FOLES RUSH IN: 2018 nfl qb carousel and miscellaneous offseasoning thread

the super bowl was a long time ago now

josh mcdaniels confirmed as new head coach of the indianapolis colts. instead of being behind belichick he can spend some time behind his old qbs coach instead.

lol rooney rule

yeah.

i mean, outside of the process itself, ok josh is one of the most qualified hc candidates out there, but things like mike vrabel hire at ten, and greg olson at oak too, have not been inspiring appointments in this regard. coordinator level is the real ugly scene that makes the hc level such a problem. i believe i am correct in saying there is 1 black oc in the whole nfl. i think flores at ne will make it around 10 black dcs but cmon, this shit is horrendous.

LOL

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVZY4WSUQAAi2aF.jpg

i'm sure this is already being speculated but first thing i think is that bill told him this is going to be his last year. i did see that luck supposedly needs more surgery on his shoulder tho, and that might've been enough to foul it.

i think you're supposed to wait a whole day to go full belichick

i'm hearing rumours he wrote his resignation letter on irsay's shirt

It's time to let The Monster get out of it's cage to feed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/MxEb3N7P

— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) January 3, 2013

and *that's* for the city of baltimore!

#EXCLUSIVE: #49ers have reached agreement w/ Jimmy Garoppolo. Will be highest paid player in #NFL. Announcement soon to come. pic.twitter.com/mU0ON4qMm7

— Raj Mathai (@rajmathai) February 8, 2018

congrats to "jimmy g"

Jimmy G has started less than 10 games in the NFL and now has two Super Bowl rings and the biggest contract in NFL history. A true inspiration to those that let their partners do all of the work on group projects

— offseason hanx (@HankJoness) February 8, 2018

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22503387/rae-carruth-apologizes-death-pregnant-girlfriend-seeks-custody-18-year-old-son

damn i forgot Rae Carruth was getting released from prison in October!

I forgot about that guy. Can someone who hired a hitman to murder his girlfriend because she wouldn't get an abortion not be a complete sociopath?

fins tagged landry - acc to my fins fan friend apparently making him the 3rd highest paid WR in nfl? if true that _is_ ridic

it would make sense if the NFL were a PPR league

lol yes

3rd highest cap hit for 2018 to be precise but yeah. not sure what to make of him tbh, depending on who you ask or what stats you use he's either one of the most effective wrs in the league or he holds the entire offense back. he always looks kind of medium to me.

very curious to see what miami does with him eventually. something dumb, probably

looks like ol' Jer is trying to sell eight units in Mountain View to Roger

https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/rU01T1U4N1dMZ4XIP96P7g--~B/Zmk9c3RyaW07aD0zODg7cHlvZmY9MDtxPTk1O3c9NzIwO3NtPTE7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://media.zenfs.com/creatr-images/GLB/2018-02-27/b0800560-1c0e-11e8-96d7-8d5c16b271fc_image-9017

So anyone have any opinion on the idea that the Vikings are going to clear the decks of QBs to go after Kurt Cousins? I was thinking prevailing belief was that Denver was his destination.

i think it's weird there isn't one of those qbs that they like. what's wrong with keenum?

not sure there is a huge delta between the vikes qbs and cousins. i wonder what kind of money the vikes guys are angling for. a smart qb-needy team could hold out to see who is the last man standing there and get a few years of a serviceable qb for cut rate.

feel like keenum will have to put up several seasons of brees-like numbers before people stop thinking he's too $hort

matt forte has retired. pretty good player

love the dude, always respected his game and was happy when he joined the jets two years ago. he still had moments last year, but all those nagging injuries must've added up.

guys...Keenum is not that good and it's not just a size thing. trust me

ILX quoted out of context

lol

Penn State RB Saquon Barkley at 2018 Combine:

- Stronger than Joe Thomas
- Quicker than DeSean Jackson
- Faster than Devin Hester
- Jumps higher than Julio Jones

@PennStateFball

yeah, dude is just breaking the scales

List of all RBs at the NFL combine to weigh over 225, sub-4.5 40 & at least a 38-inch vertical (since 2000):

Saquon Barkley
/end list

Barkley DESTROYED those measures away, with an OFFICIAL 4.40 40, 41-inch vertical at 233 lbs.

