Around the NFL (Preseason edition)

[MTK]

Let's not try to explain away the dog fighting/killing, it was inexcusable.

[Chico23231]

ugh...Kap, Vick. yucky topic. Just headache guys.


Changing it up...how about Scot MccCloughan joined twitter last week...and he's great.

https://twitter.com/MccloughanScot

Read through, good question/answers from him. Like a couple responses:

@MccloughanScot if you had the 1st pick in the draft, and could sign Kirk Cousins or draft a qb. What would you do?

Scot Mccloughan :

I'd take a pass rusher


Big fan Scot do you think the 2018 quarterback draft is similar to the 1983 QB draft/Who are the top QB's this year?


Scot Mccloughan

Yes...a lot of talent this year

During your years with the Skins who did u miss out on in the draft because he was taken right before u picked?

Scot Mccloughan

Ryan Kelly the center from Alabama

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by MTK

Let's not try to explain away the dog fighting/killing, it was inexcusable.

I wasn't, just giving a possible reason a few people don't find it as offensive as others do.

[skinsfaninok]

Jordan Matthews has a chip fracture in his sternum – ProFootballTalk

LOL that's like buying a lemon at the dealer... Man the Bills have the worst luck. I'd hate to be a fan of them. I live here now and I feel bad for the fans

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by mooby

That's all well and good, but the majority of people welcomed a sadistic dog murderer back into the league after a prison sentence. My point is, it's plainly obvious Kaep is being blackballed because owners know conservative white America (aka a decent proportion of every team's fanbase) doesn't like him. Is he a starter? Highly debatable. Is he better than half the backups in this league? Yes. This is the one rare instance where the talent isn't worth the headache. If he was a starter he'd be signed already.

Vick had Tony Dungy in is corner lobbying for him. Who does Kap have? His biggest supporter and the one person who got him to play at his very best is coaching in college.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Jordan Matthews has a chip fracture in his sternum – ProFootballTalk

LOL that's like buying a lemon at the dealer... Man the Bills have the worst luck. I'd hate to be a fan of them. I live here now and I feel bad for the fans

I think it is just bad luck, because I don't think Jordan Matthews was known to be an injury-prone player.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Don't try to bring right vs left in it.

Please tell me why Seattle owner Paul Allen and the Seahawks in a dreary liberal oasis section of the country passed on him?

Or the fact liberal San Fran a city where conservative speakers are routinely barred from speaking let him go ?

My apologies for bringing politics into it. Allen isn't bringing him in for the same reason every other team isn't bringing him in. They don't want the headache and/or the potential loss of profit.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by MTK

He's good enough to be on a roster, look at all the QB depth charts and tell me he's not good enough to be a #2 on several teams.

Maybe,IMHO on the CK thing. Yes it's money to the owners "collusion" no. Negative press without a doubt.MTK you might get mad but I think the fact that he isn't that good of a QB is he worth the time and aggravation and disruption to the team,no.The NFL is a private organization(a private company)if it wants to put a clause in my contract or the NFL Collective Bargaining agreement they can.I think rule #41 something (or around there) says conduct "detrimental to the League"can be punishable.If he wants to fight for a cause or beat his chest ...fine, all for it and is it his right,yes, on his own time,not someone else's.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by mooby

My apologies for bringing politics into it. Allen isn't bringing him in for the same reason every other team isn't bringing him in. They don't want the headache and/or the potential loss of profit.

No need for apologies, just tell me to piss off. I really wish someone would just sign him so I can stop hearing bout it.

I swear if Miami would have signed tebow last week over kap, the internet would have crashed.

[FlyerSkin]

Originally Posted by MTK

I'd be interested to see some hard numbers on what he truly cost the NFL.

Ratings are money over that period of time when viwership tanked, but I would like to see the numbers myself. Kap misplayed his hand badly. The fans are mostly white conservatives that go to games or watch to escape politics. Kap should have thought about this beforehand. He is better than a lot of the backups in the league, but he pissed off a lot of folks with his politics. I think he just has to wait a bit til he gets back in the league.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by FlyerSkin

Ratings are money over that period of time when viwership tanked, but I would like to see the numbers myself. Kap misplayed his hand badly. The fans are mostly white conservatives that go to games or watch to escape politics. Kap should have thought about this beforehand. He is better than a lot of the backups in the league, but he pissed off a lot of folks with his politics. I think he just has to wait a bit til he gets back in the league.

Ratings were already taking a hit unrelated to CK

[skinsfaninok]

Brandon Beane doesn’t want to hear that the Bills are tanking – ProFootballTalk

So the Jets and Bills have already threw in the towel... Miami has no QB..

PATS 15-1.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by MTK

Ratings were already taking a hit unrelated to CK

I heard a NFL license merchandise manufacture interview said his sales were down big time and their numbers indicated CK incident based on feedback was a factor.

[Bangee7]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

...
During your years with the Skins who did u miss out on in the draft because he was taken right before u picked?

Scot Mccloughan

Ryan Kelly the center from Alabama

wish we could've grabbed him...he's got to be better than what Long is doing.

I know Long is changing positions, but you hope at some point he starts to show a little more.

[MTK]

Long has been solid and is still improving