2017 NFL Season Thread

[VerbalPuke]

So Bradford hurt? Water wet?

[Your Mom]

I hate that they scored but Duck Duck Goose is a fun TD celebration  

[Pooker]

Wait...the punter threw a TD pass?

[Meacon Keaton]

11 minutes ago, Pooker said:

Wait...the punter threw a TD pass?

Just as many as the #2 pick.

[Pooker]

Adrian Peterson just got traded to the Cardinals.

[Meacon Keaton]

He's not what he was, but I can't help but feel this can only make the Cardinals better. Mainly because the Cardinals can't get much worse. 

[The Buscher]

Mike Ditka says that he would bench any player who knelt for the anthem and that they should go to another country.  He then went on to say there hasn't been oppression in America in 100 years.  The same Mike Ditka who played in an era where white and black players weren't allowed to stay in the same hotel.

I know it's not exactly shocking that a 77 year old man that played football in a particularly dangerous era is saying really idiotic stuff.  But still...
 

 

[Meacon Keaton]

Maybe he meant there's not been oppression in America for old white men. Because surely he wouldn't be talking for others. 

[Twist]

32 minutes ago, Meacon said:

Maybe he meant there's not been oppression in America for old white men. Because surely he wouldn't be talking for others. 

Old white dude talking on behalf of everyone? Nope. Never.

[Adam]

1 hour ago, Meacon said:

He's not what he was, but I can't help but feel this can only make the Cardinals better. Mainly because the Cardinals can't get much worse. 

I came in here to say the same. Peterson can't possibly make our running game any worse, so why not give it a shot. Ever so slightly softens the blow of not seeing DJ in action at Twickenham next week, now I'll at least get to see one of the better RBs of the century in Cards colours, albeit at a stage of his career where he's well past his best.

[GhostMachine]

They already had one of the best RBs of all-time when he was past his prime (Emmitt Smith), so why not another?

The Pence thing pisses me off, and now Trump is proving once again that he doesn't know shit, because he's talking about going after huge tax breaks the NFL gets. Only the office, not the teams, got that tax break. And that ceased in 2015.

 

 

 

[Meacon Keaton]

Oh, GhostMachine, I very much doubt our President would be speaking about matters of that which he has no clue about. 

[Lowerdeck]

It sucks watching our scumbag president ruin football over a political stunt.  Even worse, he's succeeding - with a TD pass from Jerry Jones.

[The Buscher]

And just like that, Roger Goodell has sent out a memo to owners.  As obtained by Adam Schefter:

To: Chief Executives/ Club Presidents

From: Commissioner Goodell
Date: October 10, 2017
Re: Fall Meeting/National Anthem

We live in a country that can feel very divided. Sports, and especially the NFL, brings people together and lets them set aside those divisions, at least for a few hours. The current dispute over the National Anthem is threatening to erode the unifying power of our game, and is now dividing us, and our players, from many fans across the country.

I’m very proud of our players and owners who have done the hard work over the past year to listen, understand and attempt to address the underlying issues within their communities. At our September committee meetings, we heard directly from several players about why these issues are so important to them and how we can support their work. And last week, we met with the leadership of the NFLPA and more players to advance the dialogue.

Like many of our fans, we believe that everyone should stand for the National Anthem. It is an important moment in our game. We want to honor our flag and our country, and our fans expect that of us. We also care deeply about our players and respect their opinions and concerns about critical social issues. The controversy over the Anthem is a barrier to having honest conversations and making real progress on the underlying issues. We need to move past this controversy, and we want to do that together with our players.

Building on many discussions with clubs and players, we have worked to develop a plan that we will review with you at next week’s League meeting. This would include such elements as an in-season platform to promote the work of our players on these core issues, and that will help to promote positive change in our country. We want to ensure that any work at the League level is consistent with the work that each club is doing in its own community, and that we dedicate a platform that can enable these initiatives to succeed. Additionally, we will continue the unprecedented dialogue with our players.

I expect and look forward to a full and open discussion of these issues when we meet next week in New York. Everyone involved in the game needs to come together on a path forward to continue to be a force for good within our communities, protect the game, and preserve our relationship with fans throughout the country. The NFL is at its best when we ourselves are unified. In that spirit, let’s resolve that next week we will meet this challenge in a unified and positive way.

Translation:  We're losing money,  make the players stand.

Typical gutlessness from the NFL.

[Meacon Keaton]

College > pro anyway

[Pooker]

Where does he say in that that everybody must stand?

[Twist]

And that’s me done with the NFL.

Give me LeBron, Steph Curry and Pop every day.

[The Buscher]

2 minutes ago, Pooker said:

Where does he say in that that everybody must stand?

It doesn't say it explicitly, but you can read through the tea leaves.

"Like many of our fans, we believe that everyone should stand for the National Anthem. It is an important moment in our game. We want to honor our flag and our country, and our fans expect that of us."

This is openly stating that the players were in the wrong and that they are concerned about the Trump lovers that have stopped watching because they didn't want to see players exercising their first amendment rights.

The league is caving to Trump.

[Pooker]

The league is, but the players won't. They're going to revolt.

[livid]

And if the league is making it a rule that they have to stand, how well do you think that will go over?