Your “Shoulda Been You, Brady” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

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New week; new server. Let's see how it goes. NFL Nuggets: Julian Edelman packed it in today, minutes after his release by the Patriots. He failed a physical on his knee, and didn't want to bother trying to sign somewhere else and having to learn, say, the Bengals Way, But it

Your “Oh God – Anything But Golf” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Darkest Timeline Zack Morris - April 8, 2021

NFL Noise: The Bengals are apparently the last team to create a Ring of Honor of some type in their stadium. The first inductees will be Paul Brown & Anthony Munoz. Fans will vote on the next two inductees this season. Knowing the good folks of the Queen City, the

Your “Is This Thing On?” Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

Actual product, by the way. I salvaged this post from being a double Saturday evening Open Thread. I had it prepped in case Hippo had taken the wrong pills thought I was doing it. Having put minutes into its creation, it seemed a waste to put away the sweet banner pic

Your “It’s All Terrible” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

NFL Nuggets: The big news today is about vaccines. Dan Snyder is going to buy out the minority owners of the Football Team. It will likely cost upwards of $875 million. He reportedly has to get a debt waiver from the league, since teams cannot be owned with debt on the

Your “Play In Madness Madness” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

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The Indianapolis stripper above means it's officially NCAA Tourney time, so let's dispense with the news & get down to the hoopin'! NFL Noise: The NFL announced their new TV deals today. They are with all their current partners, and will run from 2023 through 2033. Among the changes: Amazon Prime

Your “What Salary Cap Reduction?” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

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NFL Notes: Well, it was Big Money Monday as the legal "tampering period" for talking to free agents began this morning. Let's see what's what: (note: all deals are official at 4:01pm ET on Wednesday, when the new league year starts.) Kevin Zeitler agreed to a three-year, $22 million deal

Your “Turning Dollars Into Different Dollars” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

NFL Noise: So the salary cap for 2021 is $182.5 million. That is a $15.7 million decrease from the 2020 cap of $198.2 million. Since it had risen on average $10 million per year per year, teams went into the 2020 season basing their signings on an estimated $210

Your “Crisis? What Crisis?” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

NFL Nuggets: Tuesday might be an ugly day in NFL head offices, as there's no idea what to do with the franchise tag. The deadline is supposed to be 4:00pm ET, but without a firm salary cap - currently estimated at $180 million - teams are hesitatnt to make decisions.

Your “Letter Of The Law” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

NFL Notes: Teammate poison Golden Tate THE THIRD! has been released by the Giants. Combined with cutting OL David Mayo, the Giants will save $8.4 million against the cap. In another example of life imitating [DFO], Jalen Ramsey reports Deshaun Watson is still intent on leaving the Texans. It does

Your “Only One Remains” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

NFL Nuggets: Following the principle that having no options is better than having some bad ones, the former [Redacteds] are releasing Alex Smith. A 5-1 record as the starter wasn't enough to keep him around, as Ron Rivera looks to rebuild further from the mess he inherited. An early favourite