NFL: ***Official Offseason Thread***

[SCyclone]

Big offseason for Gutekunst for sure; all he has to do is set the foundation for the tail end of Rodgers' prime. I thought his first draft was pretty good. Hard to imagine the Texans letting Clowney reach free agency but you never know.

What are you thinking about the new head coach? Approve, disapprove, not sure? I wasn't wowed by Tennessee's offense but I'm also not sold on Mariota as a franchise QB and he was dinged up all year anyway, so it's tough to judge him accurately based on last season's body of work.

I was impressed with what he did in Atlanta, frankly. Sounds like he is also a guy who incorporates the running game to great effect, and he's got a couple decent chips in Jones and Williams. His passing scheme is all about getting people open, which is exactly what they need, because Adams was the only one who could get himself open the last few years.

Gutey needs to fortify the OL a bit, though. Guard position is a bit thin, and Bulaga is fine when healthy, that's just not often enough. But I think Rodgers burns to be great again.

 

[BigJCy]

Pretty sure the nfl blocked the UNLV because the stadium wasn’t up to the NFL standards - I read that somewhere but can’t remember where.

Yeah wouldn't surprise me. UNLV's stadium is a dump. Where the Chargers play is small but at least it is relatively nice.

 

[demoncore1031]

Dumb trade but might not be the end of the world.

Keenum will be cut which saves 11 million. Flacco has little guaranteed money. I’m betting Elway talked to him and his agent about restructuring. Denver has their pick at 10 to draft a QB.

Their thinking was to get a QB in so teams don’t know what they were doing in the draft. Keemun was the only rostered QB.

If they don’t restructure or take a QB at 10 then it was a horrible trade. If Flacco restructures, keenum is cut and Denver goes QB, then it’s a not a big deal

Elway likes Drew Lock out of Mizzou so I imagine they take him at #10 and sit him behind Flacco for a year. I'm not sold on any of the QB's in this draft, but with a year to develop and improve on accuracy, Lock could be a franchise QB.

 

[Mr Janny]

Here's a very hot take on Denver and the Flacco trade
https://syndication.bleacherreport....ve-by-john-elway-to-chase-glory-days.amp.html

 

[Acylum]

Here's a very hot take on Denver and the Flacco trade
https://syndication.bleacherreport....ve-by-john-elway-to-chase-glory-days.amp.html

I actually don’t think this is such a bad move for the Broncos as a 1-2 yr stopgap solution, considering their options. I could also be horribly wrong though.

 

[MeowingCows]

The absolute madman actually settled with the NFL out of nowhere.


Begin hot takes now: did the NFL settle to hide guilt, or did he settle to hide BS? Go!

 

[Rural]

The absolute madman actually settled with the NFL out of nowhere.


Begin hot takes now: did the NFL settle to hide guilt, or did he settle to hide BS? Go!

If they are trying to make it go away it's on them.


Did they create a shell company?

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Randy Gregory suspended yet again.

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-cowboys-gregory-suspended-indefinitely-nfl-010042500--nfl.html

 

[BigJCy]

Didn't see this coming. At least won't be in MNF booth anymore:

 

[jbindm]

Didn't see this coming. At least won't be in MNF booth anymore:

Better football player than broadcaster. Booger is alright. Just move him up the booth with Tessitore and make it a two man broadcast team.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[Dandy]

Better football player than broadcaster. Booger is alright. Just move him up the booth with Tessitore and make it a two man broadcast team.

He should have went into coaching instead. Someone would have given him a TE Coach job which could quickly turn into an OC and eventually HC job.

 

[jbindm]

He should have went into coaching instead. Someone would have given him a TE Coach job which could quickly turn into an OC and eventually HC job.

But nobody would have paid him 3.5 million to be a position coach. If that's what he wants then it'll still be there for him when he's finally done playing. But going back to the booth...I don't know. For one, he wasn't very good at it, at least not immediately like Tony Romo was. And second, the odds that he'll get a crack at a another high profile gig like MNF are not great. For him to walk away and return to football suggests that he still had the itch to play pretty badly.

 

[Mr Janny]

This Witten thing feels like a big meh to me. He'll be 37 years old next season, and had been trending downward his last few seasons in the league, posting career lows in catches, yards, and yards per reception in his final year(outside of his rookie season)
I'm not saying he'll be bad, but I don't feel like he's going to be some kind of game changer, either.

 

[jbindm]

This Witten thing feels like a big meh to me. He'll be 37 years old next season, and had been trending downward his last few seasons in the league, posting career lows in catches, yards, and yards per reception in his final year(outside of his rookie season)
I'm not saying he'll be bad, but I don't feel like he's going to be some kind of game changer, either.

Yeah. His age plus the fact that he stepped away from the game for as long as he has will limit what he can do. Big difference between staying in shape and staying in football shape, I would imagine. I think he'll be more valuable as a veteran leader in the locker room and a sideline presence than as a contributor on the field.

It's more interesting to me that he walked away from such a plum job at MNF. He must either really still want to play or broadcasting turned out to not be all that he expected it to be.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[TheSuperGenius]

OK, the stupid Patriots and their stupid fans have had their stupid little parade. Time to get on with the offseason. Key dates coming up -

Feb. 19 - First day that NFL teams can apply the franchise tag to an impending free agent.
Feb 26 - NFL combine begins.
March 11 - The legal tampering window for negotiating with free agents begins.
March 13 - Free agency officially begins.
April 25th - NFL draft!

How are you feeling about your team going into the offseason? Who do you hope they add and/or subtract?

Bwahahahahaha!!!!! This is Tom Brady's world, and the other 31 teams are living in it. A boat load of top 100 picks and cap room galore, this will be the most talented team Brady and Co will have likely since 07. It'll be great to see us get an upgrade at receiver from the accountants that have been trotted on the field.

 

[TheSuperGenius]

Everyone around here seems to think KC will be the landing spot for Montgomery, but it would not surprise me if he ended up in Baltimore or Buffalo

The easy comparison to him is Ray Rice. Insiders love Montgomery.

 

[jbindm]

A few high profile defenders have been tagged now -

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26135304/texans-franchise-tag-star-pass-rusher-clowney

Clowney joins Dee Ford and Demarcus Lawrence on the list.

 

[jbindm]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/03/04/report-chiefs-releasing-justin-houston/

Justin Houston is done in KC, as expected. It would have cost them north of 20 mil to keep him around for next season.