2007 NFL Offseason Stuff Thread

[Magical_Retard]

why is there always a need to create a new football league every few years? yeah its the most popular and highest revenue producing sport in the country but there is no way these leagues can ever hope to compete with the NFL.

btw how did cuban become a billionare?

[methdeez]

Why the hell not have another "pro" league? The XFL was unwatchable, but made for many funny jokes. Plus we need to find Freddie Mitchell a job.

I thought the XFL was a good concept, but with terrible execution. The promised to be the NFL, but with les rules. In reality, there were like 3 rule changes.

They should just throw away half the nfl rulebook, that would be fun:
People running in and our of bounds, let anyone catch a forward pass, no more motion rules, no more line-up rules, less interference calls, throw some crazy stuff in. You can't compete with the NFL with the exact sma egam,e only with worse talent and exposure. Do like the CBA, make it a more exciting game.

[PhillyGirl]

Prosecutors have enough to indict Vick

[Father Demon]

NEW YORK (AP) - NFL clubs may no longer serve alcohol at team functions or on buses or flights, extending a ban that until now applied only in locker rooms.

NFL owners and executives were told by commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday that the rule pertains not only to players but to owners, coaches and guests.

"I believe that no constructive purpose is served by clubs continuing to make alcoholic beverages available, and that doing so imposes significant and unnecessary risks to the league, its players and others," Goodell wrote to all 32 teams in a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

The commissioner's letter separates him from, among others, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig. After St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock died a month ago in what was ruled an alcohol-related auto accident, Selig said a decision on banning beer in clubhouses was a team matter, not a league one.

Goodell's letter is in keeping with his policy of setting strict standards for behavior by players, coaches and officials after a year of numerous arrests, many of them for alcohol-related offenses. He has imposed strict suspensions on those who violated those policies, including a yearlong suspension for Tennessee's Adam "Pacman" Jones, which is currently under appeal.

The letter is addressed to chief executives, club presidents, general managers and head coaches.

"Effective immediately," it reads, "clubs are prohibited from providing alcoholic beverages, including beer, in any club setting, including in locker rooms, practice or office facilities, or while traveling, including on team buses or flights.

"This prohibition extends not only to players, but to all team personnel, as well as to other guests traveling with the team or who have access to club facilities."

The ban was sent with the approval of the NFL Players Association and the player advisory council, a group of veterans appointed in early April to advise Goodell on player issues.

That group includes union president Troy Vincent, currently a free agent; safety Donovin Darius of Jacksonville; fullback Tony Richardson of Minnesota; center Jeff Saturday of Indianapolis; linebacker Takeo Spikes of Philadelphia; and wide receiver James Thrash of Washington.

[rjs246]

Stupidity isn't beer's fault. Stop blaming beer, dammit.

[MDS]

That's what happens you get a bunch of God lovers in control.

[SunMo]

says the Christ killer

[MDS]

Jesus molested me. I had good reason to kill him.

[SunMo]

he was trying to clear your acne...stupid

[MDS]

I also remember him being black.

[General_Failure]

btw how did cuban become a billionare?

The internet.

Cuban started a new company, MicroSolutions, with initial support from previous customers lured from Your Business Software. MicroSolutions was initially a system integrator and software reseller. The company was an early proponent of technologies such as Carbon Copy, Lotus Notes, and CompuServe.[12] One of the company's largest clients was Perot Systems.[13]

In July 1990, Cuban sold MicroSolutions to Compuserve—then a subsidiary of H&R Block—for $6 million.[14] "After taxes, I walked away with about $2 million," Cuban said.[15]

Cuban and fellow Indiana University alum Todd Wagner eagerly followed college basketball and the birth of the World Wide Web. In 1995, Audionet was conceived with the idea of webcasting live games and events. With a single server and ISDN line,[16] Audionet became Broadcast.com in 1998. By 1999, Broadcast.com had grown to 330 employees and annual revenues near $100 million.[17] During the Dot-com boom, Broadcast.com was acquired by Yahoo!, and Cuban received about $5 billion in Yahoo! stock.[18] After the sale, Cuban diversified his wealth to avoid exposure to a market crash.[19] The strategy proved successful when the dot-com bubble burst, as Cuban retained his wealth unlike many other fellow dot-com entrepreneurs. As of 2007, Cuban is #407 on Forbes' "World's Richest People" list, with a net worth of $2.3 billion.

[Feva]

I also remember him being black.

Jesus wasn't trying to steal your car.  You didn't have to kill him.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I wish Mark Cuban would buy the Phillies.

[Seabiscuit36]

I wish Mark Cuban would buy the Phillies.

Cuban and Croce as phillies owners 

[SunMo]

Steelers | Zierlein apologizes for raunchy e-mail
Thu, 31 May 2007 20:11:33 -0700

The Associated Press reports Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Larry Zierlein apologized Thursday, May 31, for accidentally e-mailing an explicit sex video to numerous NFL employees, including league commissioner Roger Goodell. Zierlein said he intends to use his team-issued computer for just football business from now on. He sent a note of apology to all NFL employees and those with the team who received the e-mail.