is so good
5 sacks today
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 13, 2015, 04:30:02 PM
Marvin Lewis talking about Andy Dalton in his PC like his kids just died.
His chance to ever win a playoff game just died. Unless they somehow blow the division and draw the Colts.
Quote from: QB Eagles on December 13, 2015, 08:16:32 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 13, 2015, 04:30:02 PM
Marvin Lewis talking about Andy Dalton in his PC like his kids just died.
His chance to ever win a playoff game just died. Unless they somehow blow the division and draw the Colts.
the biggest postseason dog ever getting hurt just cost his team a chance to win a post season game?
week 16 updates:
-- Jaguars/Saints to 4:05
-- If the Giants win tonight: Giants/Vikings gets flexed to SNF, Steelers/Ravens moves to 1:00 CBS, Colts/Dolphins moves over to FOX
its that time of the year. time for me to making playoff start time projections. based on the current standings and assuming there is no screwjob week 17 flex.
sat 430- colts/chiefs
sat 800- packers/vikings
sun 100- washingtons/seahawks
sun 430- broncos/jets
sat 430- zona
sat 800- ne
sun 100- cinci
sun 430- carolina
note: the eagles getting in changes nothing
The last guy to win an NFL game as a starting QB from the university of Alabama was ________?
I would have punched children in the face to have OBJ on the eagles back when I cared.
25 of the 53 players on the Seahawks were undrafted
37 of the 53 eagles should not have been drafted.
"53 of 53 Eagles shouldn't have been drafted" - Havas
"1 of the eagles starting quarterbacks shouldnt be starting over 1 of their backup quarterbacks" - j
You're pretty terrible at coming up with new material
i can only work with the crazy j gives me
READ OPTION!!
Next year after your boy is gone
Mathieu tore his ACL
Awaiting the irrelevant hippo comments
Who is Mathieu? Sounds like a frog. Is this the soccer thread? Hockey?
The Honey Badger. Plays for the Cards. Got hurt last night vs the Eagles. Probably while you were at Whole Foods picking up kale and tofu. :)
Quote from: MDS on December 14, 2015, 04:03:56 PM
its that time of the year. time for me to making playoff start time projections. based on the current standings and assuming there is no screwjob week 17 flex.
sat 430- texans/chiefs
sat 800- packers/vikings
sun 100- washingtons/seahawks
sun 430- broncos/steelers
sat 430- zona
sat 800- ne
sun 100- cinci
sun 430- carolina
note: the eagles getting in changes nothing
new jawn
I stopped watching after Mathews tossed the ball to Arizona to conclude a 5 yard rush in the early 3rd Q. Didn't notice the Frenchman.
News breaking of PED scandal and Peyton's name is in it
Story sounds like one guy's word, who now denies it. Kinda has the whiff of bullshtein. I hope it's true though, I like chaos.
It does seem very flimsy
But it's funny seeing the reactions. Brady and Belichick staunch defenders are having fits right now about how Peyton is presumed innocent. Bill Simmons is being extra douchey
Manning looks like he uses anti-PED's. Suggesting he was jacked up is beyond ridiculous. Same for fatso chokedawg.
its not always about getting jacked up
most of the time roids are for injury or day after game recovery....and peyton choke fit the profile perfectly
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 27, 2015, 12:58:29 PM
its not always about getting jacked up
most of the time roids are for injury or day after game recovery....and peyton choke fit the profile perfectly
Yup. I def wouldn't be surprised if Peyton used them during his rehab from neckspine surgery, and Choke from his achilles.
Quinton's on his way....to the end zone. Returned a fumble for a td.
for week 17
games of consequence
100: hou/jax, ten/ind, cin/bal, ne/mia, atl/no
425: kc/oak, den/sd, nyj/buf, pit/cle, sea/arz, car/tb
830: gb/min
i wouldnt be surprised if pit/cle moves to fox to be the main game with nyj/buf on cbs. same goes for the afc south shtein.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 27, 2015, 12:58:29 PM
its not always about getting jacked up
most of the time roids are for injury or day after game recovery....and peyton choke fit the profile perfectly
I understand that. I've had steroids (Prednisone) prescribed personally. There's a major difference between using them with a legitimate prescription under a doctor's care and with the league's permission and illegally like Bonds and the rest of the roid heads.
Quote from: Rome on December 27, 2015, 08:18:32 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 27, 2015, 12:58:29 PM
its not always about getting jacked up
most of the time roids are for injury or day after game recovery....and peyton choke fit the profile perfectly
I understand that. I've had steroids (Prednisone) prescribed personally. There's a major difference between using them with a legitimate prescription under a doctor's care and with the league's permission and illegally like Bonds and the rest of the roid heads.
Prednisone is not an anabolic steroid. It's used for inflammation. I haven't done the research but I'm 99% sure it's not banned in any athletic league anywhere.
Cardinals are looking damn good right now.
The Al-Jazeera story is falling apart. There seems to be absolutely nothing backing it up other than the words of one shady guy, who recants all of it. Kinda disappointing, not only because it was a good story, but also because I've lost some respect for Al-Jazeera America, which tends to be a lot better at this whole journalism thing than the US-based networks.
Quote from: MDS on December 27, 2015, 07:52:36 PM
for week 17
games of consequence
100: hou/jax, ten/ind, cin/bal, ne/mia, atl/no
425: kc/oak, den/sd, nyj/buf, pit/cle, sea/arz, car/tb
830: gb/min
i wouldnt be surprised if pit/cle moves to fox to be the main game with nyj/buf on cbs. same goes for the afc south shtein.
MIN/GB is SNF as expected, TB/CAR and OAK/KC were moved to 4:25, NYJ/BUF and PIT/CLE stay at 1
im surprised about that....the 425 slate is weak sauce
i was right about the cross flexing, they arent doing network assignments until later.
new jawn
sat 430- texans/chiefs
sat 800- washingtons/seahawks
sun 100- packers/vikings
sun 430- broncos/jets
sat 430- zona
sat 800- ne
sun 100- cinci
sun 430- carolina
i could easily be wrong on dc/sea and gb/min. just my uneducated guess that fox would prefer the packers. because thats whats happening here. since fox had the only $$ game in week 17, and that was stolen, they get the better game the following week.
The three crossflexes next week:
BAL/CIN to FOX
OAK/KC to FOX
STL/SF to CBS
Love AJ other than his absurd tattoos. Hope he runs shtein for Cincy.
