2016 NFL Off Season Thread

[Lineker]

Mississippi State's Chris Jones, a potential first-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, was arrested for driving with a suspended license Wednesday, according to the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office.

Free-agent offensive tackle Andre Smith confirmed Thursday that he's headed to the Vikings from the Bengals. Smith signed a one-year deal for $3.5 million that can be worth as much as $4.5 million, a source involved in the deal told NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport.

[The Buscher]

Donald Penn back to Oakland, Russell Okung to Denver.

After missing out on both I wouldn't be surprised if the Giants wind up going O-line in the first round for the 3rd time in 4 years (and the 2nd year in a row using a top 10 pick on the OL).

Really underwhelmed by most of the OL prospects though, would prefer to just go with another defensive upgrade or even WR and look for OL help in the 2nd or 3rd.

[Lineker]

Lance Dunbar agrees to one-year deal with Cowboys.

Darrelle Revis sidelined 2-3 months by wrist surgery.

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday that Chris Johnson has chosen to return to the Cardinals on a one-year deal worth $3 million, per a source involved with negotiations. The team later confirmed that both sides have agreed to terms. Rapoport also reported Johnson turned down nearly double that amount from another team, said to be Miami.

Christine Michael has re-signed with Seattle Seahawks.

2016 playing rules proposals:

The following is a list of playing rules proposals for the 2016 season. Click here to see the full breakdown of the rules proposals.

1. By Competition Committee; Permanently moves the line of scrimmage for Try kicks to the defensive team's 15-yard line, and allows the defense to return any missed Try.

2. By Competition Committee; Permits the offensive and defensive play callers on the coaching staffs to use the coach-to-player communication system regardless of whether they are on the field or in the coaches' booth.

3. By Competition Committee; Makes all chop blocks illegal.

4. By Competition Committee; Disqualifies a player who is penalized twice in one game for certain types of unsportsmanlike conduct fouls.

5. By Competition Committee; Changes the spot of the next snap after a touchback resulting from a free kick to the 25-yard line.

6. By Baltimore; to amend Rule 5, Sections 3, Articles 1 and 2 (Changes in Position) to require players to wear jersey vests with numbers appropriate for their positions.

7. By Baltimore; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Articles 1, 4, and 5 (Instant Replay) to provide each team with three challenges and expand reviewable plays.

8. By Buffalo; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Articles 1, 4, and 5 (Instant Replay) to permit a coach to challenge any official's decision except scoring plays and turnovers.

9. By Carolina; to amend Rule 8, Section 2, Article 1 (Intentional Grounding) to expand the definition of intentional grounding.

10. By Kansas City; to amend Rule 14, Section 2, Article 1 (Half-distance Penalty) to add penalty yards to the distance needed to gain a First Down.

11. By Kansas City; to amend Rule 8, Section 1, Article 2 (Legal Forward Pass) to prohibit quarterbacks from falling to the ground, getting up, and throwing a forward pass.

12. By Minnesota; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 1 (Coaches' Challenge) to eliminate the requirement that a team be successful on each of its first two Instant Replay challenges in order to be awarded a third challenge.

13. By Washington; to amend Rule 16, Section 1, Articles 1, 4, 6 and 7 (Overtime procedures) to eliminate overtime periods in preseason games.

14. By Washington; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 4 (Reviewable Plays) to subject personal foul penalties to Instant Replay review.

15. By Washington; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 1 (Coaches' Challenge) to eliminate the requirement that a team be successful on each of its first two Instant Replay challenges in order to be awarded a third challenge.

16. By Competition Committee; Expands the horse collar rule to include when a defender grabs the jersey at the name plate or above and pulls a runner toward the ground.

17. By Competition Committee; Makes it a foul for delay of game when a team attempts to call a timeout when it is not permitted to do so.

18. By Competition Committee; Eliminates the five-yard penalty for an eligible receiver illegally touching a forward pass after being out of bounds and re-establishing himself inbounds, and makes it a loss of down.

