2015-2016 NFL Thread: No More "Deflate__, er, __gates!"

[L K]

Rams headed back to L.A.

 

Chargers are as well.  Both will play out of the same stadium.  Oakland has withdrawn it's request.

To be clear the Chargers haven't officially moved  They have the option of moving there in 2017.  If they decide to stay in San Diego the Raiders get the opportunity to consider a move there.  The teams that dont move to LA get 100 million towards a new stadium.

I can't wait for LA to fail as a market again.

 

[Kin]

To be clear the Chargers haven't officially moved  They have the option of moving there in 2017.  If they decide to stay in San Diego the Raiders get the opportunity to consider a move there.  The teams that dont move to LA get 100 million towards a new stadium.

You're both sort of wrong. The way I'm seeing it reported is that the Chargers now have a window of negotiation to join the Rams so long as they agree on a lease(it sounds like the Chargers will essentially be tenants). If they agree soon, they could move for next year but the window lasts until 2017.

I can't wait for LA to fail as a market again.

I don't think they will. Things are too different these days. NFL teams are profitable before they sell a single ticket based strictly on the TV money. How can a team fail under those conditions?

They'll never be the Cowboys, no, but they'll make money. 

 

[Captain Canuck]

Rams headed back to L.A.

Chargers are as well.  Both will play out of the same stadium.  Oakland has withdrawn it's request.

Chargers have the option of joining the Rams and a year to decide what they want to do.
San Diego voters will decide if they want to fund a new stadium in June and the NFL will kick in $100 million towards it if approved.

USC originally agreed to only let 1 NFL team play at the Coliseum so they will need to amend that prior to the Chargers being able to play there. The Inglewood stadium project won't be ready until 2019, can't see 2 NFL teams playing 3 seasons at the Coliseum along with the Trojans.

I'm not saying the Chargers won't move, just that it is highly unlikely they will be in L.A. this fall.

As for the Raiders it doesn't look good, but there is still a slim chance they end up in L.A. if the Chargers turn down the offer to join the Rams in Inglewood or San Diego taxpayers agree to fund a new stadium. If either of those happens the Raiders will be given the option by the league to join the Rams, as unlikely as that is.
Who knows with Mark Davis....could look at London, Portland, San Antonio, etc.?

 

[hockeyfan1]

AFC & NFC Championships all set.  Matchups:

AFC
Tom Brady & the New England Patriots vs Peyton Manning & the Denver Broncos.  (Denver has home field).

NFC:
Carson Palmer & the Arizona Cardinals vs Cam Newton & the Carolina Panthers.  (Carolina has home field).


Source:  Sportsnet, NFL.com

 

[hockeyfan1]

The Broncos reign supreme.  Peyton Manning & his Denver teammates held off Tom Brady's New England Patriots 20-18.

If the score is indicative of the game, it sure speaks volumes on the part of the Patriots, as New England kicker Stephen Gostkowski, who has never missed a conversion in his career, had a wonderful opportunity to tie the game up but...missed!  The Patriots ended up to attempt to play catch-up in which Brady found it increasingly difficult to get away from Denver's stolid defence.

Definitely not New England's best efforts or game.  Oh well, you win some, you lose some...


http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/nfl/broncos-hold-off-patriots-to-reach-super-bowl/

 

[hockeyfan1]

It was (Cam) Newton's law that prevailed as his Carolina Panthers routed the Arizona Cardinals 49-15.  The cocky Cardinals 49 points were the most ever in an NFC Championship matchup.


http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/nfl/panthers-beat-cardinals-to-punch-super-bowl-ticket/

 

[hockeyfan1]

Super Bowl 50 matchups all set.  Sunday February 7th, 2016.  6:30PM ET from Levis Stadium (home of the San Francisco 49ers).

Peyton Manning & the Denver Broncos vs Cam Newton & the Carolina Panthers.

 

[hockeyfan1]

When a linebacker wins the Championship MVP as Denver's Von Miller did in Super Bowl 50 this past weekend, one knows just how tough a time the opposition had getting away from it.

As such was the case, as the Denver Broncos crushed the Carolina Panthers,bravado and all, enroute to a convincing 24 -10 victory in Sunday's 2016 edition of the Super Bowl, the NFL's premier championship showcase.

With a fantastic halftime show featuring the likes of Chris Martin (Coldplay), Bruno Mars, & Beyonce, to thumping & pumping music, complete with a  splendid display on a stage floor colour-changing laser-light show, and an ode to the past,  -- and Lady Gaga having sung the U.S. national anthem during pregame ceremonies -- the game itself became pretty predictable past the halfway mark.

Panthers QB Cam Newton, who had been exuding bravado & cockiness and a destiny-filled assurance that Carolina had to win, and blah, blah,blah, well, all of that didn't help his cause as the Broncos' experience (think Peyton Manning) plus their stalwart defensive plan, proved too much to handle for the Panthers.

