NFL News:
- This was dumped late-Friday like so-much bad news, but the Jags have locked up Blake Bortles for three more years.
- Three years at $54 million, with $26 million of that guaranteed.
- He will make $20 million this year.
- He could make a maximum of $66.5 million with all incentives and escalators included.
- Three years at $54 million, with $26 million of that guaranteed.
- Hilariously, the Bortles contract has also given rise to speculation about collusion in the QB free-agency market.
- Work with me here as I parse Florio’s logic:
- Blake Bortles is an average quarterback, but has been average with the same team for four years.
- Team’s need consistency at QB to remain competitive.
- Signing Bortles with a certain amount guaranteed was essentially a home-team discount.
- They have built an excellent young & cheap defence via the draft
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Kirk Cousins has had a couple of good years, but plenty of other middling ones
- He is going to cost a lot of money to sign, given his recent franchise-tagging
- which will then hurt the ability of those teams to built playoff-calibre teams around them, no matter the cap.
- This will trickle-down to other, less-attractive options like Case Keenum & AJ McCarron.
- meaning it will take longer for all free-agent QBs to get signed, and likely for less money
- He is going to cost a lot of money to sign, given his recent franchise-tagging
- Teams look at the declines endured by organizations like Detroit & Seattle after they came to grips with having to sign long-term deals with above-average quarterbacks.
- They will then have to decide whether to suck it up & pay someone or hope they catch lightning with one of their picks.
- Which is one reason why Washington traded for Alex Smith, and KC decided to go with Patrick Mahomes for four more (cheap) years.
- They will then have to decide whether to suck it up & pay someone or hope they catch lightning with one of their picks.
- Blake Bortles is an average quarterback, but has been average with the same team for four years.
- Work with me here as I parse Florio’s logic:
- The Cowboys, Packers & Bengals each got four picks in the NFL’s dispersal of compensatory draft picks for free-agency losses.
- To qoute the arcane logic of both the process & nfl.com’s explanation:
- As a general rule, a team losing more or better free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.
- To qoute the arcane logic of both the process & nfl.com’s explanation:
- On the topic of the Cowboys, I’m just going to quote Rapoport here, because I kinda don’t care at this point:
- Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL are expected to compel Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to reimburse legal fees the league incurred this past season.
- Rumours are that it’ll be in the $2 million range.
- It’s not a “fine”, because Roger can only impose up to a maximum of $500K.
- Otherwise, he opens himself & the League up to more lawsuits.
- It’s not a “fine”, because Roger can only impose up to a maximum of $500K.
- Making an already scary defence even scarier, the Rams talked the Chiefs into trading them Marcus Peters, and for just draft picks.
- The rumours are it’s a 2nd in 2018 & a 4th in 2019.
- It’s not real until March 14th.
- Peters, last seen returning BLEERGH to his home planet, was a 2015 first-round pick of the Chiefs in 2015.
- He was due to begin negotiating an extension after this season, so it seems like a pre-emptive salary dump, given he’s entering his fourth-year & had already made two Pro Bowls.
- Nice to know before I pay my season ticket deposit that the Seahawks are already fighting for a wildcard spot.
- He Instagrammed his farewell earlier today
- The rumours are it’s a 2nd in 2018 & a 4th in 2019.
- On top of everything mentioned above, this year’s salary cap is expected to be over $178 million.
- Based on past & projected revenues.
- Helping matters is the increased sum FOX paid for the Thursday Night package, which flew in the face of declining ratings.
- Based on past & projected revenues.
- Finally, Peanut Tillman is now a G-man, after completing his FBI training at Quantico.
- He does have a criminal justice degree from Louisiana-Lafayette.
- According to The Sporting News, the 13-year NFL veteran entered the 20-week program last year, as first reported by the Chicago Tribune, and had until his 37th birthday (Feb. 23, 2018) to earn his badge due to a stipulation that a new agent must be appointed before he or she reaches that age.
- As delightfully summarized by Deadspin, Tillman is the first former football star to pursue a career with the FBI after a devastating knee injury cut short his playing career since Johnny Utah.
Tonight’s sports:
- NHL:
- the trade deadline was noon today. I wanted to live-blog it, but too many students showed up.
