NFL 2008

[alldaws1]

Yes it does, it also frees up a roster spot for the team and takes the player's salary off the team's total so they have cap room to replace him I believe. Maybe not all of their salary, I'm not sure on contract stuff.

Edited September 17, 2008 by AD

[MyKILLv2.0]

Yeah, I believe that's correct that when a player goes on IR, you cannot use him for the entire serason. However his salary doesn't count towards the salary cap, nor does he count towards your roster. Which in the Patriot's case, the roster spot is more valuable then Brady's 8-10 millon dollar cap space considering how the Patriot's operate.

[alldaws1]

Transaction update! Not a very exciting one, but with Logan Payne now on IR and Seneca Wallace out for about a month, the Seahawks have signed Koren Robinson and traded a 5th round draft pick to Denver for Keary Colbert. And also, the Lions have signed Cedric Benson.

[EddieRuckus]

Yeah, read about that yesterday, hopefully K-Rob has kicked his bad habits, and after reading various stories it seems like he has. Not sure what kind of football shape he is in, but I think it's great if he has kicked it and hopefully he can help us with our depleted receivers. I seriously can't remember a year with this many injuries to key players on the offensive side of the ball, just insane.

[LL!]

Why would the Lions need Cedric Benson? :/

[alldaws1]

They need more drunks in the backfield, clearly.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Why would the Lions need Cedric Benson? :/

Their line of thought is if they get enough hopeless cases, they're a lock for the Comeback Player award.

Breaking news from the future, they'll sign Mean Joe Greene and Rich Gannon to really give their team some oomph.

[JStarr]

The fact that the Lions keep looking at retread RB's bodes ill for their opinion of Kevin Smith, I'd guess. Unless Millen needs a drinking buddy to help drown his sorrows over all the bad press, in which case Benson's the perfect signing and they probably just missed out on some quality alky depth with Koren Robinson.

Not that they need RB's anyway, with Kitna always heaving it up trying to make up deficits.

[GhostMachine]

Why would the Lions need Cedric Benson? :/

Their line of thought is if they get enough hopeless cases, they're a lock for the Comeback Player award.

Breaking news from the future, they'll sign Mean Joe Greene and Rich Gannon to really give their team some oomph.

Don't forget about Ed "Too Tall" Jones!

[Blaze09]

So is there any sugestions on how I should spend my Sunday afternoon instead of watching the Detroit "Cubs"

[Toe]

Masturbation.

[mystikz]

why any team would want Cedric benson I have no idea.

any thoughts on Tavaris Jackson getting benched? I mean he's bad but Frerrote? really?

[VerbalPuke]

The fact that the Lions keep looking at retread RB's bodes ill for their opinion of Kevin Smith, I'd guess. Unless Millen needs a drinking buddy to help drown his sorrows over all the bad press, in which case Benson's the perfect signing and they probably just missed out on some quality alky depth with Koren Robinson.

Not that they need RB's anyway, with Kitna always heaving it up trying to make up deficits.

I don't think it has anything to do with Kevin Smith, I'd look more toward Rudi Johnson. It's possible that he's not quite as healthy as they may have thought, especially with Johnson getting a total of two carries in two games. Kevin Smith has been one of the lone bright spots this year, when he's had a chance.

[Lowerdeck]

So is there any sugestions on how I should spend my Sunday afternoon instead of watching the Detroit "Cubs"

Watch whatever game is on CBS?

[Blaze09]

Well I would if The city of Detroit wasn't asses and blackout'd the CBS game whenever the Lions play

[gunnar hendershow]

Well I would if The city of Detroit wasn't asses and blackout'd the CBS game whenever the Lions play

Don't you listen to Jimmy Kimmel? Get Direct TV!!!!

Note: I am not fortunate enough to have Direct TV because my roommates were "afraid of the price" and I'm not paying the full price myself. It's for the better because I have enough trouble getting the TV on Sundays in order to watch football.

[alldaws1]

I know the NFL was considering changing the Playoff seedings to make wildcards higher seeds if they had a better record than a divisional winner but did they actually go through with it? If so, what are the precise changes they made, how will it work?

[VerbalPuke]

Well I would if The city of Detroit wasn't asses and blackout'd the CBS game whenever the Lions play

This has always been a pet peeve of mine as well. Sometimes we do get a CBS game at the same time as a Lions game, but that means we only get to watch one other game before or after our own. So for example if we play at 1:00, and CBS has a 1:00 game, we'll only get one other 4:00 game between CBS and Fox.

No worries, the NBA season starts soon enough, and the Pistons play their fair share of Sundays.

[JStarr]

No worries, the NBA season starts soon enough, and the Pistons play their fair share of Sundays.

One way or another, you're watching a bunch of guys running around bouncing the ball off the ground, eh?

*badumtsch*

[Meacon Keaton]

I know the NFL was considering changing the Playoff seedings to make wildcards higher seeds if they had a better record than a divisional winner but did they actually go through with it? If so, what are the precise changes they made, how will it work?

No, sir. Playoffs are still the same as they have been. Top two teams get bye's, and the other two divisional winners host a wildcard team. (Y)