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[jakncoke]

If Collins is really fucked, I hope he doesn't force himself back. He's a young dude and gots 50 or so years left. No need fucking that up for 1 more try. He got a ring, played more seasons than most can say.

 

[bionic77]

If Collins is really fucked, I hope he doesn't force himself back. He's a young dude and gots 50 or so years left. No need fucking that up for 1 more try. He got a ring, played more seasons than most can say.

Easy for us to say.

 

[Futurevoid]

Darren Sharper can go fuck himself.

What did he go and say now?

 

[RBH]

Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are the Madden 13 broadcast crew?

Interesting.

Hello Friends

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Talon]

Falcons nab Asante:

The Atlanta Falcons acquired Philadelphia Eagles Pro-Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel for a late-round pick, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

As part of the deal, Samuel restructured his contract, agreeing to a three-year, $18.5 million contract with the Falcons. Samuels' contract with the Eagles had called for him to earn $9.9 million in 2012 and $11.4 million in 2013.

I wonder who's getting cut or restructured. Ovie's making something like $3-4 million this year.

I like the deal. Chris Owens is such a massive liability in the nickel spot, and Dominique Franks hasn't shown much staying power there, either. Feel much more comfortable with putting Asante, Robinson, and Grimes out as a trio. Plus the coverage helps our (meager) pass rush.

 

[Buckethead]

What did he go and say now?

Saying the Packers are dumping Collins in his prime like they did with him.

Egotism and shittalking to the max.

 

[RBH]

Falcons nab Asante:

I wonder who's getting cut or restructured. Ovie's making something like $3-4 million this year.

I like the deal. Chris Owens is such a massive liability in the nickel spot, and Dominique Franks hasn't shown much staying power there, either. Feel much more comfortable with putting Asante, Robinson, and Grimes out as a trio. Plus the coverage helps our (meager) pass rush.

I'm liking it as well. Heard some people calling to put Dunta in the nickel spot (not sure how that would turn out), but as you said, it should only help out our pass rush.

I'll feel sad for Ovie if/when he gets cut. He's done well for us, but we do need some additional flexibility with the cap now, and it doesn't look like he'll fit in the new system.

 

[yankeehater]

I cant wait to hear what round the pick is in. Asante is going to do great with the Falcons, I really wish things could have worked out with all 3 CBs here.

 

[squicken]

God I hope the Vikes are dumb enough to not draft Kalil. Nightmare scenario for Bucs is both Richardson and Claiborne gone, so I don't know what they'd do if he's available.

I don't care if he can't run block. Saffold and Smith can't run or pass block and still committ like 20 penalties a game.

 

[Talon]

I'm liking it as well. Heard some people calling to put Dunta in the nickel spot (not sure how that would turn out), but as you said, it should only help out our pass rush.

I'll feel sad for Ovie if/when he gets cut. He's done well for us, but we do need some additional flexibility with the cap now, and it doesn't look like he'll fit in the new system.

Grimes will play inside on nickel packages. He's the quickest of the three.

Ovie's a stud blocker, but Snelling has the flexibility to provide most of his production at a portion of the cost.

 

[Futurevoid]

Glad to have Asante out of the East. He can't tackle for shit and can be beat deep but he was excellent at generating turnovers and he gave Eli fits at times.

 

[eznark]

Saying the Packers are dumping Collins in his prime like they did with him.

Egotism and shittalking to the max.

I'm sure Sharpe is on the phone trying to get Collins to sue the organization.

 

[TheLegendary]

Interesting. QB Dropbacks coincide with route concepts in Madden this year.

http://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/promo/madden-webcast

 

[Talon]

Interesting. QB Dropbacks coincide with route concepts in Madden this year.

http://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/promo/madden-webcast

Don't let them trick you again, friendo.

 

[storybook77]

Glad to have Asante out of the East. He can't tackle for shit and can be beat deep but he was excellent at generating turnovers and he gave Eli fits at times.

We don't need him to tackle, we have linebackers for that.

 

[TheLegendary]

Don't let them trick you again, friendo.