BIG CHANGES!
sat 430- texans/chiefs
sat 800- washingtons/vikings
sun 100- packers/seahawks
sun 430- bengals/jets
sat 430- zona
sat 800- denver
sun 100- ne
sun 430- carolina
The Gus Bus is rolling into 2016. (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14460039/gus-bradley-return-jacksonville-jaguars-coach-2016-season)
How happy are the Titans today?
if you properly vet chip I don't know how he gets hired in this league next year...unless he completely hoodwinks you in interviews and says he will change many of his ways...but forget how bad of a game coach he was...he was way worse in how he handled a locker room and related to nfl players....not to mention his horrendously bad player evaluation
if I was tenny....id wait it out and if he gets no HC offers then bag him as your OC to work with mariota....I don't know if chip would consider that a slap in the face to go from president to coordinator and take it but that would be perfect for them and chip could rebuild his rep and make memories of his eagles tenure a little hazier and come back for a HC job in a couple of years
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 30, 2015, 09:53:08 AM
if you properly vet chip I don't know how he gets hired in this league next year...unless he completely hoodwinks you in interviews and says he will change many of his ways...but forget how bad of a game coach he was...he was way worse in how he handled a locker room and related to nfl players....not to mention his horrendously bad player evaluation
if I was tenny....id wait it out and if he gets no HC offers then bag him as your OC to work with mariota....I don't know if chip would consider that a slap in the face to go from president to coordinator and take it but that would be perfect for them and chip could rebuild his rep and make memories of his eagles tenure a little hazier and come back for a HC job in a couple of years
it makes sense on paper for chip to be oc somewhere...specifically tenny. but
1) will chip's ego allow him to do this
2) will a new head coach actually hire him as an oc
the only place i see him being an oc is for his hero BB
really even as an offensive coordinator hes been pretty terrible...hed have to change there as well...I think he has the football mind to become a good one but when other teams know your plays before you run them and your entire offensive playbook fits on a small play card you cant be considered good
you don't even have to take a deep look into chips tenure here to see that he sucked in every single area...
1. player relations - he kept a zesty racist on the team and dropped pimp with the made up gang garbage
2. locker room - from on the record stuff like boykin saying he wouldn't look any players in the eye...to shady saying he doesn't know how to talk to people to the culture bullshtein...to all the off the record stuff Stephen a reported and d gunn is now reporting
3. preparation - it started last year with other teams knowing what plays he was going to run to this year where they got merked in almost every 1q
4. in game coaching - he actually cared more about the number of plays he ran than the score...it took a little less than a year for the league to catch up to his pace and once that happened he had nothing within the games to come back with....oh he also was going to punt on 4th and 2 down 20 with 8 minutes left Saturday
5. player evaluation - where do we even start...worst ive ever seen...obviously hes not going to be a gm in his next life but a coach still is a voice in the war room and the coach is the player evaluator in practice and on game days with the roster he currently has...hes terrible in every area
with all that who the farg would hire him in any nfl capacity?
You forgot to mention Cary Williams basically telling him to farg off by not showing up to mini-camp. Granted, Williams is awful, but within a month or so of being hired, we got our first glimpse of how veteran players might react to him.
Pagano is out - no surprise there
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 31, 2015, 03:29:43 PM
Pagano is out - no surprise there
Mike Pettine is out. Even more shocking! :o
Name to watch as future GM of #Browns: Sashi Brown. He is their head lawyer & big into analytics. @viccarucci just mentioned this as well
How long until they burn the stadium to the ground?
both road teams favored in afc wildcard round
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 03, 2016, 06:22:56 PM
Name to watch as future GM of #Browns: Sashi Brown. He is their head lawyer & big into analytics. @viccarucci just mentioned this as well
How long until they burn the stadium to the ground?
Haslam hired him - lol
Also which team does Manziel play for next year? He was out in Vegas and didn't show up for treatment this morning
And it gets better for Browns fans
The new HC will be involved in the hiring of the new GM
The analytics dude is the football ops guy with say over the roster
Tomsula gone now.
These early announcements are taking a lot of the fun out of Black Monday.
The Colts are a mess. Can't even figure out whether to fire Pagano, Grigson, both, or neither.
QuoteAlso which team does Manziel play for next year? He was out in Vegas and didn't show up for treatment this morning
I'm putting my money on the Browns. Unless he manages to punch a woman in the face. Then it's Dallas.
Pagano is staying in Indy
Mainly bc Grigson is staying and that keeps Howie from hiring him
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 04, 2016, 10:15:53 PM
Mainly bc Grigson is staying and that keeps Howie from hiring him
Also because the Eagles no longer have to compete with Andrew Luck to lure a coach.
True dat
Cleveland gonna Cleveland. They just hired a baseball guy to run their FO.
Now that we've been through a whole season with it, what did you guys think of the PAT change?
Overall, I liked it. I don't see much value in an automatic PAT, and I liked seeing teams take wildly different approaches in when to go for two. It enhances the value of having a good kicker, which I liked since it seemed like the role of the kicker was being diminished with the kickoff change a few years back.
It did lead to some strange scores, and consequentially, some strange lines in Vegas and greater overall unpredictability of final scores. I know that some people who are heavier gamblers than me hated it for this reason. I thought that was just whining, part of being a gambler is adapting to changes in the game. It's not really any harder today than it was back in the day, when kickers missed PATs much more often and you had much less information about the game conditions and injuries. Hell, I'm in a fantasy league that goes back to the 70s, and a guy in our league used to pretend to be a member of the media and call teams around the country to get information prior to kickoff. Gambling is dead simple today in comparison.
I'd rather see the kick off moved back more than I care about the PAT.
The only thing about the PAT that I find a bit annoying is that it's now possible to kick 3 pt FG's at a shorter distance than a 1pt PAT. Get stuffed on the goal line and you can still walk away with 3 pts from a 17 yard kick, but a 33 yard kick is only worth 1 pt. Just seems silly.
I don't think it will be long before we start hearing proposals about changing FG scoring....maybe to some sort of tiered system. <30 yds = 1 pt, 30-39 = 2pts, >40 = 3pts....or something goofy like that. You know that fans/gamblers/fantasy nerds hat seeing their team kick FGs from inside the 10 yard line. They want tds and higher scoring. Changing the FG scoring would probably force coaches to adjust strategy a bit. Would you take a 1 pt kick on 4th down on the 5 yard line, or would you go for the endzone? If you make it, that's 6pts and if you fail you've pinned your opponent deep.....which is more than what you would do after the ensuing kick off after making your 1pt field goal.
I hated the change but as the season wore on I liked it more and more. Now there's legit worry whether the game will be tied or some slappy kicker is going to piss away the game.
Now let's work on the pass interference shenanigans and what really is a catch
Damn Lovie just got fired
Could Coughlin end up in TB?
They'll probably promote Koetter
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 06, 2016, 10:26:05 PM
Damn Lovie just got fired
I've been crapping all over him as a head coach for what must be 6 or 7 years. But I wouldn't mind him as DC. Then again, I wouldn't mind Juan Castillo as DC compared to what the Birds have with Billy Davis.
real DC news tonight
"kirk cousins vs aaron rodgers this weekend i really like our chances."
