NFL Offseason Official Thread

[dcm]

The possibility of the Jets trading up for Richardson just cropped up on ESPN. Imagining something happening like Sanchez being traded to Cleveland for the pick and it's make me break down in laughter out of how possible it could be.

trading away their best QB and drafting a RB in the first round

be still my heart

yes but it IS mark sanchez, and trent is the best RB prospect since ADP

but yeah it would be hilarious

[dcm]

Peprah stinks compared to Collins but I don't think he's noticeably below replacement-level. I don't see another draft pick as a better option this year, anyway.

peprah was mostly fine in '10-'11, but he was noticeably terrible last season on far too many occasions; just caught completely out of position multiple times/gm. and burnett had to stretch himself as a result which hurt his output. i think just seeing the difference between peprah next to collins in '10 and then burnett in '11 is a testament to how valuable collins was.

[Bernie]

sanchez would be so depressed in cleveland. suicide watch.

[Bernie]

browns draft memories. just trying to prepare myself for tomorrow.

[Ferrous Bueller]

I dunno if it's really been picked up elsewhere, but Vernon Davis's bro was going around a neighborhood here smashing people in the head with a hammer:

http://dcist.com/2012/04/suspect_in_petworth_attacks_is_brot.php

[Riverchrist]

Vikings running back Caleb King was arrested on charges of third-degree assault with substantial bodily harm over the weekend

King was arrested after fracturing the skull of another man at a party early Saturday morning. His victim, Andrew Hayek, is “doing better”, according to his sister, after the attack, which was reportedly precipitated by Hayek telling King that he resembled Eddie Murphy

[douchechill]

in his defense, he doesn't look like eddie murphy

[pinkerton]

[pissydan]

vilma - a year - effective immediately

hargrove - 8 games
smith - 4 games
fujita - 3 games
these three only count for reg season games, can work out with their teams until then

[ecto]

it's our time

[gambra]

You see this? Pretty nice move.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed former Rutgers DE Eric LeGrand to their 90-man offseason roster. This is one shocking move because Eric LeGrand at this point in time cannot walk. Eric LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down in 2010, while making a tackle on a kickoff team while playing against Army.

Greg Schiano has since stayed in contact with LeGrand throughout his rehabilitation, which has been slow but steady. LeGrand eventually led the Rutgers team out onto the field in a 2011 game against West Virginia, and Greg Schiano was right there. And now, Eric LeGrand moves on to the NFL. "Leading up to the draft, I couldn't help but think that this should've been Eric's draft class," Schiano told Buccaneers.com. "This small gesture is the least we could do to recognize his character, spirit, and perseverance. The way Eric lives his life epitomizes what we are looking for in Buccaneer Men."

Of course, LeGrand won't suit up for the Bucs and play in a game. But this is a classy gesture by Greg Schiano and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a unique gesture by a team and a head coach who truly care about a young man like Eric LeGrand. Also, the Bucs timed the signing for May 2, to represent LeGrand's jersey number (52).

[Dear You]

vilma - a year - effective immediately

hargrove - 8 games
smith - 4 games
fujita - 3 games
these three only count for reg season games, can work out with their teams until then

Awesome.

[pinkerton]

better go ahead and suspend Brees and Graham too, just in case.

[jerbear]

Can't believe the bucs are paying a guy millions of dollars to sit in a wheelchair

[pissydan]

considering hargrove is a packer and fujita is a brown, this is not nearly as bad as i thought. i knew vilma was gonna get the year. losing smith for 4 games can be looked at as an injury. i thought the saints D was gonna get decimated with suspensions.

[ecto]

[pinkerton]

Can't believe the bucs are paying a guy millions of dollars to sit in a wheelchair

Temporary members of the 90 man offseason roster don't make millions of dollars. The Ravens signed John Brantley to their 90 man roster, same deal.

[gambra]

I think the temporary roster members might make at most $100k or so.

[ecto]

the saints are probably still better than the falcons

[jerbear]

considering hargrove is a packer and fujita is a brown, this is not nearly as bad as i thought. i knew vilma was gonna get the year. losing smith for 4 games can be looked at as an injury. i thought the saints D was gonna get decimated with suspensions.

D-line is really thin with Smith out

[jerbear]

Can't believe the bucs are paying a guy millions of dollars to sit in a wheelchair

Temporary members of the 90 man offseason roster don't make millions of dollars. The Ravens signed John Brantley to their 90 man roster, same deal.

Bad joke I guess

[pinkerton]

I was second guessing my reply as I was typing it. I also made a bad John Brantley joke so I guess we're even.

Anyway, Junior Seau was reportedly killed in a shooting today/last night (not a joke)

[acapelli]

http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/02/junior-se ... 6F4vLNYsl-

[fester]

that shit cray

[Amblin]

oh shit

[pinkerton]

I totally missed the story in 2010 where he drove his SUV off a cliff after hitting his girlfriend. No wonder he played football so long.

[d2michael]

goddamit

[douchechill]

i had 12 sacks in a game once with seau in madden 64

[ecto]

suicide

[Marigold]

I hope his brain is donated to research.