19. By Competition Committee; Eliminates multiple spots of enforcement for a double foul after a change of possession.

[Lint]

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The following is a list of playing rules proposals for the 2016 season. Click here to see the full breakdown of the rules proposals.

1. By Competition Committee; Permanently moves the line of scrimmage for Try kicks to the defensive team's 15-yard line, and allows the defense to return any missed Try.

2. By Competition Committee; Permits the offensive and defensive play callers on the coaching staffs to use the coach-to-player communication system regardless of whether they are on the field or in the coaches' booth.

3. By Competition Committee; Makes all chop blocks illegal.

4. By Competition Committee; Disqualifies a player who is penalized twice in one game for certain types of unsportsmanlike conduct fouls.

5. By Competition Committee; Changes the spot of the next snap after a touchback resulting from a free kick to the 25-yard line.

6. By Baltimore; to amend Rule 5, Sections 3, Articles 1 and 2 (Changes in Position) to require players to wear jersey vests with numbers appropriate for their positions.

7. By Baltimore; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Articles 1, 4, and 5 (Instant Replay) to provide each team with three challenges and expand reviewable plays.

8. By Buffalo; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Articles 1, 4, and 5 (Instant Replay) to permit a coach to challenge any official's decision except scoring plays and turnovers.

9. By Carolina; to amend Rule 8, Section 2, Article 1 (Intentional Grounding) to expand the definition of intentional grounding.

10. By Kansas City; to amend Rule 14, Section 2, Article 1 (Half-distance Penalty) to add penalty yards to the distance needed to gain a First Down.

11. By Kansas City; to amend Rule 8, Section 1, Article 2 (Legal Forward Pass) to prohibit quarterbacks from falling to the ground, getting up, and throwing a forward pass.

12. By Minnesota; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 1 (Coaches' Challenge) to eliminate the requirement that a team be successful on each of its first two Instant Replay challenges in order to be awarded a third challenge.

13. By Washington; to amend Rule 16, Section 1, Articles 1, 4, 6 and 7 (Overtime procedures) to eliminate overtime periods in preseason games.

14. By Washington; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 4 (Reviewable Plays) to subject personal foul penalties to Instant Replay review.

15. By Washington; to amend Rule 15, Section 2, Article 1 (Coaches' Challenge) to eliminate the requirement that a team be successful on each of its first two Instant Replay challenges in order to be awarded a third challenge.

16. By Competition Committee; Expands the horse collar rule to include when a defender grabs the jersey at the name plate or above and pulls a runner toward the ground.

17. By Competition Committee; Makes it a foul for delay of game when a team attempts to call a timeout when it is not permitted to do so.

18. By Competition Committee; Eliminates the five-yard penalty for an eligible receiver illegally touching a forward pass after being out of bounds and re-establishing himself inbounds, and makes it a loss of down.

19. By Competition Committee; Eliminates multiple spots of enforcement for a double foul after a change of possession.

#6 is pure salt by Baltimore after New England got that play by them last year.  There is nothing more to it then that.  Deadspin broke it down as, basically, a player that reports "eligible" would have to put on a temporary eligible number to show it...ie put on a red scrimmage jersey for that play

[Chris2K]

10. By Kansas City; to amend Rule 14, Section 2, Article 1 (Half-distance Penalty) to add penalty yards to the distance needed to gain a First Down.

 

That makes a lot of sense, but I still think something needs to be done in a similar nature for defensive penalties in their own red zone. Maybe its because the Aqib Talib penalty from the Super Bowl is still on my mind, but it does seem unfair that a defender can deliberately give away a penalty inside the five yard line knowing it will cost 2.5 yards at the most.

[Lineker]

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Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker was critically injured in a dirt bike crash in Southeast Florida on Thursday night, the Ravens announced.

Walker, 23, was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami in critical condition, the team said.

