2021-2022 NFL Season

[JWags85]

This, of course. Typical goalpost shifting and deflection.

The president of the United States incited a violent coup against the U.S. government? Yeah ... but what about the BLM protests in Portland?!?!

Oh good, almost went a whole day without that being injected into another sports thread.

[MU82]

Oh good, almost went a whole day without that being injected into another sports thread.

I know you preferred the immediate changing of the subject to human rights violations in China, Wags.

[JWags85]

I know you preferred the immediate changing of the subject to human rights violations in China, Wags.

Equally unnecessary, but that poster doesn't inject it daily in a myriad of different threads.  Its not saving our great republic by bringing it up incessantly.  Its just baiting the same tired arguments.

[Pakuni]

So now Flores and Jackson claiming financial incentive to lose games. When does this start to conflict with sports betting interests?

No idea whether Flores is telling the truth, but I'd tend to trust him over Stephen Ross.
On the other hand, Hue Jackson is a phony and con man who's spent the past few years blaming everybody and anything but himself for his abysmal performance in Cleveland.
If Hue is now saying his teams were so bad because he threw games in return for compensation, he's confessing to a federal crime.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/224

[MU82]

Equally unnecessary, but that poster doesn't inject it daily in a myriad of different threads.  Its not saving our great republic by bringing it up incessantly.  Its just baiting the same tired arguments.

Thanks for policing Scoop so semi-thoroughly.

[JWags85]

Thanks for policing Scoop so semi-thoroughly.

You're an inquisitive, knowledgeable, and well read guy, you can do better than regurgitating the same warmed over talking points where not needed.  And then giving the same lame sarcastic response about policing whenever you're called out on it.

When lawdog starts repeating "what about China" centric comments  repeatedly, maybe then it would merit notice as well (shrug)

[Jockey]

No idea whether Flores is telling the truth, but I'd tend to trust him over Stephen Ross.
On the other hand, Hue Jackson is a phony and con man who's spent the past few years blaming everybody and anything but himself for his abysmal performance in Cleveland.
If Hue is now saying his teams were so bad because he threw games in return for compensation, he's confessing to a federal crime.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/224

Tanking (now that betting has been legalized) is just another form of fixing games. It needs to be punished and any owner who monetarily encourages his team to lose should be banned for life from the NFL.

Of course, it is one of the easiest problems in sports to fix (NFL). Actually there are 2 ways to do it as the only reason for tanking is a higher draft pick.

1. Make the draft a true lottery with all 32 teams having an equal shot at the #1 pick. Losing and mismanagement should not be rewarded.

Or

2. Abolish the draft and institute a hard salary cap for rookies. Every team has the same budget to sign rookies. Put a 30 day limit on the process and any rookie signed after 30 days only gets the league minimum.

[Uncle Rico]

Tanking (now that betting has been legalized) is just another form of fixing games. It needs to be punished and any owner who monetarily encourages his team to lose should be banned for life from the NFL.

Of course, it is one of the easiest problems in sports to fix (NFL). Actually there are 2 ways to do it as the only reason for tanking is a higher draft pick.

1. Make the draft a true lottery with all 32 teams having an equal shot at the #1 pick. Losing and mismanagement should not be rewarded.

Or

2. Abolish the draft and institute a hard salary cap for rookies. Every team has the same budget to sign rookies. Put a 30 day limit on the process and any rookie signed after 30 days only gets the league minimum.

The second idea, of course, is a non-starter.  The draft is one of the NFL’s largest non-game properties

[MU82]

You're an inquisitive, knowledgeable, and well read guy, you can do better than regurgitating the same warmed over talking points where not needed.  And then giving the same lame sarcastic response about policing whenever you're called out on it.

When lawdog starts repeating "what about China" centric comments  repeatedly, maybe then it would merit notice as well (shrug)

Because I respect the police, I'll give you the last word.

Go Marquette!

[GB Warrior]

Can we pause from the serious topics to laugh at the Vikings biffing their pursuit of Harbaugh?

[Pakuni]

Harbaugh rejects the Vikings, says he's staying at Michigan.

[lawdog77]

I know you preferred the immediate changing of the subject to human rights violations in China, Wags.

怎么样

[Jockey]

Can we pause from the serious topics to laugh at the Vikings biffing their pursuit of Harbaugh?

Assuming Harbaugh wanted more control over the roster than the Queens were willing to give him?

Oh, well..., lots more white guys to pick from.

[MU82]

Are we sure that Harbaugh wasn't using the Vikings just to suck more $$$ out of the Maize & Blue?

[Uncle Rico]

Are we sure that Harbaugh wasn't using the Vikings just to suck more $$$ out of the Maize & Blue?

Yes

[MU82]

Yes

Thanks. I haven't followed it.

[Herman Cain]

Jags continue to do Jags things

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/02/03/report-byron-leftwich-is-expected-to-pull-out-of-consideration-for-jaguars-head-coach/

[nyg]

Jags continue to do Jags things

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/02/03/report-byron-leftwich-is-expected-to-pull-out-of-consideration-for-jaguars-head-coach/

Demeco Ryans pulled out of job interviews and back to 49ers
Patrick Graham pulled out of job interviews and back to Giants
Now Leftwich pulled out of job interviews and back to Bucs

All within two days of Flores suit……..

[Pakuni]

Jags going with Doug Pederson.

[Hards Alumni]

Jags going with Doug Pederson.

Woooooooooowwwwwwwwww... Why tho?

[Uncle Rico]

It’s has been qwhite the hiring season thus far

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

The Jags hamstrung themselves with sticking with Baalke so a lot of up and comers stayed away.  But Pederson isn't terrible by any means.  I think the problem is that they are simply a dysfunctional organization so whomever they hired is likely not to succeed.

(But I would have said the same thing about the Bengals three years ago.)

[MUBurrow]

Why did Washington wait like 2 years to announce the new name of their team, and then hold the reveal two days before their owner was scheduled to appear before Congress for being a total creep? 

[forgetful]

Why did Washington wait like 2 years to announce the new name of their team, and then hold the reveal two days before their owner was scheduled to appear before Congress for being a total creep?

Maybe so the absurdly bad new logo and brand name would get lost in the other bad news.

[tower912]

I said it earlier.   Going from WFT to WTF.