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

TOss Sweep · 06-09-2017 02:38AM

DDC1990 wrote: »

Yeah 16 weeks in a row is rough stuff.

They should play it on Sunday in the new Georgia Dome. Afaik the Falcons are away Week 1.

They can't play in the new Falcons stadium as it is being used for the new MLS Atlanta team on Sunday.

The biggest problem around re-scheduling I heard today is the length of time left in the week to find an empty stadium for this Sunday. Logistical nightmare.

TOss Sweep · 06-09-2017 02:40AM

Week 1 bye week in fantasy for Buccs and Fish is fun though

TOss Sweep · 06-09-2017 03:14AM

Some of the Madden Glitches are funny but this Gronk spike one is brilliant

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

OldMrBrennan83 · 06-09-2017 05:15AM

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Paully D · 06-09-2017 12:42PM

Looks like Kaepernick's girfriend cost him the Ravens gig:

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20597810/ray-lewis-said-baltimore-ravens-sign-colin-kaepernick-girlfriend-racist-tweet

Shame, as he's probably better than Flacco at this point.

TOss Sweep · 06-09-2017 02:01PM

Official the Dolphins and Buccs game moved to the bye week

MileHighGuy · 06-09-2017 02:12PM

TOss Sweep wrote: »

Official the Dolphins and Buccs game moved to the bye week

right decision, looking at what's unfolding with Irma at the moment.

It's a pity as i was looking forward to getting a look at both these teams early. Hard on the players for both teams too, who wants a 5th week of preseason, and no bye for the rest of the year?

jack presley · 06-09-2017 02:50PM

MileHighGuy wrote: »

right decision, looking at what's unfolding with Irma at the moment.

It's a pity as i was looking forward to getting a look at both these teams early. Hard on the players for both teams too, who wants a 5th week of preseason, and no bye for the rest of the year?

Probably good for Jay Cutler. Gives him an extra week to get ready.

MileHighGuy · 06-09-2017 03:25PM

MileHighGuy wrote: »

, who wants a 5th week of preseason, and no bye for the rest of the year?

jack presley wrote: »

Probably good for Jay Cutler. Gives him an extra week to get ready.

Ha! good answer - hadn't thought of that.

Christy42 · 06-09-2017 04:10PM

Paully D wrote: »

Looks like Kaepernick's girfriend cost him the Ravens gig:

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20597810/ray-lewis-said-baltimore-ravens-sign-colin-kaepernick-girlfriend-racist-tweet

Shame, as he's probably better than Flacco at this point.

Hahaha ha. Hilarious reason to make a football decision. The guy's girlfriend insulted them and they decided they were cool with making a bad football decision (since they seem to think it right in football terms to bring him in).

If they brought him in the tweet would be forgotten about in days.

Hazys · 06-09-2017 04:28PM

Hilarious reason to blame the wife's tweet as the reason not to sign him especially since Brent Grimes is on an NFL roster.

Obviously its just a cop out by Ray Lewis so he doesn't have to say that they made a bad football decision because we didn't want to deal with the public backlash of signing him.

Basically, if Ray Lewis says something, the opposite is generally true.

Hazys · 06-09-2017 04:34PM

Also how is Ray Lewis a pundit on any show, its bizarre. He's a dude with a sketchy past and is dumber than a pile of rocks?

Obviously the answer is that we are in the era of hot takes and click bait so the stupidest sh1t an ex-NFL says gets airwaves, things like Ray Lewis being taken seriously makes me weep for the future of humanity...Idiocracy isn't far off. #RayLewis2020

Billy86 · 06-09-2017 04:36PM

Hazys wrote: »

Idiocracy isn't far off.

Uhm, have you been living under a rock for the last 10 months?

Itssoeasy · 06-09-2017 05:34PM

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Looks like Zeke's 6 game suspension will be upheld, though some talk that it won't begin until Week 2 which kinda confuses me.

It has something to do with the appeal not being ruled on before Tuesday at 4pm after which time he's on the week 1 roster.

Paully D · 06-09-2017 08:43PM

I'm sure most people know now, but J.J. Watt has helped to raise $27m (and counting) in fundraising for the recovery efforts after Storm Harvey.

56 members of the Texans have been out delivering aid, including Akeem Hunt who found out he was being cut while participating.

Top class. Massive respect to them.

Foxtrol · 06-09-2017 10:32PM

Paully D wrote: »

I'm sure most people know now, but J.J. Watt has helped to raise $27m (and counting) in fundraising for the recovery efforts after Storm Harvey.

56 members of the Texans have been out delivering aid, including Akeem Hunt who found out he was being cut while participating.

Top class. Massive respect to them.

Fair play to them.

It is pretty interesting the veneration J.J. Watt has received for his work on this charity while Kaepernick donates $700k of his own money over the last year and barely a peep.

It is clear that players (GMs & Owners) are only told to stick to football when it relates to certain issues

brinty · 06-09-2017 10:35PM

Foxtrol wrote: »

Fair play to them.

It is pretty interesting the veneration J.J. Watt has received for his work on this charity while Kaepernick donates $700k of his own money over the last year and barely a peep.

