The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread

Paully D · 20-11-2014 10:18pm

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

PSA - the 30 for 30 documentary on Randy Moss is on this Tuesday

Apologies if posted already, but here's the documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7DbsVhFR1U

BKWDR · 21-11-2014 11:18am

Anyone any idea if that series UnDrafted im seeing advertised is going to be run or uploaded on to Game Pass? Looks good.

Prefab Sprouter · 21-11-2014 11:55am

Tristram wrote: »

edit: Raiders can't be happy with what they have at RB?

I think after last night, things are beginning to look up for the Running Game in Oakland

To be fair, Murray looks good but we still need depth at the position. We dont know if he can carry the load yet.

Tristram · 21-11-2014 12:08pm

Some great running from him it appears. Did he leave with a concussion?

BKWDR · 21-11-2014 12:12pm

Scarlet for the lads over celebrating the sack...

Tristram · 21-11-2014 12:36pm

They were incredibly fortunate Tucker(?) called that TO. That could have cost them the game.

Prefab Sprouter · 21-11-2014 1:08pm

Tristram wrote: »

Some great running from him it appears. Did he leave with a concussion?

He did. Got Clobbered by the Safety.

Shedite27 · 22-11-2014 12:52am

The Oakland win completes a "NFL Circle of Life" for the season

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"The natural order of things came full circle Thursday night when the winless Oakland Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs.

The victory completed the NFL food chain and, more importantly, reminded everyone that any team can lose on any given day. It also proved the Raiders are better than the Green Bay Packers, by virtue of deductive reasoning."

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2275659-nfl-circle-of-life-completed-with-raiders-win-over-chiefs

Paully D · 23-11-2014 2:53pm

Do you lads think the Vikings will cut Peterson? I think there's a good chance he'd have been cut this offseason anyway as he is due $15.4m and they only have to carry $2.4m dead money.

Billy86 · 23-11-2014 3:04pm

If they do it will be interesting to see where he goes - the Colts will definitely have to be tempted for one.

Paully D · 23-11-2014 3:10pm

Billy86 wrote: »

If they do it will be interesting to see where he goes - the Colts will definitely have to be tempted for one.

Depending on money (Peterson taking a pay cut), perhaps the Cowboys with Dallas letting Murray walk if he's too expensive, especially as they need to re-sign Bryant too?

Billy86 · 23-11-2014 3:25pm

Or Seattle if/when Lynch is gone, depending on their cap space - they've got a big "win something here" bonus too, over other suitors. Of course, most likely he gets a big money deal with the Redskins and we never hear from him again.

Here's an interesting question... who has been the most disruptive defensive player in the NFL on a per-snap basis, in terms of total sacks, QB hits, forced fumbles, fumbles recovered, tackles for loss and interceptions combined?

mikemac1 · 23-11-2014 4:02pm

Paully D wrote: »

Do you lads think the Vikings will cut Peterson? I think there's a good chance he'd have been cut this offseason anyway as he is due $15.4m and they only have to carry $2.4m dead money.

Welcome to Baltimore!

Billy86 · 23-11-2014 4:08pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Welcome to Baltimore!

I think that's the last team he'll be going to!

mikemac1 · 24-11-2014 9:48am

Ah, the wretched NFC South

You'll remember Seattle got to the playoffs at 7-9 a few years back.

Statically it's possible for Atlanta to get the playoffs at 5-11. I know, I know that's very unlikely but even 6-10 would not surprise me.

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green means a W and the first step in this is for Baltimore to win tonight on MNF

JaMarcusHustle · 24-11-2014 11:40am

Tom Brady's debut was a 34-9 win over Detroit on 23rd November 2000.

Exactly 14 years to the day yesterday, the Pats beat Detroit 34-9 again.

Thought that was pretty cool!

BKWDR · 24-11-2014 12:24pm

Is there something i am missing about Beast Mode?

Is it the money he's looking for in Seattle that has him on the fringe of leaving or does he not like it there?

I would have thought they would be eager to keep him there as he wins games and is always a threat. I know he's had injury problems but he's never really gone inactive for any great period?

DBIreland · 24-11-2014 12:36pm

JaMarcusHustle wrote:

Tom Brady's debut was a 34-9 win over Detroit on 23rd November 2000.

That was a 34-9 loss in 2000 for New England.

24-11-2014 1:33pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Ah, the wretched NFC South

You'll remember Seattle got to the playoffs at 7-9 a few years back.

Statically it's possible for Atlanta to get the playoffs at 5-11. I know, I know that's very unlikely but even 6-10 would not surprise me.

green means a W and the first step in this is for Baltimore to win tonight on MNF

that'd nearly make me want a rule where if nobody in the division wins a certain number of games theres an extra wildcard spot. its horribly unfair on some of the teams in real conferences and devalues the regular season

taidghbaby · 24-11-2014 1:53pm

BKWDR wrote: »

Is there something i am missing about Beast Mode?

Is it the money he's looking for in Seattle that has him on the fringe of leaving or does he not like it there?

