Super Bowl LII

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 4:01 pm

Chargers just signed Nick Novak and waived Younghoe Koo.

Football is a tough business.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:17 pm

stessier wrote:Chargers just signed Nick Novak and waived Younghoe Koo.
Football is a tough business.

That will save the season!

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:43 pm

Well, the Pats won. Doesn't look like anyone got hurt. I'll take it. Ugly game though. Brady isn't going to survive if he keeps getting hit that much. Jets in 10 days. Ugh.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 12:34 am

Jaymann wrote:
stessier wrote:Chargers just signed Nick Novak and waived Younghoe Koo.
Football is a tough business.
That will save the season!

Nick Folk will probably be available soon too, if Novak doesn't work out.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:16 am

noxiousdog wrote:
Kelric wrote: Tennessee, Houston, Seattle, Buffalo, Carolina. Other than Carolina who has a weird love affair with Derek Anderson, they all should have had Kap on their shortlist for backups. I understand Tennessee not bringing Kap in mid-season when Weeden is already familiar with the offense, but the rest of them?
Weeden can't be that familiar. He was only signed after being cut by the Texans at the end of training camp.

Well than that is even more ridiculous. I thought he had spent more time with them.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:33 pm

El Guapo wrote:
Jaymann wrote:
stessier wrote:Chargers just signed Nick Novak and waived Younghoe Koo.
Football is a tough business.
That will save the season!
Nick Folk will probably be available soon too, if Novak doesn't work out.

Oh yeah, headed for 10-4 baby!

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:50 pm

Anyone looking for work should contact the Giants about WR tryouts......

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:31 pm

Bad break there for big blue. As to the rest of the squad, I can't say I can remember the Giants being this bad. I have to wonder if they'll win more than 3 or 4 this year. I could say I look forward to a good draft pick but I'm sure that'll be a bust too unless Reese finally sees the door.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:50 am

malchior wrote:Bad break there for big blue. As to the rest of the squad, I can't say I can remember the Giants being this bad. I have to wonder if they'll win more than 3 or 4 this year. I could say I look forward to a good draft pick but I'm sure that'll be a bust too unless Reese finally sees the door.

Eli is signed for two more years and I think if they cut him after 2018 his cap hit is only $6M or so. This season is already over for them, so it looks like time to start planning that rebuild.

Lorini · Post by **Lorini** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:25 am

Time for rehab?

Geezus.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:33 am

He resigned, so probably not.

Crazy weekend. I feel a little bad for the Giants...well, their receivers anyway. Losing all four like that is brutal.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:22 pm

ESPN suspended Jemele Hill for tweeting over the weekend.

I don't see how this is a suspendable offense...or really an offense at all. She was polite and pointed out a position. I could see her saying the same thing on her show. Crazy.

noxiousdog · Post by **noxiousdog** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:29 pm

stessier wrote:ESPN suspended Jemele Hill for tweeting over the weekend.

I don't see how this is a suspendable offense...or really an offense at all. She was polite and pointed out a position. I could see her saying the same thing on her show. Crazy.

I have always enjoyed her commentary, but I can see why ESPN would be upset after the kerfluffle last month.

ESPN is like that though. There's a reason intelligent anchors leave.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 5:04 pm

stessier wrote:ESPN suspended Jemele Hill for tweeting over the weekend.

I don't see how this is a suspendable offense...or really an offense at all. She was polite and pointed out a position. I could see her saying the same thing on her show. Crazy.

Self preservation.

They realize how unhelpful shitting on the NFL is when that is the only thing keeping them afloat. I'm actually surprised it wasn't longer or that they didn't fire her. As it stands I predict they take heat from both directions. Half measures are seldom effective.

gameoverman · Post by **gameoverman** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:19 pm

stessier wrote:ESPN suspended Jemele Hill for tweeting over the weekend.

I don't see how this is a suspendable offense...or really an offense at all. She was polite and pointed out a position. I could see her saying the same thing on her show. Crazy.

She works on a commercial network yes? Advertisers are the one group you don't mess with. These days where mega corporations own multiple brands, you can't really call for a boycott of one particular advertiser without impacting many advertisers, including the ones of your own network or show. That's how I'd see it if I was her boss.

rshetts2 · Post by **rshetts2** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:43 pm

gameoverman wrote:
stessier wrote:ESPN suspended Jemele Hill for tweeting over the weekend.

