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I was originally VERY skeptical of the move....but... Bradford has been on two shitty, shitty teams since being drafted numero uno. And apparently, tons of coaches (not so much the fans) are high on the guy. Let's see how he does as QB1 on the best squad he's ever been part of. And...as Fringey said...the deeper this team plays into January, the farther down that first-round pick falls.

I am cautiously optimistic, considering we were dead last in the league last year for pass attempts. Hill is probably the best backup in the league (not counting Prescott, who is now a Starter). As long as he doesn't LOSE games.

Done for season. Nuts. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000692565/article/teddy-bridgewater-suffers-dislocated-knee-torn-acl

Sorry, didn't see this before starting the GD thread. We're all in it sounds like.

Very good question, I wondered the same thing: "The NFL’s operations office, currently headed by Troy Vincent, regulates the game’s officiating and rules, and helps to further communication with players and coaches concerning the game as it’s played every week."

Both quite lame.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000497512/article/giants-assistant-safeties-coming-along-very-slowly The New York Giants sat with a gaping hole at safety this offseason. The void is currently being filled by rookies Landon Collins, Mykkele Thompson and Bennett Jackson (a converted corner), alongside third-year pro Cooper Taylor (coming off injury that forced him to miss all of 2014) -- second-year safety Nat Berhe has been out with a calf injury. Finding a free safety to pair with the more box-oriented Collins seems to be a troubling task. Safeties coach Dave Merritt also pointed to a chemistry issue early in offseason workouts. "The chemistry is what I'm really looking for right now," safeties coach Dave Merritt said Tuesday, via ESPN.com. "You can't have two cooks in the kitchen. I've had that with my wife and her mom. You can't have both of them in the kitchen. Somebody has to go sit down. So you need to have one leader back there, and that's what I'm still looking for. It's elusive. I'm searching for it. If it's Landon, great. If it's Cooper, great. If it's Nat, great. If it's Mykkele, great. But I need to have a leader come up and emerge out of this minicamp and emerge out of training camp." Coupling inexperience with the installation of a new defense has made the process even more difficult. "Very slow," Merritt said of how it's progressing. "Very slow leadership, as far as making calls, controlling the defense. If I give you a call and I tell you, 'These are the checks and this is what I need you to do. If you see this formation, this is what you check to,' the guys right now that I have are very slow at making those checks." In colleague Chris Wesseling's analysis of the weakest defensive groups in the NFL earlier this month, he mentioned the Giants' safeties were just ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the bottom. So far, nothing this offseason has improved that ranking for Big Blue.

when we all made it the Big City for MIN-NYG game a couple Octobers ago...my man Hugh G Wreckshun...Mr. Meatdrapes... shouting out right behind the prettiest 16 year old female Viking fan, her aghast mother, and a dilbert brother and dad... "RAM THE COX RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE!" "I LOVE COX!" "GIVE COX A CLEAN HOLE, GODDAMN!" And so on. And so forth.

Hey! Whupping your kid isn't the same as knocking out your wife or *cough* murdering someone.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000472372/article/chargers-raiders-team-up-for-stadium-proposal-in-los-angeles The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders have joined together for a stadium proposal on a site in Carson, California, per two league sources. Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times first reported the news. The Chargers and Raiders released a joint statement Thursday evening explaining their proposal: » We have both been working in our home markets to find a stadium solution for many years, so far unsuccessfully. » We remain committed to continuing to work in our home markets throughout 2015 to try to find publicly acceptable solutions to the long-term stadium issue. » We also both understand and respect the NFL's relocation process, and we intend to adhere strictly to the relocation procedures that the League has set forth for Los Angeles. » In particular, we respect the right of the NFL's owners to decide on all Los Angeles-related relocation issues and understand that any relocation application that is filed for Los Angeles must obtain the approval of three-fourths of the NFL's owners. » Both teams have kept the NFL owners' committee on Los Angeles, and the Commissioner, fully informed about our joint efforts. » We are pursuing this stadium option in Carson for one straightforward reason: If we cannot find a permanent solution in our home markets, we have no alternative but to preserve other options to guarantee the future economic viability of our franchises. » In short, for the remainder of 2015, we intend to move down two tracks simultaneously: -- On track one, we will continue to work in our home markets to find permanent stadium solutions that are publicly acceptable. -- On track two, we will work in Carson to preserve our options, and the future economic viability of our franchises, in the event that our efforts in our local markets fail. » Throughout this process we will respect the rules and procedures set forth by the League and defer completely to the ultimate decision of the NFL's owners.

