NFL 2012 NFL Pre-Season - Discussion

[Exe Gesis]

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Upcoming NFL calendar of events...

July 22: Deadline for unsigned UFA to sign with new clubs.

July 22: Deadline for transition players to sign with new clubs.

Late July: Training camps across the league begin.

Aug. 4: Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony

Aug. 5: Hall of Fame Game: Arizona vs. New Orleans, Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. ET

Aug. 9: Preseason Week 1

Aug. 13: Preseason Week 2

Aug. 20: Preseason Week 3

Aug. 23: Preseason Week 4

Aug. 28: Roster cutdown to 80 players (90 the new pre-season max)

Sept. 2: Roster cutdown to 53 players

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Track undrafted free agent signings team by team here: http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2012-nfl-undrafted-free-agents


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[Starburns_]

Forgot that the saints had the HOF game, quite an embarrassing set of circumstances for the league there.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Some more embarrassing circumstances for the NFL could be the outcome of the CapGate farce (redskins/cowboys).

 

[Flawed Genius]

subbed

 

[Starburns_]

Haven't seen any news on that in awhile, are they in serious danger of losing that case?

 

[Exe Gesis]

Yeah it's gone a bit quiet on that front. It's in the legal stages. I can't see the NFL winning that case. I'm sure there'll be a billion PFT articles about it soon tho.

 

[Burningleviathan]

I sure as hell hope they lose that. Would like our 10mil back.

Do OTAs start soon?I heard they were in the next couple of weeks?

July, so far away. Mind you, I turn 30 in July, so maybe it is best if stays in the long awaited future

 

[Sven]

The Vikings rookie mini-camp starts on Friday. The 10 draft picks, 15 UDFA signings and a handful of other rookies who will be brought in on a try-out basis will be working out and practicing in Eden Prairie.

I would assume most of the other teams have a similar time frame for getting their rookies into their facilities.

I'm pretty sure that under the new CBA, OTAs are restricted and will therefore be held in June, with training camp in late July.

If anyone can find an OTA schedule it would be appreciated.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Hang on, that's 2010 lol. Brb...

 

[Burningleviathan]

Alright, so mini camps start tomorrow and OTAs begin in about two and half weeks. Good that we'll start getting some news in.

 

[Exe Gesis]

sorry for posting that link, it was a 2010 one.

teams are only starting now to slowly announce their OTA schedules.

 

[Exe Gesis]

2012 OTAs announced so far...

Steelers -- OTAs: May 22 to June 14

Falcons -- Rookie Mini-Camp: May 11-13, OTAs: May 29 to June 15

 

[Exe Gesis]

Tho only a handful have been announced, I guess rookie mini-camps will happen around that May 10-ish period, then OTAs start around May 20 onwards, lasting till mid June, then Training Camp starts mid July.

 

[drd23]

The Ravens are having a rookie mini camp (like the one Sven posted about for the Vikes) on the weekend on May 11th

 

[Dagless]

Osi and Reese ain't getting along atm...

 

[Chadwiko]

Looks like Kellen Moore is the firm #3 QB in Detroit, with a chance to compete to be the backup:

Lions look to Kellen Moore as No. 3 QB candidate

DETROIT (AP) Boise State standout Kellen Moore has agreed to a free-agent deal with Detroit, giving the Lions someone to develop behind starter Matthew Stafford and backup Shaun Hill.

Athletes First spokeswoman Savannah Wall confirmed the agreement on Monday after Moore wasn't picked in last week's NFL draft. Moore is represented by agent David Dunn, chairman of Athletes First.

Moore won 50 games in college, a Football Bowl Subdivision record for a starting quarterback, but wasn't among the 253 players taken in the draft.

''Very frustrating process, but a great outcome in the end,'' Moore told the Idaho Statesman. ''Going into it, you felt very comfortable and confident that you'd get an opportunity to get drafted. Bottom line is it didn't happen. But it's kind of funny you end up where you'd love to go in the first place.''

The Lions acknowledged Saturday night that adding a No. 3 quarterback was on their list.

''That will be one of the things that we'll probably be looking for,'' Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said.

Detroit has just two quarterbacks on the roster, Stafford and Hill, because Drew Stanton left as a free agent this offseason to sign with the New York Jets. He was later traded to Indianapolis.

 

[Dagless]

Looks like Kellen Moore is the firm #3 QB in Detroit, with a chance to compete to be the backup:

Well that tends to happen when there's only two QBs on the list...

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Bengals signing Vontaze Burfict as an UDFA. Wouldn't touch that walking powder keg at all. So many off-field issues.

Surely the Bengals will come to their senses and cut him in the first set of roster cuts.

 

[Brasher]

Bengals signing Vontaze Burfict as an UDFA. Wouldn't touch that walking powder keg at all. So many off-field issues.

Surely the Bengals will come to their senses and cut him in the first set of roster cuts.

And once you move past his off-field issues you have to start dealing with his selfish on field and locker room presence.

 

[Woodson]

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[Chadwiko]

Well that tends to happen when there's only two QBs on the list...

I was referring to Diriggy Bird saying that Kellen Moore signed with Detroit to be Staffords backup, and pointing out that Detroit's HC has said he's not the backup, but the #3 QB for now.

 

[juddy_Like]

Bengals signing Vontaze Burfict as an UDFA. Wouldn't touch that walking powder keg at all. So many off-field issues.

Surely the Bengals will come to their senses and cut him in the first set of roster cuts.

It's the bengals, They sign every badass player coming out of college.


Doesn't matter if its 1st rounders or ufas, you can rest assure that if you have serious red flags, the bengals at the very least will look at you.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Dem fightin' words from Baltimore's head coach, John Harbaugh, who reckons that the Patriots' titles won before Spygate in 2007 are tainted.

The Ravens later attempted to clarify Harbaugh's comments.

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story...s-new-england-patriots-titles-stained-spygate

 

[Dixie Flatline]

The Bills are working out Vince Young to see if he would be an adequate backup to Ryan Fitzpatrick.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7878254/buffalo-bills-work-free-agent-qb-vince-young-source-says

 

[Exe Gesis]

Raiders signed leinart today. Damn. I really hope Pryor beats out leinart, the coaches persevere with him etc.