2013/2014 NFL Thread: Where Hawks Fly - Part 8

[Immortalfire]

Schaub's career just ended.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Schaub's career just ended.

It never started.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Everytime I hear Merrill Hoge speak on ESPN, I keep saying "Does this guy like any NFL player?"

He has to like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning right?

 

[runawayboulder]

ESPN's NFL analysts all suck anyway.

 

[Warhammer]

Manziel to Houston is all but certain now. And if I am Manziel, I am happy as hell and leaping for joy.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Manziel is going to be such a galactic-sized bust. I can't wait.

 

[runawayboulder]

His attitude is going to be his downfall

 

[Donut]

Jets sign Vick & releases Sanchez

 

[runawayboulder]

This just in - reports of missing dogs all over New Jersey

 

[Immortalfire]

Oh them Jets.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Holy fudging trees with penises!

If The Panthers can land Desean Jackson and draft Eric Ebron...

 

[Immortalfire]

Sanchez will be claimed by Jacksonville. I feel it.

 

[runawayboulder]

I think Cleveland should scoop him up. Kevin Costner - do your thaaaaaaaaaang.

 

[Donut]

We need Butt Fumble 2.0 on his next team

 

[Donut]

 

[Rowsdower!]

So... the Steelers added Lance Moore and may pick up LaGarette Blount and Arthur Moats. I like the Moore signing a lot. He was an absolute beast in 2012 and even though he fell off a bit last year, I think he could do really well in the Steelers' offense. I also think Blount could fill that powerback void the Steelers have missed since the days of Bettis. Don't know much about Moats but anything they can do to shore up the defense is a good thing.

All in all, I'm glad that Pittsburgh finally seems to be waking up a bit and realizing that they don't have to flat-out ignore free agency every year. Steelers, don't let Blount slip away, because the Ravens are interested too. Sign him!

 

[Immortalfire]

BREAKING NEWS: Every NFL team expresses interest in Matt Moore.

 

[Warhammer]

So... the Steelers added Lance Moore and may pick up LaGarette Blount and Arthur Moats. I like the Moore signing a lot. He was an absolute beast in 2012 and even though he fell off a bit last year, I think he could do really well in the Steelers' offense. I also think Blount could fill that powerback void the Steelers have missed since the days of Bettis. Don't know much about Moats but anything they can do to shore up the defense is a good thing.

All in all, I'm glad that Pittsburgh finally seems to be waking up a bit and realizing that they don't have to flat-out ignore free agency every year. Steelers, don't let Blount slip away, because the Ravens are interested too. Sign him!

F*** that noise about Blount going to Baltimore. He needs to come to Pittsburgh. He will be the perfect compliment to Bell. The Pittsburgh running game will be fantastic as long as that offensive line is decent and Pouncey is healthy.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Based on free agency, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a Super Bowl rematch.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

jets sign vick & releases sanchez

lol jets?

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Mark Cuban says NFL will implode in 10 years because of TV deal.


Cuban

 

[Dr. Evil]

Mark Cuban says NFL will implode in 10 years because of TV deal.


Cuban

He needs to stop hanging out with Kevin O'Leary on Shark Tank too much.

 

[runawayboulder]

He's right. The NFL's greed is going to be it's downfall. I expect MLB to retake it's place as America's #1 sport in the next decade.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

I think the NFL imploding at some point (or at least shrinking back some) is probably inevitable given the over-saturation on TV, the increasing data on concussions, public backlash on stadium financing, etc.

Although when/if it that happens, I can almost assure you it's not going to be MLB, who has an almost as bad economic system and myriad other issues that football doesn't, knocking it from it's perch.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

He has a point about too much TV time. I really haven't cared about the NFL games on Thursday(unless my team is playing) since I don't have the NFL Network. Now I see they've changed a bunch of stuff for this season.

This will be the first season under a nine-year television contract with CBS (all AFC afternoon away games), Fox (all NFC afternoon away games), NBC (Sunday Night Football games, Thanksgiving night game, and the Kickoff game); and an eight-year contract with ESPN (Monday Night Football games).[14][15] Among the changes from the previous TV contracts, NBC will televise a Divisional playoff game. The contract also allows ESPN to land a Wild Card playoff game in the future (which, like other NFL games broadcast on cable, will be simulcast on an over-the-air station in each of the team's primary market). Based on current rules, the network that loses a Divisional Playoff game to NBC would air both wild card games from their conference.[14] In addition, ESPN will broadcast all Pro Bowls for the next eight seasons. Furthermore, the league will be able to move games between CBS and FOX by way of flexible scheduling, enabling CBS to televise NFC vs. NFC games, and Fox to broadcast AFC vs. AFC games, in the late Sunday afternoon doubleheader slot.[16]
On February 5, 2014, the league announced it had sold off the first eight weeks of the NFL Network's Thursday Night Football package to CBS, who outbid competitors ABC, Fox, NBC, and Turner Sports.[17][18] NFL Network will simulcast CBS' Thursday night games, will continue to carry the Thursday night games from Week 10 onward, and will also carry two Saturday night games (Week 16 doubleheader) for the first time since 2011. All of these games (except for one Saturday night game) will be announced by CBS' lead commentating team of Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Phil Simms (color analyst); in return, NFL Network's broadcast team will produce the studio pregame and halftime reports. The deal with CBS is only for the 2014 season, with the league having the option to extend it for an additional season.[19]