I would have thought they would be eager to keep him there as he wins games and is always a threat. I know he's had injury problems but he's never really gone inactive for any great period?

Money is the issue, although they apparently haven't had talks about a new contract by all accounts!

They've just given Sherman and Thomas new deals and Wilson is due a bumper one in the next year or so!

I guess they also think that Lynch will fall off a cliff very soon and the general devaluation of the position means they aren't willing to put too much money into it!

If I were to guess I'd say Lynch wants a longish term deal (in terms of the RB contracts that are going around nowadays) with money guaranteed as it's likely to be his last significant contract! Seattle are probably willing to meet him on wages but on a much shorter contract with very little guaranteed

But again this is all speculation!

skippymac6 · 24-11-2014 3:37pm

taidghbaby wrote: »

Money is the issue, although they apparently haven't had talks about a new contract by all accounts!

They've just given Sherman and Thomas new deals and Wilson is due a bumper one in the next year or so!

I guess they also think that Lynch will fall off a cliff very soon and the general devaluation of the position means they aren't willing to put too much money into it!

If I were to guess I'd say Lynch wants a longish term deal (in terms of the RB contracts that are going around nowadays) with money guaranteed as it's likely to be his last significant contract! Seattle are probably willing to meet him on wages but on a much shorter contract with very little guaranteed

But again this is all speculation!

It's definitely about money. He wants a decent contract and the Hawks aren't willing to give it to them as he has a lot of thread on the tyres. They have given big contracts to Sherman and Thomas and then there is Wilson's payday coming down the line too.

Added to that they have a very young defence that has guys like Wagner, Avril, Wright etc that all will be looking for some hefty enough dollar and it just doesn't seem like they are willing to take Lynch over some of these guys.

Remember too that they did the same thing for Shaun Alexander back in the day when he was coming towards the end of his career. They made him the highest paid running back in history if I remember correctly at the time and when Steve Hutchinson left, he didn't have a 1000 yard season the rest of his career.

Lynch is a quality running back but with maybe only two years or so at the top left they'd be mad to pay him over the guys I mentioned above -- especially when you talk about long term success. Same thing has happened to running backs the last few years like Chris Johnson. It's a young mans position and they have a few decent RBs on the roster and they'll probably look to draft someone too.

Hazys · 24-11-2014 4:47pm

Yeah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fXQ8JyxGC8

The remix of the interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy-5d4r_6Y8

24-11-2014 10:52pm

for anyone that has not seen it iv just watched 30 for 30: brian and the boz its outstanding one of the better ones iv seen maby the best since the u

raze_them_all_ · 24-11-2014 11:04pm

ryan mallett out for the season!

Son Of A Vidic · 24-11-2014 11:10pm

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

ryan mallett out for the season!

He had pain during the week and decided to ignore and play through it. And now he has a torn pectoral unfortunately.:(

jimpump · 24-11-2014 11:16pm

That catch from beckham for the giants tho.....

raze_them_all_ · 24-11-2014 11:20pm

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

He had pain during the week and decided to ignore and play through it. And now he has a torn pectoral unfortunately.:(

Ryan Fitz definately has a host of voodoo dolls

Langdon Alger · 24-11-2014 11:28pm

Seamus Angry Luck wrote: »

for anyone that has not seen it iv just watched 30 for 30: brian and the boz its outstanding one of the better ones iv seen maby the best since the u

I thought it was excellent. He was some college football player

24-11-2014 11:55pm

Langdon Alger wrote: »

I thought it was excellent. He was some college football player

that elway story with the ban the box tshirts is hilarious and it was going on at the same time as the u, must have been some time to be following football

Oat23 · 25-11-2014 12:03am

Awful to hear about what is going on with Eric Berry from the Chiefs. Hopefully he'll be okay.

https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/537007309046939648

https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/537009063922794496

25-11-2014 3:40am

lot of people hyped for the eagles boys game next week already i was supremely confident until i read a skip bayless tweet(link below) (i know hes an idiot) and suddenly I'm less confident although i still think we will win

id like to get a neutral perspective in it he claims the boys have a better qb,rb,wr,line and d.
now its hard to argue with qb,wr and i would prob agree with rb,line (although i think its closer than you would think) but surly there d is not viewed as better and we have a huge advantage in coaching and special teams.?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3OwOYZCcAA32Lq.jpg

Dohnny Jepp · 25-11-2014 5:02pm

Seamus Angry Luck wrote: »

lot of people hyped for the eagles boys game next week already i was supremely confident until i read a skip bayless tweet(link below) (i know hes an idiot) and suddenly I'm less confident although i still think we will win

id like to get a neutral perspective in it he claims the boys have a better qb,rb,wr,line and d.
now its hard to argue with qb,wr and i would prob agree with rb,line (although i think its closer than you would think) but surly there d is not viewed as better and we have a huge advantage in coaching and special teams.?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3OwOYZCcAA32Lq.jpg

I think it's going to be a cracking game but I think the cowboys are going to win myself.

