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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #1943

    I read that Mort (Chris Mortensen) died earlier in the month. One of the main NFL reporters on ESPN when I used to watch more often.

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    • BovidaeB Bovidae

      I read that Mort (Chris Mortensen) died earlier in the month. One of the main NFL reporters on ESPN when I used to watch more often.

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      @Bovidae said in NFL:

      I read that Mort (Chris Mortensen) died earlier in the month. One of the main NFL reporters on ESPN when I used to watch more often.

      Had looked noticeably thin the last time I saw him on TV, I assume he got the dirty Ca

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        https://twitter.com/RealTannenbaum/status/1767952260837842976

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          #1946

          Jesus I wish I was coordinated and could play

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          • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

            https://twitter.com/RealTannenbaum/status/1767952260837842976

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            #1947

            @KiwiMurph said in NFL:

            https://twitter.com/RealTannenbaum/status/1767952260837842976

            Kirk has one AWESOME manager. Guy just keeps getting paid

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            • canefanC canefan

              @KiwiMurph said in NFL:

              https://twitter.com/RealTannenbaum/status/1767952260837842976

              Kirk has one AWESOME manager. Guy just keeps getting paid

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              #1948

              @canefan said in NFL:

              @KiwiMurph said in NFL:

              https://twitter.com/RealTannenbaum/status/1767952260837842976

              Kirk has one AWESOME manager. Guy just keeps getting paid

              Not just the manager though. He keeps taking short term deals with front loaded guarantees from desparate owners.

              And the QB market economics are broken.

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                #1949

                Comparing him with Brady is dumb. Not only has the salary cap massively increased since Brady's prime, Brady also happily took below market deals because he wanted rings more (and once you've earned 333 million extra money is kind of meaningless).

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                • CyclopsC Cyclops

                  Comparing him with Brady is dumb. Not only has the salary cap massively increased since Brady's prime, Brady also happily took below market deals because he wanted rings more (and once you've earned 333 million extra money is kind of meaningless).

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                  #1950

                  @Cyclops ...and when your wife is worth $400M ...

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                    #1951

                    The Bears trade Justin Fields to Pittsburgh. Good outcome for Fields. There is a significant chance he will get an opportunity to start either this season or next, strong coaching setup, time to develop. I'm not totally convinced he's a bust, the coaching setup in Chicago was a dumpster fire

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                        #1953

                        @1kiwi Donald one of the best, if not the best of all time. Ridiculously good player.

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                        • bayimportsB Do not disturb
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                          bayimports
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                          #1954

                          lets see how well this goes down

                          https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/nfl-bans-hip-drop-tackles-nrl-rule-suspension-sin-bin-video/1cd58024-3c73-45b9-85b7-84fee898d7e2

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                            @bayimports Seems to be the swivel and landing on legs that is banned. Not unreasonable. I don't watch much NRL, but don't hear much noise about it being an issue.

                            I saw on an NFL subreddit it described the tackle as 'rare' - when all conditions are met.

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                              bayimports
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                              it was surprising how many tackles of this nature did occur last two years. This was arguably because the NRL were trying to clamp down on it, so if it even looked like a hip drop tackle it was declared one, even if it technically wasn't. Not many this year but I would also imagine players largely have got the message.

                              In saying that, if a player tries to barge past you, your natural instinct is to pull them down, whether your reaction includes actually thinking about being ok to use body weight, but not accidentally/deliberately landing on the legs, is not always possible.

                              It does reduce the injuries that occur though which is good

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                                https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1773133727331188956?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1773137166920511995|twgr^0a59a6d651a8835f396ef1a0663f7119a3b0535b|twcon^s3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgridironheroics.com%2Flouis-rees-zammit-sign-kansas-city-chiefs-news%2F

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                                  #1958

                                  Gosh LR-Z has signed a full three-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, not just a one-year training deal as was expected. I expect there are still break clauses if he fails to make the player roster. https://twitter.com/tightfive_rugby/status/1773686554080272419

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                                    #1959

                                    It's official. Louis Rees-Zammit has joined the Kansas City Chiefs.

                                    https://twitter.com/chiefs/status/1773774835925045451

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                                      QB Zach Wilson traded to the Denver Broncos for a late round pick swap.

                                      That means in under 3 years since the 2021 NFL Draft 4 of the 5 QBs chosen in round 1 are on different teams.

                                      This year's Draft starting later this week, there is an expectation that 4 QBs will go in the top 10.

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                                        mariner4life
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                                        #1961

                                        this is.... i mean, it's....

                                        fuck

                                        god fucking damn it i hate this team. I mean, he's not only cheap, but the Jets are paying some of his salary. But he's, like, really bad at football.

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                                          #1962

                                          So that draft was Lawrence, Wilson, Lance, Fields and Jones. Lawrence is a decent starter, who might be growing into more. The other four have all been traded away with the guy with the least starts getting the highest return. What a rubbish QB crop it turned out to be.

                                          Kind of shows how tough the position is/how big the step up to the NFL is though - every one of those guys (except Lance I guess, thanks to injuries) dominated college, and none of them really showed more than the occasional flash that they could play QB.

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