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I also watch a lot of Red Sox games, and the hosts' 'fantasy picks' are a regular part of the pre-game broadcasts.

And the commercials are...frequent.

It is funny that the loophole appears to be "This isn't gambling, it is a game of skill!"

Like Keno!

Thankfully, I don't seem to notice them on MLB.com. Best 20$ ever with my travel schedule.

First day of TC.

Not much exciting going on.

So after a pre-season game between the Broncos and the Bears, I think we're looking decent. I know the Bears aren't exactly a Tier 1 team, but after John Fox taking our best Defensive player, shutting them out was pretty cool

Cam/Kelvin combo was looking exciting in preseason week two.

You're not getting excited over preseason though, are you?

 Alpharius wrote:
You're not getting excited over preseason though, are you?

. . . pssh. Of course not.

So no more Dakka league stuff?

No idea, but that wouldn't go in the general 2016 NFL Thread anyway, would it?

Well, after watching the Seahawks vs Vikings preseason game the Vikings (my team) are still choke artists. No wonder their color is purple. They have been choking for over 40 years. They do well until they make a mistake or someone does something really stupid, and then it all runs downhill. They lack consitency. Maybe this year the O line won't be a turnstyle and AP be our only offense (or a kicker who despite being "the best in the league" chokes on critical plays (which is something else AP does a lot too)). Will be interesting to see if Bridgewater can do much as a QB. With a decent O-line he might just be good. We will see.

 Alpharius wrote:
No idea, but that wouldn't go in the general 2016 NFL Thread anyway, would it?

It did in the past for years.

Nevermind. Not worth the drama.

Well, Seahawks trumped Dallas. Also, will be interesting to see how my Broncos fair against the LOS ANGELES Rams.

 jreilly89 wrote:
Well, Seahawks trumped Dallas. Also, will be interesting to see how my Broncos fair against the LOS ANGELES Rams.

That's a low blow man...

In fairness... QB ButtFumble is still on your team.

I watched the Cowboys' last game. Man that offensive line looks great... this Ezekiel kid is going to put up some serious numbers.

 whembly wrote:

 jreilly89 wrote:
Well, Seahawks trumped Dallas. Also, will be interesting to see how my Broncos fair against the LOS ANGELES Rams.

That's a low blow man...

In fairness... QB ButtFumble is still on your team.

I watched the Cowboys' last game. Man that offensive line looks great... this Ezekiel kid is going to put up some serious numbers.

Dude, I'm not even a Rams fan, and I thought it was gakky they left. And hey, it was ButtFumble or risk Manning being paralyzed on the field.

Ha! Cool beans bro.

Most of my family lives in the denver area, so the Broncs may be my new team.

There is only the Texans and those to puny to be Texans!

Go Texans!

Philly is looking good, but it's preseason. The D is going to be BEAST!

Can we just have a moment of silence for Dallas' season?
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And three cheers for their 100 million dollar benchwarmer.

 helgrenze wrote:
Can we just have a moment of silence for Dallas' season?

Tony Romo be like:

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:

 helgrenze wrote:
Can we just have a moment of silence for Dallas' season?

Tony Romo be like:

Spoiler:

Should've taken a page out of Manning's book and retired. Also, spot on with the reference Scooty

Romo is done. Me has missed a good portion of the last 2 seasons from injury, including coming back too early a one point last year on Jerry's insistence. Time for him to move on.

Their RB (Ezekiel Elliot) could be the next big thing, but who is going to throw/hand him the ball? Zak Prescott?

For Dallas fans, let's hope he is a fast learner.

Prescott looks good... I know it's preseason, but if the Dallas Oline holds up, Dallas may have something good in Zeke & Prescott.

Talking about D's that have looked impressive. At this point Texan's first team D has looked really good against two top flight QB's Brees and Palmer. Jadeveon Clowney's play has also been much improved so far with him showing more consistently the flashes of dominance that you would expect from a #1 pick and making Watt's absence bearable.

Texan's 1st round pick, Fuller, has been good at WR. Rushing has been horrendous and overall consistency is not there with the O Line depth and health a big concern still and no solutions in the early offing.

Bottom line it looks like Texans will be relying on defense to carry them the first few games until the offense gets in sync (if it does).

Go Texans!

I'm hoping to see some spark from Brock. And a running game that doesn't stink.

If they can keep consistent, which is a huge 40+ year problem for them, the Vikings are looking really strong. Granted it is only preseason, but things seem to be meshing well for them right now. The anti Bridgewater folks may have to eat a lot of humble pie, granted they will still say he can't throw the long ball. As if it matters much. The game is setup in such a way nowdays that the long passing game is really quite risky and mostly ineffective nowdays. The best teams seem to be the ones that can run and do the short passes, but can still pull out the occasional long pass or other trick now and then. Just my thoughts. Admittedly I only started watching football again last year so I am still relearning everything.

Well, Time to take Bridgewater off the predraft list.
Season ending knee injury.

 helgrenze wrote:
Well, Time to take Bridgewater off the predraft list.
Season ending knee injury.

Yep. That's pretty brutal

 jreilly89 wrote:

 helgrenze wrote:
Well, Time to take Bridgewater off the predraft list.
Season ending knee injury.

Yep. That's pretty brutal

Yeah it is disappointing. At least it looks like we have some decent alternates for QB. Now if only AP could learn to run Pistol formation.

So..... We got a separate thread for the FFL or what?
Draft day coming up quick.


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Woah.....
Philly just traded Bradford to Minn for future picks; first next year, fourth 2018, according to reports.

That's a good trade for Minny imo.

Bradford excels at the short/intermediate passing gaming. If the OL holds up and the attention AP deserves, Bradford should be able to hit the long passes as well.

 helgrenze wrote:
So..... We got a separate thread for the FFL or what?
Draft day coming up quick.

Yes, absolutely, please!