2023 NFL Off-Season thread

[Szumi]

Pretty big story here

 

 

[gunnar hendershow]

Story is they were both racing and both may have been impaired. I guess more will be coming out but this is going to be an inescapable story in the near-term.

Update: Also lied about being at the scene, hence why originally it was reported as a single-car crash.

[The Buscher]

Remember when everyone was quick to rip Todd McShay a new asshole after he alleged that Carter had character issues a few months ago?

[Maxx]

That's future Dallas Cowboy Jalen Carter

[Szumi]

31 minutes ago, Maxx said:

That's future Dallas Cowboy Jalen Carter

Las Vegas is going to be willing to trade up for an even higher draft pick to draft him if necessary!

[Lineker]

41 minutes ago, Maxx said:

That's future Dallas Cowboy Jalen Carter

Came here to make this exact post

 

What a stupid idiot.

[gunnar hendershow]

57 minutes ago, Maxx said:

That's future Dallas Cowboy Jalen Carter

Good luck getting him with Belichick there at 14.

[VerbalPuke]

Dude was my dream scenario for Detroit.

Not so much now.

[GhostMachine]

Some sites are predicting Anthony Richardson to be the first pick in the draft.

I will enjoy seeing the Colts waste the pick if it happens. Richardson is one of the most overrated QBs I've seen in years, alongside CJ Stroud, who will get drafted first round because he played for Ohio State despite the fact OSU hasn't really had any successful QBs in the NFL.

Someone please explain to me why anyone would take Richardson or Stroud over Bryce Young. (I'd also throw Hendon Hooker into the mix before Richardson if he hadn't been injured last season.)

 

 

 

[Lineker]

There could certainly be something there in Richardson. But we won't know decisively for two or three years. 

 

I agree that taking him at #1 is madness though. 

[gunnar hendershow]

Richardson's hype reminds me a lot of the chatter about Mahomes in 2017 and how much we all disregarded it (lol, a Texas Tech QB? Give me a break). But now with hindsight teams are more likely to overrate a player that has Mahomes "tools" without figuring out the rest isn't at Mahomes' level.

[Lineker]

The most clear comparison that strikes me is to Cam Newton.

[gunnar hendershow]

6 minutes ago, Lineker said:

The most clear comparison that strikes me is to Cam Newton.

Oh yeah, that's a very like comparison. I went with Mahomes because everyone agrees that he's not "polished" and that was what we all were talking about in 2017. He was a guy who could toss it all over the field and make stuff happen in the pocket, but doing it against college defenses. Richardson is that plus a head of steam when he takes off. 

[Szumi]

I will eat someone's hat if Richardson is the #1 (QB) pick

[livid]

QB success always depends on where they end up so I find projecting it to be somewhat useless. 

That said, I think Richardson is QB1 in this class because of the upside. He's just hasn't played a ton but his pocket awareness and (presumed) athleticism are pretty hard to ignore. Stroud probably the safest bet floor-wise but probably reached his peak already. I can't take Young seriously unless his frame really can withstand adding a lot more mass. I have no idea what to think of Levis. Wasn't bad when he had NFL talent around him in 2021 but also didn't look good at all in 2022. 

[Summers]

I'd say CJ is the best option at QB this year. I can see Levis going higher than expected though. 

Really interested to see where Hooker ends up too.

[Lint]

NFL Player Team Report Cards
 

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One of our core jobs as a union is to improve the overall working conditions for our players, which includes the daily experience of players at the team facilities away from the lights and cameras.

1,300 of our players provided information to share with one another about their current club, to not only help them make important career decisions, but also help raise standards across the league.

Our goals were to highlight positive clubs, identify areas that could use improvement, and highlight best practices and standards. To learn more about the background of this initiative, read a note from President JC Tretter here.

 

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[Lineker]

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NFL Scouting Combine Live Drills begins Thursday, March 2nd, with exclusive LIVE coverage on NFL Network starting at 3pm ET. Full lineup below:

• Thursday, March 2nd, 3pm ET – Defensive Linemen and Linebackers
• Friday, March 3rd, 3pm ET – Defensive Backs
• Saturday, March 4th, 1pm ET – Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Tight Ends.
• Sunday, March 5th, 1pm ET – Running Backs, Offensive Linemen.

 

8 hours ago, Lint said:

NFL Player Team Report Cards

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INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL Players Association on Wednesday released what it describes as "free agency report cards" for all 32 teams, presenting the results of a player survey on topics ranging from quality of team facilities to treatment of player families. The players' union ranked all 32 teams against each other in the hope of providing players with information they might be able to use in free agency when deciding on new teams.

The three top-ranked teams overall, in order, were the Minnesota Vikings, the Miami Dolphins and the Las Vegas Raiders. The bottom three (ranked 30 through 32, in order) were the Los Angeles Chargers, Arizona Cardinals and the Washington Commanders.

"Player health and safety is our top priority, and we continue to invest in our facilities, including a new practice field, new turf in the practice bubble and increased meeting room space," a spokesperson for the Commanders said in response to the survey. "We know there is more to do, and we regularly talk with our players about ways to improve their work environment and the experience for their families."

NFLPA president JC Tretter said that roughly 1,300 players responded to the survey. Players were asked their opinions on their own teams only and received a 60-question survey covering eight topics: treatment of player families, food service/nutrition, weight room, strength coaches, training room, training staff, locker room and team travel.

"Basically, one of the things we wanted to be able to present to players was, what are the decisions your team is making when given the option to do something for you," Tretter told a group of reporters Wednesday at the NFL combine.

Some of the more surprising survey results included the revelation that three of the league's 32 teams don't keep their cafeterias open for dinner, one of the teams (the Cincinnati Bengals) doesn't provide nutritional supplements, and seven of the teams don't offer first-class travel for their players.

Tretter said the plan is to make the survey an annual thing so as to account for changes in coaching and training staffs that address some of the issues. His hope is that the teams on the back end of the rankings learn from the teams on the front end and adjust some of their decision-making accordingly. Some adjustments will be made regardless -- for example, the Chargers plan in the next couple of years to move into their own, newly constructed facility and out of the temporary one they've been using since moving from San Diego to Los Angeles.

"I don't want this to be a mudslinging," Tretter said. "There were a lot of examples of teams doing great things for their players."

The Jacksonville Jaguars dealt with a rodent problem for three to four weeks during the season, per the survey. Players reported that there was "a rat infestation in the locker room and laundry hampers." That earned the team a D-minus on the locker room section of the report.

The only area in which the Jaguars got a worse grade was in family treatment. The Jaguars are one of 14 teams that do not offer a family room and players' wives breastfed their babies on the floor of the stadium's public restrooms, per the survey. The Jaguars are also one of 11 teams that do not provide day care at the stadium.

Players also were not happy with the amount of room in the weight room, but 95% of those who responded to the survey were confident that owner Shad Khan is willing to invest to make the necessary changes.

Khan already has invested. He is splitting the cost with the city on a $120 million football facility that is scheduled to be completed before training camp begins in July.

 

[Lineker]

 

[Lineker]