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 06, 2016, 11:00:16 PM
They'll probably promote Koetter
yea they did it to not lose him
tampa is just a retarded organization but
super bowls: tampa 1, eagles 0
franchise qbs: tampa 1, eagles 0
life aint fair
Giants interviewing Mike Smith
Thank god he's not on the Eagles radar
I hope the Giants hire him - he's awful
Something to maybe help y'all feel better. We know exactly how they feel, but we haven't had it quite as bad...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYBmzPUI-Qs
Looks like Burfict got a three game suspension
Pacman said Brown faked his injury and that he deserves a "Grammy" for his acting.
I wonder what exactly Pacman's conspiracy theory is. A helmet-to-helmet hit like the one that turned off Brown's lights is a 15 yard penalty even if Brown was perfectly fine and immediately jogged back to the huddle.
Maybe Brown planned on laying on the turf for 5 minutes because he figured there was no way Pacman could go that long without doing something stupid to tack another 15 yards on.
That's actually a pretty solid theory.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000620927/article/nfl-network-to-reair-super-bowl-i-for-first-time
Cool.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 12, 2016, 09:46:00 AM
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000620927/article/nfl-network-to-reair-super-bowl-i-for-first-time
Cool.
Too bad the NFL and the Coliseum couldn't get their shtein together enough to make the place suitable for Super Bowl 50. That connection to Super Bowl I would have been sweet. They could have also pimped the new LA teams hard during the two weeks leading up to the Bowl.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 12, 2016, 12:41:27 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 12, 2016, 09:46:00 AM
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000620927/article/nfl-network-to-reair-super-bowl-i-for-first-time
Cool.
Too bad the NFL and the Coliseum couldn't get their shtein together enough to make the place suitable for Super Bowl 50. That connection to Super Bowl I would have been sweet.
especially if kc and green bay find way to make it to the SB.
as expected goodell screwing up the LA thing
Looks like it's Rams and Chargers moving
I hope this fails.
And I'm happy Oakland keeps the Raiders
it cant fail....tickets will be sold, super bowls and events will be played. itll be a giant cash cow for everyone
eagles actually going to LA twice in 2017. its going to take 3 years to build the stadium, so theyre playing at like the la galaxy soccer stadium or angel stadium or something.
The owners meetings are right down the street from me
Maybe I should take a drive over
And what makes you think LA, the weak sauce sports town that it is, will support two teams this time?!
Reports that Chandler Jones overdosed on pills at Gronk's crib last night
no way kroenke isn't going to la
games will be at the coliseum
A small committee of owners voted 5-1 for the Raiders-Chargers project (and the one was Clark Hunt, who has obvious reasons to move the Rams). Looks like the rest of the league is going for Jerry Jones' proposal (which I think is the right one, since Kroenke has kinda poisoned the well in St. Louis and has the money to make an LA franchise and privately funded stadium work).
The Chargers were always going to be one of the teams that moved, since the LA teams were going to horn in on their territory. Three SoCal teams was not gonna work. Plus San Diego as a metro area isn't growing like it was in the 50s-80s... population growth in the 21st century there is essentially the same as in Boston. With no light at the end of the tunnel for them in San Diego, they have to move.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2016, 08:36:33 PMAnd what makes you think LA, the weak sauce sports town that it is, will support two teams this time?!
attendance rankings
dodgers - 1 (83 capacity)
angels - 5 (82 capacity)
clippers - 10 (100.4)
lakers - 11 (99.7 capacity)
kings - 15 (100.2 capacity)
ducks - 23 (94.5 capacity)
youre mistaking care factor for butts in the seat. as a simpleton this is expected. it doesnt matter why the tickets are being bought, they just need to be bought. they will be bought.
It's official, the Rams are approved for movement. Chargers still being decided on.
https://youtu.be/QxkKlzInR4Y
Rams will play in LA this year, Chargers probably 2017.
That scumbag Goodell is about to hold a PC.
Quote from: MDS on January 12, 2016, 08:57:00 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2016, 08:36:33 PMAnd what makes you think LA, the weak sauce sports town that it is, will support two teams this time?!
attendance rankings
dodgers - 1 (83 capacity)
angels - 5 (82 capacity)
clippers - 10 (100.4)
lakers - 11 (99.7 capacity)
kings - 15 (100.2 capacity)
ducks - 23 (94.5 capacity)
youre mistaking care factor for butts in the seat. as a simpleton this is expected. it doesnt matter why the tickets are being bought, they just need to be bought. they will be bought.
Lolol
You're now a bigger contrarian than igy. Opposite view on errrything
Say hello to the CF version of Skip Bayless everyone
im not sure how to buy into the chargers not going yet...is this is a farce or a legit opportunity for san diego to keep them?
its a hard world out there but the rams will be more fun in LA simply because its LA and its a bigger deal than st lou
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2016, 09:03:56 PM
Quote from: MDS on January 12, 2016, 08:57:00 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2016, 08:36:33 PMAnd what makes you think LA, the weak sauce sports town that it is, will support two teams this time?!
attendance rankings
dodgers - 1 (83 capacity)
angels - 5 (82 capacity)
clippers - 10 (100.4)
lakers - 11 (99.7 capacity)
kings - 15 (100.2 capacity)
ducks - 23 (94.5 capacity)
youre mistaking care factor for butts in the seat. as a simpleton this is expected. it doesnt matter why the tickets are being bought, they just need to be bought. they will be bought.
Lolol
You're now a bigger contrarian than igy. Opposite view on errrything
Say hello to the CF version of Skip Bayless everyone
i dont get it...you said something untrue, i proved it was untrue....now im skip
theres going to be tons of opposing fans at every game in this stadium but nobody cares. seats bought. tickets sold. money made. and so on.
LA is a zesty sports city
This is known
Except to you
Quote from: MDS on January 12, 2016, 09:05:15 PM
im not sure how to buy into the chargers not going yet...is this is a farce or a legit opportunity for san diego to keep them?
I think there's a legit opportunity for San Diego to keep the Chargers since the Raiders have effectively been blocked now.
The other owners love Spanos and will be on board with whatever he wants to do. He's gonna run the numbers and try to guess which market would be more profitable.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2016, 09:13:44 PM
LA is a zesty sports city
This is known
Except to you
based on what? people not being as into it as chicago or philly?
thats all message board, chest puffing meathead fanboy nonsense. if youre having a bar debate over the best sports cities in america, of course, la isnt on there. but that really doesnt have any correlation to the markets ability to properly support 1 or 2 football teams, which it will do.
