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Any name off the top of your head is followed by oh shit he left this offseason. lol.

Tannehill, Parker, Drake, Reshad Jones, Old Man Wake

Edit: I forgot they got Quinn so put him there instead of Wake I guess.

 

Pats are in a good place like usual. Bills may be trending the right direction but it will be with a step back this season and the front office needs to understand that and not get reactionary next offseason when they get a disappointing finish. The Jets may have helped themselves too on the grand scale but it's baby steps for them.

 

Wow, I’m looking at those stats and saying that the HOF should be a no brainer. But he just wasn’t a player who makes people think HOF.

 

For the Bucs' sake I hope they abandon that idea of going to the 3-4. They got JPP, Beau Allen and Vinny Curry. You want all those guys on the line in a 4-3.

 

Eagles sign Mike Wallace for one year as I did in the GMO.

 

Already happened. Should have lost the Texans game. Wasn't a catch under last year's rule.

 

Jets, Terrelle Pryor finalize a deal



Terrelle Pryor has a new team.

The quarterback turned receiver has a deal in place with the Jets, as reported by Calvin Watkins of Newsday.

Pryor, acquired as a quarterback by the Raiders in the third round of the 2011 supplemental draft, joins the Jets after an injury-marred season in Washington. The year before that — his first full season as a receiver — resulted in more than 1,000 receiving yards as a member of the Browns.

The Seahawks and Browns also showed interest in Pryor. It’s unclear whether he signed another one-year deal, or whether it’s a multi-season commitment.

He joins a depth chart the includes the likes of Jermaine Kearse and Robby Anderson. (PFT)

 

Hmm



James Harrison was on that team, Patriots cheating again!

 

NFL owners will vote on allowing replay review for personal fouls

Under current NFL rules, personal foul penalties cannot be reviewed in instant replay. In 2018, that could change.

Next week the NFL owners will consider two proposals that would change the league’s replay rules to allow the referee and head of officiating to review personal fouls.

One proposal, made by the Chargers, would allow roughing the passer and hits on players in a defenseless posture to be reviewed. A broader proposal made by Washington would allow all personal fouls to be reviewed.

NFL owners have been hesitant to allow replay reviews for personal fouls, saying that those penalties are often judgment calls. And yet the league office routinely uses video footage to determine whether to fine or suspend players for personal fouls. If the video can be used later in the week to determine league discipline, why can’t it be used on Sunday to determine whether the call on the field was correct?

The answer may be that the league doesn’t want to do anything that would add to the already too-frequent replay delays in NFL games. Reviewing everything would make for longer games at a time when the league wants games to move faster. (PFT)

 

NFL may close a loophole in the overtime rules

Under NFL rules, the team that kicks off to start overtime is guaranteed one possession if the receiving team kicks a field goal on the first drive. But most fans probably don’t know exactly what “one possession” means.

Consider this scenario: Team A receives the overtime kickoff, marches down the field and kicks a field goal. On its ensuing possession, Team B throws an interception. But the player on Team A fumbles the ball, and a player on Team B scoops it up and runs for a touchdown. Who wins the game?

Under current NFL rules, Team A would win the game because Team B’s possession ended the instant a player on Team A intercepted Team B’s pass. Anything after the interception — including the fumble and the recovery and the touchdown — wouldn’t count. But under a proposed rules change, Team B would win the game because the new rule would allow the play to continue under normal rules.

In the NFL’s description of the proposed rules changes, this was not explained very clearly. The NFL described the proposal as, “If there is a turnover, a team may win an overtime game, even though it scores on its second possession.” We heard from some readers who didn’t understand what that meant.

What it means is that common sense will apply, if this proposed rule is implemented. And it will mean defensive players need to know to go down if they intercept a pass to clinch a victory in overtime. (PFT)

 

It’s bizzare this wasn’t always the case.

 

amazing in a billion dollar league with the best technology available they would do this? crazy. look at MLB and they added more reviews to get close plays right. better to be safe than sorry. the NFL is like a spinning of the wheel to see what happens next. Really odd.

 

Patriots should file a proposal to retroactively enforce the new catch rules on old catches so the Steelers can win that game. Integrity and all.

 

omg that is idiotic. Team A would win the game on that scenario? Wow. That's crazy. I know the rule is changed now, but wow. Baffling.

 

Vinny Curry says goodbye to Eagles Nation in style....

 

Wasn’t he a major bust at first? One of his new coaches must have turned him around.

 

1. He left in 2007 - Harrison barely played prior to '07
2. He's being accused of distributing steroids after he left the Steelers according to prosecutors.

 

well he went out a Champion after a few rough seasons is all I know.

 

Sounds like a cover up. Sadly we may never know to what effect this had on the league. Tough day to be a Cardinals fans.

 

He got a huge extension despite not starting because he showed promise despite being in a 3-4 defense during the Chip years. And he isn't about rushing the passer as much as other aspects. This year he finally was a fulltime starter for the first time and proved his worth but he wasn't going to be kept at that money when the cap was tight.