NFL: 2017 NFL Season News & Notes Discussion Thread (Bucs keep Koetter/GB signs Adams)

[Gene Parmesan]

The Giants lost their "class" tag when they went soft on the wife beating kicker.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I mean Eli said just play Geno and Davis and forget the streak. He took the onus off the coach and McAdoo is still getting torched alive rofl

Francesca’s take on this was hilarious.

He didn't really take onus off of McAdoo

The dumb suggestion by McAdoo that Eli could start games to keep streak going only to be pulled in game was absurd to begin with

 

[Bob Richards]

The Giants lost their "class" tag when they went soft on the wife beating kicker.

Not to derail the thread but luckily my team's fan base showed more outrage over the nonexistent signing of a certain, unnamed FA quarterback than they did the situation surrounding the objectively awful human being in Josh Brown.

 

[Bob Richards]

He didn't really take onus off of McAdoo

The dumb suggestion by McAdoo that Eli could start games to keep streak going only to be pulled in game was absurd to begin with

Oh, don't get me wrong the original proposal was dumb, but I just marveled at how horrendously this all collapsed even in the wake of Eli trying to pull a team first move.

 

[What the Faulk]

I mean Eli said just play Geno and Davis and forget the streak. He took the onus off the coach and McAdoo is still getting torched alive rofl

Francesca’s take on this was hilarious.

As I understand it, that's not what happened at all. Management decided they wanted to see Geno and Davis in the latter parts of games but still let Eli start to preserve the streak and Eli was like no f*** that that's stupid and makes the streak meaningless. It's not like Eli randomly approached them and said they should evaluate the young guys.

 

[Voight]

On the bright side, theres no injury risk for Eli now. So if he does in fact become a free agent, he will be healthy & rested.

 

[YEM]

The Giants lost their "class" tag when they went soft on the wife beating kicker.

they lost it for me when they were building the new stadium-when Wellington Mara was still alive, they said that they would not be charging season ticket holders PSLs for the new building. Then the old man died and they swiftly reversed course. A friend of mine whose family had Giants season tix for so long that they saw games in 3 different states [Yankee Stadium, Yale Bowl, Meadowlands] got a bill from the Giants for $40,000 [10k per ticket in the lower level].

 

[Melrose Munch]

The Giants lost their "class" tag when they went soft on the wife beating kicker.

That point was made here.

 

[What the Faulk]

Dude, you have no sacks on the year. Whatever you were taking wasn't working.

Next 4: @No, MIN, GB, TB. Great timing, moron.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Eli definitely can still be productive. He had a down year because he has no line, no WRs, and no running game.

I’m not sure what these people expected him to do with what he has right now?

yup, no QB would be successful playing behind that team. But social media has a tendency to just look at the QB struggling and go yup he sucks and he is done. It is pretty disgraceful how they handled it. if they wanted to go in another direction after the season that is one thing. But to pull the plug on Eli after starting 210 straight games behind that garbage is just stupid.
Eli is going to go somewhere next year. I hope his new team drops 70 on the Giants next season.

 

[Voight]

yup, no QB would be successful playing behind that team. But social media has a tendency to just look at the QB struggling and go yup he sucks and he is done. It is pretty disgraceful how they handled it. if they wanted to go in another direction after the season that is one thing. But to pull the plug on Eli after starting 210 straight games behind that garbage is just stupid.
Eli is going to go somewhere next year. I hope his new team drops 70 on the Giants next season.

Jags would be good for him. He probably doesn't care to get a massive contract and he'd have some amazing young talent around him, plus a healthy Robinson. Theres also the appeal of Coughlin being the boss and playing in Florida while trying to win a SB isn't the worse thing in the world.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Alshon gets a new contract

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[What the Faulk]

Literally adding insult to injury.

 

[Voight]

Eli Manning Plans On Returning For 15th NFL Season

Still perfectly healthy and nobody would want to go out the way he did. Eli to Jags E5

 

[Voight]

Anyone else surprised Urban Meyer isn't in the top 5?

 

[What the Faulk]

I know, I know, the Cowboys bring the ratings and the Raiders are doing better, but I see several options here that provide a much more compelling game, including Rodgers' probable return in Carolina, Rams @ Seahawks in a pivotal NFC West matchup, a Jets/Saints game that could actually be a lot of fun, or Patriots/Steelers fighting for the #1 seed in the AFC. Not all of those are going to be protected.

 

[What the Faulk]

Not entirely surprising. A shame his streak had to end because of a coach looking for a hail mary to keep his job

 

[Trap Jesus]

This was straight up malicious. If he dodges a suspension for this, it would be insane/wrong. He never even got ejected though, so who knows.

 

[GordonGecko]

No more ice cream: Ben & Jerry fired

 

[rangerssharks414]

No more ice cream: Ben & Jerry fired

Hahaha, good one!

 

[What the Faulk]

Makes a ton of sense, but I was never a fan of Gettleman. Aside from letting still-productive players like Smith, Williams, and Norman walk, his drafting was just so-so outside of linemen on both sides of the ball, and he still missed on guys like Ealy and Kugbila.

 

[What the Faulk]

This might not be the place for this, but I find this picture pretty creepy in the context of what's going on in this country right now. Look at the look on his wife's face.

 

[What the Faulk]

Looks like that flag toss has consequences

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

That is quite a call by Reid considering the stakes for KC. I respect it.