- Big deals:
- Evander Kane to the Sharks from the Sabres, for a 2019 1st rounder, 2020 4th rounder, & a player
- the Rangers went all-in on the future (sorry Henrik):
- Rick Nash to the Bruins for a 2018 1st & 2019 7th rounder, plus three players
- Ryan McDonagh & JT Miller to the Lightning for a 2018 1st rounder, a conditional 2nd & players
- the Habs made a couple of trades:
- notably, Tomas Plekanic & Kyle Baun to the Leafs for two players & a 2nd round pick in 2018
- Wikipedia says he’s the grandson of legendary Leaf Bobby Baun.
- notably, Tomas Plekanic & Kyle Baun to the Leafs for two players & a 2nd round pick in 2018
- the Jets got Paul Stastny from the Blues for a 2018 1st rounder & conditional 4th round pick in 2020
- Games:
- Flyers at Canadiens – 7:30PM | NBCSN
- BTW, another hearty “FUCK YOU!” to Gary Bettman & Rogers/Sportsnet, because this game is only available in Quebec.
- other ‘regional’ games today unavailable for viewing across Canada:
- Caps at Blue Jackets
- Leafs at Lightning
- Canucks at Colorado
- other ‘regional’ games today unavailable for viewing across Canada:
- BTW, another hearty “FUCK YOU!” to Gary Bettman & Rogers/Sportsnet, because this game is only available in Quebec.
- Vegas at LA Kings – 10:00PM | Sportsnet
- Vegas made a bunch of trades today that will hilariously sink their deep-run playoff chances.
- a 2018 1st, 2019 2nd & 2021 3rd round pick to Detroit for Tomas Tatar
- Brendan Leipsic to the Canucks for D Philip Holm
- Just watch. People will talk about “changed team chemistry”, because all those Cups George McPhee won with the Capitals mean something.
- Vegas made a bunch of trades today that will hilariously sink their deep-run playoff chances.
- Flyers at Canadiens – 7:30PM | NBCSN
- NBA:
- Warriors at Knicks – 7:30PM | NBATV
- Pistons at Raptors – 7:30PM | Sportsnet1
- Timberwolves at Kings – 10:00PM | Sportsnet1
- NCAA:
- Men’s:
- Duke at Virginia Tech – 7:00PM | ESPN / TSN
- Marquette at Georgetown – 7:00PM | FS1
- Texas at Kansas – 9:00PM | ESPN / TSN
- Texas Tech at West Virginia – 9:00PM | ESPN2
- Women’s:
- South Florida at Connecticut – 7:00PM | ESPN2
- West Virginia at Baylor – 9:00PM | FS1
- Men’s:
- WWE:
- Raw – 8:00PM – USA / Sportsnet360
- It’s THE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA, BROTHER!
- Miss Bliss won the Women’s Elimination Chamber last night, so expect fallout from that.
- Probably Sasha turning on Bayley.
- Oh, and Roman looked strong.
- Raw – 8:00PM – USA / Sportsnet360
With the Olympics over, many people have lost another incidental conversation piece to help get through their day, and now have to return to remembering what people are actually saying during conversations. SORRY, WHAT?!
found a funny:
Every sauna is a private sauna when you ask “are you the guy from Craigslist?”
What happens if he says yes?
His joke dies.
Angela from The Office is a lot hotter than I assumed she was.
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Why is Trump in a sidecar, while Ken Mehlman drives him around?
I can’t make any sense of it or the world either.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-said-he-would-charge-a-gunman-here%E2%80%99s-what-he%E2%80%99s-actually-done-in-the-face-of-danger/ar-BBJDAsu?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=ientp
Wait, what year was 2015 first-round pick Marcus Peters of the Chiefs in 2015 drafted in?
1979.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/conservative-commentator-and-clueless-star-stacey-dash-running-for-congress-in-california/ar-BBJD6kR?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Depressing as this is, there are far stupider people in long time incumbent leadership positions.
mary carey for 03 ca governor
Carey has her beat on morals and intellectual honesty, but not on presentation.
I miss the good old days when kids in Florida were talking about shooting, it involved finding porn in a tree next to a Publix
and the missin’ ones was jus’ et by gators.
So now Tatar’s going to go on a tear, just because it’s Vegas.
I still think they could’ve swung something for Erik Karlsson, even taking Bobby Ryan’s chastity belt of a contract.
“Ryan’s Chastity Belt of a Contract” is a great FF name.
Flyers win a shootout, defying all belief. They went from last place in the metro to first in 2 months.
boooooooooo
Much like the football, hockey is officially good again
uuuuuuurns.
MOAR BETTMAN POINTS (and first place Flyera)!
Petr Mrazek is apparently in statement mode, unlike the rest of this fucking team. Oh my god. Someone score a goal.
