2015 NFL Off Season Thread

[Dan]

The 2014 season is done!

New England

won the Superbowl because

Seattle's OC is an idiot!

Anyway, it's the best time of year for me because it's the off season! The Jags can't lose now

Some key dates:

Feb. 16: First day for clubs to designate franchise or transition players.

Feb. 17-23: NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

March 2: Deadline (before 4 p.m. ET) for clubs to designate franchise or transition players.

March 10: 2015 league year and free agency period begin at 4 p.m. ET. All clubs must be under the 2015 salary cap before 4 p.m. ET.

March 22-25: Annual meeting, Phoenix

April 24: Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets

April 29: Deadline for prior club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents.

April 30-May 2: NFL draft, Chicago

May 8-11: First weekend after draft: Clubs may elect to hold their three-day post-draft rookie mini-camp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday.

May 15-18: Second weekend after draft: Clubs may elect to hold their three-day post-draft rookie mini-camp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday.

May 18-20: NFL spring league meeting, San Francisco

June 21-27: Rookie Symposium, Aurora, Ohio.

[HC]

Dan with that Lineker hustle on these threads.

[Dan]

I just want to forget the 2014 season, is that so terrible?

[Meacon Keaton]

Mark the thread spoilers, just in case Be should stumble in here!

[Dan]

Best I could do was put some tags in the initial post.

[Maxx]

I am just waiting for the Cowboys to overpay DeMarco Murray and have him go full on Larry Johnson. Please be smart and let him walk.

[gunnar hendershow]

I am just waiting for the Cowboys to overpay DeMarco Murray and have him go full on Larry Johnson. Please be smart and let him walk.

I'm pretty sure they'll wind up committing so much to Dez that Murray will leave. Their o-line is so good a guy with no legs could run behind them.

But then again... Jerry

[Schlitzbrille]

With the first pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select....?

[Dan]

Dallas could be a good place for Forsett. He wouldn't be expensive and has shown he can run behind a good line.

On the draft, I really want Leonard Williams right now. Got a feeling the Bucs will see sense and pick him though.

[Mick]

Mariota

[Meacon Keaton]

Jameis Winston

[VerbalPuke]

Supposedly the Lions are front runners for Suh. Calvin is willing to restructure his deal to keep Suh. I said I was sick of Suh and his antics....but realistically I can't imagine our D without him.

[Mofoticon]

With the first pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select....?

Most likely Marcus Mariota with an outside shot at Jameis Winston

[Lineker]

I miss football already.

I think I need a cigarette after all that hullaballo.

[HC]

Personal stuff aside, I really think Winston's talent is better fit with Tampa.

[Meacon Keaton]

I really think whoever ends up with Mariota is going to be disappointed.

[Maxx]

Hope so, because I heard the Eagles are going to move heaven and earth to get him.

[DMN in the House]

Supposedly the Lions are front runners for Suh. Calvin is willing to restructure his deal to keep Suh. I said I was sick of Suh and his antics....but realistically I can't imagine our D without him.

I really want Suh in Oakland. Marshawn Lynch too, since he grew up a Raider fan, but I think Suh would immediately make the Raiders defense much, much better.

A playmaking wideout would be great too, but those are harder to find.

[The Buscher]

Posted this in the other thread not realizing the offseason thread had already started:

Patriots 2015 home schedule: Buffalo, Miami, NY Jets, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Washington, Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh seems like a pretty easy choice for the 2015 Thursday Night Season Opener. Big fan base, marquee QB matchup, a lot of history. I don't see them starting with a AFC vs. NFC game so that rules out Philly, and I can't see NBC putting the Bills on primetime even if there is the Rex Ryan storyline.

[Berober]

Oh hey, the Browns have 2 first round picks again! And they're not picking from the top 10 for once!

Eh, gimme a pass rusher and a competent WR for starters. Eventually we're going to have to figure out our QB situation, but I think we'll be able to get by with Hoyer/Shaw/Manziel/Tebow/etc... if it comes down to it as long as our O-Line stays intact (could do with some C depth though, losing Mack was brutal).