Around the NFL 2023 Season

[Alaska Darin]

On 5/13/2023 at 1:51 PM, Spartacus said:

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/05/13/many-teams-that-opposed-thursday-flexing-got-two-short-week-games/

 

This season, seven teams will play on twice Thursday after playing on the prior Sunday: Steelers, Bears, Saints, Commanders, 49ers, Lions, and Packers. Of those seven teams, PFT has learned that at least six of them opposed late-season Thursday flexing.

 

Per various league sources, the Steelers, Bears, Saints, Commanders, Lions, and Packers opposed flexing on Thursday nights.

 

As to the Giants, some would wonder why they didn’t get a pair of short-week games, too. The simple explanation could be that, because co-owner John Mara was so vocal in his opposition to late-season flexing (he calls it “abusive” to fans), it would have been too obvious if the Giants hadn’t gotten the short end of the short-week stick.

 

So maybe Mara got his bushel of how-do-you-like-them-apples in a different way. Such as, for example, an unprecedented seven road trips in the team’s first 10 games of the season.

Greed.  Straight up and unapologetic.  They don't care about players, the fans, or anything except money.  I suspect the next CBA is going to be a war.

[Alaska Darin]

 

[Spartacus]

2 hours ago, Alaska Darin said:

Greed.  Straight up and unapologetic.  They don't care about players, the fans, or anything except money.  I suspect the next CBA is going to be a war.

maybe some tough talk

but players have absolutely zero appetite to lose any game checks to force concessions.

 

rich players have traditionally not been vested in these discussions and now will lose huge bucks if they don't play

younger players are still hand to mouth and can't afford to miss paychecks

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

4 hours ago, Alaska Darin said:

Greed.  Straight up and unapologetic.  They don't care about players, the fans, or anything except money.  I suspect the next CBA is going to be a war.

 

Would be, if the NFLPA had any sense.  Or balls.  

 

NFLPA: telling the teachers' unions "hold my beer and watch this" since 1987

[Alaska Darin]

Former Steelers 2nd rounder:

 

 

[Ann]

Really?
 

Full twitter image:

[Ann]

Net rest days:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ann]

2023 Coach Accelerator Program

 

[Alaska Darin]

 

[Alaska Darin]

 

[Nanker]

10 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

 

GMBB, What are the chances…

[Alaska Darin]

 

[Nanker]

1 hour ago, Alaska Darin said:

 

Bills deal for first-round pick Dalton Kincaid: fully guaranteed $13.427
million deal, including $6.76 million signing bonus

[Ann]

Hmmm

 

 

 

 

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

15 minutes ago, Ann said:

Hmmm

 

 

 

 

 

If Jalen Ramsey ever gets good enough for that to become a rivalry, he should be tested for performance enhancing drugs.

 

If the Lions ever gets good enough for THAT to become a rivalry, the entire Detroit water supply needs to be tested for performance enhancing drugs.

[Alaska Darin]

 

[Ann]

No idea where to put this:
 

 

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

6 hours ago, Alaska Darin said:

 

 

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

3 hours ago, Ann said:

No idea where to put this:
 

 

 

 

Glanville was probably too busy putting bounties on Sam Wyche to worry about players.

 

[Taro T]

5 minutes ago, Crap Throwing Clavin said:

 

 

Glanville was probably too busy putting bounties on Sam Wyche to worry about players.

 

 

Glanville was a seriously strange bird.  Was down in Houston when he was running that team.  Circus freak with an Elvis fetish.