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I just looked it up, it's a pretty crazy situation, he played his freshman year, then said he was leaving after Lane Kiffin got fired, transferred to Kansas State, and then never played for them before entering the draft. Plus there's this dummy who was his "trainer" after high school. quote:His workouts, recruiting and news media requests were handled by Brian Butler, who identifies himself as Brown's trainer and handler.[16][17] Butler sold updates of Brown's recruitment via website for $9.99 a month or $59 a year and sought contributions that he says were used to take players on a tour of colleges each summer.[16] At one point, Butler announced Brown was considering entering the Canadian Football League (CFL), but Brown backed down from that claim.[17] As a result of Butler's handling, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s amateurism certification staff launched an investigation to determine whether anything had been done that would jeopardize Brown's amateur status.[18] The NCAA's investigation eventually cleared Brown to play before the start of his freshman season.[19] What a fuckin buffoon.
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shiksa posted:I just looked it up, it's a pretty crazy situation, he played his freshman year, then said he was leaving after Lane Kiffin got fired, transferred to Kansas State, and then never played for them before entering the draft. I would even say huckster, but I'm not 87 years old so I won't.
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Apr 15, 2014 20:25
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Quest For Glory II posted:The point is that signing a RB at age 29 or older is historically a bad idea. How do you feel about the Sproles signing
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Apr 15, 2014 20:39
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As we already said over and over to McMagic when he was doing his "LOL MIAMI SO DUMB" they're still drafting a guy this year. It's pretty much the worst kept secret.
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Apr 15, 2014 20:45
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AAA DOLFAN posted:As we already said over and over to McMagic when he was doing his "LOL MIAMI SO DUMB" they're still drafting a guy this year. It's pretty much the worst kept secret. I apologize, I meant to say that miami is one of the most well run franchises in the NFL, have not displayed any incompetence or any notion of an out of control locker room, are terrific at drafting and developing players and have been a great team consistently for the last 20 years.
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Apr 15, 2014 20:49
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John Brown posted:Backup RBs from the top of my mind: Mike Goodson isn't on the Raiders The Raiders starter is either MJD or McFadden(or Marcel Reece  ) followed by Kory Sheets(owns)/Taiwan Jones(possibly a CB)/Jamize Olawale
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Apr 15, 2014 20:51
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Sweeper posted:How do you feel about the Sproles signing
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Apr 15, 2014 20:53
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Snelling was cut from the Falcons if I remember correctly. They have Jacquizz Rodgers who is okay in a not as good as Warwick Dunn way, and Antone Smith who is very fast but they refuse to use him for anything other than as a really good gunner on special teams. Edit- Snelling retired actually, wasn't cut.
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Apr 15, 2014 20:54
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For what it's worth, the number two person on the Packers depth chart right now is James Starks. DuJuan Harris is the likely 3, Johnathan Franklin is at the bottom and is coming off a pretty serious concussion. Also, welcome back Matt Flynn. 
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Apr 15, 2014 21:00
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This is the only reason I know of Johnathan Franklin.
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Apr 15, 2014 21:07
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mcmagic posted:I apologize, I meant to say that miami is one of the most well run franchises in the NFL, have not displayed any incompetence or any notion of an out of control locker room, are terrific at drafting and developing players and have been a great team consistently for the last 20 years. This has about as much factual basis as your other posts so I can't tell if you're trying to be sarcastic or not Amy Pole Her fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2014 21:27
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Cervixalot posted:Titans is Shonn Greene IIRC He's the starter now. Saints also have Khiry Robinson, noted all-preseason team member.
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Apr 15, 2014 21:31
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Ronnie Brown is gone, the Chargers' backups are Donald Brown and Danny Woodhead
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Apr 15, 2014 21:35
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Blitz7x posted:Mike Goodson isn't on the Raiders How soon we forget Latavius Murray. Also  if Kory Sheets even makes it out of camp, I'll get an avatar of him for the first month of the regular season. I'm guessing MJD-McFadden-Murray, and then Reece are the only ones that get carried into the regular season. Of course, 3 of those guys could be on IR by week 3. Also Joique Bell for the Lions. 
