The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread V3

helimachoptor · 13-07-2020 10:00AM

I see it going ahead in some format, NFL is too greedy.
and id say a lot of the non superstar players want their money tbh.

NFL will tell players to self isolate with family, lots of testing but as said above you'll have more than a few that want a chick-fil-a and go out and break the nfl lockdown or whatever.

Cant see many fans if any at all being in stadiums.

mikemac2 · 13-07-2020 10:32AM

The stadiums can pipe in crowd noise. If they need advice they can ask the Falcons who lost a draft pick in 2016 for doing just this

eagle eye · 13-07-2020 12:32PM

helimachoptor wrote:

NFL is too greedy..

This right here. They'll weigh up going ahead versus damage to their brand and if going ahead is a better money decision it'll happen.

ArmaniJeanss · 13-07-2020 01:44PM

Is it possible to re-do the fixture list such that teams only play division games and 'local' games? Cuts out a huge percentage of the need for air-travel, overnights in multiple hotels etc.
Obviously NFC East is still a problem geographically, and the West coast has big distances between the closest teams. But I'm sure something imaginative could be done as a once-off.

Hococop · 13-07-2020 05:29PM

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Is it possible to re-do the fixture list such that teams only play division games and 'local' games? Cuts out a huge percentage of the need for air-travel, overnights in multiple hotels etc.
Obviously NFC East is still a problem geographically, and the West coast has big distances between the closest teams. But I'm sure something imaginative could be done as a once-off.

Dallas be the only issue there

Always Be Closing · 14-07-2020 05:58PM

Chris Jones re-signing for 4 more years

Get in

What a time to be alive

#chiefskingdom

Foxtrol · 14-07-2020 08:10PM

Always Be Closing wrote: »

Chris Jones re-signing for 4 more years

Get in

What a time to be alive

#chiefskingdom

Great re-signing.

Interested in seeing the structure. From the numbers we have so far $1m more than the contract Buckner, a close comp to him, got at the start of the offseason but $20m more guaranteed money.

Going to take some cap magic and praying for no serious injuries to keep things on the right track. Things could get very interesting for them if the cap drops next year (as it will for several teams).

Always Be Closing · 14-07-2020 11:08PM

Foxtrol wrote: »

Great re-signing.

Interested in seeing the structure. From the numbers we have so far $1m more than the contract Buckner, a close comp to him, got at the start of the offseason but $20m more guaranteed money.

Going to take some cap magic and praying for no serious injuries to keep things on the right track. Things could get very interesting for them if the cap drops next year (as it will for several teams).

Brett Veach has been impeccable as a GM so far so I have full trust in him. Obviously Tyreek and Kelce will have to be paid soon- hopefully we can somehow hold onto both

BonnieSituation · 14-07-2020 11:33PM

Hococop wrote: »

Dallas be the only issue there

I think we all know that proposed solution will have everyone decamping to JerryWorld.

Jofspring · 15-07-2020 12:41PM

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/07/14/kabeer-gbaja-biamila-kgb-new-religious-movement-school-play-incident

This is Part 1. Seems mental.

Foxtrol · 15-07-2020 08:38PM

Given the supply of quality of RBs out there, the Henry deal looks like another one team a team may live to regret.

Browns did a good job signing Garrett long term. Again, crazy numbers but I don't think we've even seen yet how good he'll end up being and it is a position that is generally relatively durable.

AbusesToilets · 15-07-2020 10:10PM

Jofspring wrote: »

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/07/14/kabeer-gbaja-biamila-kgb-new-religious-movement-school-play-incident

This is Part 1. Seems mental.

Religion.

Not even once

Foxtrol · 16-07-2020 02:40PM

Interesting heat map by the NFLPA. Shows what a challenge getting the season going will be, especially how the states of some of the most impacted teams have the loosest regulations.

https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1283771706960760833?s=20

Itssoeasy · 16-07-2020 03:23PM

The mayor of Pittsburgh was on MSNBC two nights ago about the spike in coronavirus cases around them in Ohio and the presenter Brian Williams(who apparently is a steelers fan) asked the odds of their being football in Pittsburgh this coming season and he didn't say their wouldn't but didn't say yes either. To me it seemed he didn't want to be definitive one way or the other and we are in July.

Some of the stuff from officials in Louisiana, Florida, Georgia around this virus isn't helping about getting games back.

bogmanfan · 16-07-2020 05:56PM

I would say the chances of games with fans in the stadium are practically zero. Even if some cities are willing to risk it, you would need a consensus.

The Premier League model is the only way we'll have games this season. It shouldn't be too difficult to keep players and officials safe with regular testing. I'd have thought the TV money available would justify playing the games in empty grounds. Plus they could schedule games over the full week in order to show them all on tv.

Oat23 · 16-07-2020 06:12PM

The Redskins are outdoing themselves right now. All their minority shareholders have come together and hired the same company to find a buyer for their shares in the team according to Schefter.

Everyone used to joke "Bruce Allen must have some dirt on Snyder to keep his job this long" and it was probably true.

