NFL 2013

[HaemishM]

Except he's using his senile mind to decide instead of you know, professionals and scouts and stuff.

So business as usual for the Great Jones.

[K9]

The Jets waived Tebow. I actually feel sorry for the chap; most players who are complete busts seem to be both mediocre to terrible players and complete arseholes, whereas Tim seemed to have a great work ethic and athleticism by all account, he was let down by his lack of a throwing arm and the horrific mismanagement of his career by pretty much everyone around him.

Buzzfeed has a list of 11 lowlights of his season as a Jet, it's more sad than funny.

[ghost]

I hope that Matt Barkley enjoyed his senior year at USC.  May this be a lesson to all idiots that think staying in school is a good idea when you're a projected top 5 pick.

Matt Barkley's $10 million year at USC.

Wondering what that extra year of school cost Barkley? He went 98th overall. Let's say he'd have been the eighth pick a year ago -- that's where Ryan Tannehill went. It's all speculation, of course. But the consensus was he'd have been a top 10 pick. Tannehill's deal: four years, $12.7 million. The 98th pick last year, Ravens center Gino Gradkowski, signed for four years and $2.58 million. Turns out it was a $10.1 million year of school for Matt Barkley.

[01101010]

Hindsight and all that...

Gambling is a hell of a drug to some people.

[ghost]

Unless you're Tyrann Mathieu, in which case marijuana is a great drug.

[HaemishM]

I feel bad for Tebow too. If it hadn't been for ALL THE ASSHOLES on the sidelines who continually hyped him over and over (Skip Bayless please choke on Tebowcock now), he'd have been able to fail and disappear into obscurity by now. But no, we have to keep talking about how he's a winner and how he's a Christian and a great young man and BLAH DE FUCKING BLAH. Meanwhile, even a no-name backup and Mark Fucking Sanchez get picked over him to play. It was an idiotic trade for the Jets to make in the first place, made more ridiculous by the absolute trainwreck they made of any attempt to use him in a role that would actually suit him. Denver really should have turned him into a tight end/fullback/tailback wildcard type.

I blame Josh McDaniels. May he rot in hell Foxboro carrying Belichek's jockstrap.

[Nevermore]

I hope that Matt Barkley enjoyed his senior year at USC.  May this be a lesson to all idiots that think staying in school is a good idea when you're a projected top 5 pick.

Matt Barkley's $10 million year at USC.

Wondering what that extra year of school cost Barkley? He went 98th overall. Let's say he'd have been the eighth pick a year ago -- that's where Ryan Tannehill went. It's all speculation, of course. But the consensus was he'd have been a top 10 pick. Tannehill's deal: four years, $12.7 million. The 98th pick last year, Ravens center Gino Gradkowski, signed for four years and $2.58 million. Turns out it was a $10.1 million year of school for Matt Barkley.

The problem with that is the 'consensus' is frequently wrong.  Who's to say he'd really have even been a first round pick last year?  The 'consensus' was that Geno Smith and Eddie Lacy were 1st round picks this year and we see how that worked out.

[Ingmar]

It also seems pretty probable that money wasn't the only factor involved in his decision.

[Paelos]

He wouldn't have gone in the top ten last year. There were already Luck and Griffin in that draft, along with Tannehill and Weeden and Russell Wilson. Oh, and Nick Foles and Kirk Cousins.

Going by yardage and ratings, I can say the only guy he would likely been drafted ahead of would be Cousins for sure. The rest all have better statistical years in 2011 than Barkley in either yards, rating, or both.

That being said, nobody wants to see a QB take a step back in their final year. They want to see them improving across all years, and that's the risk you run. It's why a guy like Aaron Murray made a HUGE mistake in my mind, because he got information that he wasn't a first rounder. Hey dipshit, almost nobody was a first rounder in this draft, but I think he was a solid second round choice. If UGA does what I think they will do this season (get demoilshed by this absurd schedule early in the year), nobody will pay any attention to him.

[Tannhauser]

The Jets waived Tebow. I actually feel sorry for the chap; most players who are complete busts seem to be both mediocre to terrible players and complete arseholes, whereas Tim seemed to have a great work ethic and athleticism by all account, he was let down by his lack of a throwing arm and the horrific mismanagement of his career by pretty much everyone around him.

Buzzfeed has a list of 11 lowlights of his season as a Jet, it's more sad than funny.