Ok we shall see.
I mean it's not like LA hasn't lost two teams before or anything
the eagles werent selling out games in the early 90s....totally different time for sports and media
enough corporate suits are going to buy the expensive seats/suites/club boxes, etc that it really wont matter if they ever sell the common man seats, which they will because its an area of 15 million people with tons of transplants dying to see their teams when they visit.
you really, really need to stick to your wheelhouse - rudy's bbq and pville sports bars
I enjoy being lectured by you
Tell me mooooore
theres not enough time left in the universe to tell you what you dont know
alls i can say is roadtrip to LA in 17
You'll be in heaven
Football fans doing football things and you'll be looking for some obscure tv show set
when i was in la a few years ago i did a warner bros tour and we went to the set of the sullivan and son, which is some awful sitcom
i went on set and got to walk the stairs to nowhere that are in the back of the set....no joke greatest moment of life. i felt like carl winslow going upstairs after his presence in the scene was no longer required
Lolol
What did you do at the full house house? Even money says you cranked one out
Tribute pics ?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2016, 09:13:44 PM
LA is a zesty sports city
This is known
Except to you
This is true from a local point of view and 100% false from a transplant point of view.
The number of people living in LA/SoCal from NY/Boston/Philly alone is staggering. Then throw in your transplants from everywhere else and you can practically sell out 8 home games a year with visiting fans alone. Christ, the Eagles/Chargers game back around 2010ish was easily 70% Eagles fans. Birds may have a nice travelling fanbase, but it ain't that nice. The majority of those people were local to SD.
the stadium is going to host tons of non nfl game events...its going to be part of a commerical and private real estate complex...the home teams season ticket base is probably not in the top ten most important things about moving to la
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 13, 2016, 10:40:13 AM
the stadium is going to host tons of non nfl game events...its going to be part of a commerical and private real estate complex...the home teams season ticket base is probably not in the top ten most important things about moving to la
exactly...but the base will be movie studio execs and other big shots. a ton of those tickets will be available on stub hub on the secondary market, and like sarge said, transplants and visiting fans are going to invade the place every game. they probably know that, and it really doesnt matter. a ticket sold is a ticket sold. stan is doing this because hes a greedy republican shtein, and for no other reason than that.
Schefter is saying Hue is going to Cleveland.
If he can win there...he should be in the HOF immediately.
cleveland (51 yrs) detroit (58 yrs) and philly (55 years)....all great blue collar football towns are in the ultimate race to see who can break a championship drought
Your rankings on odds of which is the first?
33.3% each
whatever you think about the guy these letters are really sad...prison industrial complex ftl
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/06/ex-nfl-running-back-lawrence-phillips-sends-terrifying-letters-from-jail-this-place-is-a-jungle
Phillips was a horrible person but I agree that the prison system in this country is abysmal and getting worse.
I think it was either OTL or E:60 that did a pretty nice piece on Phillips a few months ago. He's easily one of the most talented athletes who never came close to reaching their full potential because of shtein for brains.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 13, 2016, 01:50:14 PM
whatever you think about the guy these letters are really sad...prison industrial complex ftl
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/06/ex-nfl-running-back-lawrence-phillips-sends-terrifying-letters-from-jail-this-place-is-a-jungle
I'll save my normal rant about prisons but yeah...shtein ain't right. No rehab goes on. For profit only and punitive to the point of insanity.
he was the prime candidate for rehab too cause he had serious mental problems....he should have been locked up but he shouldnt have been in a savage place like that
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 13, 2016, 01:50:14 PM
whatever you think about the guy these letters are really sad...prison industrial complex ftl
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/06/ex-nfl-running-back-lawrence-phillips-sends-terrifying-letters-from-jail-this-place-is-a-jungle
And after reading that it pisses me off even more.
Simple things that can be done for those guys most of those little dick napoleon officers don't do it. You don't farg with those guys (now there are some who legit deserve to be punished but I am talking about petty bullshtein). Get the guys their damn mail.
We used to have rules where an inamet can only have x-amount of correspondence in their cells. I don't remember how many letters they were able to keep but some guys would go in there and throw dudes letters away to get them down to the max limit. Now I agree they shouldn't have every letter over a 20yr period but if they need to have them reduced you tell the inmate and let him pick which ones he discards.
So yeah...farg the prison systems.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 13, 2016, 12:55:29 PM
cleveland (51 yrs) detroit (58 yrs) and philly (55 years)....all great blue collar football towns are in the ultimate race to see who can break a championship drought
Buffalo and Minny have to be thrown in there too. Football towns, and arguably both have individually experienced more NFL gut shots than the other three combined.
it would be an insult to put those two towns on the same level as legends like cleveland detroit and philly...philly and detroit are 1-2 in american sports cities and cleveland is an all time great football town and a really good sports city
minny isnt awful but they are as vanilla as it gets and buffalo is a podunk village that has two teams and their fandom of the bills is so incredbily overrated its not even funny...if buffalo doesnt lose all those superbowls they are jacksonville north...but since that happened they have this rep as some amazing incredible football town...i dont think they are terrible but they are not on a level with cleveland philly or detroit
when they suck there are full upper deck sections that are empty and youll have actual concession stands closed up there cause there isnt enough people to make it worth staffing them all
Apparently Hue Jackson said that the Browns needed to move on from Johnny Football if they wanted to hire him and the Browns were down with that.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 13, 2016, 02:32:38 PMwhen they suck there are full upper deck sections that dont get filled and youll have actual concession stands closed up there cause there isnt enough people to make it worth staffing them all
This was true in Detroit the years they sucked really bad too. I lived in Ann Arbor at the time and saw it with my own eyes. Your great sports town wasn't going to the games. There's essentially no difference in the attendance patterns of Buffalo and Detroit. The Bills haven't made the playoffs in 16 years and were still between the Giants and Saints at #16 in home attendance % (and ahead of Detroit) this year. [And they don't play in a dome in winter either, they play in a sub-college stadium level shteinhole.] Not even sure that would be true in Philly if they went that long without a playoff appearance, we all saw the empty seats before the Lurie/Reid years.
The Bills are virtually the only thing holding Buffalo together as a community. The city sucks and the team can move to Toronto for all I care, but those poor souls up there do care about that zesty team.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 13, 2016, 02:54:21 PM
Apparently Hue Jackson said that the Browns needed to move on from Johnny Football if they wanted to hire him and the Browns were down with that.
It's funny that someone leaked that out. I guess they are trying to give the Browns faithful something to get excited about.
