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Think about how much you profit from their business. 10-20% is a standard kickback.

I don't know if it qualifies as a conspiracy theory, however, I believe that the refs in the Titans playoff game knew damn well it was an illegal forward pass but they were intimidated by the crowd. In those days the ref went under a little shroud or hood and looked at a tv monitor right near the stands. I think the refs decided not to call it back because they were scared of a violent reaction from the fans. Whether just bottle throwing or a full blown riot, whether they were just scared for their own safety or decided that an incident would look bad for the league, I believe the refs gave the Titans the game in spite of what they saw on the field and on the replay.

That is the mugshot of a guy who knows he made a lot of mistakes.

The only Celebrity cruise I would even consider would require the original cast of the Love Boat working as crew and a smattering of B and C list celebrities.

Absolutely correct. That and some political connections can work wonders.

Now that is what "privilege" looks like.

https://ktla.com/2019/03/18/barstow-high-school-teacher-arrested-accused-of-sexual-relationship-with-16-year-old-student/

Beane just about built an entire offensive unit except QB out of free agents. And that unit might even be better than the offense we fielded last year. My only fear is that we may have a whole lot of average or below average players. There's no spots I would call a true "hole", but the games will come down to how many individual match ups we win. I'd feel better with a couple more studs. Maybe they'll come out of the draft. I'm not criticizing Beane, you can only sign guys who are out there, you can't call up Dominos and have pro bowl players delivered. Hopefully some of these guys step up and improve their game with the chance they have been given.

He seems like Tony Mandarich Jr. to me. But the Bills have an entire staff to vet this stuff, so if he's the pick then I will do what any good Bills fan would. I will get behind him and cheer him on until he screws up and I can say, "I told you so!"

Great. Now I spent six minutes of my life watching this video:

I will pay the PA person at the stadium $50 to play the Golden Girls theme music when the offense takes the field.

I feel like Road House 2 isn't getting enough attention. Instead of popcorn you should have been able to buy torches and pitchforks and a map to the homes of those responsible.

The original Coupling is the funniest sitcom I've ever seen.

I've watched twice. I still don't know what a turnaround is.

Sorry, been out of state dealing with family stuff. What dates do you folks want added?

Then I sit corrected, I will take your word for it. Then again, I took Youtube's word for it that is was Cashion. It's almost like you can't trust the internet for 100% accurate information any more.

Gentlemen, I give you the finest call ever made by a referee:

I think the best thing that could come out of it is for this league to last several years and help develop a much wider pool of officials from which the NFL can hire.

As a Buffalo sports and Bills fan specifically, I'm 98% scar tissue at this point. I just don't feel the outrage burn quite as hot as I used to. And while that's true, The cheating cheaters cheated and cheated us and everyone else. They've had multiple first round picks taken away and been fined (I'm too lazy to look it up, so I might be off a bit) millions of dollars by the League FOR CHEATING. Now, I'm much less angry than I used to be. I've gotten older, I care about the NFL less and the scar tissue helps. So, now I only want to see Brady, Belichik and Kraft convicted of Fraud and sentenced to 20 years in Federal Prison, The Patriots Franchise revoked and all wins since 2000 vacated and the State of Massachusetts returned to Wampanoag tribe. I used to be really angry and wanted them punished much more severely.

