NFL 2013 NFL - Off-Season & Pre-Draft Discussion

[Blacky]

GREG WILLIAMS IS BACK
Enjoy Tennessee
Message to Foster and Luck - Watch your back

And all the good players in Jacksonv...nevermind

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Young tells an old coach that he's better than Megatron....

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com...better-than-Calvin-Johnson.html?sct=uk_t2_a12

This guy had issues before being drafted. Not many of these dicks seem to ever learn. A bit risky by the Rams.

 

[Sven]

Young tells an old coach that he's better than Megatron....

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com...better-than-Calvin-Johnson.html?sct=uk_t2_a12

This guy had issues before being drafted. Not many of these dicks seem to ever learn. A bit risky by the Rams.

The position with the highest "diva" ratio has to be WR, closely followed by CB.

 

[Dirty Bird]

I'd rather have a player with confidence than someone who doesn't believe in his own ability

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

I'd rather have a player with confidence than someone who doesn't believe in his own ability

You can have confidence and not be a dick. Larry Fitzgerald just one of many examples.

 

[DaSawx]

You can also be a bit of a tool, but big ones can **** up a club room.

 

[tb_fanboy]

did everyone check out the strength of schedule predictions

Carolina number 1 and Broncs 32

we play KC, SD and Oakland twice and Redskins, Ravens, Jacksonville and Titans as our other home games
Dallas and NE away are the ones I think will challenge us and also the manning bowl

pre season prediction is at least 11 win aim for 14 to improve on last year

Peyton 50 touchdowns

 

[Exe Gesis]

Todd McShay said the only first round grade he gave for QB was GENO SMITH.. has all the tools just needs for his interviews and evaluations to checkout.

Said he is a TOP 20 pick could go higher cuz need.

also

Matt Miller‏@nfldraftscout
Report: This year’s “throwing QBs” at Combine will be James Vandenberg, Colby Cameron and Tyler Bray. Generally reserved for low ranked QBs

Matt Miller‏@nfldraftscout
Zac Dysert, Collin Klein, Sean Renfree, Marqueis Gray all received higher grades from numerous NFL teams. Thus Bray being a “throwing QB”.

Matt Miller‏@nfldraftscout
To clear up any confusion, a “Throwing QB” is invited to the Combine to throw for drills. Not a good thing.

Matt Miller‏@nfldraftscout
Everything I’m hearing today points to teams really not liking Tyler Bray. Still early, but reports aren’t kind.

 

[Joshen]

did everyone check out the strength of schedule predictions

Carolina number 1 and Broncs 32

we play KC, SD and Oakland twice and Redskins, Ravens, Jacksonville and Titans as our other home games
Dallas and NE away are the ones I think will challenge us and also the manning bowl

pre season prediction is at least 11 win aim for 14 to improve on last year

Peyton 50 touchdowns

Then out in the divisional round again

 

[Exe Gesis]

Andrew Siciliano‏@AndrewSiciliano
The entire AFC West, plus the Colts have the 5 “easiest” schedules in 2013.

 

[Sven]

I don't think it requires a genius to tell us that this is a weak year for QBs. Barkley regressed, Landry didn't improve, and if Geno Smith didn't put up Madden kind of numbers this year there would be no consensus #1. Some are talking up Glennon and Wilson, but teams are going to reach if there's more than one QB taken in the first round.

It's a great draft if you want OL or DL help though....

 

[Sven]

You can also be a bit of a tool, but big ones can **** up a club room.

and that's why there's rumours of Percy Harvin being traded this off-season!

 

[Dirty Bird]

But why would you trade your teams MVP?

 

[Exe Gesis]

Thursday morning one-liners

 

[Chadwiko]

But why would you trade your teams MVP?

 

[Dirty Bird]

 

[Exe Gesis]

todd mcshay’s top 32:

1. Star Lotulelei DT Utah 96
2. Luke Joeckel* OT Texas A&M 96
3. Dee Milliner* CB Alabama 96
4. Chance Warmack G Alabama 95
5. Eric Fisher OT C. Michigan 95
6. Kenny Vaccaro S Texas 95
7. Shariff Floyd* DT Florida 95
8. Barkevious Mingo*DE LSU 95
9. Bjoern Werner* DE Florida St 94
10. Sheldon RichardsonDT Missouri 94
11. Dion Jordan DE Oregon 93
12. Alec Ogletree* ILB Georgia 93
13. Damontre Moore*DE Texas A&M 92
14. Jarvis Jones* OLB Georgia 92
15. Sylvester WilliamsDT N. Carolina 92
16. Jonathan Cooper OG N. Carolina 92
17. Lane Johnson OT Oklahoma 92
18. Manti Te’o ILB Notre Dame 92
19. Kawann Short DT Purdue 91
20. Blidi Wreh-WilsonCB UConn 91
21. Ezekiel Ansah* DE BYU 91
22. J. Hankins* DT Ohio State 91
23. Geno Smith QB W. Virginia 90
24. Johnathan JenkinsDT Georgia 90
25. C. Patterson* WR Tennessee 90
26. Johnthan Banks CB Miss. St. 89
27. Sam Montgomery*DE LSU 89
28. Keenan Allen* WR California 89
29. Zach Ertz* TE Stanford 88
30. Eddie Lacy* RB Alabama 88
31. Tavon Auston* WR W. Virginia 88
32. Tyler Eifert TE Notre Dame 87

 

[GreyWind]

Based on the SoS wins in the NFC West and North are going to be incredibly valuable with the Lions (2nd), Packers (6th) and the Vikings (10th). While the West the Rams (4th), Cardinals (7th) and 49ers (9th) and the Seahawks (11th).

