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[Butts-a-plenty]

No... Thank you? The only other national team people here cheer for is Ghana. Are they in it?

BG pls.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

Mate, why you hating on the Afghan bros?

It's not hate, I just don't feel the need to cheer for Afghanistan.

 

[Butts-a-plenty]

Is Boban trying to peddle cricket again?

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Is Boban trying to peddle cricket again?

I am peddling a love for underdogs. Floyd just hates everything that makes sports great.

EDIT: Although if anything can make a person hate sports, it'd be the Browns so it's somewhat understandable.

 

[MRSA]

It's fuckin 34 degrees

 

[Fox318]

 

[Sanjuro]

Happy Zack Snyder day everyone.

 

[Pepiope]

Madness. Sanchez lucked out going to Denver



Argued with a few people on this, but there's no way he offered it. TEN would have jumped at it in 2 seconds and it would have crippled the Eagles

Chip Kelly also said he didn't want more power in the FO and Lurie had dedcided to just give him more control.

Never believe his PCs.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

I almost want to watch Batman v Superman to see just how bad it is but two and a half hours is just too damn long.

 

[SonnyBoy]

Good morning ladies and gentleman.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

I am peddling a love for underdogs. Floyd just hates everything that makes sports great.

EDIT: Although if anything can make a person hate sports, it'd be the Browns so it's somewhat understandable.

Cricket isn't a sport, it's a past time much like the real version of the sport.. Baseball

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Cricket is a sport, it's a past time much like the real version of the sport..

?

sneaky edit can't save you

 

[FloydtheFathead]

?

sneaky edit can't save you

I thought I wrote it and then fix it.. What do you want from me. I talk sometimes as I type and sometimes I forget to type.

Sue me

 

[RellyRell28]

Caldwell's non existent facial expression are killing me lol

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

I thought I wrote it and then fix it.. What do you want from me. I talk sometimes as I type and sometimes I forget to type.

Sue me

smh. I'm British, my natural first response is mockery, not litigation.

Caldwell's non existent facial expression are killing me lol

He's dreaming of a world where Stafford, not Megatron, retired.

Poor guy.

 

[MRSA]

Utah did something right. They didn't give Trumph the nomination.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

smh. I'm British, my natural first response is mockery, not litigation.

And then go with your hooligan club and kick someone's head in?

Utah did something right. They didn't give Trumph the nomination.

Mormons hate Trump.... Like virulently hate him. That was a gimme for Cruz. Granted, it'd probably still go red in the general.

 

[gutshot]

Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
Touchbacks in NFL now will be brought out to 25-yard line.

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
NFL owners approved ejections for two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.


Thought the yellow card rule was getting tabled?

 

[Futurevoid]

Rams:

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 42s43 seconds ago
LA Rams have agreed to be this summer's participants on HBO's Hard Knocks.

 

[gutshot]

Rams:

Oh boy, the QB battle between Case Keenum and Nick Foles may be even better than Hoyer versus Mallett!

 

[JABEE]

Phife

 

[gutshot]

More Hard Knocks details:

"It’s clear both in Southern California and nationwide there’s significant interest in the return of the Rams to Los Angeles, and it seemed like a very good year to give people a look at our franchise and our players,” said Kevin Demoff, Rams chief operating officer.

"We have one of the youngest teams, a lot of talented players -- back-to-back rookies of the year -- that we want people to start to get exposure to. What better way to do that than 'Hard Knocks'?"

The hourlong "Hard Knocks" kicks off its 11th season on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 10 p.m. The show airs each subsequent Tuesday, culminating with the Sept. 6 finale.

The drama and characters of training camp will be a major focus of this summer’s show, as always, but so will the team’s relocation. In fact, some of that footage is already being shot.

"This was the perfect team at the perfect time," said Ken Rodgers, an NFL Films coordinating producer and also the show’s supervising producer. "It’s such a historic moment in NFL history, and one that NFL Films hasn’t really documented in the past.