Foxtrol · 16-07-2020 06:27PM

bogmanfan wrote: »

I would say the chances of games with fans in the stadium are practically zero. Even if some cities are willing to risk it, you would need a consensus.

The Premier League model is the only way we'll have games this season. It shouldn't be too difficult to keep players and officials safe with regular testing. I'd have thought the TV money available would justify playing the games in empty grounds. Plus they could schedule games over the full week in order to show them all on tv.

For starts, some players testing positive could mean a death sentence for them due to underlying conditions. Even ignoring that, what happens if your QB room gets hit by it and they all test positive before a game. What happens if a player takes snaps at DT and DE tests positive after a game, does his whole team quarantine or just the DL room, what about the opposing OL, QB, RB, TE?

Even on a financial basis, right now the owners want COVID to be deemed as a non-football injury, meaning players wont have to be paid.

As more weeks go by it continues to seem like the NFL have their heads in the sand.

jack presley · 16-07-2020 06:31PM

Oat23 wrote: »

The Redskins are outdoing themselves right now. All their minority shareholders have come together and hired the same company to find a buyer for their shares in the team according to Schefter.

Everyone used to joke "Bruce Allen must have some dirt on Snyder to keep his job this long" and it was probably true.

Washington Post are about to break an 'explosive' story (bombshell is another word been used to describe it) about the running of the team by Dan Snyder.

it's been rumoured to break for a couple of days now so they're obviously lawyering up and making sure they've every fact checked and double checked.

We already know about the pimping out of cheerleaders to corporate box holders so it's probably something worse than that.

raze_them_all_ · 16-07-2020 06:35PM

Apparently it's proper pimping too. Sexual abuse allegations too

Foxtrol · 16-07-2020 06:43PM

jack presley wrote: »

Washington Post are about to break an 'explosive' story (bombshell is another word been used to describe it) about the running of the team by Dan Snyder.

it's been rumoured to break for a couple of days now so they're obviously lawyering up and making sure they've every fact checked and double checked.

We already know about the pimping out of cheerleaders to corporate box holders so it's probably something worse than that.

I'm shocked that wasn't the end of him. It is amazing what acts some owners get away with and the league just moves on.

It is obvious now that the name change was trying to get some positive PR in advance of this story coming out. If it is anywhere near what is being speculated I don't see how he isn't forced out.

jack presley · 16-07-2020 06:43PM

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

Apparently it's proper pimping too. Sexual abuse allegations too

Hopefully a Jerry Richardson type result after it all comes out.

jack presley · 16-07-2020 09:43PM

Report up on Washington Post now. Sexual harassment over a long period of time. Mainly by the 3 who either resigned or got the sack earlier this week.

Obviously sexual harassment is bad but it's not the 'bombshell' we thought it would be and probably means Snyder isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

jack presley · 18-07-2020 06:11AM

ESPN Sportcenter having a special show for the revealing of the Madden ratings. Seriously? Is that a thing now?

kmart6 · 18-07-2020 02:05PM

jack presley wrote: »

ESPN Sportcenter having a special show for the revealing of the Madden ratings. Seriously? Is that a thing now?

Not sure if it's been a thing before this season but can somewhat understand them doing it now since they have nothing really to show at the minute. Wouldn't watch it myself but it helps them fill up gaps.

Itssoeasy · 20-07-2020 09:30AM

A lot of players are tweeting about not being happy about the safety measures proposed by the NFL to keep them and as many stress their families safe. It seems the NFL aren't listening to their own health experts. Now it looks coordinated in terms of timing but I wouldn't say the sentiment is coordinated because the only thing the exact same is the hashtag #wewanttoplay but that's it really. It's hardly shocking really given that training camps are meant to start soon.

Jofspring · 20-07-2020 06:44PM

Jets and Giants saying regardless of what the NFL do there will be no fans allowed at MetLife stadium for games and also no one allowed at the work outs.

Guffy · 20-07-2020 07:24PM

Jofspring wrote: »

Jets and Giants saying regardless of what the NFL do there will be no fans allowed at MetLife stadium for games and also no one allowed at the work outs.

This is just common sense.

phatkev · 20-07-2020 07:31PM

Jofspring wrote: »

Jets and Giants saying regardless of what the NFL do there will be no fans allowed at MetLife stadium for games and also no one allowed at the work outs.

Rarely fans in Metlife at the best of times!!

Foxtrol · 20-07-2020 09:36PM

Jofspring wrote: »

Jets and Giants saying regardless of what the NFL do there will be no fans allowed at MetLife stadium for games and also no one allowed at the work outs.

They had little choice for games. NJ Governor said their max attendance would be 500 people, which wouldn't be worth it economically or visually.

Problem is that unless NFL comes out with a consistent ruling, the red states stupidly loose guidance will mean fans in some of the worst hot spots and making things worse.

eagle eye · 20-07-2020 09:42PM

We're not in August yet, regular season isn't until September. Nobody knows what things will be like by then.

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