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

Oat23 wrote: »

Every few hours I log onto NFL twitter hoping to read that Aaron Rodgers has opted out just to spite the Packers.

So far I've been disappointed but there's still time. It would be hilarious.

Are you secretly hoping you'll see Trubisky? :pac:

Actually it might be better for the Bears to get through his contract this year rather than being stuck with a guaranteed deal next year when the cap drops

el Fenomeno wrote: »

To be fair, he's been incredibly busy throwing his toys out of the pram every chance he gets since the Packers drafted a QB.

its incredibly annoying for us packer fans. just shut your mouth Aaron and play out your contract, coach up the hier apparent and don't be a d**k like favre was to you when you were drafted.

At least teams can make a decision on whether to sign him or not now. Plenty of teams need receiver help.

DM_2092 wrote: »

I wouldn't bother to be honest. He's become nothing but trouble. He's worse than Terrell Owens for being the diva.

Without a doubt. I’m a Steelers fans and I would not want him back if he played for free. That said, some team will probably roll the dice now that there is clarity regarding his suspension.

jack presley wrote: »

His suspension doesn’t start until he signs with a team though.

I would have thought that too but the NFL website says it’s weeks 1-8 regardless of whether he is on a team or not so I think eagle eye is right, he may be picked up mid season if a team loses a few receivers to injury or whatever.

I know Green Bay would probably never go for someone with his past but I’d love to see what he could do with Rodgers and Adams.

munstermagic11 wrote: »

Hard to see how this won't happen during the regular season. The roster is so vast, that it will surely occur to a big player who will miss some big games. Unless the NFL can create a bubble for the players, it's gonna play a huge factor into how the season plays out. Not a huge number in terms of opt outs so far, but I haven't seen a confirmed deadline yet, so tough to tell how it will go.

I think I read August 4th as an opt out deadline but could be wrong.

The_Honeybadger wrote: »

They were saying on one of the NFL podcasts that I was listening to during the week that they are not looking at a bubble environment but players will be expected to restrict their movements during the season, no bars or nightclubs or events with more than 15 people. Players will be expected to almost cocoon during the season. Very hard to enforce among a couple of thousands millionaires in their twenties.

Even if most of them behave it only takes one player or staff member to bring it and spread it throughout the facility causing potentially multiple game cancellations. Even with testing there is bound to be slip ups. It will be a miracle if they finish the season tbh.

The track record of NFL players being asked to behave for the sake of the team wouldn't exactly inspire confidence for this. They can't get some lads to get a gun license before driving around with a pistol in the glove compartment, so my hopes would be, to be charitable, minimal.

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

The track record of NFL players being asked to behave for the sake of the team wouldn't exactly inspire confidence for this. They can't get some lads to get a gun license before driving around with a pistol in the glove compartment, so my hopes would be, to be charitable, minimal.

A direct connection with their actions and money can help things.

If a player catches it and their team can prove they broke the rules (like going to a bar) they can put the player on the non-football injury list and the player won't get paid, unlike the COVID list where they will

Confirmed now too , that Stafford has indeed tested postive for covid-19, although he is asymptomatic at the moment. So could return in 5 days as long as he returns two negative tests, otherwise 10 days without symptoms before he can return.

Foxtrol wrote: »

49ers have signed Jordan Reed.

Great move by both sides, as a fantastic player when healthy on an incentivised contract and for Reed probably the best shop window out there if he performs.

I'll however squirm every time I see him take a hit and wish he'd chosen to retire.

7 concussions in his career, and that's only confirmed/documented ones. With his last one keeping him in concussion protocol and out of football for over 6 months.

I think it's incredibly sad that teams are still allowed sign players with such an extensive and serious injury history. I don't know what the solution is, because any sort of prohibition or similar will just lead to an increase in the number undocumented diagnosis and players hiding their injuries. Perhaps the NFL needs to hire completely team-independent doctors and have them at each game and practice for concussion diagnosis. How feasible that is, I don't know.

But the 49ers - or any team making a similar signing - can hardly keep a straight face if they ever preach about player safety and well-being while giving out incentive laden contracts to someone with such an extensive and documented history of concussions. It's just sad, really.