I did a couple of searches and didn't see this info I was looking for on the board. I thought maybe other folks might be looking for some of this at some point. If it's similar to another post, please delete or combine. https://operations.nfl.com/football-ops/league-governance/2018-19-important-nfl-dates/ Feb. 12 Beginning at 12:00 noon, New York time, NFL clubs may begin to sign players whose 2019 CFL contracts have expired. Players under contract to a CFL club for the 2019 season or who have an option for the 2019 season are not eligible to be signed. Feb. 19 First day for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players. Feb. 26 -March 4NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana. MARCH March 5 Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players. March 11 -13Clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2018 player contracts at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 13. March 13 Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must exercise options for 2019 on all players who have option clauses in their 2018 contracts. March 13 Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit qualifying offers to their Restricted Free Agents with expiring contracts to retain a Right of First Refusal/Compensation. March 13 Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit a minimum salary tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2018 contracts who have fewer than three accrued seasons of free agency credit. March 13 Top 51 Rule begins. All clubs must be under the 2019 Salary Cap prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time. March 13 All 2018 player contracts will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time. March 13 The 2019 league year and free agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time. The first day of the 2019 league year will end at 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 13. Clubs will receive a personnel notice that will include all transactions submitted to the league office during the period between 4:00 p.m., New York time, and 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 13. March 13 Trading period for 2019 begins at 4:00 p.m., New York time, after expiration of all 2018 contracts. March 24-27 Annual League Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona. APRIL April 1 Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2018 regular season may begin offseason workout programs. April 15 Clubs with returning head coaches may begin offseason workout programs. April 19 Deadline for Restricted Free Agents to sign offer sheets. April 25-272019 NFL Draft, Nashville, Tennessee. MAY May 3-6 Clubs may elect to hold their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday. May 7 Deadline for prior club to send “May 7 Tender” to its unsigned Unrestricted Free Agents. If the player has not signed a player contract with a club by July 22 or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later, he may negotiate or sign a player contract from that date until the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, at 4:00 p.m., New York time, only with his prior club. May 10-13 Clubs may elect to hold their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday. May 13 Rookie Football Development Programs begin. May 16-19 NFLPA Rookie Premiere. Invited rookies (typically, first and/or second-round selections) must be permitted by their respective clubs to attend. Such players are unavailable for offseason workouts, OTA days, and minicamps during this period. May 20-22 Spring League Meeting, Key Biscayne, Florida. JUNE June 2 For any player removed from the club’s roster or whose contract is assigned via waivers or trade on or after June 2, any unamortized signing bonus amounts for future years will be included fully in team salary at the start of the 2020 league year. June 3 Deadline for prior club to send “June 1 Tender” to its unsigned Restricted Free Agents who received a qualifying offer for a right of first refusal only in order for such player to be subject to the CBA’s “June 15 Tender” provision. June 15 Deadline for club to withdraw qualifying offer to Restricted Free Agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting “June 15 Tender” of one-year contract at 110 percent of the player’s prior-year Paragraph 5 Salary (with all other terms of his prior-year contract carried forward unchanged). Late June Rookie Transition Program to be held at individual clubs. Attendance is mandatory for all 2019 rookies. JULY July 15 At 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for any club that designated a Franchise Player to sign such player to a multiyear contract or extension. After this date, the player may sign only a one- year contract with his prior club for the 2019 season, and such contract cannot be extended until after the club’s last regular season game.

Yep. Rex had a very demanding, highly specific scheme. If the DE was supposed to take the outside shoulder of the OT, he might as well forget about any counter moves he has in his repertoire. Often he used the outside rushers to try and open lanes for blitzers, not unlike using a massive DT to absorb double teams and keep the LBs clean. The pressure was supposed to come from the scheme, not a talented player winning match ups.

I'll miss Tannehill. Who will now step forward to carry the mantle of Chad Pennington in the AFCE?

The only pick/prospect in the last few years I was dead set against was DeShone Kizer, the QB from Notre Dame that Cleveland took in 2017. The thing that sealed it for me was a conversation I saw between him and Jon Gruden. Gruden asked him if he liked winning or if he hated losing. He replied something like, I like to win, winning is fun. That's the wrong answer. I want guys who lose sleep over one play that they messed up years ago. I want the guys who despise losing. I want guys who are miserable when they get beat and work their tails off to make sure it doesn't happen.

I wonder if the Network Nightly News shows are on the way out. The audiences skew 50+ in age and people are getting their news elsewhere. The shows used to be like a public service and I think written into the licensing agreements with the FCC. They cost a ton and as they lose viewers, they are likely going away.

I wonder what the legalese disclaimers would be for retail mushrooms. "Caution: Objects may not be there at all" or "Warning: Playing the game 'Operation' while using this product may result in hours of laughter and no winner".