i like vernon idk if its an overpay i mean prob it is but w/e
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 10 March 2016 00:46 (eight years ago) link
it (weirdly) occurred to me today that i miss clinton portis
looked him up to see what he's up to and learned he filed for bankruptcy a few months ago : /
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 March 2016 00:59 (eight years ago) link
with the giant hike in the cap teams are going wild and i guess it doesn't really matter, not as much as it would ordinarily. vernon is a very good player, at least they're paying for m/l a sure thing. meanwhile, the saints are paying 7m/yr for coby fleener. and to think they used to have a TE worth about that.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 10 March 2016 01:01 (eight years ago) link
damn that is a shame about portis. to run the gauntlet as an RB and stay in the league a long time, then get to this point. whatever the story that is a bummer.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 10 March 2016 01:03 (eight years ago) link
osweiler... is bad
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 March 2016 02:22 (eight years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/12/22/clinton-portis-sets-the-record-straight-on-his-bankruptcy-case/
sounds like he had a bad gambling problem.
― ulysses, Thursday, 10 March 2016 04:17 (eight years ago) link
Everyone in the media is ripping the Browns for letting their players leave, even though 1. we all knew that was going to be their plan going in, and 2. history has shown first-day free agents are always overpaid.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 10 March 2016 20:27 (eight years ago) link
http://www.clickhole.com/article/pure-class-peyton-manning-took-out-full-page-newsp-4078
― nomar, Thursday, 10 March 2016 21:52 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdR_EdqVIAA0-7j.jpg
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 March 2016 16:39 (eight years ago) link
that's a spicy meatball sub
― ulysses, Friday, 11 March 2016 16:43 (eight years ago) link
mark sanchez to the broncos!
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 March 2016 18:29 (eight years ago) link
guess there's another superbowl in their future!
― Mordy, Friday, 11 March 2016 18:31 (eight years ago) link
SANCHIZE IV: THE HORSENING?
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Friday, 11 March 2016 18:33 (eight years ago) link
er, III, rather
philly it getting a 2017 conditional pick. honestly turning sanchez into anything, even a late round pick, is a miracle
― Mordy, Friday, 11 March 2016 18:34 (eight years ago) link
i guess the broncos figure that they won a superbowl with a backup and a coatrack, why not get both for the price of one?
― ulysses, Friday, 11 March 2016 18:39 (eight years ago) link
its not prima facie absurd no, esp. if they retool as an almost entirely run-based team
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Friday, 11 March 2016 19:03 (eight years ago) link
this though, idek:
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefterMajor QB development: former Redskins QB Robert Griffin III is scheduled to visit the NY Jets later today, league source tells ESPN.
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Friday, 11 March 2016 19:04 (eight years ago) link
yes, the jets and the new york market is exactly the right environment for rg3 to turn his career back around
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 11 March 2016 19:08 (eight years ago) link
well if he's willing to sit for a year behind fitz (or more likely just wait for dude to break something) and keep a low profile it might work? Gino is toast out here.
― ulysses, Friday, 11 March 2016 19:27 (eight years ago) link
reasonable plan if they pony up and pay fitz, but that's strangely up in the air rn. which is kinda baffling. like, dude, you worked really well in a system for the first time in a whiiiiiiiile, and...you wanna roll the dice on that happening again and keeping more than the bare-minimum-guaranteed part of the deal?
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Friday, 11 March 2016 19:30 (eight years ago) link
agreed; putting rg3 out there as a start-of-the-season starter under literally any circumstances is asking for trouble and any formulation that runs the risk of that happening is dumb
― ulysses, Friday, 11 March 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
I'd think the Jets probably should sign Fitzpatric for good money for short years and draft a QB that could perhaps be ready to start in a year or two. It is the Jets, so whatever is the right decision, they will most likely do the opposite.
I'd think SF would be the place for RG3, considering they got one of the coaches that developed that style of offense he played at Baylor.
― earlnash, Sunday, 13 March 2016 04:11 (eight years ago) link
Classic free agent Mexican Standoff going on as it looks like everyone is waiting for the first team to make it so on the mediocre QB line. I like the idea that Kap would go to the Broncos, but he want them to beat Cleveland's offer. Fitz is 33 and holding out for the only big payday of his career, as he figures he is better than a couple of these guys that got paid (and he might have a point). I figure once those two go then where RGIII goes will happen. Same thing happens with baseball and NBA free agents more often.
