2017 NFL Off-Season Thread

[MalaCloudy Black]

Aaron Hernandez's lawyer alleges that the medical examiner in Boston is illegally holding Hernandez's brain. His family has decided to donate it to Boston University's ongoing CTE research project. 

[Lineker]

Alabama LB Reuben Foster had positive drug test at combine

[Meacon Keaton]

What an idiot. He was a lock first round, if not first-15, pick. Kids these days.

[gunnar hendershow]

Future Patriot draft steal Reuben Foster.

[GhostMachine]

Not if Jerry Jones drafts him first....

I hope not!!!!

Oh, and....FUCK ALABAMA!

[Lineker]

Season kicks off at Foxboro with the Pats hosting the Chiefs.

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Here's a quick preview of this year's Thanksgiving slate:

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m. ET, FOX

The first divisional game of the day, this will be the Vikings and Lions' second straight Thanksgiving Day tussle and their second meeting of the 2017 season; they first face off in Minneapolis in Week 4. Detroit swept the two-game set last year, best remembered for Golden Tate's game-winning overtime spin-and-score. The clubs have only split their season series twice in the past nine seasons. A Sam Bradford-Matthew Stafford duel might not be the flashiest way to start your holiday Thursday, but it should make some high-stakes display of passing efficiency.

Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS

If this matchup appears on face value rather unusual, it is. The transplanted Chargers haven't played on Thanksgiving since the merger in 1970; the Cowboys haven't played an AFC team on Turkey Day since 2013 when they beat the Raiders, 31-24; and this will be just the 11th meeting between the two teams. Philip Rivers vs. Dak Prescott. Melvin Gordon vs. Ezekiel Elliott. Keenan Allen vs. Dez Bryant. Prepare for points.

New York Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC

The night's marquee matchup will rehash one of the league's oldest rivarlies and dive into some intradivisional beef. Last year, Washington's playoff bid was thwarted by Big Blue at FedEx Field in Week 17, when Kirk Cousins threw a late pick to Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Late in the season and in prime time, Cousins will need to make a statement to overcome last year's demons and prove he's Washington's QB of the future. And then there's OBJ vs. Norman, Episode IV: A New Hope. With more Giants receiving weapons to account for this time around, we might not see as many fireworks from Norman, but you never know.

[The Buscher]

I thought for certain the Falcons would've been opening against the Pats as they're scheduled to play there his year and they did a Super Bowl rematch to open last season too.

The NFL took mercy on them by not making them stand there and watch the Pats' ceremonies.

[Schlitzbrille]

@ Bengals
v.s Browns
@ LOLJags (London)
v.s Steelers
@ Raiders
v.s Bears
@ Vikings
v.s Dolphins
@ Packers
v.s Texans
v.s Lions
@ Steelers
@ Browns
v.s Colts
v.s Bengals

For fucks sake, would've loved the season closer to not be against the leprechaun Dalton AGAIN.
 

[gunnar hendershow]

At least Cincy comes here to close the year instead of the Ravens going there.

I like how we lobbied hard to not have a bye after the London game and then the NFL was like "okay, but it's gonna be your toughest home game of the year".

[DFF]

9 hours ago, Lineker said:

Alabama LB Reuben Foster had positive drug test at combine

The reasoning sounds plausible to be fair - he says he was quite ill before the combine and took on a lot of fluids to hydrate / flush it out. He only 'failed' the test because his sample was too diluted. 

 

As for the schedule, our season looks difficult this year. Could be anything from a 4 to 11 win season depending on which Lions turns up :-/ 

[The Buscher]

This is the best thing the Browns will do all year.

[The Buscher]

I always get a nice chuckle out of the NFL Network re-airing the first round of recent drafts because they intentionally skip the dumpster fire that was the the 2013 draft.

[VerbalPuke]

On 4/21/2017 at 02:10, DFF said:

The reasoning sounds plausible to be fair - he says he was quite ill before the combine and took on a lot of fluids to hydrate / flush it out. He only 'failed' the test because his sample was too diluted. 

 

As for the schedule, our season looks difficult this year. Could be anything from a 4 to 11 win season depending on which Lions turns up :-/ 

Yeah, hard to say really. It doesn't look bad to me, but then we could come out and suck ass. 

I'm in a weird position in that I want us to win games but I also want Caldwell gone because I think we could do better. But then he hasnt been awful? I don't know, I don't are, just stop being the Lions all of the time. 

[Lineker]

Michigan safety Jabrill Peppers tested positive for a dilute sample at the combine, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

Jake Long has retired.

[Lineker]

Adrian Peterson is set to sign for the Saints on a one year deal worth around $3m.

[TCO]

Don't think he understands the whole ring chasing thing. You're supposed to take a discount to sign for a GOOD team.

[The Buscher]

He's lucky he even got $3 million at this point.  Most teams would prefer to spend less than a million bucks on a 7th round/undrafted rookie RB than spend more than they have to on an aging, injury prone player at the same position.

[livid]

Aging, yes. Injury prone, no. Last year was the first year he's missed significant time due to injury.

You're mostly right about team's preferences though but $3M also isn't that much honestly so it seemed mostly about finding the right fit, which I think he did. If they improve that defense even a little bit, they can be in good shape with that offense, one in which Peterson would not have to carry on his back like he basically was in doing in Minnesota. 

[gunnar hendershow]

Wow Brees & Peterson on the same team, it's like every 2009 fantasy champion.

[DFF]

What's the over/under on Ingram outplaying him?