nfl offseason transactions, fired coaches, general nonsense 2012

NE also went for reggie wayne apparently but he decided to stay with the colts. burn.

lolron is the newest Jet!

of all the teams to sign with. damn. i hate the jets

the jets needed another lunatic

so glad he didn't end up on the pats, he suxxx

fins sign garrard

oh c'monnnnnn

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oh lolphins

Pretty much leaves Jax and Jax alone as Tebow's landing spot, though.

i am still expecting a surprise team to come out of the woodwork to compete for him. vikes? browns?

Browns have publicly expressed disinterest.

interest will come depending on the price -- if they're willing to trade him for two fifth rounders or something i think you'd see some teams think about taking a flyer on him just to have him compete in training camp

Do players get a cut of their jersey sales? Because, like, every single person in Denver and most of Florida bought Tebow jerseys, right? Now he can start from scratch in a new city.

gregg rosenthal has buffalo in the lead, which kinda makes sense considering they signed brad smith to a $13m deal or something http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d827b36c8/article/tim-tebow-stock-watch-where-will-he-play-in-2012?module=HP11_hot_topics

Florio postulates:

1. The Rams.

They volunteered to play in England in part because they believe that it will make them like the Cowboys and Steelers. It won’t.

Tebow could.

Throw in the ongoing struggles to sell tickets (sellouts undoubtedly come from owner Stan Kroenke buying up the unsold seats at 34 cents on the dollar) and a possible move to Los Angeles, and Tebow makes plenty of sense wearing horns from a creature other than, you know, the devil.

2. The Vikings.

Speaking of horns, Tebow could help maximize local interest during what could be a lame-duck season in Minnesota. The Vikings are getting no closer to getting a new stadium built. Tebowmania could be the thing that gets it done.

3. The Bengals.

Wanna sell those empty seats at Paul Brown Stadium? Put Tebow in orange and black.

He’s relatively inexpensive, and he’d help owner Mike Brown shed, to some extent, the perception that he isn’t interested in doing something bold.

4. The Saints.

What better way to push the Bountygate mess off the front page than to give coach Sean Payton a unique weapon?

Once, of course, Payton’s likely suspension ends.

5. The Eagles.

If coach Andy Reid can’t turn Tebow into a traditional passer, no one can.

Given what Reid did with Mike Vick, the Eagles may make the most sense of any team.

6. The Cowboys.

America’s Team can’t be America’s Team without the most popular NFL player in America.

They’d have more than 100,000 for every home game — assuming they can get enough seats installed in time.

7. The Steelers.

Offensive coordinator Todd Haley would surely love nothing more than to be the guy who finds a way to get the most out of Tebow.

Especially since his nemesis Josh McDaniels got fired before he could really try.

8. The Colts.

Concerned that fans won’t show up to watch a crappy team? Add Tebow. They’ll be there.

9. The Buccaneers.

The Bucs bought several big-name (and big-money) free agents in order to fill up a half-empty stadium.

For a lot less money, they could sell the place out every week by adding Tebow.

10. The Chiefs.

Spurned by Peyton Manning an developing a penchant for taking quality players cast aside by division rivals, why not give Tebow the chance to return to Denver once per year?

I could kinda see the Colts thing, actually.

is florio on fucking crack?

i mean i know that's sort of a rhetorical question but what the fuck

tbf, these aren't ranked or anything. He's just writing late-nite filler.

ANYWAY

philadelphia is a team that makes tons of sense, come to think of it. tebow might not be better than kafka but clearly by signing vince young last year they wanted someone with a skillset that's sorta close to vick... and they will definitely make bold trades. kinda like that suggestion.

Speaking of, we've seen the end of Vince Young right?

yeah he doesn't seem very interested in being an NFL qb

It's fitting that he and Leinart, qbs of the greatest college nat'l championship game ever, washed out in the NFL and will now sit around and wait for "remember when" interviews.

leinart will at least stick around for prob like 5 more years if he wants cuz it seems like he realized that he was being a lazy asshole -- vince on the other hand....

are we really entering the David Garrard era in Miami, tell me this is a joke

^no

and re: Tebow, the Eagles make a shitload of sense. Saints Steelers and Bengals make so little sense it's unbelievable.

As do the Rams, Cowboys and Colts

I didnt see what the guaranteed money (if any) for garrard was. He may not even make the team.

yeah i doubt there is much if any guaranteed money there

None of the articles ive seen have mentioned the terms of the deal other than that it's for one year.

yeah im going by the fact that he was told he would "have a chance" to compete for the starting job

if he's healthy he'd be a competent back up, i don't see what the big deal is

rip hines ward

i am still expecting a surprise team to come out of the woodwork to compete for him. vikes? browns?

― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, March 19, 2012 9:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

vikings doesn't make much sense, we have a tebow style type guy in joe webb who i honestly like a lot better in the long term, also we just re-signed sage rosenfels to be our jobber vet backup...plus they are super invested in ponder and locally it seems like they really think he's the guy for the future (whether that's right or not)

I really like the idea of giving Webb a chance, if only because I think the Vick/RG3/Tebow/Cam style offense become big in the next few years, also he seems a lot more talented than Ponder

all the speculation makes it seem like it's either gonna be the dolphins or the jags, or a "mystery team" that isn't in desperate need of a QB and/or doesn't have a competing young QB that needs playing time to develop, i.e. green bay or philly

also i think he could develop into a much better passer than tebow as well

(but i don't think we're giving him a chance unless ponder is a total bust)

also i think the bills could def be a possibility

The Bills openly clowned the Broncos for drafting Tebow so I doubt it.

they did?

Well, more specifically, for drafting him so early. I think they liked him as a late round flier. I can't find where I read that, though. :/

"The Bills" clowned the Broncos? Who, the players? The front office? the GM? the fans? All of the Bills "clowned" the Broncos for picking Tebow? what does that even mean?

but i don't think we're giving him a chance unless ponder is a total bust

I just don't know what Ponder is supposed to be GOOD at. His ceiling right now is like, Ryan Fitzpatrick. Maybe I haven't seen enough of him.

This is the article I was thinking of:

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Ralph-Wilson-on-Tim-Tebow-Denver-panicked.html&team=87

His ceiling right now is like, Ryan Fitzpatrick.

That's a ceiling that's getting higher each season imo.

i think he had 8 starts in his career. relax frogs

xpost

Fitz was pretty bad in Nov, Dec, and Jan 2011-2:

65.5, 69.1, 60.7 passer ratings.

oh p.s. Bill, I'm sorry about being such a dick. You posts get on my nerves but ILNFL is supposed to be for bros I think, and I didn't need to go there.

yeah he's only had 8 pro starts and obviously is going to get better but he never was really projected too high out of college, was he? always thought he was a pretty big overdraft.

oh p.s. Bill, I'm sorry about being such a dick. You posts get on my nerves but ILNFL is supposed to be for bros I think, and I didn't need to go there.

― polyphonic, Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:48 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

No problem. I seem to annoy a lot of people here, i think im just a shitty writer, because i seem to get along pretty well with most everyone in real life.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7714138/jacksonville-jaguars-teams-eyeing-denver-broncos-tim-tebow-source-says

Teams that have discussed a trade for quarterback Tim Tebow, either internally or with the Denver Broncos, include the Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Green Bay Packers

I would love this so much...