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  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I will say what I know that others are thinking: I’d beat the crap outa that kid and any of his friends who were in on it.

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The fine is really more about the fact that somehow he got the number of a burner phone that was only for the draft. Only NFL coaches and executives had that number. The call itself is pretty funny wont lie, but it is an issue if his father or the Falcons leaked the number to him

  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "New York Jets quarterback Jordan Travis has retired from the NFL without ever taking to the field.
    Selected in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Jets."

    Yet another pathetic draft selection from the Jets.

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He was a decent gamble for the Jets. Unfortunately he suffered a brutal injury and just wasnt able to come back from it. Always a shame to see careers end like that but maybe in a couple years he might try to make a come back

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I mean literally nobody has ever heard of Jordan Travis outside of a handful. of people

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reading today that this Sanders phone number thing has the feel of the Defense Department SignalGate SNAFU about it. According to reports the NFL sent e-mails containing the number to approximately 2,000 people with every NFL franchise. Now the fact that they fined the Falcons and the Coach doesn't seem as "right" as it did before I knew that.

    I think as members we have more security here with the PM function.

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    I mean literally nobody has ever heard of Jordan Travis outside of a handful. of people

    Basically everyone that follows college knows his name. He was a star/borderline super star at Florida State that suffered a brutal leg injury just before the last game of the season. He would have almost certainly been a 1st or 2nd round pick had it not been for the injury. The undefeated FSU ACC champions were even left out of the playoffs because his injury was so detrimental they would be non competitive with how much their backup struggled in the ACC title game.

    Theyre the only power conference team to ever go undefeated and win their conference and be left out of the 4 team playoff. Had Travis been healthy they would have been a lock to be in

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Basebal21 said:

    @perkdog said:
    I mean literally nobody has ever heard of Jordan Travis outside of a handful. of people

    Basically everyone that follows college knows his name. He was a star/borderline super star at Florida State that suffered a brutal leg injury just before the last game of the season. He would have almost certainly been a 1st or 2nd round pick had it not been for the injury. The undefeated FSU ACC champions were even left out of the playoffs because his injury was so detrimental they would be non competitive with how much their backup struggled in the ACC title game.

    Theyre the only power conference team to ever go undefeated and win their conference and be left out of the 4 team playoff. Had Travis been healthy they would have been a lock to be in

    Fair enough but unless you were a college fan like you said nobody heard of this guy, it's not like he was a household name going into the draft is what I meant

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    https://www.dawgsbynature.com/2025/5/1/24421351/browns-make-decision-kenny-pickett-contract

    In other news the Browns are finally making some good decisions

  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Basebal21 said:

    @perkdog said:
    I mean literally nobody has ever heard of Jordan Travis outside of a handful. of people

    Basically everyone that follows college knows his name. He was a star/borderline super star at Florida State that suffered a brutal leg injury just before the last game of the season. He would have almost certainly been a 1st or 2nd round pick had it not been for the injury. The undefeated FSU ACC champions were even left out of the playoffs because his injury was so detrimental they would be non competitive with how much their backup struggled in the ACC title game.

    Theyre the only power conference team to ever go undefeated and win their conference and be left out of the 4 team playoff. Had Travis been healthy they would have been a lock to be in

    Yea, but ya see that's where a team with a deadhead front office like the Jets, constantly screws up. Other teams obviously analyzed that type of injury and figured he was a bad choice to draft. So not only was that pick a total waste for the Jets, but money was thrown out the window as well.

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,649 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog

    I don't really follow college football and have little interest in it. I also had not heard of Jordan Travis.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @Basebal21 said:

    @perkdog said:
    I mean literally nobody has ever heard of Jordan Travis outside of a handful. of people

    Basically everyone that follows college knows his name. He was a star/borderline super star at Florida State that suffered a brutal leg injury just before the last game of the season. He would have almost certainly been a 1st or 2nd round pick had it not been for the injury. The undefeated FSU ACC champions were even left out of the playoffs because his injury was so detrimental they would be non competitive with how much their backup struggled in the ACC title game.

    Theyre the only power conference team to ever go undefeated and win their conference and be left out of the 4 team playoff. Had Travis been healthy they would have been a lock to be in

    Fair enough but unless you were a college fan like you said nobody heard of this guy, it's not like he was a household name going into the draft is what I meant

    For sure he fell off all the draft talk once the injury happened

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @stevek said:

    @Basebal21 said:

    @perkdog said:
    I mean literally nobody has ever heard of Jordan Travis outside of a handful. of people

    Basically everyone that follows college knows his name. He was a star/borderline super star at Florida State that suffered a brutal leg injury just before the last game of the season. He would have almost certainly been a 1st or 2nd round pick had it not been for the injury. The undefeated FSU ACC champions were even left out of the playoffs because his injury was so detrimental they would be non competitive with how much their backup struggled in the ACC title game.

