NFL '24 Season Thread

[The Yak]

66 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Ray Nitschke, linebacker for the Green Bay Packers.

5× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965–1967)
2× Super Bowl champion (I, II)
2× First-team All-Pro (1964, 1966)
5× Second-team All-Pro (1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969)
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team

 

[The Yak]

55 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Derrick Brooks, linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2002)
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2000)
5× First-team All-Pro (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005)
4× Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003)
3× NFL solo tackles leader (1998, 2000, 2004)
NFL combined tackles leader (1998)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2014

 

[The Yak]

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66 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Ray Nitschke, linebacker for the Green Bay Packers.

5× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965–1967)
2× Super Bowl champion (I, II)
2× First-team All-Pro (1964, 1966)
5× Second-team All-Pro (1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969)
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team

Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 1978.

Left that off in the original post. I regret the error.

 

[maildude99]

66 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Ray Nitschke, linebacker for the Green Bay Packers.

I had his football card when I was a tike. I knew he was in The Longest Yard but further research revealed he was also in the Monkees rock movie Head where he kept tackling Peter Tork. That was the obvious choice, choosing Tork as the tackling dummy. Tork spent more time in Laurel Canyon smoking grass and dropping acid than Nitschke spent on the football field.

 

[The Yak]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...s/former-nfl-receiver-jacoby-jones-dies-at-40

Jacoby Jones has died.

Everyone will remember his two iconic plays from Baltimore's 2012 Super Bowl run - the game tying touchdown against Denver in the Divisional with less than a minute remaining and a 108 yard kickoff return for a touchdown which remains longest play in Super Bowl and postseason history.

I can't post videos because the NFL is shitty about that kind of thing. They are on YouTube if you are so inclined.

 

[The Yak]

45 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Kenny Easley, safety for the Seattle Seahawks.

NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1984)
4× First-team All-Pro (1982–1985)
Second-team All-Pro (1987)
NFL interceptions leader (1984)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017

 

[The Yak]

https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports...inds/275-a49ed42b-ac87-4743-b26a-b866f0f0b37b

The Carolina Panthers have the most miserable fans in the NFL, according to a new survey that examined fan happiness of every professional sports team in North America.

On a scale of 1-5 with a 1 being never and 5 always, Panthers fans feel letdown frequently with an average score of 4. Over half of Carolina football fans don't trust the team's management. The Panthers last made the playoffs in the 2017 season. That six-year drought is the third-longest in the NFL, behind only the New York Jets (13 years) and Denver Broncos (eight years).

Yeah. Nothing really to add. It's been difficult.

 

[The Yak]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...ins-qb-tua-tagovailoa-agrees-4-year-extension
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40650322/sources-love-agrees-4-year-220-million-deal-packers

Massive $200 million + extensions for Tua Tagovailoa and Jordan Love.

Edit: I did not know that there wan an adult film performer named Jordan Love. Not surprising I suppose. Needles to say, the woman who comes up when you click on the link is not the Green Bay Packers quarterback. Life is funny sometimes.

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[HeartBroker]

I am a HOMER !!
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That being said, I can not wait to see how the Louis Rees-Zammit signing will all work out...

 

[The Yak]

34 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Earl Campbell, running back for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints.

NFL Most Valuable Player (1979)
3× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1978–1980)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1978)
3× First-team All-Pro (1978–1980)
3× NFL rushing yards leader (1978–1980)
2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1979, 1980)
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team

 

[The Yak]

21 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor LaDainian Tomlinson, running back for the San Diego Chargers and New York Jets.

NFL Most Valuable Player (2006)
NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2006)
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2006)
3× First-team All-Pro (2004, 2006, 2007)
3× Second-team All-Pro (2002, 2003, 2005)
2× NFL rushing yards leader (2006, 2007)
3× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (2004, 2006, 2007)
NFL scoring leader (2006)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017

 

[The Yak]

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34 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Earl Campbell, running back for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints.

NFL Most Valuable Player (1979)
3× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1978–1980)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1978)
3× First-team All-Pro (1978–1980)
3× NFL rushing yards leader (1978–1980)
2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1979, 1980)
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team

Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.

Left that off in the original post. I regret the error.

 

[The Yak]

14 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Dan Fouts, quarterback for the San Diego Chargers.

NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1982)
2× First-team All-Pro (1979, 1982)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1980, 1985)
4× NFL passing yards leader (1979–1982)
2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1981, 1982)
NFL completion percentage leader (1979)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 1993

 

[The Yak]

5 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Paul Hornung, halfback and kicker with the Green Bay Packers.

Super Bowl champion (I)
4× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966)
NFL Most Valuable Player (1961)
2× First-team All-Pro (1960, 1961)
Second-team All-Pro (1959)
NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1960)
3× NFL scoring leader (1959–1961)
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 1986

 

[maildude99]

5 days until the return of NFL football so today we honor Paul Hornung, halfback and kicker with the Green Bay Packers.

Super Bowl champion (I)

Great player. But he had to sit out SB 1 with a nerve pinch. Elijah Pitts carried the load on the ground that game. It was the first SB but it didn't even sell out. Pro football even then was not yet the juggernaut it would eventually become.

 

[The Yak]

It has been 206 days since a meaningful NFL football game was played. Today, the long national nightmare known as the "Offseason" comes to an end. NFL football is back.

 

[Pornfan99]

Indeed it is! I'm in New England .. and the Patriots are going to be BAD.. I paid the $$$ for Yuotube's NFL Sunday Ticket for the first time..

In other news: I'm doing a $50 FF league with a buddy of mine in OH. Here is the team to beat!

QB1​	B. Purdy​
QB2​	A. Rodgers​
RB1​	D. Henry​
RB2​	J. Conner​
RB3​	B. Robinson​
RB4​	Z. Moss​
RB5​	J. Mason​
RB6​	J. Hill​
WR1​	D. Samuel​
WR2​	C. Kupp​
WR3​	M. Brown​
WR4​	K. Shakir​
WR5​	J. Palmer​
WR6​	G. Dortch​
TE1​	M. Andrews​
TE2​	M. Gesicki​
DEF1​	DAL​
KCR1​	B. Aubrey, DAL​

 

[The Yak]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41176649/sources-dak-prescott-cowboys-agree-record-240m-deal

Hours before kickoff, Dak Prescott signs a deal that makes him the highest paid player in NFL history.

In other news, Jordan Love's injury from Friday night appears to be an MCL sprain which could keep him out 3-6 weeks. Not great, but could have been much worse.

 

[The Yak]

Abused children want to be adopted by the Carolina Panthers because they can't beat anyone.

 

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