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  • Commander of Awesome
    Original LT
    Jamal Lewis (Sold coke to a 12 yr old)
    Martha Stewart
  • Commander of Awesome
    http://football.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/30279/20130207/gronkowski_offered_$375m_for_porn_role/

    I'd do it for a 1/3 of that.
  • Sonofanump
    Commander of Awesome;1384584 wrote:Original LT
    Jamal Lewis (Sold coke to a 12 yr old)
    Martha Stewart
    Michelle Rodriquez.
  • like_that
    [h=3]Cleveland's offseason priorities [/h]February, 7, 2013 Feb 7
    12:47
    PM ET

    By Tim Kavanagh | ESPN.com
    To some observers, the task for the [URL="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns"]Cleveland Browns[/URL] this offseason would seem to revolve around their offense, which had considerable struggles considering they invested two first-round picks on skill position players in the 2012 draft. Nevertheless, at least one scribe is of the opinion that they should focus on the other side of the ball, at least if they're going to do all that new DC Ray Horton has indicated.

    "To blitz as much as Horton prefers will make another top cover cornerback a high priority, perhaps the No. 1 priority," Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal writes. "But that's just one of several holes the Browns must fill and questions they must answer. They also must find a starting free safety, several linebackers and a Pro Bowl-caliber pass rusher. They must decide if third-year defensive end Jabaal Sheard can play outside linebacker, if linebacker Chris Gocong, who ruptured his Achilles Aug. 4, can be counted on and figure out what to do with massive defensive tackle Phil Taylor."

    Both Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay had the Browns addressing the pass-rush at No. 6 overall in their mock drafts released Thursday; Kiper went with FSU's Bjoern Werner while McShay shipped them LSU's Barkevious Mingo:


    [h=5]Mel Kiper, Jr.[/h]Kiper Mock V2.0 [INDENT]" The Browns regressed on defense in 2012, and the pass rush was a culprit. This was, by every standard, a bottom-10 unit, and they simply need to add talent. If they want the best player available at this spot, and a guy who fills a void, it might be Werner by the time we get to April. In fact, by then he could be expected to go higher. A late arrival to football, he has a high ceiling, but already has a decent portfolio of pass-rush skills. What's great about Werner isn't just the explosiveness as a pass-rusher, it's also his awareness. He keeps his eyes up and disrupts passing lanes. He's a good fit for the Browns."[/INDENT]
  • Commander of Awesome
    Sonofanump;1384716 wrote:Michelle Rodriquez.
    She is a horrible human actress/being.
  • vball10set
    http://www.toledoblade.com/BGSU/2013/02/07/9-state-players-invited-to-NFL-Scouting-Combine.html
  • Sonofanump
    Commander of Awesome;1385124 wrote:She is a horrible human actress/being.
    I know she is bad driver after drinking, but why else do you hate her so much?
  • Commander of Awesome
    Vick resigned 1 yr deal with Philly.
  • Commander of Awesome
    Sonofanump;1385573 wrote:I know she is bad driver after drinking, but why else do you hate her so much?
    1 trick pony as an actress and does it poorly. Tough guy I'm a dude with a bad attitude chick that is just phony as shit and I can't stand. She's a horrible actress and a worse human being. She literally plays the same character in every movie/show she's in. Annoying.
  • BR1986FB
    Commander of Awesome;1386779 wrote:Vick resigned 1 yr deal with Philly.
    Thank god ! Hopefully Banner won't get any ideas.
  • Sonofanump
    BR1986FB;1386782 wrote:Thank god ! Hopefully Banner won't get any ideas.
    Agree.
  • thavoice
    Figured that Vick would resign. I imagine Vick, even though he is older, is a bit intrigued to be able to run the read option. ALl his career people were trying to get him to stay in the pocket, and now the NFL seems to be evolving to fit his skill set a little bit better. Plus this gives Kelly another year to focus on the rest of the roster and probably drafting a QB taht fits his scheme. He can kind of 'use and abuse' Vick.

    MV doesnt have the speed and quickness that he used to, but may have enough to run this offense short term. PLus...who else really would want an aging QB who hasnt played well?
  • BR1986FB
    Kind of off topic (NFL because these guys are still in college), but I was listening to Ross Tucker (Sirius XM NFL Channel) this morning and one of his topics were collegiate underclassmen.

    What prompted this topic was the college basketball guard from Kentucky (don't know his name) who was projected to be the #1 pick in this years draft and apparently blew out his ACL recently.

    Tucker said that if he was the father or brother of the Clowney & Lee (WR-USC) kids, who weren't eligible for this years draft, he would recommend that they sit out their junior year to avoid a career ending injuries, train for the year, and then enter the draft. They would likely be taken 1-2 in this years' draft had they been juniors.