I don't see how this is a suspendable offense...or really an offense at all. She was polite and pointed out a position. I could see her saying the same thing on her show. Crazy.

She works on a commercial network yes? Advertisers are the one group you don't mess with. These days where mega corporations own multiple brands, you can't really call for a boycott of one particular advertiser without impacting many advertisers, including the ones of your own network or show. That's how I'd see it if I was her boss.

100% this. She went after the cash cow and ESPN had to respond. I fully understand her position but its a classic biting the hand that feeds you situation.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:03 pm

Half-Time "First Last Jedi" world premier trailer..... (edit: fixed!)

While I'm still excited, and there is no chance I wont go and probably defend it eventually...
The trailer didn't really make me too thrilled, and instead gave me just the slightest reasons to be a little (more than normally) guarded.
alas.

sigh.
I hope I am the wrongest of wrong. Damn it.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:18 pm

Unagi wrote:Half-Time "First Jedi" world premier trailer.....

This is not the movie title you're looking for.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:19 pm

First, Last, whatever.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:25 pm

Skinypupy wrote:First, Last, whatever.

seriously

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:26 pm

1-3 or 2-3

which it the Bears score, and which it the Bears current record.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:27 pm

lol.

nevermind.

2-10.... that's the end of our season....

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:29 pm

Gotta say, I love the 'duck, duck, goose!' celebration. The NFL needs more group celebrations.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:49 pm

Unagi wrote:lol.

nevermind.

2-10.... that's the end of our season....

That we won one was the death of us...we'll never be able to match NYG's dedication to get the top draft pick next year.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:59 am

Adrian Peterson just got traded from the Saints to the Cardinals for a conditional round draft pick.

It needed to happen, but I can't imagine the Cardinals being better for him.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:39 pm

Dolphins o-line coach resigns after video of him doing lines of come before a meeting is released. The video is truly worse than it sounds. And he recorded and sent it to his side piece.

Wonder how a guy nearly $600K in debt to the IRS can coach in the NFL with all it's gambling and whatnot.

A video of Chris Foerster snorting a white, powdery substance has cost the Miami Dolphins offensive line coach his job and brought more embarrassment to a team that has been in the national headlines for odd reasons this season.

The video, which a source told the Sun Sentinel was taken in the Dolphins’ Davie offices, shows Foerster (pronounced FURR-stir), snorting three lines with a $20 bill. It was posted Sunday night on the Facebook page of a Las Vegas woman named Kijuana Nige Sherrod, a self-proclaimed model who later suggested on social media that she was exposing the coach in a manner of protest for how NFL players kneeling for the national anthem are being treated.

Raw NSFW video:

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:40 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote:Dolphins o-line coach resigns after video of him doing lines of come before a meeting is released. The video is truly worse than it sounds.

I don't see how that is possible. (quoted before the edit.)

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:44 pm

ImLawBoy wrote:
LawBeefaroni wrote:Dolphins o-line coach resigns after video of him doing lines of come before a meeting is released. The video is truly worse than it sounds.
I don't see how that is possible. (quoted before the edit.)

How else are you supposed to get through a meeting?

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:49 pm

ImLawBoy wrote:
LawBeefaroni wrote:Dolphins o-line coach resigns after video of him doing lines of come before a meeting is released. The video is truly worse than it sounds.
I don't see how that is possible. (quoted before the edit.)

Doing the lines before the meeting is bad enough. Saying you wish you were doing it off your mistresses Trump handle is just taking it to a new level.

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:55 pm

ImLawBoy wrote:
LawBeefaroni wrote:Dolphins o-line coach resigns after video of him doing lines of come before a meeting is released. The video is truly worse than it sounds.
I don't see how that is possible. (quoted before the edit.)

It's possible, you just got to have some serious snorting power.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:57 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote:Dolphins o-line coach resigns after video of him doing lines of come before a meeting is released. The video is truly worse than it sounds. And he recorded and sent it to his side piece.

Lorini scooped you by like 36 hours - although her link was fairly cryptic if you didn't know what was going on (or use mouse-over).

