NFL Offseason Thread

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:58 pm

Video:

And that dispatcher in the audio is an asshole! Like, WTF.

Edit:

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:39 pm

I guess they decided "you're too stupid to know it didn't mean anything" was worth going with over the easier "he's too stupid to understand what it meant".

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 2:09 pm

For some people, this shit just literally comes down to "how rich are you and how much money do you not want to lose in taxes that would go to other people."

I just learned this past weekend that my wife and I's best couple friends that we had in ABQ, two awesome gay dudes, are Republican.

For 4 years we did so many outings, dinners, weekend hangouts, etc.. with them and their politics just never came up. My wife and I just assumed the entire time they were left leaning. But no. They are both well off and have wonderful lives, so they just want to keep their money.

Now does that translate exactly to what's here with Brady? I can't say, but it's absolutely not out of bounds to continue to ask him to clarify instead of what Breer said in this tweet which is exactly your point overall.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 2:15 pm

But, this was a pretty good couple of jokes though...

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:46 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 2:09 pm For some people, this shit just literally comes down to "how rich are you and how much money do you not want to lose in taxes that would go to other people."

I just learned this past weekend that my wife and I's best couple friends that we had in ABQ, two awesome gay dudes, are Republican.

For 4 years we did so many outings, dinners, weekend hangouts, etc.. with them and their politics just never came up. My wife and I just assumed the entire time they were left leaning. But no. They are both well off and have wonderful lives, so they just want to keep their money.

Now does that translate exactly to what's here with Brady? I can't say, but it's absolutely not out of bounds to continue to ask him to clarify instead of what Breer said in this tweet which is exactly your point overall.

You hit it on the head. The affluent Republicans I know will rationalize any racist, fascist shit, as long as it comes with lower taxes.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:54 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:46 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 2:09 pm For some people, this shit just literally comes down to "how rich are you and how much money do you not want to lose in taxes that would go to other people."

I just learned this past weekend that my wife and I's best couple friends that we had in ABQ, two awesome gay dudes, are Republican.

For 4 years we did so many outings, dinners, weekend hangouts, etc.. with them and their politics just never came up. My wife and I just assumed the entire time they were left leaning. But no. They are both well off and have wonderful lives, so they just want to keep their money.

Now does that translate exactly to what's here with Brady? I can't say, but it's absolutely not out of bounds to continue to ask him to clarify instead of what Breer said in this tweet which is exactly your point overall.
You hit it on the head. The affluent Republicans I know will rationalize any racist, fascist shit, as long as it comes with lower taxes.

You mean as long as it comes with lower taxes for the extremely wealthy. Under Trump's tax cuts, even the affluent paid higher taxes.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:01 pm

Lets be honest that the inexplicable social acceptance of "s/he just wants lower taxes" often serves as cover for the fact that they also enjoy the bigotry.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:11 pm

Fucking Brady is clearly in Ruth, Gretzky and Jordan territory.

("Fucking" for the fact that he has brutalized my Bills repeatedly).

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 5:39 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:54 pm
sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:46 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 2:09 pm For some people, this shit just literally comes down to "how rich are you and how much money do you not want to lose in taxes that would go to other people."

I just learned this past weekend that my wife and I's best couple friends that we had in ABQ, two awesome gay dudes, are Republican.

For 4 years we did so many outings, dinners, weekend hangouts, etc.. with them and their politics just never came up. My wife and I just assumed the entire time they were left leaning. But no. They are both well off and have wonderful lives, so they just want to keep their money.

Now does that translate exactly to what's here with Brady? I can't say, but it's absolutely not out of bounds to continue to ask him to clarify instead of what Breer said in this tweet which is exactly your point overall.
You hit it on the head. The affluent Republicans I know will rationalize any racist, fascist shit, as long as it comes with lower taxes.
You mean as long as it comes with lower taxes for the extremely wealthy. Under Trump's tax cuts, even the affluent paid higher taxes.

It also speaks to how toxic capitalism can get. I mean, to most of the Republicans I know Trump was a joke that would assuredly fade during the primaries, until he absolutely was worth throwing 100% of their weight behind.