I'll be buying day 1 as always

 

[Talon]

Meetings are a massive waste of time. Clients are stupid.

Client meetings make me want to cut off my left foot in rage.

 

[storybook77]

Don't let them trick you again, friendo.

New development team, led by a former MLB: The Show guy has me intrigued.

 

[Buckethead]

Madden will be dogshit until they, like the Steelers, fix the defense.

 

[eznark]

New development team, led by a former MLB: The Show guy has me intrigued.

Just has me depressed. Guarantees there will never be a focus on online franchise.

 

[Talon]

New development team, led by a former MLB: The Show guy has me intrigued.

I won't give Madden a second look unless they're working beyond a 1 year development schedule.

 

[Wes]

Mel Kiper's Mock 25th April:

1. IND - Andrew Luck QB
2. WAS - Robert Griffin QB
3. MIN - Morris Claiborne CB
4. CLE - Trent Richardson RB
5. TB - Matt Kalil OT
6. STL - Justin Blackmon WR
7. PHI (trade) - Fletcher Cox DT
8. MIA - Ryan Tannehill QB
9. CAR - Luke Kuechly LB
10. BUF - Michael Floyd WR
11. KC - David DeCastro G
12. SEA - Chandler Jones DE
13. ARZ - Melvin Ingram DE
14. DAL - Mark Barron S
15. JAX - Stephon Gilmore CB
16. NYJ - Quinton Coples DE
17. CIN - Cordy Glenn G
18. SD - Riley Reiff OT
19. CHI - Whitney Mercilus DE
20. TEN - Dre Kirkpatrick CB
21. CIN - Stephen Hill WR
22. CLE - Brandon Weeden QB
23. DET - Doug Martin RB
24. PIT - Dontari Poe NT
25. DEN - Michael Brockers DT
26. HOU - Coby Fleener TE
27. NE - Courtney Upshaw DEOLB
28. GB - Shea McClellin DEOLB
29. BAL - Dont'a Hightower ILB
30. SF - Kevin Zeitler
31. NE - Harrison Smith S
32. NYG - Bobby Massie OT

 

[yankeehater]

We don't need him to tackle, we have linebackers for that.

Exactly. People put way to much stock in CBs tackling ability. I just care if my Cbs can cover or not.

 

[jbug617]

Mayock posted his mock. He only does one.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/mock-drafts/mike-mayock/150251

Interesting having Blackmon going to Cleveland, Clairborne to the Rams and Floyd to the Jets.

 

[789shadow]

Mel Kiper's Mock 25th April:

1. IND - Andrew Luck QB
2. WAS - Robert Griffin QB
3. MIN - Morris Claiborne CB
4. CLE - Trent Richardson RB
5. TB - Matt Kalil OT
6. STL - Justin Blackmon WR
7. PHI (trade) - Fletcher Cox DT
8. MIA - Ryan Tannehill QB
9. CAR - Luke Kuechly LB
10. BUF - Michael Floyd WR
11. KC - David DeCastro G
12. SEA - Chandler Jones DE
13. ARZ - Melvin Ingram DE
14. DAL - Mark Barron S
15. JAX - Stephon Gilmore CB
16. NYJ - Quinton Coples DE
17. CIN - Cordy Glenn G
18. SD - Riley Reiff OT
19. CHI - Whitney Mercilus DE
20. TEN - Dre Kirkpatrick CB
21. CIN - Stephen Hill WR
22. CLE - Brandon Weeden QB
23. DET - Doug Martin RB
24. PIT - Dontari Poe NT
25. DEN - Michael Brockers DT
26. HOU - Coby Fleener TE
27. NE - Courtney Upshaw DEOLB
28. GB - Shea McClellin DEOLB
29. BAL - Dont'a Hightower ILB
30. SF - Kevin Zeitler
31. NE - Harrison Smith S
32. NYG - Bobby Massie OT

Dontari Poe falling to the Steelers would be amazing.

But no fucking way that happens.

 

[jakncoke]

I thought Poe combine was suppose to shoot his value up, Guess Hair isnt subscribing to that newsletter

 

[WanderingWind]

Mayock posted his mock. He only does one.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/mock-drafts/mike-mayock/150251

Interesting having Blackmon going to Cleveland, Clairborne to the Rams and Floyd to the Jets.