I think if a coaching candidate came in saying that he sees Johnny Football as the cornerstone of what he wants to do, that would be an immediate disqualifier.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 13, 2016, 02:55:30 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 13, 2016, 02:32:38 PMwhen they suck there are full upper deck sections that dont get filled and youll have actual concession stands closed up there cause there isnt enough people to make it worth staffing them all
This was true in Detroit the years they sucked really bad too. I lived in Ann Arbor at the time and saw it with my own eyes. Your great sports town wasn't going to the games. There's essentially no difference in the attendance patterns of Buffalo and Detroit. The Bills haven't made the playoffs in 16 years and were still between the Giants and Saints at #16 in home attendance % (and ahead of Detroit) this year. [And they don't play in a dome in winter either, they play in a sub-college stadium level shteinhole.] Not even sure that would be true in Philly if they went that long without a playoff appearance, we all saw the empty seats before the Lurie/Reid years.
The Bills are virtually the only thing holding Buffalo together as a community. The city sucks and the team can move to Toronto for all I care, but those poor souls up there do care about that zesty team.
that never happened in detroit...det when they sucked didnt sell out and had some bad attendance just like the eagles but they didnt have parts of the upper deck closed
but thats unimportant...bottom line is buffalo is not close to a level with the legends i mentioned...of course a big part of it is that these clubs have a much longer history....but buffalo is on some minor league shtein...i have no doubt bills fans love the bills but its more like a college love...not a big time pro sports town
One thing the Bills do right, maybe the only thing, is that it's a top 5 tailgate city for sure. The stadium is so brutally bad you might as well just stay in the parking lot.
yeah ive actually been to a couple bird games there....so many unbelievably drunk people...but they were generally civil bordering almost on nice...unlike cleveland which is a cess pool of humaity...not sure how i didnt end up in jail there
I was at The Ralph in 2009 for that farging barn burner of a 9-6 Browns and Bills game. My parent company is just outside of Buffalo and I was there for mill trips.
In between marveling at the tailgating shenanigans and the absurdly drunk people inside I thought the stadium was a good atmosphere from the stands but once you got inside to the concessions or bathrooms it was a mess.
I loved how the atmosphere felt though. People park on lawns because there are houses right by there. One dude told us that it pays for his property taxes, two vacations and some pocket change
the 4 super bowl thing definitely increases the media's woe-is-me slurping of bills fans....but all in all they are just happy to have a team. if they didnt have that run in the 90s theyd very likely be in toronto or somewhere else by now.
id put detroit-clevleand-minny-philly in the same category. minny is definitely up there. its a legit area (4/4!) and the vikings lead the world is horrible playoff loses
Minnesota is a glorified college town....def care more about golden gopher hockey than any pro team....it's an innocent cute fun neat little place...but it ain't a huge pro sports town...they have had numerous Viking playoff games not sell out
please don't ever put them in with philly again....thanks
call it whatever you want just don't lump it in with Philly
im going to call it a state, because its a state
IGY, I love you, but you're a farging clown.
clowns are anything outside the belly of the NEAST
Ha. Florio had an incorrect report about Mike Brown opposing the LA Rams move because he opposes anything that increases another team's revenue. Because that would increase the salary cap and force him to pay his players more money.
Wasn't true at all, but it felt true.
pretty gross q and a with kroenke and his buttboy, but this is the money answer
Quote
This is the stadium of the future for the NFL and hopefully for other sporting venues. When you look — especially in L.A. — it's a melting pot of NFL fans. You look at the Steelers bars and tater skins bars and Bears bars. You want to take that and put it into your campus and find ways that at every turn people can watch the other games.
L.A.'s become a fantasy-oriented, Red Zone-oriented, DirecTV-oriented culture. And I think our job is to blend that with now having a hometown team. To start to build that allegiance where you walk into the stadium and you never feel that you're giving up everything else that's going on Sunday but you still have the Rams right in front of you
but durrrrrr la fans are bad durrrrr. da team will fold durrrrr
theres more in there, like how theyre going to have a special celebrity section and all this other disgusting LA money whore shtein http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-la-kroenke-20160114-story.html
Kroenke is an expert at making money off of sports. This move will obviously work. He will make money hand over fist.
Georgia Frontiere was a broke and clueless owner, basically a Vegas showgirl/prostitute who married a series of rich guys and inherited the team when her sixth husband drowned. She's the reason the Rams left LA in the first place, against the wishes of the NFL. The frontrunning fans were a symptom of the team's problems but not the ultimate cause. The team succeeded for decades in that market and even packed 100,000+ people into the Coliseum a few times. Nowadays the money is so big that the NFL would try some Sterling/McCourt shtein to get a team out of the hands of an idiot owner in that market. I don't think the NFL has gone down that path before, but there's a first time for everything. The early 90s were more innocent times.
In any case, it'll do better than in a dying baseball city of 300,000 people.
Kelly hired by niners
I was kind of excited to see the NFLN re-broadcast of Super Bowl #1 (Chiefs v Packers), touted as the first time seen in full by the public since the original broadcast. Anyone else see this disappointing slop?
It could have been great, and there were some good player interviews with the legendary guys with stories, stats and such. But the large hodge podge collection of irrelevant studio analysts like Terrell Davis, Daniel Jeremiah, and Antonio Freeman constantly blabbed over the broadcast to the point you mostly couldn't hear it. They repeated the same stuff over and over ad nauseam. Would have loved to see some of the original commercials too, but we didn't even get the original play calls much less commercials. There was all kinds of picture in picture, ticker at the bottom, stat and trivia column letterbox taking up 20% of the right side of the screen etc. It was like watching a FF show. Maybe someone will re-do it in a worthy way.
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 16, 2016, 04:27:47 PMWould have loved to see some of the original commercials too, but we didn't even get the original play calls much less commercials.
My understanding is that none of that exists anymore.* The two networks that broadcast Super Bowl I (yep, there were two networks showing it at once) wrote over their tapes. VCRs weren't really a thing.
All that exists is NFL films of the individual plays (not the time between plays) and the radio broadcast.
I missed the NFL Network broadcast but I agree that they should have pieced together what they could of 1967 content (which would be far less than a typical complete televised broadcast) and leave Terrell Davis out of it.
*Oh, there is a guy who recorded a copy at the Scranton CBS station (it's missing halftime and most of the third quarter), but the NFL refuses to pay him for it (he's asking for at least a million).
theres a cbs broadcast of it, with a few things missing, at the paley center
but there is no known full, complete broadcast of the game
minor history: cbs had the nfl deal, nbc had the afl deal. so thats why they both broadcast it. they both felt they had the right to, and since it was the 60s and exclusivity wasnt a thing, they both got to broadcast it. but the nfl/afl thing is why you still have these archaic nfc/afc packages for cbs and fox.
Chiefs are getting run by NE, but Alex Smith just avoided like 4 sacks in the backfield and was able to get the ball down field to Avant, who made a really nice catch.
