Obnoxious Football Trash Talk Thread

[user 574]

You need to go with the combo of Yankees, Cowboys, Duke Basketball, Michigan Football, and Lakers.

Crap, forgot Duke.

 

[dataz722]

Its funny because I used to work with a guy that those were seriously his favorite teams.

 

[the_bird]

I work with a dude that's a Lakers/Cowboys/Yankees fan. He's Canadian, though, so he doesn't know any better.

 

[dataz722]

 

[the_bird]

Weirdest Canadian I've ever met, too. Never ridden a snowmobile. Not a hockey fan. Not even sure if he drinks Blue. He's less "Canadian" than all of my wife's Buffalo relatives.

 

[dataz722]

Cape, do me a favor. Don't cry hysterically when Moss gets traded to the Vikings.

 

[HopHead24]

Cape, do me a favor. Don't cry hysterically when Moss gets traded to the Vikings.

The Vikes had that fool once and he cried the whole time he was here. Why come back????

 

[the_bird]

... because if they don't, Favre will threaten to quit.

If Moss *is* whining for a trade (especially after last night), **** him. You've always known that Moss' shelf life, at best, was going to be about three years.

How 'bout a straight-up trade; Moss for Jared Allen!

 

[HopHead24]

How 'bout a straight-up trade; Moss for Jared Allen!

Oh He** No!!!

 

[cimirie]

Just for clarity's sake, anybody who refers to his/her team as "we" deserves to be beaten by the cast of "Glee."

For a pro team, I agree. For a college team I totally disagree (assuming of course you went to the school). If you went there, you are invested. You are part of the university community. You are connected to the team. It is perfectly acceptable to say we. And since college football is the only football actually worth following (for any reason outside of fantasy interest), I guess I renege my support for your theory and call you false. Sucks to be you! :cross:

 

[cimirie]

Just because it needs to be said (all you Michigan brewers out there), this is a HUGE week for football in the Great Lakes State! It will give Sparty something to cry about for the next year. Of course they'll wail about how the media/officials/NCAA/Michigan State police gave UM the game. But the truth is, you're just gonna get beat.

Drink to that!

 

[BraveSirRobin]

Oh wow, a huge trade is going down that came out of left field. According to Adam Schefter, the Patriots are trading Randy Moss back to the Vikings for a 2011 3rd round draft pick.

The Vikings and the Patriots have agreed to a blockbuster trade that will send Pro Bowl wide receiver back to Minnesota for the Vikings' 2011 third-round pick on Wednesday, an NFL source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=5653186

 

[Cape Brewing]

yeah yeah yeah... old news...

although I'm still trying to digest it.

 

[the_bird]

I had read at one point that if the Pats had just let Moss walk at the end of the season, they were going to get a third round draft pick anyway (albeit in 2012). Possible that provision would go away in the new CBA anyway, but if so... doesn't make a lot of sense to make that trade just to get the pick a year sooner.

Don't like the deal, although to be fair I think we all knew Moss had an expiration date of only two or three years when the trade for him was first made.

I'm *hoping* that Brandon Tate is ready to step up into a bigger role, at least being able to stretch the field for Welker, Edelman, Hernandez and Gronk. Hernandez has shown that he can stretch the field a little, as well; wondering if maybe we'll see him splitting out wide more.

I did just pick up Hernandez in the FFB league here, if Moss is gone that's got to mean even more targets coming his way.

 

[dataz722]

I had read at one point that if the Pats had just let Moss walk at the end of the season, they were going to get a third round draft pick anyway (albeit in 2012).

What? That doesn't even make sense. Who would that pick have come from? I have never heard of anything like that before.

 

[BraveSirRobin]

I had read at one point that if the Pats had just let Moss walk at the end of the season, they were going to get a third round draft pick anyway (albeit in 2012). Possible that provision would go away in the new CBA anyway, but if so... doesn't make a lot of sense to make that trade just to get the pick a year sooner.

Don't like the deal, although to be fair I think we all knew Moss had an expiration date of only two or three years when the trade for him was first made.

I'm *hoping* that Brandon Tate is ready to step up into a bigger role, at least being able to stretch the field for Welker, Edelman, Hernandez and Gronk. Hernandez has shown that he can stretch the field a little, as well; wondering if maybe we'll see him splitting out wide more.

I did just pick up Hernandez in the FFB league here, if Moss is gone that's got to mean even more targets coming his way.

I'm a big fan of Brandon Tate, I was when he was drafted. He was the best receiver on North Carolina before his season ending knee injury, even better than Hakeem Nicks. Had he not gotten hurt I think he would have been a first round pick. He's a guy I really wanted the Lions to take a chance on, instead they drafted Derrick Williams the pick before who is already pushing the 'bust' talk after only a year and a handful of games.