Man, reading his assessment of Blackmon, I'm sort of surprised he's going first round. Weak crop of WRs this year?

 

[jakncoke]

lol all my co-workers would be pissed. plz let them take Weeden XD.

 

[PhoenixDark]

23. DET - Doug Martin RB

I'm flipping tables if that happens

 

[Hellix]

Charles Davis picks Trent Richardson for Carolina at #9. Cool.

 

[Bowser]

Mel Kiper's Mock 25th April:

1. IND - Andrew Luck QB
2. WAS - Robert Griffin QB
3. MIN - Morris Claiborne CB
4. CLE - Trent Richardson RB
5. TB - Matt Kalil OT
6. STL - Justin Blackmon WR
7. PHI (trade) - Fletcher Cox DT
8. MIA - Ryan Tannehill QB
9. CAR - Luke Kuechly LB
10. BUF - Michael Floyd WR
11. KC - David DeCastro G
12. SEA - Chandler Jones DE
13. ARZ - Melvin Ingram DE
14. DAL - Mark Barron S
15. JAX - Stephon Gilmore CB
16. NYJ - Quinton Coples DE
17. CIN - Cordy Glenn G
18. SD - Riley Reiff OT
19. CHI - Whitney Mercilus DE
20. TEN - Dre Kirkpatrick CB
21. CIN - Stephen Hill WR
22. CLE - Brandon Weeden QB
23. DET - Doug Martin RB
24. PIT - Dontari Poe NT
25. DEN - Michael Brockers DT
26. HOU - Coby Fleener TE
27. NE - Courtney Upshaw DEOLB
28. GB - Shea McClellin DEOLB
29. BAL - Dont'a Hightower ILB
30. SF - Kevin Zeitler
31. NE - Harrison Smith S
32. NYG - Bobby Massie OT

Kuechly? Barf.

Mayock posted his mock. He only does one.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/mock-drafts/mike-mayock/150251

Interesting having Blackmon going to Cleveland, Clairborne to the Rams and Floyd to the Jets.

Cox? Yes please (no homo)

 

[Kosmo]

Kiper thinking the Lions will take a reach @ RB in the first round = laughable. First 3 rounds will be DE, LB, OT in come combination. Book it.

 

[darkside31337]

I really don't understand the obsession about Weeden's age.

Like he would make sense to the Browns, literally nobody in that organization is going to be around 5 years from now if they keep being the same old Cleveland Browns.

Not saying he's worth a first round pick or whatever, just the fact that he's 28 is kind of irrelevant.

 

[jbug617]

Where is everybody primary channel for the draft? Is there going to be a chat for the draft?

 

[yacobod]

1 (1) Indianapolis Colts Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
2 (2) Washington Redskins (from STL) Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
3 (3) Minnesota Vikings Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU
4 (4) Cleveland Browns Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
5 (5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College
6 (6) St. Louis Rams (from WAS) Matt Kalil, OT, USC
7 (7) Jacksonville Jaguars Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
8 (8) Miami Dolphins Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
9 (9) Carolina Panthers Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina
10 (10) Buffalo Bills Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame
11 (11) Kansas City Chiefs Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis
12 (12) Seattle Seahawks Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse
13 (13) Arizona Cardinals Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa
14 (14) Dallas Cowboys Mark Barron, S, Alabama
15 (15) Philadelphia Eagles Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State
16 (16) New York Jets Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina
17 (17) Cincinnati Bengals (from OAK) Michael Brockers, DT, LSU
18 (18) San Diego Chargers David DeCastro, G, Stanford
19 (19) Chicago Bears Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina
20 (20) Tennessee Titans Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama
21 (21) Cincinnati Bengals Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech
22 (22) Cleveland Browns (from ATL) Cordy Glenn, OT, Georgia
23 (23) Detroit Lions Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford
24 (24) Pittsburgh Steelers Dont'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama
25 (25) Denver Broncos Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan State
26 (26) Houston Texans Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor
27 (27) New England Patriots (from NOR) Shea McClellin, OLB, Boise State
28 (28) Green Bay Packers Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois
29 (29) Baltimore Ravens Courtney Upshaw, DE, Alabama
30 (30) San Francisco 49ers Kevin Zeitler, G, Wisconsin
31 (31) New England Patriots Harrison Smith, S, Notre Dame
32 (32) New York Giants Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford

another new Mock for discussion

 

[Talon]

I really don't understand the obsession about Weeden's age.

