FOLES RUSH IN: 2018 nfl qb carousel and miscellaneous offseasoning thread

https://i.imgur.com/la0qy7i.png

i'm in favor of simplifying the rule however:

if someone is bobbling the ball while they go out of bounds and end up w/ full control (it never touches the ground) but they didn't secure it until out of bounds - a catch?

if someone obviously catches it (they seem to have complete control) but either while going to the ground or through a defensive player hitting the ball, it pops loose. is this a fumble?

per the nfl no to the first one. in my nfl it would be a catch.

on the second, if the player is down before the ball comes out it's not a fumble, otherwise it is

that would kind of encourage the sideline to get in the way to make it difficult for the receiver to secure the catch OOB, right?

there are already sideline violations that would apply if someone actively tried to interfere

common sense dictates that you should have control of the ball and two feet in for it to be a catch. the controversy happens, iirc, when a player does this but shifts or adjusts the ball within his arms as he's preparing to go down. imo it's usually pretty easy to decide whether the player did this in a conscious, controlled fashion or not and that should be the rule

District Attorney of Harris
County, Texas announced it has indicted Eagles’ DE Michael Bennett for felony charge for injuring a 66-year-old paraplegic working at NRG Stadium to control access to field at SuperBowl LI. A warrant has been issued for Bennett’s arrest.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2018

uh oh

huh

there are many odd things about this, not least

a 66-year-old paraplegic working at NRG Stadium to control access to field

and why now over a year later?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DY_oVVnVMAAujCL.jpg

"who was part of the security team"

hindsight is 20/20 and all but...

10 years in prison for shoving past someone this country is insane

obviously he will not serve prison time

pretty indefensible though imo

Houston PD said the Michael Bennett indictment took so long because they prioritized more significant cases before this. ...Said there is no video of the incident, but a police officer witnessed it.

— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) March 23, 2018

also like people treat mall cops/private security/the old dudes checking tickets in the lower bowl of yankee stadium w the same reverence as police xp

https://deadspin.com/johnny-manziel-offers-refreshingly-lucid-defense-of-col-1824048918

well now i like Johnny Manziel

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/giants-wr-odell-beckham-pursued-rams-trade-article-1.3897161

giants are so eager to get rid of their best player, and the rams are confident that their culture can absorb a guy who likes winning and hates ben mcadoo

Packers would probably be Super Bowl favorites if they could grab him

#Jets coach Todd Bowles, at the annual coaches breakfast, said they traded up to No. 3 not with one player in mind but with 6-7 they believe they’ll have a chance at. Will zero in in a few weeks.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 27, 2018

literally the stupidest organization in professional sports

wow, if only they had a top 6 pick then they wouldn't have had to trade...

oh

to be fair, this is Bowles saying this, not Maccagnan. I'm hoping that Maccagnan had 2 or 3 specific dudes in mind when he made the franchise-altering trade

i have no particular opinion of his coaching ability and certainly the league doesn't need *fewer* black head coaches, but it's surprising to me that he still has a job

Rams receive:
WR Brandin Cooks
4th-round pick

Patriots receive:
1st-round pick
6th-round pick

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 3, 2018

Wow terrible trade for rams

feel like this is the tipping point from the rams being laudably aggressive to setting fire to their resources.

meanwhile, the instant pats fan takes break down between trading for obj and trading up for one of the qbs

im not watching a 49ers game until they cut reuben foster

pic.twitter.com/hlrsTssEd8

— Riley McAtee (@Riley_McAtee) April 12, 2018

dragged her, beat her, hit her in the head 8-10 times, ruptured her eardrum.... hope he gets the full sentence and never sees another minute in the nfl.

whole thing is grotesque

Cowboys expected to release WR Dev Bryant today, barring an unexpected last-minute change of heart, per @toddarcher and me. But the plan going into meeting that is now underway was to part ways with Bryant.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 13, 2018

rip dev

i hope it doesn't affect team chemistry, i know he's tight with Evekiel Elliott.

p sure gruden west coast right now is looking up dez in the 2012 almanac he's been using for personnel decisions and his eyes are popping out of his head

GREEN BAY PACKERS ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION

Cowboys expected to release WR Dev Bryant today, barring an unexpected last-minute change of heart, per @toddarcher and me. But the plan going into meeting that is now underway was to part ways with Bryant.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 13, 2018

Bryant is pretty good but way over-rated in the same way many Cowboys end up being. Even when he was really fast earlier in his career, the guy seemed to me to drop a ton of balls. Don't think he was anywhere top level as like Julio Jones or Calvin Johnson.

You chuck the ball around for well over 4000 yards or more every year, someone is going to catch 80 balls and have a 1000 yard season.

Someone might pay for the brand name, but at best Bryant is a #2 receiver now that's going to have to muscle for short passes and I don't know if he's got the hands to stick and get paid at that job.

I'd put bets on the Hatcats trying to sign him, that seems like a dopey move they would make.

One thing that cracks me up about every NFL off seasons is that no matter who the player is or plays, if they are available and worth talking about on sports radio, they automatically become a player of interest for the Jets.

sounds like a perfect fit for the cincy bengals tbh

friday 13th, the day i find out mordy has me killfiled

rip dez on the cowboys i'm glad i was able to break this important story on ilx

eh lucky guess

Bengals usually like to develop their own 'talent', Mike Brown is usually way too cheap to sign free agents.

Adam Jones is still available on the free agent market I believe. Wild man has now played 11 years in the NFL and that is something that seemed really unlikely in his first couple years in the pros.

I also saw that Richie Incognito has called it a career because of 'pain'. I'd say one of the more infamous players of his time.

Outside of NFL Scheduling mavens Howard Katz and Michael North, here’s the man that might have most influenced the NFL schedule: pic.twitter.com/yxXu9MFB80

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 20, 2018

it's for this kind of content we made him our patron

Here it is! My first run of 2018 NFL Predictions - Records, point totals, S of S, playoff seeds, 2019 Draft order + more #clayprojections pic.twitter.com/1ahunPG2Yw

— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) April 20, 2018

will the afc east ever get its shit together y/n

no. when the current pats dynasty dies the division will be sending a 7 win team to the playoffs for the rest of our lives.

.@AtlantaFalcons https://t.co/IpM53eqTrq

— MiLB.com (@MiLB) April 20, 2018

https://www.sbnation.com/a/nfl-draft-glossary

enjoyed this

“Let’s make sure that we keep this confidential,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said to begin the session.

The New York Times has obtained an audio recording of the roughly three-hour meeting, and several people in the room corroborated details of the gathering.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/sports/nfl-owners-kaepernick.html

kind of a nothing story

the owner who wanted to model the league's PR after the fucking NRA tho...