 

[Cape Brewing]

What? Who would that pick have come from?

your mom

 

[the_bird]

Compensatory picks.

Compensatory picks
In addition to the 32 picks in each round, there are a total of 32 picks awarded at the ends of Rounds 3 through 7. These picks, known as "compensatory picks," are awarded to teams that have lost more qualifying free agents than they gained the previous year in free agency. Teams that gain and lose the same number of players but lose higher-valued players than they gain also can be awarded a pick, but only in the seventh round, after the other compensatory picks. Compensatory picks cannot be traded, and the placement of the picks is determined by a proprietary formula based on the player's salary, playing time, and postseason honors with his new team, with salary being the primary factor. So, for example, a team that lost a linebacker who signed for $2.5 million per year in free agency might get a sixth-round compensatory pick, while a team that lost a wide receiver who signed for $5 million per year might receive a fourth-round pick.

If fewer than 32 such picks are awarded, the remaining picks are awarded in the order in which teams would pick in a hypothetical eighth round of the draft (These are known as "supplemental compensatory selections").

Compensatory picks are awarded each year at the NFL annual meeting which is held at the end of March; typically, about three or four weeks before the draft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_Draft#Compensatory_picks

Don't you watch the draft, son?

 

[BraveSirRobin]

What? That doesn't even make sense. Who would that pick have come from? I have never heard of anything like that before.

Compensatory picks I assume. Which Moss could have very well fetched for the Patriots although there are other factors involved like number of free agents signed, number of free agents that leave, money spent, etc. The problem with compensatory picks is that they are at the end of the round and aren't trade-able. This pick from the Vikings gives the Patriots more flexibility in the draft than a compensatory pick would have.

 

[the_bird]

It's also 2011, not 2012. Pats are going to be loaded for bear in two seasons. Thing is, I'm convinced they could make a run this year, maybe they aren't a title contender but I could certainly see them making the AFC Championship game if they keep progressing as they have.

Now... a LOT hinges on whether Hernandez/Tate can do enough to stretch the D for Welker/Edelman underneath. Otherwise, you just drop everyone back, let Welker catch the ball for three or four yards and tackle him. Don't remember him breaking any tackles against Miami, he's still not 100%.

 

[Cape Brewing]

nah... I still think dataz's mom is going to give them the pick

 

[motobrewer]

Now... a LOT hinges on whether Hernandez/Tate can do enough to stretch the D for Welker/Edelman underneath.

i'd say it hinges on weather or not Cape can let go of brady's c*ck long enough for him to get on the field.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Man, a pretty high percentage of your posts involve the mentioning of some kind of gay sex act. What's the deal there?

 

[motobrewer]

just callin it like i see it

 

[Cape Brewing]

I think you mean, "just callin it like I am imagining it"..... and... if that's something you're putting some thought into... ehhh... that's kinda creepy dude.

 

[dataz722]

your mom

Possible

Compensatory picks.

I didn't think compensatory picks were guaranteed until the NFL's meeting. I had also thought you meant that who ever signed him had to give up a pick. Similar to some sort of restricted free agent.

 

[the_bird]

Nope. Compensatory picks are basically created out of thin air, you don't give up picks when you sign free agents (at least under the current CBA; it could have been different previously).

With all the changes coming, it could well be that compensatory picks go away in the near future, anyway. In a case like this, it would have been an incentive for the Pats to let Moss walk at the end of the year, so it's not something the players' union is likely in favor of.

With all these picks the Pats are accumulating... sure be nice to see them package them up and get into the top 5 for a change. Get ourselves an IMPACT player, a new Richard Seymour. Wondering if they might actually move up in the draft, if a rookie-scale is imposed.

 

[motobrewer]

lol, married, two kids.....yeah i'm probably gay.

good thing you don't listen to WI radio. Steve Czaban had this to say about the Moss trade:

"The patriots are playing chess while the rest of the league is playing checkers. They aren't mad at him, they were just done with him"

 

[the_bird]

lol, married, two kids.....yeah i'm probably gay.

 

[BraveSirRobin]

Nope. Compensatory picks are basically created out of thin air, you don't give up picks when you sign free agents (at least under the current CBA; it could have been different previously).

With all the changes coming, it could well be that compensatory picks go away in the near future, anyway. In a case like this, it would have been an incentive for the Pats to let Moss walk at the end of the year, so it's not something the players' union is likely in favor of.

With all these picks the Pats are accumulating... sure be nice to see them package them up and get into the top 5 for a change. Get ourselves an IMPACT player, a new Richard Seymour. Wondering if they might actually move up in the draft, if a rookie-scale is imposed.

You'll have a top five pick from Oakland, well at least top 10.