"This is devastating news," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said in a statement. "Our prayers and hopes are with Tray and his family tonight."

The Miami-Dade police department added further details in a press release.

"Walker was heading westbound on Northwest 75th Street on a Honda dirt bike with no lights and wearing dark clothing when he collided with a Ford Escape heading southbound on Northwest 21st Avenue at approximately 7:50 p.m.," the release stated.

Walker, selected 136th overall out of Texas Southern by the Ravens in the 2015 NFL Draft, appeared in eight games last season. He played mostly on special teams.

A native of Miami, Walker attended Miami Northwestern High School.

[Meacon Keaton]

#11 is a stupid proposal. If you want to say a quarterback can't fall down and then throw it, you should just go full-on college and say whenever someone falls down, they're down. I don't want to see that in the NFL, wish it'd change in the college game, but you can't just single out the quarterback there.

[Maxx]

Its come out that this is what Chip Kelly offered the Titans for Mariota last year.

• A 2015 first rounder (20th overall)
• A 2016 first rounder (would have been 13th overall)
• A 2015 second rounder (47th overall)
• Any quarterback on the roster
• Any defensive player on the roster

If true, I don't know which party is a bigger idiot, Kelly for offering or the Titans for not jumping all over that.

[Lineker]

Wow. Even if it meant ending up with someone like Sanchez under centre, that's a crazy deal. They could have gone for Hundley or someone further down in the draft, too.

Dumb Titans.

[Meacon Keaton]

And gotten Fletcher Cox from the defensive side.

I think both sides are equally stupid.

[gunnar hendershow]

Wow, Tennessee should have said "yes!" the moment that offer came through.

[Lineker]

Peyton Manning is getting a statue. Just weeks after Manning announced his retirement from the NFL, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay announced Friday that the team will begin construction on a Manning statue which will sit outside Lucas Oil Stadium, a modern downtown complex that Manning helped build over his time with the Colts. The team will also retire No. 18.

[DMN in the House]

1 hour ago, Maxx said:

Its come out that this is what Chip Kelly offered the Titans for Mariota last year.

• A 2015 first rounder (20th overall)
• A 2016 first rounder (would have been 13th overall)
• A 2015 second rounder (47th overall)
• Any quarterback on the roster
• Any defensive player on the roster

If true, I don't know which party is a bigger idiot, Kelly for offering or the Titans for not jumping all over that.

That's not quite as good as the Herschel Walker deal, but, damn, I would take that in an heart beat.

Resigning Penn shows the Raiders are serious. I honestly think that the AFC West is ripe for the taking, and with the additions they've made, they should be the favorite, due to Denver's QB issues.

[The Buscher]

Russell Okung's contract contains zero guaranteed money.  So he basically decided to take a long-term, big money contract over a lesser deal that at least included some guranteed money.

I mean, I guess I have to applaud him for being willing to bet on himself like that but for a guy with his injury history it probably would have been better for him to guarantee himself some sort of income.  He could shred his knee in training camp and wind up never making another cent in the NFL.  Very risky.

[The Buscher]

Tray Walker has passed away. . Fuck.  RIP

[TCO]

Wasn't Bradford on the roster then too? So him, Cox and all them picks? 

Wow.

[Lineker]

Former Washington running back Alfred Morris is visiting Dallas on Monday, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported. 

Former Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers running back Donald Brown signed with the Pats, the team announced on Friday. Brown's new contract is for one year, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported, via a source involved in the deal.

[Maxx]

1 hour ago, Lineker said:

Former Washington running back Alfred Morris is visiting Dallas on Monday, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported. 

Former Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers running back Donald Brown signed with the Pats, the team announced on Friday. Brown's new contract is for one year, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported, via a source involved in the deal.

 

[munky]

Apparently the NFL doesn't want us to see that video here.

[Meacon Keaton]

Of course not. They aren't making money off of it.