The "it really stinks when no football is on" thread

[Pentegarn]

I figure if baseball fans get a thread to lament wintertime, we football fans should have one lamenting spring and summer.

Hell we don't even get Arena Football this year :\ At least in years past we had that for a weak football fix, now that's gone too

We can discuss trades, the draft, or anything else here regarding NFL or college football though

[Colonel Flagg]

http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/02/22/harrison-asks-colts-to-release-him/

Already the speculation about where Harrison will land is beginning. For starters, Harrison is determined to continue playing. A logical landing spot would be the receiver-needy Philadelphia Eagles, where Harrison would be reunited with his former Syracuse teammate, QB Donovan McNabb, while getting to play in the city where he lives.

Pfffft. Likelier that TO will come back to Philly. Andy Reid and the Eagles "brain-trust" may finally acknowledge the need for a game-breaking wideout, but they are very big on character. Harrison's off-field problems, while still only alleged, make him a poor fit for Philly. Try Dallas. :\

[pac-man]

I didn't cry when my pappy died, I didn't cry when I broke my legs, but if Ray Lewis does indeed go to the Cowboys after he becomes a free agent Friday, I'm afraid I'll have to shed a tear.

[WhiteRat]

The Vikings are close to striking a deal with the Texans for Sage Rosenfels.
:rolleyes:

[El Blanco]

http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/02/22/harrison-asks-colts-to-release-him/



Pfffft. Likelier that TO will come back to Philly. Andy Reid and the Eagles "brain-trust" may finally acknowledge the need for a game-breaking wideout, but they are very big on character. Harrison's off-field problems, while still only alleged, make him a poor fit for Philly. Try Dallas. :\

[Obligatory comment about Andy Reid's drug dealing sons.]

[Colonel Flagg]

[acknowledging hypocrisy in the Eagles' front orifice ...]

Yes, it really sucks when those "flawed characters" are your own flesh and blood. :\

[Colonel Flagg]

BTW Happy Birthday, Pac-man. :rock

[McClain]

Indy released Harrison. It's a sad day for Colts fans. I could see him going to a few teams, though the most comforting to me (and most fans) would be him w/ Eli in NY to fill a Plaxico void.

I only have one request, Marv! Do not sign with the Pats.

[pac-man]

BTW Happy Birthday, Pac-man. :rock

:)

[WhiteRat]

Rich Eisen of the NFL Network left the booth to run the 40 at the combine then gets superimposed with Pat White's 40:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZb3DRt6_Gk&

[pac-man]

http://freshplays.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/deion_sanders-xtra_feature-39108.jpg

"Rich! You look like you was pushing a wheelbarrow, man!"

[WhiteRat]

The Buccaneers cut 5 recently:

Derek Brooks, Warrick Dunn, Joey Galloway, Ike Hilliard, and Cato June.

June really underperformed since he left Indy but I was still surprised to see his name on the list.

[Colonel Flagg]

Happy belated birthday, WhiteRat. :rock

The Buc's also traded some draft pick (2 or 3?) for Kellen Winslow Jr. They got probably the best available tight end of the class this season.

[pac-man]

Albert Haynesworth will have his least productive year since the 2006 season next year.

[WhiteRat]

I agree.

I think it's ridiculous that a DT is the highest paid defensive player ever and is guaranteed nearly half of his total contract. I could maybe see a game changing MLB (Ray Lewis in his prime) or a true shutdown corner (Champ Bailey or Darryl Green) getting money in that range, but a DT? How many times is he going to get to the QB? He'll be stopping the run, sure, and he'll likely be freeing up the other linemen, but 100 million?!?!

The Redskins will NEVER win a Super Bowl as long as he's on the team. Throwing money at FAs didn't work before in DC and it's not going to work again.

[WhiteRat]

So the Vikings traded for 8 year veteran back-up QB Sage Rosenfels and cut Gus "Rickety Bones" Frerotte. They then promptly signed Rosie to a 2 year $9 mil contract, making him the second highest paid back-up in the league. So if Jackson falters, Rosie is supposed to be our answer? Puh-leeze!

[WhiteRat]

WOW. Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel were traded to the Chiefs for, get this, A SECOND ROUND PICK!

The 34th overall pick for those two? Seriously? All post season I heard that it would likely take two 1st rounders to get him.

[pac-man]

I'm just happy for the chiefs.

[WhiteRat]

Now that the Chiefs still have the 3rd pick in the draft, they can go after Michael Crabtree. Imagine a superstar-to-be in Dwayne Bowe lining up with Crabtree. Talk about great options for Cassel to throw to.

