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

Innish_Rebel · 06-05-2016 09:26AM

helimachoptor wrote: »

Warmack gets a hard time anyway from titans fans, but he's getting a kicking for that interview

Same for Long... But I wonder how much cherry picking of the whole discussion was the article.

One key point I would pick up on though:
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Limits on practice time have forced NFL coaches to spend most of their time installing the offense, rather than focusing on the tricks of the trade. That's led to sloppy play. There are other reasons for the deterioration of line play, such as the spread offense in college, free agency preventing cohesion, and little contact in practice, which limits growth together as a unit.
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baby and crumble · 08-05-2016 04:55PM

Stoked to be going over to NYC in November. Won't get to an actual game but have great plans to watch the Monday night Packers-Eagles game in a major Greenbay dive bar. My future Mother-in-law has agreed to come with us. That should be fun.

Hulk Hands · 09-05-2016 09:10PM

Anyone with one of the "This American Life" pods to recommend? Have listened to the soccer moms one. Long drive later

Tristram · 09-05-2016 09:20PM

The average is so high I don't think you'll be disappointed by picking at random.

JaMarcusHustle · 09-05-2016 09:59PM

Hulk Hands wrote:

Anyone with one of the "This American Life" pods to recommend? Have listened to the soccer moms one. Long drive later

There's one called 129 Cars that's outstanding. About a Chrysler dealership who have to meet a quota of cars to sell in one month in order to get a bonus from the main company.

The crew spend time with different dealers ranging from incompetent to among the best in the country. Best part is when the clock is winding down and the lengths they go to in order to offload cars, and how mayhem breaks out when deals start falling through.

One of their best episodes imo.

Hulk Hands · 09-05-2016 10:35PM

Sounds perfect cheers. Listened to another car related one before about the General Motors factory in California, and its many failings, which was very good

Hazys · 09-05-2016 10:55PM

https://twitter.com/toremymcl/status/729403703342432256

Hazys · 09-05-2016 11:29PM

Crommartie and his wife are having twins after having a vescetomy...did the wife get the vescetomy or something?

He now has 12 kids, 2 more names to forget

raze_them_all_ · 10-05-2016 12:29AM

Hazys wrote: »

Crommartie and his wife are having twins after having a vescetomy...did the wife get the vescetomy or something?

He now has 12 kids, 2 more names to forget

How do they have time for sex!

Hazys · 12-05-2016 11:03PM

AbusesToilets · 13-05-2016 03:29PM

Further evidence of the NFL's efforts against the Pats

HigginsJ · 13-05-2016 04:09PM

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Further evidence of the NFL's efforts against the Pats

Didn't really have a negative impact on last years cover star

Odell_Beckham_Jr._Madden_NFL_16_Cover.jpg

jack presley · 13-05-2016 04:19PM

Gronk thinks the curse is over anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxBIUZC6VtE

Ghosts on the other hand.....

13-05-2016 05:04PM

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000662175/article/moritz-bhringer-gets-approval-for-umlaut-on-jersey

our favourite european receiver has received permission to have an umlaut in his name. as if this was a thing that should be in question

**** the nfl

phatkev · 13-05-2016 09:57PM

Clementine Scary String wrote: »

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000662175/article/moritz-bhringer-gets-approval-for-umlaut-on-jersey

our favourite european receiver has received permission to have an umlaut in his name. as if this was a thing that should be in question **** the nfl

had seen that alright, mad that you need permission to spell your name right!!

BoJack Horseman · 15-05-2016 12:25AM

Cool story bro.

Realt Dearg Sec · 15-05-2016 02:39AM

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Cool story bro.

Ha, now it looks like you're trashing those guys talking about the German lad, not the lunatic they deleted.

JaMarcusHustle · 15-05-2016 08:23AM

What did we miss?

BoJack Horseman · 15-05-2016 01:47PM

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

What did we miss?

aww... Some re-reg going off on one.

Not nfl related... random grievances.

adrian522 · 16-05-2016 05:21PM

interesting Jed York story here.

It involves one of the 49ers beat writers (who actually usually comes across as a bit of a dick, if he was posting on here he'd be accused of trolling, for example he wrote about how the 49ers had messed up the draft by missing the chance to draft Tunsil and instead took Buckner. He always seems to take these confrontational positions against York. He also seemed to do the same thing with Harbaugh).

Anyway, getting back to the point. This guy, Tim Kawakami and Jed York had a bet some time ago about when the new stadium would get built. He said 2015, York said 2014. So York won the bet.

The prize was that the loser must buy the winner dinner at a restaurant called The French Laundry in Napa.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_French_Laundry

Not cheap anyway.

So prior to the meal Jed asks if he can take his wife along, and he would pay for the wife, Tim says fine. It ends up being Jed, his wife, TK, Matt Barrows and Ann Killion(2 other beat writers).

The Bill comes out and Matt and Ann pay for themselves, but Jed says nothing about paying for his wife and just wanders off, leaving TK stuck with the bill for all 3, which comes to about $600 per person, and he ends paying something like $2100.

