NFL: 2021 NFL off-season news & notes discussion thread

[Troy McClure]

I get it. The earning potential from being a LT vs RT is massively different.

 

[StreetHawk]

I get it. The earning potential from being a LT vs RT is massively different.

If he's going to end up getting franchised tagged, it certainly will.

As a free agent, a he could sign with a team who wants him at LT and pay him accordingly.

Man, we have entered into a new age where OL demand trades.

 

[Troy McClure]

This kind of stuff is where analytics can work to find ways to improve.
- Identify a trend.
- Figure out what causes the trend.
- Change your behavior to avoid being part of the trend.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Lmao bears hired Pettine

 

[GKJ]

Lmao bears hired Pettine

He's got the intel on Rodgers

 

[John Price]

 

[Halladay]

Just realized the Bucs play in Foxboro next season...

 

[GKJ]

Just realized the Bucs play in Foxboro next season...

That'll be like a Week 4 SNF or something

 

[Halladay]

That'll be like a Week 4 SNF or something

They probably want spectators for that game, so I would think further back in the season most likely on SNF. Though who knows how they will handle attendance.

 

[Voight]

Someone voted Ben Roethlisberger comeback player of the year?! Alex Smith got 49/50 votes, which idiot voted for Big Ben?

Its like when Ken Griffey was elected to the BBHOF, there were one or two guys who didnt have him on their ballot.

 

[GKJ]

They probably want spectators for that game, so I would think further back in the season most likely on SNF. Though who knows how they will handle attendance.

You don’t want to do that in case one team is bad. Do it early when you have the best chance to have both guys on the field. Late-season matchups are driven by the quality of teams.

 

[GKJ]

Someone voted Ben Roethlisberger comeback player of the year?! Alex Smith got 49/50 votes, which idiot voted for Big Ben?

You wouldn’t have smart people if nobody was stupid.

 

[Troy McClure]

The Houston Texans continue to fall into line with non-football preacher Jack Easterby by hiring one of his buddies as the team's new Character Coach. If there was any doubt about who is running the Texans, this should help confirm what's going on.

Texans hire Jack Easterby ally Dylan Thompson as character coach - ProFootballTalk

 

[Blitzkrug]

Jesus f*** Cal, what are you doing?

Bob McNair wasn't exactly what i'd call an upstanding citizen but I feel confident in saying he would have never let the Texans become that incompetent.

Old bastard is probably rolling in his grave rn.

 

[GKJ]

Jesus f*** Cal, what are you doing?

Bob McNair wasn't exactly what i'd call an upstanding citizen but I feel confident in saying he would have never let the Texans become that incompetent.

Old bastard is probably rolling in his grave rn.

The book on Cal is that he was always way worse than the father.

 

[EpochLink]

Have the Texans contacted Joel Olsteen yet? I’m sure he can fill a managerial role with the club.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Loser franchise doing loser things. But but but but Watson should suit up and give it his all! Why the hell would he put himself on the line for such zeros?

 

[Blitzkrug]

Loser franchise doing loser things. But but but but Watson should suit up and give it his all! Why the hell would he put himself on the line for such zeros?

Because the chuds demand it. Duh.

Pretty bad when a good portion of the Texans fanbase supports Watson and yet people here get their panties in a knot about muh entitlement

 

[GKJ]

Big thing here, the NFL wants the next TV deals to be done and signed before setting the new salary cap. And it is mostly done, and has been for a while. The issue is coming in with Thursday Night Football. The NFL wants Amazon to be involved, but no one wants to produce them since everyone now has a competing streaming service, especially ESPN who seem to be favored to land the package (and the largest service).

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Big thing here, the NFL wants the next TV deals to be done and signed before setting the new salary cap. And it is mostly done, and has been for a while. The issue is coming in with Thursday Night Football. The NFL wants Amazon to be involved, but no one wants to produce them since everyone now has a competing streaming service, especially ESPN who seem to be favored to land the package (and the largest service).

I’d like them to introduce another day in the week for football, as well. Maybe Wednesday. Take one of the saturated Sunday 1pm starts and move it. With Covid, it was nice to have an extra day for football sometimes.

 

[GKJ]

I’d like them to introduce another day in the week for football, as well. Maybe Wednesday. Take one of the saturated Sunday 1pm starts and move it. With Covid, it was nice to have an extra day for football sometimes.

Wednesday doesn’t really make any sense because there’s not enough rest time. I would replace Thursday night with the Monday twilight game.

 

[StreetHawk]

Wednesday doesn’t really make any sense because there’s not enough rest time. I would replace Thursday night with the Monday twilight game.

NFL needs to add an Extra Bye Week so that the two teams playing in TNF are off the prior Sunday so that there is no short week. In essence works as 2 mini byes as they get 3 extra days before and after the TNF game. Would also improve the quality of the game IMO that they are trying to sell to networks.

 

[GKJ]

NFL needs to add an Extra Bye Week so that the two teams playing in TNF are off the prior Sunday so that there is no short week. In essence works as 2 mini byes as they get 3 extra days before and after the TNF game. Would also improve the quality of the game IMO that they are trying to sell to networks.

Until they do it, Wednesday’s aren’t an option. There’s also the issue of watering down prime time matchups.

 

[PanthersPens62]

 

[EpochLink]

Aikman and Buck were on the sauce!