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

it's probably a reference to the giants' pre-playoffs 2017 boat trip which became a big tabloid/sports radio thing before they got their asses beat in the first round

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/1/2/14147518/giants-boat-photo-odell-beckham-jr-trey-songz

Also white people love Jimmy Buffett; hate people of color who play football the wrong way

Antonio Brown’s helmet is the stupidest non-story since Tebowmania. GOOD GOD will this season start already?

1. LeBron and the Lakers
2. Dallas Cowboys paying Dak (Is he 'elite'?)
3. Dallas Cowboys vs. Zeke holdout
4. Antonio Brown's helmet & mind

This is pretty much 85% of ESPNs coverage these days.

OBJ is pretty weird too

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2850368-odell-beckham-jr-giants-thought-theyd-send-me-here-to-die-with-browns-trade

Jaylon Smith is one player I am glad got a big payday, considering he nearly lost his career with that injury with Notre Dame in the bowl game. Smith is probably the best defensive player from the state of Indiana since Rod Woodson too.

Andrew Luck retired wtf

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27456682/emotional-luck-announces-retirement-nfl

After the game, Luck announced the retirement decision during an impromptu news conference; he said an official announcement wasn't planned until Sunday afternoon but changed course once news broke during the preseason game.

"I've been stuck in this process," he said, stopping several times to overcome his emotions. "I haven't been able to live the life I want to live. It's taken the joy out of this game ... the only way forward for me is to remove myself from football."

Good for him tbqf, and good for anyone who quits early. get the hell outta that league.

yes

I tend to believe that almost anyone who plays in the NFL is 100% committed to the sport so I'm guessing this really was the only option for him. Poor guy, hope he got paid and gets to pursue his other dreams now. Funny to think the NFL's 'talent drain' problem first seemed to come to light around the time when Luck & RG3 got drafted, when the word was "finally we are going to have some great young QBs again"...this is pretty much the worst possible scenario for the NFL

there's a couple more generational prospects coming up the pipeline in the next couple years, but yeah, i guess the nfl can't really count on them to define their league for 15 years anymore.

there are a lot of talented young QBs right now tho - watson, mahomes, wentz, goff, newton, cousins, jackson, mayfield, maybe winston? ok some question marks around some of those guys but a few of those could be good to all time greats depending on how their careers go.

Not Winston, my god

jon gruden honestly seems like the boss from hell

lol jim zorn is the coach of one of these xfl teams

Antonio Brown's apology tour continued Wednesday morning with an Instagram post directed at quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

The former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver posted a photo of Roethlisberger smiling and slapping the back of Brown's helmet when the two played together, along with a caption that praised Roethlisberger.

"Mostly you a little bit of me !" Brown wrote. "Yee yee !! I never realized how good I had it, got caught up in my emotion with everyone coming after me I really apologize for my actions sincerely man ! It's never been another connection like what we done in the past decade. I appreciate you. Sincerely AB."

One game with Brady and zero with Derek Carr really changed his perspective.

Lol the o/u for this XFL is 45.5 and score is 9-6 in the 4th

espn dot com has been pushing the xfl pretty hard but lol there are no stats, no box scores, no standings, nothing. the only links they offer are highlights and the league schedule

Watching the gameplay, this is boooring

clearly needs its own thread

Lol there was a three point conversion

things just keep getting worse for this guy

Looks like Antonio Brown has entered concussion protocol #AB #NFL pic.twitter.com/qLhatJhzjc

— The Spike King 👑 (@SpikeKing76) February 20, 2020

I'm guessing Alex Smith is pretty much done, not coming back? I have not heard any discussion of him coming back from the broken leg or if he had hung them up.

Got looking at some passing career passing stats of Fitzmagic and went onto Smiths' football reference page. Smiths' career record is 94-66-1, which is pretty good considering every coach was near replacing him each season he played.

He was the quintessential high floor low ceiling qb

Trey Adams with the best answer ever to a combine question pic.twitter.com/AvGI9uOPFg

— Sordi 🐬 (@FinsOrDie) February 29, 2020

hearing a lot of "worst trade of all time" chatter about the hopkins deal

Barnwell gives the Cards a slight edge

Texans trade DeAndre Hopkins to Cardinals for David Johnson

Houston Texans get: RB David Johnson, 2020 second-round pick, 2021 fourth-round pick
Arizona Cardinals get: WR DeAndre Hopkins, 2020 fourth-round pick

Cardinals grade: B+
Texans grade: F

The NFL should use this down time to dissolve 14 teams

Sounds like Brady to the Bucs is a thing that might happen. Weird

Lol that is gonna cause some major cognitive dissonance in Bucs fans. Most Floridians, even those not in the AFC East, hate the fuck

lol wow he's actually leaving

what's the funniest possible destination for him right now? I'd say Green Bay

oakland

er, las vegas

the NBA

dolphins

lol that would be such cognitive dissonance for me.

we are killing it with free agency atm but of course I bet this season won't happen

oh jets for sure

or giants
giants would be hilarious

I can't wait for Brady to go somewhere else and immediately show he is cooked.

actually SF would probably be the funniest now that I think about it

Philip Rivers to the Colts

lmao

now send brady to the chargers

to the Bucs?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the expected landing spot for quarterback Tom Brady barring any unforeseen circumstances, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington.

what the buc

lol motherfucker is going to Dale Mabry ave. he gonna hate it there.

i'm getting season tickets just to pelt him with shit.

foles to the bears for a fourth-round pick

life really comes at you fast

Sean Payton's got the roni

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28943350/rams-rebranded-la-unveils-new-logos-colors

To me the logo looks like it says L A C, as in Chargers. Very confusing!