    Theyre the only power conference team to ever go undefeated and win their conference and be left out of the 4 team playoff. Had Travis been healthy they would have been a lock to be in

    Yea, but ya see that's where a team with a deadhead front office like the Jets, constantly screws up. Other teams obviously analyzed that type of injury and figured he was a bad choice to draft. So not only was that pick a total waste for the Jets, but money was thrown out the window as well.

    Ewers fell way way down this year from his medical history

    For Travis he likely would have failed anyways because the Jets do Jets things and cant draft a QB to save their life. I do wonder if their medical staff and organization dont have a great history of rehabbing guys.

    They probably could have waited another round especially with Milton still there but its worth taking a chance on a top 2 round talent in the late rounds. If he gets healthy you got a steal if not you burned a pick that really never amounts to anything anyways other than maybe running backs or a kicker. They probably would have ruined him like they do all their QBs lol but other teams would have taken him before the draft was over taking the chance he gets healthy

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    New photo of Belichick and his Girlfriend

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • VikingDudeVikingDude Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭

    In other news the Browns are finally making some good decisions

    They're moving out of Cleveland?

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 5, 2025 3:58PM
  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It is peculiar that there is a statute of limitations for criminal prosecution but none apparently for civil damages and "cancel culture" damages.

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Even though theyre calling it a football decision to protect themselves from being sued by him, theyre just using it as an excuse to get out of his expensive contract now that they drafted a kicker. This is the same organization that idolizes Ray Lewis

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Basebal21 said:
    Even though theyre calling it a football decision to protect themselves from being sued by him, theyre just using it as an excuse to get out of his expensive contract now that they drafted a kicker. This is the same organization that idolizes Ray Lewis

    It helps that he isn't as good as he used to be as well

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pittsburgh has rid themselves of the shit-show that surrounded George Pickens, shipping him to Dallas.

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @Basebal21 said:
    Even though theyre calling it a football decision to protect themselves from being sued by him, theyre just using it as an excuse to get out of his expensive contract now that they drafted a kicker. This is the same organization that idolizes Ray Lewis

    It helps that he isn't as good as he used to be as well

    For sure. Had he not been coming off the worst season of his career hed still be on the roster.

    Im going to laugh if the Chiefs sign him

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Maywood said:
    Pittsburgh has rid themselves of the shit-show that surrounded George Pickens, shipping him to Dallas.

    I was wondering who the "Playoff contender" was - :D

    "Steelers Trade George Pickens To Playoff Contender"

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 7, 2025 1:51PM

    I read/watched a little about the trade and heard it summed up best by a Pittsburgh sports reporter named Gerry Dulac: "When the production outweighs the problems you keep him, when the problems outweigh the production you get rid of him." Make no mistake about it, the Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the best operated and most disciplined franchise in all of sports. They have moved on like this before with Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool, Antonio Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Those guys all wasted their talent at the expense of their egos and now George Pickens has joined the group.

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So I finally found the specifics of the trade:
    Cowboys get George Pickens and a 2027 sixth rounder.
    Steelers get a 2026 third rounder and 2027 fifth rounder.

    To me that says "Please take this player off our team." WOW!!! B)

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 8, 2025 6:32AM

    @Maywood said:
    So I finally found the specifics of the trade:
    Cowboys get George Pickens and a 2027 sixth rounder.
    Steelers get a 2026 third rounder and 2027 fifth rounder.

    To me that says "Please take this player off our team." WOW!!! B)

    The Steelers got tired of his unpredictable outburst and behavior, if he can reel that in, he has talent for sure

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog, please clarify the back end of that post. if he can reel. that it he has talent for sure

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,649 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I keep hearing that ARod may still end up in Pitts. I wonder if there is any truth to the rumors?

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 8, 2025 6:32AM

    @Maywood said:
    @perkdog, please clarify the back end of that post. if he can reel. that it he has talent for sure

    My cellphone blows for posting sorry

    He has talent and if he can stop with his attitude he could be good

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    I keep hearing that ARod may still end up in Pitts. I wonder if there is any truth to the rumors?

