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

Hazys · 2009-12-03 15:18:51

I think we need a thread that caters for the small stories in the NFL that probably dont deserve their own thread or just post random links about the nfl, funny stories or video clips of plays you like, etc. Anyway i just downloaded "The Chad Ochocinco Experience" free iPhone app and i defly recomend it. As much as i don't…

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#8912 16-07-2014 3:47pm
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Corvus Maximus wrote: »

The calendar might tell me otherwise, but as far as I'm concerned. This has been the longest, most dragged out offseason ever.

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#8913 16-07-2014 8:28pm
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I can't post it as I'm on my phone, but there was a flag football game in candlestick a few days ago involving 49ers legends and an all star team. It's on the niners website and it's looked like they had a good laugh and I as a person who has a big interest in the history of this game. it was nice that the guys from the niners past got to have one last shot at candlestick.

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#8914 17-07-2014 1:10am
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$40m/4 for Jimmy Graham, signed on Tuesday. I must have missed that one.

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#8915 17-07-2014 1:49am
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Paully D wrote: »

$40m/4 for Jimmy Graham, signed on Tuesday. I must have missed that one.

its an interesting one in my opinion. He gets what is in my opinion fair, it'll bring him to year 31 and if he continues his trend of play will see the same money a year till he has a horrible dip in form/retires, him and gronk are just freaks at the te position. Hoping colt lyeria turns into a freak for gb too

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#8916 17-07-2014 11:28am
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Just started watching Hard Knocks for the Jets, first two epsiodes, seems that its mostly about Rex Ryan and not about the players ...

Great show though!

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#8917 17-07-2014 12:32pm
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BKWDR wrote: »

Just started watching Hard Knocks for the Jets, first two epsiodes, seems that its mostly about Rex Ryan and not about the players ...

Great show though!

Is it on TV somewhere???

Are Sky Sports going to show Hard Knocks this year - I enjoyed the Bengals one last year...

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#8918 17-07-2014 12:34pm
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Innish_Rebel wrote: »

Is it on TV somewhere???

Are Sky Sports going to show Hard Knocks this year - I enjoyed the Bengals one last year...

Not on telly no. From the internet.

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#8919 17-07-2014 2:57pm
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"46 greatest nfl dukes in history" fair warning there gifs so they may break some computers

http://www.complex.com/sports/2014/07/greatest-juke-moves-nfl-gifs/lesean-mccoy-shakes-packers

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#8920 17-07-2014 3:36pm
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nerd69 wrote: »

"46 greatest nfl dukes in history" fair warning there gifs so they may break some computers

http://www.complex.com/sports/2014/07/greatest-juke-moves-nfl-gifs/lesean-mccoy-shakes-packers

Just perfect for my 2MB per month download speed.:(

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#8921 17-07-2014 4:39pm
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Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Just perfect for my 2MB per month download speed.:(

Also fun fact for all the it's a qb driven league talk this has been the longest we've gone without a qb being inducted into the hall of fame apparently

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#8922 17-07-2014 4:43pm
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nerd69 wrote: »

Also fun fact for all the it's a qb driven league talk this has been the longest we've gone without a qb being inducted into the hall of fame apparently

Is Favre next year? Surely a first ballet HOF'er!

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#8923 17-07-2014 4:53pm
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Innish_Rebel wrote: »

Is it on TV somewhere???

Are Sky Sports going to show Hard Knocks this year - I enjoyed the Bengals one last year...

It should be on Channel 4 this year, it was part of the package they announced last year.

Itssoeasy wrote: »

I can't post it as I'm on my phone, but there was a flag football game in candlestick a few days ago involving 49ers legends and an all star team. It's on the niners website and it's looked like they had a good laugh and I as a person who has a big interest in the history of this game. it was nice that the guys from the niners past got to have one last shot at candlestick.

Yeah, pretty nice way to finish. Last ever TD pass there was
Montana to Eddie DeBartolo.