[pac-man]

That'd be a helluva coup... they could be next season's worst-to-first story.

[Colonel Flagg]

What, did they just have a fire sale in New England, and only invited KC? Seriously, I'd have thought that they could have gotten a bit more than just a 2, hey?

Seriously.

In Eagleville, we are mourning the loss of Brian Dawkins to the Broncos (!) - he followed the money, as usual. No surprise, and no disrespect toward him. I just think that if Jeff Lurie really thought he was "a pillar of the Eagles organization" he would have made him a comparable offer to keep him around till he retired. But that may not have been the best "business decision".

And Lito Sheppard gets traded to the Jits for a 5th rounder this year and either a 2, 3, or 4 in '10 depending on his playing time. (sound of crickets chirping from the Eagles faithful)

In other news, the signing of former Bengals OL Stacy Andrews (Shawn's bro') made headlines. Let's hope it provides a stabilizing influence on our emotionally fragile Guard. :p

[McClain]

Brian Dawkins as a Bronco. They're Unicorns now!

[pac-man]

Lots of allegations being flung at Bill Belichick for letting Matt Cassel go to the Chiefs for just a 2nd rounder. This could be fun on a bun.

[WhiteRat]

Reports have Jay Cutler as being steamed that new coach Josh McDaniels tried to trade him in a 3 way deal for Cassel. The St. Paul paper now says the Vikings are interested in Cutler.

If the Vikes could pull that off, anything less than a Super Bowl next season will be a massive disappointment.

[pac-man]

But the Vikes have "Sassy" Sage Rosenfels. Cutler will stay in Denver methinks.

[WhiteRat]

The Broncos can take Jackson or Rosie plus Chester Taylor and a 2nd round pick.

Or they can just give us Cutler for a first.

[El Blanco]

One theory I heard is that Belichick is legitimately worried about the Broncos as a play off team. Not so much with the Chiefs.

Of course, a pissed off Jay Cutler looking to prove his worth may end up being a bigger problem than a happy Matt Cassel.

[Pentegarn]

The3re seems to be some allegations of dirty pool from people toward Belichick regarding the Cassel trade

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Astounding-allegations-Bill-Belichick-did-somet?urn=nfl,144951

Well, a Belichick move without controversy is like mashed potatoes without gravy

[WhiteRat]

Matt Birk signed a 3 year deal with the Ravens today. :(

FUCK YOU PAC-MAN

[pac-man]

I'm still mourning the loss of Jim Leonhard. I saw Bart Scott's departure coming, but not Lenny!

http://download.lardlad.com/framegrabs/BABF02/062.jpg

[pac-man]

Bye bye T.O.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3953647

[Colonel Flagg]

You can breathe now, Pac. Ray Lewis re-signs with the Ravens.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3952887

TO. :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

[pac-man]

I knew Ray would come back home. He's officially entered "would look weird in another jersey" territory. If Ray doesn't retire a Raven there's something seriously wrong with the universe.

[El Blanco]

So, where do TO's release and Warner's extension leave Anquon Boldin? Does he stay in a system that works really well for him as the #2 in a small market? Does he go out to Dallas or either NY team to try and be their #1 with lots of pressure and maybe not an ideal system for him?

[WhiteRat]

I could see him in Dallas and the NY teams, although for some reason I have a feeling that TO will end up with the Jets.

[Colonel Flagg]

Hey maybe TO will end up in Motown. What do you think, Pent?

[pac-man]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/The-teams-that-don-t-want-Terrell-Owens?urn=nfl,146116

A list of teams who've made it known via "league sources" that they have no interest in T.O. In case you don't want to read the article, the teams are: Cowboys, Giants, Redskins, Ravens, Niners, Vikings, Falcons, Browns, Chargers, Eagles, Jets, Titans, Rams.

[Colonel Flagg]

Somebody's gone done and burned a few bridges. :)

[WhiteRat]

Can't stop watching...this... video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip6WaloR-aY&feature=related

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

T.O is a Buffalo Bill :(

[pac-man]

It's a one year deal, and he's proven it takes him at least 2 years to inject his poison. Have fun with that, though.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I'm on the verge of getting season tickets too.

Maybe we can get Tom Brady to throw for him, Dane Cook to block for him and a whole bunch of other people I don't like to just mix it up in the fray.

You're right though, only one year.

[MattJack]

Poor, poor Buffalo. First this (http://www.nowpublic.com/world/plane-crashes-buffalo-n-y-50-dead) and now to kick a city while it's down, TO signs to the Bills.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

:tear

I still BILLieve

[MattJack]

:(

At least you are the wings capital of the world.

