NFL offseason thread: FOOTBALL STARTS SUNDAY

[Dimmauk]

Nfl moving the saints to san antonio or los angeles.

[Lordender]

I don't see how this news makes the Saints an easier team to beat. During Vitt's suspension we only play 2 division games (Tampa and Panthers) and 1 playoff team (Packers). The coach suspensions will effect them, but the Saints players are still good. We lost virtually no one on offense and upgraded at defense. Of course, we need to see about player suspensions. I think we could easily go 10-6 this year. I am still rooting for the Saints to be the first back to back NFC South champions.

Edit: One of the division games (Tampa) is after a bye as well.

Yep, I don't see the Saints any easier to beat this year. Carmichael called the majority of the plays in our 9 game winning streak at the end of the season. Saints have rebuilt their LB core in the offseason which was the no.1 thing Saints fans have complained about since the 90's. It is going to be amazing to finally see LB's that can shed blocks and go eat up a ball carrier instead of getting absorbed. I fully expect our defense to be much much improved, I don't expect the offense to miss much of a beat even losing a Carl Nicks, infact, many people believe Grubbs is a better run blocker than Nicks.

As far as the division goes.

I expect the Panthers to be better, they get some key defenders back from injury.
I don't know what to expect from the Bucs but they got better in free agency. Either way, I won't be surprised if they go 4-12 or 11-5.

Falcons should be in the thick of things, although losing Lofton hurt, Matt Ryan needs to improve his deep ball accuracy. He misses a wide open Julio Jones twice in that Texans game that would have been touchdowns which would have changed their entire season imo.

Saints should still be the favorites for the division, you could even make the argument that they got better. Losing Payton will hurt a lot but I'm comfortable with who's calling the plays and think Spags will field a better defense.

[Cail]

New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, who was tagged as the Patriots' franchise player last month and has yet to sign his tender or participate in voluntary workouts, said Tuesday he has not had any contract talks since being tagged and did not think he would attend mandatory minicamp if there wasn't progress toward a long-term deal.

"Through my body of work, through the past five years, I think what I've done I've earned a long-term deal," he said in an interview with Adam Jones on ESPN Boston Radio on Tuesday. "It's what I am looking for and what I want. Hopefully that's the case and hopefully we come to something where we can make that happen."

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/...atory-workouts

[Bregor]

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/...atory-workouts

I hate all these selfish prima donna receivers who just want money and the damn ball.

[Headspace]

I hate all these selfish prima donna receivers who just want money and the damn ball.

Only applies for blax

[Demosthenes11]

Only applies for blax

i said that word for word when I read that.

welker needs to accept that a) he's getting old and b) he would be half the player he is anywhere else and c) patriots aren't gonna go full redskins and pay you $15 a year for the next 6

[Cail]

Adam Schefter ‏ @AdamSchefter

Here we go: Vikes GM Rick Spielman said trade talk at No. 3 is "heating up....There is enough that there is a potential for a trade."

there you go derock. instead of wasting 1 pick, the vikings might be able to squander multiple!

[Chun Liroy]

i said that word for word when I read that.

welker needs to accept that a) he's getting old and b) he would be half the player he is anywhere else and c) patriots aren't gonna go full redskins and pay you $15 a year for the next 6

I thought he was the best wr in the league?

[Cail]

I thought he was the best wr in the league?

GOAT

[Demosthenes11]

I thought he was the best wr in the league?

GOAT

^

[Rhinox]

He's ok

[Bregor]

Only applies for blax

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[Cleverness]

White man doesn't report for work, more at 11.

[noblemountain]

Those leopard print cowboy boots he was sporting on NFL network were hilarious. Listening to him talk to Jerry Rice on NFL Live made me think he's kind of a douche and I really didn't have an opinion on him before that.

[noblemountain]

Parcell's draft show is on now. I enjoyed this last year, they added Bill Polian to it this year, should be good.

[Celeras]

i said that word for word when I read that.

welker needs to accept that a) he's getting old and b) he would be half the player he is anywhere else and c) patriots aren't gonna go full redskins and pay you $15 a year for the next 6

d) that he dropped the only ball that mattered last season and cost his team the game

[LiquidFriend]

Parcell's draft show is on now. I enjoyed this last year, they added Bill Polian to it this year, should be good.

Their draft board was a little goofy. Having Burfict as the 3rd ILB at the top of the 2nd round was odd.

I guess they just watched youtube highlight clips from his junior season.

[Conrad]

falcons might get asante samuel

have fun with that, moss/akiyama

[Man0warr]

Samuel is a river boat gambler

[Rhinox]

@si_vault: RG3 posing next to his statue made of BBQ chicken sandwiches from @SUBWAY: http://t.co/CFSEE5Bh


Only thing missing from this picture is a hoodie do-rag and a 40 oz