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Apr 15, 2014 21:40
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Blitz7x posted:Mike Goodson isn't on the Raiders Claw Massage posted:Snelling was cut from the Falcons if I remember correctly. They have Jacquizz Rodgers who is okay in a not as good as Warwick Dunn way, and Antone Smith who is very fast but they refuse to use him for anything other than as a really good gunner on special teams. superaielman posted:For what it's worth, the number two person on the Packers depth chart right now is James Starks. DuJuan Harris is the likely 3, Johnathan Franklin is at the bottom and is coming off a pretty serious concussion. ROSS MY SALAD posted:Ronnie Brown is gone, the Chargers' backups are Donald Brown and Danny Woodhead Volkerball posted:Also Joique Bell for the Lions. And here I am thinking I did pretty well 
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Apr 15, 2014 21:59
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You did better than I could probably, just kind of mixed in a couple names from a year or two ago.
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Apr 15, 2014 22:08
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Leshoure is 3rd string at best too for the Lions. Doh, see someone got that (although I'd say Bell is the starter and Bush the backup now).
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Apr 15, 2014 22:08
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Look at all you people who don't play fantasy football and can't name every single backup RB to hoard in the league.
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Apr 15, 2014 22:19
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Dubious posted:Bryce Brown owns whenever Shady is out, what Didn't he fumble a bunch and make EDP melt down?
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Apr 15, 2014 23:11
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Intruder posted:Didn't he fumble a bunch and make EDP melt down? Eagles could win out and EDP would still find something to melt down over
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Apr 15, 2014 23:17
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Zypher posted:Look at all you people who don't play fantasy football and can't name every single backup RB to hoard in the league. Gotta know your handcuffs. Ruxin taught me that. I think the Steelers backup is Isaac Redman.
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Apr 15, 2014 23:26
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Dennis Johnson is the Texans current backup RB but I'll be shocked if that's true when the season starts
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Apr 15, 2014 23:35
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PantsFreeZone posted:Gotta know your handcuffs. Ruxin taught me that. True pros know the practice squad too
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Apr 15, 2014 23:50
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The practice squad only becomes relevant if there's a meteor strike.
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Apr 16, 2014 00:39
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PantsFreeZone posted:Gotta know your handcuffs. Ruxin taught me that. I played Fantasy Football for the first time last season in a 10-team league. I only lost 1 game (the final loving week thanks to Gronk) and went on to win the championship. I'd say I know my players pretty well based on last season's rosters.
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Apr 16, 2014 00:59
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Intruder posted:Didn't he fumble a bunch and make EDP melt down? He fumbled a bunch two seasons ago. This past season he didn't have any fumbles that I remember, but it seemed like he never gained Kelly's confidence. His carries decreased despite the Eagles running the ball more. He's signed through 2015, but who knows what Chip Kelly is thinking? I wouldn't be shocked if he was trade bait for a late round pick this year if anyone would be willing to give up one for him, especially with acquisition of Sproles and that the #3 guy, Chris Polk, plays special teams and got more snaps than Brown (even though Brown got more carries). NotWearingPants fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Apr 16, 2014 |
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Apr 16, 2014 02:46
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What he's thinking is that Bryce Brown spends too much time running laterally for a power-speed combo back which means he doesn't really utilize either trait. His YPC was spiked by the random wacky touchdown he scored at the end of the Bears game where he literally ran untouched up the middle of the field for 65 yards. Subtract that single carry and his YPC drops from 4.2 to 3.3. Some of his performances include 9 carries for 25 yards, 8 carries for 19 yards, 6 carries for 19 yards, 5 carries for 4 yards. He'll have to work hard to keep his roster spot this year. He has no trade value. The market didn't even care about the existing free agent RBs, let alone a backup RB that is worse than most of them. Dude doesn't block either, or play special teams.
