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

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

ducks east

I'm almost betting the reason to move McCoy is to open up some budget for another deal. The Eagles needed a LB and they got one on a rookie contract that might be decent.

RB just doesn't seem to be that respected a position now in the NFL. You have a good line and a guy that can carry the ball, go forward without fumbling and you can get a running game. Denver has gone through a bunch of different 1000 yard rushers. B-more switched gears with a backup and seemed to improve last year.

otm re modern rbs

saw interesting comment on twitter about how eagles are way out in front in the nfl for using biometrics to track player decline and saying that you really don't want to take a big ticket player whom they are willing to let go

Any rugby fans have anything to say about this guy: http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/NRL-Star-Jarryd-Hayne-Signs-Three-year-Deal-with-49ers/fe2ff155-d3a5-4468-a4d6-fe6c76ac4ce9

i would imagine someone that size playing those positions in rugby is going to project to an anquan boldin type. if he picks up route concepts well he could be a player.

i do not know the individual, he plays "rugby league"

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/04/bills-acquire-matt-cassel-in-trade-with-vikings/

I don't expect this will be the answer to Buffalo's qb problem.

#betterthansanchez

or jake locker, or manuel, seems like he was the best of a weak market?

cassel move is fine but if the buffalo staff are not already working on a plan to play 2015 without a qb then they are doing it wrong.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_RwsAxWkAA7vbZ.png

^^ does not inspire confidence

jfc. give it a baby ruth already.

peyton apparently taking a $4m paycut to come back next season with denver

welp
http://dailysnark.com/nfl-stars-super-heroes/
http://dailysnark.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Graham-500x500.jpg

NOOOOOOOOOO

:(

i love how he did his jpg statement

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_Vq-vOW8AI5SOP.jpg

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.