Can I just say something here? It may be a minority view around this place but surely not one that I feel won't be respected: I am much more entertained by the nonsense around the NFL than I am watching the actual games. Gimmie AB's holdout drama over analysis of when statistics
NFL News
Your “How ‘Bout A Change Of Pace?” Thursday Evening Open Thread
NFL Noise: Demaryius Thomas has been arrested for vehicular assault. He was the driver in a single-vehicle, rollover accident where a passenger was hurt. Under Colorado law, “vehicular assault” occurs when a person drives recklessly or under the influence of alcohol and the driving causes serious bodily injury to another
Your “It’s On Every Channel” Wednesday Evening Open Thread
NFL News: Crimebeat! Hall of Fame member Adam "Pacman" Jones was arrested on charges of public intoxication, disorderly conduct and intimidation early Wednesday morning at the Rising Sun Casino in Indiana. The initial allegation was cheating at a table, and when he was detained for that police discovered he had
Tucson, Ch. 2: Six Shootin’ Yerself in the Foot
So last week we talked a bit about the detail-free Alazona proposal being pitched by leading cites of industry, Birmingham, AL and Tucson, AZ to split hosting duties for the Location-Off Raiders domestic home games in 2019. Not to oversimply the situation but this proposal offers absolutely nothing for the
Your “Can Ambivalence Breed Contempt?” Tuesday Evening Open Thread
Your “Hey – Do I Know You?” Monday Evening Open Thread
NFL News: Franchise tag updates: no new applications. What's a NFL offseason without hand-wringing about the rules? The three topics on the agenda for the Competition Committee meeting today were: Replay review punts - make them more like kickoffs? the new helmet rules - good, or make betterer? Current thinking
CrimeBeat!: Patriots Schadenfreude Day Edition
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Your “Some People Will Say Anything For Attention” Thursday Evening Open Thread
NFL Nuggets: Franchise tag update: no applications Landon Collins expects to be tagged by the Giants, and cleaned out his locker ahead of the designation. According to nfl.com, Collins would likely make more than $12 million on the tag, far more than the $1.27 million base salary he earned in 2018. https://twitter.com/TheHumble_21/status/1098315997839265792
Your “Believe In The Shield” Wednesday Evening Open Thread
NFL Nuggets: Franchise tag - Day 2: no applications yet. The Steelers announced they won't use the Transition Tag on Le'Veon Bell So teams can "officially" pitch offers to him starting March 11. Whatever happens outside that better not get the league's attention, otherwise...TAMPERING! Wherever he signs, the Steelers will
Your “It’s A Little Early To Be Broke, Ain’t It?” Tuesday Evening Open Thread
Tucson, Ch. 1: Why the Mark Davis of Cities May Not be the Best Choice for Mark Davis
Your “It’s Not Free Money” Saturday Evening Open Thread
I moved my music & comedy ramblings to Sunday night, so I could bring this up. Before it becomes old news, rumours are Kaep settled for between $60-80 million, ostensibly for restraint or loss of trade. https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/1096504331938000897 On the direct "insider" front from Friday night, there was nothing but company line from corporate