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NFL Offseason Thread |OT3| The Long Wait

Future is right.

Lets get back to buttfumble, Tom Brady's fashion and Patriot fans latent sexual desire for him/her/it, and a debate on whether or not Matt Stafford is the greatest obese qb of all time, or just a very good obese qb on a bad team.

Also, regarding the Steelers I just want to say fuck you Mendenhall and I hope you suck wherever you go (can't forgive you for dat fumble, I could have gotten over the OBL love, but choking away a Superbowl is the last straw) and also I wish the best for James Harrison. Not sure if he makes it to the hall but fuck them and you are one of my favorite steelers ever.

That said, I am ready to move on and fall in love with Jones and Bell. Would be so awesome to have an actual run game and pass rush again. I am getting a little too excited and imagine a 9 sack season for Jones (along with the resurrection of fat Woodley's career). I can't wait to have a running game again as well. It just makes things so much easier on offense and it might help keep Ben healthy.


Sorry, but I want Harrison to crash and burn on the Bungholes. Loved him when he was a Steeler, but he's not a Steeler anymore.
 

Goro Majima

Kitty Genovese Member
Personally? Because Off Topic has a habit of taking a subject and trivializing it by asserting that there is one accepted way of dealing with things then savaging any dissenting opinion. It's terribly counterproductive and prohibits earnest discussion. There's a reason off topic has a reputation for posters staying away from certain threads.

OT GAF says suicide is okay? Wow.

I don't get that at all.
 

LevelNth

Banned
OT GAF says suicide is okay? Wow.

I don't get that at all.
What's most interesting/possibly disturbing to me is when I skim through a thread like that, the disproportionately high number of posters who state 'when I had suicidal thoughts' or 'I contemplated turning into oncoming traffic for years' or even 'I've attempted suicide', is rather alarming.
 
I am leaning towards him being the starter day 1. Vick is going to need to look good in the preseason to be the starter. Matt is super mature and a real hard worker and Chip loooooves him.
Really? Hmm, or do you really just hate Vick that much? Lol I just think it'll be hard for Barkley to beat out Vick year one.
 

eznark

Banned
What's most interesting/possibly disturbing to me is when I skim through a thread like that, the disproportionately high number of posters who state 'when I had suicidal thoughts' or 'I contemplated turning into oncoming traffic for years' or even 'I've attempted suicide', is rather alarming.

It's like a Bears message board
 

effzee

Member
Following Eagles minicamp over twitter (from the beat writers) and it sounds like a blast. A mixture of a concert and practice. Very fast paced. No rest between reps and drills.
 

bionic77

Member
What's most interesting/possibly disturbing to me is when I skim through a thread like that, the disproportionately high number of posters who state 'when I had suicidal thoughts' or 'I contemplated turning into oncoming traffic for years' or even 'I've attempted suicide', is rather alarming.
This is a forum that is mostly comprised or young kids. Supposedly those thoughts are pretty common with teens, young adults and Jets fans (stealing Ez's joke).

God AT&T sucks massive dick. My cell connection keeps cutting out.
 

Goro Majima

Kitty Genovese Member
What's most interesting/possibly disturbing to me is when I skim through a thread like that, the disproportionately high number of posters who state 'when I had suicidal thoughts' or 'I contemplated turning into oncoming traffic for years' or even 'I've attempted suicide', is rather alarming.

Yeah that is pretty alarming. Might be a selection bias in a way since I'd wager people who use forums are more likely to have certain characteristics, especially a primarily gaming board.
It's like a Bears message board

:jnc
 

effzee

Member
Garry Cobb ‏@GarryCobb 17s

All the #Eagles QB's Vick, Foles and Barkley are running option. It's all about speed & misdirection as Pitbull kicks it in the background

Jeff McLane ‏@Jeff_McLane 43s

Odd watching Nick Foles run zone read plays.


Garry Cobb ‏@GarryCobb 6m

Vick looked sharp with 4 for 4, Foles followed with 3 for 4, Barkley 2 for 4 at #Eagles practice.

!
 

Fantomex

Member
OT GAF says suicide is okay? Wow.

