NFL Offseason March - Falling down, hard and long

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Febreeze: Oct 24, 2011; I want to care, butt I dont

NC-17 posted:

Old Tom Coughlin is a lover spurned.

Honestly if this is true it's probably a good thing we fired him. It doesn't sound very Coughlin but who knows.

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# ? Jun 10, 2024 04:58

AAAAA! Real Muenster: Jul 12, 2008; My QB is also named Bort

Febreeze posted:

Honestly if this is true it's probably a good thing we fired him. It doesn't sound very Coughlin but who knows.

I wouldnt blame him if he was pissed at Jerry Reese being an idiot for the past 5+ years and the team forcing him to retire because they were blaming him for the team's problems when the roster was hot garbage that was injured all the time.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 00:25

Gyro Zeppeli: Jul 19, 2012; sure hope no-one throws me off a bridge

Coughlin is going to John Hinckley Ben McAdoo and we done nothing to stop it.

Come to think of it, Hinckley also shot a dude named Brady. One can only hope.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 00:27

BrownThunder: Oct 26, 2005; EXTEND BEN!
Forever and ever and ever

quote:

Burfict admits Joey Porter was not talking smack and Jones hit him for no reason

http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2016/03/04/burfict-admits-joey-porter-was-not-talking-smack-and-jones-hit-him-for-no-reason/

I knew it

# ? Mar 5, 2016 00:51

Brannock: Feb 9, 2006; by exmarx; Fallen Rib

http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-p...f-2012-tailspin

quote:

With two games left in the season, Crosby had made just 17 of 29 field-goal attempts (58.6 percent) and missed at least one kick in each of the previous eight games as the Packers prepared for a Dec. 23, 2012, game against the Tennessee Titans at Lambeau Field. A few days before that game, Woodson pulled Crosby aside.

�Watching him, it just looked like he was pressing,� Woodson recalled in a phone interview. �I told him, �Right now, you�re a guy who�s out there trying to kick field goals instead of just being a field goal kicker.� I told him, �If the team asked me to go out there and kick a field goal, then I would be just a guy trying to kick a field goal. I might make it, I might not. That�s not how it should be [for you]. Stop being a guy trying to kick field goals and go out there and be a field goal kicker.'�

While Woodson said �the conversation was pretty simple on my end,� for Crosby, it was transformative. He made his final six kicks of the 2012 season (including playoffs), then responded with the best year of his career in 2013, going 33-for-37 (89.2 percent). Since Woodson�s pep talk, Crosby has made 103 of the 117 field goals he�s attempted (including playoffs), a success rate of 88 percent -- despite kicking at Lambeau Field, where the weather is often inclement.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 00:55

Thaddius the Large: Jul 5, 2006; It's in the five-hole!

Brannock posted:

http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-p...f-2012-tailspin

So Woodson's Yoda with better grammar? I can dig it.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 00:57

Flikken: Oct 23, 2009; 10,363 snaps and not a playoff win to show for it

Thaddius the Large posted:

So Woodson's Yoda with better grammar? I can dig it.

Him and Randy Moss should start a reality show where they mentor rookies across the league.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 01:00

Gyro Zeppeli: Jul 19, 2012; sure hope no-one throws me off a bridge

I'm so glad that that Woodson isn't just one of those "really nice guy, but never amounted to much" cases. He's not only a SUPER nice guy, he got his ring and is one of the greatest in his position ever.

:allears:

# ? Mar 5, 2016 01:07

Impossibly Perfect Sphere: Nov 6, 2002; They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

Febreeze posted:

Honestly if this is true it's probably a good thing we fired him. It doesn't sound very Coughlin but who knows.

I mean, they fired him and kept every single member of his staff and the front office. You can't scapegoat someone more than that.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 01:42

Its Rinaldo: Aug 13, 2010; CODS BINCH

NC-17 posted:

I mean, they fired him and kept every single member of his staff and the front office. You can't scapegoat someone more than that.

Let me tell you about a team called the Red Sox

# ? Mar 5, 2016 02:00

v2vian man: Sep 1, 2007; Only question I
ever thought was hard
was do I like Kirk
or do I like Picard?

did we talk already about how armonty bryant and alex mack are both as good as gone from cleveland

# ? Mar 5, 2016 02:03

Amy Pole Her: Jun 17, 2002

v2vian man posted:

did we talk already about how armonty bryant and alex mack are both as good as gone from cleveland

Gipson too!