No goal support for Mrazek, at least he’s used to that.
Anyone watching the Leafs-Lightning game? I’m suddenly hearing that players and refs are throwing shit at each other and I’m intrigued.
Literal shit? Hell what damned channel?????????????????
Someone besides Crosby threw shit on the ice?
I’ll be happy to provide a cache of 27 8×10 colored glossy photographs with circles and arrows on each one if requested.
When I am elected dictator for life, all trade deadline deals, for the NHL, and other, lesser sprots, shall simply be decreed by a duly appointed minister of trades. The rich will get richer, for the nonce, and all playoffs will be glorious affairs.
Pete Gillen turned black so gradually, I hardly even noticed!
C’mon TT, get it to single digits before half and we got something to work with.
(sorry WCS)
Sooooo sanity check scenario here:
A friend knowingly keeps a secret that is very important from you for a day longer than they should and knowingly prods you during that time to see you squirm. You find out later they knew that secret the whole time they did that and so you fucking flip out on them. They give you a half apology for not telling you, and then say that you need to apologize to them for flipping out. Are you crazy or is this person not actually your friend?
I’m the wrong person to be answering this.
But in this hypothetical with way less information than needed….
I say fuck ’em.
Please also bear in mind I have a fever, and as always even without a fever, I could be wrong.
(but fuck ’em)
That “friend” is an asshole.
what WCS said. But this applies to most ppl.
Yup. Friend may be a friend, but friend is definitely a cunt.
It’s funny because Roommate Commander used that exact word multiple times to describe this friend.
I always did like that girl.
Tell her I said “Heeyyyyyyyy”. She’ll know what it means.
I’d tell that friend a secret of my own: “you’re a worthless piece of human garbage and I hope you get tetanus from swallowing a bag of rusty nails.”
But then again I might be crazy.
Kill them just because you can.
Flyers have a chance to take sole possession of the Metro division tonight. So of course, they’ll lose to the fucking Habs.
Because… Actually, I don’t need a reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wAGTE4NlmY
NJIT student section is straight ought of a Kevin Smith movie
Buncha savages?
Porch monkeys?
They’re having a massive heart attack?
/Too soon?
Nah, he survived, he’s fair game.
Hey you guys, hey look!!!! Only 10 minutes gone in the UT/KU game, and I’m already losing that one too!!!
FFS GAMBLOR YOU FUCKING WHORE DOG BITCH ASS SHITMOTHERFUCKER!!!!!
Imma go rehydrate with more beer. Fuck this shit.
I’m up past 9pm on a weekday! This is amaz….
/zzzzzzzzzzz
How can NJIT be the Highlanders? We know there can only be one!
West Virginny up 14-0 on Texas Tech. “Behold the power of the prodigious beer belly!”
Wow, I’m glad I wasn’t stupid enough to bet $150 on the TT moneyline.
/was totally stupid enough to bet $150 on the TT moneyline
Are you sure you’re not accidentally watching a football game?
Maybe so. 6.5 minutes in, TT trails 21-3.
Holy mother of Jeebus. Guns are definitely NAWT UP!!!!
Still my favorite cheerleader in EVAR tho!!!
(the one on the left)
I thought finger guns was more of Balls thing.
you can tell they’re both sorta batshit insane, too. HIPPO LOVE!
That crazy girl on the right is right up your alley.
She looks like she’d murder you in your sleep.
The cutie on the left is awesomely quirky cute all day long. But probably totally sane. Well, sane-ish.
at least they kicked the FG, got points on the board before half
LMFAO.
Fuck you.
(and I mean that very lovingly, of course)
Sooooo….when the doctor tells you to drink plenty of fluids and stay hydrated, a shitload of beer counts…right?
/asking foar a friend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amuaGsZDAqY&ab_channel=thegreatalaxrises
Listen to the master.
Beer all night, water all day. It’s all about balance.
There’s water in beer tho, right?
There is, but the alcohol content will dehydrate you if the beer is approximately 5% or more.
Sooooo…vodka then?
HOW does GT keep leaving Rowsey open??
That little dude is amazing. He’s a shithead, just like Cruz, Jr. But amazing.
This was a helluva read, but I just can’t stop thinking about how pissed off Glover must have been to give this interview to a dude named Tad: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/05/donald-glover-cant-save-you
Ends on a Ted Cruz, Jr. airball, even
Yeah, he looked like he was gonna cry, so….bonus.
HippoCash!!!!
You’re having a good fookin’ night my friend.
