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I've made my thoughts on the Pat's helmet color/design known time and time again, but looking at these I think I have landed on the fact that I like prefer team helmets that have white as a base color, particularly a white cream base. I am thinking of all the alternative or older helmets that use a white base:

Pat Patriot > Flying Elvis
Bill Parcells era Jests > any of that Gang Green shit
Dallas throwbacks > silver
Bill's current > red
Rams white horn > yellow horn
Broncos "Snowcapped" alt > regular
Chargers current > 1990s navy blue
Browns alternate white w/brown and orange stripes >>>>> all orange
Bucs creamsicle > pewter (barely)

A few notable exceptions:
Oilers baby blue > 1980/90s white
Eagles green helmet with white wings > Eagles green wings on white helmet, though new style helmets with face mask that have bars over the brow are pretty good. On the 1970s Eagles helmets the green wings look like accentuated eyebrows
Bengals orange = white; I prefer white over orange, but the we may as well call them the Zebras when they wear white helmets with black stripes.
 

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I've made my thoughts on the Pat's helmet color/design known time and time again, but looking at these I think I have landed on the fact that I like prefer team helmets that have white as a base color, particularly a white cream base. I am thinking of all the alternative or older helmets that use a white base:

Pat Patriot > Flying Elvis
Bill Parcells era Jests > any of that Gang Green shit
Dallas throwbacks > silver
Bill's current > red
Rams white horn > yellow horn
Broncos "Snowcapped" alt > regular
Chargers current > 1990s navy blue
Browns alternate white w/brown and orange stripes >>>>> all orange
Bucs creamsicle > pewter (barely)

A few notable exceptions:
Oilers baby blue > 1980/90s white
Eagles green helmet with white wings > Eagles green wings on white helmet, though new style helmets with face mask that have bars over the brow are pretty good. On the 1970s Eagles helmets the green wings look like accentuated eyebrows
Bengals orange = white; I prefer white over orange, but the we may as well call them the Zebras when they wear white helmets with black stripes.
I mostly agree but I’m a sucker for the 80s Jets logo we brought back especially on the white uni. I love that shit but that’s the logo I fell in love with so it could be nostalgia.

I think I like Dallas Silver and Browns Orange also.
 

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I mostly agree but I’m a sucker for the 80s Jets logo we brought back especially on the white uni. I love that shit but that’s the logo I fell in love with so it could be nostalgia.

I think I like Dallas Silver and Browns Orange also.
I don't like the Jets but that is by far their best uniform. They screwed them up in the 90s when they added the black trim and facemasks. Just the green and white were clean and perfect, calling up images of Wesley Walker streaking down the sidelines to beat Marino's Dolphins in one of the greatest games I've ever seen.

View: https://youtu.be/lN0qiHMPkQA?si=i8vvk8CbgtLOdG13
 

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Boooooo! Having a guy eyeball something from 50 feet away and then measuring it down to the inch has always been one of my favorite bits of absurdity that is just accepted in sport.
The other sort of goofy thing with football is that the center sometimes moves the ball a little bit when getting ready to snap it - not by much, mind you, but we have all this drama and consequences and everything in this 'game of inches' and then the center might move it back a few inches before snapping it.
 

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Reports are that Dallas may end up having to pay $60m a year for Dak. Suddenly the Mahomes monster contract is going to look like a hell of a bargain.
 

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I find it amusing when owners put themselves into the ring of honor or whatever.
Perhaps the owner didn't put himself in?

"Both of the franchise icons were recently surprised regarding their inductions and their reactions were released by the team on social media. As it relates to Blank, he was under the belief that he was going to see the team's new draft pick but was instead met with the news of his enshrinement. "

Not sure I believe that, but whatever.
 

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Perhaps the owner didn't put himself in?

"Both of the franchise icons were recently surprised regarding their inductions and their reactions were released by the team on social media. As it relates to Blank, he was under the belief that he was going to see the team's new draft pick but was instead met with the news of his enshrinement. "

Not sure I believe that, but whatever.
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Perhaps the owner didn't put himself in?

"Both of the franchise icons were recently surprised regarding their inductions and their reactions were released by the team on social media. As it relates to Blank, he was under the belief that he was going to see the team's new draft pick but was instead met with the news of his enshrinement. "

Not sure I believe that, but whatever.
Probably an independent counsel of elders who aren't on the Falcons payroll

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https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40420945/sources-chiefs-expected-release-isaiah-buggs-arrests

The Chiefs are releasing Isaiah Buggs after his recent arrests.

Clearly a sign that they take potentially criminal matters seriously. LOL

Frank Clark - kept following multiple arrests. Why? Because he was really good.
Tyreek Hill - kept following domestic abuse charges. Why? Because he was (is) really good.

Boggs isn't that kind of player, so.... see ya.
That’s kind of the way it always goes in the NFL. Fringe players with legal issues end up unemployed a lot more often than quality players

Pat Chung and Duron Harmon stayed employed after their arrests. Nick Kaczur and Kevin Faulk as well. Willie Andrews, Montee Ball and Brandon Spikes (washed up at that point) weren’t so lucky and got cut almost immediately folllwing their off field issues.

Absent something crazy like Hernandez, just about every team in the league is going to look the other way if the player’s talent level is sufficient. Leonard Little, Aldon Smith and Adrian Peterson continued to find work after their transgressions because they had elite talent. Ray Rice is one of the few guys who was a high profile player that never got another shot after his DV but he was also awful the last time he was on the field.
 

