2012 NFL Off-Season Thread

[worstblogever]

I'm realizing that we only have about 400+ posts left in the 2011 Season Thread, and with 20 of the teams in the NFL already done for the year... off-season news has started. So for those teams getting their ducks in a row for next season, we might want to start chatting about them here.

Coaches have been fired, and more may follow in the coming days to discuss. Which means, there will be some interviews and names thrown around for those vacancies...

There's been some talk about soon-to-be-available free agents. I found this website that's tracked which players make up the 2012 Free Agent Class. Please do note, that link goes to the QBs, any other positions require further linking available from that page.

There's also, of course, the college football bowl season winding down, and we've had talk starting for the NFL draft, of which a lot of the Top 20 picks have been decided, and others will be resolved by coin flip. Which, I'll go ahead and include this OP with a link to the NFL.com 2012 Draft page, as well as ESPN's NFL Draft page for folks that like to hear Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. come up with a mock draft twice a week until April.

[DonC]

Here's hoping/praying that, one, Eric Steinbach gets healthy. Having a platoon of linemen trying to fill in for a Pro Bowler just killed our running game. Two, the Browns draft a freaking #1 receiver that isn't a bust. Colt McCoy can be a good QB. He just needs a team that doesn't lead the league in dropped passes.

[Cavemold]

I have no clue what the bears plan of thinking is now. I hope they hire outside of franchise . A fresh name would be great.. That said I hope the next GM isn't so stingy!

[Jabare]

Hey its the play off stop talking about the post season!!!! EDIT: Sorry thought this was the regular season thread, my mistake


Also someone please explain to me what Den can do to the Steelers. I want the Broncos to win, but every-time I play the game out in my mind they lose horribly. Anyone have any ideas how the Broncos win this game?

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Hey its the play off stop talking about the post season!!!!


Also someone please explain to me what Den can do to the Steelers. I want the Broncos to win, but every-time I play the game out in my mind they lose horribly. Anyone have any ideas how the Broncos win this game?

Ok I will tell you.

The Broncos can win this game by forcing turnovers on Rothlisberger. Big Ben is banged up . The 49ers defense forced 2-3 Ints from him. The Broncos need to force Ben into turnovers.

Offensively the weakest area is the passing game. The Broncos need to ground and pound the ball. They clearly can't throw and the Steelers are gonna stack the box and attack the outside. Tebow is gonna have to try and either complete short checkoff passes to his backs and WRs , and if he runs , go up the middle.

In all the Broncos can win the game. They can pound the ball 50+ times . But its important to not get into a passing game with the Steelers. Tebow will lose that clearly.

[Jabare]

Oops apologires I thought this was the regular thread. LOL the names were so similar I got confused.

Thanks for responding to my query SCWF

[worstblogever]

I have no clue what the bears plan of thinking is now. I hope they hire outside of franchise . A fresh name would be great.. That said I hope the next GM isn't so stingy!

Martz quit, to boot. Which, I think can only help. Martz had games this year where he took Chicago against teams with a weak rushing defense, and tried to throw the ball 50 times. Plus, there was the Roy Williams > Johnny Knox crap from around the training camp.

No Jerry Angelo, and keeping Lovie Smith seems like a start.

[Cavemold]

Martz quit, to boot. Which, I think can only help. Martz had games this year where he took Chicago against teams with a weak rushing defense, and tried to throw the ball 50 times. Plus, there was the Roy Williams > Johnny Knox crap from around the training camp.

No Jerry Angelo, and keeping Lovie Smith seems like a start.

Martz views running backs as WR I swear......Lovie is pretty good defensive coach but I felt he should of over rid some of the bears play calls this year oh well. Hes next on the chopping block if the bears have a bad year next year. This year wasn't really his fault. We need get a GM before the draft though.

[Adset]

seahawks have the cap space for matt flynn, and they're a quarterback away from being pretty good. do it.

[Cavemold]

seahawks have the cap space for matt flynn, and they're a quarterback away from being pretty good. do it.

That would be good pick. Also Justin Blackmon must be bear rain or shine!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol... I know its small chance... But he's like TO 2.0

[Sub-Zero MKA]

Dang, beaten to it.

[Cavemold]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mx4C...e_gdata_player

[DonC]

Aww, man. I thought Leaf was doing okay. Wasn't he coaching somewhere?

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Aww, man. I thought Leaf was doing okay. Wasn't he coaching somewhere?

Back in the mid 2000's Leaf had seemed to be moving towards being a QB Coach and was at a Division II school in Texas coaching. But he got in trouble there due to breaking into a players home for painkillers and now has again gotten in trouble for them. Leaf clearly needs to go into rehab and kick his addiction.

[FirestormTheNuclearMan]

The NFL commisioner might get rid of the Pro Bowl.

Tennessee Titans Jake Locker and Matt Hasselback will be competing for the starting job. I hope that Jake Locker wins it.

I saw recently on the NFL official website that Jets Coach Rex Ryan is through making bold predictions.