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[Eurobolt]

someone else's cast-offs look better to you than our cast-offs?

We have signed Matt Slauson few years ago in 2nd wave of FA who was better than DF & FL together.

[chargeroo]

We have signed Matt Slauson few years ago in 2nd wave of FA who was better than DF & FL together.

You're right - good point
It can happen, but not too often.

[JPPT1974]

That is rare it happens. To get two for the price of one. Catch my drift.

[Velo]

Just a bit of trivia. Did you know that for most of the NFL's existence, it was a penalty to intentionally try to bat or strip the ball loose from the ball carrier? A fumble had to happen as a consequence of being tackled, it couldn't be intentionally forced by a defender. It took a long time for the NFL to accept forcing fumbles as a part of the game. The rule was changed in 2002.

[ghost]

bednarikgiffordsfolbwhebay.jpeg
'The anniversary the NFL does not celebrate.'


My doctor is a Giants fan and he had never heard this story. That's Concrete Chuck Bednarik, last two-way player in the NFL. Chuck played
C & LB for the Eagles and in 1962, Bednarik close-lined Frank Gifford.

Here's where things get weird....There was a fatal heart attack in the stands of a patron. The person was brought down out of the stands on a stretcher
and was placed where it could be wheeled to an ambulance. So the cart was waiting for the ambulance, just outside the Giants players entrance. A sheet
pulled over his head. HALFTIME. The Giants walked past the stretcher bearers and the cart.

Giant players started whispering: OMG. Bednarik killed Gifford.

P.S. Gifford didn't play again for 18 months.

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/sports/football/21anderson.html

[Topcat]

bednarikgiffordsfolbwhebay.jpeg
'The anniversary the NFL does not celebrate.'


My doctor is a Giants fan and he had never heard this story. That's Concrete Chuck Bednarik, last two-way player in the NFL. Chuck played
C & LB for the Eagles and in 1962, Bednarik close-lined Frank Gifford.

Here's where things get weird....There was a fatal heart attack in the stands of a patron. The person was brought down out of the stands on a stretcher
and was placed where it could be wheeled to an ambulance. So the cart was waiting for the ambulance, just outside the Giants players entrance. A sheet
pulled over his head. HALFTIME. The Giants walked past the stretcher bearers and the cart.

Giant players started whispering: OMG. Bednarik killed Gifford.

P.S. Gifford didn't play again for 18 months.


https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/s...1anderson.html

Ouch...yes, hard hit, but it was a clean tackle:

[Bolt-O]

Yep, nothing wrong with the tackle, more like a body slam than an clothesline. The picture and story is more iconic, and the video wasn't as violent as the injury...kind of like the fatal Dale Earnhardt crash.

[WindsorUK]

Now that Cleveland has signed Clowney for $10 million, anyone want to guess what Melvin Ingram gets?

[Maniaque 6]

8 millions ?

[gzubeck]

Just a bit of trivia. Did you know that for most of the NFL's existence, it was a penalty to intentionally try to bat or strip the ball loose from the ball carrier? A fumble had to happen as a consequence of being tackled, it couldn't be intentionally forced by a defender. It took a long time for the NFL to accept forcing fumbles as a part of the game. The rule was changed in 2002.

The only time I think this rule is unfair to the runner is when you have two defenders holding the runner and a third stripping the ball. Seen it a few times and thought it was a bit perverse when progress has been stopped. It would be different if one guy is tackling and the second guy is hitting the ball out. I would say it should be up to the ref to make a judgement call when there are more than two defenders engaged in the tackling!

:2cents:

[Bolt Dude]

Sheesh.
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[CTrout]

Now that Cleveland has signed Clowney for $10 million, anyone want to guess what Melvin Ingram gets?

They released DT Sheldon Richardson today. I usually dont join in on the "we should sgn him" whenever someone gets cut but Richardson is a solid player.
Our DL depth is awful. He would be an upgrade over anyone we have.