NFL offseason 2015: football will be right back after this brief intermission

if there was anything there at all marinelli would've hung on to him at dallas. he was a late draft pick probably shouldn't have been drafted, i don't think there is any reason to look for other reasons if he doesn't make it. it is possible that a team might've been put off from even bringing him in to take a look but really after being cut by stl there's nowhere better he could've hoped to have hit a practice squad than the cowboys.

I don't think any owner or coach at this stage is afraid to take on a gay player, because the NFL is all about $$$ and buzz. Sam just isn't ready yet (and his window will probably close by the end of the 2015 season).

yeah I'm kinda feeling shades of Tebow here, if he was an NFL-caliber player there's no doubt he would be on a team.

you guys are wrong but whatever

http://i.imgur.com/GMknoej.png

so, um, this is gonna be the best film ever made right http://uproxx.com/sports/2015/02/marshawn-lynch-is-starring-in-a-movie-about-himself-and-the-trailer-is-pretty-special/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+uproxx%2Ffeatures+%28Uproxx%29

Great soundtrack too.

Taibbi on the combine

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/americas-second-greatest-reality-show-a-visit-to-the-nfl-draft-combine-in-indianapolis/

this dez bryant thing is getting weird

Taibbi's article reads like a homeopathic version of Hunter Thompson.

like HST with all of (actually more of) the acrobatic swearing and strained hyperbolic metaphors but none of the flashes of actual insight or depth whatsoever

this dez bryant thing is getting weird

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, February 25, 2015 12:20 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the mystery of it is def alluring. did shefty really say he's been working on this story since September? and hes not actually seen any vid? not sure how it could be kept so quiet for so long if it's legit as inflammatory as is alleged

so nobody knows what THE VIDEO is except that it takes place in a wal-mart?

wal-mart parking lot, young woman, worse than ray rice is what i heard

seems v sus that the entire season could occur w/o a peep on it but who knows

lol deadspin http://deadspin.com/if-the-dez-bryant-video-exists-well-buy-it-1688021515

if you have to ask...

Buffalo Bills newest acquisition

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--sZBOQCfW--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/rgymlvqzlpcfpyum1dnv.jpg

rex ryan got his ride touched up
http://deadspin.com/rex-ryan-got-a-giant-bills-logo-painted-on-his-truck-1688303212

what color are rex ryan's truck nuts

at least he's figured out that the truck will be a lot easier to change than the tattoo

To be honest with you, I would be lying if I didn't tell you that I was expecting the ball. Yes, I was expecting the ball. But in life, these things happen. Like I told a reporter after the game, it's a team sport.
"I had no problem with the decision of the playcalling. I mean, you know ... I think it was more of a ... how do I say this? When you look at me, and you let me run that ball in ... I am the face of the nation. You know, MVP of the Super Bowl ... that's pretty much the face of the nation at that point of time. I don't know what went into that call. I mean, maybe it was a good thing that I didn't get the ball. I mean, you know, it cost us the Super Bowl. I mean, I have full ... I have full confidence in my teammates to execute that plan because we've done it so many more times. But would I love to had the ball in? Yes, I would have.
"But the game is over, and I am in Turkey."

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/marshawn-lynch-to-turkish-tv-on-super-bowl-play---i-was-expecting-the-ball-190253725.html

Beastmode continues to be one of the more interesting characters on the NFL show.

@NBCdianna
If the Lions can't agree to a long term extension with Ndamukong Suh, the Hatcats are interested per sources with the organization.

i, for one, am shocked by this development

for sure: how long has nbc been calling the cowboys the hatcats?

Well at least if the Hatcats end up paying Suh they are getting a player in his prime unlike the cash the Snyd put into Bruce Smith and Neon at the end of their careers.

haynesworth best hatcat deal ever

never forget
http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1011109/nflhaynesworth.gif

I think Suh has a bit more pride than Haynesworth, he wants to be great. Suh is many things, but I don't recall him ever being called a dead fish or a guy that takes lots of plays off.

It would be a ballsier and way more expensive move for Mike Brown ever to attempt, but I would think if you put Suh on the Bengals line with what they already got, that defense would be flat out scary.

Really just about ANY club could use Suh, it's just who is going to pony up the cash. i think the only question is does Suh fit into a 3-4 as well as a 4-3. That I don't know but I would like to hear from a defensive coach to say.

my uneducated guess is he's talented enough to play end in a 3-4 if a team wanted to try to put him in that scheme

wonder if the pats try and make a run at suh or if they just save their cash for revis island

i can't think of a scenario in which they have interest in suh

It's hard to say, it seems like some speed rushers do really well going from a 4-3 to a 3-4. I doubt that Suh has rarely dropped back into coverage in Detroit and a 3-4 end definitely drops back to cover people at some point.

