NFL Off-Season Thread: "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?"

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red_13th said:
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Arkansas loves some Sanchize.
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As someone who went to high school in Arkansas, I have to ask... WTF Arkansas?
 
evilhomer said:
What?

You really think he's leaving, have the Rams even tried to extend his contract?
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No. Nor did they do a restructure, even though they are tight to the cap. He's not a bad player. Above average to good left defensive end. But he's mostly a hustle player. Very high motor. Doesn't play the run well, but will get sacks through outright relentlessness.

But he's currently under his huge rookie deal, and it's those deals that have hamstrung the Rams. I just can't see them bringing him back, and he being happy to take less money. The Rams could also cut Jason Smith next year with limited hit. They could also cut Bradford, but it would be a ~$10m hit. Right now, it's prohibitive to trade or cut him. Next year? They could save $2m-$3m net, though he'd have to really stink it up this year for them to do so.
 
FrenchMovieTheme said:
that's weird. i thought alex smith threw the game winning TD pass but maybe i'm thinking of something else
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He played well on that last drive but he wasn't good all game. The Niners won because they destroyed the Lions on the ground all day (where they had a clear advantage).

Smith only threw for 125 yards and 1 TD. I wouldn't call that a dominant performance.
 
oh my god is this for real, tebow trade is OFF due to a technicality and a new contract has to be redrawn, then re-signed?

dear god, jets lawyers
 
RT @MKimESPNAmerica: You're not gonna believe this! Ed Werder reports Tebow trade to the #Jets is OFF Must re-sign with #Broncos, then traded 3rd time!

RT @MKimESPNAmerica: Contract technicality. Tebow must remain on #Broncos salary cap for 24 hrs then trade becomes official Sat 4pm. News conf postponed to Mon.

RT @MKimESPNAmerica: Tebow must sign a rewritten contract with the #Broncos. If I were him, I'd holdout for more money.
 
The Insane Dufresne said:
Lmao. Bravo! Bravo!




::puts on serious face::

I have a question for you:

Would the Lions have made the playoffs last year if Alex Smith was their QB?
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i have a better question for you. if matt stafford played the saints in the playoffs last season, would he have been good enough to win the game? cause alex smith beat the saints twice in the playoffs last year!
 
Fatalah said:
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Tim Tebow will be introduced as the newest member of the New York Jets at a news conference on Monday.

But before he can join the Jets, Tebow -- because of a procedural issue -- will be required to sign a rewritten contract with the Denver Broncos on Friday and remain on Denver's salary cap for 24 hours thereafter, a source told ESPN.com's Ed Werder. That means the trade will not be official until 4 p.m. ET Saturday.

Tebow flew to New York Thursday afternoon, but the contract issue forced the Jets to postpone his introductory news conference until Monday.
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Tony Sparano and Rex Ryan are likeminded in their football philosophy -- they want to run or, as Ryan likes to say, ground and pound. They also have this in common: They both got "Tebowed" last season, victimized by Tebow's late-game heroics for the Broncos.

The two coaches were sitting around a table early in the week, discussing the pros and cons of acquiring Tebow, when their boss -- general manager Mike Tannenbaum -- posed a question.

"So what do you guys think?" Tannenbaum asked, looking for a consensus.

Then it occurred to Tannenbaum.

"I looked to my left, looked to my right and I'm looking at two head coaches that lost to Tim last year," he said.

So the Jets proceeded to make one of the most dramatic -- and controversial -- trades in their history, bringing in a popular but polarizing player. Suddenly, they have two high-profile quarterbacks, both former first-round picks, both former college stars, both with playoff victories on their résumé.

Their job as an organization is to devise a plan that helps the team, balancing egos and avoiding a full-blown quarterback controversy.

"I think it'll work fine," said a longtime general manager, speaking on the condition of anonymity. "They had Brad Smith, so it's not like this is foreign to them. This kid's good at it. He's hard to tackle and he brings a swagger. Don't minimize that."

The Jets will include a Tebow package in the game plan each week, plays designed specifically for him. Unlike Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams, Sparano's old Wildcat cogs in Miami, Tebow is a threat to throw the ball. Not even Smith, a former college quarterback, brought that dimension to the offense.

Tebow, with his flawed throwing mechanics, isn't going to resemble Tom Brady anytime soon, but he does have the ability to hit the long ball. In fact, he was more effective last season than Sanchez. They both completed 25 percent of their passes of 20-plus yards, but Tebow had five fewer interceptions on 11 more attempts, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Tannenbaum said Tebow's playing time will vary from week to week, depending on the game plan and flow of the game. It could be a handful of plays or more than a dozen.

Or he could be used to spark the offense. This is where it could get messy. If Tebow ignites the offense, does he go back to the bench?

"If our offense is sputtering, and we have, say, three three-and-outs, and we roll [the Wildcat] out there and it's successful, who knows?" Tannenbaum said on ESPN Radio Thursday. "I think it will just depend on the game and the situation."
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http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/sto...delays-tim-tebow-trade-new-york-jets-saturday
 
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