Author Topic: NFL Season 2011 (Redskins trade for #2 pick, Manning sweepstakes in full swing) (Read 42478 times)

Shak · « **on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 03:35:50 PM »

Problem Lockout?

Anyway, from what I've been reading it seems like the two sides have agreed a deal, all the major issues have been sorted and it's just a case of the lawyers drafting up a satisfactory contract for both sides and the two sides officially agreeing to the terms.

The new CBA sounds great from what I'm hearing btw. The insane contracts that high draftees were getting will be a thing of the past with a set criteria for each draft pick depending on where they are selected and what position they play, and teams are now going to be obligated to spend at least 90% of the salary cap each year so they can't try and do things on the cheap. Should help the whole parity thing no end. There are a few things that don't sound great too, obviously, but for the most part it sounds good.

What's going to be a lot of fun is that training camps are probably going to start almost immediately, and there are going to be a massive number of free agents who'll be trying to find a new team. Basically there's going to be 48 hours of absolute mayhem as teams try to make trades and sign free agents and draft picks as soon as the agreement is ratified.

And there's also the small matter of a title that I have to defend...

SEMTEX · « **Reply #1 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 03:38:59 PM »

Want Mark Herzlich to get a team desperately. Make it happen Shak.

Shak · « **Reply #2 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 03:41:50 PM »

Someone will sign him I'd imagine, high character guy who looked at one time like he might have been on course to be a star in the NFL.

Probably a Practice Squad guy as a rookie.

Why the interest like?

SEMTEX · « **Reply #3 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 03:43:17 PM »

He's a friend of my gf... he asked her out on multiple occasions also... I can maybe swap her for match-day tix.

Shak · « **Reply #4 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 03:47:08 PM »

Hmmm... massive, talented superstar footballer player or short, puny English guy who has horrible taste in most things...

Your girlfriend isn't fictitious by any chance is she Dan?

SEMTEX · « **Reply #5 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 03:53:23 PM »

Well I'm not saying I understand the logic, but it happened.

QBG · « **Reply #6 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:01:59 PM »

BRING IT ON!

By the way, I'm talking in terms of Fantasy Football. New coach, new system, and only two months to learn, 49ers are out of play-off contention already, along with the Bills of course.

Shak · « **Reply #7 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:06:28 PM »

Quote from: QBG on Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:01:59 PM

BRING IT ON!

By the way, I'm talking in terms of Fantasy Football. New coach, new system, and only two months to learn, 49ers are out of play-off contention already, along with the Bills of course.

Ahem...

Aren't you forgetting someone?

QBG · « **Reply #8 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:11:13 PM »

How rude of me, yeah you guys are toast too.

Mike · « **Reply #9 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:29:38 PM »

*clears throat*

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

QBG · « **Reply #10 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:32:54 PM »

Quote from: Mike on Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:29:38 PM

*clears throat*

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Who do you think you'll take with the 1st pick in the Draft?

Mike · « **Reply #11 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:34:24 PM »

If Apipsith wants to come in here and talk s*** as a Pats/Saints/Who won the superbowl? fan, I have to bear that.

Not going to listen to the f***ing 9ers fan.

QBG · « **Reply #12 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:38:45 PM »

5 times Mike, 5 times. I can talk s*** to fans of most teams aside from the Steelers and Cowboys.

Amusing to think if Craig didn't fumble in 1990 you'd have been spared the agony of wide right, because we'd have just dicked you in the Superbowl.

Mike · « **Reply #13 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:54:00 PM »

Such s*** talk.

OCK · « **Reply #14 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 05:10:28 PM »

THIS OUR YEAR CLEVELAND! THIS IS OUR YEAR WE DO NOT HAVE A LOSING SEASON! COME ON THE LOCKOUT!

Quote from: Mike on Thursday 21 July 2011, 04:29:38 PM

*clears throat*

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Buffa-who?!

Shak · « **Reply #15 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 05:54:12 PM »

Got me a teenage student who is moving to the US in a few weeks time.

Moving to a town in Wisconsin, so rather than work on grammar I've spent the last two months teaching him about American football. Have him trained as a Packers fan...

Only just yesterday hit me that he's going to have so much more fun than me watching the NFL this year.

Mike · « **Reply #16 on:** Thursday 21 July 2011, 06:59:46 PM »

What's the Hangul for Gloryhunter?

Shak · « **Reply #17 on:** Friday 22 July 2011, 06:57:46 AM »

Apparently there's a real chance this will all collapse at the last minute.

Owners have ratified a deal, some players reps are now saying that the owners have snuck a couple of things that weren't agreed upon into the deal. Players to vote in the next 24 hours, if they reject the season could be in real jeopardy.

Shouldn't have started this thread.

Stu · « **Reply #18 on:** Friday 22 July 2011, 08:54:21 AM »

Error. Plus, Herzlich is going to be in NE.

OCK · « **Reply #19 on:** Friday 22 July 2011, 09:01:40 AM »

Quote from: Shak on Friday 22 July 2011, 06:57:46 AM

Apparently there's a real chance this will all collapse at the last minute.

Owners have ratified a deal, some players reps are now saying that the owners have snuck a couple of things that weren't agreed upon into the deal. Players to vote in the next 24 hours, if they reject the season could be in real jeopardy.

Shouldn't have started this thread.

Thought you had known something no one else did for a moment, when you started this thread.

QBG · « **Reply #20 on:** Monday 25 July 2011, 07:07:30 PM »

Right, the lockout, for all intensive purposes, looks to be over. When we getting this Fantasy league started? Espn again? Auction draft? I promise I'll show up on time this time

OCK · « **Reply #21 on:** Monday 25 July 2011, 07:09:42 PM »

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Cleveland won't have time to stop sucking!

QBG · « **Reply #22 on:** Monday 25 July 2011, 07:11:29 PM »

Neither will the 49ers, just enjoy the false hope while it lasts.

QBG · « **Reply #23 on:** Monday 25 July 2011, 07:26:41 PM »

Free Agency is due to go f***ing mental in the next couple of days as a result of this btw.

Dem BABA · « **Reply #24 on:** Monday 25 July 2011, 07:56:28 PM »

Quote from: QBG on Monday 25 July 2011, 07:26:41 PM

Free Agency is due to go f***ing mental in the next couple of days as a result of this btw.

At what point does Baltimore sign Asomugha?