NFL 2019 Off-Season thread

[BeastieRunner]

Perhaps Murray figured he'd reach stardom faster in football rather than deal with the slings and arrows of getting embarrassed by off-speed pitches which makes fools out of every young phenom who plays baseball.



Quite true. I wonder if Brady wants to equal George Blanda who, if memory serves, retired at 46.

He retired at 48.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

In NFL News


- After 10 seasons Mark Sanchez announced he is retiring from the NFL. Sanchez signed as a college football analyst and will start with ABC/ESPN next season. Sanchez played last season and was absolutely terrible in his final start where he went 6/14 for 38 yards , was sacked 5 times and threw 2 Ints for Washington.


- The Cowboys released Allen Hurns (WR) who was just getting ready for camp. Hurns was injured last season and broke his ankle. But is fully ready to return and took part in OTAs. Hurns was asked to take a pay cut after signing a 2 year $12 million dollar contract last year. Hurns was more irked Dallas didn't do this earlier in the off season.


- Cincinnati resigned Tyler Boyd (WR) to a 4 year extension worth $43+ million. Boyd was entering a contract year and the Bengals wanted to keep him around long term after a breakout 2018 season.


- Bufflao has signed Brian Gaine (ex Texans GM) to be a senior personnel advisor for college and pro scouting. Gaine was a former Bills VP of Player personnel in 2017 and returns to that organization.

[Scott Taylor]

He retired at 48.

Thats completely ridiculous. I mean, why would anyone even want to play at that age? Go enjoy life after football already.

[worstblogever]

From earlier yesterday... Why Your Team Sucks: The San Francisco 49ers.

Some highlights:

Sean: "Someone said in last year’s WYTS that Jed York and Trent Baalke dragged the Niners through the ground and into the Earth’s f***ing core.

Well, as we head into year three of the Lynchahan era, I have to conclude: the Niners are still stuck in the Earth’s f***ing core."

Travis" "Verrett is built of bubblegum and duct tape while Ahkello Witherspoon couldn’t cover a dead body with a white sheet."

Bobby: "The sound of Jimmy’s ACL snapping in week 3 was like an alarm clock waking us from a pipe dream to remind us that 1) the rest of the roster is still hot garbage, and 2) our GM is an ex-player who had zero front office or coaching experience until our man-baby owner gave him a six-year contract to run the team - probably because no actual NFL GM candidates would return Jed York’s calls. The rest of the roster farted their way to a 4-12 season which our franchise QB spent in a leg cast getting blown by a porn star old enough to be his mom."

[Surf]

We just got the list of entities that will begin taking bets on sporting events in Indianapolis on September 1st. Shocked NFL was not on the list... lol GTFO here, seriously it's number 1. My little old sleepy India-no-place is growing up. We can buy beer on Sunday's now, going on 2 years which still kinda blows my mind. We can legally bet on Darts now. We have CBD Oil joints poppin' up all over the place, I tell you when we get that Drive-in adult theater back like there was in Chippewa we'll be all the way live. I can soon be putting half the daycare money on the Colts covering the spread. Crazy!

Here are more of the noteworthy events you'll be able to bet on:

NFL, NBA and MLB
NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula One auto racing
Division I collegiate sports including football, baseball and basketball
Professional golf including the PGA, LPGA and European tours
The Summer and Winter Olympics
Soccer, including FIFA, MLS, UEFA Champions League and the English Premier League
Tennis, including the USTA, ATP and ITF events
UFC

Boxing, including International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization, and Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports events
A full list of approved events is on the Indiana Gaming Commission website.

[worstblogever]

Today, Drew Magary gives us... Why Your Team Sucks... The New York Jets

Matt: " Gase rose to prominence as Peyton Manning’s OC during the 2013-14 season. The Broncos got trounced 43-8 in the Super Bowl by the Seahawks, only scoring one TD. After sticking around another year in Denver followed by a random and underwhelming year as OC for the Bears, Gase was hired by Miami in 2016 specifically to turn Ryan Tannehill into a franchise QB. Why he was deemed a QB whisperer I don’t know — it didn’t take a genius to turn Manning from a Hall of Famer into a slightly better resume’d Hall of Famer — but he got the gig anyway. He completely failed. Even when healthy, Tannehill completely sucked ****. Miami was also a mess while he was there, with stories of disgruntled players coming out seemingly every week.

Enter the Jets. After living through years of an anemic and completely uninspiring coach in Todd Bowles, you would think that they would go the way some other successful teams are going right now; hiring a young innovative coach to implement a system and grow with the franchise QB. Instead we hired Gase, who brought along the same OC he had in Miami. Last season, per Football Outsiders, Miami was 27th out of 32 teams in offensive DVOA.

This season is going to suck. Gase won’t last two years. At least he got the GM fired though! Kill me."

John: "I have watched essentially every Jets game with my father for the past 25 or so years. Throughout all of that time the least surprised that I have ever seen the man was when Sam Darnold threw a pick-6 on his first ever career passing attempt."

Rory: " It has now been literally half a century since the Jets won the Super Bowl, yet they will continue to trot out Joe Namath in a fur coat probably long after he’s dead for ceremonial coin tosses and grainy video montages otherwise starring Weeb Ewbank."