I wonder if that was a example of the clock management expertise that Pederson and Childress are going to bring back to Philly.
Good to see that Reid still hasn't improved on any of his weaknesses.
A slowass drive down the field against the Patriots down two scores with five minutes left. You think he'd try a different approach this time.
Amazing clock management job
Andy gonna Andy
So I guess the Pederson era has officially started now.
Damn GB is gonna lose
They hung in well. Arizona played like shtein
Arians with the dumb decision. Green Bay is gonna have a real chance here.
Wow these refs suck
OMG
Omg
Omg
Omgggggg
Man, did I pick a great time to start watching this game or what.
Unreal
Arians is stupid for throwing earlier
I have never seen anything like this. Basically 2 hail marys on 1 drive. Farging insane.
Lol at the coin toss
How do you farg up the actual coin toss?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 16, 2016, 11:30:24 PM
Unreal
Arians is stupid for throwing earlier
And McCarthy or Rogers was equally stupid for running a play after the 61 yd completion instead of spiking and stopping the clock.
Womp womp. (http://sadtrombone.com/)
Larry Fitz
Wowowow
So 3 of the 6 playoff games so far have been certifiably insane.
Jesus Christ! Last 4 minutes have been just insane.
Fitz is incredible
I like a gutsy defensive call where you just don't cover Larry Fitzgerald.
farg! I want more!
Wow
Damn
Way to gag on it GB
I'm sick of Arizona already
Go Panthers
Just before the snap, I had a feeling that a shovel pass was coming.
nfl >>> your life
I watched the Chiefs/Pats game at my buddy's house with a few friends yesterday and one of them was an Eagles fan. Anyway, about half-way thru the Chiefs' last drive by buddy looks and me, shakes his head, and says, "Super Bowl, right?" No one but him and I immediately understood the reference, but it's just amazing how Reid still, to this farging day, doesn't seem to grasp the necessity of urgency in those situations.
My next thought was, Doug Pederson is now the Eagles' head coach. My next act was to crack a bottle of Jameson and take a nice, long swig.
We are so farged.
Thank you Andy Reid. Not for losing so much as for losing in the most predictable manner. Year after year, same shtein. It's delicious. Kelly didn't work out and I'm not sporting wood for Pederson, but I am grateful not to be counting on Andy farging Reid for my football kicks.
Yeah, not sure why Arizona is the villain in Jay's world.
they are so bleh...don't get why you would like or hate them
it definitely has something to do with the eagles....maybe the 2009 conf championship or that fact that genius arians and disaster chip got hired at the same time
Quote from: Rome on January 18, 2016, 10:41:39 AM
Yeah, not sure why Arizona is the villain in Jay's world.
That's who I hope wins it. Not sure how someone could be sick of them outside of the nfcw fanbases.
Larry Fitzgerald is one of the best players I've ever seen. And he's a good guy too. I really don't give a shtein who wins but another Patriots win is off the table, Denver is burp and there's no way in the world I want Carolina winning anything ever.
I'm thinking pretty much the same. I'd rather see an earthquake kill everyone instead of seeing another team win a superbowl, but if someone has to win it I wouldn't hate it too much if Fitzgerald got a ring.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 18, 2016, 10:53:41 AM
genius arians and disaster chip got hired at the same time
ding ding ding ding
arians talked a little trash on chip...as a unadulterated chip bot j must defend his leader at all costs
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Eagles cancel an interview with Arians because they already had a deal with Chip? I think Arians was leaving one interview (Bears?) and getting ready to fly to Philly when he was notified that the interview was cancelled.
yea...and hes been trolling them ever since, as he should
i wonder what he could do here with palmer (maybe trades for him), shady, pimp, maclin....
arians rightly so was sick and tired of the non stop chip is a genius jerkfest that went on for no reason
I enjoy you guys' speculation
I don't dislike Arians
Keep on guessing as to why I am tired of them.
I like this game
You hate cacti?
I don't care for it...in plant form or food form.
the taco place by my house puts cactus on its tacos and its insanely good
QuoteNFL Network will re-air Super Bowl I, the right way this time
NFL Network took plenty of criticism for the way it re-aired Super Bowl I last week, turning the broadcast into a three-hour studio show that largely detracted from the game itself.
So it's good news that this Friday, NFL Network will take another crack at it, and do it the right way.
NFL Media tells PFT that it will do a 90-minute re-broadcast this Friday at 8 p.m. ET, and that re-broadcast will be quite a bit different than what aired last Friday, on the 49th anniversary of the first Super Bowl.
The version that will be shown this Friday will have an introduction from Chris Rose in the NFL Network studio, but after that it will be the game itself, with no commentary other than the original NBC Sports radio broadcast.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 18, 2016, 04:47:14 PM
I enjoy you guys' speculation
I don't dislike Arians
Keep on guessing as to why I am tired of them.
I like this game
The three of you should just farg and get it over with so the infactuation passes.
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 19, 2016, 09:50:56 AM
QuoteNFL Network will re-air Super Bowl I, the right way this time
NFL Network took plenty of criticism for the way it re-aired Super Bowl I last week, turning the broadcast into a three-hour studio show that largely detracted from the game itself.
So it's good news that this Friday, NFL Network will take another crack at it, and do it the right way.
NFL Media tells PFT that it will do a 90-minute re-broadcast this Friday at 8 p.m. ET, and that re-broadcast will be quite a bit different than what aired last Friday, on the 49th anniversary of the first Super Bowl.
The version that will be shown this Friday will have an introduction from Chris Rose in the NFL Network studio, but after that it will be the game itself, with no commentary other than the original NBC Sports radio broadcast.
awesome :yay
their first attempt was a real shtein show...unwatchable.
Rex Ryan adds female assistant coach (http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/buffalo-bills-kathryn-smith-rex-ryan-adds-female-assistant-to-coaching-staff-012016)
No mention of her feet (other than Rex saying that she's "ready for the next step").
Hick-Hop, y'all.
https://youtu.be/g3qC9NKDt0c
Why did you do that?
It was the peter principle
that was a legit lol
QuoteThe Chiefs have promoted Brad Childress and Matt Nagy to co-offensive coordinators, where they will replace new Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson, the Associated Press reports.
I like this move. The plays may take twice as long to get in but they will be twice as better, so it is good.
Just you wait until Goodell pushes for the 60 second play clock so they can get in a commercial every play.
(https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/10897926_10153501639367802_4838179422294456055_n.jpg?oh=81d1dedc18b1dad61800d1941b35bf4f&oe=572FBDE1)
fargin a!
phil simms couldnt help but talk over the brady/manning post game embrace....jesus christ he is such a horrible human
nance is worse if that's even possible.