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...thers-have-toughest-2013-strength-of-schedule

 

[ausbacker]

I don't think it requires a genius to tell us that this is a weak year for QBs. Barkley regressed, Landry didn't improve, and if Geno Smith didn't put up Madden kind of numbers this year there would be no consensus #1. Some are talking up Glennon and Wilson, but teams are going to reach if there's more than one QB taken in the first round.

It's a great draft if you want OL or DL help though....

There's some very good defensive talent this year. Safety goes quite deep to add to the DL.

I have a sneaking suspicion there may be some excellent WR talent found in the second and third rounds this year.

 

[Joshen]

todd mcshay’s top 32:

1. Star Lotulelei DT Utah 96
2. Luke Joeckel* OT Texas A&M 96
3. Dee Milliner* CB Alabama 96
4. Chance Warmack G Alabama 95
5. Eric Fisher OT C. Michigan 95
6. Kenny Vaccaro S Texas 95
7. Shariff Floyd* DT Florida 95
8. Barkevious Mingo*DE LSU 95
9. Bjoern Werner* DE Florida St 94
10. Sheldon RichardsonDT Missouri 94
11. Dion Jordan DE Oregon 93
12. Alec Ogletree* ILB Georgia 93
13. Damontre Moore*DE Texas A&M 92
14. Jarvis Jones* OLB Georgia 92
15. Sylvester WilliamsDT N. Carolina 92
16. Jonathan Cooper OG N. Carolina 92
17. Lane Johnson OT Oklahoma 92
18. Manti Te’o ILB Notre Dame 92
19. Kawann Short DT Purdue 91
20. Blidi Wreh-WilsonCB UConn 91
21. Ezekiel Ansah* DE BYU 91
22. J. Hankins* DT Ohio State 91
23. Geno Smith QB W. Virginia 90
24. Johnathan JenkinsDT Georgia 90
25. C. Patterson* WR Tennessee 90
26. Johnthan Banks CB Miss. St. 89
27. Sam Montgomery*DE LSU 89
28. Keenan Allen* WR California 89
29. Zach Ertz* TE Stanford 88
30. Eddie Lacy* RB Alabama 88
31. Tavon Auston* WR W. Virginia 88
32. Tyler Eifert TE Notre Dame 87

No Khaseem Greene who has been rising up draft boards by all reports and DeAndre Hopkins either who I quite like.

 

[Dagless]

Umenyiora's contract voided

How... Expected...
Go over-commit and not play against the run elsewhere...

JK.

 

[Joshen]

^Wouldn't be surprised if we gave him a look. With Clemons' ACL there is no guarantee he'll come back and play the way he did. As a stop gap measure we could do worse and he's talked about wanting to play in Seattle before (the 12th man would help pad his stats).

 

[Exe Gesis]

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/42077/309/2013-nfl-free-agents

With access to NFL Players Association data, Rotoworld can generate the most accurate free agent list on the internet. The players are ranked in order of how we see them being valued on the open market.

Keep in mind that franchise tags can deplete the top of the free-agent market. Baltimore’s Joe Flacco is an obvious franchise candidate due to unwieldy contract demands following a mammoth Super Bowl run. Jairus Byrd in Buffalo will receive strong franchise-tag consideration as well.

2013 free agency will commence on the afternoon of March 12.

Click link for full listing of UFA and RFA

 

[Exe Gesis]

A couple of things with SoS.

Often the better analyzer is an 'at the time' SoS...calculated as each team plays a game, their opponent's record at the time.

That aside, this season's SoS is a lot closer than in recent years. There's only about a tenth of a percent difference between the hardest schedule and the easiest schedule....compared to many other previous years.

2013 SOS

2008 SOS

 

[Exe Gesis]

The Toughest Offseason Decision Every NFL Team Must Make in 2013

As we enter the 2013 NFL offseason, every team has needs and decisions to make, some harder than others.

These are the big ones; the elephants in the room. The NFL is a business, and its inner workings are something that fans can either follow or ignore.
Some fans see the NFL simply as the fantastic on-camera product that it is. Others don't care what goes into the product they buy tickets to see or tune in to watch on Sundays.

The NFL is the greatest product in the world. Some choose to enjoy the games for what they are, while others choose to look deeper.

Within these slides, many questions are presented, but few answers are given.

Welcome to the 2013 NFL offseason.

(click link to read on)