pharmakos
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Also, it looks like every team in the AFCE is loading up on talent while the Patriots struggle to keep their own.
they're probably all afraid they'll get fined for cheating
jumping ship before the boot comes down.
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they're probably all afraid they'll get fined for cheating
jumping ship before the boot comes down. 
GenericMind
Bluelighter
^Haha yes
I'd say losing Browner(probably) and Revis has caused some serious holes at CB.
I'd say losing Browner(probably) and Revis has caused some serious holes at CB.
^ i only half meant that when i wrote it. but, if the patriots have demonstrated anything over the last couple or few years it's that they're not the one-dimensional team many think they are. when one function is struggling, others step up. when one player goes, another steps in.
sure, revis is a loss but the remaining cornerbacks are hardly slouches. the rookie butler won a superbowl with his int. the pats safeties are pretty solid too.
gore is a colt!
foles is a ram!
bradford is an eagle!
jimmy graham is a seahawk!
alasdair
sure, revis is a loss but the remaining cornerbacks are hardly slouches. the rookie butler won a superbowl with his int. the pats safeties are pretty solid too.
gore is a colt!
foles is a ram!
bradford is an eagle!
jimmy graham is a seahawk!
alasdair
GenericMind
Bluelighter
Yeah I know I'm just busting your shit. Wilfork is going to be really hard to replace too.
That Seahawks/Saints trade was effin nuts. And the Rams/Eagles trade? People are going hog wild this offseason!
That Seahawks/Saints trade was effin nuts. And the Rams/Eagles trade? People are going hog wild this offseason!
Pretty sure GB is going to be targeting the inside middle linebacker positions.. could be throwing Hawk to the wind and looking to shore up a strong crew. We also need a big tall receiver or tight end or both.
EDIT: I see the Hawk thing already went down.. cincy picked him up so he ended up going home.. good for him.
EDIT: I see the Hawk thing already went down.. cincy picked him up so he ended up going home.. good for him.
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subotai
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DeMarco Murray to the Eagles???
HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS???
fuckin pussies, bitches are gonna be bending over to suck chip kelly's dick after this year
super bowl ladies, I called it before last season started
it's archived
seriously
let me getta RIC FLAIR
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Jordan Matthews is gonna have a breakout year and so is Josh Huff
"ermergerd Chip Kelly is just putting his old Oregon players back together meehhhhhhh"
so? last time I checked Oregon was pretty fucking good at college football. and with this defense they are building
WHOOOOO
HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS???
fuckin pussies, bitches are gonna be bending over to suck chip kelly's dick after this year
super bowl ladies, I called it before last season started
it's archived
seriously
let me getta RIC FLAIR
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Jordan Matthews is gonna have a breakout year and so is Josh Huff
"ermergerd Chip Kelly is just putting his old Oregon players back together meehhhhhhh"
so? last time I checked Oregon was pretty fucking good at college football. and with this defense they are building
WHOOOOO
cj
Bluelight Crew
I'm still not happy about losing Maclin but this certainly softens the blow.DeMarco Murray to the Eagles???
HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS???
fuckin pussies, bitches are gonna be bending over to suck chip kelly's dick after this year
super bowl ladies, I called it before last season started
it's archived
seriously
let me getta RIC FLAIR
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Jordan Matthews is gonna have a breakout year and so is Josh Huff
"ermergerd Chip Kelly is just putting his old Oregon players back together meehhhhhhh"
so? last time I checked Oregon was pretty fucking good at college football. and with this defense they are building
WHOOOOO
May not be through yet either. Espn is reporting that we are shopping Pro bowl guard Evan Mathis for a trade. I wonder if chip has been on a meth fueled madden binge since week 17?
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GenericMind
Bluelighter
I wanted the Bills to try and trade for Mathis 2 years ago when they were considering franchise tagging and shopping Jarius Byrd. Dude is like 34-years-old now. Not sure how much he can have left in the tank at this point. I hear there's like 4 teams(including Bills) interested.
Murray to the Eagles is interesting. If nothing else this offseason has been a crazy rollercoaster for Eagles fans. Exciting shit imo.
Murray to the Eagles is interesting. If nothing else this offseason has been a crazy rollercoaster for Eagles fans. Exciting shit imo.
cj
Bluelight Crew
Mathis looked good and made the pro bowl this year. But I would rather keep him myself
GenericMind
Bluelighter
I've never seen such a stupid and crazy rumor mill than the one surrounding Charles Clay last night. Posters on the Bills message boards were going crazy. First NFL reporters were tweeting that He was signing back with Miami, then that he was signing with the Browns, then Jordan Cameron was signing with Miami and that Clay was visiting Cleveland to sign.
And these were all national sports reporters. I can only imagine these players watching all this ridiculous "news" about themselves and thinking that they're all idiots. Twitter makes FA almost unbearable, with everyone trying to break news before everyone else. It's maddening.