"Previous teams that have moved, it wasn’t something that we had covered fully like we’re going to cover the Rams. What we try to do on the show is find a team that’s going on a mission, that’s going somewhere. Having a team that’s not only trying to get somewhere but is also physically moving just adds to the drama of training camp."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-hbo-hard-knocks-20160323-story.html

 

[Fantomex]

The Rams can wear throwback uniforms for two home games and so-called "color-rush" uniforms for Thursday night games. Demoff said the process for changing throwback uniforms requires only one year, so there is a possibility the Rams could explore that.


Lame, hopefully they wear them for the season opener. There is a 2 year waiting period for permanent uniform changes in the NFL. booooo.

 

[Hindl]

Phife

Just saw that. RIP man tribe was one of the first groups I liked growing up

 

[RellyRell28]

Wow just seen Ron Rivera talk about Cam on Sportscenter. I respect him so much more now.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Rams-Panthers in the Coliseum will be a primetime game. Put money on it.

Hell it might be the SNF opener

Wow just seen Ron Rivera talk about Cam on Sportscenter. I respect him so much more now.

Who, Ron or the QB?

 

[bionic77]

I really don't get Boban's love for cricket.

Though an Indian guy I know told me that apparently America and Canada apparently have International teams. This was news to me and I am not sure I believe him but I am too lazy and don't care enough to look it up on Google.

If America does play cricket I will get behind it when we play our long time rivals to the north.

 

[Fantomex]

I really don't get Boban's love for cricket.

Though an Indian guy I know told me that apparently America and Canada apparently have International teams. This was news to me and I am not sure I believe him but I am too lazy and don't care enough to look it up on Google.

If America does play cricket I will get behind it when we play our long time rivals to the north.

Cricket is like Menudo. Unless you grew up with it, it's pretty much terrible.

 

[RellyRell28]

Rams-Panthers in the Coliseum will be a primetime game. Put money on it.

Hell it might be the SNF opener



Who, Ron or the QB?

Ron. He defended the action completely. He even suggested that players of losing teams in the Super Bowl should not be made available to the media. Only the coach.

 

[gutshot]

This ejection rule is so stupid. Roughing the passer is an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, so now if a guy gets one early in a game, he has to be very careful the rest of the game he doesn't get another one. And most of the time, these types of unsportsmanlike penalites aren't even intentional.

For example, Vinny Curry was hit with two roughing the passer penalties in a 2014 game against Washington. The first was straight up BS, the second was a grazing blow to the helmet as he tried to swat at the pass. Under the new rule, he'd be ejected from the game. How does that make any sense?

 

[RellyRell28]

This ejection rule is so stupid. Roughing the passer is an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, so now if a guy gets one early in a game, he has to be very careful the rest of the game he doesn't get another one. And most of the time, these types of unsportsmanlike penalites aren't even intentional.

For example, Vinny Curry was hit with two roughing the passer penalties in a 2014 game against Washington. The first was straight up BS, the second was a grazing blow to the helmet as he tried to swat at the pass. Under the new rule, he'd be ejected from the game. How does that make any sense?

Roughing is not Unsportsman Like conduct. It's a personal foul

 

[Dutch Gronk]

More Rams

The @NFL was serious about a game potentially being in China. Sounds like it's gonna be the #Rams as a home team for 2018.

Fantomex can visit his buddy Chan!

 

[Goro Majima]

Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
Touchbacks in NFL now will be brought out to 25-yard line.

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
NFL owners approved ejections for two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.


Thought the yellow card rule was getting tabled?

Such a bullshit rule. You're telling me you can't give someone at the league office a TV, some Yoo-hoo, and some Chex Mix and just have them watch the game and make the calls for ejections? I'm all for more ejections in certain situations but that rule is going to lead to some bullshit outcomes of games. Sometimes just one unnecessary roughness should be ejected...sometimes three! All of that needs to be evaluated by the league.

Rams:

Damn good choice for Hard Knocks...good for everyone involved.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

We're gonna be on Hard Knocks? Nice.

 

[gutshot]

Roughing is not Unsportsman Like conduct. It's a personal foul

Oh shit, you're right. That article I read was wrong then. Looked it up and unsportsmanlike penalties are basically just taunting opponents or verbally abusing a ref. So I guess this rule won't come into play too much.

