NFL Offseason

BigbadB · February 4, 2016

Spanos is playing nice with San Diego to screw the Raiders and San Diego. The Raiders don't have a place to play. If the Chargers announce LA, they will have to be the 4th team playing out of the Coliseum next year along with Rams, UCLA and USC. That's a scheduling nightmare, and it won't really be all that popular for the Chargers since they will be out of their market and 4th in popularity at that location. If they announce LA, the Raiders will move to San Diego immediately because Qualcomm is still inhabitable. The Chargers don't want that third team in SoCal because it hurts their share of the market long term. They will only be leasing in LA, so they are only renters with no home of their own.

Spanos is probably just going to spin the team once they get to LA next year. San Diego isn't being fooled by Spanos. He's only making nice in hopes that people buy tickets to games. He's definitely out of here unless the city ponies up for a stadium, which they have yet to do before the threat to LA was real. This has been crazy to watch unfold. If Spanos was willing to let a new stadium be built in the parking lot of Qualcomm, the chances of getting some city backing could happen. But, he's absolutely standing his ground that he wants a downtown stadium because he wants tailgaiting to go away, which is a huge tradition in this town.

Why does he want to get rid of the tailgating? That seems like a really weird reason to refuse to work with the city to get a brand new stadium.

That's only part of it. But, the people tailgaiting are eating and drinking their own food for hours before the game, which is revenue they feel they are losing in concessions.

ETA: Oops. Responded to a notification that I received, not noticing that Goony already responded with the same answer. Actually like Goony's response better since he included the ridiculous prices that they charge in the stadium.

UMFan83 · February 7, 2016

Derwood · February 7, 2016

Every voter who left TO off their ballot should be shamed in the public square

dawson1989 · February 7, 2016

The timeline ESPN has for Manziel is insane. He's worse than I thought. Figured he liked to party too much and that affected his play. Judging from the timeline, he's a severe alcoholic on the verge of a serious life threatening event and a confirmed woman beater. In other words, he's the perfect free agent for Jerry Jones.

Sammy Sofa · February 7, 2016

Jones is a monster who likes to sign productive players who are also terrible human beings. Manziel is simply a terrible human being.

jersey cubs fan · February 7, 2016

Jones is a monster who likes to sign productive players who are also terrible human beings. Manziel is simply a terrible human being.

Who never stood a chance of succeeding in the nfl

Banedon · February 9, 2016

The NFL will no longer allow players with convictions for domestic violence, sexual assault or weapons offenses to attend the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis.

NFL teams were informed of this policy change in a memo from the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent late last month.

In the memo, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Vincent wrote that invited prospects would be barred from "any league-related event" if a background check turns up a felony or misdemeanor conviction. Players that refuse to submit to a background check will also be uninvited.

It also means those players would not be invited to the draft.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/02/08/nfl-scouting-combine-bans-players-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-weapons-convictions/80040774/?hootPostID=27ff9c76855e289631f67849c27b080a

dawson1989 · February 9, 2016

The NFL will no longer allow players with convictions for domestic violence, sexual assault or weapons offenses to attend the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis.

NFL teams were informed of this policy change in a memo from the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent late last month.

In the memo, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Vincent wrote that invited prospects would be barred from "any league-related event" if a background check turns up a felony or misdemeanor conviction. Players that refuse to submit to a background check will also be uninvited.

It also means those players would not be invited to the draft.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/02/08/nfl-scouting-combine-bans-players-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-weapons-convictions/80040774/?hootPostID=27ff9c76855e289631f67849c27b080a

Assume last part means be at the draft and not be in the draft.

jersey cubs fan · February 9, 2016

The NFL will no longer allow players with convictions for domestic violence, sexual assault or weapons offenses to attend the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis.

NFL teams were informed of this policy change in a memo from the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent late last month.

In the memo, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Vincent wrote that invited prospects would be barred from "any league-related event" if a background check turns up a felony or misdemeanor conviction. Players that refuse to submit to a background check will also be uninvited.

It also means those players would not be invited to the draft.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/02/08/nfl-scouting-combine-bans-players-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-weapons-convictions/80040774/?hootPostID=27ff9c76855e289631f67849c27b080a

Assume last part means be at the draft and not be in the draft.

yes, it says invited to the draft

Banedon · February 9, 2016

The NFL will no longer allow players with convictions for domestic violence, sexual assault or weapons offenses to attend the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis.

NFL teams were informed of this policy change in a memo from the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent late last month.

In the memo, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Vincent wrote that invited prospects would be barred from "any league-related event" if a background check turns up a felony or misdemeanor conviction. Players that refuse to submit to a background check will also be uninvited.

It also means those players would not be invited to the draft.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/02/08/nfl-scouting-combine-bans-players-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-weapons-convictions/80040774/?hootPostID=27ff9c76855e289631f67849c27b080a

Assume last part means be at the draft and not be in the draft.

Well yeah, I don't think they can exclude them from the draft without a major CBA update.

dawson1989 · February 10, 2016

Key word is convictions though. Not many actually get convicted. Winston would have still be eligible for instance.

The weapons part will probably be the biggest deal.

Banedon · February 14, 2016

This is so weird. This article about Peyton Manning's shady past is getting a lot of attention today, but I don't think any of it is new information...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-peyton-manning-squeaky-clean-image-built-lies-article-1.2530395?cid=bitly

dawson1989 · February 15, 2016

This is so weird. This article about Peyton Manning's shady past is getting a lot of attention today, but I don't think any of it is new information...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-peyton-manning-squeaky-clean-image-built-lies-article-1.2530395?cid=bitly

Right, but it was suppressed. I'm as big of a fan of the NFL as anyone and never heard of this specific case before. Judging from the court documents he's a scumbag. This should have come out years ago. He didn't deserve to go out with his clean image.

New charges have been filed in a class action suit against UT with Peyton named in it.

imb · February 15, 2016

This is so weird. This article about Peyton Manning's shady past is getting a lot of attention today, but I don't think any of it is new information...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-peyton-manning-squeaky-clean-image-built-lies-article-1.2530395?cid=bitly

1 shaun king is a weird dude

2 it's old information but it's being viewed through a new lens, like the cosby stuff. If what peyton allegedly did happened today it's like the biggest story in the country for weeks