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) March 2, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kF2-Cr6yX4

xxxpost lmao omar

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the final four teams expected to be in the running for his services are the Broncos, Cardinals, Jets, and Vikings.

Let's see.

Jets -- ANY dude that willing walks into that club has to know in the end, it won't work out. Forget it Kirk, it's the Jets.

Cardinals - They lost for nearly 40 years and had a couple of decent teams. Probably the lowest pressure place to go.

Vikings -- They are the best team and last year was very close. Can they repeat that and take that next step, it's a hard thing to do. Will they be setting fire to the future by signing such an expensive player. I'd say this team would be the highest pressure to join as really anything less than getting to a Superbowl is a failure next year.

Broncos - They still have quite a bit of talent and the club has been good about finding players. While improvement would be expected, would not be expected to 'win it all' as much as be in the playoff discussions.

If you blink, you might miss Troy Apke’s 4.35-second 40-yard dash that made Deion Sanders the happiest person on earth. pic.twitter.com/d8VwjPxqAu

— Roar Lions Roar (@RLRblog) March 5, 2018

We live in such a strange time "you know why I'm surprised, I'm not going to say it on tv but he can run run."

Eagles traded a 7 and Matt Tobin to Seattle for a 5. Seattle than traded a 7 and Michael Bennett for a 5 and Marcus Johnson.

The Eagles basically traded Matt Tobin and Marcus Johnson for Michael Bennett, lol.

— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) March 7, 2018

that is grotesque. howie strikes again. i wonder if the seahawks let bennett have a say in his destination, i am sure they could've done a little better if they were really trying to maximize return

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🎟🏅🏅🏅🏅 free meek mill pic.twitter.com/RgpOme044m

— Michael Bennett (@mosesbread72) March 7, 2018

lol

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/03/09/lets-eat-the-true-story-of-andy-reids-seven-cheese-mac-and-cheese-recipe/?utm_term=.c8689bda9b0c

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DX3vuD7W4AUvhX3.jpg

love andy reid

the other guy, charles, is one of the best ppl to follow on twitter for football right now, @fourverts

Jarvis Landry to Browns.

oh miami was able to find a more incompetently run organization than themselves well done

tyrod taylor to the browns

that's interesting. tt w/ all those weapons (landry, duke johnson, josh gordon) could be good.

oh plus saquon barkley. you've gotta think they must be good at least on offense next season.

Browns getting DB Damarious Randall from the Packers.

going all-in to secure 3 to 4 wins

Robert Kraft sees a happy ending for the NFL https://t.co/Ol982i9YZA

— Baltimore Sun Sports (@BaltSunSports) May 28, 2020

lol, that was (appropriately!) pulled

lol

New Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon said he's not concerned if fans can't be in the stands when the NFL season begins because he has already dealt with that.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, playing games without fans in attendance is one possibility for the 2020 NFL season. During an interview ... Gordon said the past three years with the Chargers in Los Angeles prepared him for this.

open goal lol

This is my favorite one so far

Ed Reed thoughts on Drew Brees pic.twitter.com/zIwZTkpFvL

— Grantlong (@Grantlonggg) June 4, 2020

he reads the room just like he read the Minnesota defense

can't really argue with that

reed coming through hard

should have gone harder tbh

Probably. I wonder if brees is capable of the self reflection necessary to hear what he’s being told but mostly fuck football anyway.