    Apparently he is throwing with Metkalf

    I hope nobody signs him

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog, no doubt Pickens is talented but so were the others I listed, especially Antonio Brown. Their collective problem is ego and self-control. My thinking is that with some NFL players the entitlement that comes with success and wealth is their undoing.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 8, 2025 8:56AM

    @Maywood said:
    @perkdog, no doubt Pickens is talented but so were the others I listed, especially Antonio Brown. Their collective problem is ego and self-control. My thinking is that with some NFL players the entitlement that comes with success and wealth is their undoing.

    Correct, but even Antonio Brown was legendary for awhile

    Pickens is young, he might want to take note of Kadarious Toney and try to simply do everything opposite of how his career went down and realize he needs to. smarten up or he won't be in the league very long

  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 8, 2025 4:20PM

    Maybe as a situational pass rusher on an incentive laden 1yr deal. I read that he signed a 2yr/20m deal last offseason and finished with 5.5 sacks in 14 games, I'd take that if we could get him in that 6-8M range but he's 32 and might just prefer to try winning a ring elsewhere.

    Von Miller & Judon are still out there as well. i'd consider any one of them at the right price, you could never have too many defensive linemen to add to their pass rush rotation but who knows if the front office would even consider Judon at this point.

    edit: I saw some complaints from our fanbase that we didn't go after Pickens, I wouldn't have complained if we got him, we definitely need someone to fill that X-role but I also have zero issue with holding onto our picks until we find the best fit if we trade for a wideout. Similar to how I felt about possibly signing Ridley, if it happened great, if not, no big loss.

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When Clowney was signed by the Browns it wasn't for his pass rush ability, it was because he was good against the run game. His prowess as a pass rusher and sacks, however great it might have been, is long since gone.

  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Maywood said:
    When Clowney was signed by the Browns it wasn't for his pass rush ability, it was because he was good against the run game. His prowess as a pass rusher and sacks, however great it might have been, is long since gone.

    Its been awhile since I've actually watched him play, he's likely a part time player going forward anyways.
    Also I didn't realize that his next team will be his 7th,

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,422 ✭✭✭✭✭

    stumbled across this and had to post........especially for our resident Philly fan @stevek

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,422 ✭✭✭✭✭

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,206 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Chicago got a Pope before a 4000yd quarterback.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The NFL is continuing their policy of releasing the NFL schedule piecemeal and they’ve started by announcing just the first game of the season which will have the Dallas Cowboys traveling to Philadelphia to face their division rival and reigning Super Bowl Champion Eagles.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,422 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Tabe said:

    Chicago got a Pope before a 4000yd quarterback.

    that's a good one

    funny & sad at the same time

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Kegs & Eggs for this one.......... :D

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Kind of a tough schedule for a 3 win team.............

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 15, 2025 3:02AM

    @Steven59 said:
    Kind of a tough schedule for a 3 win team.............

    They should start 0-5 but Cincy can't win their first few games of the season so there is that

  • VikingDudeVikingDude Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭

    Two Europe games in a row for a team is just plain stupid.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @VikingDude said:
    Two Europe games in a row for a team is just plain stupid.

    Jax should be an English team they played there so much

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    They should start 0-5 but Cincy can't win their first few games of the season so there is that

    Could easily go 0-8. Cleveland "experts" are saying may be another 3 win season - but with the NFL referees and all the upsets that happen it could be a 5 win season - :D

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Giants' upcoming opponents have a combined .574 winning percentage, which was the highest strength of schedule among all 32 NFL teams, followed by the Chicago Bears (.571), Detroit Lions (.571), Philadelphia Eagles (.561) and Dallas Cowboys (.557).

    The full rankings for the strength of schedule for the 2025 season are included below:

    New York Giants- .574
    Chicago Bears- .571
    Detroit Lions- .571
    Philadelphia Eagles- .561
    Dallas Cowboys- .557
    Green Bay Packers- .557
    Minnesota Vikings- .557
    Washington Commanders- .550
    Baltimore Ravens- .533
    Pittsburgh Steelers- .526
    Kansas City Chiefs- .522
    Los Angeles Chargers- .522
    Cleveland Browns- .519
    Cincinnati Bengals- .509
    Denver Broncos- .505
    Las Vegas Raiders- .502
    Los Angeles Rams- .491
    Houston Texans- .481
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers- .481
    Atlanta Falcons- .478
    Miami Dolphins- .474
    Seattle Seahawks- .474
    Buffalo Bills- .467
    Jacksonville Jaguars- .467
    Indianapolis Colts- .464
    New York Jets- .460
    Arizona Cardinals- .457
    Carolina Panthers- .457
    Tennessee Titans- .450
    New England Patriots- .429
    New Orleans Saints- 4.19
    San Francisco 49ers- 4.15

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

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