2018 NFL Off-Season Thread

[GhostMachine]

3 hours ago, Maxx said:

You do it when the coach isn't working.  A 1-31 record over two seasons means it isn't working.  Its completely stupid to not fire a guy because you made mistakes firing another guy too early in the past.  You've already been churning through coaches, what sense does it make to hold on to the absolute worst one you've found?

Exactly. Even if you have to hire a college coach or give a shot to an assistant with no head coaching experience, you're better off taking a shot on the unknown than sticking with a coach who has proven they suck. You can't get much worse, but you most definitely can get better. Hue Jackson is hot garbage who absolutely has no business being a head coach.

 

[Your Mom]

Wow I cancelled HBO a while back and that might be worth getting it back for

[Lineker]

 

[Pooker]

JJ Watt is an amazing human being who deserves all the praise.

[SeanDMan]

On 15/05/2018 at 10:21, Meacon said:

Yeah. A year after they went 8-8 with Tom Cable as head coach. 😛 

As for them not trying, that may be try e but until I see anything even remotely positive from an old field perspective from this team, I’m pulling back the reigns on six or seven win expectations. And especially the possibility of them all of a sudden being a wildcard team that ESPN (what a joke) floated out there. 

Let’s see them win a game. Maybe two. Allow them to show us they have the slightest clue of how to assemble a talented team and know how to properly use that talent.

Then maybe I can let the hogs fly wild.

Playoffs!?! Pla... Are you kidding me? Playoffs? Playoffs. I just hope they can win a game.

[Lineker]

Richie Incognito has been cut by the Bills, so he can now sign somewhere else.

[The Buscher]

Owners are discussing a potential 15 yard penalty for kneeling during the national anthem.  Oh my word.

[Meacon Keaton]

Owners can suck a butt. 

[gunnar hendershow]

Teams should just all start taking the penalty in solidarity.

[The Buscher]

I'm laughing really hard imagining refs rapidly blowing their whistles and throwing a million flags at kneeling players while the anthem is going on.

[DFF]

But... what happens if both teams do it? How do you enforce a 15 yard kick off penalty on both teams?!

[Lineker]

Christian Hackenberg, who never entered a game in two seasons with the New York Jets, was traded Tuesday to the Oakland Raiders. The Jets will receive a 2019 conditional seventh-round pick for Hackenberg, who will be remembered as one of the biggest second-round disappointments in recent NFL history.

The Los Angeles Chargers' offense suffered a crushing blow Tuesday, when talented tight end Hunter Henry tore the ACL in his right knee on the first day of OTAs. Entering his third season, Henry was being counted on to develop into a focal part of the offense as the Chargers opted not to bring back future Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates in free agency. Now, a Gates return could be in store, as the Chargers are expected to consider re-signing the 37-year-old, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Eagles released Mychal Kendricks, who has been the subject of trade speculation for multiple offseasons. Kendricks was seen leaving the team's practice facility Tuesday morning. A short time later, newly signed linebacker Paul Worrilow was carted off the field after colliding with a teammate during the first practice of OTAs. He suffered a torn ACL on the play, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

 

[The Buscher]

So that effectively ends the rarely seen play where the ball can sit untouched in the end zone and the other team can pounce on it for a touchdown.  Happened a year or two ago and was really weird.

[DFF]

I'm trying to wrap my head around how this might affect on side kicks (if at all)?  

[Meacon Keaton]

23 minutes ago, DFF said:

I'm trying to wrap my head around how this might affect on side kicks (if at all)?  

You just tell the referees you want the ball back and they give it to you. 

[Maxx]

1 hour ago, Lineker said:

Christian Hackenberg, who never entered a game in two seasons with the New York Jets, was traded Tuesday to the Oakland Raiders. The Jets will receive a 2019 conditional seventh-round pick for Hackenberg, who will be remembered as one of the biggest second-round disappointments in recent NFL history.

Pfft, like Christian Hackenberg is going to be remembered.

[Meacon Keaton]

Just now, Maxx said:

Pfft, like Christian Hackenberg is going to be remembered.

I'll only remember him, because he was this super-mega-elite recruit coming out of high school and he shit the bed in college too. 

[Lineker]

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ATLANTA -- The NFL has awarded future Super Bowls to Arizona and New Orleans.

The decision was made Wednesday at the league's annual spring meetings in Atlanta, the city which will host the 2019 Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Upcoming Super Bowl Hosts

SUPER BOWL	YEAR	SITE
LIII	2019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
LIV	2020	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
LV	2021	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
LVI	2022	Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, Calif.
LVII	2023	University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
LVIII	2024	Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

The 2023 title game will be played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, while the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans will be host in 2024.

In addition, the NFL announced that the 2019 NFL draft will be held in Nashville, Tennessee.

This will be eighth time the game is held at the 43-year-old Superdome, more than any other stadium. Its most recent Super Bowl was in 2013, which is remembered for the power going out during the second half, resulting in a 34-minute delay.

The retractable roof stadium in suburban Phoenix previously held the Super Bowl in 2008 and 2015.

After this season's game in Atlanta, the next three Super Bowls will be held at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium (2020), Raymond James Stadium in Tampa (2021) and the new Hollywood Park stadium in Los Angeles (2022).

 

[Lineker]

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ATLANTA -- NFL owners are on the verge of approving a new national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance but gives them the option to remain in the locker room if they prefer, sources told ESPN the Magazine's Seth Wickersham on Wednesday.

The new policy will subject teams to a fine if a player or any other team personnel do not show appropriate respect for the anthem. That includes any attempt to sit or kneel, as dozens of players have done during the past two seasons. Those teams will also have the option to fine any team personnel, including players, for the infraction.

A vote is expected to take place later Wednesday at the conclusion of the league's spring meeting. Sources said it has the support of at least 24 owners.

After spending months in discussions, owners believe this found a compromise that will end sitting or kneeling with an edict that stops short of requiring every player to stand.

The previous policy required players to be on the field for the anthem but said only that they "should" stand. When then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling to protest policy brutality in 2016, the league had no rule it could use to prevent it. The movement drew increasing criticism from President Donald Trump, as well as many fans, who believed it was a sign of disrespect toward the flag and country.

But owners have been divided on how to extricate the league from that criticism. Some owners, including the Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones and the Houston Texans' Bob McNair, wanted all players to stand. Others, such as the New York Jets' Christopher Johnson, wanted to avoid any appearance of muzzling players.

Even the seemingly simple option of clearing the field prior to the anthem was rejected by some owners who thought it would be interpreted as a mass protest or at least a sign of disrespect.

Kaepernick and former 49ers safety Eric Reid have both filed collusion cases against the league after failing to find jobs as free agents.

The new policy is an adjustment to the NFL's game operations manual and thus does not need to be collectively bargained.

"We were not consulted ahead of this meeting on any potential changes to the anthem policy," NFL Players Association assistant executive director of external affairs George Atallah said in a statement. "If there are changes to the policy that put players in a position where they could be disciplined or fined, we are going to do what we always do -- fight anything that encroaches on players' rights to the end."

[Schlitzbrille]

*obligatory "fuck Roger Gooddell" post*