link?If he actually called Derek Carr a “whack-assed Trump supporter” my opinion of this whole thing changes big time.
I saw it too, but it was fake (from a fake account not a photoshop). Didn’t stop Peter king from re-tweeting it though.I saw it as a screen shot of an Ian Rappaport tweet I can’t find now. So it could definitely be fake.
Unsurprisingly, Peter King bit on the fake account.Sorry about that.
Shitty.Unsurprisingly, Peter King bit on the fake account.
How's it feel to be in the same company as Peter King?
Sorry. The judges were looking for "weird." Or "cool," if that's your thing.Shitty.
He should’ve worn it in the cryo chamber then.Maybe this is some kind of Disney movie scenario where his football powers come from his helmet?
Pretty tough to lose a PR battle to the NFL. GJGE, Antonio.Brown filed yet another grievance to wear the Air Advantage. This is such a selfish act at this point. The NFL is literally telling you it is not safe to wear. Fall in line or don't play. Period.
Better than losing a contract battle with the Raiders. It’s Rosenhaus calling these shots, the guy whose previous unhinged client was filmed doing sit-ups in a driveway, Mr. “Next Question.” He knows well that all the crazy needs to be channeled against the League. He’s terrified to get the very first five-day letter.Pretty tough to lose a PR battle to the NFL. GJGE, Antonio.
That’s worth fighting for is my guess. Just not with your team via preposterous retirement threats and no shows.I heard today through the grapevine that AB's problem with his helmet is that the different Schutt helmets he's tried cuts off his peripheral vision. This fight is literally over an inch of plastic.
I believe this was Brady's hesitation with the new helmets as well. I can't recall specifics but didn't he start last season (maybe just the preseason) with a newer model and then switch back?I heard today through the grapevine that AB's problem with his helmet is that the different Schutt helmets he's tried cuts off his peripheral vision. This fight is literally over an inch of plastic.
He switched back and forth between the Riddell SpeedFlex and his old VSR-4. He wore the SpeedFlex in a couple games as well IIRC but always switched back to the VSR-4.I believe this was Brady's hesitation with the new helmets as well. I can't recall specifics but didn't he start last season (maybe just the preseason) with a newer model and then switch back?
Would Oakland have any path to recoup his signing bonus if he decides to just retire? The more this goes on it sounds like he's just nuts (CTE?) or doesn't want to play and knows he'll lose this battle and can walk away.That’s worth fighting for is my guess. Just not with your team via preposterous retirement threats and no shows.
You make it sound like the NFL only cares about money and not player safety.Have him sign a waiver saying he can never sue the NFL for medical reasons down the road if he wants to wear the helmet they deem unsafe.
A waiver most likely would not hold up in court.Have him sign a waiver saying he can never sue the NFL for medical reasons down the road if he wants to wear the helmet they deem unsafe.
Its Peter King, and not a different Schutt helmet but a Vicis that Edelman and 200 others wear:I heard today through the grapevine that AB's problem with his helmet is that the different Schutt helmets he's tried cuts off his peripheral vision. This fight is literally over an inch of plastic.
Peripheral vision.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/19/kyler-murray-cardinals-antonio-brown-raiders-fmia-nfl-peter-king/Using a light to shine through the mask of the helmet and reflect onto a tool measuring the field of view, the Schutt helmet had a horizontal field of view of 210 degrees wide. The Vicis helmet had a 236-degree-wide field of view. The 26-degree improvement was a vision increase of 12 percent. The vertical vision was 40 degrees north to south in the Schutt model, 47 degrees north to south in the Vicis helmet—better by 18 percent in the newer helmet.
With guys like Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald notable outliers.I'm so glad he's Someone Else's Problem now. Incredibly talented, but it's almost impossible to be that self-motivated and driven without being maniacally self-absorbed.
I think Mayock drew the line on Sunday. If this affects anything regular season he’s getting a 5 day letter.With guys like Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald notable outliers.
That plus the bust rate in the first round keeps me happy with the Patriots’ usual approach — though Pitts routinely finds gems in lower grounds.
It’s like toddler training — you have to come a bit stern and you have to come early. Otherwise, they are running the house.
So far as I can tell, AB has basically run the house.
D'andre Hopkins and Julio Jones seem to show up and crush it without too much drama. Cooks, Woods, Thielen, Thomas, Diggs, Adams, Evans, Hilton, Allen, etc are also performers who don't do this insanity dance. Right now, it's really Odell Beckham and Antonio Brown who are the outliers, not the rest of the league.With guys like Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald notable outliers.
That plus the bust rate in the first round keeps me happy with the Patriots’ usual approach — though Pitts routinely finds gems in lower grounds.
It’s like toddler training — you have to come a bit stern and you have to come early. Otherwise, they are running the house.
So far as I can tell, AB has basically run the house.
Most of the fellows in his list were drafted in rounds after the first. Some of them represent amazing bargains — e.g., Hilton in the 3rd, Diggs in the 5th, Thielen undrafted. If any of them had the attitude, they had to check it at the door.I'm not as fluent in most of those names, how many of those guys are or were considered incredible athletic talents coming out of college? That's the big thing about AB, he wasn't that big, wasn't that fast, but he basically created himself through work. He wasn't considered anything special, being a 6th round pick. If Brady didn't exist you could talk about "best 6th rounder since" whatever.
I got the sense of insecurity, too. But it seemed that part of it was trying to be leader-y for the cameras. Another part of it struck me as him sensing that his team might suck or that Gruden is full of shit and just trying to overcompensate for his dread. He can't be thrilled that the new guy who is supposed to be a cornerstone for the offense seems barely present. But he can't show it, either.Derek Carr, to me, comes off as a cocky guy covering up his own insecurities, based perhaps on the nonsense story about his crying last year.
Really? I'm not really one for impressionists but his Chuck (and Chuckie) was spot on. Also pulling for Waller, seems like a really solid guy.Frank Caliendo was so bad, it was amazing.
It's a week of footage in one hour. So obviously they have their "filming" times and then much more practice time. But, yes, the cameras definitely bring out the shtick. And I say Caliendo was bad as a compliment. He's supposed to be ridiculous and he was and it was amazing, as I said. Sorry that wasn't clear.Really? I'm not really one for impressionists but his Chuck (and Chuckie) was spot on. Also pulling for Waller, seems like a really solid guy.
I spent a lot of the show trying to figure out whether they all hate AB or actually like him. The amount of schtick going on in front of the cameras makes me wonder how they get anything done in training camp. Gruden seemed to spend almost the entire game joking around with his players and shooting the breeze.
Not a huge deal, but what an embarrassment. Get yer shit together, 345 Park Ave. Jesus.The Raiders are playing the Packers in Winnipeg. There was an issue with the CFL goalposts (not sure exactly what) so they are treating it as an 80 yard field with no kickoffs, drives start at the 25. The “end zone “ starts at the marked 10 yard markers on the field, but the goal posts are beyond the field end zone line, so field goals are 10 yards longer. It’s weird.