Paully D · 25-11-2014 10:43pm

Terrell Suggs registered his 100th sack last night. Here's a pretty cool picture showing how many he has had on each QB. The image is huge so I'll just include the link to same:

http://cdn.na16.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/terrell-suggs-sack-infographic.jpg

9 different Browns QB's on the list!

Lionbacker · 25-11-2014 11:52pm

Here's Shermans press conference from today:D

26-11-2014 12:35am

Funny interview but at the same time he was 100 percent correct in his criticising of the league they really need to cop on at times they have such a huge monymaking machine you would think they would try to keep there players happy but there seems to be stupid fines and bans every month now

Shedite27 · 26-11-2014 9:59am

Paully D wrote: »

Terrell Suggs registered his 100th sack last night. Here's a pretty cool picture showing how many he has had on each QB. The image is huge so I'll just include the link to same:

http://cdn.na16.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/terrell-suggs-sack-infographic.jpg

Who's he missing? Obviously different divisions etc means there's some he hasn't even played.

Can't see Wilson, Kapernick, Eli. Any more biggies he hasn't sacked?

Son Of A Vidic · 26-11-2014 3:11pm

Lionbacker wrote: »

Here's Shermans press conference from today:D

Love the player safety point they made, two games in five days certainly has affected the quality of a lot of the games we've all saw. TNF is a money maker and is here to stay, but if changes aren't made. It will definitely be a big issue at the next CBA.

mikemac1 · 27-11-2014 5:04pm

ESPN article

It's unnecessarily long, the writer has a lot of fluff in there. But the subject is very interesting!

Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith signed a 4 year 12.5 million rookie deal, he was a top 10 draft pick. And he was richly rewarded this year with a massive contract.

The article is about his family & hangers-on, a right shower of leaches! Making demands for property, bringing along strangers on trips and pissing away over 1 million of Smith's money in under a year.

Now I know Tyron Smith has one of the biggest deals ever signed but the article examines the pressures that fans never see. By the end of reading it Tyron Smith seems a smart and well adjusted young man, he'll do alright

helimachoptor · 27-11-2014 6:18pm

work is quiet today.. good read

27-11-2014 6:22pm

haha eagles fans trolling the cowboys twitter account again putting up controversial posts and making it look like they're retweeted from the cowboys official account
http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2014/11/27/7299385/eagles-fans-troll-dallas-cowboys-twitter-account

also this in one of the greatest back pages iv ever seen
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2014/11/the-ny-post-back-page-is-pretty-amazing-today.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrossingBroad+%28Crossing+Broad%29

28-11-2014 1:53am

lesean mccoy has become the leagles all time leading rusher during todays game and thank god 6538 career yards was pitiful for a franchise record. may there be many more to come

28-11-2014 2:38am

who's this lyle alzado sounds like a very very interesting story iv not heard of him

me89 · 28-11-2014 9:27pm

So Ray Rice has won his appeal and is to be reinstated immediately. Will anyone sign him??

Hazys · 28-11-2014 10:17pm

me89 wrote: »

So Ray Rice has won his appeal and is to be reinstated immediately. Will anyone sign him??

Not a hope, he comes with a lot of stigma and he is just a shadow of his former self. He's nothing better than a backup RB at this stage and certainly not worth the media frenzy that will come with it.

HigginsJ · 28-11-2014 11:06pm

me89 wrote: »

So Ray Rice has won his appeal and is to be reinstated immediately. Will anyone sign him??

He was certainly declining before the suspension, that more than any of the off field stuff will dissuade teams from signing him. That being said if you are a play off team with injuries at RB you could do worse.

Onecoolcookie · 29-11-2014 1:17am

Colts could be a possible landing spot for him, Playoff team in strong need of running backs options and then there's the Pagano-Ravens link aswell.

eagle eye · 29-11-2014 1:46am

Hazys wrote: »

Not a hope, he comes with a lot of stigma and he is just a shadow of his former self. He's nothing better than a backup RB at this stage and certainly not worth the media frenzy that will come with it.

Plenty of teams will be interested. Coming in fresh this late in the season makes him appealing I'd imagine for a team fighting for the playoffs.

Realt Dearg Sec · 29-11-2014 12:05pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Plenty of teams will be interested. Coming in fresh this late in the season makes him appealing I'd imagine for a team fighting for the playoffs.

Yeah but he would turn your team into a circus freak show, it would be disastrous publicity and no serious team wants the distraction. I expect the jets to sign him up tomorrow.

Shedite27 · 29-11-2014 1:36pm

me89 wrote: »

So Ray Rice has won his appeal and is to be reinstated immediately. Will anyone sign him??

eagle eye · 29-11-2014 2:23pm

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Yeah but he would turn your team into a circus freak show, it would be disastrous publicity and no serious team wants the distraction. I expect the jets to sign him up tomorrow.

That stuff only lasts a couple of days. All he has to do is keep his head down and work hard and another story comes along and he is pretty much forgotten about.

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