NFL 2017

[Valmy]

What a tragic story. Man this thread has been a downer recently.

[Ed Anger]

10h
Fake SportsCenter‏ @FakeSportsCentr
Falcons: Best choke of the year

Aaron Hernandez: Hold my beer

[CountDeMoney]

Tom Tebow‏ @IamEvilTebow 11h

Aaron Hernandez sure found a good excuse for getting out of meeting Trump at the White House today.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Schedules are out.  Houston's:

Jags
@Bengals (Thursday)
@Patriots
Titans
Chiefs
Browns
Bye
@Seahawks
Colts
@Rams
Cardinals
@Ravens (Monday)
@Titans
49ers
@Jags
Steelers (Monday)
@Colts

[Ed Anger]

Texans QB is: Rosencopter II:Electric Bugaloo

[MadBurgerMaker]

Please.    Tom Savage will get hurt way before he gets a chance to attempt flight.

[jimmy olsen]

Pats look like they have a pretty tough schedule, but you never know how it will turn out.

Fri, Sep 8 vs Chiefs  9:30 AM
Mon, Sep 18 @ Saints  2:00 AM
Mon, Sep 25 vs Texans  2:00 AM
Mon, Oct 2 vs Panthers 2:00 AM
Fri, Oct 6 @ Buccaneers 9:25 AM
Mon, Oct 16 @ Jets 2:00 AM
Mon, Oct 23 vs Falcons 9:30 AM
Mon, Oct 30 vs Chargers 2:00 AM
Mon, Nov 13 @ Broncos 10:30 AM
Mon, Nov 20 vs Raiders 6:25 AM
Mon, Nov 27 vs Dolphins 3:00 AM
Mon, Dec 4 @ Bills 3:00 AM
Mon Dec 11 @ Dolphins 8:30 pm
Sun Dec 17 @ Steelers  4:25 pm   
Sun Dec 24 vs Bills 1:00 pm
Sun Dec 31 vs Jets 1:00 pm
 

[MadBurgerMaker]

What a tragic story. Man this thread has been a downer recently.

Here's something for you, Val.  David Quessenberry broke the bell over at MD Anderson after completing chemo:

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/19157957/houston-texans-ol-david-quessenberry-breaks-victory-bell-chemo

[grumbler]

Interesting piece by Ryan Leaf (better for those who remember him than those who don't) at The Player's Tribune: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/ryan-leaf-nfl-letter-to-my-younger-self/

[Barrister]

Interesting piece by Ryan Leaf (better for those who remember him than those who don't) at The Player's Tribune: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/ryan-leaf-nfl-letter-to-my-younger-self/

Thanks for the link.

I wonder to what extent those Players Tribune articles really are self-written, vs ghost-written, because they're usually all very well done.

[grumbler]

Thanks for the link.

I wonder to what extent those Players Tribune articles really are self-written, vs ghost-written, because they're usually all very well done.

the stories are edited (some lightly, some moderately) but all the players I've seen comment on the system claim that it is their own authentic voice, with just error-correction (which I suspect includes vocabulary improvement). So: mostly authentic is my judgement.

There have been a number of Michigan football and basketball players who stories have been published (because the founder of the site, Derek Jeter, is a former wolverine and still hangs around the program on occasion), so I hear feedback from them on Michigan blogs.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Texans draft picks:

1- Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
2- Zach Cunningham, ILB, Vandy
3 - D'Onta Foreman, RB, Horns
4 - Julie'n Davenport, OT, Bucknell
4 - Carlos Watkins, DT, Clemson
5 - Treston Decoud, S, Oregon State
7 - Kyle Fuller, C, Baylor

The Watson and Watkins picks came from the two trades with the Browns.  No picks until the 3rd round next year.

[Liep]

A Dane in the NFL!!

Hasn't happened since Morten Andersen and it's not a kicker but an offensive lineman. Andreas Knappe signed for the falcons.

[Berkut]

Interesting piece by Ryan Leaf (better for those who remember him than those who don't) at The Player's Tribune: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/ryan-leaf-nfl-letter-to-my-younger-self/

That's cool.

I've always hated Leaf. When he was at WSU, it was fun to hate him because he was a punk. Super-man punk, but still a punk.

When he was all hyped up, I predicted that he would be a bust, because he doesn't fit in with what I am convinced is the mold for an excellent NFL QB, and I was right. So that made it even easier to despise the guy. And he sure made it easy.

Great article. I like an article that makes me re-evaluate something like that...

[CountDeMoney]

I would've drafted Leaf over Peyton Manning. Which is why I'm not a GM.