Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Wow, quite a coup for the Bears. I wonder what happened with the Seahawks deal? Was that a case of media over-reach, player talking out of turn, agent double-cross, or something else entirely? I'm guessing they went with a lowball bid and said "come get a ring". I for one am glad he didn't bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Seattle's offer was 2 years, 6m year apparently. Which is pretty low. The good news for that contract is that eh could in theory get a bigger one later, but it wasn't very good - and it was also clear he was going to be in a rotation. I suspect also that his family wasn't sold on Seattle and wanted the midwest life. Jay Cutler restructuring his contract basically enabled this. Which is pretty hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Jay Cutler restructuring his contract basically enabled this. Which is pretty hot. http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/Lumpy67/media/CutlerCat_zps1a869e53.jpg.html Hotter than the twin suns of Tatooine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesome possum Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Jay Cutler restructuring his contract basically enabled this. Which is pretty hot. I saw that they converted $4 million of Cutler's contract into bonus this year but figured Emery was gearing up to grab a couple more cheap veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Targdust Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Does anybody know about the goalpost change?I heard 5ft higher. Does that mean the horizontal bar will be higher off the ground or the vertical bars extend 5ft higher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Does anybody know about the goalpost change?I heard 5ft higher. Does that mean the horizontal bar will be higher off the ground or the vertical bars extend 5ft higher? Everything I've read says it's the uprights. The vertical bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Targdust Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 What's the purpose of that? So refs can see better if it goes in or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 What's the purpose of that? So refs can see better if it goes in or not? Yup. It's supposed to make it easier for the refs to determine if a very high kick that goes far right or far left is good or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Targdust Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Weird, I've never once heard of them getting that call wrong. But I don't guess anybody would be able to tell anyway if they did get it wrong. From tv angles, good kicks look 10 feet out to me sometimes and vice versa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Weird, I've never once heard of them getting that call wrong. But I don't guess anybody would be able to tell anyway if they did get it wrong. From tv angles, good kicks look 10 feet out to me sometimes and vice versa Yeah, those cameras that they have on some broadcasts (I'm not sure if they're mounted on the top of the verticals) almost always make those high kicks look like they miss outside to me. I don't know if that's just a trick of the lense or just my lousy depth perception or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Weird, I've never once heard of them getting that call wrong. But I don't guess anybody would be able to tell anyway if they did get it wrong. From tv angles, good kicks look 10 feet out to me sometimes and vice versa It is sour grapes on Belichick's part. I don't know if other teams also proposed the rule as well, but Belichick proposed this. There was a Pats-Ravens game in 2012 where the Ravens beat the Pats on a field goal that went above the upright. Belichick was pretty steamed about it and chased down the refs -- I think he at least wanted more deliberation before they called it good. So if the goalposts had been five feet higher that day, theoretically the kick would have hit the upright, and then, who knows, maybe it bounces out instead of through. The Ravens' kicker has been tweeting about it... Some are calling it the "Tucker Rule." http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4760807/tucker-chimes-in-on-goal-post-switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockroi Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Weird, I've never once heard of them getting that call wrong. But I don't guess anybody would be able to tell anyway if they did get it wrong. From tv angles, good kicks look 10 feet out to me sometimes and vice versa The Pats-Ravens game is the only one I recall, but its also one of those things where why NOT make it an easier call? As kickers get better their legs are stronger and you are more likely to get close calls like that. Even if ONE or two games a year are decided that way, why NOT invest the money into making the game more accurate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 live stream of Manziel pro day http://www.jaguars.com/live/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Manziel pro day, all 65 throws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 What is it with Johnny Football and conservatives? Or is it just the Texas connection? http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/03/27/johnny-manziel-nfl-workout-draws-former-president-george-hw-bush-barbara-bush/?intcmp=latestnews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperry Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 What is it with Johnny Football and conservatives? Or is it just the Texas connection? http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/03/27/johnny-manziel-nfl-workout-draws-former-president-george-hw-bush-barbara-bush/?intcmp=latestnews HW is an aTm guy. That's where the presidential library is I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 HW is an aTm guy. That's where the presidential library is I believe. Yeah, it mentioned that in the article. And I guess Rick Perry is mostly just trolling for votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefingers In The Air Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 First I was hearing the Browns thought Bortles would talk to them with their second first round pick and they would take Sammy Watkins with the first pick. Now I'm hearing they'll take Manziel if he's there and trade the other pick. I just don't know what the fuck they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperry Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 First I was hearing the Browns thought Bortles would talk to them with their second first round pick and they would take Sammy Watkins with the first pick. Now I'm hearing they'll take Manziel if he's there and trade the other pick. I just don't know what the fuck they're doing. I don't think you have to worry about Manziel being there anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yeah, it mentioned that in the article. And I guess Rick Perry is mostly just trolling for votes. Perry isn't running for anything... Finally... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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