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

Silver-Tiger · 30-01-2015 10:57pm

They just don't know the level of Athlete / Superstar they have on the couch.
Suh was on a couple of years ago and just got the usual American Football jokes.

Then after him they'll have some league 1 footballer / sh1t band and dribble all over them .

Utter tripe. How it's still going is beyond me.

phatkev · 31-01-2015 12:30am

shots have been fired by Eric Winston!!

Think about it, a 2-year-old could [be NFL Commissioner] and still make money.”

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/30/nflpa-president-eric-winston-takes-a-shot-at-roger-goodell/

Itssoeasy · 31-01-2015 4:29pm

Pro football hall of fame voters are meeting as we speak to elect the 2015 class.

Hazys · 01-02-2015 3:23am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT9pygVQwgk

raze_them_all_ · 01-02-2015 1:36pm

Seahawks offer lynch a pretty big contract extension going by reports

nerd69 · 01-02-2015 4:38pm

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

Seahawks offer lynch a pretty big contract extension going by reports

he could be getting over 10 mil a year by all accounts so much for the hawks cutting him

Hazys · 01-02-2015 8:15pm

nerd69 wrote: »

he could be getting over 10 mil a year by all accounts so much for the hawks cutting him

Great player but seems like a huge cap hit for a RB nearing the end of his prime.

Especially when you have to pay your QB top dollar soon

Neil3030 · 01-02-2015 8:30pm

The guaranteed money will be the key. Lynch should have at least two solid years left, so i'd be very surprised if the guaranteed money doesn't just about cover two years salary, or even less.

GoldFour4 · 02-02-2015 4:46pm

Johhny Football entered rehab last wednesday. Hopefully he sorts his life out.

adrian522 · 02-02-2015 4:55pm

So the Patriots will host the opening game of the 2015 season.

What game would you like to see selected?

The possibilities re:

Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

Eagles for me would be the most exciting of those.

Hazys · 02-02-2015 4:59pm

Can't wait for the Gronk party videos to come out.

Hazys · 02-02-2015 5:00pm

adrian522 wrote: »

So the Patriots will host the opening game of the 2015 season.

What game would you like to see selected?

The possibilities re:

Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

Eagles for me would be the most exciting of those.

Pity we play the Colts away next season, would have like that to be the opener...settle some scores

Realt Dearg Sec · 02-02-2015 5:00pm

adrian522 wrote: »

So the Patriots will host the opening game of the 2015 season.

What game would you like to see selected?

The possibilities re:

Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

Eagles for me would be the most exciting of those.

Too soon. Too soon.

Also don't like any of those. Eagles maybe or Steelers, wouldn't be excited by the rest.

helimachoptor · 02-02-2015 5:01pm

Tennessee for sure, we can talk the Pats scalp as we march to SB50..

TaosHum · 02-02-2015 5:05pm

adrian522 wrote: »

So the Patriots will host the opening game of the 2015 season.

What game would you like to see selected?

The possibilities re:

Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

Eagles for me would be the most exciting of those.

Dolphins hopefully, as best time to play Pats in Foxboro.

Will probably be Steelers.

UnitedIrishman · 02-02-2015 5:18pm

Johnny Football is going into rehab.

"Johnny knows there are areas in which he needs to improve in order to be a better family member, friend and teammate and he thought the offseason was the right time to take this step," Beckworth said.

"On behalf of Johnny and his family, we're asking for privacy until he rejoins the team in Cleveland."

Browns general manager Ray Farmer said in a statement that they support Manziel's decision.

"We respect Johnny's initiative in this decision and will fully support him throughout this process. Our players' health and well-being will always be of the utmost importance to the Cleveland Browns," Farmer said.

"We continually strive to create a supportive environment and provide the appropriate resources, with our foremost focus being on the individual and not just the football player. Johnny's privacy will be respected by us during this very important period and we hope that others will do the same."

Interviews by ESPN.com with nearly 20 Browns sources, both on the record and on condition of anonymity, along with several NFL personnel sources for a Jan. 23 story revealed the Manziel-related problems ran deep in his rookie season.

