Your “Play In Madness Madness” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

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The Indianapolis stripper above means it's officially NCAA Tourney time, so let's dispense with the news & get down to the hoopin'! NFL Noise: The NFL announced their new TV deals today. They are with all their current partners, and will run from 2023 through 2033. Among the changes: Amazon Prime

Your “What Salary Cap Reduction?” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

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NFL Notes: Well, it was Big Money Monday as the legal "tampering period" for talking to free agents began this morning. Let's see what's what: (note: all deals are official at 4:01pm ET on Wednesday, when the new league year starts.) Kevin Zeitler agreed to a three-year, $22 million deal

Your “Turning Dollars Into Different Dollars” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

NFL Noise: So the salary cap for 2021 is $182.5 million. That is a $15.7 million decrease from the 2020 cap of $198.2 million. Since it had risen on average $10 million per year per year, teams went into the 2020 season basing their signings on an estimated $210

Your “Thank Gawd The National Nightmare Is Ovah!” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

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NFL BRADY NOOZ!: It's the Bucs. Two years at $30 million per season. The Chargers lost out because Brady apparently wanted to stay on the east coast for Gisele family reasons. The Onion, of course, has it all in perspective. https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1240334174130704391 Just after he goes, his center has left for

Your “It Usually Comes To This” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

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https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1239958450777387008 NFL Noise: (please keep in mind I typed this up earlier today - I've changed what I could.) The big news of the day is that Dreamboat announced by social media that he's not going back to the Patriots. So now the speculation begins: Is Robert Kraft just Jerry Richardson with

Your The Night Before Winning The Lottery Sunday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 30, 2019June 30, 2019

Today was the first of two major sport free-agent negotiation windows. The NBA's started today, and the salary cap for the NBA this year is $109.14 million, up seven million from last year. Negotiations could officially begin as of 6:00PM ET today. Before I left for the ballpark to get

Your “I Guess ‘The Simpsons’ Is On” Sunday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 28, 2019April 28, 2019

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If you're not into the minimal sports that are on TV tonight, there appears to be little else to recommend. I saw "Avengers: Endgame" on Saturday, so I can greet the students who are waiting to discuss the movie with me on Monday. I'm the teacher, so I'm the spoiler. No spoilers. The movie

Your “Just One More Day…” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 20, 2019March 20, 2019

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NFL News: Clay Matthews is now a member of RAMMIT Nation. A two-year deal to return to his hallowed USC turf. Further upsetting WineWife is Randall Cobb to the Cowboys. It's one year for $5 million. AJ McCarron continues his mid-career collection of clipboards, signing on to be the Texans

Your “Failing To Plan Is Planning To Fail” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 14, 2019March 14, 2019

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The district was short people this morning, so I got called in. Apologies for the haphazard presentation, but earning extra Spring Break drinking money will always take priority. NFL Nuggets: As expected, Blake Bortles & his lifetime 24-49 record were released by the Jags Tuesday evening. He's sure to latch on

Your “It’s All Garbage” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

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NFL News: Free agency updates: late-Monday: Tyrann Mathieu to the Chiefs - 3 years/$42 million. Terrell Suggs to the Cardinals - one year/$7 million Tuesday: (up to 6:00PM ET) CJ Mosley to the Jets for $85 million ($51 million guaranteed) over 5 years. Sheldon Richardson to the Browns for three

Your “Free Agents Ain’t Free” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 11, 2019March 11, 2019

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NFL Nuggets: Free agency negotiations opened at noon ET today. Already known: (up to 5:15PM ET) The Raiders will sign Trent Brown away from the Patriots for 4 years/$66 million. Frank Gore will sign with the Bills for one-year at $2 million. Trey Flowers will sign with the Lions for five

Your “I’m Watching You” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - May 7, 2018May 7, 2018

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NFL News: Earl Thomas is not attending voluntary off-season workouts. The Seahawks won't be concerned until June, and the mandatory veterans workouts are held. If he doesn't show for those, he could be fined, and that sets the stage for a training camp holdout. This year, the maximum fine amounts