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Quest For Glory II let me ask your opinion: I find myself wishing that the Eagles hadn't cut Jason Avant, especially since they released DeSean Jackson. Can you ease my mind and tell me why I am wrong? I don't even know who the Eagles slot receiver is right now.
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Jason Avant has reliable hands but he does not produce in Chip Kelly's offense which is designed to get one on one matchups on nearly every play, so I think his departure was inevitable. I thought his destination would be New England where they like receivers who play like Avant does, but I was wrong on that one. I'm expecting the slot position to be platooned by a combination of Darren Sproles and a newly-drafted receiver. If they end up trading up to get Mike Evans, he might not start in the slot, but Riley Cooper could. There's also been speculation at BGN of Ertz taking snaps there. The thing is, it's nebulous because Kelly is constantly rotating players around. I wouldn't expect the Eagles' rookie receiver to hit 1,000 yards this year or anything. Even if it's a 1st round pick. We don't even really know what Maclin's gonna look like yet. I don't know how it's all going to come together. The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 03:34 on Apr 16, 2014 |
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I honestly can't remember Buffalo's third-string running back. It's a very important position though, because one of Fred Jackson or C.J. Spiller must be injured at one time, so you have to actually carry the ball and pass-block and not be completely terrible at it.
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PantsFreeZone posted:Gotta know your handcuffs. Ruxin taught me that. Redman got cut after like week 3 last year. Dwyer was the backup after that. It's Blount this year, thank god
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Roasted Donut posted:Redman got cut after like week 3 last year. Dwyer was the backup after that. Which is weird, because the year before Dwyer owned. Dude just straight up fell off a cliff, mostly because he stuck to the Jared Lorenzen diet.
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swickles posted:Which is weird, because the year before Dwyer owned. Dude just straight up fell off a cliff, mostly because he stuck to the Jared Lorenzen diet. Dwyer was actually still pretty awesome last year and I'll miss him. They just really didn't give anyone else any carries after Bell got healthy and the run blocking was an utter disaster the first half of the year. As cool as Dwyer is though, he can't compare to Blount
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Lance of Llanwyln posted:I honestly can't remember Buffalo's third-string running back. It's a very important position though, because one of Fred Jackson or C.J. Spiller must be injured at one time, so you have to actually carry the ball and pass-block and not be completely terrible at it. Wasn't he the Cowboys backup at one point? Tashard Choice?
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PantsFreeZone posted:Wasn't he the Cowboys backup at one point? Tashard Choice?
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Roasted Donut posted:Dwyer was actually still pretty awesome last year and I'll miss him. They just really didn't give anyone else any carries after Bell got healthy and the run blocking was an utter disaster the first half of the year. Blount can be amazing, but he's also a loving diva. If he's not in a right mind off the field, it's going to show in his game-day performances.
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blitz wheres my inhalerquote:"The Raiders brought in Austin Howard to play either right tackle or guard at $6 million a year. It's a very strong contract for Howard made stronger by what seems to be a clerical error by the Raiders which caused a large first year roster bonus to be treated as a signing bonus. I'd be almost certain the Raiders had no desire to do this as no contract they signed had prorated money beyond 2014 and the bonus language here was designed to avoid this bonus from prorating. Perhaps they can petition for a change but the current management council decision has the bonus prorated." So basically if they cut Howard any time over the next two years, he's going to make it nearly impossible to maintain the whole spend 95% of the cap every year from here on out thing, and he's going to make $6 mil a year each year he isn't cut to play guard. How does it feel to be INVINCIBLE?
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Volkerball posted:So basically if they cut Howard any time over the next two years, he's going to make it nearly impossible to maintain the whole spend 95% of the cap every year I was with you on this originally but apparently there's really no punishment for not meeting the cap floor other than the team has to pay cash money to the rest of the players from what we can tell. So go ahead and lowball everyone in the world unless you fail to make money owning an NFL team I guess. That mistake is absolutely hilariously Raiders though.
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Paying $6m per for a mediocre tackle to play guard seems like the much more egregious error.
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Volkerball posted:blitz wheres my inhaler 
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