NFL 2020

[LL!]

Send him to the Cowboys and make him restructure to be receiving peanuts. >_>

[Maxx]

Don't need,don't want.

[The Buscher]

 

Old man still yells at cloud.

[gunnar hendershow]

Second dumbest thing he's done behind trading his entire draft for Ricky Williams.

[DMN in the House]

41 minutes ago, damsher hatfield said:

Second dumbest thing he's done behind trading his entire draft for Ricky Williams.

Nah, this is much dumber, Ricky Williams was really fucking good. Still the best football player I've ever seen in person.

[Lint]

 

[The Buscher]

98 is an incredibly long run, but nobody’s ever ready to say goodbye to a loved one  

[OctoberRaven]

Imagine thinking "You know what I like about stadiums? Traffic!"

This post brought to you by ESPN: You don't need to be an idiot to work here, but it helps.

[gunnar hendershow]

I don't know much about Hard Rock besides the fact the only place to go after game days is the Walmart next door.

[OctoberRaven]

35 minutes ago, damsher hatfield said:

I don't know much about Hard Rock besides the fact the only place to go after game days is the Walmart next door.

Well Joe Robbie Stadium* doesn't have many bars next to it, but honestly, that's a bit to it's advantage. It's extremely accessible for locals, most of which live closer to it than the beach. And if you want to grab a bite after a game, there are options, most of the major fast food joints, a Denny's (they do serve alcohol there!) and The Licking, which I've yet to go to (though I've been meaning to, as there was one near where I used to live) but heard nothing but good things about, owned by DJ Khaled.

EDIT- Honestly the worst thing about JRS is the parking, because it has awful parking. I've seen worse though... like Coral Sky up in Palm Beach.

*Yes I call it that no matter what the official name is. Joe Robbie built it. It is his stadium. It is, objectively, a Joe Robbie Stadium.

[gunnar hendershow]

For what it's worth an ESPN journalist is going to care a ton about what there's to do by the stadium. It's why everyone trips over themselves to cover Miami Heat games. A lot of NFL stadiums including three of the league's marquee franchises (Pats, Giants, and 49ers) are in suburbs miles outside of the city center. It actually makes for a better experience for fans on that side of town. Long Island and Connecticut NFL fans are screwed but everyone in Jersey has it easy not needing to deal with the eternal chaos that is crossing over to New Jersey.

I had a friend whose dad would trek up from northern Maryland about 3-4 hours on Sundays for Giants games and that wasn't much more than what someone on LI might deal with. There is a way to take trains to the Meadowlands and if you love multiple transfers then you'll be in heaven.

But, back to ESPN. Their writers tend to rate on what there is to do before and after games since they don't deal with the commute. They look at the presence of public transit, the presence of bars and a downtown region, and in special cases proximity to beaches. They don't care about how accessible the stadium is for home fans, they're writing those articles for away fans. I know a lot of Ravens fans who fly to Miami when we play down there but, again, they spend no time around the stadium before or after the game. Which makes it kind of annoying as a road fan.

[OctoberRaven]

Denny's tho.

But that's fair, I guess. For locals, though, that statement is unintelligible.

Plus, there's a pretty important reason for it being in what's now Miami Gardens; they used to play in the Orange Bowl downtown (where Marlins Park stands today) but the city threatened to hike their rent 400%. So Dolphins owner Joe Robbie (hence the name) was like "Well fuck all y'all, I'll buy some land and make my own damn stadium". And then there was Joe Robbie Stadium, and it was good.

EDIT- Course, if you don't mind the drive, there's a Flanigan's not too far from MIA, and they're the best. Try the rib rolls sometime. >.>

[livid]

Everything's fine 

[Lineker]

Obviously it's all fine, they're just playing the Jets.

[gunnar hendershow]

The Jets apparently all have hamstring injuries

[LL!]

7 hours ago, OctoberRaven said:

Imagine thinking "You know what I like about stadiums? Traffic!"

This post brought to you by ESPN: You don't need to be an idiot to work here, but it helps.

That South Beach is still considered the epitome of Miami is absolutely disheartening and stupid. 

Anyway I live relatively by The Licking in North Miami and I haven't been yet. I'm sure it's good but I just moved here in January and then rona happened. 

[OctoberRaven]

Someday after Covid I might go up to Sunrise again and give it a try.

I mean I could go to one closer to me but I'd probably go to Sunrise again for one reason or another, so it'd be more of a stop then a destination.

[DMN in the House]

2 hours ago, LL. said:

That South Beach is still considered the epitome of Miami is absolutely disheartening and stupid. 

Anyway I live relatively by The Licking in North Miami and I haven't been yet. I'm sure it's good but I just moved here in January and then rona happened. 

Thanks to college football I'll always think of Da U and dudes who cut their football jersey into a mid riff when I think about Miami.

Edited September 17, 2020 by DMN

[LL!]

