Giants Blow Their Pick” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

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The Draft is next Thursday! [DFO] will be your Open Thread headquarters, so tell your friends. NFL Notes: It's "New Rules" Day: Replay will now involve "consultation" between the refs of the field and the booth in New York. In technical terms, the authority to consult with referees on certain "specific,

Your “Well, Look Who It Is” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - August 6, 2020August 6, 2020

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NFL Nuggets: It's a quiet day inside the NFL bubble. Today was the deadline for players to voluntarily opt out of the 2020 season & have their contracts roll over to 2021. A total of 66 players officially took the offer prior to the 4:00PM ET deadline. Under the arrangement

Your “Not All Rabbit Holes Are Gold” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

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NFL Nuggets: The big news is Dr. Fauci saying whether an NFL season -- or college football season -- takes place this fall is "impossible to call" at this juncture. He clarified his remarks about teams maintaining a "bubble", where he said, "I was asked by officials from the NFL

Your “Making Do With What’s Available” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

NFL News: The NHL reopening strategy has both MLB & the NFL contemplating how they will go forward. Baseball has pretty much planned out nothing to this point, but the "hub city" idea was their initial strategy for Florida & Arizona. Their latest strategy is to start on July 4,

Your “What’s One More?” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

NFL Notes: Everson Griffen voided the remaining years on his Vikings contract, thereby immediately entering free agency. He was able to do so because he hit some contract benchmarks for sack and percentage of snaps played. It frees up $13 million in cap space for the Vikings, but also allows