2013-14 NFL Ongoing Thread

[JohnRandle]

He's there because he might want to start a career coaching.
Not sure about being a mentor to Ponder, sounds like they haven't really had any interaction other than a couple hellos on the practice field.
George has been shadowing Musgrave more than anything.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[Golden Spur]

Mike Vick wants starter named before camp | Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

Lol - be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.

 

[Golden Spur]

Cleveland Browns WR Josh Gordon suspended two games for drugs - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

 

[JDM]

Mike Vick wants starter named before camp | Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

Lol - be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.

That's misleadingly titled from the quote IMO. The tone appears more along the lines of "it would be nice" than "I'll be upset if not".

 

[Jims_Doors]

ProFootballTalk‏@ProFootballTalk[ame="[MEDIA=twitter]344229042851028992[/MEDIA]"]11m[/ame]
Bills announce that Tarvaris Jackson has been released

 

[Golden Spur]

Gronkowski?s back surgery will happen Tuesday | ProFootballTalk

 

[Golden Spur]

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft: Russia President Vladimir Putin stole Super Bowl ring - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

The article explains that Kraft said the incident involving the $25,000, diamond-encrusted ring took place in 2005 when several business executives were in St. Petersburg.

“I took out the ring and showed it to [Putin], and he put it on and he goes, ‘I can kill someone with this ring,’ ” Kraft reportedly said. “I put my hand out and he put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around him and walked out.”



Although he issued a statement at the time saying that he had given Putin the ring “as a symbol of the respect and admiration that I have for the Russian people and [his] leadership,” Kraft diverged from that on Thursday.

According to the Page 6 report, at the time he had an interaction with the George W. Bush-led White House over the incident.

He was told by the White House, “‘It would really be in the best interest of US-Soviet relations if you meant to give the ring as a present.”

 

[HammerDown]

 

[Golden Spur]

Rob Gronkowski?s surgery has concluded | ProFootballTalk

Will he be the same player?

 

[Golden Spur]

Rookie symposium message: most will be gone in three years - NFL.com

 

[Golden Spur]

Nice story: Former NFL running back Glen Coffee reportedly set to graduate from US Army Airborne School | Fox News

From special teams to Special Forces.
That’s the projected path for Glen Coffee, a former NFL running back who retired from the San Francisco 49ers after the 2009 season and is reportedly set to graduate Friday from the U.S. Army’s Airborne School at Fort Benning in Georgia. The former Alabama standout then hopes to shift to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, moving one step closer to potentially joining the U.S. Army Special Forces, AL.com reports.
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Coffee would later admit that he regretted leaving college early and said he should have never entered the NFL.
"A lot of people aren't going to understand and realize because they don't have the wisdom to understand," Coffee said in 2010. "Their eyes aren't open like mine are open. True happiness is glorifying God and glorifying Christ. That's what true happiness is ... And for me, that wasn't the NFL. That wasn't where I needed to be."

 

[Thruthefog]

C'mon people. It's Monday. It's not like you're going to convince anyone you're doing any work.

 

[Golden Spur]

It's official -> Patriots call Hernandez release ?the right thing to do? | ProFootballTalk

 

[Golden Spur]

Of much lesser importance that Aaron Hernandez case, New England Patriots face crisis on field - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

I'm sure this is but I saw it last night on "NFL Presents ... Mic'ed up" episode. I died laughing.

 

[Golden Spur]

Joe Flacco - Baltimore Ravens - 2013 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com

According to Pro Football Focus, since 2008 Joe Flacco was one of the NFL's worst against unblocked pressure.
"Perhaps it’s partially the offensive system focused on throwing the ball down the field or maybe it’s Flacco’s being handcuffed with regard to pre-snap audibles in his early years, but he’s certainly not at his best in the quick game throwing hot routes against unblocked blitzers," wrote PFF's Steve Palazzolo. Flacco has completed just 42.1 percent of his passes with seven touchdowns, six interceptions and a 4.4 yards-per-attempt average on plays when facing unblocked pressure.

Maybe he'll be a lot tougher for 20 mil.

 

[Golden Spur]

Lawrence Taylor's son arrested on charges of statutory r*pe, child molestation - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

 

[Golden Spur]

Stripping draft picks is the only way to dissuade teams from taking chances on troubled players | ProFootballTalk

 

[Golden Spur]

Lions get Stafford under contract for next five seasons