[WhiteRat]

If he had problems with Romo, just wait till he gets a hold of Trent Edwards.

[MattJack]

The best way to cure a personality like TO's is just a good old fashioned ass whoopin.

I mean, that's just what my dad told me while he was drinking beer and wrenching on a truck.

[WhiteRat]

The best way to cure a personality like TO's is to black ball him like the MLB did with Barry Bonds. Fucksticks like him don't belong on ANY team.

[MattJack]

Yeah but there will always be a team out there that will think that they can change him. You can't turn a TO into a housewife, so to speak.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Does TO still train in his unorthodox methods? Like how he used to hold whole turkeys in his hands and swing them in the air.

Maybe he'll learn some humility.
Maybe he'll toughen up TEdwards.
Maybe we'll win the Superbowl this time
Maybe we'll.......:(

[WhiteRat]

I like the Bills and I like Edwards. With that said, I feel really bad for Bills fans right now.

[Colonel Flagg]

TO is an enigma. He will make an almost immediate positive impact to the Bills' offense. This may even last for a few games, or even most of the season. Thennnnnnnn he starts talking, and the other shoe drops.

If he could keep his mouth shut, he could actually help a team over the long haul. Sadly, this is not likely to happen during his career.

Chin up Bills Fans. It's only a one-year deal. Maybe they'll get good enough to attract high quality free-agents in the 2010 off-season. :\

[pac-man]

I'm gonna be the devil's advocate here. It's only one year, TO doesn't become venomous until at least year two. Plus, now the Bills have two number one wideouts: Owens and Lee Evans; with those kinds of threats outside, Marshawn Lynch may be able to find a little bit more running room. And poison or not, Owens is hands down one of the best wide receivers in the NFL; a person would be a fool to lay all of the woes of the Cowboys, Eagles, or Niners squarely on TO. The Toronto Bills were 7-9 last year, and I seriously doubt Owens is going to make them any worse than that.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

. The Toronto Bills

:(

[pac-man]

Sorry 10k, couldn't resist. ;) But hey, how 'bout dem Sabres?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Doing better all the time. :)

[Colonel Flagg]

Watch what you post on the internet - you never know who's online ....

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3965039

[pac-man]

Same thing happened to a girl in England.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7914415.stm

I guess free speech isn't covered by the internet. This is for another thread altogether, but seriously, this is bullshit. I have yet to have I job a didn't talk shit about in some way, shape or form. You can somebody for being habitually late, failing a urinalysis, being rude to costumers/clients, etc. Not for calling their job boring or retarded. It's every working person's god-given right to complain about their job.

[Colonel Flagg]

It's every working person's god-given right to complain about their job.

Coupled with talking about sports, it really fills up my day. :lol

[pac-man]

My last job was the military, and there the complaints fly freely and generally without any serious reprisal. Honestly, even the jobs I like I bitch about. To make this relevant to the thread, I'm the TO of unskilled laborers.

[WhiteRat]

Oh Lane Kiffin, what kind of shit will pour from your mouth today?
http://www.comcast.net/sports/russakoffrules/25937/inthiseconomymaybethatsacompliment/

[Colonel Flagg]

This guy is a regular Ev Mecham. :obscure

[pac-man]

I'm still scratching my head as to why they hired him.

[Colonel Flagg]

With copy like this you won't need to wonder too long.

[WhiteRat]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/03/19/stallworth.ap/index.html

Oh Dante Stallworth, why did you have to be driving your Bentley Drunk last weekend?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I just got season tickets for the Bills next year :).......:(

[Colonel Flagg]

Your gonna see a great show ... on and off the field! :p

[Colonel Flagg]

Let the games begin ...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4009025

[WhiteRat]

At least he's done one thing right:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/03/25/to.ap/index.html

[Colonel Flagg]

Just when you think race relations might be getting better, this happens:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4017382

Very sad. As the report states, that truly is a moment he will never get back. :(

[Pentegarn]

So place your bets, what WR will the Lions blow their #1 draft pick on this time?

[Colonel Flagg]

Philly trades away three picks, including #28 for LT Jason Peters of the Bills. The sportswriters and talkers around here think this is a great move, but I'm also hearing the Bills faithful aren't unhappy to see his backside going out the door. Apparently he has a BIG EGO which sometimes goes along with big talent, which makes him feel unhappy if he's not getting what HE THINKS he deserves .... so he holds out and is a grumpy gus for the entire 2008 season.

