2017 NFL Off-Season News Thread Part 2

[GKJ]

Anybody know the game times for the preseason games? NFL.com is giving me the middle finger.

Unless it's Sunday or Monday, it's probably 7:00 or 7:30 local time.

 

[Tony Romo]

Cowboys moving La'El Collins to RT from what it seems like this offseason.

 

[Bonzai12]

that was supposed to happen anyways, wasn't it?

 

[Alex Jones]

that was supposed to happen anyways, wasn't it?

It was the original plan. Collins hasn't really impressed yet, so they were going to play him at LG until Free retired. Not sure how the whole RT thing will work out, not totally convinced Collins is an NFL starter at tackle.

 

[Dominator13]

It was the original plan. Collins hasn't really impressed yet, so they were going to play him at LG until Free retired. Not sure how the whole RT thing will work out, not totally convinced Collins is an NFL starter at tackle.

Really? He was so damn good with LSU. God you guys were lucky getting a top 5 prospect as an undrafted free agent.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Vikings signed Michael Floyd to a one year deal.

He could start or not make it out of preseason and I wouldn't be surprised either way.

This is a Patterson/Johnson replacement, but the fact they went hard after Jeffery too tells me they're not too confident in Treadwell.

They also drafted 2 WRs, albeit in the 5th and 7th, but one of them will be their new KR, and I don't think is Treadwell related. That coupled with Floyd probably does spell the end of Jarius Wright, however. Which I don't get, I think he's a solid depth guy and they gave him a new contract last summer only to healthy scratch him most of the year.

Diggs
Thielen
Treadwell
Floyd
2 of Wright/Adams/Coley/Boehringer/Fruechte

 

[Voight]

I like my chances with Ben.

 

[InjuredChoker]

lucky me, i got the best guy.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Really? He was so damn good with LSU. God you guys were lucky getting a top 5 prospect as an undrafted free agent.

He was a late 1st at best. He's a tweener. Doesn't have the feet to play Tackle, doesn't have the strength or explosion to be a top G.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Vikings signed Michael Floyd to a one year deal.

He could start or not make it out of preseason and I wouldn't be surprised either way.

This is a Patterson/Johnson replacement, but the fact they went hard after Jeffery too tells me they're not too confident in Treadwell.

They also drafted 2 WRs, albeit in the 5th and 7th, but one of them will be their new KR, and I don't think is Treadwell related. That coupled with Floyd probably does spell the end of Jarius Wright, however. Which I don't get, I think he's a solid depth guy and they gave him a new contract last summer only to healthy scratch him most of the year.

Diggs
Thielen
Treadwell
Floyd
2 of Wright/Adams/Coley/Boehringer/Fruechte

The leg break Treadwell had has robbed him worse than I thought it would.

 

[Avs_19]

I would've loved Floyd on the Vikings a few years ago but it's hard to get too excited now with his drop off in play and off the field issues. I thought he might turn it around with the Pats but he looked even worse than he did with the Cardinals. It's a low risk move though and they could use the competition at the position so I'm fine with it.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

He just never picked up the nuances of the position.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

The leg break Treadwell had has robbed him worse than I thought it would.

He had a foot/ankle injury in the offseason, that I don't think was related to the leg break, and it hampered him throughout camp. And while he was dealing with that Thielen emerged and Patterson actually became somewhat a useful WR, so they passed him on the depth chart.

Add in that some WR develop slower than others and was willing to give him a mulligan for last season. What concerns me is that they threw so much money at Jeffery when they just drafted a WR in the 1st round, had to pay Thielen and will have to pay Diggs probably after next year.

 

[Voight]

Josh Gordon's reinstatement application denied, can re-apply in the fall.

Browns are also reportedly open to keeping him if/when he is allowed to play again.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

http://www.sbnation.com/2017/5/12/15628112/tom-brady-madden-18-curse-history-rob-gronkowski-patriots

Tom Brady plans to play for six or seven more years, according to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, but another hurdle was put in the quarterback’s path Friday morning with the announcement that he will be on the cover of EA’s Madden 18.

 

[Voight]

http://www.sbnation.com/2017/5/12/15628112/tom-brady-madden-18-curse-history-rob-gronkowski-patriots

Madden Curse... weird cause Megatron broke the single season record for yards/had an all time great year the season he was named as the cover athlete.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Madden Curse... weird cause Megatron broke the single season record for yards/had an all time great year the season he was named as the cover athlete.

Wasn't Gronk on the cover when he broke his arm then got the infection from surgery?

EDIT:

Madden 17: Rob Gronkowski
8 games: 25 catches, 540 yards, 3 TDs

The Madden curse bit Gronk right out of the gate. He missed the season's first two games due to a hamstring injury and simply wasn’t himself in the next two weeks, either. Once he finally got healthy and was playing at a high level (averaging 21.6 yards per catch), the injury bug bit again. He suffered a back injury later in the season that required surgery and landed him on injured reserve.

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/madden-nfl-curse-cover-athlete-ranked-least-most-seasons-2018-051217

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I like my chances with Ben.

Flacco. Gross.

Unless our cb's are allowed to blatantly hold in the end zone...

 

[Blitzkrug]

Surprised it took them this long to put Brady on the cover.

 

[quesosauce]

looks like June 20th is safe, but Joe Montana and John Elway were born in June, so imma pick one of them

 

[DoyleG]

I like my chances with Ben.

Born in July. Check.
Seahawks Fan. Check.

Like my odds in this.

 

[EpochLink]

Madden Curse... weird cause Megatron broke the single season record for yards/had an all time great year the season he was named as the cover athlete.

Detroit went 4-12 that year, Megatron sure had a great individual season but the team went nowhere.

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

Detroit went 4-12 that year, Megatron sure had a great individual season but the team went nowhere.

How is that different than any other year he played for the Lions (or Barry Sanders' tenure for that matter)?

 

[Bonzai12]

How is that different than any other year he played for the Lions (or Barry Sanders' tenure for that matter)?

I think they went 5-11 some other years

 

[Voight]

Detroit went 4-12 that year, Megatron sure had a great individual season but the team went nowhere.

That has nothing to do with the curse. The curse is about individual performance