Although I do agree with wienke that automatic ejections are pretty dumb in practice. Just have a senior official at the league office make the call.

 

[Futurevoid]

Worth noting:

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 37m37 minutes ago
Ejections for two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and touchbacks being brought out to 25-yard line are one-year experiments.

 

[Fantomex]

More Rams



Fantomex can visit his buddy Chan!

I'm bringing my own food though. He eats spiders.

Damn good choice for Hard Knocks...good for everyone involved.

Heck yeah it is!

We're gonna be on Hard Knocks? Nice.

Hold up fam, is you in Ramsnation or not? I did not receive the contract with your signature.

 

[ampere]

Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
Touchbacks in NFL now will be brought out to 25-yard line.

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
NFL owners approved ejections for two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.


Thought the yellow card rule was getting tabled?

Encouraging touchbacks is good, kickoff returns are dangerous.

That ejection rule is bad

 

[Futurevoid]

On the touchback rule..

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 4m4 minutes ago
Touchbacks being brought to 25-yard line for a simple reason: to discourage kickoff returns, which NFL deems the most dangerous play in game

I mean, I get it but it also happens to be one of the more exciting plays in the game when its executed well. It further degrades the importance of special teams overall, IMO.

 

[VeryGooster]

I thought the ejection proposal was dead. Must have misread.

Do kickers just start trying to put the ball on the 5 or 10 yard line?

I mean, I get it but it also happens to be one of the more exciting plays in the game when its executed well. It further degrades the importance of special teams overall, IMO.

Indeed.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

The closer we get to just eliminating kickers entirely the better. There's no place in the sport for them.

 

[AbortedWalrusFetus]

They should just eliminate kickoffs if they're going to do them like this.

 

[sf2fanatic]

It's fuckin 34 degrees

Going to be high 70's today.

Feelsguud.gif

 

[Futurevoid]

Here's an interesting/important one:

Marc Sessler ‏@MarcSesslerNFL 19s19 seconds ago
McKay announces that NFL passed a proposal that allows teams to retroactively designate a player to return.

Big day for #IRBoomerang

Mike Garafolo ‏@MikeGarafolo 1m1 minute ago
Interesting tweak to IR rule. Teams no longer have to designate one IR guy who can return when they put him on IR. Can do it after 6 wks.

 

[Duxxy3]

On the touchback rule..



I mean, I get it but it also happens to be one of the more exciting plays in the game when its executed well. It further degrades the importance of special teams overall, IMO.

Multiple changes to kickoffs, but punt returns still have no protection.

 

[bionic77]

This ejection rule is so stupid. Roughing the passer is an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, so now if a guy gets one early in a game, he has to be very careful the rest of the game he doesn't get another one. And most of the time, these types of unsportsmanlike penalites aren't even intentional.

For example, Vinny Curry was hit with two roughing the passer penalties in a 2014 game against Washington. The first was straight up BS, the second was a grazing blow to the helmet as he tried to swat at the pass. Under the new rule, he'd be ejected from the game. How does that make any sense?

This is obviously in response to the Bungles game where Cincy lost their mind and were just out for blood.

I am not sure what the league can do other than take football out of Ohio though.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Where is a bad location for reading GAF? Name one place

Damn you!!!

I tried to think of one but couldn't. Even on the day I got married I was lurking GAF. Trying to calm the nerves.

 

[ActStriker]

Is the IR tweak still only limited to one player per team?

 

[Dutch Gronk]

 

[Goro Majima]

On the touchback rule..



I mean, I get it but it also happens to be one of the more exciting plays in the game when its executed well. It further degrades the importance of special teams overall, IMO.

Yeah might as well just spot the ball on the 25 now....

It's a much bigger change than the PAT because there are playoff games and Super Bowls where the outcome would change if this rule was in effect. I don't really like it at all...

I thought the ejection proposal was dead. Must have misread.

Do kickers just start trying to put the ball on the 5 or 10 yard line?



Indeed.

I'm not sure where you'd kick it since I think if you got it to the 5 or 10, a good returner can get it to the 25 every time....unless you had damn good gunners that manage to get a free run at the returner anyway.

I could be wrong though