I don't get that at all.

OT Gaf is made up of a lot of people that haven't lived life yet. At least the most opinionated ones. I hate politics but I wonder if we need another great depression, world war 3 or a famine to kick our society back into gear and appreciate things. And get off my lawn!
 
Really? Hmm, or do you really just hate Vick that much? Lol I just think it'll be hard for Barkley to beat out Vick year one.

Oh I despise Vick as a person. I cant wait for the day that the Eagles are free of him. That has nothing to do with thinking Barkely can beat out Vick though. Chip has said his most important thing for a QB is getting rid of the ball fast. He has said that 100% of sacks are the QBs fault. He wants a guy that gets the ball out in 1.6 seconds at most, Vick had the slowest release time in the NFL last year. If Vick cant fix that he will be gone and I dont see any way that Foles is the QB. It will be Barkley over Foles for sure.

Following Eagles minicamp over twitter (from the beat writers) and it sounds like a blast. A mixture of a concert and practice. Very fast paced. No rest between reps and drills.

Man I am so excited to see footage tonight.
 

chuckddd

Fear of a GAF Planet
Also, regarding the Steelers I just want to say fuck you Mendenhall and I hope you suck wherever you go (can't forgive you for dat fumble, I could have gotten over the OBL love, but choking away a Superbowl is the last straw) and also I wish the best for James Harrison. Not sure if he makes it to the hall but fuck them and you are one of my favorite steelers ever.

I hope Mendy, Wallace, Harrison and Keenan all have awesome years. That could be up to 4 extra third round draft picks!
 

bionic77

Member
So the Eagles are going to the dink offense too? You can't go deep and get big plays unless you hold the ball. Steelers already went in this direction too.

No Fun State. :(
 

BigAT

Member
Mike Garafolo ‏@MikeGarafolo 1h
Vick fumbled an exchange. Foles looked confused coming out of the huddle. Chip yelled at somebody. But it was all set to aweeeeesome music.
 
So the Eagles are going to the dink offense too? You can't go deep and get big plays unless you hold the ball. Steelers already went in this direction too.

No Fun State. :(

Yeah Chip is a huge believer in short passes. Dink and dunk for sure. It will be the exact opposite of what they did last year.
 

bionic77

Member
I hope Mendy, Wallace, Harrison and Keenan all have awesome years. That could be up to 4 extra third round draft picks!
Fuck everyone but Harrison. He is a Steelers legend. The rest of those guys went for the money. I hope they enjoy it and I won't even mind if they are successful (except Mendy fuck him) as long as it does not come at our expense.

Edit; Yankee dink and dunk can get boring. I hope that Haley also takes 2-3 shots per game if the defense warrants it. I don't like any extreme. We were the other extreme with Arians.
 
OT Gaf is made up of a lot of people that haven't lived life yet. At least the most opinionated ones. I hate politics but I wonder if we need another great depression, world war 3 or a famine to kick our society back into gear and appreciate things. And get off my lawn!

This is a website that attracts people who are stuck between childhood and being adults.
 
Fuck everyone but Harrison. He is a Steelers legend. The rest of those guys went for the money. I hope they enjoy it and I won't even mind if they are successful (except Mendy fuck him) as long as it does not come at our expense.

Edit; Yankee dink and dunk can get boring. I hope that Haley also takes 2-3 shots per game if the defense warrants it. I don't like any extreme. We were the other extreme with Arians.

Eagles were also the other extreme last year. Marty wanted Vick to hold the ball every play and hope that someone came open deep. Hopefully they can find some kind of balance this year.
 

bionic77

Member
This is a website that attracts people who are stuck between childhood and being adults.
What does that mean?

You just described almost every guy over 20.

I think this place is mostly spazzed out kids who take everything too seriously (as kids are prone to do). I mean look at the things GAF values. Kids are worthless garbage and yet porn stars are respected human beings deserving of our respect and adoration.
 

bionic77

Member
Eagles were also the other extreme last year. Marty wanted Vick to hold the ball every play and hope that someone came open deep. Hopefully they can find some kind of balance this year.
Ravens won the Superbowl doing that!

