Ongoing NFL discussion thread

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First topic message reminder :

To fill the void of NFL chatter between Tuesday and Sunday.

BLACK MONDAY
Andy Reid, Lovie Smith, Norv Turner, Pat Shurmur, Chan Gailey, Romeo Crennel and Ken Whisenhunt all fired as HCs
Mike Tannenbaum, Gene Smith, Tom Heckert, Rod Graves and A.J Smith fired as GMs

Kansas City hire Andy Reid
Buffalo hire Doug Marrone
Cleveland hire Rob Chudzinski
San Diego hire Mike McCoy
Chicago hire Marc Trestman
Philadelphia hire Chip Kelly
Jacksonville hire Gus Bradley
Arizona hire Bruce Arians

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Sounds like Philly and Chicago HC announcements aren't miles away.

Leaves Jacksonville.

[Derbyblue]

Cleveland Browns have officially sold naming rights to the stadium, so goodbye Cleveland Browns Stadium and hello First Energy Stadium.

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Darin Gantt ‏@daringantt
First Energy. Fourth place. RT @MaryKayCabot: It's officially First Energy Stadium, Home of the Cleveland Browns.

LOL

[Number-25]

First Energy Stadium...... dear oh dear. I love many things about the NFL but the stadium naming rights thing and the naff names it leads to is something I struggle to get on board with. I include the Redskins own FedEx Field in that. Where's the mistique in being named after a parcel delivery company??? Banks, phone companies, energy companies, food companies etc are all just as bad.

[Derbyblue]

I'm sure they will come up with many "inventive" headlines now for how the Browns play along the lines of "Electric performance at First Energy Stadium". Not a great name for a stadium but they'll all take money over a name, Haslam has also said they've notified the League that they may want to change uniforms but that can't happen until 2014, and won't change helmets.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Will the uniforms be in the style of the duracell buny?

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Theyve also said no cheerleaders

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John Fox and Mike McCarthy will coach the pro bowl I think

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Not sure if anyone cares too much but:
@AlbertBreer
And here are the tenders for RFAs ... High tender is $2.879M (1st-Rd comp); Next is $2.023M (2nd-Rd comp); Then $1.323M (original draft rd).

[cherriesfna]

Anyone remember some of the old madden stadium names after a few years of franchise?

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Bears have hired Marc Trestman as HC

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Theyve also said no cheerleaders

Are they mad?!

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Anyone remember some of the old madden stadium names after a few years of franchise?

I swear there was a Preparation H Arena.

It was either Madden or BASEketball, I can't remember...

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Chip Kelly is coming to the NFL after all, as HC of the Eagles.

Lmao Joe Banner

[Number-25]

Chip Kelly is coming to the NFL after all, as HC of the Eagles.

Lmao Joe Banner

Uh oh, just saw this on NFL.com. You won't be too happy with that news?

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I liked Bradley and Lovie. But I can deal with Chip over Billick or Whis.

Important he gets a good staff around him. He'll also adapt his offense to his personnel.

[Number-25]

Talking of personnel, Will be fascinated to see what he does at QB.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

SC_DougFarrar ‏@SC_DougFarrar
Perhaps Gus Bradley and Darrell Bevell will now compete for the Jags' HC job. Winner returns to Seattle.

[Number-25]

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The Patriots had the fastest time per play in the NFL this season at 24.9 seconds. Under Chip Kelly- Oregon was 20.9. That's fast.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Does Vick now have a future with the Eagles?

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No. He earns 15m, and Chip Kelly isn't going to run the exact same offense as he did in college. He knows it wont fly in the NFL.

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How do you like the no huddle offense the Pats ran this year Olly?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

How do you like the no huddle offense the Pats ran this year Olly?

I like it a lot. I think Brady is very clever when he uses it though. If he doesn't like the matchups he sees he'll go into the huddle, but if he sees matchups he can take advantages of (ie. not enough DB's on the field he'll throw, too many DB's he'll run it) he'll use it a lot. The quick snap count is also a big factor.

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Cool, since Belichick got it from Kelly. And I don't think Brady runs the zone read very often. The guys adapts his offense, they Eagles hired him because of his leadership and ability to build a program, not because he had a gimmicky offensive system

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And we're going to a 3-4 apparently, so Star makes a ton of sense since we don't have a NT

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Got to say also, after the beating in the media Howie Roseman took, from an anonymous source that may or may not have been Joe Banner, he landed the guy Banner couldn't. This might feel a little bit sweeter to him.

[BamBam]

And we're going to a 3-4 apparently, so Star makes a ton of sense since we don't have a NT

You also don't have any obvious 3-4 pass rushers do you? Cole is definitely a DE, doesn't seem a great fit for the 3-4 roster wise

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Cole was drafted as a linebacker. Graham was touted as a 3-4 convert prospect tbf. Few conversions to be made, but its been done

[BamBam]

Had forgotten about Graham, he was quite highly touted during draft build up that year. Didn't know about Cole, so will take your word for it

[BamBam]

That is unbelievable if true Olly, what the hell is wrong with the world

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@AdamSchefter
Filed to ESPN: Former Seahawks DC Gus Bradley has accepted the head coaching job with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

All aboard the Gus Bus!

[cherriesfna]

didnt want him anyways

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Good hire

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Means little in the long run, but impressive opening from Kelly in his press conference.

Offense will be personnel driven rather than just a spread option.

Hasnt decided on 3-4 4-3 yet.

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Reid sold him on the Eagles job and texted him congrats last night

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Ken Whisenhunt the new OC in SD

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Means little in the long run, but impressive opening from Kelly in his press conference.

Offense will be personnel driven rather than just a spread option.

Hasnt decided on 3-4 4-3 yet.

Makes a nice change - a new coach going into a job without having things set in stone e.g. 34 over 43. At least that's what he says. In any case teams run in sub like 60% of the time.

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All things considered I think its probably a 3-4. Would depend on the coordinator he could get I imagine.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Bears have hired Marc Trestman as HC

I'm not a fan of this appointment.

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No I'm not either. Smacks of Emery trying to be the smartest guy in the room, and get that outside the box guy.

Hasn't coached in the NFL for over 10 years. Couldn't even get a college HC job so went to Canada.

[Bull]

yeah agree really hope this risk pays off

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Rumor has it he wants to take Tebow to Chicago.

Meant to be a QB guru, coached Osweiler, Weeden, Clausen, Campbell, and Tebow himself. Nice stuff

[Bull]

You cant drop Jay!

though i do like tebow(would make a good back up)

[Thomond]

Tebow is shoite and always will be as a QB, a transition to another position probably wonuldn't be too easy either, it's hard to be a read option QB as Tebow was for a good bit down last season's strtch if you can't throw the ball.

[mikeygnfl]

I think at the moment, if you take Tebow as a QB, he has to start otherwise the circus will just undermine the starting QB like Sanchez. The Bears would just turn into this years Jets.

[crazy_dave23]

Mikey... go draft someone on the other part of the forum... then I can

[BamBam]

Yeah Mikey, you'll be doing Bull a great service by preventing him from wetting himself

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I saw NFLN with a segment where Casserley endorsed Tebow to Philly

Made me sad

His style only really works if he plays the whole game and wears down a D.

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