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

Hulk Hands · 13-10-2015 04:25PM

Is that Rb's you mean?

Knex* · 13-10-2015 04:29PM

Charles, Forte, Lynch, Jackson

Hulk Hands · 13-10-2015 04:31PM

Gore, Forte, Jackson, CJ2K. (one wild guess is Sproles)

Paully D · 13-10-2015 04:37PM

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Is that Rb's you mean?

Yep, RB's.

Knex. wrote: »

Charles, Forte, Lynch, Jackson

Lynch is #4. The rest are incorrect.

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Gore, Forte, Jackson, CJ2K. (one wild guess is Sproles)

Gore is #3. The rest are incorrect.

paulie21 · 13-10-2015 04:39PM

McCoy or Foster

Paully D · 13-10-2015 04:39PM

paulie21 wrote: »

McCoy or Foster

I'm afraid not. McCoy is #8, Foster #10.

Knex* · 13-10-2015 04:41PM

Reggie Bush?

Edit: Perhaps Arian Foster too, although that undrafted contract might have weighed him down.

Edit2: Ah, McFadden, the other older RB who was drafted in the first round.

Tell me its Bush and McFadden, Paully

Hulk Hands · 13-10-2015 04:42PM

Deangelo Williams?? Maybe Fred Jackson. Struggling to think with that one

Paully D · 13-10-2015 04:46PM

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Deangelo Williams?? Maybe Fred Jackson. Struggling to think with that one

Williams #6, Fred Jackson #16.

Knex. wrote: »

Reggie Bush?

Edit: Perhaps Arian Foster too, although that undrafted contract might have weighed him down.

Yup. Bush is #2. Just #5 to get now.

13-10-2015 04:46PM

darren mcfadden? he got that big first contract at least same as bush I'm struggling here

edit: what about darren sproles

phatkev · 13-10-2015 04:47PM

Jonathan Stewart?

Knex* · 13-10-2015 04:48PM

Paully D wrote: »

Williams #6, Fred Jackson #16.

Yup. Bush is #2. Just #5 to get now.

I had added McFadden to my post as another edit. Fairly confident it would be him.

Paully D · 13-10-2015 04:48PM

Yep, McFadden is #5 lads.

Son Of A Vidic · 13-10-2015 04:49PM

Hazys wrote: »

Nice block

That guy ain't ever gonna live that down.:D

Realt Dearg Sec · 13-10-2015 04:57PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

That guy ain't ever gonna live that down.:D

Coaches are saying he was concussed in the pre-game warm up. Either that's just an excuse to make him look less stupid, or it's really frightening that someone could be so badly concussed that they are unsure which direction they're playing in all of a sudden. Which would be a real shame because I initially thought it was the funniest, most Jaguars sh1t I've seen in years.

http://deadspin.com/jags-coach-bernard-pierce-may-have-blocked-for-the-wro-1736223282

Son Of A Vidic · 13-10-2015 05:31PM

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Coaches are saying he was concussed in the pre-game warm up. Either that's just an excuse to make him look less stupid, or it's really frightening that someone could be so badly concussed that they are unsure which direction they're playing in all of a sudden. Which would be a real shame because I initially thought it was the funniest, most Jaguars sh1t I've seen in years.

http://deadspin.com/jags-coach-bernard-pierce-may-have-blocked-for-the-wro-1736223282

If the concussion reason is true, then the whole thing stops being funny probably for everybody. It would also makes sense, because concussion can do that to you - confusion and complete disorientation is common and the play now makes sense if he was concussed. His problem was his orientation on the field and the team and direction he was playing. So if he isn't a complete dope and was really concussed during the pregame warm up. Then the team need to ask themselves, why was it not spotted by the coaches or the medical staff before he took the field.

adrian522 · 13-10-2015 08:40PM

There was a college game where a player got a concussion then went to the wrong huddle, lined up for the wrong team, was even barking orders to the players around him, can't remember which game but from this season.

In other news the 49ers are looking to deal Vernon Davis apparently.

Knex* · 13-10-2015 08:42PM

Giants might well look into that.

Realt Dearg Sec · 13-10-2015 08:45PM

adrian522 wrote: »

There was a college game where a player got a concussion then went to the wrong huddle, lined up for the wrong team, was even barking orders to the players around him, can't remember which game but from this season.

In other news the 49ers are looking to deal Vernon Davis apparently.

It was a safety from Wisconsin against Alabama, just googled it there. He looked in a bad way, it's scary stuff.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2015-09-06/wisconsin-michael-caputo-hit-head-concussion-alabama

helimachoptor · 14-10-2015 08:22AM

not nice to see at all

Son Of A Vidic · 14-10-2015 04:06PM

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

It was a safety from Wisconsin against Alabama, just googled it there. He looked in a bad way, it's scary stuff.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2015-09-06/wisconsin-michael-caputo-hit-head-concussion-alabama

That's very scary alright and I'd worry about a college player entering the NFL, especially when he's suffered a concussion like that.

14-10-2015 10:29PM

reports that nick chubbs career is over the guy looked like he would be a first rounder in two years between himself and guys like marcus lattimore it shows how much of a joke the 3 years of college rule is

Knex* · 14-10-2015 10:48PM

Jesus, has he done his knee the same as Lattimore did?

