This reminds of how people are getting high to watch that movie Cats.

People have been having horrible trips while watching that abomination - leads me to conclude watching a Browns game high would have a similar result.


People are seeing ‘Cats’ while high out of their minds. These are their stories

Giants were waiting for Chip Kelly to get fired to pounce

NFL, NFLPA have continued to make ‘incremental’ progress toward new CBA

Representatives of the NFL and the NFL Players Association have been addressing the central economic issue in their labor negotiations — the split of revenue between the sides — as they attempt to complete a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement that would extend beyond the 2020 season.

Owners and the NFLPA have been discussing proposals that would give the players about 48 percent of league revenue under the salary cap, according to multiple people familiar with the negotiations. That’s a slight increase from the players’ current share of revenue under the existing 10-year CBA and is in the range of what the owners have believed would be necessary to complete a deal, those people said.

One person close to the deliberations said the sides continue to make “incremental” process toward a potential agreement. It’s not clear at this point when such slow and steady movement might produce a deal.
Hopes had been buoyed that an agreement was possible by the end of the postseason, which would enable the NFL to announce a new labor deal at the Super Bowl.

That remains within reach, according to those people familiar with the deliberations, but it’s not certain that an agreement will be completed so soon. The next goal, if not by the Super Bowl, would be to have the deal completed by early March, when the new league year begins with the opening of the free agent market.

“The deal is there to be done,” said one person familiar with the talks, adding that the prospects for finalizing a new CBA depend on the willingness of each side to make the remaining necessary compromises.

It is believed that if the split of revenue is resolved, other issues will fall into place and a deal would be almost certain to be completed. It is not clear exactly how close the league and NFLPA are on that issue, though, because it’s not only about the percentage of revenue that the players receive. There is a closely related issue involving stadium credits, or the amount of revenue for stadium construction that is taken off the top, essentially, before the players receive their share. The two issues must be negotiated simultaneously.

If there’s no deal by early March, the negotiating dynamic could change because the players must elect new leadership at their annual NFLPA meetings that month. Former NFL offensive lineman Eric Winston’s term as union president is ending. Owners have seen their relationship with DeMaurice Smith, the union’s executive director, improve during this round of negotiating, but they wonder what would happen if the deal is not completed before the NFLPA player leadership changes.

The league and union have been negotiating in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the bitter standoff that led the owners to lock out the players before the 2011 labor deal was completed. The owners seem increasingly convinced that this CBA will include a 17-game regular season, although that would not necessarily have to begin in the first year of the deal. The preseason would be reduced if the regular season is lengthened. Some owners also believe the playoff field could expand from 12 to 14 teams at some point during the next CBA.

The sides have been discussing changes to the league’s drug policy regarding marijuana testing. It is also possible that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s authority in player disciplinary matters will be reduced.

1 word.

Injuries.

You got that right. I mean, name another defender who got double teamed 70% of the time???

People forget that and act like getting 19.5 sacks from the DE position is REMOTELY close to AD getting 12 from the interior and taking multiple blockers on every play, including 4 on one play...

My wife HATES football.

She saw that pick 6 (she was crocheting as I watched the game) and was shouting and fist pumping! She was almost cheering louder than me.

You know when non-football fans are shouting and cheering that there's something to that. You know the Patriot hate is strong when even diehard non-football fans are cheering your demise...

There's one guy that was all over DK Metcalf . I've been hoping for a big , physical WR and he can fly .
That and a ILBer that can actually stop the run . The Rams haven't had either one in years .
Hindsight is 20/20 , but the Rams had no way of knowing that Kupp and Woods would be #1 and #2.

Gotta start saving for that Tampa game...

AZRams said:

Forty years ago today the Rams punch the ticket to their first Super Bowl defeating Tampa Bay 9-0.

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My Grandfather took me to this game in Tampon. It was a late Christmas present surprise. My immediate family and I were back here in FL visiting for the Holidays. I was like 11 or 12 years old.

I remember that I made my own #1 foam finger thing out of some thick foam material my Grandpops had in his shop. The foam was white but I colored it with blue and yellow markers. I wrote "#1 Ram Fan" on it.

That old Tampon stadium sucked. That's the one that was nick named The Big Sombrero. It had long aluminum benches with numbers painted on them so you could tell where your seat was. Zero comfort provided.