More on it here if you are interested...

http://www.ninersnation.com/2016/5/13/11674470/interesting-jed-york-take-by-tim-kawakami

TK tells the full story on this podcast...

https://soundcloud.com/tkshow/harrison-barnes

HigginsJ · 16-05-2016 06:58PM

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2639459-stigmatized-by-concussions-my-nfl-career-has-inspired-renewed-dreams

Former Colts WR writing about his concussion experience & how he is working to treat others now. It's a different view to the "concussion is the end of you & there is no way back" argument.

HigginsJ · 16-05-2016 08:54PM

One for all the Russell Wilson fans

https://mobile.twitter.com/bronceIV/status/732005242682933249/photo/1

phatkev · 19-05-2016 07:21PM

@RapSheet
#Jaguars 1st-round pick Jalen Ramsey has suffered a knee injury, source said. Characterized now as a small meniscus tear. 2nd opinion coming

Jaguars having no luck with first round picks

helimachoptor · 19-05-2016 08:27PM

yeah just reading that, some saying it could be a couple of months of rehab if he has an op but really depends how bad it is

MrKingsley · 19-05-2016 09:28PM

Just watch the top 100 from last night. Harrison Smith for the vikings came in at 73.

On his highlight reel one of his teammates says to the camera that hes 'the best white f*cking safety in the league'. Does anyone else think it weird that the NFL would choose to put this in?

Can you imagine Kyle Rudolph turning to the camera and saying that Teddy Bridgewater is 'the best black f*cking QB in the league'?

The same in last years show when Ike Taylor was talking about 'white boy' Jordy Nelson. 'White boys arent supposed to be able to run fast' was the quote I think.

Now I dont really care that people talk about skin colour but it just seems odd that these are the most some of the most complimentary things that the NFL can find other players saying about Harrison or Nelson.

Picture the uproar if Peyton Manning was asked to speak about Von Miller and they go for quote 'My lord, I didnt realise the black boys could be so smart!!'

raze_them_all_ · 19-05-2016 09:30PM

MrKingsley wrote: »

Just watch the top 100 from last night. Harrison Smith for the vikings came in at 73.

On his highlight reel one of his teammates says to the camera that hes 'the best white f*cking safety in the league'. Does anyone else think it weird that the NFL would choose to put this in?

Can you imagine Kyle Rudolph turning to the camera and saying that Teddy Bridgewater is 'the best black f*cking QB in the league'?

The same in last years show when Ike Taylor was talking about 'white boy' Jordy Nelson. 'White boys arent supposed to be able to run fast' was the quote I think.

Now I dont really care that people talk about skin colour but it just seems odd that these are the most some of the most complimentary things that the NFL can find other players saying about Harrison or Nelson.

Picture the uproar if Peyton Manning was asked to speak about Von Miller and they go for quote 'My lord, I didnt realise the black boys could be so smart!!'

Jordy sneaky fast, what does that mean? Means he a fast white boy

helimachoptor · 20-05-2016 09:11AM

he's got "getaway from the cop speed" always loved that one

Christy42 · 20-05-2016 09:40AM

MrKingsley wrote: »

Just watch the top 100 from last night. Harrison Smith for the vikings came in at 73.

On his highlight reel one of his teammates says to the camera that hes 'the best white f*cking safety in the league'. Does anyone else think it weird that the NFL would choose to put this in?

Can you imagine Kyle Rudolph turning to the camera and saying that Teddy Bridgewater is 'the best black f*cking QB in the league'?

The same in last years show when Ike Taylor was talking about 'white boy' Jordy Nelson. 'White boys arent supposed to be able to run fast' was the quote I think.

Now I dont really care that people talk about skin colour but it just seems odd that these are the most some of the most complimentary things that the NFL can find other players saying about Harrison or Nelson.

Picture the uproar if Peyton Manning was asked to speak about Von Miller and they go for quote 'My lord, I didnt realise the black boys could be so smart!!'

One the one hand I agree. On the other the comparison is off. I'll take my race being considered slow over it being considered dumb any day of the week. Much easier to kill a perception that you are slow by simply running fast (presuming you can). Much harder to show off intellegence (in a football context but even outside with exams there is a fair amount of subjectivity).

MrKingsley · 20-05-2016 09:46AM

Christy42 wrote: »

One the one hand I agree. On the other the comparison is off. I'll take my race being considered slow over it being considered dumb any day of the week. Much easier to kill a perception that you are slow by simply running fast (presuming you can). Much harder to show off intellegence (in a football context but even outside with exams there is a fair amount of subjectivity).

I used is just as an example of the stereotypes surrounding different races.

These perceptions will never be killed off if the governing body continue to promote them as arguments as to why one player is better than another.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oef4qLvrf9E

Augme · 20-05-2016 12:01PM

I do agree and feel reverse racism is widely accepted. Although in terms of the white boys not being fast, white people are at a genetic disposition to black people when it comes to speed.

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