On the side of the equation was Denver's QB Peyton Manning, having played in his fourth Super Bowl of his career and now with two Super Bowl victories on his belt, wasn't particularly flashy nor shall one say outstanding, as the aging but still very agile vet did just enough to do what he had to do offensively, while his team's defence took care of the rest.

This, by the why, was the first Super Bowl that did not have anyone passing for a touchdown.  Strange game, indeed, but watchable.  To Manning & co., but not for Newton's boys in blue.


More:
http://espn.go.com/blog/denver-broncos/post/_/id/18766/defense-powers-broncos-peyton-manning-to-super-bowl-50-win

 

[Palmateer29]

With a fantastic halftime show featuring the likes of Chris Martin (Coldplay), Bruno Mars, & Beyonce, to thumping & pumping music, complete with a  splendid display on a stage floor colour-changing laser-light show, and an ode to the past,  -- and Lady Gaga having sung the U.S. national anthem during pregame ceremonies More:
http://espn.go.com/blog/denver-broncos/post/_/id/18766/defense-powers-broncos-peyton-manning-to-super-bowl-50-win

Lady Gaga (I am not a fan at all)..was amazing she did a great job...The "amazing" halftime show was shite. Coldplay and there 1 hit were okay at very best; Beyonce is MASSIVELY overrated and boring as heel. Last thing I want to she is her in yet another halftime show. Bruno was very good but he was only there a couple years ago and is WAY overplayed. Next year has nothing to worry about as far as besting this show.

 

[hockeyfan1]

With a fantastic halftime show featuring the likes of Chris Martin (Coldplay), Bruno Mars, & Beyonce, to thumping & pumping music, complete with a  splendid display on a stage floor colour-changing laser-light show, and an ode to the past,  -- and Lady Gaga having sung the U.S. national anthem during pregame ceremonies More:
http://espn.go.com/blog/denver-broncos/post/_/id/18766/defense-powers-broncos-peyton-manning-to-super-bowl-50-win

Lady Gaga (I am not a fan at all)..was amazing she did a great job...The "amazing" halftime show was shite. Coldplay and there 1 hit were okay at very best; Beyonce is MASSIVELY overrated and boring as heel. Last thing I want to she is her in yet another halftime show. Bruno was very good but he was only there a couple years ago and is WAY overplayed. Next year has nothing to worry about as far as besting this show.

Quite a few people enjoyed the special effects better than the performers.  But you are right, Beyonce, as someone mentioned to me, she's been seen before, now again?

Oh well, leave it to the organizers to better themselves.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Manning's swan song...Peyton Manning announces his retirement from football:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/nfl/emotional-peyton-manning-officially-retires/

 

[seahawk]

Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson (Megatron) announces his retirement today.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14927247/calvin-johnson-detroit-lions-retiring-nfl-nine-seasons

 

[hockeyfan1]

Ex-Browns quarterback Manziel charged:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/nfl/johnny-manziel-indicted-alleged-attack-ex-girlfriend

 

[hockeyfan1]

Tom Brady's suspension reinstated:

Tom Brady must serve a four-game "Deflategate" suspension imposed by the NFL, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, overturning a lower judge and siding with the league in a battle with the players union.

...its review of labour arbitration awards "is narrowly circumscribed and highly deferential -- indeed, among the most deferential in the law."

"Our role is not to determine for ourselves whether Brady participated in a scheme to deflate footballs or whether the suspension imposed by the Commissioner should have been for three games or five games or none at all.Nor is it our role to second-guess the arbitrator's procedural rulings," the opinion said. "Our obligation is limited to determining whether the arbitration proceedings and award met the minimum legal standards established by the Labor Management Relations Act."

The 2nd Circuit said the contract between players and the NFL gave the commissioner authority that was "especially broad."

The appeals ruling follows a September decision by Manhattan Judge Richard Berman that went against the league, letting Brady skip the suspension last season. Goodell insisted the suspension was deserved.

Circuit Judge Denny Chin said evidence of ball tampering was "compelling, if not overwhelming" and there was evidence that Brady "knew about it, consented to it, encouraged it."

The league argued that it was fair for Goodell to severely penalize Brady after he concluded the prize quarterback tarnished the game by impeding the NFL's investigation by destroying a cellphone containing nearly 10,000 messages.

Parker said the cellphone destruction raised the stakes "from air in a football to compromising the integrity of a proceeding that the commissioner had convened."

"So why couldn't the commissioner suspend Mr. Brady for that conduct alone?" he asked. Parker added: "With all due respect, Mr. Brady's explanation of that made no sense whatsoever.

Story:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/nfl/report-u-s-court-reinstates-bradys-deflate-gate-suspension/