Those who spoke talked of a yearlong pattern that showed a lack of commitment and preparation, a failure to be ready when given a chance in his first start against Cincinnati and a continued commitment to nightlife, which affected his preparation and work while in the team facility.

On a Tuesday in the final week of the season, Manziel stood in front of about 20 media members and outlined his plan to become the Browns' answer at quarterback. He wanted to be "the guy" for Cleveland, he said, and would do so by taking his job more seriously. He was more animated than he'd been all year, eager to declare his intentions. Four days later, stories in the Browns' facility began to circulate. Manziel was not present the morning before the season finale. Team security drove to Manziel's downtown home to check on him. The Browns were packing up for the season finale at Baltimore on Dec. 28.

Two team sources said security found a player who they felt clearly had partied hard the night before. One source used the words "drunk off his a--."

The official word was that Manziel was "late," but players said they didn't see Manziel until the Browns' chartered airplane prepared to take off in the afternoon, that he was not present all morning. The team fined Manziel for missing treatment on his injured hamstring, then had him sit in the locker room during the season finale in Baltimore.

"Johnny's his own worst enemy," one source said.

The Monday after the season, Manziel had another news conference, saying many of the same things from six days earlier -- actions must support words. That night he was featured in Instagram photos on Miami Beach, a few days later at a club in Houston and a few days after that on a mountain in Aspen, Colorado.

"I brought this on myself," Manziel said the day after the Baltimore game. "I brought these cameras and all these people that are in this locker room right now and I don't think it's fair to myself, I don't think it's fair to anybody in this locker room the distractions I've brought at points in time."

Manziel, selected by the Browns with the 22nd overall pick by the Browns in the 2014 draft, completed 18-of-35 passes for 175 yards in seven quarters of NFL play before injuring his hamstring in Week 16.

Manziel told reporters in late December that he wanted to be "the guy" in Cleveland and take this offseason more seriously than the one before. This seems like a step in that direction.

http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=12267487&src=desktop

Hopefully he gets himself sorted out. Can't say we didn't see it coming though.

raze_them_all_ · 02-02-2015 5:19pm

A strong 1 day stint to cure him ala John Jones in the ufc!

Hazys · 02-02-2015 9:21pm

Hazys wrote: »

Can't wait for the Gronk party videos to come out.

It was only a matter of time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUXULI792n0

Bob Kraft on stage dancing with Rick Ross: http://www.tmz.com/2015/02/02/rob-gronkowski-epic-dance-battle-with-robert-kraft/?adid=hero5

Paully D · 02-02-2015 10:18pm

Warren Sapp had an interesting night anyway! Arrested in Phoenix at 7am for soliciting a prostitute and assault. Two female victims allegedly. He has also been suspended indefinitely from NFL Network.

Knex* · 02-02-2015 10:19pm

Paully D wrote: »

Warren Sapp had an interesting night anyway! Arrested in Phoenix at 7am for soliciting a prostitute and assault. Two female victims allegedly. He has also been suspended indefinitely from NFL Network.

Why am I not even remotely surprised.

Paully D · 02-02-2015 10:38pm

Hey, Corvus:

15 days until the Combine
32 days until Free Agency
62 days until workouts for those with new head coaches begin
76 days until workouts for those with returning head coaches begin
87 days until the 2015 NFL Draft
187 days until the Hall of Fame game kicks off pre-season
219 days until the 2015 season kicks off

j8wk2feszrnpao · 02-02-2015 11:37pm

Falcons being investigated for pumping in noise for the last two years:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12262464/nfl-investigating-atlanta-falcons-fake-crowd-noise-georgia-dome

helimachoptor · 02-02-2015 11:48pm

Paully D wrote: »

Hey, Corvus:

15 days until the Combine
32 days until Free Agency
62 days until workouts for those with new head coaches begin
76 days until workouts for those with returning head coaches begin
87 days until the 2015 NFL Draft
187 days until the Hall of Fame game kicks off pre-season
219 days until the 2015 season kicks off

Presume there's no objections with giving paully a holiday til September??