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The Everything NFL Thread - 2012 Season (Up til 2013 Draft)
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Luckily for us, we play in a 3-4!!
And @ Valkyries, that's because Von Miller is a much better player then he is, so it's kind of a natural outcome. People seem to forget that in his last healthy season without Von on the other side, Dumervil lead the league in sacks with very little help.
I love that picture Mercy, ahahahahaha
Man, big name players have been getting shuffled around like CRAZY this offseason. I guess a ton of teams had cap issues and had to take drastic measures to stay compliant. I suppose this is what the NFL had in mind when they first introduced the salary cap and Free Agency.
Man, big name players have been getting shuffled around like CRAZY this offseason. I guess a ton of teams had cap issues and had to take drastic measures to stay compliant. I suppose this is what the NFL had in mind when they first introduced the salary cap and Free Agency.
So they just passed a rule change that fundamentally alters the way a Running Back can move but all everyone can do is be butthurt about the Tuck Rule play. Seriously just watched 3 straight minutes of Tom Brady getting hit and the ref waving incomplete on SportsCenter. God damn I love this team
And yes the "deep pockets = better team" argument is pretty solid too if the NFL actually paid players what they're worth with no cap.
The salary cap is an easy way to limit players salaries so the owner can pocket more money. Do you think Peyton Manning is only bringing in $18 million in revenue for the Broncos? Maybe just in jersey sales...
And yes the "deep pockets = better team" argument is pretty solid too if the NFL actually paid players what they're worth with no cap.
Man there will be now "Back in the old days, there was this rule call the Tuck Rule and allow QBs do fumbles but it was call in an incomplete pass. It was also a stupid rule." The rule should have died long ago which I don't understand why it took 12 years to get rid of it. It should have been reviewed back in 2002 when the premier Tuck Rule highlight happened.
Also Brian Urlacher is not a Bear anymore.
Also Brian Urlacher is not a Bear anymore.
There has been a lot of misconception around the "helmet rule" because the media isn't doing a very good job describing it. The rule is only applied in the open field, and only for blatant and extreme use of the helmet as a weapon. Basically, if the ball carrier has multiple options in the open field and can choose not to use his helmet as a weapon, it's a penalty if he chooses to do so anyway.
It'll be a big change for current running backs, but it's a rule set in place for the next generation of players for the safety of everyone at all levels. Of course, I'd rather they just use better helmets... maybe someday.
The Tuck Rule was something that should have been changed immediately after that season. It's a ridiculous rule they've chosen to ignore for years. I don't care which way it "should" have been called then, now it's just a silly exception rule that doesn't fit in with the rest of the rulebook or make much sense.
I think the Ravens are planning to reload next year since it seems like they are dumping as much salary as possible due to Flacco's contract.
Flacco's contract is a non-issue. Kruger was too expensive to replace, Reed is way past his prime, and Ellerbe got offered too much money to move elsewhere. While the team will decline without them (sorry, Ravens fans, but it'll take a draft miracle to prevent this from happening), it was smart of their FO to let these guys go at the price tags they went for.
I'm still not a fan of the Boldin trade unless they actually spend the cap money they made (which as far as I know has yet to happen), but we'll see how it affects Flacco's play next year.
*34th pick.
while anything is possible, i'm fairly confident the Jags would be up for a trade. we're gutting and re-building through the draft, and the more picks the better.
i guffaw'd
i just want to point out the irony of this.
Although it goes against the way contracts are usually structured, if the Ravens are losing so much shit this year anyway why don't they just frontload Flacco's contract and take the big cap hit now? ;[ I suppose the idea is, as always, "well we can trade him or cut him or restructure 900 different ways to diminish the potential of that big cap hit later" but ultimately it's still going to happen.
More like non-Patriots fans
It's Raiders fans since it was the second to last year when they were actually good before the decade of sucking which is still going on.
I don't think the Ravens want to take a frontend cap hit since that would tell fans they are being like the Marlins where they dismantled their team after winning the World Series twice. At least this way, they could be like "We still going to try to win again. " but really they probably aren't going to make the playoffs this season.
I don't think the Ravens want to take a frontend cap hit since that would tell fans they are being like the Marlins where they dismantled their team after winning the World Series twice. At least this way, they could be like "We still going to try to win again. " but really they probably aren't going to make the playoffs this season.
I'm not so sure about that. The Ravens are fortunate in that the Steelers have lost a lot of players as well, so the competition for the division crown will not be as fierce as usual. I doubt the Bengals can take it so the Ravens still have a legit chance to make the playoffs as a division winner, or at least a wild card. Baltimore is the kind of organization that always seems to make things work and stay competitive, even when the outside world is going "wtf?". Mucho respecto to Ozzie for having the guts to do all this in the face of outcries from the fan base.
The Ravens and Steelers will be in the mix but I think the Bengals have the best team on paper. I think the Browns can contend for the division/wildcard if they can somehow get some good QB play. They have a decent O-line, Richardson and I love their defense. They also played the Bengals, Ravens and Steelers hard in their games last season. The NFC North will interesting to watch this year.
The Bengals aren't ready to win anything this year and you can't be serious about the Browns. It's still the Ravens to lose - I agree with what WaterBomb said!
I would take the Browns a little more seriously if they had a serviceable QB. They have an underrated defense and one of the best left tackles in football, and a fairly decent O line overall. They're missing just a good #1 WR and QB, with those they'd absolutely be in that division race. Hiring a stronger coach would help too...
Why arent they ready? They have made the playoffs the last two years. They have won the division twice under Lewis. They are a young, improving team. You definitely have to give the Ravens the benefit of the doubt given their history under Harbaugh. But saying that theyre a lock for anything is pretty ignorant given that plenty of Super Bowl winners in the past (who had very little roster turnover) missed the playoffs the following year.
Oh I'm kidding about the Browns. I mean everybody had Minnesota, Indianapolis, Washington and Seattle making the playoffs last year.
The Browns don't have AP or a young superstar QB like all the teams you listed. As WaterBomb said, if they had a number one receiver and an actual NFL QB I'd take them more seriously. I don't think we're a lock, but as you said I'd like to give Harbs and Ozzie the benefit of the doubt. The Bengals haven't beaten a good team in two years (us resting all our starters in the final game of the season doesnt count), so until they start beating teams above .500 I'm not ready to crown them.
The Ravens will start the season away instead at home because the Orioles have a game on Thursday and didn't want to budge. I guess MLB is trying to stick it to the NFL.
Yeah the Browns need a #1 WR badly and they won't get it anytime soon. They missed their chance in free agency. With the new coach, he might be able to turn Weeden into an actual threat but with a below average WR corps, it will be tough.
Yeah the Browns need a #1 WR badly and they won't get it anytime soon. They missed their chance in free agency. With the new coach, he might be able to turn Weeden into an actual threat but with a below average WR corps, it will be tough.
I dunno, I heard they were willing to start earlier but that the whole parking fiasco and rush hour with the Ravens' start time was another factor. But in all seriousness, rescheduling a baseball game (they only play what, 150+ of the fucking things over a season, waaay too many) is a lot easier than football...
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