The NFL Thread

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Bears

Mel Kiper was being generous with a C+.

I think with us there are 2 main downsides. The first being our very first pick, it was a great pick but there was some serious talent left on the board (Foster, Howard, Allen etc) which should have been taken instead. The second being the risk on Tim Williams.

[Browning]

The Patriots had about 3 picks. People need to fuck off over rating them.

[Gray Fox]

People are confusing the Patriots pre-draft work with their draft.

Their work in the offseason was A* grading. Their draft was decent but nothing amazing.

The Browns were the stars obviously. They funded all of this work by trading away Carson Wentzs' draft pick to us last year. To take the #1 player on the board, along with Peppers and Njonku just in the first round is some top value. 49ers also raking in a load of picks at the Bears expense was pretty lol. Both they and the Chiefs gave up far too much to get their QBs from a limited QB class. The Texans did it just about right. They already have everything else in place, so grabbing the QB fresh off a championship season at college makes sense.

We've done well coming off this considering we were devoid of a lot after the Wentz trade up last year. Howie Rosemans done very well to wriggle it back to our favour. I feel like we're vastly improved on both sides of the ball now, so we'll see how good Wentz really is this season.

[Gray Fox]

Also special shout out to the Bears on managing to fuck everything up. Not only did they give an arm and a leg for Trubisky. They had invited Mike Glennon, who 2 months ago was told he was the teams starter, to their draft party. So he had to sit around higher management and see his job taken from him. They also didn't inform their own coach in John Fox that they were planning on trading and picking Trubisky until the event started.

Stunning work all around.

[Gray Fox]

Jamaal Charles signs with the Broncos. Leaves Blount as the only major RB available I believe.

[Ian]

I expect Charles to make a good difference for Denver the three quarters he's fit for.

So we have some good news / bad news.

Bad news: A change in Air Force regulations for draft eligibility have robbed us of the astoundingly-named Weston Steelhammer.

Good news: Google him and be devastated by his appearance in comparison to the name.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That really is a dick move to change their rules just before the draft.

I blame Trump.

[Ian]

Yeah, it's a shithouse time to do it. Seemingly most of the players and even teams / scouts / staff were oblivious because the Air Force didn't make much of it.

[Pleb]

I'll take B-.

It's interesting to find out that it took so fucking long till after the draft to get an undrafted QB.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...-reinstatement

Josh Gordon has been denied a reinstatement.

[Gray Fox]

The Patriots fucking over Blount is no more. He's joined the Eagles on a 1 year deal, for a max of $2.8m

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ms-with-eagles

[Pleb]

Ryan Fitzpatrick gone to Tampa presumably for cover to Jameis Winston.

Nice one Jets

[Foe]

$3million too (base) if reports are to be believed. Almost as odd as EJ Manuel signing for the raiders for $800k.

[Giggles]

Cortez Kennedy has died.

[Pleb]

Overtime has been cut down to 10 minutes now which is lol really.

Sad about Cortez Kennedy though. The fact that he was found by state police may suggest it could be suicide which is

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They've also added the ability to bring a second play back from IR and are relaxing celebration rules slightly.

Plus Super Bowl LV has been relocated to Tampa with LA getting the next one.

[Giggles]

The celebration one is some common sense at fucking last.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...-buffalo-bills

He's got some problems but I'd like the Ravens to take a punt on him, we could use more OL help.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

And so it begins.

Tavon Young has torn his ACL, so Marlon Humphrey will have to take over in his position.

[Gray Fox]

Dennis Pitta gone now too.

Maybe the Ravens just shouldn't practice?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pitta's is his right hip again.

He's probably gone for good.

[Foe]

Jeremy Maclin's been cut from the Chiefs. Seems a bit of an odd one. Guess they're going to lean a bit more on Tyreek Hill.

[Ian]

More chances for Hill to have something horrible happen to him, right?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pitta has been cut.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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[Gray Fox]

His face is so punchable but you just can't argue with the talent.

[Gray Fox]

Ravens have signed Maclin to a 2 year deal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

To be expected.

Wallace, Maclin and Perriman should be pretty good.

Well it will be until one or more of them sees a knee turn to putty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ivate-cash-cow

Why did the Packers not do this?

$110k for losing a touch over 17 pounds in a few months.

He'll be able to buy a lot of cakes when the season starts though ofc.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Decker has been cut.

[Dan]

Maclin has signed with the Ravens on a two year deal. Expect him to get injured in three weeks time.

[Gray Fox]

Apparently we also went in big to get Maclin back, but the Ravens deal was better.

Interesting to see us still looking at picking up WR talent despite big additions. Decker we should price up too.

[Ian]

For somebody who needs a no-frills endzone / posession guy they should definitely be having a look at Decker.

[Pleb]

Jets signing Jordon Todman from the Colts maybe a good move for our quest not to finish 0-17 this season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

No, he was signed to help the 0-17 cause.

Suck for whoever the number 1 QB is starts now.

[Pleb]

A wild Kaepernick is somewhere loose in the wild I believe otherwise we're starting with the Home Alone QB instead which is all kinds of lol.

[bruhnaldo]

Kaepernick sucks i can't wait until this meme is over

[Gray Fox]

Kaepernick will become the new Tim Tebow.

No team will want to give him a shot due to the press fanfare that comes with him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.outsports.com/2017/6/20/...as-city-chiefs

Seriously good read about ex player, Ryan O'Callaghan, coming out as gay.

[Foe]

Derek Carr can do a Jamarcus Russell now if he wants.

Man gotz PAID. $125m

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...125m-extension

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...alth-prognosis

Orr on the verge of returning to football after some encouraging news.

He'll be a free agent, Ozzie had better throw a chequebook at him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's all a bit shit though.

We didn't offer him a contract (likely would have been a second round tender) because he was retiring but he never filed his paperwork.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Dorial Green Beckham has been cut.

Darren Waller a WR/TE for the Ravens, who was expected to really step up this year has been done for drugs again so will miss the whole season. The mong.

Our TE group is amazing.

Pitta - Old man hips
Gilmore- Coming off surgery
Watson- Coming off surgery
Waller- Suspended
Boyle- Not suspended (But has been suspended twice before).

It was going to be a hard decision regarding who to keep before camp so it's nice of Pitta and Waller to rule themselves out so early.

[Limoutsonik]

Besides Seahawks being my main team,i also feel a affection for the Ravens on the basis of that championship run on 2012,Ray Lewis being an absolute monster on the field(let's just exclude what he may or may not allegedly have done off it)and Flacco donning people left and right whenever he is doubted by the whole league.That said,how is this season looking for them?I would imagine with the 3 free agent signings perhaps a play off appearance is in order?Or am i just too optimistic?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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lol.

And for any former/current WWE fans, that is indeed Chris Masters.

[Dan]

He actually looks pretty decent there

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Well apart from the faceplant at the end.

[Ian]

The fuck, I saw DeAngelo Williams as a name on the card and thought it was just somebody by the same name.

So the football vs. NFL debate can FINALLY be solved by pitting DeAngelo Williams against Tim Wiese at next year's Wrestlemania.

[Gray Fox]

Is that the same DeAngelo Williams that tore it up every time Lev Bell went down?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It is.