Nantz and Simms (and Mike Carey) need to be launched into the sun
The whole CBS team sucks. I never watch their pre-game show either
Helluva game though...nice to hit on the Broncos.
Caesar's took in $1.4M on that game and $970k was on the Pats.
Denver's defense was the reason to take them. The Pats have been leaky all season and their patchwork OL stood no shot. No real RB, no deep threat and a shoddy OL?
As happy as I am Pats lost, I'm not looking forward to seeing Manning play again. He is awful and this is a fitting way to call it a career, win or lose.
Arizona is done
Goodnight, Zona...
Palmer looks like he normally does in the playoffs
Peterson with a huge pick
and the Palmer throws one right back lololol
To Kurt Coleman lol
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 24, 2016, 08:17:35 PM
Goodnight, Zona...
Palmer looks like he normally does in the playoffs
like mcnabb?
Shots fired!
Carson Palmer is awful. Panthers D is damn good but shtein c'mon. With the weapons he's got to throw to this performance is a joke. His teammates weren't much help and just like that a pick six.
This defense is going to beat the living daylights out of Manning.
Oh my god! Carson McNabb!
super bowl apperarences
carolina - 2
philly - 2
years in existence during the super bowl era
carolina - 20
philly - 50
The Gold Standard crossed my mind numerous times tonight.
At least our team is emotionally intelligent.
Denver is going with superstition and will be wearing their white uniforms in SB50. They've never won the SB wearing orange, Carolina is 0-2 wearing black in the playoffs, and 10 of the last 11 SB winners wore white
I look forward to some regression to the mean.
:IGY batsignal:
QuoteIn The '85 Bears, the new 30 for 30 documentary about the team that won Super Bowl XX, one man above all others emerges as the heart and soul of that great team. And it's not Walter Payton, Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon or Refrigerator Perry.
The real star of The '85 Bears, which premieres on ESPN on February 4, is Buddy Ryan, the team's defensive coordinator and mastermind of the 46 defense. The film opens with recent footage of the 81-year-old Ryan undergoing physical therapy and looking frail and weak, but those scenes are contrasted with footage of the energetic Ryan on the practice field, and with interviews from his former players, who can't stop gushing about how much they loved to play for him.
simply the gawd
don't need a 30/30 to tell me this but its still going to be an amazing watch
when does it debut
i'd guess feb. 4.
L.M.A.O.
Haha
My people are also tellin me it's me 2/4. Gonna be on espn.
dvr locked and loaded
QuoteThe Chargers have reached an agreement in principle with the Los Angeles Rams regarding the two teams sharing a stadium in Inglewood.
The agreement allows the Chargers to move to Los Angeles.
The question that remains is when that will happen — or if it will.
The next step is for Chargers chairman Dean Spanos to announce his decision about whether he will give his adopted hometown another try. Two sources indicated Friday that announcement is imminent, but they did not provide specifics.
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 28, 2016, 09:31:27 PM
My people are also tellin me it's me 2/4. Gonna be on espn.
Have your people call my people.
Oh my God how bad has the Pro Bowl become. This whole stupid draft thing and having ESPN televise it and Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin acting like they're all into it is a joke. shtein, look how many players bowed out. Hawaii was it's only saving grace as players loved to bring their entire families and possies out. I can't stand the game but these morons trying to move it to Sydney or where ever overseas are living on another planet.
I'm sure they're going to have it in LA once Kroencke's palace is built.
Shibe Park once held the Pro Bowl. Imagine all the NFL stars eager to bring their families to 21st and Lehigh.
Actually moving the Pro Bowl overseas makes a lot of sense to me. The overseas crowds largely don't care if the game counts, and it gives them a chance to see all the NFL stars who want to go, instead of the Jaguars playing against the Lions. And unlike the season games, it's not like America will feel the loss of the game.
I can't recall the last time I watched one
Maybe 2003? 2005?
They're a joke. I like the idea of putting it in another country. Send it to Luxembourg for all I care.
I distinctly remember watching the Pro Bowl when the bed wetter was still tossing picks at the worst possible time.
Not since, though.
Calvin Johnson retired. He told his family and friends 2015 was going to be his last season, then he told Caldwell the day after the season ended
Wow. First they ran off Barry, now Megatron.
The Chip mocking has started already
nice coaching staff (http://www.pressdemocrat.com/sports/5154093-181/grant-cohn-chip-kelly-assembles)
The owner of the Super Bowl I tapes finally revealed himself
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/sports/football/super-bowl-i-recording-broadcast-nfl-troy-haupt.html
NFL doing zesty NFL things...no shock
NFL is instituting a rule that says women must be interviewed for executive positions ala the Rooney Rule for coaches.
In other news SD is on his way to New York to picket the NFL offices.
Oh goodie... More condescending Affirmative Action interviews to muck up the process.
Yay progress!
I would say that this is a good thing and necessary if there are a bunch of women clamoring for executive positions in the NFL, but I don't see that being the reality at the moment. I could see women holding executive positions on the administrative side, and I'm sure there's already a few throughout the league, but I don't see there being many legit female candidates on the football side of things.
depends on how they are defining "executive"
don smolenski is an executive but so is ozzie newsome
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 04, 2016, 12:27:08 PM
NFL is instituting a rule that says women must be interviewed for executive positions ala the Rooney Rule for coaches.
In other news SD is on his way to New York to picket the NFL offices.
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/R4OBcL4wiZI/AAAAAAAAKW0/ndmOc30an1c/s400/iron+my+shirt+b.JPG)
Haaaa!
For now it's just all executives at the league office.
So the Eagles won't need to interview a woman for head of player personnel. (Assuming they actually intend to hire *anyone* to that position.)
Clumsy. Bespeaks lack of leadership. More interesting to me is the NFL admits there is a problem.
Johnny Foosball has gone full retard. After the most recent domestic violence accusation, his agent quit and now his dad says he'll be dead by 24 if he doesn't get his shtein together.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 05, 2016, 01:29:58 PM
Johnny Foosball has gone full retard Ryan Leaf.
He's also refused to go to rehab twice in the last week, and the Cowboys have leaked that they aren't interested in him anymore.
MNF on 11/21 will be Texans/Raiders in Mexico City
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 28, 2016, 07:44:49 PM
:IGY batsignal:
QuoteIn The '85 Bears, the new 30 for 30 documentary about the team that won Super Bowl XX, one man above all others emerges as the heart and soul of that great team. And it's not Walter Payton, Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon or Refrigerator Perry.
The real star of The '85 Bears, which premieres on ESPN on February 4, is Buddy Ryan, the team's defensive coordinator and mastermind of the 46 defense. The film opens with recent footage of the 81-year-old Ryan undergoing physical therapy and looking frail and weak, but those scenes are contrasted with footage of the energetic Ryan on the practice field, and with interviews from his former players, who can't stop gushing about how much they loved to play for him.
