NFL 2019
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First Gronk, now Aaron Rodgers' favourite receiving target Jordie Nelson has retired
Nelson had been declining for the last couple of years (played for the Raiders last year I think?) so a good call by him to give it away rather than try and hand on and destroy his legacy.
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in NFL 2019:
wow, Aaron Rodgers is kind of a colossal dickhead
What Happened in Green Bay
There had to be a breaking point. An incident, an argument, a loss, a moment that doomed the football marriage of Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy.
Like many of the greats, Rodgers must be a selfish SOB. He clearly doesn't have the people skills of Brady, and McCarthy wasn't a good enough coach to continue to get a tune out of him. Their other personnel were pretty shit though, especially on defence
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in NFL 2019:
wow, Aaron Rodgers is kind of a colossal dickhead
There had to be a breaking point. An incident, an argument, a loss, a moment that doomed the football marriage of Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy.
Like many of the greats, Rodgers must be a selfish SOB. He clearly doesn't have the people skills of Brady, and McCarthy wasn't a good enough coach to continue to get a tune out of him. Their other personnel were pretty shit though, especially on defence
Brady's people skills are less important than his absolute desire to win. Partnered with a head coach with the exact same desire, who he obviously completely respects. So, as it says in that article, Brady can hand the ball off because that will win the game. Tom Brady cares less about being the greatest quarterback of all time, he cares about winning championships. So he will work his ass off, throw short pass after short pass, and play the run game, if that's what is needed to win. It just so happens that makes him the best quarterback of all time.
Which, according to that article, is exactly the opposite of Rodgers.
I wonder how much of that article mirrors what is happening in Pittsburgh?
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Former Wasps, England and British & Irish Lions winger Christian Wade has signed with the Buffalo Bills:
https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-sign-nfl-international-player-christian-wade
The Bills added some international flavor to their roster Monday, as they were allocated NFL International player Christian Wade.
Wade (5-8, 190) was identified as one of four players to be allocated to an AFC East club this year as part of the league’s 2019 International Player Pathway Program.
Instituted in 2017, the program aims to provide elite international athletes the opportunity to compete at the NFL level, improve their skills, and ultimately earn a spot on an NFL roster.
The league identified seven top athletes from five countries last December who competed for the four placements in the 2019 program. Athletes from Australia, Brazil, Germany, Mexico and the United Kingdom included two professional Rugby players, Valentine Holmes and Wade, who are attempting to cross over to the NFL.
Wade, 27, who has played Rugby since his mid-teens, has represented the English National Rugby Team at the U16, U18 and U20 levels. He was selected to the prestigious British and Irish Lions squad, the highest honor for a rugby player in the UK.
His 82 Premiership Rugby tries (touchdowns) ranks third on the league’s all-time list. Wade is a projected running back, as most of his success in rugby came as a ball carrier.
The Bills and the other three AFC East clubs each get a roster exemption from the NFL, allowing them to carry 91 players on their roster instead of the typical 90-player offseason roster.
At the conclusion of training camp, players will be eligible for an international player practice squad exemption with teams being given an exemption for an eleventh practice squad member – ineligible to be activated during the season.
Since December, Wade and the other candidates trained alongside NFL veterans and draft hopefuls in Florida under the supervision of IMG Academy coaches, including running back coach Earnest Byner, offensive line coach Paul Dunn, linebackers coach Pepper Johnson and wide receiver coach Larry Kirksey.
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Rumours are Valentine Holmes is going to score a NFL contract as well, and apparently it's with the New England Patriots.
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@Sneakdefreak said in NFL 2019:
Rumours are Valentine Holmes is going to score a NFL contract as well, and apparently it's with the New England Patriots.
so the NQ Media saying he's back in Australia to sign with the Cowboys are a little off the mark, and just hopeful? Colour me surprised.
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Assigned to the Jets apparently, on the international player pathway
so, nearly an NFL team then...
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Good landing spot for Holmes. Jets had one of the best special teams units last year. Andre Roberts was their number one returner and he hasn't been re-signed despite going to the probowl. Partly that was because he's a 30 year old who offers very little as a receiving option so was asking for too much, but also because the blocking unit was excellent so it should be easier for someone to slot in and succeed.
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@mimic well, Steelers fallout keeps on rolling.
quality offseason interest ... Rugby and Cricket could learn a thing or two about getting year roudn coverage for a sport that's only played 5 months of the year
some of the calls on Big Ben are full on.
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@mimic What did he say? I've not seen anything that warrants that sort of comment from AB.
Wasn't much about what he said.. But Juju started the beef.
The day AB signed with the Raiders, Juju posted a photo of himself scoring a TD against the Raiders with AB in the background.AB's beef was always with Ben, but ever since AB left, Juju has been getting involved.
AB probably felt that having Juju as their MVP as more shade thrown his way.I don't agree with how AB responded, but Juju put himself in the firing line.
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NFL draft starts soon and goes through the weekend, easily one of the most entertaining "non-sport" sporting events (if that makes sense).
Arizona are first on the board and it looks like they'll draft another QB in Kyler Murray and trade last year's pick Josh Rosen.
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Whilst there are not many star offensive players in this year's draft - it's heavily loaded on defense and there is real curiosity what is going to happen. Even at 1 - whilst Murray is the favourite there is a lot of talk that defensive linemen Bosa or especially Q Williams could be the pick.
Often the late rumours are false but last year Baker was the late rumoured number 1 and that was correct.
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