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

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Let's get it started.

Gotta think the Bucs @ Dolphins game could be moved to Friday or Saturday with the Hurricane coming.

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[Bonzai12]

They should move it to a weeknight and run all proceeds to charity

 

[spintheblackcircle]

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[John Price]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Both teams do share a bye week.

And that appears likely:



Also, Tyrod Taylor cleared to start.

 

[GKJ]

Players should want to opt for the neutral site and not give up the bye week

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Yeah...16 straight games without a bye is going to be rough.

 

[PanthersPens62]

Players should want to opt for the neutral site and not give up the bye week

The problem is the Dolphins already gave up a home game for a London game, so I really doubt they wanted to give up another one. Honestly, I'm not sure why Thursday in Miami was not an option. The NFL has done this on other occasions (though I think Friday may have been the day it was moved to, and Friday night would be too close a call, weather wise) I guess the NFL does not want any other game opposite the Pats/Chiefs game, but it screws the Bucs & Dolphins out of a bye week thru no fault of their own.

 

[What the Faulk]

They should make it a Friday afternoon game.

 

[Blitzkrug]

I'd say the logical solution would be to just play the game in New Orleans or Philly like what's being suggested.

It kinda sucks you lose the home game but whatever, way better for the players since they keep the bye week.

Or alternatively, play the game thursday night? Irma's trajectory doesn't have it arriving until Saturday night. Gives them plenty of time to get the game in and then get the hell out.

 

[Bad News Benning]

Week 11 makes the most sense.

This is just football. Some things in life are more important than football and these guys should be more worried about their families right now than providing sports entertainment.

 

[Bonzai12]

agreed

I think most players would give up their bye week to make sure their families are safe and ok

 

[Voight]

 

[rangerssharks414]

I think playing 16 weeks in a row is too much. Reports are out that they might play in Pittsburgh or Philly.

 

[Evincar]

Week 11 makes the most sense.

This is just football. Some things in life are more important than football and these guys should be more worried about their families right now than providing sports entertainment.

No it doesnt. Just move the game to a neutral site, that makes the most sense. Taking away the bye week away puts the players' health at risk

The NFL should do everything in their power to make sure the game is played this week.

 

[Bad News Benning]

No it doesnt. Just move the game to a neutral site, that makes the most sense. Taking away the bye week away puts the players' health at risk

The NFL should do everything in their power to make sure the game is played this week.

So play the game while hurricane Irma is in the process of hitting their community, family/friends and houses? Do you think you'd want to play or work a thousand miles away while a major hurricane devistates your city? Players health could be at risk if they had to play this weekend with their minds elsewhere. There is no perfect solution but you can't control mother nature or expect the players to act like emotionless robots.

If you actually care about the players health you should ask the NFL to get rid of the stupid Thursday night games.

 

[PanthersPens62]

.......on so many levels.

 

[PanthersPens62]

So, this is the explanation why the NFL did not move the Dolphins/Bucs game to Thu/Fri & it makes total sense:

The teams had hoped to play that game in Miami on Thursday or Friday, but the dire forecast plus the more pressing demands of first responders necessary to staff an NFL made that untenable.
The Dolphins are now assured to have the league’s most grueling start to a season. Even if they don’t play this weekend, they’re on the road for the next three — in Los Angeles, New York and London. They now have just two home games before Nov. 5.

 

[What the Faulk]

Officially postponed

 

[Voight]

Man is this ugly. There was no reason to change the logo.

 

[Street Hawk]

So, this is the explanation why the NFL did not move the Dolphins/Bucs game to Thu/Fri & it makes total sense:

The teams had hoped to play that game in Miami on Thursday or Friday, but the dire forecast plus the more pressing demands of first responders necessary to staff an NFL made that untenable.
The Dolphins are now assured to have the league’s most grueling start to a season. Even if they don’t play this weekend, they’re on the road for the next three — in Los Angeles, New York and London. They now have just two home games before Nov. 5.

It stinks for the bucs as they are on the road anyways and would rather okay in week one and get the week 11 bye.

I would guess the dolphin players prefer to play this week too. Sounds more like a business decision than a football one.

I agree that it makes little sense to move the game up since the people of Miami have more important matters to deal with this week.

But the game should be moved to another city.

What is worse for your playoff hopes? 2 neutral site games and only 6 home games or no bye week?

 

[Street Hawk]

Man is this ugly. There was no reason to change the logo.

Maybe it's a new shoulder patch or secondary logo. Like the eagles use wings on their helmet but the eagle head on hats and things.

Even the Ravens went from the full wings out lgog to just the Raven head.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Is that what they will put on helmets?

If so that is terrible

The helmets are fine way they are and were fine for decades when they looked like this

 

[InjuredChoker]

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[Blackhawkswincup]

Tyrod Taylor has been cleared by Docs

Expected to start Sunday barring any setbakc