Then again, with the picks the Eagles have made in the past, I guess I'm glad they have a player they can at least pencil in at starting left tackle, rather than another Jermaine Mayberry or Kevin Allen. :x

[Pentegarn]

How important s the NFL draft to sports fans you may ask?

Some could argue it is as important as any sports season is, as evidenced by this particular site which has a clock counting down to the NFL draft.

http://www.draftcountdown.com/

[WhiteRat]

I've been visiting that site for the past 4 drafts. The guy that runs it, Scott Wright, is a former NFL scout (not sure what team or anything like that) that really knows his shit. Best of all, it's free, although the ads that are crammed down your throat are a little too much.

[Colonel Flagg]

As a vocal critic (around the water cooler) of the Eagle's front office, and recognizing the many public relations disasters perpetuated by this storied (?) franchise, I can truthfully and convincingly say, without fear of retribution:

SHUT UP, SHELDON!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4084596

[WhiteRat]

2 years into a contract with 3 left? Quit yer whinin' Sheldon!

[WhiteRat]

I'm so excited for the new U of Minnesota football stadium that I felt compelled to share a few pics:

View from the student section:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q15/JerkDouglas/DSC01316.jpg

The 2nd largest scoreboard in all of college football and the 5th largest including NFL:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q15/JerkDouglas/IMG_0399.jpg

[Colonel Flagg]

One of the reasons I miss PacMan - http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4096399

The Eagles and the Ravens duking it out over the best available wideout in this year's trade class. Just like TO 5 years ago.

[WhiteRat]

I'm still holding out hope that Brad Childress and the Vikes will swoop in and snatch Boldin away from anyone else's grubby mitts.

[Pentegarn]

Draft time soon!!!!

[WhiteRat]

Indeed it is. This will be the first draft since 2003 that I won't be watching in it's entirety, as I have a bbq to attend. I'll be able to watch bits and pieces but normally I watch all 7 drafts so this year just won't feel the same.

Anyone going to chime in on Stafford's ridiculous deal with the Lions? 41 million guaranteed!

[WhiteRat]

I'm all smiles now that Percy Harvin is the newest Viking.

[Colonel Flagg]

WR Jeremy Maclin is the newest Eagle. Interesting they flip-flopped with Cleveland to make this pick. Interesting because after Cleveland picked Center Alex Mack, they picked WR Brian Robiskie in the 2nd round. Is this good for the Eagles, the Browns or both or neither? Plus, what considerations did Cleveland get for the flop?

EDIT: A 6th round selection - pretty reasonable. The more I look at this pick, the more I like it. Plus they got LeSean McCoy in the 2nd round. Not a bad first day. For a change.

[Pentegarn]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Look-out-Packers-Brett-Favre-wants-revenge?urn=nfl,161041

Care to chime in with your thoughts regarding this WhiteRat?

[Colonel Flagg]

I'll chime in first, if you don't mind.

:lol

[Colonel Flagg]

Hearty Eyeball sounds like some sort of special Halloween Edition campbell's soup.

http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/doc-science/ChunkySoup.jpg

This scares me. :eek

[Pentegarn]

Pretty much set in stone that Favre is going to the Vikings....

So WhiteRat, what are your thoughts?

[Colonel Flagg]

Hey, 10K! Thought you might have seen this little tidbit:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4339268

Even as he tries to reveal another side of himself, Owens is aware that "The T.O. Show" might bring criticism from those who will label it just another exercise in self-promotion.

Terrell you'll see pretty much on this show. It's pretty much to the 'T' of how I am. I mean, it's reality.

Welcome to Oz, 10K. :lol

[Womti]

in reference to the title of this thread, I would like to conrtibute that it LITERALLY really stinks when no football is on as well. :rolleyes

[Pentegarn]

Buzz has it the TO reality show really sucked (though I doubt anyone here actually watched it)

[Colonel Flagg]

You mean it was already cancelled? I didn't even know it aired.

I'd watch it ... at least for a few minutes ... just to see if the humor factor outweighed the suck factor.

[Pentegarn]

Apparently (This is what I heard on the radio) TO just walks around with his shirt off the whole time

[Colonel Flagg]

Instead of "T and A" it's "No-Tee" and "A-hole" :blah

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Buzz has it the TO reality show really sucked (though I doubt anyone here actually watched it)

I actually want to watch it. Not because I like him or anything...unless he brings up a superbowl W.

[Colonel Flagg]

I caught about 30 seconds - enough to know that "Suck" beats "Humor" by about 200-3.

EDIT: It would be better if he would do more calisthenics. :Pushups

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

:lol That's a bad margin to lose by.