The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread V3

Christ. Talk about having no luck at all...

Ravens signing Devonta Freeman. Steelers making TJ Watt highest paid defensive player in the league 4 years 112 million

They aren’t really stretching themselves, they have a lot of cap room going forward as several highly paid veterans will be off the books from 2022.

The guaranteed money is a big departure from their usual way of doing business, there was a bit of a standoff over it by all accounts but player power won out it seems.

Murder?? Christ, talking about Defcon 4

https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10012132-report-lions-dandre-swift-not-under-criminal-investigation-despite-internet-rumors.amp.html

I guess not an official statement but it would be weird for all of to lie about phoning the police station.

It's gas, the last three Alabama starting QB's are now NFL starters and the next guy looks even better.

Well I've met and spoken with their owner and I'd be surprised if he took Watson. There's certain things that have a stench off them that nobody wants to touch.

Watson has to clear his name and whether he did anything or not it's going to be very difficult to erase doubt from people's minds.

I think it's 50/50 at this stage as to whether he ever plays again.

He's a billionaire, most of them love the Republican party. That's got nothing to do with football.

As regards the Miami Dolphins I'm if the opinion that he wouldn't want somebody with a stench of sexual assault around the team.

Well if there's a stench of sexual assault hanging around Watson then it's loss that is likely to be what you get if you bring him in.

I'm not getting into a debate on politics here. You can take that elsewhere.

Josh Gordon signing with the Chief. How many chances is this guy going to get!

Hopefully this is the last one he needs! Fills the Sammy Watkins WR2 hole nicely if he's good to go. Massive if, obviously.

Superbowl half time show announced, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar. Strong lineup, will be a big draw.

I havent heard practically anything Snoop, Dre, Eminem or Blige have done in the last decade. I know Eminem still releases stuff, but I didn't even know the other 3 were still releasing music (are they even?)

Thats an incredible line-up for an LA superbowl. Should be very impressive.

Lombardi and Florio going on the record as saying the Meyer's job is in jeopardy. Given Baalke's history with leaks, this info could be coming direct from the team so it doesn't look good for Urban (who frankly has no one to blame but himself).

When you see the things NFL players get up to and I'm not talking about law breaking stuff then you realise how minor this is. I realise he's a head coach but he broke no laws and it's nothing other than a guy having a few beers too many and acting like he had a few beers too many. He didn't abuse anybody, he didn't break any laws. I don't drink anymore myself but I got up to loads of mischief when I did. It's nothing.

Well, owners of football teams have to worry about PR, marketing, sponsorships etc. So even if they don't care about the moral side of things, they have to care about the impact it has on how the franchise is perceived. Especially in today's "cancel culture" world.

So it is a big deal if the head coach - already under fire for hiring his friend who was only unemployed because of some pretty serious allegations of racism and bullying - also decided to go partying after a loss and letting young women who aren't his wife dance on his lap while groping them.

There's also the impression this gives the players, and the reports are that they found Meyer's story laughable. That suggests a lack of respect, and the fact that Khan came out and said he lost the trust and respect of the franchise suggests it is a pretty big deal.

Of course it's all a lot easier to overlook if he didn't have a well documented history of being a very immoral person, so Jacksonville can't really be surprised either.

Yeah it was a bit of a surprise but he hasn't looked great this season. Still it was pretty early to give up on a guy whose only back after a bad injury.

Just to clarify, I am not a fan of Meyer. I don't like the guy at all. I don't think he'll be successful in the NFL either.

In this case it was Fangio was whiny. People were out there to play football. No idea why coaches complain about this mundane stuff. Harbaugh as well from the Bengals game last season.