    Tucker's reasoning is that these guys can take out insurance policies but they only pay up to $5 million and that's only if the injury is career ending. If these guys were to be taken 1-2, they'd be getting $22-24 million guaranteed.

    He had Andrew Brandt, who was a former scout for the Browns & Rams, on there and asked him about this. Brandt said he'd recommend the same thing but some teams will hold this against a player saying "his football 'heart' is not in it....he's only about the money" while others would understand.

    Taking the collegiate "fan" goggles off, what are others thoughts on this?
  • BR1986FB
    Happy Valentines Day from the NFL...(some of these are just wrong)...

    http://profootballmock.com/nfl-valentines-day-cards/
  • like_that
    BR1986FB;1388983 wrote:Kind of off topic (NFL because these guys are still in college), but I was listening to Ross Tucker (Sirius XM NFL Channel) this morning and one of his topics were collegiate underclassmen.

    What prompted this topic was the college basketball guard from Kentucky (don't know his name) who was projected to be the #1 pick in this years draft and apparently blew out his ACL recently.

    Tucker said that if he was the father or brother of the Clowney & Lee (WR-USC) kids, who weren't eligible for this years draft, he would recommend that they sit out their junior year to avoid a career ending injuries, train for the year, and then enter the draft. They would likely be taken 1-2 in this years' draft had they been juniors.

    Tucker's reasoning is that these guys can take out insurance policies but they only pay up to $5 million and that's only if the injury is career ending. If these guys were to be taken 1-2, they'd be getting $22-24 million guaranteed.

    He had Andrew Brandt, who was a former scout for the Browns & Rams, on there and asked him about this. Brandt said he'd recommend the same thing but some teams will hold this against a player saying "his football 'heart' is not in it....he's only about the money" while others would understand.

    Taking the collegiate "fan" goggles off, what are others thoughts on this?
    Maybe they should reconsider the minmum age requirement? As a gm, I am not sure if I could trust to draft a player #1 overall if he sat out a whole year.
  • BR1986FB
    like_that;1389040 wrote:Maybe they should reconsider the minmum age requirement? As a gm, I am not sure if I could trust to draft a player #1 overall if he sat out a whole year.
    That was kind of the whole point with their (Tucker/Brandt) argument. Either lower the age or increase the amount of insurance an athlete can take out to cover themselves in case of a career ending injury.
  • Automatik
    This was also on Yahoo's front page today.
    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--even--5m-insurance-policy-for-jadeveon-clowney-isn-t-enough-to-cover-ncaa-s-short-sighted-ways-223714245.html

    I don't think the minimum age should be reduced, but I don't really know of a solution. In this case the insurance policy would need to be doubled.

    Not sure what the pundits are saying but IMO Clowney would be #1 this year, next year or the year after. I wouldn't really blame him if he chose to sit out.
  • Hb31187
    I think it should be up to the players discretion whether they enter or not. That, or allow the kids to take out larger insurance policies, I didnt know that there was a 5 million dollar cap and that its based of position before reading that story about Clowney
  • thavoice
    I wonder if you could look at it this way in the terms of the NFL having the limits they have.

    ALot of employers have their own sort of limits that they have on hiring people, i.e. a degree in that field. You can be majoring in a certain field, def be smart enough to be able to do a certain job taht requires a degree but have to wait until you get it to get hired, pretty much a de facto age limit to a point. Many places ya get hired at, even after you get your degree, you get trained on how and what they do and much of what you learned getting that degree doesnt pertain to it.
  • j_crazy
    thavoice;1389119 wrote:I wonder if you could look at it this way in the terms of the NFL having the limits they have.

    ALot of employers have their own sort of limits that they have on hiring people, i.e. a degree in that field. You can be majoring in a certain field, def be smart enough to be able to do a certain job taht requires a degree but have to wait until you get it to get hired, pretty much a de facto age limit to a point. Many places ya get hired at, even after you get your degree, you get trained on how and what they do and much of what you learned getting that degree doesnt pertain to it.

    What about all players eligible to be drafted? Underclassmen not selected in the first round can't be drafted, and can return to school if they haven't signed with an agent.
  • Commander of Awesome
    lol what a dumbass.

    http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2013-02-12/vince-young-broke-former-financial-adviser-ronnie-peoples-young-birthday-party
  • like_that
    LOL, there is a reason he scored a 6 on the wonderlic.
  • hasbeen
    That was probably a bad ass party.
  • BR1986FB
    Interesting that the Eagles sign Dennis Dixon and now the Chiefs may be interested in trading for Nick Foles.
  • gorocks99
    Not too surprising, given his salary hit and age (and Rodgers, Matthews and Raji coming up for contracts soon) but the Packers are releasing Charles Woodson: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000139512/article/green-bay-packers-preparing-to-release-charles-woodson