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12 votes
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Reforming the draft to The Larry David Rule: NFL changes we’d like to see
4 votes -
Louis Rees-Zammit’s rugby-to-NFL dream edges closer but huge obstacles remain
2 votes -
Buffalo Bills trade WR Stefon Diggs to Houston Texans
6 votes -
EA offering players $600 and a free game to appear in College Football 25
8 votes -
Should the Super Bowl stay in Las Vegas?
4 votes -
The Super Bowl and gambling are locked in a tight and dangerous embrace
26 votes -
Fake grass, real injuries? Dissecting the NFL’s artificial turf debate.
14 votes -
Kansas City Chiefs score game-winning touchdown to beat San Francisco 49ers in overtime
21 votes -
‘It’s a huge advantage’: Could soccer skills help decide the Super Bowl?
6 votes -
One big question for the twelve NFL playoff teams that didn’t make the Super Bowl
8 votes -
How to watch Super Bowl 2024: All the best streaming options
10 votes -
NFL reaches ‘major milestone’ with record nine minority head coaches in place for the 2024 season
10 votes -
Investigating the accuracy of college football recruiting rankings
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The NFL has never seen anything quite like the Philadelphia Eagles’ warp-speed collapse
13 votes -
Louis Rees-Zammit’s hasty ditching of Wales for NFL adventure is huge gamble
4 votes -
Alabama's Nick Saban retiring after seven national titles, most in major college football history
20 votes -
Tennessee Titans fired head coach Mike Vrabel, per sources
@Adam Schefter: Titans fired head coach Mike Vrabel, per sources.Vrabel led Tennessee to four consecutive winning seasons after arriving in 2018, but the Titans have experienced back-to-back frustrating seasons, finishing multiple games under .500 both times.
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Detroit Lions-Dallas Cowboys game ends in controversy as penalty thwarts Detroit's go-ahead two-point conversion
8 votes -
Here's what life was like in 1993, when Detroit Lions were last division champions
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The divided states of football: The changing face of America's favorite sport
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Seventeen years, zero losing seasons: Mike Tomlin’s coaching genius rumbles on
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Ghosts of the '72 Miami Dolphins
4 votes -
How are your fantasy teams doing?
Every other year besides this one I have suffered from several injuries on all of my teams, but this year I seem to have zero injuries on my two teams. I guess this is great considering I kept...
Every other year besides this one I have suffered from several injuries on all of my teams, but this year I seem to have zero injuries on my two teams. I guess this is great considering I kept Michael Thomas on my team a year or two ago when he was out for nearly the entire season, hoping he would come back and save my team (that didn't happen).
Anyways, just wanted to see if anyone else was doing as well as me, think I have a shot of winning this year which I've never done before.
6 votes -
The association between playing professional American football and longevity
7 votes -
Roger Goodell’s bald servility to NFL owners has made him filthy rich
7 votes -
Where will the NFL’s .500 teams wind up at the end of the season?
6 votes -
The Dallas Cowboys offense is broken. Is Mike McCarthy capable of fixing it?
5 votes -
The Green Bay Packers: Where fans rather than a billionaire are the owners
21 votes -
In a game of inches, the Philadelphia Eagles are taking a whole damn yard with the “Tush Push”
9 votes -
The New England Patriots have hit rock bottom, and there’s no easy way back up
12 votes -
NFL revises gambling policy to toughen ban for players who bet on own team
9 votes -
What do you think the NY Jets should do now?
I am super bummed about Aaron Rodgers' injury. I was rooting for him individually, but also it is sad for the Jets and the league as a whole. Do you have any suggestions for what the Jets should...
I am super bummed about Aaron Rodgers' injury. I was rooting for him individually, but also it is sad for the Jets and the league as a whole. Do you have any suggestions for what the Jets should do now? Just stay the course with Zach Wilson? Make a trade? Take someone off their couch?
13 votes -
Fantasy Football Week 2 discussion
Anyone have a TE I can have?
12 votes -
NFL lawsuit bombshell: 'If the Black players don’t like it here, they should go back to Africa and see how bad it is'
22 votes -
Aaron Rodgers injury update: New York Jets fear torn Achilles for star QB with MRI looming
15 votes -
Fantasy Football Week 1 thread
Thought I'd start a fantasy thread if anyone here plays. I'll create a new one Monday night for the following week if anyone is interest.
20 votes -
The NFL season opener is also the kickoff for the biggest gambling season ever
12 votes -
College football week 1 watch grid: The end has always been nigh
5 votes -
How Joe Burrow mastered the art of the easy play
9 votes -
Patriots, Packers suspend game after Isaiah Bolden injury
10 votes -
The history of the Minnesota Vikings | Part one: 1960s
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'Blind Side' subject Michael Oher alleges Tuohys made millions off lie
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Men in the arena: Can indoor football be revived in the US?
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Alex Highsmith, Pittsburgh Steelers agree to terms on four-year, $68 million extension
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RB contract value and labor rights
I've been keeping a finger on the pulse of analytics & contract valuation in the NFL for the last few years (as a fan, not related to my profession). Anyone else who has been of fan of this is...
I've been keeping a finger on the pulse of analytics & contract valuation in the NFL for the last few years (as a fan, not related to my profession). Anyone else who has been of fan of this is probably aware that we hit a pretty serious breaking point yesterday, as a handful of top-end RBs failed to reach deals with their respective teams resulting in them being franchise tagged. I was wondering what others thought about this whole fiasco.
My thoughts:
In one sense, this is simply effective roster management: RBs add little win probability by themselves (i.e., their production is largely a result of the offensive line and passing game), their age curve is poor (i.e., they're typically out of highly productive years by the end of their rookie deals), and they're easily replaced by rookie talent.
On the other hand, these guys take a beating to produce a product we all love. They spend some of their best years in the college system, where they do seem to add a lot of win probability, being totally uncompensated. They get to the NFL only to have their potential earnings suppressed by the rookie wage scale, then get franchise tagged guaranteeing they'll be SOL with respect to a deal with big fully-guaranteed cash.
What's the solution here? Assuming the draft is an efficient(-ish) market, adjusting the rookie pay scale for them will just cause teams to adjust their drafting behavior. Letting RBs arrive to the NFL sooner than everyone is something that the NCAA almost certainly won't allow without a vicious fight. Is there any hope for these guys?
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Minnesota Vikings rookie WR Jordan Addison cited for driving 140mph
13 votes -
Cincinnati Bengals to induct Boomer Esiason, Chad Johnson into Ring of Honor during Week 3 game vs. Rams
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DeAndre Hopkins signs two year deal with the Tennessee Titans
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Help me name the Tildes Fantasy Football League
I've been tasked with naming the Tildes Fantasy Football League. I am notoriously bad at naming things. My only idea is "League of A-holes" because the first vlog post introducing Tildes, Deimos...
I've been tasked with naming the Tildes Fantasy Football League. I am notoriously bad at naming things.
My only idea is "League of A-holes" because the first vlog post introducing Tildes, Deimos mentioned
Tildes will not be a victim of the paradox of tolerance; my philosophy is closer to "if your website's full of assholes, it's your fault".
But I don't really like it.
13 votes