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Which AFC team will take a significant step backward? Kansas City Which NFC team will take a significant step backward? Carolina Which AFC team will take a significant step forward? San Diego Which NFC team will take a significant step forward? Philadelphia Offensive POY: Peyton Manning, Denver Defensive POY: Patrick Willis, San Francisco Offensive ROY: Bishop Sankey, Tennessee Defensive ROY: Jadeveon Clowney, Houston Division Winners: AFC East: New England AFC North: Pittsburgh AFC South: Indianapolis AFC West: Denver NFC East: Philadelphia NFC North: Green Bay NFC South: New Orleans NFC West: San Francisco Superbowl matchup: Indianapolis vs San Francisco Superbowl winner: San Francisco 49ers

Except the issue of the name has been going for decades now... Nice try. To answer your first question: probably. Google George Preston Marshall.

Listen, this "aren't there real issues" or "wow our tax dollars are being wasted on this!?" **** is unbelievably ignorant. They aren't ignoring the other things you think they should be spending 100% of their time on (NO SLEEP!!!!). There's only so much they can do about a certain issue at a given time. It's not like a few guys going after the Washington Racists is holding all of the government down. Stop being lazy and just cherry picking for a chance to insult the government. There's a lot of work to be done, and there are many places you can insult them... Worrying about things that have a negative or offensive impact on hundreds of thousands isn't one of them.

Exactly.

This thread has been made and discussed at least three times now. Can we just stop assuming that EJ will fail? I used to. It got boring. Might as well hope and wait.

This is one of the most childish things I've ever seen. Also, let's stop playing with percentages. "90% of Native Americans polled don't find the term offensive..." Well, they're admitting that 10% polled DO find it offensive. That's 300,000 in the US alone. You're okay with offending 300,000 people? But let's me be honest... It's more than 10%. Realistically I'd bet it's more like 20-30% which would be between 600,000 to 1,000,000 people.

Haha fair enough Disagree 10000000%. The public funds so much for these franchises. The NFL is also tax exempt. If you're going to take those advantages you're going to follow some rules. Not being racist should be one of them.

Just change it to the Washington Americans and be done with it.

Agreed on all accounts EXCEPT the notion that its original use wasn't meant to be offensive. The team's original owner is an all-time bigot who hated all things non-white.

Seriously, this is ridiculous. It's easy to be ignorant to a racist term that the nation's capital team has used for years, but it doesn't make it right. The name should be changed. End of story. I love these "but only 10% of Native Americans find it offensive." Those polls are slanted, and why not choose a name that offends 0% of people instead of offending people at all? This is akin to "I have friends that are gay" or "I have black relatives." You know one small group that isn't offended, yet I know a small group that is. Experiences will differ, but if it's offensive or reminding of worse times for any then it should be changed. The "r-word" is on the same level as the "n-word." It's just easier to ignore since we don't interact with as many Native Americans on a daily basis.

They don't. It was likely just an old jersey he has. The team also seems to have some old ones on hand.

It'll take some more hotels to get it done. I don't think it'd happen.

Uhh... No. Sammy was a top 10 pick before this game. This game only solidified what was already thought about him. His workouts pushed him from top 10 lock to top 5 lock.

Some guys are meant to coach poor talent to a better, yet still mediocre, level of production and never coach true talent. Gailey may be one of those guys.

My original guess was 5-11 or 6-10, but I've recently started feeling more optimistic. I said 8-8 after the draft, and I'll stick with that.

Same can be said for any QB in the league... Right now it is true. The best EJ has shown so far wouldn't be anywhere near Luck's best. Luck's average is better than Manuel's best so far. Which isn't saying much since Manuel has only played ten games so far. Hopefully Manuel changes that this season.

If it were any other poster I would've been had haha.

Jerry Jones hasn't been too good at judging talent/ability in quite some time. I think Gailey was solid, but nothing special. I also doubt he's near the top of anybody around the league's list of respected offensive coaches. I remember a few former NFL personnel men saying they didn't really understand the hire of Gailey who had been unemployed for two years prior to Buffalo hiring him.

Stewart was a Pro Bowler, not an All Pro. BIG difference. And it wasn't while Gailey was his offensive coordinator. He did craft an offense that could eat up yardage with a lot of simple routes, but he never crafted an offense that allowed the team to compete when it got behind (I know, the Patriots game is an exception). The team only had four 4th quarter comebacks in four years.

Had to break down the poor points in your post... Here goes. This part was because of a mistake on my end. I know I said "the year he came out," but I meant going into that season. He was projected as a third/fourth round pick going into his final year at college. McShay (an idiot) said that he may have to change positions. Then he had that crazy season and shot up the boards. I'm not bashing the Bills. I am just saying that blindly stating that there are no QBs in the 2015 draft AND stating that there's no chance Buffalo will consider one if EJ fails is laughable. Actually, Petty did return for academic reasons. He promised that he would stay and get his degree, and he's fulfilling that promise. He would've likely been a first-round or, at worst, an early-second round selection had he come out. Mariota likely went back because he wants to win a championship with Oregon. He would've been a top-five pick, and, quite possibly, the number one overall pick of this draft had he come out. Hundley stayed in because, while he would've gotten high grades and went high, he knows he has a little bit more to work on. By 2015 he could very well be complete and find himself in the top ten. I didn't say this. I said arguably. Some experts already say that Mariota is better. Or have him going higher because he hasn't done the dumb things that Winston has done. Mariota is nearly as talented and far less risky off the field. There's a large difference, and it's stupid to ignore. The Jaguars are sitting their guy because they think he's best suited waiting a year. Manuel has already played. Teams aren't as likely to sit there for three years and watch a guy get hurt constantly and then perform poorly. Manuel will have to step up and stay healthy sooner rather than later.

I hope you weren't serious about Chan Gailey, JBoys. A lot of people have said that Gailey is a great OC but not great head coach. What is this based on? He was never an offensive coordinator at any place for more than a single season. He never did anything that I thought made him appealing as a head coach or OC. Still think that he was one of the worst hires in NFL history. He was only hired because the team didn't have options.

He's a New York Jet.

While I agree, I was just saying that a combination of Larry Fitzgerald and CJ Spiller would be Julio Jones. I'm actually surprised that Sammy has drawn comparisons to Julio Jones and some have said he'll be better.

The "flashes" EJ has shown hardly even compare to Luck's below average performances.

Bold prediction, cotton. I love Philip Rivers. I wouldn't pick him over the others, but he's the most entertaining QB in the league. Very unpredictable, big-time fire, plenty of talent. I hope he wins one soon because that'd be fun to watch. Rivers vs Cutler in the Super Bowl would be entertaining.