but he may be penciled in as a starter. At very least someone who can backup
Turner and whoever ends up being the DE


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UFL - Week 1 Schedule​

SATURDAY
Sat., March 30, 1 p.m., Birmingham Stallions at Arlington Renegades, Fox

Sat., March 30, 4 p.m., St. Louis Battlehawks at Michigan Panthers, Fox

SUNDAY
Sun., March 31, 12 p.m., D.C. Defenders at San Antonio Brahmas, ESPN

Sun., March 31, 3 p.m., Memphis Showboats at Houston Roughnecks, ESPN



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I have never done one but appreciate the effort guys. That said I have become addicted to pro football networks simulator (which is pretty realistic)


I traded back up for Trice who might be the best pass rusher in this draft and stuck whenever a player I see as potentially starting was in the pool. The sim is a little too generous so I don’t doubt 1 or 2 of these picks wouldn’t materialise but even so!

I have been saying that there is fantastic value mid 2 to round 3 and hopefully you can see why. I didn’t always get the player I wanted but there were always other good options. Once the run on tackles finished there wasn’t much left after pick 36. There I took the best player IMO. Wright was the best value and available because most teams are set at RB so there were plenty of good players at that position into round 4

...for a 3rd round pick. There goes that option although I don't think he was in our plans. No way to afford to extend him without a Stafford restructure/extension. On to the draft, keeping my fingers crossed for Latu, even if a minor trade up.

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Greetings! Thought it could be fun to use profootballnetworks Mock Draft simulator for post FA. Or, if you’re rich and subscribe to PFF, theirs works too!

So, I’d like to see all of you guys do it too. Rules are simple. Trades are acceptable, but refreshing the page/starting over not. Just one and done, just like on draft day. You get to play GM with the way the draft falls.

Post em here!

Looks like Joe Milton had a pretty good one

A 4.55 at 6'5 240.... huge arm

The Rams solidified several key spots in free agency, primarily their offensive line. Now, their attention turns to a defense that finished last in the NFL in coverage grade and just saw an all-time legend, Aaron Donald, retire. Kobie Turner is an excellent player inside who can at least partially fill Donald’s shoes, but the Rams edge group ranked 30th in overall grade last season.

On the backend, Los Angeles still needs more talent, even after adding solid veterans like Darious Williams, Kamren Curl and Tre'Davious White. The Rams could still look at the cornerback draft class early while filling in a thin linebacker room in the middle rounds of the draft.

I’m starting to think that the answer is “any offensive player.”

Don’t kid yourself, though… it could DEFINITELY happen.

I believe that Sean McVay is trying to build an elite, dominant offense, and may be willing to go with a largely young, no-name, defensive squad to accomplish that goal.

So… if there is a top WR, OT, or even a certain TE from Georgia on the board at #19, many fans may find the Rams’ pick… in a word…OFFENSIVE!

This was a throwaway question by Gutfeld as he went to commercial break that I thought was interesting. What did I used to do before I bought my first computer in 1997?
1. I read a lot of books (mostly Louis LaMour). I "found" Charles Dickens in an earnest attempt to understand every word that I skipped over in High School. I sat with the book and an almost unabridged dictionary, understanding the meaning of every sentence of "A Tale of Two Cities" more completely. Mr. Dickens was one of the funniest authors I have ever read and the shame is that most High Schoolers who are forced to read his books never understand that due to a barrier of antiquated language.
2. I used to watch a lot of network television and the History Channel back when the subject matter was actually History.
3. I worked mostly on an extra board (Union Job) for Greyhound where I had to be ready for an an 8 hour turn...I really had very little extra time for any normal things like drinking a beer, unless it was right after work. So I'd drive all night from Redding, CA or Boise, Idaho and get to Portland, OR to crack open a Berry Hefweisen beer at 7am. I'd drink 3-5 of them before hitting the sac. I'd also watch Headline News or CNBC to see how my stocks/mutual fund were doing simultaneously...
4. Watched the Rams when they played the Seahawks when not working.
5. Read the Newspaper very contentedly.

So what did you do before the Internet Age?