[Deathstroke]

Today, Drew Magary gives us... Why Your Team Sucks... The New York Jets

The easier breakdown for this one would be "Because you're the New York Jets".

[Scott Taylor]

That reminds me - as to Sanchez's retirement - a moment of silence please. The last QB to actually manage to get the Jets into the playoffs. Raise a glass.

He's going into the broadcast booth for ESPN to help cover college football.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Rodney Harrison: Lack of Patriots in Hall of Fame 'almost a form of discrimination'

Does Harrison have a point, or is he biased because he played for New England? I mean, beyond Ty Law who'll be enshrined next weekend, Rob Gronkowski five years from now and Tom Brady down the road, I don't think there's all that many members of the Bellichick Patriots era who stand out enough for entrance into Canton. What do you think?

[Gray Lensman]

Rodney Harrison: Lack of Patriots in Hall of Fame 'almost a form of discrimination'

Does Harrison have a point, or is he biased because he played for New England? I mean, beyond Ty Law who'll be enshrined next weekend, Rob Gronkowski five years from now and Tom Brady down the road, I don't think there's all that many members of the Bellichick Patriots era who stand out enough for entrance into Canton. What do you think?

For the most part, Belichick would prefer 2 players that just miss the cut for the HoF over one who is a surefire entry - especially since the price would be the same. The strength of the Patriots roster is rarely the starters, but that the substitute players can manage nearly the same level of play in many cases. Many of the players Rodney is mentioning fit that description, although a few have a case similar to the one Lynn Swann had - maybe not the best career numbers, but that their best moments always came when the lights were brightest.

[Scott Taylor]

Rodney Harrison: Lack of Patriots in Hall of Fame 'almost a form of discrimination'

Does Harrison have a point, or is he biased because he played for New England? I mean, beyond Ty Law who'll be enshrined next weekend, Rob Gronkowski five years from now and Tom Brady down the road, I don't think there's all that many members of the Bellichick Patriots era who stand out enough for entrance into Canton. What do you think?

Maybe that Patriots locker room attendant who deflated the footballs? The guy who videotaped game signals? Or then there is the stripper who Kraft went to visit - thats a Hall of Fame level sacrifice right there.

[BeastieRunner]

Apparently NE's soon-to-be cut 4th string QB Danny Etling is showing amazing skills at ST and WR.

[worstblogever]

And now... Why Your Team Sucks: The Oakland Raiders

Cory " THEY TRADED KHALIL F***ING MACK AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHYYYY?????!!!!!!!!!!! THERE IS NO GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Colby "By the time the Raiders are rid of Jon Gruden, one of Phillip Rivers’ children could be quarterbacking every team in the AFC West."

Dan "They sign the dirtiest linebacker in the NFL who was the personal nemesis of our new diva WR and a certifiably insane tow-headed bully to protect our Captain Checkdown QB who throws the ball away on fourth down because Jeebus told him to.

I’m actually more excited about Hard Knocks than this season."

Brian "I write you every year about Jamarcus f***ing Russell, thinking there couldn’t possibly be a worse Raiders QB. Then they went and signed Nathan Peterman.

Still f*** Jamarcus Russell, though. "

[SUPERECWFAN1]

NFL News...


- Allen Hurns who was cut by the Dallas Cowboys this past week didn't last long as a free agent. He was signed to a 1 year deal by the Miami Dolphins that is valued at $3-4 million.

- Speaking of WR's , the NY Giants have lost Corey Coleman for the season with a torn ACL during practice. Coleman had a wild 2018 season as he was traded by the Cleveland Browns after failing in Cleveland as a 1st rd pick in 2016 to the Buffalo Bills. Where he was cut soon after in preseason. Then he was picked up by the New England Patriots for awhile for some looks. But was cut soon after during the season and picked up by the NY Giants who he caught a few passes from in 2018.

The idea was he'd become part of the 3 WR sets the team would run and become the 3rd WR. Instead he was injured as the team will bring in Kelvin Bryant & Michael Crabtree possibly to look at as free agents on Saturday to look at.

[worstblogever]

And today's edition is in... Why Your Team Sucks: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

Anthony: " The last time we participated in a playoff game, Obama had just edged Hillary in the Iowa Caucuses, the 'Apple Bottom Jeans' song was #1, Jim and Pam started dating on The Office, the first iPhone was 6 months old, and Michael Clayton was both a soon-to-be Best Picture nominee and Jeff Garcia’s third receiver.

We’ve averaged under six wins per season since then."

Brian: "Over the last four years, GM Jason Licht has drafted nine defensive backs in the first four rounds and has had a monumentally bad secondary every year. And of course one year after taking two corners in the second round, Licht went for two corners on the first three this year. As if this wasn’t bad enough.....he drafted a kicker. A KICKER. A f***ing kicker. Are you kidding me? A kicker? For the love of Roberto Aguayo who lets this guy draft still? The Lions drafting first round receivers think this is a f***ing joke.

Based on the definition of insanity, somebody get a padded room and a straitjacket ready immediately. That isn’t for Licht. That’s for me for showing up again for another year thinking this is the year the Bucs are decent again. I deserve it. The Bucs suck."

Todd: "If you told me that this was a fictional team created for the purposes of a movie, a la the ridiculous teams from 'Any Given Sunday,' I would not question it for one second."