2018 NFL Off-Season Thread

[The Buscher]

So that's Cowboys on three of the four primary network broadcast teams.  Fire Troy Aikman.

[Lineker]

The Jets have released a quarterback, and it's not Christian Hackenberg.

[Meacon Keaton]

Hackenburg is likely next. Neither him nor Petty are worth a bag of beans. McCown, Darnold, maaaaaaaybe Teddy dress Week One. 

Which makes me sad because I would've loved to have seen Teddy compete with Keenum in Denver. 

[Lineker]

Wonderful hashtag.

7 minutes ago, Meacon said:

Hackenburg is likely next. Neither him nor Petty are worth a bag of beans. McCown, Darnold, maaaaaaaybe Teddy dress Week One. 

Which makes me sad because I would've loved to have seen Teddy compete with Keenum in Denver. 

I don't think Teddy is a lock to make the final Jets roster by any means.

[Lineker]

Matt Ryan got paid. Five years, $150m.

[Adam]

9 hours ago, Meacon said:

Over the last week or so, I've been thinking about the quarterbacks taken this year and their development track.

I have no idea what to expect of Steve Wilks and his staff from a development perspective, but man, I wish Bruce Arians was still the head coach in Arizona. Him teaching and developing a guy as smart and accurate as Josh Rosen could've made the next mega-superstar. I think Rosen has the potential to be an elite quarterback anyway, but learning under Arians would have been absolute magic. 

Don't do things like this to me.

[IDOL]

Between Dez leaving and Witten retiring, I no longer own a Jersey of an active Cowboy 

[ThrillhouseMAX]

I'm gonna miss Witten 😭

[DFF]

We have shipped Akeem Spence off to the Dolphins for a 7th. Hmmm... he was never fantastic, but I thought he was a solid 2nd line-man. 

This means next year we will have the following picks:
1st R
2nd R
4th R
5th R
5th R (from 9ers for Laken Tomlinson)
6th R
6th R (from Pats for Johnson Bademosi)
7th R
7th R (from Dolphins for Akeem Spence)

Apparently we are expecting a low end comp pick for Darren Fells too. I wonder if we could package a few of these together to get a 3rd back. Hmmm... 

[GhostMachine]

5 hours ago, Los ElTiburones de Japon said:

I'm gonna miss Witten 😭

Witten is my second favorite Cowboy ever, after Emmitt Smith. 

[Lineker]

The Seahawks have waived Cliff Avril with a failed physical designation, the team announced Friday.

[SeanDMan]

25 minutes ago, Lineker said:

The Seahawks have waived Cliff Avril with a failed physical designation, the team announced Friday.

Oh Avril, why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?

[VerbalPuke]

On 04/05/2018 at 07:25, DFF said:

We have shipped Akeem Spence off to the Dolphins for a 7th. Hmmm... he was never fantastic, but I thought he was a solid 2nd line-man. 

This means next year we will have the following picks:
1st R
2nd R
4th R
5th R
5th R (from 9ers for Laken Tomlinson)
6th R
6th R (from Pats for Johnson Bademosi)
7th R
7th R (from Dolphins for Akeem Spence)

Apparently we are expecting a low end comp pick for Darren Fells too. I wonder if we could package a few of these together to get a 3rd back. Hmmm... 

Would be nice. I was hoping we had a corresponding FA move for his trade as it saved us some money. 

He was a good rotation guy, but I think we’re going to run a lot of 3-4, and my assumption is he’s mostly a 4-3 guy. Probably going to see a lot of hybrid stuff with different guys at safety, corner, and linebacker. For example, Quandre Diggs can play safety and nickel, Killebrew might play safety and lber. Or we have three safety sets/etc

You may have noticed that we’re signing/drafting guys that can play multiple roles.

[Lineker]

The Carolina Panthers have signed veteran running back C.J. Anderson to a one-year deal, the team announced Monday. Anderson will compete with Cameron Artis-Payne to be the change-of-pace back behind starter Christian McCaffrey, a 2017 first-round pick. Carolina released Jonathan Stewart, the franchise's leading rusher, during the offseason, leaving a void at power back.