As a UT fan, I am genetically unable to like any Gators, but well said. 

[Ginaz]

I feel bad for Tebow too. If it hadn't been for ALL THE ASSHOLES on the sidelines who continually hyped him over and over (Skip Bayless please choke on Tebowcock now), he'd have been able to fail and disappear into obscurity by now. But no, we have to keep talking about how he's a winner and how he's a Christian and a great young man and BLAH DE FUCKING BLAH. Meanwhile, even a no-name backup and Mark Fucking Sanchez get picked over him to play. It was an idiotic trade for the Jets to make in the first place, made more ridiculous by the absolute trainwreck they made of any attempt to use him in a role that would actually suit him. Denver really should have turned him into a tight end/fullback/tailback wildcard type.

I blame Josh McDaniels. May he rot in hell Foxboro carrying Belichek's jockstrap.

The only place I can see him being useful as a QB would be within 10 yards of the end zone.  He's pretty good at running at that yardage and he can throw some decent short passes.  Other than that, he's a non-factor in the NFL.  I also like how people are saying he might end up in the CFL, which is much more of a passing league than the NFL.

[taolurker]

The Jets announced they had a trade for Tebow IF he was a tight end, and Tebow refused... So basically fuck him, and his football career should end so his religious huckster one can begin.

[Paelos]

You know why Antwon Randle-El was able to play for 8 seasons and make over $10M? Because he wasn't a stubborn guy who tried to shoehorn himself into a QB spot, even though that's what he played in high school and some of college. He switched to WR and had a great career in the league with a Super Bowl ring.

[Nebu]

The Jets announced they had a trade for Tebow IF he was a tight end, and Tebow refused... So basically fuck him, and his football career should end so his religious huckster one can begin.

I hope that Tebow likes arenas... or Canada.

[taolurker]

[Shannow]

New design for Atlanta stadium. Build it!
The Occulus or the Solarium?

[HaemishM]

I just cannot fucking believe they are spending a BILLION dollars to replace a stadium that's barely 20 years old. Blank must have gotten real jealous of Jerry Jones.

[01101010]

I am hoping there will be a lot of moving parts involved.

holy shit, called it!
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/01/falcons-stadium-ideas-move-in-new-directions/related/

edit: just saw this story pop up on PFT.

[Paelos]

I just cannot fucking believe they are spending a BILLION dollars to replace a stadium that's barely 20 years old. Blank must have gotten real jealous of Jerry Jones.

Most of the city with a lick of financial sense is pretty pissed off about it.

[Shannow]

I just cannot fucking believe they are spending a BILLION dollars to replace a stadium that's barely 20 years old. Blank must have gotten real jealous of Jerry Jones.

Most of the city with a lick of financial sense is pretty pissed off about it.

aka everyone but the actual politicians who will end up approving it.

[Paelos]

They've already approved it. They are just trying to hash out the site, and exactly how many kickbacks/welfare programs they have to give to the county to get it done.

They are building these things in an era where the NFL is becoming more and more popular at home. I don't get it. There's no way the economics support this.

[Tannhauser]

That 'Oculus' design looks like it was planned by aliens as an effective way to collect and process human meat.

[K9]

Enticements could include "impact seats," which vibrate on a large hit

 

That aside, the Oculus design is pretty sweet. Shame you don't need it.

[Nevermore]

Does it include Eregos?

[Rasix]

Titus Young, professional dumbass.

[ghost]

He's no Cliff Harris...

[Paelos]

Titus Young and Calvin Johnson could be the best receiver tandem in the NFL if Titus wasn't such an idiot. They are both just ridiculously talented.

[HaemishM]

I knew he had to be a complete fucking muppet when he got released by the Rams only days after signing without ever seeing one practice. This just confirms the level of dumbassitude.

[Nevermore]

Titus Young, professional dumbass.

Trifecta.

[HaemishM]

Seriously, any NFL team that gives this catastraphuck money should have their team seized by the NFL and sold off to the lowest fucking bidder. What a goddamn dumpster fire.

[Tannhauser]

That guy's going from being a wide receiver in the NFL to being one in prison.

[Paelos]

Just put him in jail already. This is only going to get worse if he's this stupid.

[HaemishM]

Titus has a mental disorder.

You don't say? 

[Paelos]

He's certainly crazy.

[Nebu]

He's certainly crazy.

Crazy has some benefit in Football.