WAs my first thought, but did not want to be THAT mean.
NFL Thread 2014-2015
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WAs my first thought, but did not want to be THAT mean.
Would've had to put a NSFW spoiler on it
I've a feeling that vid is a setup.
Possibly. We've all been there, but running head first in to a Television is monumentally stupid.
Remember Rio giving the ball away to Bellamy in the 2009 Derby ?
I sure do. What did you do?
My first instinct was to throw the remote at the TV but I swiped to get it and throw in one motion, it wasn't on the arm I thought it was so I was stood up looking for something to chuck whilst rambling to myself incoherantly, once I did pick something up I had calmed slightly and just sat back down.
Close call though.
And then Michael Owen scored the winner!
Some people may find this interesting. Shows how little some of the combine drills actually mean.
Crazy.
Not many current players on the board.
525 lbs bench. Holy crap
Aaron Hernandez second over all on the box/x-drill
I'm most surprised by Danny Woodhead being up there. I can't remember him being that athletic. But that's probably because he was part of Brady's white midget army
What's most interesting is Gronk has nothing on the TE list, and he's fecktonnes better than any of them.
The squat for O-linemen is absolutely incredible. The guy behind it, Joe Andruzzi, has an amazing story. Won 3 superbowls, developed cancer, beat it, got caught up in the Boston Marathon bombings and became something of an American hero after being photographed carrying survivors to safety.
The future's bright, the future's a slightly richer Orange.
They've gone for Essex orange!
I can see why this guy is leading most drills for TEs though.
Ben Watson was an absolute freak. He ran like a WR, shame he couldn't catch like one.
He got 46 or 47 in the Wonderlic as well if I remember correctly.
You guys laugh, but some prick got paid a lot of money for 20 seconds work on Gimp or Photoshop.
Anyone here read books on/about NFL, teams and players?
I've just started on "Take Your Eye Off the Ball: How to Watch Football by Knowing Where to Look". A bit dry, but gives you a perspective on how insanely complex the game is. A really good read, give you idea of how a game week starts, what training is done which day, difference in what a head coach, the coordinators and position coaches do etc.
I've just started on "Take Your Eye Off the Ball: How to Watch Football by Knowing Where to Look". A bit dry, but gives you a perspective on how insanely complex the game is. A really good read, give you idea of how a game week starts, what training is done which day, difference in what a head coach, the coordinators and position coaches do etc.
I would recommend adding footballoutsiders and Bill Barnwell to your RSS feed once you feel you have a decent level of knowledge and want more in depth analysis.
If you ever get to go to multiple NFL games, I strongly recommend at least once sitting in one of the endzones. You can really watch plays unfold from that angle and get a very good perspective on the routes being run, coverages, pass rushing and blocking schemes. It just looks so different from watching the game from the side.
I'll never understand how people can say American Football is boring. Not only is it extremely exciting (4th quarters mostly) but its also brilliantly clever. I love the fact that you can be 40 points up and still lose! The ads can be a bit of a pain but otherwise I think its anything but boring.
Agree. Probably will try to catch a couple of Giants game coming season.
The book provided insights over lots of stuff that I never paid attention too. Now watching a live game will add appreciation in seeing the things I read in real life. Let's the new season begin!
The Adrian Peterson case is getting weirder.
Calls for suspension, he gets suspended, court rules suspension was wrong and NFL is fighting to say suspension was correct. wtf is happening there?
Calls for suspension, he gets suspended, court rules suspension was wrong and NFL is fighting to say suspension was correct. wtf is happening there?
The NFL and the union negotiated a set punishment for players with domestic violence issues. The NFL then punished Peterson beyond what was agreed to in the CBA. The whole point of collective bargaining agreements is to prevent arbitrary punishments like this. The NFL is wrong and I suspect they will lose their appeal.
Was it negotiated? I thought Goddell pulled the 6 game suspension policy out of his ass, without consulting with the union.
Not on Peterson specifically. Negotiates referred to the last CBA discussions.
Never understood why the Vikings didn't sign Ray Rice as a big middle finger to Goodell after they upheld Peterson's suspension. Last thing Goodell wants is Ray Rice on the field as he is black mark on Goodell's reign, and I don't think there'd be any backlash towards the Vikings as people would clearly understand why they were bringing Rice in.
Well Ray rice sucks now.
Seriously? he knocked out his fiancee and everyone saw it, no one will touch him.
Ah, I see.
You're not signing him for his ability. You're signing the face of the shitstorm that made the NFL look really bad. It's perfect revenge on the NFL for extending AP's suspension and in all likelihood costing them their franchise player.
The commissioner works for the owners. The Vikings are on the NFL's side in this no matter what they say publicly.
Pats use the franchise tag on Gostowski. I thought they'd do it on McCourty instead. Will be interesting what happens with him and Revis now.