NFL (since 2016)

[crystal falace]

"Free agency started last night and was pretty crazy some huge money being spent. Osweiler getting £18m a year for the Texans, leaving the Broncos without a QB, Giants have spent a fortune on good but not great players, Oliver Vernon has more guaranteed money than JJ Watt. lots more deals but cant be bothered to list them all."

[crystal falace]

Crazy stat of the day i just saw In Larry Fitzgerald's 17 NFL seasons he has more tackles (41) than drops (30)

[El Scorchio]

That said- it's on the assumption you were planning to be in Vegas already regardless of the game. Probably not worth a special trip over.

[El Scorchio]

"Raiders games will be incredibly expensive now. They'll have a massive pull for tourists from everywhere and i bet the casinos have loads of season tickets for comps. Best bet is probably going to be to try and get something on the day of the game or leading up to it through resell or a tout. The stadium, I think, is only about a 10 minute walk from the Luxor or Mandalay bay and no doubt there will be loads of free transport going to/from the strip anyway."

[southbankbornnbred]

"It's mad, isn't it? The Raiders charge a fortune to watch their shite! I'm definitely at the Jets/Atlanta game at Tottenham. Our lot rightly won't allow themselves to lose a home game from their schedule, so this is only the second time they'll have played an ""away""ù game here. Covid permitting, of course."

[IsaacHock]

"Schedule announced, straight on ticketmaster to see how much it will set me back to see my Fins demolish the Raiders in their fancy new home. $350 for a nosebleeder, north of two grand for anything in the lower bowl. Jacksonville at The SpursBowl it is then."

[El Scorchio]

"Yeah i think that's probably true about the rake as well. At the other stadiums the first few rows are covered off so the crowd can see over all the players and staff on the sidelines. I think they'd have to cover the first 20 rows or so at LS so people can see properly. There's definitely a long enough area to accommodate an NFL field, though."

[11MDE]

"Not sure about that. If so how does Wembley/Twickenham cope with NFL. That said it's still too small, awful rail routes and no room for a decent tailgate. Went to the Raiders v Bears game in 2019 and was very underwhelmed by the stadium, especially after all the knicker wetting about it."

[the coming of gary]

"wrong, our ground is too shallow a rake for NFL, Spurs remove football pitch to an even lower NFL pitch, and their dressing rooms are purpose built for huge squads ."

[11MDE]

I see it's only two UK games this year. Both at the second biggest club ground in London (our ground would be so much better for NFL). Dolphins v Jags Jets v Falcons

[zebthecat]

Ridiculous. I can only think that he will be there is a locker room booster/mascot. Tim Tebow going up against a fired up edge rusher could have sone comedy value I suppose.

[IsaacHock]

Please let the Jags be the hard knocks team this year. Please please please please please.

[southbankbornnbred]

"He could play three snaps as a TE and still be better than he was as a quarterback. Stole a living as the water carrier, even at the Jets."

[southbankbornnbred]

"Every defense coach in the AFC South just dusted off Buddy Ryan's old 46-Bear playbook. ""Bring the secondary up to the line, Chuck, take 'em straight through the tight end: it's a free run at the QB..."""

[Takashi Miike]

"no, LT"

[Mr. Burns]

To play TE?

[crystal falace]

Jaguars are signing tim tebow to a 1 year contract. Really strange decision.

[southbankbornnbred]

"TM - caught up on film of Carter since we picked him. Looks a very fine RB for a 4th round pick. Clearly, we've benefited from the fact that he shared running duties with Williams at college. So we've got a talented RB with a low-round pick who isn't as bashed up as some college running backs. LaFleur has a lot to work with on offense next season. I just read a really good piece (paywall) in the US about Saleh and how he viewed the draft. It seems that he wanted Ty Campbell as CB in round 2, but Jacksonville picked him with the opener in the round - so he was happy to go with another offensive pick instead. Apparently, Saleh has told LaFleur and Douglas that hew was happy to make this 'their' draft on offense. He wants to take a good look at the defensive talent he has on the roster (we spent heavily on defense in free agency) and then seek to add more pieces on defense with the next draft (where, again, we have a lot of top-end picks). I like his approach. He seems to think and plan like a head coach, even for a newbie. Makes a refreshing change from Gase."

[Takashi Miike]

"Rivera even managed to pick up an underrated free agent running back in Jaret Patterson who went to the same high school as Chase Young, supports the Skins and in one game against Kent State last season fan for 400yds & 8 touchdowns. it's seems him being built like Darren Sproles put teams off :.)"

[southbankbornnbred]

"TM - The non-skin Skins have drafted really solid players across the board. You're going to be competitive in that division again for a few years. It's quite a turnaround. Likewise, I'm so pleased with Saleh, Douglas and the Jets. Saleh did what we've needed our HC to do since Ryan left: focused on offense. He's won a lot of hard-bitten fans over with that - even if the players don't work out. It shows real intent to move the football. We have to wait and see what his play-calling is like, but I'm in on Saleh now. Within the space of a few months, he, Douglas and LaFleur have made the Jets look like a professional unit again. Long way to go - we had the weakest roster in the league last year (Jacksonvillle tanked, whereas we actually tried, and failed, to win some games!). But it's a really encouraging first draft. Some risks, but risks we needed to take."

[Takashi Miike]

"A+ rating for Ron Rivera & the front office. Covered every position we needed strengthening and signed solid characters with every pick SB ""SB, don't be shocked if you take RB Javonte Williams tonight. I watched him & his RB partner Michael Carter a lot last season playing for North Carolina, they're both very talented"". I was a couple of rounds late, but you picked up a great back in Carter"

[southbankbornnbred]

"Blimey - all Jets fans are overjoyed with Saleh and Douglas (GM) in this draft. EVERYBODY assumed Saleh would take a corner or safety with the second pick of the second round - because he's a defensive coach and we haven't spent three top picks on offensive players since the 1980s. But he goes out and lands a wide receiver with huge potential in Elijah Moore. Nobody, including me, was expecting that. Fair play to the new head coach - he's going all-in on moving the football and having a Jets team that actually threatens to score points for the first time since the early 2000s. This is highly unusual for us (we're usually so focused on defense in the draft). And everybody is enjoying it. I really wasn't sure about Saleh because I thought he was going to be yet another defense-first HC when our problem has been low scoring for more than a decade. He's thrown that out of the window in this draft: picked a QB, given him the best guard in the draft to protect that QB, and now given the kid a good wideout to aim for, too. Can't fault that. We've now got a pair of good WRs in Mims and Moore, plus a decent slot guy in Crowder, plus a good TE target in Chris Herndon. Plus QB protection. Poor Sam Darnold never had this. Wilson can have no complaints if this doesn't work out. Not sure when Saleh is going to go 'home' and pick a defensive player (we were so poor last season that we have a lot of defensive needs, too). But not sure I care at this point: it's an encouraging new era in Gotham."

[LeroysBoots]

Welcome to NY.....Zach Wilson's mom...best headline on Twitter !

[crystal falace]

8 of the first 38 picks are from Alabama. That's ridiculous!

[crystal falace]

Great pick by the jets. Elijah moore has huge upside!

[RBshorty]

"As a Giants fan, feel like we had a magnificent evening. Got another body for Jones to aim at. And if it goes pear shape next season. Management have at least 2 first round picks to bargain with next year. As for the Bears. Got the franchise QB they been looking for since the 80's. And looks like he could be a steal for them. Everybody happy. Go G Men."