NFL offseason thread: FOOTBALL STARTS SUNDAY

[Cail]

hines ward officially released

[AidenCarby]

Didn't see that coming.

[Rhinox]

Really?

[Dimmauk]

One of the worst Madden curse effects in years.

Balances out the mild effect of Brees tossing a bunch of INTs and losing to the Seahawks in 2010.

Wait till the Rodgers cover causes him to get cancer and he ignores himself into a concussion.

[Xajii]

Good. Fuck Hines Ward. I will never understand why the Steelers fan base flocked to him. The Ravens fan base didn't exactly cling to Derrick Mason, who had strikingly similar characteristics to Ward. Good player? Sure. Asshole? That's an understatement. Dirty, cheap playing, shit-talking like there's no tomorrow, and a complete fizzle-out at the end of the career. Check, check, and check. Pick someone with some class to be the face of your franchise and I won't laugh at you so hard when tears roll down his face.

[Deejay]

Standing next to Rapistburger, Ward was a p nice guy

and why you mad doe? i'd rather have a WR who talked shit and did dirty work over one that was an alligator armed diva

he gave that organization 14 years of solid play. show the man some credit

[AidenCarby]

Ravens fans are going to hate Steelers players anyway. Hines Ward was dirty but he played the game.

[Headspace]

I wonder how Miz's wife is taking the news

[Flarega]

I thought Miz was white not asian.

[Chun Liroy]

I thought he was Korean

[tyven]

i believe he is hines ward's brother

[tyven]

Good. Fuck Hines Ward. I will never understand why the Steelers fan base flocked to him. The Ravens fan base didn't exactly cling to Derrick Mason, who had strikingly similar characteristics to Ward. Good player? Sure. Asshole? That's an understatement. Dirty, cheap playing, shit-talking like there's no tomorrow, and a complete fizzle-out at the end of the career. Check, check, and check. Pick someone with some class to be the face of your franchise and I won't laugh at you so hard when tears roll down his face.

you dont know why steelers fans flocked to him? may have had something to do with his ability to by the MVP of a game that your team can't get to. also he was laying niggas out. everyone loves when their shrimpy wide receivers are laying niggas out.

[Headspace]

i believe he is hines ward

yup

[Flarega]

i believe he is hines ward's brother

So he's asian.

[noblemountain]

I understand the Baltimore hatred...no worries. I won't cry when Ray Lewis or Ed Reed is shown the door. The team will miss his leadership and his ability to get into people's heads by laying mother fuckers out with his blocking and yes...some cheap shots. I don't know who will pick him up though, he has obviously lost a couple steps and he wasn't exactly a burner to begin with. We need to worry about signing our young receivers to good contracts.

[Celeras]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/fo...icle-1.1030331

Am I crazy for being happy if this happens on reasonable terms? I personally wanted Holmes contract to go to Braylon last year, and got fucking eyeballs from everybody. It doesn't look like my sleeper (S.Hill) is a sleeper anymore, so it may be the only decent option since I don't wanna take a receiver in the first two rounds unless it's Floyd @16.

[Bregor]

GEAUX TIGERS

LSU's Jordan Jefferson comes in last at NFL combine

BATON ROUGE - Of the 315 players graded by NFL.com at the NFL scouting combine that concluded in Indianapolis Tuesday, former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson finished 315th with a rating of 44 based on a scale that had a top rating of 100.

"Jefferson has serious mechanical issues that affect his play," NFL.com said. "He lacks awareness in the pocket and tries to rely on his scrambling ability too heavily, causing him to take bad sacks. There are many fundamental elements of Jefferson's game that need work before he would be ready to run an NFL offense."

The player that garnered the highest rating was quarterback Andrew Luck of Stanford with a 97. Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III drew a 95. Jefferson was unable to outscore Purdue kicker Carson Wiggs, who finished 314 out of 315 with a 44.7 score.

"When in a two-minute offense or under pressure late in a game, Jefferson uses poor judgment and is ripe for turnovers," NFL.com said of Jefferson, who fumbled three times in the Tigers' 21-0 loss to Alabama in the BCS national championship game on Jan. 9 and six times through five starts last season.

"After some off-the-field issues prior to his senior year at LSU, Jefferson split time with fellow senior quarterback Jarrett Lee and did nothing to overwhelm NFL talent evaluators," NFL.com said.

Specifically on Jefferson's mechanics, NFL.com said, "He locks out his front leg when stepping into the ball, and the follow through that results from this stiff motion causes him to have an inconsistent release point that makes it very difficult to make quick, accurate throws in the short game."

Under "strengths," NFL.com said: "Jefferson has good size (6-foot-4, 220), is a decent game manager running a spread-option offense, and is an athletic mover when avoiding pressure or moving outside the pocket. He has a consistent, explosive drop set that puts him in a good position on his five- and seven-step drops. He has the arm strength to make NFL throws, and has shown accuracy on some deep balls over the years. He can extend plays with his feet and has started a lot of games against top-notch SEC competition throughout his career."

Jefferson, who often said he played well after poor statistical games, tweeted about his performance at the combine apparently as if it was a good one Wednesday morning. "I wonder what Mike Detillier's got to say about the combine now."

Jefferson apparently was referencing some unflattering comments about Jefferson by Detillier, an NFL Draft expert, prior to the combine that started on Feb. 22.

"I was surprised he was invited to the combine," Detillier told Gannett Louisiana on Feb. 17. "I don't think Jordan can throw accurately enough to play in the NFL. He has a strong arm. He's a good athlete, but in the NFL you have to throw accurately from the pocket. Jordan struggled with that his whole career. He's erratic throwing the football. He always has been. I think he'll be invited to a camp as a free agent, but he will not be drafted."

Cornerback Morris Claiborne drew the highest NFL.com score among the eight former LSU players invited with a 91.5. Former LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers got a 90. Claiborne and Brockers left LSU a year early to enter the draft and are expected to be first-round picks, according to Detillier.

Former LSU wide receiver Rueben Randle, who also left a year early as a junior, is now considered a likely first round pick as well by Detillier after being considered a second round pick just months ago. Randle was given an 83 by NFL.com.

LSU had two other players among the lowest scorers. Tight end Deangelo Peterson had a 47.2, while outside linebacker Ryan Baker scored a 48.7. Other LSU players and their scores were cornerback Ron Brooks with a 53.7 and strong safety Brandon Taylor with a 52.5.

Former Louisiana-Lafayette tight end Ladarius Green had a 56, while former ULL cornerback Dwith Bentley had a 47.5. Running back Lennon Creer out of Louisiana Tech had a 50.5.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/artic...st-NFL-combine

[Conrad]

hines ward officially released

I blame Batman

[Tweek]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/fo...icle-1.1030331

Am I crazy for being happy if this happens on reasonable terms? I personally wanted Holmes contract to go to Braylon last year, and got fucking eyeballs from everybody. It doesn't look like my sleeper (S.Hill) is a sleeper anymore, so it may be the only decent option since I don't wanna take a receiver in the first two rounds unless it's Floyd @16.

lol i thought Edwards would be the key to our WR problem when we signed him last year lol.. Even when he did play which wasn't all that often he was inconsistent and pretty shitty, we really would have liked to see him step up but in the end it made more sense to just cut his useless ass. GL

[Headspace]

Well he was injured a lot after you guys traded for Carson Palmer