Like he would make sense to the Browns, literally nobody in that organization is going to be around 5 years from now if they keep being the same old Cleveland Browns.

Not saying he's worth a first round pick or whatever, just the fact that he's 28 is kind of irrelevant.

He's got likely 5 years (pretty much his first contract) to learn an offense and perform in his prime.

 

[yankeehater]

another new Mock for discussion

I love McShay!

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Ole Miss drivers will have to go slower because of Eli Manning:

Drivers on the Ole Miss campus will have to take their foot off the gas pedals thanks to one Elisha Nelson Manning.

The two-time Super Bowl MVP was honored by his alma mater this weekend when the speed limit on a road near the school's football stadium was changed to 10 mph, a nod to Manning's jersey number.

At least Manning gets respect in his college town. As he joked to an audience in Oxford, he's not getting it in New York.

"[The Giants] just won a championship yet I'm still the third most-talked-about quarterback in my own city," he said.

 

[Talon]

Strangest "honor" ever.

Eli had a speedtrap created in his honor.

 

[TheLegendary]

Im good with Shea

 

[Canuck76]

23. DET - Doug Martin RB

I'm flipping tables if that happens

Why would they do this? Kevin Smith, Leshoure, and Best is a great group of running backs. Best will more than likely stay healthy this year if they play those guys equally.

If anything draft on your O-line for more run blocking and make sure Stafford doesn't get blown up

 

[Talon]

Why would they do this? Kevin Smith, Leshoure, and Best is a great group of running backs. Best will more than likely stay healthy this year if they play those guys equally.

If anything draft on your O-line for more run blocking and make sure Stafford doesn't get blown up

You must have missed this: http://www.freep.com/article/201204...mikel-leshoure-arrest-marijuana-detroit-lions

 

[Hellix]

Where is everybody primary channel for the draft? Is there going to be a chat for the draft?

NFL Network.

 

[bionic77]

Madden will be dogshit until they, like the Steelers, fix the defense.

Weren't the Steelers first in total defense last year while the Packers were dead last?

 

[darkside31337]

even next year Manning won't get respect what with the Jets drafting Barkley and all.

edit: during offseasons Manning should be a volunteer sheriff's deputy or something and patrol the speed trap.

Barkley is going to available at 32? Sweet.

 

[Canuck76]

You must have missed this: http://www.freep.com/article/201204...mikel-leshoure-arrest-marijuana-detroit-lions

But he can still play right? I don't understand. Give him a slap on the wrists and get him on the field. They have other needs.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Weren't the Steelers first in total defense last year while the Packers were dead last?

Packers just beat out the Pats for worst total defense by 8 yards!

Though Bucs gave up the most points and rushing yards.

 

[Futurevoid]

Exactly. People put way to much stock in CBs tackling ability.

Can't say I agree.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCP83KkcQ-A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwj90GMIeu8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUoyn0E-bjU

Look at all of that tackling! (to be fair the Falcons secondary was just outraced) I could post myriad of footage of Eagles corners letting running backs have their way with them as well if you'd like. Of course the Eagles have fuck all for linebackers which doesn't help either but why lessen the amount of impact a good tackling DB can have on the second level of your defense? Covering the deep ball is fine but what does it matter if they can't stop a 15 yard gain from turning into a TD?

 

[Bowser]

Kuechly's the best LB ever


edit: isn't Weeden 29 at the start of the season though?

I don't want Kuechly, period.

 

[storybook77]

Where is everybody primary channel for the draft? Is there going to be a chat for the draft?

I'd rather listen to Mayock than Kiper so NFL Network for me.