2016 NFL offseason news and sandwich recommendation thread

welp

that's actually from several weeks ago. if he had done it after getting all that attention for the national anthem thing, i'd have rolled my eyes

washington hatcats will be super good this year.

that name still makes me happy

where to buy kaepernick's socks?

After the head of a national police organization blasted Colin Kaepernick on Thursday for wearing socks with cartoon pigs in police hats, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback said he didn't want the apparel to distract from his protest of racial inequalities in America.

On Instagram, Kaepernick said he wore the socks in practice to make a statement -- but did so before he made a public stance by refusing to stand for the national anthem at preseason games.

According to USA Today, Kaepernick has reportedly worn the socks as early as Aug. 10, but he had not been asked about them. Images of the socks were posted on social media Wednesday night and quickly created a stir.

"It's just ridiculous that the same league that prohibits the Dallas [Cowboys] football club from honoring the slain officers in their community with their uniforms stands silent when Kaepernick is dishonoring police officers with what he's wearing on the field," Bill Johnson, executive director of the National Association of Police Organizations, said, according to USA TODAY Sports.

"I think the league is in a downward spiral regarding their obligations to the public under [commissioner] Roger Goodell, and this is just another example of that."

MAKE NFL GREAT AGAIN

i had an hour long argument with my conservative mother in law about this

Relatives that watch a lot of Fox News seem to really enjoy arguing. It's like a cult.

Shaun Hill has had one of the stranger yet very long careers in football. It's even different than someone like a career backup like Don Strock who pretty much always played for the same coach and whose career straddled between two Hall of Fame starting QBs.

http://www.nfl.com/player/shaunhill/2504833/profile

Basically the guy was a back up for 5(!) seasons and only threw 1 ball then was a backup in SF. I really only first remember seeing him play that year he played a bunch for the Lions, don't really remember him on the Niners but they are rarely on TV around here and were not very good at all those years.. Odd thing is that he has been kinda effective in some ways at least compared to other long lasting backup QBs. I mean 62% comp. percentage and his QB/Int ratio isn't horrible nor really is an 85.2 career QB rating. I guess the knock is that he took a bunch of sacks, but that is better than throwing an INT I suppose.

Bradford to the Vikings for a 1st and a 4th...yikes!

That's pretty much saying to me, they are not sure Bridgewater will come back and some stories said it might take two years for him to do so since the knee came apart.

Vikings are built to win now as the defense is there and AP isn't going to get younger, so I can kinda see the gamble.

It will be interesting to see how this one plays out.

Eagles probably weren't going to be there this year anyway, those picks kind of make up some for the haul they gave away to get him from the Rams.

my first two thoughts

a. oh no chase daniel starter

b. congratz mcleod bethel-thompson!!!

wow what a mind meltingly stupid trade for minnesota. is bradford even an upgrade on shaun hill, especially minus an off season?

have iggles undone every kelly roster move now?

except obv for not rehiring mccoy jackson + maclin :(

Eagles might finish with worst record in the league, and... THE BROWNS HAVE THEIR PICK!!!!!

Chase Daniel always looked ok as Alex Smith's backup.

Numerous caveats there obviously

Shaun Hill was generally okay for the Lions. Bradford ain't exactly an upgrade

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.

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.

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

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.

smh
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/49ers-fb-bruce-miller-arrested-after-allegedly-punching-70-year-old-man-183250581.html

Niners PR team workin' OT the past couple weeks.

/years

STRAW POLL:
weekly threads
monthly threads
reg season thread

?

Weekly imo

weekly

I like the idea of one reg season rolling thread like hoops does tbh

can we all just watch baseball and basketball instead

yeah xp i like on reg season thread so i don't have to open and bookmark a new thread every week

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

weekly threads part of the beautiful tapestry of our shared tradition tho. it's tough.

weekly thread titles!

yeah i'm a big proponent of the lols offered by thread titles

*weekly thread titles

re: all iggles talk upthread didn't they announce wentz would start week 1?

yes