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57 minutes ago, Lint said:

 

 

I got super excited for this until I then saw it would NOT be simulation football.  Meaning it won't be the return of NFL2k, and the intent will not be to compete with Madden.

So it's probably gonna be something like NFL Blitz which, while fun, isn't gonna be anything I actually buy.

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Could be a solid trial run for them.  Madden’s exclusive license runs out soon. There’s no way 2K won’t shell out just as much money as EA to get the licensing rights, and the NFL would be stupid to not take twice as much money.

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With under seven weeks until the 2020 NFL Draft, 15 teams were awarded compensatory selections on Tuesday.

The NFL announced that 32 compensatory choices were awarded to 15 clubs. The New England Patriots led all teams with four comp picks, including two in the third round (Nos. 98 and 100). New England will have 14 total picks in the 2020 draft.

The Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks each boast three compensatory selections. Houston earned the first comp pick of the 2020 draft (No. 97).

New England lost seven compensatory free agents during the 2019 offseason, including Trent Brown, Trey Flowers and Chris Hogan, and gained just one (Brandon Bolden).

Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula. No club may receive more than four compensatory picks in any one year. If a club qualifies for more than four compensatory picks after offsetting each CFA lost by each CFA gained of an equal or higher value, the four highest remaining selections will be awarded to the club.

Here is the full list of compensatory picks allotted to teams ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft:

Round 3

97. Houston Texans
98. New England Patriots
99. New York Giants
100. New England Patriots
101. Seattle Seahawks
102. Pittsburgh Steelers
103. Philadelphia Eagles
104. Los Angeles Rams
105. Minnesota Vikings
106. Baltimore Ravens

Round 4

139. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
140. Chicago Bears
141. Miami Dolphins
142. Washington Redskins
143. Baltimore Ravens
144. Seattle Seahawks
145. Philadelphia Eagles
146. Philadelphia Eagles

Round 5

178. Denver Broncos
179. Dallas Cowboys

Round 6

212. New England Patriots
213. New England Patriots
214. Seattle Seahawks

Round 7

247. New York Giants
248. Houston Texans
249. Minnesota Vikings
250. Houston Texans
251. Miami Dolphins
252. Denver Broncos
253. Minnesota Vikings
254. Denver Broncos
255. New York Giants

The NFLPA announced Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter was elected by the board of player representatives as the new president. In addition to Tretter and Falcons center Alex Mack as treasurer, the league announced the rest of executive committee: Buccaneers linebacker Sam Acho, Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander, Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins, Saints punter Thomas Morstead, cornerback Richard Sherman, Giants defensive back Michael Thomas, Patriots tight end Ben Watson and Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard. Russell Okung is no longer on the committee along with Zak DeOssie and Adam Vinatieri, with Woodyard, Jenkins and Campbell replacing them.

We don't yet have a new collective bargaining agreement, but there is still business to complete in the coming weeks for the decision-makers in the NFL.

The Annual League Meeting is set for March 29 through April 1, and with it comes the usual housekeeping, as well as rule change proposals. Four teams have offered more than a handful of possible changes for 2020, including one that could change the way we view close games in their final stages.

The most significant change proposed would come on the kickoff, which has been changed in recent years to move up the location of the kickoff, eliminate running starts and increase the yardage gained on a touchback in an effort to improve the game's most dangerous play. With those changes came a significant detriment to the chances of successfully executing an onside kick, with teams recovering an onside kick at a rate of just 10.4 percent in the last two seasons, including a rate of 7.7 percent in 2018, the lowest since such data became available in 1992, per NFL Research.

The league is ready to consider something it first made available in the 2020 Pro Bowl. Instead of only being able to attempt an unlikely onside kick, the team set to kickoff can instead elect to attempt to gain a first down on fourth-and-15 from its own 25. If successful, the team would maintain possession from that point on the field.

The concept was first introduced in the ill-fated Alliance of American Football (with a fourth-and-12 attempt from the possessing team's own 28 inside the final five minutes of regulation), and a variation of this proposal was presented at last year's meetings by the Denver Broncos, with their proposal occurring at the 35-yard line. That proposal did not survive the process last offseason.

This time, it's coming from the Philadelphia Eagles, with an adjustment to the starting point to presumptively increase the risk associated with such an attempt.

The change would add an exciting element to what has essentially become a likely failed attempt in recent years. Attempts on fourth-and-15 have occurred 60 times over the last 10 seasons, and 16 of such plays have been successfully converted (26.7 percent), including two of seven attempts in 2019, per NFL Research.

With another year and a slight adjustment, perhaps the chances of this rule passing will see an increase when league officials meet in Palm Beach, Florida, at the end of the month.

Also among the proposals:

  • Modify the blindside block rule to prevent unnecessary fouls (proposed by Philadelphia). This seems somewhat necessary after flags were thrown on players who didn't actually appear to be violating a blindside block rule in 2019. In one instance, Browns tackle Greg Robinson was flagged in Week 1, and then-offensive coordinator Todd Monken later told reporters the league contacted the team to notify them the flag was incorrectly thrown.
  • Make permanent the expansion of automatic replay reviews to include scoring plays and turnovers negated by a foul, and any successful or unsuccessful try attempt (proposed by Philadelphia).
  • Restore preseason and regular season overtime to 15 minutes and implement rules to minimize the impact of the OT coin toss (proposed by Philadelphia).
  • Provide the option to the defense for the game clock to start on the referee's signal if the defense declines an offensive penalty that occurs late in either half (proposed by Miami).
  • Add a "booth umpire" as an eighth game official to the officiating crew (proposed by Baltimore and the Los Angeles Chargers).
  • Add a senior technology advisor to the referee to assist the officiating crew (proposed by Baltimore and the Los Angeles Chargers).

Last year's Annual League Meeting saw the league bring to the table the ability to review pass interference, which was thoroughly considered, tabled and officially added to the rulebook later in the offseason. We could again see the rulebook amended to keep the game up to date with the seemingly ever-changing sport of football.

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2 hours ago, Meacon say “Hi People!” said:

I feel like if Rivera has any say in that war room, he’s going to want Chase Young over a QB.

Yeah, I still fully expect Chase to DC.  There are still Giants fans trying to wish into existence a scenario where Chase is there at #4 and it's just not feasible...would've required Burrow, Tua, and Herbert to go 1-3 and there just aren't enough teams fighting for those QBs to get multiple blockbuster trades happening.

Even if DC goes with Tua or trades out, Detroit won't take much more than 5 seconds to take Chase.

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1 hour ago, Adam said:

Have they left the Play-Off expansion idea in the bin or is that something settled at a different meeting?

AFAIK that depends what happens for the contract the players are voting upon. So if the majority votes yes then the expansion happens otherwise we stay as is until a new contract is approved and we see what happens with whatever is approved.

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This could easily go in the NBA or MLB threads too but since it's about her time at NFL Network, I'll post it here. Read the whole thread of tweets.

 

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1 hour ago, Lineker said:

The Broncos have franchise tagged Justin Simmons.

I'm glad he'll be on the team next year. But you never know how some players feel about being franchise tagged. I hope this doesn't chase him off. He's just as important to our defense as anyone. 

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57 minutes ago, How The Cloud Stole Christ said:

I don't understand what franchise tagging is.

Relatively sure that it's when a team let's the nwo jump a dude then spray paint their back

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