NFL 2008 Offseason Thread (1 Viewer)

[Scott Merryfield]

Only if he can stay healthy, which Jones has failed to do since he entered the league. Also, the Bears look to be almost equally as bad as the Lions this season, so that $10 is no sure bet.

 

[ZacharyTait]

Army grad won't get NFL shot after policy change - NFL - SI.com

The Lions just can't catch a break, can they? I realize that as a 7th rounder, he was a long shot to make the team.

 

[SDRANGER619]

Chargers release veteran WR Wric Parker...who needs a WR!

 

[Bob McLaughlin]

I'm getting a little nervous about this season for my Steelers. There are distractions about the team ownership. Casey Hampton is too fat to practice. The punter just got a season-ending injury. And Polamalu has yet another hamstring injury (although they are downplaying it). The Browns are looking strong. Ravens and Bengals never give games away either. I know it's just pre-season hand-wringing, but damn our schedule looks tough this year!

 

[Scott Merryfield]

It could be worse, Bob. The Steelers ownership squabble pales in comparison to the soap opera going on in Green Bay with Brett Favre.

 

[Bob McLaughlin]

Yeah, I've always liked Brett Favre but I have to wonder what he was thinking. Was he just feeling pressure to make a decision earlier this year when he "retired", or is he just the capricious self-serving scatterbrain he appears to be now?

 

[Walter C]

I would think he is that, after insisting on going to a division rival, and not bothering to talk to the Jets or Bucs.

 

[Alex-C]

Good #&*^%$!@ riddance !

or as we like to call him, the man who would ruin an AFC Divisional playoff game.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Our latest national nightmare is over: Favre to be traded to the Jets for a conditional draft pick (dependent on how successful Favre is this season for the Jets). Pennington to be traded or released as early as today (Thursday).

 

[Scott Merryfield]

It appears the Packers won this battle with Favre. Not only do they not deal him to division rival Minnesota, but they send him to a non-contender in the other conference instead of to possible contender Tampa.

The Madden curse is alive and well!

 

[Bob McLaughlin]

I confess, I too have gotten swept up in it, and I'm not even from Green Bay.

 

[Malcolm R]

It is pretty ridiculous. Now Favre's remembered legacy will likely be struggling along for a couple of seasons with a sub-par team, setting records for interceptions and fumbles, rather than the elite QB he used to be.

 

[Ron Reda]

How do you figure? The Jets spent in excess of $100M on free agent upgrades to address weaknesses and to solidify their move to the 3-4 which obviously didn't work with the previous personnel. Not only that, they also had an excellent draft to boot and now signed a future HoF QB. Non-contender? I think not. The Jets will at the very least make the playoffs.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Right, just like Joe Montana.

 

[ZacharyTait]

^^^Sarcasm dectector working....working....inconclusive.

Lions beat the Giants in glorified practice, I mean preseason game #1.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Sorry, but I do not think that team is good enough to make the playoffs in the tough AFC, with or without Favre. The Pats will win the division, so the Jets would be competing for one of two wildcard spots. Those wildcards will probably come from the AFC South and/or AFC North.

 

[Patrick Sun]

NFL players union chief Upshaw dies at 63 - NFL- nbcsports.msnbc.com

 

[Ron Reda]

IMO, the Pats have a chink in their armor...their secondary is pretty banged up and their defense is old and getting slower every day. Does that mean the Jets are gonna beat them? Maybe/maybe not, but I DO feel that with the Jets' somewhat easy schedule, the Pats are ripe for the pickings.