2017 NFL Off-Season Thread

[Lineker]

Carson Palmer is playing in 2017.

Seattle have signed ex-Vikings kicker Blair Walsh.

[Lineker]

Charley Casserly mock draft 1.0: Trades shake up Round 1

 

Garrett to Cleveland, Allen to San Francisco, Lattimore to Chicago, Fournette to Jacksonville, Adams to Tennessee, Foster to NY Jets. Browns to trade the #12 pick to New England in exchange for Jimmy Garoppolo - the Patriots select Derek Barnett, OLB, Tennessee.

[Lineker]

New York Giants release wide receiver Victor Cruz

[Maxx]

So does he sign with the Eagles or the Redskins?

[thatshortguy]

First one, then the other.

[Toe]

Since I am not the biggest football fan, someone help me out. Tyrod Taylor is the best QB the Bills have had since Bledsoe - why does it seem like the Bills are eager to move on from him? Is it simply the way they structured the contract?

[thatshortguy]

Tons of possible reasons, but that contract is essentially how QB contracts are.  Really doesn't matter what they do at QB if they don't sure up that O-Line, though.

[GhostMachine]

You can have the greatest QB in the world, but if your O-Line sucks, it won't mean much. 

[Lineker]

Niners to name Robert Saleh as defensive coordinator

[DFF]

13 hours ago, Toe said:

Since I am not the biggest football fan, someone help me out. Tyrod Taylor is the best QB the Bills have had since Bledsoe - why does it seem like the Bills are eager to move on from him? Is it simply the way they structured the contract?

He had a so-so season, but a fair bit of that wasn't on him. I have a feeling that some of the higher ups in the company were never sold on him and that 'he's a Rex pick', so has been tarred with that brush.

Personally, I think they should draft / trade for OL and maybe another WR / TE combo and let him loose once more.

[Lint]

 

Want to watch some bad football?  The Salt Lake Screaming Eagles are called a "fanchise".  The fans chose pretty much everything about the team, and you can download an app for Android so, during games, you can vote on what play is run next!  Spoiler alert...the football is VERY bad

[MalaCloudy Black]

http://deadspin.com/darrelle-revis-charged-with-felony-assault-1792473865

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Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis has been charged with two counts aggravated assault, one count making terroristic threats, one count robbery, and one count conspiracy to commit aggravated assault following his alleged involvement in a street fight in Pittsburgh early Monday morning.

 

[Lineker]

Reuter pre-combine 4-round mock draft: Top talent drops with early QB run

Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle King Dunlap was arrested by on suspicion of violating a protective order by Nashville police Thursday, according to records obtained by NFL.com.
New England Patriots wide receiver Michael Floyd pleaded guilty to extreme DUI on Thursday and was sentenced to 120 days in jail, according to court documents obtained by NFL.com.

[Lineker]

Jaguars to trade Julius Thomas to Dolphins. The Jags have also cut defensive lineman Jared Odrick.

Today, Victor Cruz visited the Panthers.

[Meacon Keaton]

Julius Thomas was one of the best tight ends in the league in Denver. Jacksonville signed him and turns him into a seventh round pick. A tale of two cities...

[GhostMachine]

Thomas could turn out to be a beast with the Dolphins, though.

Heaven help Branden Albert or whoever the poor son of a bitch is that ends up with the Jags.

 

[Chris2K]

16 hours ago, Meacon said:

Julius Thomas was one of the best tight ends in the league in Denver. Jacksonville signed him and turns him into a seventh round pick. A tale of two cities...

Or it can be even more specific, being the difference between being thrown to by Peyton Manning and by Blake Bortles.

Tom Brady's missed SB50 jersey has been valued at $500k, a valuation which no doubt will convince the guilty party to hand it straight back.

[thatshortguy]

I hope it's a Falcons fan who has proceeded to wipe their ass with it, put it in a paper bag and set it aflame near the White House.  Far enough to where it's not seen as a terrorist thing, but close enough to get the damned point across.

Then again, the wiping the ass with it part is the most important.

For the first time in my life, I have a legitimate sports rival.

[Lineker]

Just now, thatshortguy said:

I hope it's a Falcons fan who has proceeded to wipe their ass with it, put it in a paper bag and set it aflame near the White House.  Far enough to where it's not seen as a terrorist thing, but close enough to get the damned point across.

Then again, the wiping the ass with it part is the most important.

For the first time in my life, I have a legitimate sports rival.

 

And who could have possibly foreseen it being the New England Patriots!

[thatshortguy]

Part of this is truthfully that an Atlanta sports team performed well enough to consider their season a success