NFL 2015 - Off Season Discussion
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Anyone who thinks Manning wasn't injured didn't watch any games.
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This is finally becoming a good thread 
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Um, it was one off the league lead actually (Andrew Luck had 40). Full disclosure, Wilson had 26 in 2013 (20 this year) and has never had a season with 39+ TDs (which is half expected considering he's only played three years), Brady had 33 in 2014 (25 the year before) and has had 2 seasons with 39+ TDs (2007 when he threw for 50, and 2011 when he threw for exactly 39).
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Every week since about week 12 2005* he's been on the injury list as questionable**
*May or may not have picked a week since directly after they played New Orleans.
**May or may not have been bullshit sprouted by Bill Belichick as an 'up yours' to the NFL for forcing teams to say what the injury actually is. (I know around 06-07 for a fact he did this. Haven't followed it since his return from the ACL)
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I wouldn't call throwing a season bottoming out. Bottoming out suggests a significant rebuild having spent a few years at the bottom of the dung heap.
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Ahhhh, NOW I understand why Manning wanted to come back another year! The perennial stat whore.
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One more year should get Peyton the passing yardage record
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 6, 2015, 4:59 AM EST
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Peyton Manning’s return to the Broncos for the 2015 season should result in him breaking the all-time NFL record for career passing yards.
Manning currently has 69,691 passing yards, putting him within striking distance of Brett Favre’s record of 71,838 yards. Assuming Manning stays healthy, he should break Favre’s record some time in the middle of next season.
The NFL would surely love to have Manning break the record in a high-profile, nationally televised game, so don’t be surprised if the Broncos get a few prime time games in the middle of the season. If Manning were to average 300 yards a game, he’d top Favre’s mark in the eighth game of the season.
Once Manning takes the record from Favre, he’ll keep it for at least a few years. But if Manning retires after 2015, Drew Brees will have a shot at breaking the record some time around 2018. Brees, who is almost three years younger than Manning, is currently at 56,033 career passing yards.
Favre has owned the yardage record since 2007, when he topped Dan Marino’s career mark. He’ll likely have the record for only about eight more months.
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One more year should get Peyton the passing yardage record
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 6, 2015, 4:59 AM EST
Peyton Manning’s return to the Broncos for the 2015 season should result in him breaking the all-time NFL record for career passing yards.
Manning currently has 69,691 passing yards, putting him within striking distance of Brett Favre’s record of 71,838 yards. Assuming Manning stays healthy, he should break Favre’s record some time in the middle of next season.
The NFL would surely love to have Manning break the record in a high-profile, nationally televised game, so don’t be surprised if the Broncos get a few prime time games in the middle of the season. If Manning were to average 300 yards a game, he’d top Favre’s mark in the eighth game of the season.
Once Manning takes the record from Favre, he’ll keep it for at least a few years. But if Manning retires after 2015, Drew Brees will have a shot at breaking the record some time around 2018. Brees, who is almost three years younger than Manning, is currently at 56,033 career passing yards.
Favre has owned the yardage record since 2007, when he topped Dan Marino’s career mark. He’ll likely have the record for only about eight more months.
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Good point (the bolded part)....
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Former Broncos tight end says NFL should lift marijuana ban
Posted by Darin Gantt on March 6, 2015, 6:37 AM EST
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Nate Jackson played in a state where it’s now legal to smoke marijuana.
And he thinks the NFL would be better off if it followed suit.
Granted, Jackson was speaking at the Cannabis Business Executives Breakfast in Denver when he said it, but he was upfront that he smoked during his career rather than rely on painkillers.
“It kept my brain clean,” Jackson said, via the Associated Press. “I feel like I exited the game with my mind intact. And I credit that to marijuana in a lot of ways and not getting hooked on these pain pills that are recklessly distributed in the league when a guy gets an injury.”
Jackson played six years in the NFL (2003-08), and said his self-medication was easy to pull off since the league only tested for street drugs once a year. To his view, that makes the league at least willing to look the other way, if not complicit.
“They’re aware that probably over half of their players smoke weed,” Jackson said. “They’ve been doing it since they were teenagers. The fact that they’ve been doing it that whole time and still made it to the NFL and are able to satisfy the demands of very, very strict employers on a daily basis means that their marijuana use is in check.
“Marijuana is not a problem in their lives.”
Jackson said the league’s biggest problem is players “smashing their skulls over and over and over again.”
He said allowing marijuana would be a “compassionate” move by the NFL, to help many former players deal with the pain inherent in being a former NFL player.
As you might imagine, the league isn’t necessarily eager to declare itself pro-weed.
An organization as image-conscious as the NFL isn’t going to start marketing Broncos-logo bongs or Seahawks-brand rolling papers anytime soon (although the revenue possibilities might be the thing that changes their minds). And a league spokesman noted it consulted with its medical experts, who didn’t suggest allowing marijuana as a pain-management option.
But the reality is a large portion of the league is already smoking, and it apparently isn’t hurting the popularity of the game, or the athletic abilities of those using.
“Michael Phelps is the best swimmer that the Earth has ever produced by far,” Jackson said. “And he smokes weed. That should tell us something.”
Totally, dude. Somebody call Peyton. We need a pizza.