2024-2025 NFL Regular Season Win Totals​

Earlier in March, DraftKings Sportsbook released 2024-25 NFL win totals for the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers. But on Tuesday, March 26th, the prominent sportsbook posted numbers for all 32 NFL teams. With the NFL offseason in full swing, you now have a good idea of what these teams will look like when we get to Week 1 of the new season. With that in mind, you can probably find some decent value when looking at the Over/Under markets below. However, keep in mind that we haven’t yet gotten to the 2024 NFL Draft. That will provide some of these teams with another infusion of talent. At VSiN, we have been talking about these teams since the end of overtime in Super Bowl LVIII. So, make sure you check out our content to find out how you should be betting some of these totals. And continue to tune in over the next few weeks. We’ll be talking about draft landing spots and how some rookies will impact their new teams.

AFC East Season Win Totals​

Buffalo Bills – 10.5 (-145/+120)

Miami Dolphins – 10.5 (+125/-145)

New England Patriots – 4.5 (-125/+105)

New York Jets – 9.5 (+125/-150)

AFC North Season Win Totals​

Baltimore Ravens – 11.5 (+110/-135)

Cincinnati Bengals – 10.5 (-120/+100)

Cleveland Browns – 8.5 (+115/-135)

Pittsburgh Steelers – 8.5 (-105/-115)

AFC South Season Win Totals​

Houston Texans – 9.5 (-110/-110)

Indianapolis Colts – 8.5 (+110/-135)

Jacksonville Jaguars – 8.5 (-125/+105)

Tennessee Titans – 5.5 (-130/+110)

AFC West Season Win Totals​

Denver Broncos – 5.5 (-140/+115)

Kansas City Chiefs – 11.5 (-110/-110)

Las Vegas Raiders – 6.5 (-135/+115)

Los Angeles Chargers – 8.5 (-160/+130)

NFC East Season Win Totals​

Dallas Cowboys – 10.5 (+100/-120)

New York Giants – 6.5 (+115/-135)

Philadelphia Eagles – 10.5 (+110/-135)

Washington Commodes – 7.5 (+125/-145)

NFC North Season Win Totals​

Chicago Bears – 8.5 (-135/+115)

Detroit Lions – 10.5 (-105/-115)

Green Bay Packers – 10.5 (+130/-155)

Minnesota Vikings – 6.5 (-135/+110)

NFC South Season Win Totals​

Atlanta Falcons – 10.5 (+115/-140)

Carolina Panthers – 4.5 (-125/+105)

New Orleans Saints – 7.5 (-120/+100)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 8.5 (+125/-150)

NFC West Season Win Totals​

Arizona Cardinals – 6.5 (-110/-110)

Los Angeles Rams – 8.5 (-110/-110)

San Francisco 49ers – 11.5 (+125/-150)

Seattle Seahawks – 7.5 (-110/-110)

Don't think we have a new one of these yet? Sorry if we do and can merge. Anyway, thought I'd start this off with some good news from Higbeast.

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- NFL owners approved a massive revamp of the kickoff play Tuesday, opting for a format that originated in the XFL after three days of discussions at the league's annual meeting.

The new alignment rules represent the most significant on-field rule change for the NFL in years and is designed to reverse more than a decade of declining return rates while also lowering concussion rates. In essence, the format will move the majority of the kicking and return teams downfield to minimize high-speed collisions. It will go into effect for one year only in anticipation of possible tweaks over time.

During the 2024 season, kickers will continue to kick from the 35-yard line, but the other 10 players on the kickoff team will line up at the receiving team's 40-yard line. At least nine members of the return team will line up in a "setup zone" between the 35- and 30-yard line. Up to two returners can line up in a "landing zone" between the goal line and the 20-yard line.

No one other than the kicker and returner(s) can move until the ball hits the ground or a player inside the landing zone. Touchbacks will be marked at the 30-yard line, and no fair catches will be allowed. In the event a team wants to attempt an onside kick, it will have to inform officials of its intent and would then be allowed to use the NFL's traditional formation. No surprise onside kicks will be allowed.

The proposal follows the structure and philosophy of the XFL version with a slight shift in where the players are aligned. In the XFL, they lined up farther downfield, between the returning team's 30- and 35-yard lines. More than 90% of kickoffs were returned during the XFL's two seasons. NFL special teams coaches who participated in designing the NFL version of this format are hoping for a return rate of at least 80% in 2024.

The reason for the change is clear. In its efforts to reduce concussions on kickoffs, the NFL over the past 15 seasons has implemented rule changes designed to reduce returns. It moved the kickoff from the 30-yard line to the 35-yard line, outlawed wedge and double-team blocks and in 2023 created a rule that allowed a fair catch to be spotted at the 25-yard line.