It is clear that players (GMs & Owners) are only told to stick to football when it relates to certain issues

That's a bit harsh, JJ Watt is the face of the. Houston Texans and has gone above and beyond in the relief efforts and driving this on. He's used his noterity in the right kind of way to help others and engage other people to do likewise. He's not looking for any thanks or notice for doing it just being a decent human being and helping those lesss fortunate

Foxtrol · 06-09-2017 10:39PM

Haven't seen this mentioned here today. Michael Bennett released this statement after the incident post the McGregor fight.

https://twitter.com/mosesbread72/status/905430701595652096

Here's more of the story.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/sports/football/michael-bennett-seattle-seahawks-police.html

Clearly the cops eventually realised what a mistake they made but this is exactly the type of actions that have led to the anthem protest so this will likely strengthen it further.

Foxtrol · 06-09-2017 11:08PM

brinty wrote: »

That's a bit harsh, JJ Watt is the face of the. Houston Texans and has gone above and beyond in the relief efforts and driving this on. He's used his noterity in the right kind of way to help others and engage other people to do likewise. He's not looking for any thanks or notice for doing it just being a decent human being and helping those lesss fortunate

Pretty much everything you said there could be said about Kaepernick and he is vilified while people want to rename a state highway after Watt.

I'm not trying to be harsh on Watt, what he did is amazing, I am pointing out the stark comparison between how the two players being treated when they don't 'stick to football'

dfx- · 07-09-2017 12:32AM

Hazys wrote: »

Crazy that the NFL had no back up better than this. Every NFL game should have a back up plan in case of a worst case scenario. These situations happen yearly and it just looks like the NFL wings it every time.

Especially for Florida in peak hurricane season

Itssoeasy · 07-09-2017 06:37AM

In a suprising developement the new americas game from last night is on the new gamepass already.

Knex* · 07-09-2017 04:26PM

AJ Green's player tribune is a good read

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/aj-green-5-best-cornerbacks-nfl/

Billy86 · 07-09-2017 04:34PM

Knex. wrote: »

AJ Green's player tribune is a good read

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/aj-green-5-best-cornerbacks-nfl/

Really shows how studious you've got to be to be among the best of the best, he's also a surprisingly engaging writer going by that article.

the baby bull elephant · 07-09-2017 10:21PM

Billy86 wrote: »

Really shows how studious you've got to be to be among the best of the best, he's also a surprisingly engaging writer going by that article.

Player's Tribune articles are ghost written.

Billy86 · 07-09-2017 10:34PM

the baby bull elephant wrote: »

Player's Tribune articles are ghost written.

That explains it so, not familiar with the site and figured Green must have done literature or communications or something and actually taken it at least somewhat serious.

Ivefoundgod · 07-09-2017 10:35PM

the baby bull elephant wrote: »

Player's Tribune articles are ghost written.

They make almost no effort to hide it as well, the Francesco Totti one was very clearly not written by him.

TOss Sweep · 07-09-2017 10:39PM

the baby bull elephant wrote: »

Player's Tribune articles are ghost written.

Its a shame when it first came out it was looking like a good website but then it came out it was ghost written it just becomes another beat writer style site.

Good article on it here

http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/players-tribune-articles-arent-written-by-the-players-which-creates-a-host-of-issues.html

Realt Dearg Sec · 07-09-2017 10:47PM

I haven't read TO's link yet, so maybe I'll change my mind, but I don't have a problem with ghost writing the articles per se. We all want to get the kind of insights only a player can give, in any sport, but writing is a difficult trade, and I'd no more expect a player to be be really good at it than I'd expect the writers to be able to run a bootleg. My understanding is that the players sit down, or make a serious of calls, with the writer, and rather than transcribe, the writer renders what they have to say in more engaging, coherent prose. It's no problem as long as they don't misrepresent them. I know ex gaa players do this in Irish papers all the time, and while I really enjoy Jackie Tyrell (despite being a cowboys fan) talking about his experience at the top level of his sport, I don't think I could sit through anything he wrote by himself. It's a worthwhile compromise, I think.

TOss Sweep · 07-09-2017 10:50PM

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

I haven't read TO's link yet, so maybe I'll change my mind, but I don't have a problem with ghost writing the articles per se. We all want to get the kind of insights only a player can give, in any sport, but writing is a difficult trade, and I'd no more expect a player to be be really good at it than I'd expect the writers to be able to run a bootleg. My understanding is that the players sit down, or make a serious of calls, with the writer, and rather than transcribe, the writer renders what they have to say in more engaging, coherent prose. It's no problem as long as they don't misrepresent them. I know ex gaa players do this in Irish papers all the time, and while I really enjoy Jackie Tyrell (despite being a cowboys fan) talking about his experience at the top level of his sport, I don't think I could sit through anything he wrote by himself. It's a worthwhile compromise, I think.

I still read it for what is worth knowing that they have been written by someone other than the players. The players actually proof read the articles apparently before they are posted and they are interviewed by the writers. But the writers steer the conversation and edit and adjust.

Realt Dearg Sec · 07-09-2017 10:57PM

I suppose it's just a question of how much steering goes on. But interviewing sports stars is an art form in itself, if you can get them to say something interesting you're doing sterling work (unless their last name is Bennett). But there's always the risk the writer is shaping the narrative more than the player, and of course we'll never know.

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