My guess is that Suh is such a physical beast, it probably doesn't really matter where you put him on the line as you got to get two guys on him.

WHOA WHOA WHOA

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-eagles/Eagles-to-trade-LeSean-McCoy-to-the-Bills-for-LB-Kiko-Alonso.html

seems like a salary dump first and foremost bc mccoy was meh by his previous standards but not like, really bad - who they clearing cap space for

if the bills can't make the playoffs this year, they have some serious 'splaining to do

not sure the upgrade from spiller to mccoy helps them as much as losing alonso hurts them

if the bills can't make the playoffs this year, they have some serious 'splaining to do

― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, March 3, 2015 7:27 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

who's playing quarterback?

*rex shows pic of awesome wrapped f-250 or whatever, fans swoon* "what explanation do you need?" that should last at least one season.

if the bills can't make the playoffs this year, they have some serious 'splaining to do

― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, March 3, 2015 7:27 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

who's playing quarterback?
--call all destroyer

...probably mark sanchez. I hope not, for the sake of buffalo's sanity, but I could totally see it

what a weird trade

chip has begun the acquire anyone decent who went to oregon phase of his reign

what a weird trade

― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, March 3, 2015 8:53 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah i can't form a more coherent thought than this

1. i'm high on shady, mediocre season or not
2. the 2014 bills were a 9 win team with a top five defense
3. awesome wrapped f-250 or whatever

I'd say chip is the kind of a coach who needs to be given a pretty free hand. He may fail or he may succeed, but if it isn't on his own terms he will almost certainly fail, so you may as well hand him the reins and see where he takes you. It may take him a couple of tries in the nfl to get the hang of it, but his whole value is his willingness to experiment.

xp a 9 win team with a top-5 defense is still their exact ceiling.

combined winning percentage of 2015 opponents is .480, only five playoff teams, ten wins doesn't seem out of the question to me.

Brian Westbrook ‏@36westbrook 3h3 hours ago
“@CCrulesNY: @36westbrook can we resign you?” Not so Chip can cut me for an Oregon player

damn, they do have a lot of oregon dudes on the roster

ive watched a little of the pre-season, so eager ive been for the season to start. ive been immediately reminded that in football, with its requirement of complete commitment and utter disregard for personal safety, a non-competitive game hardly resembles the real thing. if youre literally paying 5 bux then of course you should go, you can always leave early.

if the stadium was right there and it was no more than $20 i would rock up for a preseason game and leave at halftime, especially game 2 or 3. however, foxboro is a giant pain in the ass to get to and i think preseason tix start at $40 for the shitty seats.

yeah these seats are being sold second hand, when you buy seasons tickets you have to buy preseason tickets also and alot of ppl just unload them for whatever they can get.

https://twitter.com/CharlesRobinson/status/632332914378805249

oof

gonna be a long season

Chargers wanna stay married to Rivers for four more years, huh? Alright then.

I can see not liking him from the outside, but I ride or die with Phil. When he retires I'll probably stop following the Bolts. Especially if they move to LA.

https://vine.co/v/ed59zZUvO7v

tebow/sanchez 2016

https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/633634805469458433

how would they campaign when they have to start games after sam bradford's inevitable season-ending injury?

This guy seems like a bad person imo

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Ex-NFL-running-back-Phillips-charged-with-killing-6480290.php

no joke

crazy that concerns about pot made sapp and moss drop to 12 and 21 and lawrence phillips had deal w/ concerns about how he attempted to kill his gf and still only dropped to 6

Phillips is serving a sentence of more than 31 years. He was convicted of choking his girlfriend and later of driving his car into three teens after a pickup football game.

Darnell Dockett released! Didn't see that one coming

Good thing the 49ers are so stacked on d

Reggie McKenzie is a shitty GM but the league let him snatch up two fucking incredible players in Cooper and Mack.

and dj hayden

Hayden was such a crazy pick

It's pretty amazing how universally he's considered a bust after one year. Usually corners get a lot of rope

dion jordan for dj hayden and menelik watson was... not the most impactful trade

'Bout time for week 1 thread, any nominations for the quote line on the thread?

"Obama: Even Tom Brady is glad he belongs to a union. They had his back. And if Brady needs a union - we definitely need unions."

seems reasonable

Browns cut Terrelle Pryor to make room for Robert Turbin.