Touchback rates dramatically increased over that period, and the return rate fell to a league-record 21.7% in 2023. The number of concussions dropped as well, but only in parallel with the decrease in returns. The rate of concussions per kickoff, according to league officials, has remained relatively constant.

Speaking before the vote, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said he was in favor.

"You felt like that took a significant amount of plays out of the game, and those were from special teams. And you don't make it up really anywhere else. And so, we put an emphasis on it. So, I believe in it."

On Monday, owners approved three other rule changes:

• A prohibition of the swivel hip drop tackle technique.
• Allowing teams to receive a third challenge after one successful challenge. Previously, teams had to be successful on two challenges to receive a third. The proposal was submitted by the Lions.
• If there is a double foul during a down in which there is a change or changes of possession, including if one of the fouls is a post-possession foul by a team during a scrimmage kick, the team last gaining possession will keep the ball after enforcement for its foul, provided it did not foul before last gaining possession.

Terrible!

@ 1:20 you can see a ship-wide power outage.
@ 2:20 the power comes back on.
@ 2:30 you can see smoke start to billow out.
@ 5:33 it hits the bridge and the bridge collapses.

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I thinl 8 1/2 wins is off by 1 - 1 1/ 2 games.

My god I'm so sick of Deion at this point. They should be concentrating on making sure Shedeur actually plays well enough (and maybe actually win something worth bragging about) this year to even be considered a 1st round pick let alone a #1 overall pick. Right now I'm not sure Shedeur is even a day 3 pick if he was in this year's draft. Not to mention I'm guessing he's got Deion's entitlement issues that I wouldn't even want on my team if he was worthy of a #1 overall pick.


Deion Sanders issues warning about 2025 NFL draft: `It's gonna be an Eli'

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has fired a warning shot about what might go down in the 2025 NFL draft.

His top players might refuse to play for certain NFL teams, sort of like how quarterback Eli Manning refused to play for the San Diego Chargers in 2004. The Chargers selected Manning with the No. 1 pick that year but then soon traded him to the New York Giants. Next year, Sanders’ quarterback son at Colorado, Shedeur, is expected to be a top pick, along with Colorado’s two-way star Travis Hunter.

“I know where I want them to go,” Sanders said recently on the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast.. “So It’s certain cities that ain’t gonna happen… It’s gonna be an Eli.”

Sanders predicted Shedeur or Hunter would be selected No. 1 overall next year, with the other one getting picked no later than fourth overall.

He didn’t say which teams he didn't want to draft his players but is known to be fond of Atlanta and Dallas, among other cities. Sanders played in both cities during his own NFL career. Atlanta, he said, was the “first time I saw Black people in positions of authority,” which he said “blew my mind."

Sanders, 56, previously said in a separate interview with host Chris Russo on SiriusXM that he didn’t want Shedeur “going nowhere cold.”

“He grew up in Texas,” Sanders said then. “He played in Jackson (Mississippi), played in Colorado. Season’s over before it gets cold in Colorado. I’m just thinking way ahead. I don’t want that for him.”

Hunter, a cornerback and receiver, is expected to forgo his remaining college eligibility to turn pro after the 2024 season. Shedeur Sanders has recovered from a back injury and is heading into his final college year in Boulder. The Buffaloes play their annual intrasquad spring game on April 27 before opening the season Aug. 31 at home against North Dakota State.

NFL has banned the hip-drop tackle.

One more thing the defense can't do to stop a play. Just put the flags on and get it over with.

Great podcast some cool inside stories by Big Whit.


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Hey guys,

The ladies PGA is stopping at a golf course next week that's only 6 miles down the road from where I live (Seville Golf Club in Gilbert, AZ March 28-31). I've never been to a golf tournament as a spectator, neither PGA or LPGA.

Anyone willing to share if going to watch a PGA event is worth it? I'm concerned it may be pretty boring after a few minutes. I want to take my son, but scared if it's boring.

My son and I do golf, so we are thinking it would be cool to see what a "professional" looks like in person; their swing, distance, etc. That's our main interest for wanting to go.

Anyway, if anyone has any feedback about going to a golf tournament, if it's worth it, best ways to watch when there, etc. I would appreciate it!