Your MXC Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

NFL Nuggets: The Panthers have made Christian McCaffrey the highest-paid running back in league history. He signed a four-year extension worth up to $64 million. Making his deal worth more than Zeke's $14.5 million per year. Former NFL QB Tarvaris Jackson has died in a car crash in Alabama. After

Your “Long Weekends Used To Bring Smiles” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

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NFL News: Pretty slow heading into the commemoration of Jesus' death. Conflicting opinions about when the regular season might start. National disgrace Roger Goodell says the NFL is planning to play, but won't give an approximate start date. “We can help our country heal,” Goodell said. “We can help bring

Your “It’s Still A Pig” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

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NFL Notes: After the Bucs underwhelming uniform reveal, the Falcons then said, "Hold my beer". The "ATL" really makes it apparent they are the Atlanta Falcons and not the Montreal Alouettes. And I'm sorry, but this uniform really shows off the fact that Matt Ryan couldn't hold a 28-3 lead

Your MXC Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 6, 2020April 6, 2020

NFL Nuggets: COVID has finally affected the main roster as some scheduled offseason workouts were "delayed" for a week. Teams with new coaches - Mike McCarthy in Dallas, Joe Judge in New York, Ron Rivera in Washington, Matt Rhule in Carolina, and Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland - would have been able

Your “Gotta Keep Your Eyes Open” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 2, 2020April 2, 2020

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NFL Noise: Because he only hit a woman & the pipe, but never took a knee, Aldon Smith is back in the NFL. He signed a one-year contract with the Cowboys, for a base salary of $2 million and an additional $2 million in incentives. He hasn't played a full season

Your “The Devil You Know” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

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NFL News: Shockingly, the owners approved the new playoff format. It's one extra wild-card game per conference. Using MATH, nfl.com worked out that the move to 14 playoff teams means 43.7 percent of all NFL teams would qualify for the postseason, compared to 33.3 percent in MLB (33.3), 51.6 in

Your “Any Kennel In A Storm” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 31, 2020March 31, 2020

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NFL Notes: Blake Martinez has left the Packers for the Giants. A three-year, $30 million deal. The Packers made him an offer at a lower number, which insulted him. "I think the way they value the inside linebacker position especially in that defense, it wasn't as valued as other places

Your “It’s Not Collusion If They All Agree” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

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NFL Nuggets: The league owners are having a conference call on Tuesday - in lieu of their cancelled Spring meetings - to debate & vote on the third wild-card game. It's widely expected to pass, as it generates additional revenue for them. According to Albert Breer, the league has negotiated

Your “Running Out Of Topics” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

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NFL Notes: The Cowboys, since there's nothing else to do, have started contract negotiations with Dak Prescott. The mavens at NFL Network seem to think the sticking point will be about duration rather than compensation. It's rumoured that Dak wants a four-year deal so he can hit the market again

Your “Watching The World Pass By” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 25, 2020March 25, 2020

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NFL News: Dissention in the ranks as the league's GMs vote to delay the draft but the league office refuses. The GMs want the delay because they haven't been able to do their "due diligence" in preparing for the draft. Things like player physicals, gathering psychological testing, and getting further verified