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:21 pm

Goodell sent a letter to all 32 teams saying the NFL is ready to move past the protests. Interesting to see if the players are.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:54 pm

Where is the guy running with his head on fire smilie?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Tom Brady has an AC joint sprain in his non throwing shoulder.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:06 pm

stessier wrote:
LawBeefaroni wrote:Dolphins o-line coach resigns after video of him doing lines of come before a meeting is released. The video is truly worse than it sounds. And he recorded and sent it to his side piece.
Lorini scooped you by like 36 hours - although her link was fairly cryptic if you didn't know what was going on (or use mouse-over).

Figures.

I was sans internet for a few days, did a search for Foerster and nothing turned up so I went ahead.

gameoverman · Post by **gameoverman** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:07 pm

That letter is a clever gambit, I don't know that it'll work but it's interesting. The league is saying "Your protest has hijacked attention away from your cause, so you're not helping your cause" then they offer to work with the players in a league wide effort to do something constructive. All the players have to do is end the protest.

noxiousdog · Post by **noxiousdog** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:11 pm

gameoverman wrote:That letter is a clever gambit, I don't know that it'll work but it's interesting. The league is saying "Your protest has hijacked attention away from your cause, so you're not helping your cause" then they offer to work with the players in a league wide effort to do something constructive. All the players have to do is end the protest.

That would be good for both sides. I do think their protest is extremely counterproductive though it is way more productive when Trump activated the Streisand effect.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:12 pm

noxiousdog wrote:
gameoverman wrote:That letter is a clever gambit, I don't know that it'll work but it's interesting. The league is saying "Your protest has hijacked attention away from your cause, so you're not helping your cause" then they offer to work with the players in a league wide effort to do something constructive. All the players have to do is end the protest.
That would be good for both sides. I do think their protest is extremely counterproductive though it is way more productive when Trump activated the Streisand effect.

Sort of depends what the NFL is willing to do. If the offer is "end the protest then we'll talk and do something undefined"...I doubt that will work.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:23 pm

noxiousdog wrote:
gameoverman wrote:That letter is a clever gambit, I don't know that it'll work but it's interesting. The league is saying "Your protest has hijacked attention away from your cause, so you're not helping your cause" then they offer to work with the players in a league wide effort to do something constructive. All the players have to do is end the protest.
That would be good for both sides. I do think their protest is extremely counterproductive though it is way more productive when Trump activated the Streisand effect.

It really depends what the goal of the protest is. Is it to end racist treatment of blacks by police? Well, it was never likely to succeed there anyway. Is it to raise awareness of the issue and keep it in the forefront? Then it's been successful and would likely continue to be so. I don't want to bring too much R&P into this thread, but the fact that it's pissing a lot of people off isn't necessarily evidence that the protest is not working. A protest on this type of issue works when people get pissed off.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:33 pm

ImLawBoy wrote: Is it to... keep it in the forefront?

I don't know if that was the goal but it has been an effect and I think it has been very effective, which is why I stand behind kneeling... or something. The conversation can't stop until meaningful progress is made and this drives it, then I'm all for it. I think so many people trying to shell game the conversation to one of disrespect for the armed forces is evidence of the power.

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:35 pm

noxiousdog wrote:That would be good for both sides. I do think their protest is extremely counterproductive though it is way more productive when Trump activated the Streisand effect.

While I think they chose a poor way to go about this from the beginning (it would always be misinterpreted as protesting the flag, or the anthem, or the military by those that don't think any deeper than bumper sticker slogans), I think that the NFL is going about this wrong.

It's fine for the NFL to offer to put the entire league in a position to try to help this cause that their players are raising awareness for. IF that move by the NFL proves fruitful, then the players dial back the protesting.

I don't think that the players can stop under these conditions. I can think of no clearer example of why they are doing what they are doing than Jerry Jones thinking that this would have all been put to bed two weeks ago because they knelt together before the anthem. He has no idea what this is about, which is part of the point.

Also, incredibly bad optics (IMO) to give in almost immediately to the bullying of Trump. That's what it looks like, and Trump will loudly take credit for putting a stop to "disrespecting 'Merica". Can the players accept that?