But generally what we want is the balanced offense that controls the defense and is one step ahead in play calls and execution. Seems really hard to do because it is rarer than a cool Pats fan.
 

Goro Majima

Kitty Genovese Member
You guys are so insular and Iove you all for that.

Except ari.

ugh, now camp trimmings are getting me excited. Still like 4 months away until any action what so ever. /suicide?

How many season/career ending injuries will Green Bay have before the beginning of July? I bet three.
 

squicken

Member
This whole "tempo" thing is weird to me. Oklahoma ran more plays in '08 than Chip Kelly ever did at Oregon. And Sam Wyche and Marv Levy were using it in the 80s and 90s. That Pats do now as well. I'm not sure what Kelly is doing that is so novel except he's going to try it with shitty quarterbacks
 

eznark

Banned
This whole "tempo" thing is weird to me. Oklahoma ran more plays in '08 than Chip Kelly ever did at Oregon. And Sam Wyche and Marv Levy were using it in the 80s and 90s. That Pats do now as well. I'm not sure what Kelly is doing that is so novel except he's going to try it with shitty quarterbacks

Coaching gimmicks get paid. Chip Kelly is simply marketing his approach better.
 
And certainly every sports fan.

But it's usually a healthy outlet.

What does that mean?

You just described almost every guy over 20.

I think this place is mostly spazzed out kids who take everything too seriously (as kids are prone to do). I mean look at the things GAF values. Kids are worthless garbage and yet porn stars are respected human beings deserving of our respect and adoration.

I was going to continue on my post but felt that was enough.

I mean it in the sense that GAF has a lot of people who are in a transitional stage of their life. A lot of people who dont have their priorities straight. I'm one of them but I'm trucking through it.

Beyond that GAF has a lot of people who I would legitimately consider mentally unsound. Of course I'm not a psychiatrist/psychologist so who am I to judge?
 

cashman

Banned
What does that mean?

You just described almost every guy over 20.

I think this place is mostly spazzed out kids who take everything too seriously (as kids are prone to do). I mean look at the things GAF values. Kids are worthless garbage and yet porn stars are respected human beings deserving of our respect and adoration.

Jayden James has my respect and adoration
 
What the heck at all the suicide talk?

I say we create a new NFL-GAF meme, how do you guys feel about renaming mediocre QB Matt Schaub into Milt Schoob?
 

bionic77

Member
I was going to continue on my post but felt that was enough.

I mean it in the sense that GAF has a lot of people who are in a transitional stage of their life. A lot of people who dont have their priorities straight. I'm one of them but I'm trucking through it.

Beyond that GAF has a lot of people who I would legitimately consider mentally unsound. Of course I'm not a psychiatrist/psychologist so who am I to judge?
Can't argue with that. This place had Jets/Pats fans, console fanboys and guys who rub it out to cartoon ponies.
 

Fantomex

Member
Receiver Mike Wallace was running routes recently when Tannehill – impressed by his blazing speed - told him he should go only half speed. "I am going half speed," Wallace responded, according to Tannehill. "Everything I heard about him coming in has proved to be true – he’s as advertised," Tannehill said. "He’s the fastest guy I’ve ever thrown to. It’s exciting."

Now if he can learn how to run routes, get off the line on outs and catch we will be set.
 

squicken

Member
There's always hyperbole around OTAs, but if you pay attention you know what actually matters. Wilson clearly impressed at rookie camp and changed reps schedule last year. Eventually Kelly is going to start giving one of his QBs the reps with the first team. Seems like Vick will get every chance to win that job
 

BigAT

Member
Receiver Mike Wallace was running routes recently when Tannehill – impressed by his blazing speed - told him he should go only half speed. "I am going half speed," Wallace responded, according to Tannehill. "Everything I heard about him coming in has proved to be true – he’s as advertised," Tannehill said. "He’s the fastest guy I’ve ever thrown to. It’s exciting."

Now if he can learn how to run routes, get off the line on outs and catch we will be set.

Wallace was running a wide variety of routes including the Go, Fly, Up, Vert, and Straight Fucking line.
 
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