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#8924 17-07-2014 5:02pm
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nerd69 wrote: »

Also fun fact for all the it's a qb driven league talk this has been the longest we've gone without a qb being inducted into the hall of fame apparently

I'm predicting the next QB inductees will probably be a certain Brady and Manning.

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#8925 17-07-2014 5:16pm
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Favre in 2016 (barring a comeback) and maybe Warner.

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#8926 17-07-2014 7:54pm
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BKWDR wrote: »

Just started watching Hard Knocks for the Jets, first two epsiodes, seems that its mostly about Rex Ryan and not about the players ...

Great show though!

Sexy Rexy is can't miss TV, utterly brilliant

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#8927 17-07-2014 7:57pm
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adrian522 wrote: »

It should be on Channel 4 this year, it was part of the package they announced last year.

If you come across when they will be showing this will you let us know

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#8928 17-07-2014 8:07pm
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HigginsJ wrote: »

If you come across when they will be showing this will you let us know

I was reading here.

I guess we will have to wait another month or so to find out for sure.

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#8929 17-07-2014 8:25pm
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2132732-michael-sam-honored-with-arthur-ashe-courage-award-at-2014-espys

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#8930 17-07-2014 9:50pm
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Walter Thurmond's ESPY's outfit!

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#8931 17-07-2014 10:08pm
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glued wrote: »

Walter Thurmond's ESPY's outfit!

Just wow :eek:

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#8932 18-07-2014 12:08am
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nerd69 wrote: »

"46 greatest nfl dukes in history" fair warning there gifs so they may break some computers

http://www.complex.com/sports/2014/07/greatest-juke-moves-nfl-gifs/lesean-mccoy-shakes-packers

I love the Matt Forte duke at Number13.

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#8933 18-07-2014 9:14am
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fun fact number two: derrick brooks and warren sap are the first guys who where taken in the same year, same round and by the same team to go into the hall of fame since gayle sayers and dick butkus. although ray lewis and jonathen ogden will join them as soon as lewis is eligible.

(all facts shamelessly stollen from dave damashek)

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#8934 18-07-2014 9:15am
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In Exile wrote: »

I love the Matt Forte duke at Number13.

I'm just happy at the amount of eagles jukes on there to be honest between cunningham, mccoy and westbrook we've been pretty lucky

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#8935 18-07-2014 1:16pm
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Do people here do the NFL Fantasy Football?

Have never tried it, but would be interested this year for sure. Especially if there's a boards league.

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#8936 18-07-2014 1:20pm
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Knex. wrote: »

Do people here do the NFL Fantasy Football?

Have never tried it, but would be interested this year for sure. Especially if there's a boards league.

Well, in you're in luck so......

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057222422

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#8937 18-07-2014 1:26pm
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infacteh wrote: »

Well, in you're in luck so......

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057222422

Can't wait to be absoloutely useless at it again this year!

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#8938 18-07-2014 1:27pm
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Not me, I have it sussed this year!!! :pac:

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#8939 18-07-2014 1:27pm
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Thanks for that!

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#8940 18-07-2014 1:28pm
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Knex. wrote: »

Thanks for that!

You'll love it, nothing more addictive than Fantasy NFL!

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#8941 18-07-2014 2:27pm
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infacteh wrote: »

You'll love it

Until you waste hours looking at every rankings you can find and every bit of analysis from random websites, just so you can find all those sleepers, who inevitably get sniped on you. The ones you do get you resent because they end up being useless (read: end up doing what most reasonable would expect of them). Protip: never let yourself forget how empty coach speak is.
During the season you've got the joys of trying to find some way to root against your favourite team without feeling like a traitor (you will end up a traitor, accept it now). You get to pull off brilliant trades which will save your season, and then your new star player blows his acl. You waste even more hours searching for waiver wire gems.

You end up hating other posters who go inactive after you play them and gift wins to teams your battling for a playoff spot, or the ones in an easy division who could make the playoffs with a losing record. You curse players who didn't get those extra few yards meaning you lost by .3, or those that did for the other team.

infacteh wrote: »

nothing more addictive than Fantasy NFL!

got that right!

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