Drew Brees Admits He Doesn’t Trust Black People Ever Since Falcons Linebacker Stole Football Straight Out Of His Hands https://t.co/TvDYli3GZi pic.twitter.com/CjFdAmY3Vr

— The Onion (@TheOnion) June 4, 2020

Nice work: "It was just clear they have no respect for me, the grandson of World War II veterans."

drew brees paid $33 to end racism pic.twitter.com/peMg2Um5m4

— Sean Gentille (@seangentille) June 4, 2020

RIP Reche Cadwell

*Caldwell

"Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing," traditionally known as the Black national anthem, is expected to be performed live or played before every Week 1 NFL game, and the league is considering a variety of other measures during the upcoming season to recognize victims of police brutality.

truly amazing

in other news, desean jackson is a fucking idiot.

in other other news, Mahomes just signed an insane contract, congrats Chefs fans

4 of those years will be in quarantine

also known as "the durant clause"

.@Eric_Branch asks Shanahan if Jimmy G will be on the roster on Sunday. Kyle defers by saying any of us could die before then so ....

Dark, man.

— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) April 26, 2021

*waggles eyebrows*

Reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers is so disgruntled with the Green Bay Packers that he has told some within the organization that he does not want to return to the team, league and team sources told ESPN on Thursday.

More on NFL Live now....

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 29, 2021

um, why? did something happen?

Here is my understanding of the Aaron Rodgers situation: Rodgers and the #Packers have been negotiating a long-term contract offer. They’ve been working on it for weeks. Rodgers has been unhappy at times during those moments. No deal is done, and he’s not happy now. https://t.co/JkwoIriwIF

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2021

honestly do not understand in the slightest what the Packers are doing

Trade him, then make sure your resumes are updated

That Alex Smith article on SI is NUTs! The pictures of the leg....oh my lawd.

farewell adam vinatieri

go raiders

https://sports.yahoo.com/las-vegas-raiders-defensive-end-carl-nassib-comes-out-as-gay-first-active-nfl-player-220156359.html

lovely statement

about fucking time. seems like a decent kid.

this is a good day for the nfl and i think his statement is perfect. he also had a great bit on hard knocks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXTAgth6KY8

brilliant how all these players will risk brain damage or amputate ring fingers to help their team win football games in the national football league but a vaccine? that’s a deeply personal choice, man

the only thing they're willing to put in their body is deer antler spray, and lots of it

Cam Newton on if he is vaccinated: "It's too personal to discuss it. I'll just keep it at that." pic.twitter.com/0ExgpxaqhQ

— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) August 5, 2021

Just imagine if the health status of an NFL player was made public

football coaches are the most ridiculous people on earth, part infinity

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8HHUPXX0AA4mzd.jpg

amazing the practice facilities are still standing after all that

Have a hearty good retirement Fitzmagic, I got a feeling you will be good as a commentator as you got to have stories to tell as you played with half the NFL over nearly the last two decades at one point or another.

Hilarious thing about Fitzpatricks' retirement is if you look on the google news feed, there are like local storied from half the NFL referencing him as an EX-local player.

https://gotitans.com/attachments/fitzmagic-jpeg.14327/

wonder if Jon Bois has a video about this guy's career ready to go

Dude started with the Rams on Mike Martz last season has their head coach.

Marshall Faulk, Issac Bruce and Tory Holt were still playing. Mark Bulger was the starting QB.

That seems like an ice age ago.

“And everyone here is hungry and everybody here wants to be a great NFL tight end,” Kittle said. "And so when you put all that hunger together, it’s just big ol' nasty beast, and that’s what a tight end is.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/tight-ends-gather-in-nashville-to-learn-from-nfls-best/ar-AAYO8X8?ocid=msedgntp

not really sure where this goes, but this Jon Bois/Secret Base short film about a 1976 Colts/Steelers playoff game is incredible, utterly compelling from start to finish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alcVZZuj_WE

abolish the preseason

Awesome win! Our scumbag piece-of-shit starting quarterback went 1 for 5 and we lost our starting center for the year.

:(

If scumbags reception is like that in a preseason game in Jacksonville and it shook him up, good luck in Baltimore if that is his first game (and I kinda hope it is). I got a feeling more than a few refs are going to let a bit more contact than usual happen.

200+ million guaranteed cash...what a f'n world.

So glad we didn't get him, wish he was expelled from the league