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Jesus, hit by a drunk driver and went off the road. What a stupid thing.
That's one reason why I was always told 'nothing good happens after midnight.' Even if you yourself are simply minding your business, a high proportion of folks you encounter on the road are not in great shape at 3am. Whether by substances, exhaustion, etc. Sad story, hope his family can get some of his rookie salary.
 

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His car was absolutely mangled. I won’t post the photos but it looks like the other car must have been going extremely fast. Poor kids and their families.
 

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Just pay your fucking taxes dude.
Beyond this, it reflects pretty (really) poorly on him. These are only "strategies" if you call borderline fraud (and I only say borderline because the IRS is unlikely to ever assert such a claim and just live on substantial underpayment penalties instead) a strategy. I am not surprised that the Bears wanted nothing to do with it. Everyone knows what a #1 pick QB is going to be paid; you can't make compensation a loan just because you want to.

Really fucking stupid quite frankly; to the extent that the IRS is watching (and they do pay some level of attention to high level athletes), hes likely putting a blaring red flag on himself. The space athletes have to do planning is with their marketing deals and hes likely just raised his profile for anything he does there for something that was never going to work. GJGE.
 

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I guess I'm too cynical to get excited about this. Many around here routinely refer to a team's play as a "product," reinforcing the shared understanding that this is all a business circa 2024. If he was running Caleb Inc., he'd be criticized by his board and/or stockholders for not exploring tax strategies to minimize obligations to the government.
 

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This was the same guy who reportedly stated that he wanted an ownership stake in the team that drafted him. So yeah.
 

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If it comes with a second bye, they'd either need to start the season Labor Day Weekend (which last happened in 2000) or eliminate the SB bye week (which last happened in 2002). And in the one time of the cycle Presidents' Day is the day after the second Sunday in February and not the third (as it will be for the 2026-27 season), they'd need to do both.
 

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If it comes with a second bye, they'd either need to start the season Labor Day Weekend (which last happened in 2000) or eliminate the SB bye week (which last happened in 2002). And in the one time of the cycle Presidents' Day is the day after the second Sunday in February and not the third (as it will be for the 2026-27 season), they'd need to do both.
Getting rid of the week between the semis and the Super Bowl is probably preferred by the NFL. The TV ratings are quite poor on Labor Day weekend Sunday relative to every other Sunday during the season. And the NFL likes money.

This is assuming a 2nd bye week, of course. 20 week NFL season is crazy to think about.
 

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CBS has announced their broadcast teams and assignments through Week 3. The B-team of Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn will have Pats-Bengals Week 1. I’m very surprised they’re sending Nantz and Romo to Raiders-Chargers to go against FOX’s national doubleheader (I can’t ever recall that happening) and relegating Texans-Colts (by far CBS’ best Week 1 game on paper, IMO) to the fourth team.
 

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Trent Williams is holding out for a new contract. He has 3/$74 left on his current contract, but all the guaranteed money has already been paid out and the last year is (I think) a fake year. The Niners seem to always find a way to make the money work, but overthecap says they have $31m left under the cap for this year and now they need to give raises to Williams and Aiyuk (and have Purdy looming in the background).
 

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CBS has announced their broadcast teams and assignments through Week 3. The B-team of Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn will have Pats-Bengals Week 1. I’m very surprised they’re sending Nantz and Romo to Raiders-Chargers to go against FOX’s national doubleheader (I can’t ever recall that happening) and relegating Texans-Colts (by far CBS’ best Week 1 game on paper, IMO) to the fourth team.
Harbaugh. That is all Harbaugh.
 

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Harbaugh. That is all Harbaugh.
I guess, but it’s not like he hasn’t coached in the NFL before and he’s coaching a team no one gives a shit about against a team no one gives a shit about - all the Raider fans will be at the game anyways. I’m just surprised since I can’t ever recall CBS putting their A team up against FOX’s (or vice versa for that matter) for a game that won’t be shown to anywhere close to all the country - they always do a 1:00 game when the other network has the doubleheader.
 

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Getting rid of the week between the semis and the Super Bowl is probably preferred by the NFL. The TV ratings are quite poor on Labor Day weekend Sunday relative to every other Sunday during the season. And the NFL likes money.

This is assuming a 2nd bye week, of course. 20 week NFL season is crazy to think about.
crazy in a good way
 

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I guess, but it’s not like he hasn’t coached in the NFL before and he’s coaching a team no one gives a shit about against a team no one gives a shit about - all the Raider fans will be at the game anyways. I’m just surprised since I can’t ever recall CBS putting their A team up against FOX’s (or vice versa for that matter) for a game that won’t be shown to anywhere close to all the country - they always do a 1:00 game when the other network has the doubleheader.
It's not like the Texans and Colts are some hot property. Even with Stroud, like Deshaun before him, it didn't do anything for the Texans, who were always in the most forgettable playoff game slot.

Jim Harbaugh is the NCAA Championship coach, coming back to the NFL. It was one of the biggest stories of the off season. If anyone but Harbaugh was the coach of the LAC, I would agree.
 

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It's not like the Texans and Colts are some hot property. Even with Stroud, like Deshaun before him, it didn't do anything for the Texans, who were always in the most forgettable playoff game slot.

Jim Harbaugh is the NCAA Championship coach, coming back to the NFL. It was one of the biggest stories of the off season. If anyone but Harbaugh was the coach of the LAC, I would agree.
I think if he was that big a deal, they wouldn't put him on CBS Week 1. As it is, at least 12 markets won't see it (five other CBS games and the 4:25 FOX home markets) and it's going against the most popular team in the sport in Brady's debut.