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NFL Offseason Thread |OT2| Brought To You By Buckethead
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The_Darkest_Red
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The cap is a necessary requirement when it comes to my enjoyment of a sport. I tried caring about the EPL at one time but I just couldn't get over how much the money influenced everything.
Me too. I found one at a Gamestop a few years ago and snagged it.
Need to buy a used SNES.
P.S. What's this I hear about the Browns potentially looking at Tavon Austin? I'd love that pick.
Damn. Highest paid LB, right?
Buckethead
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Too much money for an undersized, injury prone LB.
I'll make Clay a deal: $500k for every game he plays and $250k for every sack.
I'll make Clay a deal: $500k for every game he plays and $250k for every sack.
And lose out on those incredible dividends? No way!
Who would want the soccer system? And soccer is a cabal as well. It's not like there can really be any new entrants on the club side.
Eh, not like they pay anyone else.
mastershake
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I'll have some choice words for management at the next shareholders meeting!!!
Mackenzie 92
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thats like an al davis contract. is he really worth that much?
Have you seen the guaranteed money?
It's a five year extension with a total of $66m in new money so he'll be playing under a 6 year, $70m contract. Seems reasonable to me. I'm guessing $40m guaranteed.
Mackenzie 92
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no
mastershake
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Ez and shake crashing the party? Sounds like a plan
Lattimore can still play after that gruesome knee injury?
It's not crashing when you are invited. You can have my daughters.
mastershake
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Crashing in the sense that we'll be asked to leave for being obnoxious!
Well, actually, the clubs are more egalitarian, since the bottom X (typically three in the major leagues) are replaced with the top three of the next level.
You have clubs like Swansea that only made it up to the EPL in 2011, and they've been punching about their class for a tiny club.
The American model is more competitive at the top level, where as the European leagues are incredibly top heavy. Swansea will never, ever, ever make the Champions League.
DeaconKnowledge
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Gotta pay the cost. Wouldn't want to lose the only decent player you have.
Buckethead
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I'm not sure how relevant the pre-draft visits are to who the Patriots will actually draft, but I'd love Markus Wheaton and Kiki Alonso seems like he might be able to solve our coverage linebacker problem.
DeaconKnowledge
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Pre draft visits are the biggest non news story ever.
If Rodgers keeps throwing TDs and Mathews keeps getting sacks then they are worth it. There is a reason elite players for those positions get paid the most money.
The question is whether they will keep up this level of production. More likely for Fraudgers, less likely for Clay. Roids can only get you so far. He looks like he will make a great pro wrestler though so he should be ok.
NFL needs to increase the cap. They used to be able to budget these big time deals into the increases in the cap and after 3 years they would look like a bargain. But these days the cap has been pretty static.
We'll totally draft Lacy, though.
James Harrison rode them for 9 years, I don't see why Clay can't do the same. Especially since he doesn't spear everyone.
Futurevoid
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Wow. I shudder to think what JPP is going to cost us if he puts up another 16+ sack season or two.
Luckily JPP and Von Miller will probably be getting paid around the time the new TV money starts pouring in.
Also, Margus Hunt is almost 26, has barely played football, and is considered worthy of a first round pick? He's the defensive version of Brandon Weeden. I don't see how any team could draft him that high unless it's the 49ers, who could afford to redshirt him a year.
After watching him on Gruden's show, I have nothing but high hopes for him.
People are misreporting it a bit. It's an extension. So he still has one year at $3.77. The reality is his contract now is 6 year roughly $69m. So $11.5m a year.
Futurevoid
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32 NFL Great to announce 2nd round picks for each team:
http://nflcommunications.com/2013/0...ounce-2nd-3rd-round-draft-picks-in-primetime/
Team/Player Breakdowns:
Arizona Cardinals, Larry Centers (FB)
Atlanta Falcons, Deion Sanders (CB)
Baltimore Ravens, Jonathan Ogden (OT)
Buffalo Bills, Chris Kelsay (DE)
Carolina Panthers, Mike Minter (S)
Chicago Bears, Neal Anderson (RB)
Cincinnati Bengals, Tim Krumrie (DT)
*Cleveland Browns, Dick Schafrath (T)
Dallas Cowboys , Tony Casillas (DT)
Denver Broncos, Randy Gradishar (LB)
Detroit Lions, Herman Moore (WR)
Green Bay Packers, Dave Robinson (LB)
Houston Texans, Steve McKinney (C)
*Indianapolis Colts, Tarik Glenn (T)
Jacksonville Jaguars, Mark Brunell (QB)
*Kansas City Chiefs, Gary Barbaro (DB)
Miami Dolphins, Larry Little (G)
Minnesota Vikings, Joey Browner (S)
New England Patriots, Kevin Faulk (RB)
*New Orleans Saints, Steve Gleason (S)
New York Giants, Rich Seubert (G)
New York Jets, Wayne Chrebet (WR)
*Oakland Raiders, Willie Brown (DB)
Philadelphia Eagles, Jeremiah Trotter (LB)
Pittsburgh Steelers, Merril Hoge (RB)
St. Louis Rams, Orlando Pace (T)
San Diego Chargers, Jim Hill (DB)
San Francisco 49ers, Guy McIntyre (G)
Seattle Seahawks, Isaiah Kacyvenski (LB)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Warren Sapp (DT)
Tennessee Titans, Keith Bulluck (LB)
Washington Redskins, LaVar Arrington (LB)
Teams marked with a * do not have a second-round selection, barring a trade into Round 2. Their player representatives will announce their Round 3 picks.
