The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread V2

helimachoptor wrote: »

Reading something on instagram about hernandez.

As he died while appealing it means he hasn't been found guilty due to some old law.

This apparently means the Patriots are on the hook for 15 million in guarantee money which his daughter will get

May be bull**** though

But he was found guilty which is the reason he was in jail. I know he was appealing it but until that appeal had run its course he was still guilty surely ?

I'd say the patriots had some clause in his contract that would have stopped him getting it back after the fact.

helimachoptor wrote: »

Not when you die in some states it seems

It would seem so mr heli. Well either way it's a horrible end of another life in what has not been a cheerful subject.

Other week 1 games I've seen rumoured are Cowboys v Giants, Packers v Seahawks and a MNF between Vikings and Saints

paulie21 wrote: »

Other week 1 games I've seen rumoured are Cowboys v Giants, Packers v Seahawks and a MNF between Vikings and Saints

I read that MNF was chargers @ Broncos

paulie21 wrote: »

There's always 2 MNF games in week 1. A east coast and west coast

That could be it, it was on chargers news feed I follow that I read it on,

The Ross Tucker podcast is a good listen and the latest episode has Michael North who is the executive in charge of schuduling

He explains how ridiculously complicated making a schedule is and just one change will affect countless other games.

They have to look at extradinory requests such as concerts or Pope Francis visiting Philadelphia for example.

For all their efforts and months of work they recieve derision and fans and coaches believe the NFL hold a grudge and screwed them. Coaches blast them in the media and fans go crazy on message boards "the league screwed us......"

Networks make demands and as they pay billions they have to be kept happy.

Sometimes clashes happens such as the Ravens were to play at home week 1 when they were champions as is tradition for champions but the MLB schedule was out first and the Orioles has a game scheduled, they play next door to the football stadium.

They are a thousand and one factors that go into a schedule and also traditions like the Lions and Cowboys for Thanksgiving.

The executive says they know they will never recieve praise and all they hope is for everyone hates them equally because they shows at least they were fair

A good listen

It takes three accrued seasons to get a pension so the one day signing makes no difference. There is no pay, maybe a dollar just to have a contract

It's just symbolic and a chance to have a press conference and say thank you and have your time in the local and national media

I remember some lesser known Offensive Lineman did an AMA on reddit and mentioned the 401k plan.

Dug this up:

The dollar amount of a former NFL player’s pension check depends on how many years he played in the NFL. There is no universal NFL retirement pay. Once eligible, the player receives a credit for each year played that equates to a certain monthly pension amount—for example, for seasons played from 1998 to 2011 this amount was $470.

NFL pension plan amounts received are increased periodically and are the same for all players regardless of salary. Currently, a player with the minimum three years of play would receive an annual pension check of $21,360 at retirement. On average, retired players receive an annual pension check of about $43,000.

Players who take advantage of the 401(k) plan would also be able to make withdrawals from that account when eligible. Obviously the amount of this benefit would depend on how much he chose to contribute to the plan while he was still earning money.
Similarly, players with an annuity could be receiving payments from that as well. Again, the amount would depend on the total amount of the annuity; it would also depend on how the player chose to receive payments (age to start and frequency of payments).

http://firstquarterfinance.com/nfl-pension-plan-retirement-plan/

The scheme doesn't fit, the personnel with Ingram being the main man there, and a fit for said scheme, doesn't either.

Very surprised with this one. Is AP essentially going to be a role, 2nd string type of back? I know NO rotate out of the backfield, but AP isn't catching the ball from the backfield for you and is surely still too good/expensive to be just a short yardage back?

Also, not too sure that he's ever been a great short yardage back either. He's a 2 yard, 1 yard, 20 yard type guy.