And these were all national sports reporters. I can only imagine these players watching all this ridiculous "news" about themselves and thinking that they're all idiots. Twitter makes FA almost unbearable, with everyone trying to break news before everyone else. It's maddening.
GenericMind
Bluelighter
This article sums up the madness pretty well:
http://deadspin.com/how-jordan-cameron-used-the-nfl-media-1691244256
http://deadspin.com/how-jordan-cameron-used-the-nfl-media-1691244256
it's so funny to see all of the NFL's inferior teams load up with stud and dud free agents right before Draft Day
what do the perennial powers of the NFL all have in common??
unlike the Jets, Eagles, Bills, Dolphins, Rams, Jaguars, et al - the teams with good upper management don't give a fuck about Free Agency
and when a player requests too much money - and that player is not a Future Hall of Fame QB - the team tells the money-grubbing player to GTFO
more than half of these blockbuster free agents will prove to be a bust. Foles for the Rams? Suh to the Phins? Mike Wallace to whatever-team-I-forgot? have fun with that stone-handed prima donna (so happy the Steelers did what good teams do and kicked his ass to the curb as soon as he started requesting Antiono Bryant money)
the NFL ain't the NBA. storied and great NFL teams don't win during the debacle of Free Agency; they win during the Draft through quality player-development. I will say tho that Chip Kelly is either going to be a genius or scape-goat after this next season is over LOL
what do the perennial powers of the NFL all have in common??
unlike the Jets, Eagles, Bills, Dolphins, Rams, Jaguars, et al - the teams with good upper management don't give a fuck about Free Agency
and when a player requests too much money - and that player is not a Future Hall of Fame QB - the team tells the money-grubbing player to GTFO
more than half of these blockbuster free agents will prove to be a bust. Foles for the Rams? Suh to the Phins? Mike Wallace to whatever-team-I-forgot? have fun with that stone-handed prima donna (so happy the Steelers did what good teams do and kicked his ass to the curb as soon as he started requesting Antiono Bryant money)
the NFL ain't the NBA. storied and great NFL teams don't win during the debacle of Free Agency; they win during the Draft through quality player-development. I will say tho that Chip Kelly is either going to be a genius or scape-goat after this next season is over LOL
cj
Bluelight Crew
I kind of disagree. The patriots don't win the sb last year without picking up Revis in free agency. The Broncos wouldnt have Manning. The Seahawks got Lynch in free agency. Drew Brees was a free agent pickup for the saints. Free agency is a tool good franchises know when to spend big to make a run. Bad franchises don't. I don't see how you can lump the Eagles in with those other teams you mention as bad franchises though. The Eagles have been competitive for the last decade except for Reid's last year. I don't know of Chip Kelleys aggressiveness is going to pay off but as an eagles fan I'm glad he had the balls to swing the bat.
can't argue with your examples - although it seems like getting a Brees or Manning or Revis is the exception to the rule, and is very far from the norm. usually you get stuck with a Wallace, Suh, or Josh McCown
the Eagles aren't bad; but they most certainly aren't great, either. kind of on the good/bad fringe the last decade or so. even if you're an Eagles fan you can't proclaim their greatness (and this is coming from someone who doesn't care for Philly either way, just using them as an example)
the fact is shitty teams put way too much stock in Free Agency. while the good teams are all "meh maybe if something comes we'll take it, but we should build player dev in the Draft and through coaching"
the Eagles aren't bad; but they most certainly aren't great, either. kind of on the good/bad fringe the last decade or so. even if you're an Eagles fan you can't proclaim their greatness (and this is coming from someone who doesn't care for Philly either way, just using them as an example)
the fact is shitty teams put way too much stock in Free Agency. while the good teams are all "meh maybe if something comes we'll take it, but we should build player dev in the Draft and through coaching"
GenericMind
Bluelighter
You're talking about the Bills like you don't think they'll be better than the Steelers in 2015. I think they will be.
SHALL WE MAEK BET???
SHALL WE MAEK BET???
^ nice.
afc east plays the nfc east this year - some great matchups there.
alasdair
afc east plays the nfc east this year - some great matchups there.
alasdair
Unlike the cake walk that perennially is the AFC East - the Steelers play the undisputed toughest schedule next year
If they do well with that scheddy; I'm with Vegas on considering them Super Bowl favorites. Of course literally anything can happen, but I like our chances next year now that we have a star running back
I just laugh at teams tha try to fix their holes through free agency. Better teams build within, not look to outside sources for their false messiah
If they do well with that scheddy; I'm with Vegas on considering them Super Bowl favorites. Of course literally anything can happen, but I like our chances next year now that we have a star running back
I just laugh at teams tha try to fix their holes through free agency. Better teams build within, not look to outside sources for their false messiah
you're saying the browns, ravens and bengals are better than the steelers?
that said, you guys are playing new england so you may be right
alasdair
GenericMind
Bluelighter
I don't think anyone is going to consider the AFCE a cakewalk this year. They're probably going to have the best defenses of any division save the NFC West.