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Former Broncos tight end says NFL should lift marijuana ban
Posted by Darin Gantt on March 6, 2015, 6:37 AM EST
Nate Jackson played in a state where it’s now legal to smoke marijuana.
And he thinks the NFL would be better off if it followed suit.
Granted, Jackson was speaking at the Cannabis Business Executives Breakfast in Denver when he said it, but he was upfront that he smoked during his career rather than rely on painkillers.
“It kept my brain clean,” Jackson said, via the Associated Press. “I feel like I exited the game with my mind intact. And I credit that to marijuana in a lot of ways and not getting hooked on these pain pills that are recklessly distributed in the league when a guy gets an injury.”
Jackson played six years in the NFL (2003-08), and said his self-medication was easy to pull off since the league only tested for street drugs once a year. To his view, that makes the league at least willing to look the other way, if not complicit.
“They’re aware that probably over half of their players smoke weed,” Jackson said. “They’ve been doing it since they were teenagers. The fact that they’ve been doing it that whole time and still made it to the NFL and are able to satisfy the demands of very, very strict employers on a daily basis means that their marijuana use is in check.
“Marijuana is not a problem in their lives.”
Jackson said the league’s biggest problem is players “smashing their skulls over and over and over again.”
He said allowing marijuana would be a “compassionate” move by the NFL, to help many former players deal with the pain inherent in being a former NFL player.
As you might imagine, the league isn’t necessarily eager to declare itself pro-weed.
An organization as image-conscious as the NFL isn’t going to start marketing Broncos-logo bongs or Seahawks-brand rolling papers anytime soon (although the revenue possibilities might be the thing that changes their minds). And a league spokesman noted it consulted with its medical experts, who didn’t suggest allowing marijuana as a pain-management option.
But the reality is a large portion of the league is already smoking, and it apparently isn’t hurting the popularity of the game, or the athletic abilities of those using.
“Michael Phelps is the best swimmer that the Earth has ever produced by far,” Jackson said. “And he smokes weed. That should tell us something.”
Totally, dude. Somebody call Peyton. We need a pizza.
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The Colts announced they will not re-sign free agent Reggie Wayne.
NFL free agency is not for the feint of heart. Already this week we've seen the Pats kick Vince Wilfork to the curb, the Steelers practically beg Troy Polamalu to hang up his cleats and now Wayne, an Indianapolis lifer, is being shown the door. Wayne hasn't been the same player since his ACL tear and at 36, a return to form seems unlikely. Wayne was only 235 yards away from tying Marvin Harrison for the most receiving yards in team history. Given his age and recent injury struggles, Wayne will probably have to settle for a one-year deal if he decides to play next season.
NFL free agency is not for the feint of heart. Already this week we've seen the Pats kick Vince Wilfork to the curb, the Steelers practically beg Troy Polamalu to hang up his cleats and now Wayne, an Indianapolis lifer, is being shown the door. Wayne hasn't been the same player since his ACL tear and at 36, a return to form seems unlikely. Wayne was only 235 yards away from tying Marvin Harrison for the most receiving yards in team history. Given his age and recent injury struggles, Wayne will probably have to settle for a one-year deal if he decides to play next season.
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Lots of news in the NFl this morning. The above and then this -
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Jets sending the Bears a fifth round pick. Just about guarantees that Harvin will be cut so the Jets keep their fourth round pick.
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Jets are expected to release Harvin, probably when the Marshall trade is made official.
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Gambling site gets spooked, takes Mariota to the Eagles bet off the board
http://www.phillyvoice.com/vegas-pulls-betting-action-marcus-mariota-eagles/
http://www.phillyvoice.com/vegas-pulls-betting-action-marcus-mariota-eagles/
Yesterday, Vegas, or rather Canada-based Bovada.lv, put out odds onwhether or not the Eagles would land Marcus Mariota. This is how it appeared both on their site and in their promotional email to media outlets:
In case you're not a degenerate gambler, I'll explain what those odds mean. If you bet $100 on "yes" and Mariota is an Eagle Week 1 this season, you win $400. You have to bet $700 just to win $100 if you bet "no." In other words, Bovada wasn't buying what a number of us Philly writers are reporting, in my case, that the Eagles are determined to go get their guy.
Shortly thereafter, the odds on their site moved sharply. "Yes" moved from +400 to +250, and "no" moved from -700 to -400.
Then, shortly thereafter once again, they took "Yes" completely off the board. You only had the option to bet "No."
Now... It's gone completely.
What to make of this? Everyone and their mother... and probably Chip Kelly himself (kidding)... likely starting banging away at "Yes" the second those odds went up, and Bovada went, "Oh crap."
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There's really no way this can be construed as anything but a good move for the Jets. In one fell swoop they can jettison Harvin and his bloated contract, acquire Marshall, the superior player and all for mid round draft capital.
If the Jets start a competent QB or draft Mariota/Winston, this becomes a great move for the Jets. WR1. Marshall, WR2. Decker and TE1. Amaro. Assuming Chain Gailey learns that the NFL is a passing league, that's something to work with.
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LaRon Landry suspended 10 games for PED use.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...n-landry-suspended-10-games-for-ped-violation
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...n-landry-suspended-10-games-for-ped-violation
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Because his dick is the size of his pinky
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