I also remember that Tampon had on their creamsicle jerseys. I actually think those jerseys and their old logo are better than their current set-up.

There were some called back TDs or the game would have had a higher score.

I've been hating on the bucs ever since.

Jorgeh0605 said:

Ya'lls expectations are crazy wild. A very good guard in the NFL is a fulfilling all sorts of potential.

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The giant...more athletic song of a Hall of Famer? Crazy wild? Nah

Idk man. I get the worry about taking the dog to the vet and all that being expensive, but at the very least the dog will have a loving home (probably). It’s a better chance for a dog then wasting away at a shelter until it comes time to put it down because it hasn’t been adopted. Seems like an upgrade, even if it isn’t perfect.

Vikes have had quite the QB merry go round the past 5 years.

LesBaker said:

That's nearly unimaginable..........how can a team win games with that at QB?

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Shades of horrors past. The Rams defense making a mediocre QB look like a league MVP. It's time to

Dagonet said:

I seem to get banned everywhere.. lol Even RRF where I was a mod. lmao That said, I'm glad you came here. I may not be here much, as in the past on other forums (mainly due to work), but it's good to see good and civilized people here that can have a decent discussion. Meaning you. You my friend are no internet arm chair warrior. You are WYSIWYG. Yet you are civil and I appreciate that in being friends with you. Hope the New Year is most prosperous for you. Peace.

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What up Dag?
Thanks for them nice words man!
You have a good year and eat well too buddy (as you always do)
See you around soon...!

PhillyRam said:

Credit goes to Goff because he was among the leaders of being under pressure, but he did a great job of getting rid of the ball.

Most of his sack/fumbles were jailbreaks.

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Good summary from Nov and the offense struggles that defining month.

TexasRam said:

Go back to sleep. The Dream ends with The Niners losing by 40 points to the Ravens in the Super Bowl.

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Would be much happier if it would be the Vikings (Or, Packers/My 2nd Choice) losing to the Ravens by 40 points.

Eagles a much better second half team with Wentz. It would have been fun to see how they would have done with him playing. Eagles hung in there with a lot of backups.

Merlin said:

Rules change aside, how is it that refs are not aware of big game impact of those types of calls. If you're going to change momentum with a call it should be blatant, generally speaking.

If I ran the refs the lead for that crew would be answering the bell on that one. And guys like that, who don't have the awareness you want and ability to think in that situation, should not be playoff refs.

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They made the call according to the rules. I get people don't like it but that's the simple fact. Also there's this

Doesn’t look like much yet... brown sugar, maple, pineapple...

Then will bake hot ham/swiss/poppyseed/pineapple sandwiches out of that.

jetplt67 said:

I officiate HS, College and Semi-pro football. All levels are kept on the field (though HS is a different official and not very accurate)

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OK... I finally found it for the NFL

Game clock operators are hired by the league... but they live in the local geographic area of each stadium. It is the side judge's responsibility to keep an eye on the operation during the game. Replay CANNOT be used to check the clock operation (if that's the only thing in question) UNLESS it's the last play of either half.

What could go wrong with that. LOL

That's why there are still problems with it. Remember the Pittsburgh - San Diego clock fiasco a season or 2 ago when they let like 20 seconds run off on purpose. The league apologized for it after the fact... their response was basically that the side judge just didn't catch the mistake of the clock operator.

So yeah... they may be hired by the league. But they are not NFL officials and they live where the stadium is located. BTW... in the NFL... the stadium clock IS the official time.

So Ram said:

yeah - the funny thing is The Rams can’t trade him because of his huge contract. I wonder how he’d do passing a physical??

I’ts going to be a long off season. I talked to a local Rams fan today. He agree’s, so I’m not that far off my rocker .....

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Agree! I am certainly not an NFL General Manager but it does seem to me that trading Todd Gurley with his Salary and Health Issues/Concerns would be pretty difficult.

Riverumbbq said:

Love the western landscapes. Is Solitude inspired by your backyard to the High Sierra's ?

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Yep. We go hiking pretty much every weekend.

hotanez said:

I was with you till you said it doesn't matter if he can catch or run for 1 yard lol

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Well, he can always be coached up.