Hokies WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok, VPI – you GOT ONE JOB!!
Gotta be VT ball there.
what an ending at GT! Going to OT, after coast-to-coast layup in 3.5 seconds
That’s been a heckuva game.
TT ML just jumped to +275. $75 more on ’em.
Edit: Sorry, it popped up to +285 before I got the bet down. Yay.
Stastny waved a no trade clause to go to Winnipeg. First one ever. I am very pleased with that deal.
The Western playoffs are going to be otherworldly.
Go ‘Yotes!!!!
/looks at standings
Shit, never mind.
I am attempting to get a work trip to Winnipeg during the playoffs. I am not teaching all that I should to people there so that they send me for face to face learning in April.
I would assume most people hear “work trip to Winnipeg” and would volunteer to do anything NOT to go.
Very much so. I was born and raised there so a free trip home and a playoff game is totally worth it. Summer is fantastic there but winter is the worst.
Something about Red Sparrow seems exciting to me, but I can’t put my finger on it.
Oh I hate those stupid rain showers, 2/10 would not share sexy shower with Jennifer Lawrence in.
Everyone loves hula hoop.
https://gfycat.com/AmbitiousLoathsomeEsok
Time to relax and change into something comfortable.
https://gfycat.com/PoisedNimbleKoodoo
She does look very comforting….errrrr, comfortable.
Meh, fuck it.
I went ahead and put $75 on TT ML +265, and $75 on UT to cover +12.5.
I could see Georgetown winning the NIT and claiming #69
Marquette is a bunch of chuckers. Bracket/bet them accordingly. They can beat anyone when hot (especially a foe that plays weak perimeter D), but can lose to absolutely anyone.
I hope you GAMBLOR Addicts didn’t bet on the Tracksuits.
I ain’t touch that one. No read whatsoever. Had the spread gone bonkers, I may have bet Guns Up!! small. But it’s sane.
plus all teh Kool Kidz are betting the A-Sun ,, obvs
yep, bare minimum I will be up to $3100, enough for the max $3K cashout plus fee. Bonus bucks aplenty if TX wins, got $50 on them at +525, $50 more at +650. Similar $50 lotto ticket on Stetson.
Nice. Wish I’d gotten in on the NFla run.
They be kicking some tail. Nice call.
DIgging deep for value. My maths brain likes that.
Dan Dakich has a voice made for the silent film era.
Yeah he does.
But admittedly, I was LMFAO’ing when he was rightfully ragging on Bagley III.
for being an overrated piece of shit or being a “highest bidder” dude who only won’t get dealt with because he’s at Most Favoured Nation?
For being a selfish player, more or less. He said, and I quote…
“Watching him, you can see all he cares about is himself. The ball goes into him and never comes back out. He doesn’t play defense. And people wonder why they went on a run while he was out?”
sounds a lot like similar hired gun Dennis Smith, Jr
Apt comparison, yes.
Heard him today and his voice does not match him whatsoever.
I also bet VPI when their odds went all the way down to +330 (in the live app), so this night could kick ass. I also hedged my bets a little when Marquette and NJIT got super behind, so it can’t mathematically be a shitfucktastrophe like Saturday.
I learn slow, but I learn.
loooooooooooool they cut out every word of Ronda Rousey’s 5 minute promo for the recap package. Like she just showed up, beat up Triple H, and then chased Stephanie away.
I guess the Sabres game wasn’t a turn around for Washington
the Ice Bills are still a squadron?
The city of Buffalo needs employment in the spring
Does Marcus Peters like to RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT?
/yeah!
As much as I enjoyed Miss Bliss doing next level crowd heeling yesterday with a fake face turn ending with her nuking the crowd because they’ll never achieve anything in their lives, Sasha Mufasa’ing Bayley is still the best part of the match.
Also, there’s no reason for her to be taking these kinds of risks, but it’s better that she does
I am the happiest fucker in the world that North Florida is leading NJIT 21-7 in the A-10 quarters. FLY OSPREYS FLY!
#Degenerate
/guessing tWBS ain’t take Hippo’s advice?
I fell asleep. tWBS is a sore and tired mofo and is also getting sick.
Still watching TT ML, up to +265, but probably gonna pass on that too.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go throw up.
I would wait for +300. MAYBE +280
After following the trade deadline today
Ryan Hartman for a 1st? But Evander Kane’s first is conditional on him signing?
It will be interesting to see how this affects Vegas. Maybe the Kings have a shot at the division now..