1 hour ago, DMN said:

Thanks to college football I'll always think of Da U and dudes who cut their football jersey into a mid riff when I think about Miami.

That's closer to what Miami actually is than South Beach. >_>

[Lineker]

Quote

Among those in their first-year of eligibility, there's one quarterback listed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 nominees and he's one of the very best to have ever set foot upon the gridiron.

Peyton Manning, a two-time Super Bowl winner and five-time AP NFL Most Valuable Player who delighted Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos fans across 17 autumns, is tops among those newly eligible.

Among the other first-year headliners are former Packers and Raiders standout defensive back Charles Woodson, a Super Bowl winner and nine-time Pro Bowler, and Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, a six-time Pro Bowl selection. One of the most prolific sack artists of all-time, Jared Allen, one of the most valuable contributors to the Patriots dynasty, guard Logan Mankins, and the innovator of the "Peanut Punch," cornerback Charles Tillman, are also now eligible.

To be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a nominated individual must not have participated as an active player for five consecutive seasons.

A full list of the nominees is below:

First-Year Eligibles
Quarterback – Peyton Manning

Wide Receivers – Calvin Johnson, Wes Welker, Roddy White

Tight End – Heath Miller

Running Back – Steven Jackson

Offensive Linemen – D'Brickashaw Ferguson (T), Logan Mankins (G)

Defensive Backs – Charles Tillman (CB), Charles Woodson (CB/S)

Defensive Linemen – Jared Allen (DE), Justin Tuck (DE), Kevin Williams (DT)

Linebacker – Jerod Mayo

Additional Nominees
Quarterback – Drew Bledsoe, Randall Cunningham, Jake Delhomme, Jeff Garcia, Dave Krieg, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair

Running Backs – Shaun Alexander, Mike Alstott (FB), Tiki Barber, Earnest Byner, Larry Centers, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn, Eddie George, Priest Holmes, Jamal Lewis, Eric Metcalf (also WR/KR/PR), Glyn Milburn (also WR/KR/PR), Lorenzo Neal (FB), Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker (also KR), Ricky Watters

Wide Receivers – Donald Driver, Henry Ellard (also PR), Torry Holt, Chad Johnson, Derrick Mason, Muhsin Muhammad, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith, Hines Ward, Reggie Wayne

Tight Ends – Dallas Clark, Ben Coates, Keith Jackson, Brent Jones, Jeremy Shockey, Wesley Walls

Offensive Linemen – Willie Anderson (T), Matt Birk (C), Tony Boselli (T), Lomas Brown (T), Ruben Brown (G), Alan Faneca (G), Kevin Glover (C/G), Jordan Gross (T), Kent Hull (C), Olin Kreutz (C), Tom Nalen (C), Chris Samuels (T), Jeff Saturday (C), Chris Snee (G), Brian Waters (G), Richmond Webb (T), Erik Williams (T), Steve Wisniewski (G)

Defensive Linemen – John Abraham (DE also LB), Ray Childress (DT/DE), Casey Hampton (DT/NT), La'Roi Glover (DT/NT), Leslie O'Neal (DE), Michael Dean Perry (DT/DE), Simeon Rice (DE), *Richard Seymour (DT), Justin Smith (DE), Neil Smith (DE), Greg Townsend (DE/LB/DT/NT), Adrian Wilson (DE), Bryant Young (DT)

Linebackers – Cornelius Bennett, Lance Briggs, Tedy Bruschi, London Fletcher, Seth Joyner, Clay Matthews, Willie McGinest (also DE), Joey Porter, Sam Mills, Chris Spielman, Takeo Spikes, Pat Swilling (also DE), Darryl Talley, Zach Thomas, Patrick Willis

Defensive Backs – Eric Allen (CB), Ronde Barber (CB/S), LeRoy Butler (S), Nick Collins (S), Rodney Harrison (S), Merton Hanks (S), James Hasty (DB), Albert Lewis (CB), John Lynch (S), Tim McDonald (S), Allen Rossum (DB), Asante Samuel (DB), Bob Sanders (S), Troy Vincent (CB), Darren Woodson (S)

Punters/Kickers - David Akers (K), Gary Anderson (K), Jason Elam (K), Jeff Feagles (P), Jason Hanson (K), John Kasay (K), Sean Landeta (P), Ryan Longwell (K), Nick Lowery (K), Reggie Roby (P), Rohn Stark (P), Matt Turk (P)

Special Teams –Josh Cribbs (KR/PR also WR), Mel Gray (PR/KR also WR), Brian Mitchell (KR/PR also RB), Steve Tasker (ST also WR)

The 130 modern-era nominees include: 65 offensive players, 49 defensive players and 16 special teamers. The list of will be reduced to 25 semifinalists in November and 15 finalists in January. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 will be revealed during NFL Honors the night before Super Bowl LV.