http://nflcommunications.com/2013/0...ounce-2nd-3rd-round-draft-picks-in-primetime/
Team/Player Breakdowns:
Arizona Cardinals, Larry Centers (FB)
Atlanta Falcons, Deion Sanders (CB)
Baltimore Ravens, Jonathan Ogden (OT)
Buffalo Bills, Chris Kelsay (DE)
Carolina Panthers, Mike Minter (S)
Chicago Bears, Neal Anderson (RB)
Cincinnati Bengals, Tim Krumrie (DT)
*Cleveland Browns, Dick Schafrath (T)
Dallas Cowboys , Tony Casillas (DT)
Denver Broncos, Randy Gradishar (LB)
Detroit Lions, Herman Moore (WR)
Green Bay Packers, Dave Robinson (LB)
Houston Texans, Steve McKinney (C)
*Indianapolis Colts, Tarik Glenn (T)
Jacksonville Jaguars, Mark Brunell (QB)
*Kansas City Chiefs, Gary Barbaro (DB)
Miami Dolphins, Larry Little (G)
Minnesota Vikings, Joey Browner (S)
New England Patriots, Kevin Faulk (RB)
*New Orleans Saints, Steve Gleason (S)
New York Giants, Rich Seubert (G)
New York Jets, Wayne Chrebet (WR)
*Oakland Raiders, Willie Brown (DB)
Philadelphia Eagles, Jeremiah Trotter (LB)
Pittsburgh Steelers, Merril Hoge (RB)
St. Louis Rams, Orlando Pace (T)
San Diego Chargers, Jim Hill (DB)
San Francisco 49ers, Guy McIntyre (G)
Seattle Seahawks, Isaiah Kacyvenski (LB)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Warren Sapp (DT)
Tennessee Titans, Keith Bulluck (LB)
Washington Redskins, LaVar Arrington (LB)
Teams marked with a * do not have a second-round selection, barring a trade into Round 2. Their player representatives will announce their Round 3 picks.
Ah, understood. Thanks for the clarification.
DeaconKnowledge
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Just the same, Matthews needs to increase his roid intake around week 8 so he doesn't do his yearly disappearng act.
Why can't Clay be as good as Harrison? Because black don't crack and white is whack.
Harrison was a better player in his prime. He was not just a sack specialist. He was also great at stopping the run, severely injuring other players and insulting both the commissioner of Football and President of the United States. Clay's only other talent other than sacks is making shitty commercials for shampoo and insurance companies. A nice skill to have, but I am not so sure it translates onto the football field or is worthy of a better contract.
TheLegendary
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Clay deserves to be paid. Only player on our current D that has been Great/Very good for consecutive years
As much as I love your posts, the fallacies must be corrected.
Clay Matthews single handedly contained opponent's run games last year in multiple games when they ran his way. Of course that's relative to the rest of our defense which was dogshit against the run. Was really impressive.
The rest can stand.
As much as I love your posts, the fallacies must be corrected.
Clay Matthews single handedly contained opponent's run games last year in multiple games when they ran his way. Of course that's relative to the rest of our defense which was dogshit against the run. Was really impressive.
The rest can stand.
I guess it comes down to how a fan likes the game. Do the bottom third of the EPL, fans of teams that know they can never win a title, and will always lose most of their games, still have fun? Is success that once or twice a decade they beat a top squad? Or a rivalry match against a fellow team from the bottom third?
Soccer, to me, seems setup for the casual fan. Like the NBA. People who only know the names of the stars and top teams. So a non-competitive 60% doesn't matter. I guess the difference is that no one goes to the bad teams games in the US, but those owners still make money. I think all the bad soccer teams lose money
Goro Majima
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How does Clay Matthews' contract line up with somebody like Demarcus Ware? In actual money and not funny money anyway.
Futurevoid
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Seems fitting considering they're announcing the second round pick. The A listers only come out for round one.
NFL has to put the hyperbole in the announcement though. "Legendary NFL alumni!"
No one has reported the details on Matthews contract.
DeaconKnowledge
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Merril Hoge? Has to be a better second than him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsJqLDCfXvc
Terry Bradshaw in 1983 and his response to Elway forcing a trade to Denver. ESPN is doing a 30 for 30 on that QB class. The clip is funny for how something like that would never get said now, and b/c Bradshaw being Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw in 1983 and his response to Elway forcing a trade to Denver. ESPN is doing a 30 for 30 on that QB class. The clip is funny for how something like that would never get said now, and b/c Bradshaw being Bradshaw
13 mil per on a linebacker? Yikes.
Buckethead
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I know they're hip with the brothers but it'd be nice if the NFL offered something besides the fitted flat brim hats.
Big sellers in Wisconsin, are they?
Big sellers in Wisconsin, are they?
DeaconKnowledge
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I don't get that list. Jack Lambert was drafted in the second round. Get him.
Edit. Oh, just draft selection. Yawn.
Edit. Oh, just draft selection. Yawn.
mastershake
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I missed that... is it on the interwebs somewhere yet?
Whiteboys like flat brims too, you dirty ginger!
You know you can curve the brims right?
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