NFL Thread 2014

[Bobby]

We've got some needs, pretty much everything other than QB, RB, TE, and ILB.

I think we'll take the best OL on the board in the first round. If we can get a WR that stretches the field in the 2nd we'll probably go with him.

 

[Mandieta6]

Don't the Cowboys have the best O-line in the NFL right now?

Btw, this is what I meant earlier about analysis videos:



Anyone know something similar? I like pieces that analyse how plays, players, schemes or formations work in football but a lot of them are written pieces that use very specific terminology that I can't always follow.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I really don't know, but this is a good site http://smartfootball.com/

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Re: Alex

Well I say that, but I also don't think he'll make the 53 man squad.

 

[Alex]

Re: Alex

Well I say that, but I also don't think he'll make the 53 man squad.

Yeah that will be harder - especially since they signed Reggie Bush not long after signing him. Just need to hope they want him for a special team or something I guess.

Do they keep some guys outside the 53 on their books (with feeder or development sides) in case of injuries?

 

[Back Door Skip]

To be fair the Niners wouldn't be pinning all their hopes on a rugby turned football player project, so them not signing another running back would be more puzzling.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Do they keep some guys outside the 53 on their books (with feeder or development sides) in case of injuries?

Yes, the practice squad.

 

[Mandieta6]

Kind of surprised Williams slipped to 6th and got taken by the Jets who have Wilkinson and Richardson on their D-line already.

I was hoping to see a huge trade, so it's been disappointingly low key so far. 2 RBs in the top 15 and more WR than last year is interesting, I guess.

 

[Mandieta6]

Randy Gregory was my favorite pass rusher and he slipped to the 2nd, cool.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I thought Leonard Williams should have gone #1. Not surprised that any team took him; no matter how stacked your D-Line is, you can use a player like that.

 

[Mandieta6]

Gregory lasted until the 60th. Kind of hoped he'd go another fee pucks and go to Seattle, who still haven't picked an O-lineman. Surprised the allegedly top guard only went in the 3rd too. Bunch of guys that were touted as 1st rounders dropped all the way to 3rd, like Jaelen Strong.

 

[Mandieta6]

I like the Jaguars' draft. Obviously I haven't seen much of the players in action, but from what I've heard, they got a bunch of great picks. Fowler, Yeldon and Cann all represent good value. Bennett at the 6th and Winston's favorite target Greene late represents a good haul.

I'm also intrigued by the Titans getting DGB and Mariota.

 

[Mandieta6]

Oh, and it seems like this season Brady will have a harder time staying upright. Jets got Williams to compliment Richardson and Wilkerson or Wilkinson or whatever it is. Dolphins got Suh and Bills have Dareus, and the two Williams.

 

[Bobby]

We had a good draft.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I'm also happy about the Packers' Draft. We got some good players that should help out in the secondary, and a talented versatile linebacker from Michigan. For MLB, I really like productive, smart, 4 year starter kind of players rather than athletic freaks, and we seem to have got one in the 4th Round. Borland was a great example of this type of guy. I also really like Ty Montgomery, he was a key member of my college fantasy championship team in 2013; he's a really dynamic player with the ball in his hands.

 

[Back Door Skip]

Other than Malcolm Brown and Trey Flowers I have no clue what to think about the Pats draft. I guess we'll see if Belichick wasted yet another 2nd round pick on a massive reach soon enough...

 

[newbie original]

Deflategate update:

The Patriots were probable than not to hav intentionally deflated the balls. The NFL will suspend Tom Brady for a few games. There will be other penalties/fines to the New England organization of cheaters. Now, the whole world officially knows that Tom Brady's team has ALWAYS been cheaters. Let history tell the story of a proven cheater.

According to me, Ted Wells dropped the ball on this one. His report took too long. Brady should have been suspended for the Superbowl.

 

[Mandieta6]

The Pats were more probable than not. Grammar is important newbie.

 

[MaestroZidane]

As if a proper inflated ball would have given the colts a better chance to win.

 

[newbie original]

^^^ The Colts and every other team NE played since drafting Tom Brady.