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

except it never really goes away...

pretty interesting aggregation of key contract dates and deadlines in feb/mar seemed like a good reason to get on with an offseason thread:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25037617/agents-take-nfl-key-dates-and-what-they-mean-for-your-team

http://t.co/pOluEjiGRk

this link might be better

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9qXOI2IYAIZjYY.png

estimated cap space chart

cool title.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/sports/football/judge-orders-saints-owner-to-take-psychiatric-examination.html

hoo boy

Josh Gordon's grievance: "I wasn't punished for the six other times I was late in a five-week span."

brandon bostick, he of onside-kick-botching, done been released by the packers

i've been seeing these percentile web things going round on twitter, they are pretty cool

r. wilson
http://mockdraftable.com/player/303/
t. brady
http://mockdraftable.com/player/3376/

c. johnson jr
http://mockdraftable.com/player/1573/
j. jones
http://mockdraftable.com/player/450/
j. edelman
http://mockdraftable.com/player/4675/

jj watt
http://mockdraftable.com/player/591/
l. kuechly
http://mockdraftable.com/player/164/

aw gross, dumb links. you'll have to copy paste. worth it even if just to look at what insane beasts calvin johnson and jj watt were coming out of college

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/18/browns-expected-to-unveil-new-logo-next-week/

http://www.pivot.tv/sites/default/files/8546148_14607576_lz.jpg

noooooo. why why why

chargers and raiders proposing to share a stadium in LA. terrific news for fans of both.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-SoGDYIAAAY5W1.jpg

belichick wearing self branded hoodie! hilarious/amazing. i wonder if tom put him in touch with his guys.

the much more pressing issue is what the hell rex ryan is drinking, it looks like a frappucino

which seems unwise, there's so many calories in that rex don't make the lap band surgery all for naught

lol ppl will def buy that shit altho im hard pressed to come up w/ anyone in all of sports that it'd be more hilarious to have their own brand

it is so terrible too, i think it is within the realm of possibility that he put it together himself on neighborhoodies or w/ever. that same tee tho, grey with the black logo, i would totally buy that.

what do winston or mariota etc. gain by going to the combine?

nothing? seems like such a no upside proposition for already well rated qbs

shows a willingness to play by the rules and go along with the program
with winston especially i imagine that's a worry

it's true of every job interview but a portion of the combine has to be less about the specific stats and more about performance under scrutiny and pressure and a willingness to tamp your ego down in front of your boss

HA! I should start doing NFL brand makeovers for big money!

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/2015_Logos.html

http://prod.static.browns.clubs.nfl.com/assets/images/press-template/OrangeCircle.png

yeah i would like to see the bills for this one.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2966059/Michael-Sam-join-Dancing-Stars-season-20.html
i dunno if this guy is gonna catch on a team if he's focusing on this in the off season? Maybe it's not as time consuming as i imagine it is.

or is general consensus that Sam isn't NFL calibre / NFL still isn't ready for a gay player

actually think in a weird way that it might help his chances, as part of his pre-draft combine analysis was that he was too stiff and lacked fluidity

but yeah he's probably never going to get a real chance

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

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMJfwZ8WEAEeS7D.jpg

probably don't fuck with that guy, idk

that guy looks like a seventies superhero

THE JETS

yeah that's above and beyond an nfl body

@MMehtaNYDN
Jets have reached out free-agent Rex Grossman, per source. #nyj

omg

j-e-s-t

:D

@7BOOMERESIASON: Bottom line if you owe somebody money pay your debt. Don't be surprised if you get punched in the face if you don't.

Geno Smith owed some no-name guy money???

and how the fuck would boomer know about it?

boomer is the guy he owes money to

i like that explanation

boomer to gino: go get yr shinebox

some guy on twitter called geno "broadway jaw" lolol

what's hilarious about this is that now the jets will start a (marginally) competent QB, which geno...is not

(or at least hasn't been, I don't know how long we can really keep saying he has all this unrealized potential)

i might be one of the last non-jets fans that finds geno to be an interesting prospect but he is never going to make it

some guy on twitter called geno "broadway jaw" lolol

Perfect!

Source: IK Enemkpali was claimed by the #Bills.

rex: anyone who punches a jets qb shows good judgment

http://i.imgur.com/YIesX0o.png

Do you think he's figured out what their goals were yet

The song “Can't Feel My Face” by The Weeknd played at Ford Field when Jets quarterback Geno Smith was announced as inactive before the exhibition game between the Jets and the Lions on Thursday.

at least someone at the lions is doing their job right

lol

has anyone here been to a preseason game? haven't been to a falcons game in a long time and always enjoyed it but at the same time not interested in paying a hundred bucks for nosebleed seats. can see them play the ravens very close to the field (albeit in the endzone) for the cost of a quarter pounder and i figure that scratch whatever itch i have (it is better on tv imo) plus the falcons kinda have this weird preseason rivalry w/ baltimore. is it something where after the first quarter i'm going to be wondering wtf i was thinking?

i mean if you're paying 5 bucks for it, why not

yeah i'm figuring i paid three times that for jurassic world so i might as well. btw seatgeek has this thing where they'll give you a $20 refund off yr first purchase if you use the code 'lowe' (there are other codes you can google, i just remember that one from zach lowe's podcast) if anyone else is thinking 'hell i'd pay $4 to see the browns' or whatever.

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.