The New Orleans Saints have released tight end Coby Fleener just two years into his five-year, $36 million contract.

[Maxx]

[Schlitzbrille]

So he's going for the "minor Game of Thrones villain" look?

[livid]

Mark Ingram has been suspended for 4 games for PED violation.

[The Buscher]

Per a police report, Reuben Foster threw his girlfriend's dog across the room when they were having an argument.

Either lock him up, or require him to be thrown by an elephant to see how he likes it.

[Lineker]

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that running back Matt Jones is signing with the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday. The team later announced Jones had signed a two-year deal.

Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford, team president Rod Wood and general manager Bob Quinn released a joint statement late Wednesday expressing support for head coach Matt Patricia after a sexual assault charge against him from 22 years ago resurfaced in a Detroit News story.

Patricia, in an accompanying statement, denied the accusation, made by a woman while both were students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on spring break in South Padre Island, Texas, in 1996.

"As someone who was falsely accused of this very serious charge over 22 years ago, and never given the opportunity to defend myself and clear my name, I find it incredibly unfair, disappointing, and frustrating that this story would resurface now with the only purpose being to damage my character and reputation," Patricia said in the statement. "I firmly maintain my innocence, as I have always done. I would never condone any of the behavior that was alleged and will always respect and protect the rights of anyone who has been harassed or is the victim of violence.

"My priorities remain the same -- to move forward and strive to be the best coach, teacher, and man that I can possibly be."

The joint statement from the team's leadership read, in part, that the charge against Patricia "was dismissed by the prosecutor at the request of the complaining individual prior to trial. As a result, Coach Patricia never had the opportunity to present his case or clear his name publicly in a court of law. He has denied that there was any factual basis for the charge. There was no settlement agreement with the complaining individual, no money exchanged hands and there was no confidentiality agreement. In discussions today with Lions management, the reporter involved acknowledged that the allegations have not been substantiated.

"As an organization, the Detroit Lions take allegations regarding sexual assault or harassment seriously. Coach Patricia was the subject of a standard pre-employment background check which did not disclose this issue. We have spoken to Coach Patricia about this at length as well as the attorney who represented him at the time. Based upon everything we have learned, we believe and have accepted Coach Patricia's explanation and we will continue to support him. We will continue to work with our players and the NFL to further awareness of and protections for those individuals who are the victims of sexual assault or violence."

Charges were filed in the case, and Patricia and his friend, Greg Dietrich, were indicted by a grand jury of one count of aggravated sexual assault, but they were never tried in the case.

Wood told the Detroit News that he and Quinn were not aware of the allegation in Patricia's past when they hired him. Wood later told the newspaper that he was "comfortable" with Patricia on staff.

"I am very comfortable with the process of interviewing and employing Matt," Wood told the News. "I will tell you with 1,000 percent certainty that everything I've learned confirmed what I already knew about the man and would have no way changed our decision to make him our head coach."

The News reported that APG Security, a private investigation firm with corporate headquarters in South Amboy, New Jersey, and offices in 21 states including Texas, requested the court files for Patricia's case in January. It is not clear whether the Lions contracted the firm to run a background check on Patricia or someone else did.

The News reported that the case against Patricia and Dietrich fell apart when the alleged victim did not respond to attempts to contact her in the weeks following the incident and decided she would not testify.

As of Wednesday night, Patricia, 43, was scheduled to talk with the media Thursday before the Lions open their rookie minicamp this weekend.

On 08/05/2018 at 21:12, livid said:

Mark Ingram has been suspended for 4 games for PED violation.

METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram "vigorously challenged" his four-game suspension, according to a statement from his agents, saying that he tested positive for a substance that was "permissible with the proper use exemption with the NFL." The NFL, however, reiterated Wednesday that an arbitrator has made a final ruling on Ingram's appeal, which is why the league announced his suspension on Tuesday.

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders left tackle Donald Penn will not face charges after being a suspect in a domestic violence case, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

[Lineker]

Suspended Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory will file for reinstatement next week.