# ? Mar 5, 2016 02:12

Brannock: Feb 9, 2006; by exmarx; Fallen Rib

Viking fans, can you tell us a bit about whatever happened with Cordarrelle Patterson? He seems to not have meshed at all with Bridgewater and Norv Turner and accomplished basically nothing in 2015. He seems to have actually gotten worse and worse as a receiver since his rookie season.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 02:45

a neat cape: Feb 22, 2007; Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!

AAA DOLFAN posted:

Gipson too!

And maybe Benjamin!

# ? Mar 5, 2016 02:57

v2vian man: Sep 1, 2007; Only question I
ever thought was hard
was do I like Kirk
or do I like Picard?

oh yeah those guys are gone as heck, i was just talking like developments in the last 48 hours

# ? Mar 5, 2016 03:26

v2vian man: Sep 1, 2007; Only question I
ever thought was hard
was do I like Kirk
or do I like Picard?

what the gently caress is wrong with the browns, other bottom tier teams are not hemorrhaging their only talented players are they

# ? Mar 5, 2016 03:26

WHOOPS: Nov 6, 2009

Brannock posted:

Viking fans, can you tell us a bit about whatever happened with Cordarrelle Patterson? He seems to not have meshed at all with Bridgewater and Norv Turner and accomplished basically nothing in 2015. He seems to have actually gotten worse and worse as a receiver since his rookie season.

Handful of things:
- Patterson was a project when drafted. Most of his early success was because he's one of the best athletes in the league and has great open field ability. The hope was he'd spend his first few years developing in an AP-driven offense so he could refine his route running.
- After AP was suspended last year, the Vikings tried to stick with a run first offense. But since no one was intimidated by Matt Asiago and certainly not Matt Cassel, defenses keyed in on Patterson. So now he had to figure out how to beat defenses game planning to take him out with a limited skill set. Basically he had to be the guy we hoped he eventually become 2 games into his second season.
- Cassel then got hurt, forcing Bridgewater into starting much sooner than planned. The team tried to get them in sync but ended up with a lot of miscommunications. Zimmer prioritized Teddy's development and that meant they needed WRs who could at least run consistent routes. Patterson's snaps dwindled quickly.
- In the offseason, Zimmer made plans for Patterson to work with Michael Irvin. CP did his own thing instead. It did not help. in the limited time he saw the field this year, he had a habit of drawing bad penalties so even the gadget stuff for him (jet sweeps, bubble screens) started going to Diggs and Wright. He was effectively buried on the depth chart.

He's still a great athlete and an elite return man (Crosby strip notwithstanding) so Spielman is going to keep him around for the last year of his contract. He has a lot to prove but is apparently taking what Zimmer and Norv have told him more seriously. No one is holding their breath.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 03:40

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

v2vian man posted:

what the gently caress is wrong with the browns, other bottom tier teams are not hemorrhaging their only talented players are they

I like ur av

# ? Mar 5, 2016 04:10

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

Isn't it literally against the law to ask a prospective employee whether they are gay or not?

# ? Mar 5, 2016 04:19

Mystic Stylez: Dec 19, 2009

v2vian man posted:

what the gently caress is wrong with the browns

Well,

Mystic Stylez fucked around with this message at 04:26 on Mar 5, 2016

# ? Mar 5, 2016 04:21

Its Rinaldo: Aug 13, 2010; CODS BINCH

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

Isn't it literally against the law to ask a prospective employee whether they are gay or not?

I'm sure there is some sort of waiver they sign saying they can be asked whatever regardless of how heinous it is.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 04:47

Diva Cupcake: Aug 15, 2005

You ever been in a Turkish prison?

# ? Mar 5, 2016 04:53

v2vian man: Sep 1, 2007; Only question I
ever thought was hard
was do I like Kirk
or do I like Picard?

Bad Moon posted:

I'm sure there is some sort of waiver they sign saying they can be asked whatever regardless of how heinous it is.

nope

Mystic Stylez posted:

Well,

seriously though

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:11

FUCKFACE MORON: Apr 23, 2010; by sebmojo

Chichevache posted:

I like ur av

looks like a passive aggressive star trek fanboy dipshit manchild baby was mad about the manziel thread being closed. money well spent fuckboy

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:18

Adlai Stevenson: Mar 4, 2010; Making me ashamed to feel the way that I do

v2vian man posted:

what the gently caress is wrong with the browns, other bottom tier teams are not hemorrhaging their only talented players are they

