The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread

Hazys

Hazys wrote: »

I'd say they gave him a 2 game suspension as opposed to a 1 game suspension thinking that he would win on appeal and only get a 1 game suspension in the end.

Meriweather suspension reduced to one game lol

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/23/meriweather-suspension-reduced-to-one-game/

GoldFour4

Apparently the Rams contacted Brett Favre last night. Jesus christ how idiotic is their management?! The guy is 44, plenty of much better options on the waiver wire.

helimachoptor

The 3 games to be played in Wembley next year will be announced within the next 90 mins

Dohnny Jepp

malistheman wrote: »

Apparently the Rams contacted Brett Favre last night. Jesus christ how idiotic is their management?! The guy is 44, plenty of much better options on the waiver wire.

I don't know... I would love to see Favre back..

adrian522

Bit of disgrace with all their high draft picks recently the rams have no plan in place for a backup QB and also now looks like they will be in the market for a QB after trading away the pick for RG3 2 years ago.

helimachoptor

helimachoptor wrote: »

The 3 games to be played in Wembley next year will be announced within the next 90 mins

NFL UK twitter is trolling, saying it will be before 2pm, just announce them now god dammit!

Red Crow

Jags v Cowboys will be one according to ESPN

Arawn

Bring over packers for **** sake

helimachoptor

titans please!

Knex*

If by Packers and Titans ye mean Giants, then yes. Definitely

Justin10

Dallas @ Jags
Lions @ Atlanta
Miami @ Oakland

Lionbacker

Cowboys @ Jags
Lions @ Falcons
Dolphins @ Raiders

helimachoptor

Cowboys @ Jags
Lions @ Falcons
Fins @ Raiders

Middle one is the pick of the bunch

TaosHum

Miami coming back!!!!!!

Phoenix Park

TaosHum wrote: »

Miami coming back!!!!!!

Underwhelming games to be honest, but not really surprising. Lions v Falcons looks the pick of the bunch but things change fast and who knows, Fish v Raiders could look a decent game next season.

Is this announcement earlier than last year? I think it was the first or second week of January I bought ticket for the Vikings v Steelers game. Just wondering when tickets will go on sale, if this announcement is much earlier than before they might go on sale before Christmas??

rockonollie

Phoenix Park wrote: »

Underwhelming games to be honest, but not really surprising. Lions v Falcons looks the pick of the bunch but things change fast and who knows, Fish v Raiders could look a decent game next season.

Is this announcement earlier than last year? I think it was the first or second week of January I bought ticket for the Vikings v Steelers game. Just wondering when tickets will go on sale, if this announcement is much earlier than before they might go on sale before Christmas??

I suspect that with the extra games, and the earlier announcement......they may be trying to see if US fans will travel.

GoldFour4

Pretty epic Halloween costume.

Pudsy33

Thats class! Tempted to rob it as I have a 5 ND jersey but it'd be lost on most over here.

Zoton

Woohoo! Looking forward to this already. The Vikings v Steelers game was thoroughly enjoyable a few weeks back, so getting to see the Lions in action will be fantastic.

skeleton_boy

spiritcrusher wrote: »

malistheman wrote: »

UnitedIrishman

Guess you could file this one under Weird, Wacky and possibly Awesome.. want to own Arian Foster? Literally.

Most investors would balk at buying stock in an asset that could be crippled by being crippled. But that is exactly what a new company called Fantex is proposing in inviting people to buy shares in Houston Texan All-Pro running back Arian Foster.

Fantex describes itself as the "first registered trading platform that lets you buy and sell stock linked to the value and performance of a pro athlete brand." The unusual share offering is based on a deal the company has with Foster requiring it to pay him $10 million in return for a 20 percent share of his remaining contract with the Texans, as well as from any other money he earns from football or related activities, such as endorsements or even a broadcasting job after his playing career is over. In order to raise the promised payment, Fantex plans to sell about 1 million shares in its Foster offering at $10 apiece.

Last year, Foster, 27, signed a three-year contract with the Texans for $43.5 million. More than $12 million of that was a signing bonus that is not covered under his contract with Fantex. Although that is a lot of money, Foster's contract, like those of practically all NFL players, isn't guaranteed. So while he is scheduled to be paid $5.75 million next season, $6 million the following season and $6.5 million the one after that, he won't get the money if the team cuts him or if he can't play because of injuries. According the NFL players association, the average career of an NFL running back lasts 2.6 years, the shortest of any position in the game.

Like anyone who plays professional football, Foster gets injured quite a bit. He has had surgery on his knee, missed three games in 2011 due to hamstring issues and is currently being examined for problems in his right calf, which was strained during off-season practice earlier this year. He also has an irregular heartbeat, although that doesn't affect his ability to play football.

Continues on http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57608176/how-to-buy-a-piece-of-nfl-star-arian-foster/

I've seen safer investments!

johnnymt

Phoenix Park wrote: »

Underwhelming games to be honest, but not really surprising. Lions v Falcons looks the pick of the bunch but things change fast and who knows, Fish v Raiders could look a decent game next season.

Is this announcement earlier than last year? I think it was the first or second week of January I bought ticket for the Vikings v Steelers game. Just wondering when tickets will go on sale, if this announcement is much earlier than before they might go on sale before Christmas??

They used to time it around superbowl time going back a few years.

Lions/Falcons is probably the pick of the games alright based on current form.

DDC1990

Cams reaction is brilliant.

Marshall Faulk doesn't even flinch.

Paully D

Lads, I'm not familar with how it works (AFAIK the TV networks pick the games at the start of the year, but can change some near the end of the season that look like having playoff implications etc?) but do you think something should be done regarding the primetime games?

I just feel a lot of the games are poor. Take this week for example. Panthers/Bucs, Packers/Vikings and Seahawks/Rams. Sure, some divisional games, but chances are they won't be close. Last week we had Vikings/Giants which a reporter called one of the worst games he'd ever seen (IIRC).

I get that a lot of games they pick at the start of the year may look attractive at the time, and I know fans will have booked time off etc ahead of the games, but selfishly I'd rather see better games at primetime. Although I'd imagine there's little that can be done if teams have arranged travel etc.

What do you all feel about the situation?

adrian522

http://www.nfl.com/flexible-schedules

Paully D

adrian522 wrote: »

http://www.nfl.com/flexible-schedules

Ah, cheers. That's fair enough I guess if they change it from weeks 11. Gives them enough time to determine how teams are shaping up along with not messing with plans too much.

adrian522

That's only for Sunday night games, they are stuck with the others...

SantryRed

DDC1990 wrote: »

Cams reaction is brilliant.

Marshall Faulk doesn't even flinch.

I went to a Rutgers game 5 years ago where they let off a cannon after every TD. We were right beside the cannon, Rutgers scored 10 TDs and won 70-14. I flinched every, single, time! :pac:

Son Of A Vidic

SantryRed wrote: »

I went to a Rutgers game 5 years ago where they let off a cannon after every TD. We were right beside the cannon, Rutgers scored 10 TDs and won 70-14. I flinched every, single, time! :pac:

And I assume you had to learn sign language afterwards.

SantryRed

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

And I assume you had to learn sign language afterwards.

The worst part was we were late and missed the first TD, so as we show the guy our tickets and he tells us where to go, I didn't actually catch it when he said "maybe you should until after cannon". Was strolling down the stairs as this massive boom went off, I literally shat myself.