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RE: Preseason Surprises - 8/22/2014 10:57:17 PM   
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That's simply a tough place to play.
The Seahawks will be a very tough out this year.

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RE: Preseason Surprises - 8/23/2014 10:19:38 PM   
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Sounds like it may not be as serious as it first appeared, but he'll undergo an MRI to confirm it. Depending on the severity of the injury, it's possible that he may not be able to play in the opening game vs. the Vikings.
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Time for Welker to retire - 8/24/2014 10:02:58 AM   
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End of the road time

If he is smart

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RE: Time for Welker to retire - 8/24/2014 4:57:50 PM   
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http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/08/24/sam-bradford-torn-acl-2014
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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/24/2014 7:44:39 PM   
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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/24/2014 8:44:59 PM   
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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/24/2014 8:48:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Bradford is scheduled to count $17,610,000 against this year's salary cap. His number for next year is a daunting $16,580,000.

Holy Cap Buster Batman

That joker stole money!

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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/25/2014 1:06:40 AM   
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Bradford is scheduled to count $17,610,000 against this year's salary cap. His number for next year is a daunting $16,580,000.

Holy Cap Buster Batman

That joker stole money!

If they were to simply cut him, would all of that money be guaranteed? Wondering if the Rams would be better off cutting their losses at this point.
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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/25/2014 6:35:12 AM   
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I bet they cut him

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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/25/2014 9:38:31 AM   
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It seems like there have been more season ending injuries in this preseason than is typical. Maybe I've just caught more stories on sports news than usual.



KNOCK ON WOOD.

None of those injuries have happened to the Vikings thusfar. LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY!!

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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/25/2014 10:08:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		OK, He's referring to Russell Wilson's passes, specifically on deep balls, but still Richard Sherman sounds a little dirty on this one:

“His ball’s so good it looks like it’s coming out of a JUGS machine,” Richard Sherman said.

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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/25/2014 11:32:04 AM   
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Ha ha

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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/25/2014 2:58:36 PM   
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2174332-whats-next-for-sam-bradford-following-second-season-ending-acl-injury?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_c4
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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/25/2014 4:36:20 PM   
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BUST!

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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/26/2014 3:53:36 PM   
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At least he is financially set while sipping martini's in the hot tub most of his NFL career.

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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/26/2014 5:12:09 PM   
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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/31/2014 11:39:13 AM   
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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/31/2014 12:37:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		Seattle, the avionics capital of the world, should be glad to hear that the Seahawks, whose 420 pass attempts last season ranked 31st, will air it out in 2014. As one offensive lineman says: "We didn't draft two receivers in the first three picks, including a 4.3 speedster, if we didn't plan on throwing it more." That 4.3 speedster is Paul Richardson (second round), who has consistently beaten teammates for long TDs this offseason. He has the right quarterback on his side: Since 2012, Russell Wilson is one of four with a Total QBR of 99-plus on throws of 20 yards or more. Let it rain.

http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11377732/2014-nfl-season-preview-analysis-game-game-predictions-more-every-team

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RE: General NFL Talk - 8/31/2014 4:47:47 PM   
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RE: General NFL Talk - 9/1/2014 9:36:02 AM   
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2181364-michael-sams-preseason-play-shows-he-can-be-effective-nfl-player

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In 77 pass-rush snaps, Sam tallied three quarterback sacks, two quarterback hits and four quarterback hurries. That means he averaged a quarterback pressure once every 8.5 pass-rush snaps.


How in the hell did this man clear waivers??? If our 7th rounder played like this in the pre-season we would be anointing him the next Chris Doleman (as many teams/fans would)!

Seriously, I understand the rams being so deep at the position, but how in the hell does he clear waivers?
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RE: General NFL Talk - 9/1/2014 10:06:17 AM   
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Why fix what wasn't broken? Run Lynch, play awesome D and let Wilson stay consistant...rinse/lather/repeat until someone stops you.


You have to adapt because defenses are adapting

in 2001 NE won the SB with a similar offense to 2013 Seattle

In 2002 they didn't make the playoffs using the same style

in 2003 and 2004 they opened up the offense and won 2 more SBs

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RE: General NFL Talk - 9/1/2014 10:30:20 AM   
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http://time.com/3230896/michael-sam-st-louis-rams-nfl-career/

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2181364-michael-sams-preseason-play-shows-he-can-be-effective-nfl-player

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In 77 pass-rush snaps, Sam tallied three quarterback sacks, two quarterback hits and four quarterback hurries. That means he averaged a quarterback pressure once every 8.5 pass-rush snaps.


How in the hell did this man clear waivers??? If our 7th rounder played like this in the pre-season we would be anointing him the next Chris Doleman (as many teams/fans would)!

Seriously, I understand the rams being so deep at the position, but how in the hell does he clear waivers?



I thought the same thing. I saw him play (limited but enough to form an opinion) and thought he looked pretty damn impressive. Granted, most of his time on the field was against scrubs but he still was dominating, at times.
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RE: General NFL Talk - 9/1/2014 10:32:01 AM   
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Why fix what wasn't broken? Run Lynch, play awesome D and let Wilson stay consistant...rinse/lather/repeat until someone stops you.


You have to adapt because defenses are adapting

in 2001 NE won the SB with a similar offense to 2013 Seattle

In 2002 they didn't make the playoffs using the same style

in 2003 and 2004 they opened up the offense and won 2 more SBs



This I agree with but they are hinting (and it could be a ruse) that they are going to try and light it up. IMO, that's a waste of Russell's talents. He's athletic and uber smart. Don't turn him in to what he is not. I've literally NEVER a QB make so many good decisions and so few bad. He's annoyingly efficient.
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RE: General NFL Talk - 9/1/2014 10:42:36 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Eric K

http://time.com/3230896/michael-sam-st-louis-rams-nfl-career/

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2181364-michael-sams-preseason-play-shows-he-can-be-effective-nfl-player

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In 77 pass-rush snaps, Sam tallied three quarterback sacks, two quarterback hits and four quarterback hurries. That means he averaged a quarterback pressure once every 8.5 pass-rush snaps.


How in the hell did this man clear waivers??? If our 7th rounder played like this in the pre-season we would be anointing him the next Chris Doleman (as many teams/fans would)!

Seriously, I understand the rams being so deep at the position, but how in the hell does he clear waivers?


The NFL Network guys were all saying its because he can only play DE and doesn't contribute at all on Special Teams (too short for the blocking units, not fast enough for coverage). They don't think he's ready to provide help against #1 O-Lines, so he's not yet ready for a roster spot on a team.
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RE: General NFL Talk - 9/1/2014 10:45:28 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Eric K

http://time.com/3230896/michael-sam-st-louis-rams-nfl-career/

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2181364-michael-sams-preseason-play-shows-he-can-be-effective-nfl-player

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In 77 pass-rush snaps, Sam tallied three quarterback sacks, two quarterback hits and four quarterback hurries. That means he averaged a quarterback pressure once every 8.5 pass-rush snaps.


How in the hell did this man clear waivers??? If our 7th rounder played like this in the pre-season we would be anointing him the next Chris Doleman (as many teams/fans would)!

Seriously, I understand the rams being so deep at the position, but how in the hell does he clear waivers?


The NFL Network guys were all saying its because he can only play DE and doesn't contribute at all on Special Teams (too short for the blocking units, not fast enough for coverage). They don't think he's ready to provide help against #1 O-Lines, so he's not yet ready for a roster spot on a team.


I am not buying that. I think the owners chickened out.

He showed enough in the preseason to be on SOMEONE's 53 man roster.

I have seen guys much slower than him on ST. I think this is a cop out

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