14-10-2015 10:56PM

Knex. wrote: »

Jesus, has he done his knee the same as Lattimore did?

worse,rumours are he will never play again

Billy86 · 14-10-2015 11:09PM

Clementine Scary String wrote: »

reports that nick chubbs career is over the guy looked like he would be a first rounder in two years between himself and guys like marcus lattimore it shows how much of a joke the 3 years of college rule is

Well, yeah and no. As horrible and unfortunate as scenarios like this are, at the same time if we were throwing 18 and 19 year olds into the NFL right out of high school the results could simply be devastating. Also it could lead to high schools getting involved in some pretty nefarious stuff with regards to doping, etc. The real issue here is the college setup... players not getting paid a cent or even allowed profit off their fame (the Johnny Manziel autograph scandal was such a farce I don't even know where to begin, for example) or even having something like a 'guaranteed scholarship' in the event of injury etc (which could prove invaluable in cases like this, but would also require colleges to be a lot more honest about how they treat student athletes and their coursework) is where the real sick joke lies, in my opinion.

15-10-2015 10:01AM

Billy86 wrote: »

Well, yeah and no. As horrible and unfortunate as scenarios like this are, at the same time if we were throwing 18 and 19 year olds into the NFL right out of high school the results could simply be devastating. Also it could lead to high schools getting involved in some pretty nefarious stuff with regards to doping, etc. The real issue here is the college setup... players not getting paid a cent or even allowed profit off their fame (the Johnny Manziel autograph scandal was such a farce I don't even know where to begin, for example) or even having something like a 'guaranteed scholarship' in the event of injury etc (which could prove invaluable in cases like this, but would also require colleges to be a lot more honest about how they treat student athletes and their coursework) is where the real sick joke lies, in my opinion.

i think some sort of professional underage league is called for but to have guys lose out on millions is a joke. as you said the ncaa are crooks and every time something like this happens it should highlight that but it will be blown over in a week unfortunately

JCTO · 15-10-2015 01:41PM

To play devil's advocate most of these guys are lucky enough to go to a top school in the first place and get a free ride. Lets face it many of them on academics alone would never get into the colleges they play ball in. Also by choice they can play out their 4 years if they want to and get that education but many see $$$ and realize jumping to the NFL before graduating is the best thing to do.

I don't like how the NCAA and colleges make money out of these guys but lets face it every kid and their parents know the risks of the game and the risk of getting a full ride to play sports.

The one thing to realize if they leave college early they still can comeback and make up that year of eligibility education wise but it will be on their dime though.

raze_them_all_ · 15-10-2015 01:43PM

JCTO wrote: »

To play devil's advocate most of these guys are lucky enough to go to a top school in the first place and get a free ride. Lets face it many of them on academics alone would never get into the colleges they play ball in. Also by choice they can play out their 4 years if they want to and get that education but many see $$$ and realize jumping to the NFL before graduating is the best thing to do.

I don't like how the NCAA and colleges make money out of these guys but lets face it every kid and their parents know the risks of the game and the risk of getting a full ride to play sports.

The one thing to realize if they leave college early they still can comeback and make up that year of eligibility education wise but it will be on their dime though.

It is though. Go pro, get paid, stay in college, possibly get injured then have the scholarship pulled

15-10-2015 01:55PM

JCTO wrote: »

To play devil's advocate most of these guys are lucky enough to go to a top school in the first place and get a free ride. Lets face it many of them on academics alone would never get into the colleges they play ball in. Also by choice they can play out their 4 years if they want to and get that education but many see $$$ and realize jumping to the NFL before graduating is the best thing to do.

I don't like how the NCAA and colleges make money out of these guys but lets face it every kid and their parents know the risks of the game and the risk of getting a full ride to play sports.

The one thing to realize if they leave college early they still can comeback and make up that year of eligibility education wise but it will be on their dime though.

they are the product in a billion dollar industry theres not free ride there at all if they had the ability to go pro the best players would be able to pay for there college anyway if they wanted it and the non nfl quality players would continue getting scholarships

Realt Dearg Sec · 15-10-2015 03:56PM

JCTO wrote: »

To play devil's advocate most of these guys are lucky enough to go to a top school in the first place and get a free ride. Lets face it many of them on academics alone would never get into the colleges they play ball in. Also by choice they can play out their 4 years if they want to and get that education but many see $$$ and realize jumping to the NFL before graduating is the best thing to do.

I don't like how the NCAA and colleges make money out of these guys but lets face it every kid and their parents know the risks of the game and the risk of getting a full ride to play sports.

The one thing to realize if they leave college early they still can comeback and make up that year of eligibility education wise but it will be on their dime though.

I know, as you're saying, you're playing Devil's advocate, but working in one of those colleges right now, and seeing just how much resources are generated for the place off the sweat and graft, and risk of these players, you realise the extent to which in some of these places it's only a top college to a large extent because of the footballers. So that it isn't really just the players that are privileged to be there, the college is privileged to have the players, and the income streams they generate, which in the case of the college I'm at are absolutely staggering. Something's not right.

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