There needs to be a 'replacement level' like term for the top of the bottom of the barrel like there is 'elite' in the QB mouthpiece ranking system.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 02:23 (eight years ago) link
Adam SchefterVerified account@AdamSchefterCards-Pats blockbuster from @diannaESPN and me: Cards trade G Jonathan Cooper + 2nd-rd pick to NE for DE Chandler Jones, per sources.
daaaaamn
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 18:52 (eight years ago) link
RIP Tray Walker
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 18 March 2016 22:45 (eight years ago) link
RGIII to the cleve
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 24 March 2016 16:30 (eight years ago) link
rip
― mookieproof, Thursday, 24 March 2016 17:24 (eight years ago) link
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15059418/arizona-cardinals-bruce-arians-people-let-kids-play-football-fools
URL should be "bruce-arians-people-who-dont-let-kids-play-football-are-fools"
― nomar, Friday, 25 March 2016 00:57 (eight years ago) link
dbrickeshaw ferguson retires cos he watched Concussion
"Since seeing Concussion, I can’t avoid wondering if I am in danger of experiencing some degree of brain injury when I am done playing. It couldn’t happen to me, right?"... Though I cannot remember ever having a concussion, I now know as an offensive lineman that it is the frequency of collisions that can ultimately lead to brain injury. It’s a different conversation when you are involved in the story and not just watching a movie about it. I fear the unavoidable truth is that playing football has placed me in harm’s way, and I am not yet sure of the full extent of what it might cost me."
"... Though I cannot remember ever having a concussion, I now know as an offensive lineman that it is the frequency of collisions that can ultimately lead to brain injury. It’s a different conversation when you are involved in the story and not just watching a movie about it. I fear the unavoidable truth is that playing football has placed me in harm’s way, and I am not yet sure of the full extent of what it might cost me."
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Friday, 8 April 2016 23:58 (eight years ago) link
you forget that these guys are in their twenties and this shit simply hasn't occurred to them
― ulysses, Saturday, 9 April 2016 05:30 (eight years ago) link
which is to say "one forgets", not calling you out spottie
― ulysses, Saturday, 9 April 2016 05:31 (eight years ago) link
Yeah it's crazy and I don't blame them for retiring b4 it's too late. Get that money be smart with it and get out
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Saturday, 9 April 2016 05:35 (eight years ago) link
the way the game is played is necessarily gonna change if/when 75% of the players opt to play three years and bounce.
― ulysses, Saturday, 9 April 2016 05:37 (eight years ago) link
Pay college players imo
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Saturday, 9 April 2016 05:58 (eight years ago) link
cosine
― ulysses, Saturday, 9 April 2016 05:59 (eight years ago) link
it is kind of amazing that i knew more about concussion protocol last year than an o-lineman in the nfl did tho
― ulysses, Saturday, 9 April 2016 06:00 (eight years ago) link
Probably one of those "I really don't want to know" type of things. Ignore it til you can't ignore it anymore
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Saturday, 9 April 2016 06:06 (eight years ago) link
http://deadspin.com/former-saints-defensive-end-will-smith-shot-to-death-in-1770120005
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 10 April 2016 06:36 (eight years ago) link
From the Deadspin comments: "This is really messed up. I'm on the corner where it happened. People are saying it was a fender bender that got heated. I was here when they took his wife away on a stretcher. She was yelling for Will. Really tragic."
Fuckin hell.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 10 April 2016 06:38 (eight years ago) link
Omg
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Sunday, 10 April 2016 07:05 (eight years ago) link
Unfuckingbelievable. tragic beyond words.
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 10 April 2016 09:14 (eight years ago) link
this rams trade for #1 pick is frankly bizarre and imo the most weird but also cynically brazen attempt to sell tickets based on a high profile trade
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 14 April 2016 14:24 (eight years ago) link
I hope it blows up in their faces. So stupid. Why not wait for a qb in the next two years in the draft whos actually worth trading for?
― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 14 April 2016 16:52 (eight years ago) link
guy from north Dakota moves to la and hilarity ensues
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 14 April 2016 17:34 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cgb5BlAUMAAZEYk.jpg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 19 April 2016 21:34 (eight years ago) link
better choice than christie imo but not by much
― ulysses, Tuesday, 19 April 2016 21:54 (eight years ago) link
the eagles are a garbage team that do garbage things
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 18:40 (eight years ago) link
Browns trade down to 8, get 3rd, 4th, 1st and 2nd round picks.
― through a charles barkley (brownie), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 18:40 (eight years ago) link
perfect timing there
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 18:41 (eight years ago) link
wow what a mind meltingly stupid trade for minnesota. is bradford even an upgrade on shaun hill, especially minus an off season?
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 3 September 2016 15:15 (seven years ago) link
have iggles undone every kelly roster move now?
― Mordy, Saturday, 3 September 2016 15:16 (seven years ago) link
except obv for not rehiring mccoy jackson + maclin :(
― Mordy, Saturday, 3 September 2016 15:18 (seven years ago) link
Eagles might finish with worst record in the league, and... THE BROWNS HAVE THEIR PICK!!!!!
― Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 3 September 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
Chase Daniel always looked ok as Alex Smith's backup.
Numerous caveats there obviously
― I know hoes that know Ali Farka Toure (voodoo chili), Saturday, 3 September 2016 16:52 (seven years ago) link
Shaun Hill was generally okay for the Lions. Bradford ain't exactly an upgrade
― frogbs, Saturday, 3 September 2016 17:54 (seven years ago) link
I think the reality is the young players the Viks drafted over the past couple years are going to be running into end of rookie contracts, so they are gambling on the now rather than wait till next year.
Is Bradford an upgrade...maybe, if he is healthy.
― earlnash, Saturday, 3 September 2016 20:22 (seven years ago) link
it's such a bad situation for bradford to go into - starting for a 3rd team in 3 years and w/ zero time to practice + develop chemistry w/ the offense before being thrown out there. it's almost not his fault if he can't put it together but there's only so many chances the guy gets before he's written off imo. wouldn't be surprised for this to blow up big time on the vikings. meanwhile philly must just be writing off this year bc chase looks like a mess and after a few losses fans will be demanding wentz go in.
― Mordy, Saturday, 3 September 2016 22:27 (seven years ago) link
i am torn between wanting to bitch about how i think this is the first season in a decade that I'm going to only casually watch and wanting someone to start a week one thread
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Saturday, 3 September 2016 22:58 (seven years ago) link
One thing I heard on the radio this morning driving was that part of the deal why Bradford was chosen was that he had already played in the style offense that Norv Turner runs both in St. Louis and with the Eagles this year.The Vikings didn't throw the ball that much last year as, they were 32nd in passing attempts. Turner is going to run the same offense he did with the Cowboys over 20 years ago, give the ball to AP 25 times a game and run play action passing. I'd figure Bradford would be way better suited to running that offense than that Star Trek crap that Chip Kelly was trying to run last year.
They gave up a 1st and a 4th. I don't think it was quite the Herschel Walker deal. 1st round picks are a crap shoot even for good clubs. I give them some credit for making it happen "now" and not waiting. I think to some extent they over play how 'complex' all this stuff is to some extent. Sure working with people over time improves things, but their D is built to win now, so I give them some credit for trying to go for it.
Sounds like it would at best be early next season until Bridgewater would be ready anyway and some reports state he might be out two seasons as since his knee gave way, it's going to be a bit more dicey to heal.
Think about the Browns a couple years ago that had a good D, solid O-line and the worst QBs in football...only thing they got was fired. Same deal with Rex with the Jets and the Bills a few years ago. Free Agency means clubs turn over every 2-3 years.
10/23 with the Vikings in Philly is going to be interesting now.
Being a Bears fan and watching Urlacher and Briggs play with so much scrub QB play, it would have been nice if the McCaskey's would have made the deal to get a QB when those guys were in their prime. Criminy they rode sexy Rexy and Weirdbeird into a NFC title game and a Superbowl... By the time they finally made the deal for Cutler, everyone was either gone or old.
― earlnash, Monday, 5 September 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
smhhttp://sports.yahoo.com/news/49ers-fb-bruce-miller-arrested-after-allegedly-punching-70-year-old-man-183250581.html
― Spottie, Monday, 5 September 2016 20:47 (seven years ago) link
Niners PR team workin' OT the past couple weeks.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 17:07 (seven years ago) link
/years
― Spottie, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 17:10 (seven years ago) link
STRAW POLL:weekly threadsmonthly threadsreg season thread
?
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 7 September 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
Weekly imo
― Mordy, Wednesday, 7 September 2016 15:34 (seven years ago) link
weekly
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 15:50 (seven years ago) link
I like the idea of one reg season rolling thread like hoops does tbh
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 7 September 2016 15:51 (seven years ago) link
can we all just watch baseball and basketball instead
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 16:03 (seven years ago) link
yeah xp i like on reg season thread so i don't have to open and bookmark a new thread every week
― Spottie, Wednesday, 7 September 2016 16:06 (seven years ago) link
my prob with season threads is they take forever to load if you find yourself find in the unfortunate position of wanting to look back through the thread
feel like we don't have enough volume to justify weekly threads anymore
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 7 September 2016 16:12 (seven years ago) link
weekly threads part of the beautiful tapestry of our shared tradition tho. it's tough.
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 7 September 2016 16:13 (seven years ago) link
weekly thread titles!
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 16:30 (seven years ago) link
yeah i'm a big proponent of the lols offered by thread titles
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 16:40 (seven years ago) link
*weekly thread titles
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 16:41 (seven years ago) link
re: all iggles talk upthread didn't they announce wentz would start week 1?
yes
― Mordy, Wednesday, 7 September 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link