Well, there's the 49ers

There are rough parallels with bad ownership and an idea that the ship is rudderless. Beyond that there's just a lot of anecdotal perception statements that could be made. Basically the team is bad because they seem bad and not enough people believe that that can or will change soon. I think there are enough people that still have some hope or see an opportunity in the 49ers, right or wrong. I think there are enough people that have simply given up on the Browns that they're left to be in the position that they're in.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:23

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

sam bradford lmao posted:

looks like a passive aggressive star trek fanboy dipshit manchild baby was mad about the manziel thread being closed. money well spent fuckboy

Don't sign ur posts

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:26

FUCKFACE MORON: Apr 23, 2010; by sebmojo

it was u

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:30

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

that particular quote isn't a Star Trek fanboy quote hth

(it wasn't me)

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:40

FizFashizzle: Mar 30, 2005

Can't wait until Patterson gets cut and the Panthers poach and god king ricky proehl works his dark magic.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:46

v2vian man: Sep 1, 2007; Only question I
ever thought was hard
was do I like Kirk
or do I like Picard?

i think it was football's bil keane personally

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:49

v2vian man: Sep 1, 2007; Only question I
ever thought was hard
was do I like Kirk
or do I like Picard?

Adlai Stevenson posted:

Well, there's the 49ers

There are rough parallels with bad ownership and an idea that the ship is rudderless. Beyond that there's just a lot of anecdotal perception statements that could be made. Basically the team is bad because they seem bad and not enough people believe that that can or will change soon. I think there are enough people that still have some hope or see an opportunity in the 49ers, right or wrong. I think there are enough people that have simply given up on the Browns that they're left to be in the position that they're in.

the insane thing is that since 2011, absolutely every position within the browns has changed hands, from owner down. for all of the new guys to be as incompetent as the old is pretty insane and hosed up to me

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:51

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

N: 49ers tendered RFA Jordan Devey

V:

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:58

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

Adlai Stevenson posted:

Well, there's the 49ers

There are rough parallels with bad ownership and an idea that the ship is rudderless. Beyond that there's just a lot of anecdotal perception statements that could be made. Basically the team is bad because they seem bad and not enough people believe that that can or will change soon. I think there are enough people that still have some hope or see an opportunity in the 49ers, right or wrong. I think there are enough people that have simply given up on the Browns that they're left to be in the position that they're in.

There needs to be a systemic, long lasting change for a team to pull themselves out. I argue there's a difference between a struggling team and a bad one, with the difference being that the struggling team actively strives to get better.

The Redskins are an example of what looks to be a team turning the corner. The new GM is only the second dedicated GM of the Dan Snyder era (Vinny "Kindergarten Ninja" Cerrato was the first), and making Cousins the starter was a pretty big change from years past. FA signings don't appear to be flashy and the team is winning games. They have a ton of work (and could very well regress), but they do appear to be working.

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Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

Spoeank posted:

N: 49ers tendered RFA Jordan Devey

V:

Please tell me this is real

# ? Mar 5, 2016 06:18

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

But did he play basketball

# ? Mar 5, 2016 06:20

Magicpants: Sep 15, 2011; Certified Poster

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

Isn't it literally against the law to ask a prospective employee whether they are gay or not?

I have found a very clever loophole where I make a crude sexual joke and if they don't laugh I ask "what you are some kind of human being?"

# ? Mar 5, 2016 08:41

Magicpants: Sep 15, 2011; Certified Poster

Spoeank posted:

N: 49ers tendered RFA Jordan Devey

V:

Jordan Devey is basically a fat football fan who went "pfff, I could that" and for some reason was given that opportunity

# ? Mar 5, 2016 08:46

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

Magicpants posted:

Jordan Devey is basically a fat football fan who went "pfff, I could that" and for some reason was given that opportunity

So what you're saying is there's still hope for me

# ? Mar 5, 2016 08:47

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

Metapod posted:

Please tell me this is real

This picture is 100% real and he is 100% terrible.

I looked and looked but I couldn't find the picture from the SF-NYG game last season where Devey took out Pears accidentally and they're both laying on the ground with two Giants getting a free rush on Kaep.

Two years of beyond god-awful offensive line play broke poor Colin, possibly beyond repair :sigh:

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# ? Jun 10, 2024 04:58

King Hong Kong: Nov 6, 2009; For we'll fight with a vim
that is dead sure to win.

Kaepernick was never going to be that good anyway. His untimely demise may have been for the better.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 11:27

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