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

Good for Willis imo

you have no idea why he retired yet. he might be drinking cyanide flavour kool aid right this minute.

smith, willis and gore out :(

horrible weekend for niners fans

welcome to last place in the nfc west. what a mirage of a team.

http://deadspin.com/stephen-a-smith-floats-the-theory-that-maybe-chip-kell-1690305571

jesus christ

deadspin is the quintessence of an unreliable narrator

dropping desean not long after the riley cooper racist explosion and then signing riley to a long-term deal did look pretty sus, even if just as a result of the timing. the shady mccoy trade would take a bit of doing to stretch into a racist move.

...i think? idk. philly ain't the most enlightened place in the world. otoh stephen smith is a dipshit of considerable size

segue: not that it makes anything a done deal, but pats declined revis's option

Now it's being reported that Gore may not land in Philly, but in Indy instead (which, tbh, is probably a better fit). Still, Philly has already made it known they're interested in Mark Ingram as well, so wth is Stephen Smith even talking about.

julius thomas to the jags for $9 mil/year, lolz all around

@MikeKlis: Broncos not only didn't make an offer to TE Julius Thomas this offseason, they never made a call.

The idea that an NFL head coach in 2015 would be making personnel moves based on race is just crazy. It's the Eagles doing a salary dump to re-allocate the cash in other positions. Those two players were going to cost $20 million combined. My guess is they are going to get 4 good $5 million dollar a year players on the o-line and defense then try to draft someone fast in the middle rounds for the offense on a rookie contract. They will probably pick up a vet wideout for depth who has a low contract.

It does seem that the Eagles signing Sanchez and making this moves makes at least seem feasible they might be working to make a deal and get Mariotta. I'll believe it can happen when it happens.

I think the Bears dumping Marshall on the Jets was a similar type of salary dump. You got one good WR in Jeffrys, roll the dice and turn Marshall's salary into a DB and a LB. The defense is the thing that is most in shambles in Chicago.

You want an example of this kind of move, look at the Colts the past couple of years. That team was totally spent in that year Manning was out. They pretty much used mid-level free agents and rebuilt their defense in an off season by just doing that exact thing.

If the Iggles get Mariota somehow, tell the offensive line to protect him like the family jewels, because if they do he will take you to places you want to go.

mariota would have protection if he somehow ends up at the eagles, just maybe not targets. i don't see it tho, they clearly want to use their resources on defense and use mostly spare parts on offense after the line and lean on the system. brandon graham another good FA pick up on D. chip is going to be so pissed when he finds out all these big new signings are black dudes.

well i guess brandon graham makes one good pick up on D, at any rate

very happy to see Cobb staying in GB, IMO he's just as important as Jordy and I really did fear Ted letting too many good WRs walk

The Saints and Seahawks are working to finalize a trade that would send Jimmy Graham and a fourth rounder to New Orleans for Max Unger and a first-round choice, according to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports (on Twitter).

that would be a haul for the saints

apparently it's done

this is another really weird trade!

unger was very important to seattle's rushing offense, he's a big piece to give up for a good but overrated player

haloti ngata to detroit!

kinda crazy

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 1m1 minute ago
Filed to ESPN: Rams close to trading QB Sam Bradford to Philadelphia for Nick Foles and draft-pick compensation, per sources.

it's crazy out there

holy christmas

[xp to cad on unger] plus i know this is a center but the o line is also much more important to seahawks' passing game than a receiver. add the 1st rounder seattle seem to have just made themselves less competitive. they have mortgaged themselves somewhat for effectively a percy harvin do-over.

@bruce_arthur
Chip Kelly standing atop the spire of a stone castle in a lightning storm and laughing, laughing, laughing

apparently seattle was 1 ypa better with unger than without

doubt any of this will top the period between 3:57 p.m. and 4:01 p.m. eastern standard time on feb. 19 but v exciting

brandon browner on the market

rumours that seattle interest in graham is so they have a better pass target on the 1 yard line

detroit apparently traded a 4 and 5 for ngata which is a steal

that's a pretty good trade for seattle imo, they needed a weapon in the passing game and jimmy is basically unstoppable when healthy

neither of those things is true tho

ngata was supposedly getting cut if they couldn't trade him, but 4th and 5th probably worth it just to jump to the head of the queue.

neither of those things is true tho

― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 4:07 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

well the seahawks have been trying to obtain a really skilled pass catcher for years now so they clearly think they need someone, and jimmy graham when healthy..... has been basically unstoppable (certainly as far as tight ends go)

a 4 and a 5 is not the end of the world but if the ravens are willing to toss away a 30-something defender i'm not buying

Jody Breeze ‏@Blafell1 5m5 minutes ago
Idk what the #Pats doing. I just work there

i will grant you that the seahawks think they need a receiver and they prob know their business p well but they have just got to consecutive super bowls without one and their offense is built around rushing for 120+ yards and protecting wilson while he runs around until coverage opens up, which has been a pretty good strategy to date. they were worst when they had harvin on the team.

and graham was unstoppable when he was covered by linebackers. defenses figured that one out already. he is still good but not the best use of a 1st round pick for them in particular

Filed to ESPN: Rams close to trading QB Sam Bradford to Philadelphia for Nick Foles and draft-pick compensation, per sources. <<< wtf

i know it hasn't been considered but maybe the seahawks should give the ball to lynch

like on every down

too soon forks. too soon.

nothing official on vereen to NYG yet but they have signed j. casillas

and graham was unstoppable when he was covered by linebackers. defenses figured that one out already.

i..... don't think it's that simple

i think the eagles were smart to get rid of foles, he was bad last year just missing guys flying wide open all the time

chip already has a pretty decent track record of extracting more out of QBs in the nfl than people expected so if bradford stays healthy there probably won't be a huge drop off

that said if i was an eagles fan i'd be shitting my pants over their offseason