Also, when gay people espouse a fuck them, I got mine ethos, where them are the very people who face looming revocations of their civil rights? That's a powerful level of denial.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:45 pm

Random aside: I didn't come up with this, but if one of you people who plays fantasy football this year needs a name: Critical Gase Theory.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:48 pm

Attn: Cole Beasley

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:04 pm

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:32 pm

Honest to God - Bills fans in the stadium (like most NFL fans would) are going to cheer louder for him than for Diggs or Josh Allen.

Guy is going to be a folk hero until the day he gets sick and takes half the offence down with him.

Mind you, a lot of fans in Buffalo would then claim it's some sot of league plot to keep the Bills from winning games.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:39 pm

Do gay Republicans really care about the right to marry? Even so, I think it's low on the list. They just want to be rich and fuck.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:03 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:32 pm Honest to God - Bills fans in the stadium (like most NFL fans would) are going to cheer louder for him than for Diggs or Josh Allen.

Guy is going to be a folk hero until the day he gets sick and takes half the offence down with him.

Mind you, a lot of fans in Buffalo would then claim it's some sot of league plot to keep the Bills from winning games.

I’d bet a dollar or two that Josh Allen never got vaccinated.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:36 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:39 pm Do gay Republicans really care about the right to marry? Even so, I think it's low on the list. They just want to be rich and fuck.

I mean, they're getting married. But I have no idea if they cared one way or the other.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:53 pm

I hope for their sake that the Bengals are vaccinated, because forfeiting games due to COVID seems right up their alley.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:16 pm

Wonder if Cole takes Cuban up on his offer now.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:52 pm

Someone said they're not going to pay players for lost games which seems like massive bullshit.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:04 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:52 pm Someone said they're not going to pay players for lost games which seems like massive bullshit.

Yeah that seems like a "you'll lose screen time" threat that you can't possibly follow through on if it ends up not working.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:08 pm

Here's the thread that cites it:

With the final tweet money shot:

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:52 pm

Taking a page out of the military leadership handbook.

Blanket punishments.

But this goes even further. At least I still get paid when everyone gets screwed over. With this? No one on either team gets paid?

Oooof. That's rough. Does the union agree to this? What happens if an outbreak occurs amongst vaccinated individuals?

This has the potential to do a lot of damage, on the field and off.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:54 pm

No chance in hell the non-payment makes it past the union and the attorneys.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:39 pm

NFL emptying the bag w/ big hammers. Good. Glad to see some organization put their foot down on anti-vax bullshit.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:49 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:54 pm No chance in hell the non-payment makes it past the union and the attorneys.

Would un-vaxxed players who miss games due to covid get approved?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:01 pm

Owner most likely to schedule a team bonding trip to a hospital to save some money?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:29 pm

Edit: Didn't realize Deandre is anti-vax.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:09 pm

Really cool looking:

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:32 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:54 pm No chance in hell the non-payment makes it past the union and the attorneys.

Umm, have you seen the union's ability to negotiate?

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:46 pm

Ring looks slightly off-center to me.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:08 pm

...looks like a cake that was decorated by somebody with a tremor

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:36 pm

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:46 pm Ring looks slightly off-center to me.

Right? It disconcerted me. I am disconcerted!

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:41 am

Well at least I feel a little less angry at the Texans trade today. What a fucking idiot.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:39 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:41 am Well at least I feel a little less angry at the Texans trade today. What a fucking idiot.

What was the trade? Nothing showing up on Google other than Watson expected to go to various teams.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:48 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:39 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:41 am Well at least I feel a little less angry at the Texans trade today. What a fucking idiot.
What was the trade? Nothing showing up on Google other than Watson expected to go to various teams.

The Hopkins trade from last year.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:31 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:29 pm

Judon is supposedly vaccinated, so while the union does suck, not sure why he's against this.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:43 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:48 pm
The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:39 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:41 am Well at least I feel a little less angry at the Texans trade today. What a fucking idiot.
What was the trade? Nothing showing up on Google other than Watson expected to go to various teams.
The Hopkins trade from last year.

I think Giff was referring to this.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:12 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:41 am Well at least I feel a little less angry at the Texans trade today. What a fucking idiot.

I read your post wrong, thought you were angry a trade me that happened today… i’d still be angry, but this made me feel good about deciding not to keep Hopkins in fantasy.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:13 pm

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:31 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:29 pm
Judon is supposedly vaccinated, so while the union does suck, not sure why he's against this.

Works as an evergreen post.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:34 pm

Further reading looks like it's more about his losing a paycheck if a game is forfeited.

also this is great