Had to get up early for Wing bowl this morning. Wound up getting up around 3, this was on. Couple things I never realized...or maybe I did but it didn't impact me the way it did till I watched this. Most of the Bears despised Ditka. For the most part they still do listening to their interviews. Buddy Ryan was pretty much the head coach. If you watch their superbowl Buddy is the first to go up on the players shoulders, Mcmichael talked to Fridge and said "we have to put Ditka up on our shoulders cause he's our guy".
And this letter, the players were tearing up reading it:
QuoteTo my guys,
In 1981, many of you signed a letter to George Halas that saved my job. Now I'm writing a letter to all of you to say thanks. I wish I could be there to say it in person, but this will have to do.
Thank you to the Super Bowl champion 1985 Chicago Bears, the greatest team in NFL history. You gave me the best memories of my coaching life.
I'll love every one of you until the day I die. I told you this a long time ago, and it's still true.
You guys will always be my heroes.
Coach Buddy Ryan, 46
Legend
"But Buddy never won a playoff game"
Nope, but he won a Superbowl
playoff wins
richie k 1
buddy 0
chip 0
Offense carried that team
Quote from: SD on February 05, 2016, 07:16:43 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 28, 2016, 07:44:49 PM
:IGY batsignal:
QuoteIn The '85 Bears, the new 30 for 30 documentary about the team that won Super Bowl XX, one man above all others emerges as the heart and soul of that great team. And it's not Walter Payton, Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon or Refrigerator Perry.
The real star of The '85 Bears, which premieres on ESPN on February 4, is Buddy Ryan, the team's defensive coordinator and mastermind of the 46 defense. The film opens with recent footage of the 81-year-old Ryan undergoing physical therapy and looking frail and weak, but those scenes are contrasted with footage of the energetic Ryan on the practice field, and with interviews from his former players, who can't stop gushing about how much they loved to play for him.
Had to get up early for Wing bowl this morning. Wound up getting up around 3, this was on. Couple things I never realized...or maybe I did but it didn't impact me the way it did till I watched this. Most of the Bears despised Ditka. For the most part they still do listening to their interviews. Buddy Ryan was pretty much the head coach. If you watch their superbowl Buddy is the first to go up on the players shoulders, Mcmichael talked to Fridge and said "we have to put Ditka up on our shoulders cause he's our guy".
And this letter, the players were tearing up reading it:
QuoteTo my guys,
In 1981, many of you signed a letter to George Halas that saved my job. Now I'm writing a letter to all of you to say thanks. I wish I could be there to say it in person, but this will have to do.
Thank you to the Super Bowl champion 1985 Chicago Bears, the greatest team in NFL history. You gave me the best memories of my coaching life.
I'll love every one of you until the day I die. I told you this a long time ago, and it's still true.
You guys will always be my heroes.
Coach Buddy Ryan, 46
Legend
"But Buddy never won a playoff game"
Nope, but he won a Superbowl
correct
probably the greatest football figure ever
good stuff
http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2016/02/05/roger-goodells-words-are-hollow-and-meaningless-arthur.html
come for the awkward cut aways, stay for the chip jokes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3SuVLiFkos
Beastmode going to retire according to Shefter.
Looks like Marshawn announced his retirement in Twitter
A pic of a pair of green cleats hanging from electrical wires and a peace out emoji
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giWC3WtwoNE
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2016, 02:05:39 PM
Quote from: SD on February 05, 2016, 07:16:43 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 28, 2016, 07:44:49 PM
:IGY batsignal:
QuoteIn The '85 Bears, the new 30 for 30 documentary about the team that won Super Bowl XX, one man above all others emerges as the heart and soul of that great team. And it's not Walter Payton, Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon or Refrigerator Perry.
The real star of The '85 Bears, which premieres on ESPN on February 4, is Buddy Ryan, the team's defensive coordinator and mastermind of the 46 defense. The film opens with recent footage of the 81-year-old Ryan undergoing physical therapy and looking frail and weak, but those scenes are contrasted with footage of the energetic Ryan on the practice field, and with interviews from his former players, who can't stop gushing about how much they loved to play for him.
Had to get up early for Wing bowl this morning. Wound up getting up around 3, this was on. Couple things I never realized...or maybe I did but it didn't impact me the way it did till I watched this. Most of the Bears despised Ditka. For the most part they still do listening to their interviews. Buddy Ryan was pretty much the head coach. If you watch their superbowl Buddy is the first to go up on the players shoulders, Mcmichael talked to Fridge and said "we have to put Ditka up on our shoulders cause he's our guy".
And this letter, the players were tearing up reading it:
QuoteTo my guys,
In 1981, many of you signed a letter to George Halas that saved my job. Now I'm writing a letter to all of you to say thanks. I wish I could be there to say it in person, but this will have to do.
Thank you to the Super Bowl champion 1985 Chicago Bears, the greatest team in NFL history. You gave me the best memories of my coaching life.
I'll love every one of you until the day I die. I told you this a long time ago, and it's still true.
You guys will always be my heroes.
Coach Buddy Ryan, 46
Legend
"But Buddy never won a playoff game"
Nope, but he won a Superbowl
correct
probably the greatest football figure ever
watched this yesterday....validly welled up a couple times
I see there's another developmental football league supposedly starting up this spring: Major League Football. Somehow it seems even less viable than the multitude of other dead football leagues. It is supposed to start in April and they don't even have the cities for the franchises nailed down yet. Also they just had a major investor pull $20 million away from them. And Dave Campo is involved. A lot of red flags.
some early tv notes
-broncos/panthers all but a lock for the opener. broncos/pats the other possibility.
-vikings/lions and washingtons/cowboys looking like the afternoon thanksgiving jawns.
-expect fewer division matchups on thursday, but still a very strong slate of games
-even though they won 4 games last year, the networks were crawling over each other to get dallas games. jerrah power.
Browns honoring Jim Brown with statue outside stadium (https://sports.yahoo.com/news/browns-honoring-jim-brown-statue-outside-stadium-183254888--nfl.html)
Just one question: What the hell took them so long?
I saw that today. Am I alone in having just assumed for years that they already had one?
Quote from: Geowhizzer on February 17, 2016, 10:54:25 PM
Just one question: What the hell took them so long?
They were probably waiting until everyone forgot he's a woman beater. Everyone finally forgot, so now the statue can go up.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 18, 2016, 12:36:36 AM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on February 17, 2016, 10:54:25 PM
Just one question: What the hell took them so long?
They were probably waiting until everyone forgot he's a woman beater. Everyone finally forgot, so now the statue can go up.
or that he was a strong pro black african american who terrified white people
:-D