Theodore with his Hamburger Helper gloves.

Jeez....20 players on IR is a shit-load at 3/4 way through the season. TEAM INJURED RESERVE COUNT New York Giants - 20 Seattle Seahawks - 16 Indianapolis Colts - 12 Jacksonville Jaguars - 11 Kansas City Chiefs - 11 Miami Dolphins - 11 San Diego Chargers - 11 Baltimore Ravens - 10 New Orleans Saints - 10 San Francisco 49ers - 10 Atlanta Falcons - 9 Dallas Cowboys - 9 Oakland Raiders - 9 Tennessee Titans - 9 Buffalo Bills - 8 Carolina Panthers - 8 Cleveland Browns - 8 Detroit Lions - 8 Green Bay Packers - 8 New England Patriots - 8 St. Louis Rams - 8 Washington Redskins - 8 Arizona Cardinals - 7 Cincinnati Bengals - 7 Houston Texans - 7 Minnesota Vikings - 7 Philadelphia Eagles - 7 Chicago Bears - 6 New York Jets - 6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 6 Denver Broncos - 5 Pittsburgh Steelers - 3

Crap.

I am really looking forward to the upcoming season... http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000367108/article/norv-turner-teddy-bridgewater-worth-a-top10-pick Norv Turner: Teddy Bridgewater worth a top-10 pick "I think he probably should've gone in the first 10 picks," Turner said recently, via the team's official website. "He probably should've gone at least in the first half of the first round, and then we're sitting there with an opportunity to get him when we did, it was a bonus to me."

Well, I am a Viking fan...the thought of attending a NYG/JAX game is underwhelming. Though of course I'd love to see you goobers. I'm not sure Chuck and MJ know this Giants Football forum exists (lol) but I will mention it to them.

something.

There will always be a team just on the outside of the playoffs, no matter how low you set the bar. If you can't win your division, you shouldn't be in the playoffs. IMHO.

Jay "Bitches Dont Know Bout My Di-a-beet-us" Cutler has some competition: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000339843/article/josh-freeman-works-out-for-chicago-bears

Eagles just released him...http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000337774/article/desean-jackson-released-by-philadelphia-eagles

I should point out he'll meet with just about every team with a need at QB. Whore. I think I'd rather have Bortles.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-path-to-the-draft/0ap2000000337448/Manziel-shows-off-his-big-arm Minnesota's Zimmer, Turner, and Spielman taking Johnny Football out to dinner tonight, meeting again with him tomorrow. Not sure how I feel about him, but Fran the Man is a fan.

Boo! I was really hoping he'd leave the conference. So, we basically traded Wootten for Allen. I think Mr. Culinary Institute is still a beast, but da Bears would be smart to cut down his snaps, keep him fresher, longer.

Bishop, Henderson, Greenway....with Cole (a super stud in waiting) and Hodges available on the bench... That's a nice corps.

Peyton Manning Texts Tom Brady Pictures of Himself Throwing Short Passes to Wes Welker Tom Brady's cellphone lit up early this morning with a series of text message notifications. By the time he removed his silk Prada sleep mask and checked his phone, he had 11 texts from Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. "They were all just pictures of him throwing short passes to Wes [Welker]," said Brady. "Little five, six, seven-yard crossing patterns. It was tough to see. What a terrible way to start the day." Brady's wife, model Gisele Bundchen, said Manning twisting the knife about acquiring the services of his rival's best receiver was even crueler because "Tommy had only been asleep for about an hour. He had been up crying all night about not being able to play with Wesley anymore. I tried to tell him that Wesley is terrible and can't catch, but you know how boys are with their friends." Each photo Manning sent got more provocative. The first photo was just the quarterback and his new possession receiver shaking hands. The last one was of a 10-yard completion on a crossing pattern in the end zone, both players smiling and shirtless, with the caption: "2013-14 SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!" "That really hurt Tommy, because he and Wesley always liked to pretend that they won Super Bowls," said Bundchen. "They never did together, of course, but what imaginations!" The texts sent by Manning are similar to 2006 when he sent Brady a 4-foot by 6-foot portrait of himself holding for Adam Vinatieri, with one hand on the ball and other hand making a thumbs-up sign. "I have that hanging in our west wing portrait gallery," said Brady. "Betrayal aside, it is actually a beautiful painting. Even on cruel prank portraiture, Peyton Manning demands the best and spares no expense. I have to respect that." http://www.sportspic...s-to-wes-welker