NFL Discussion Thread - Hall of Fame Game: August 3rd

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Interesting: http://deadspin.com/which-words-are-used-to-describe-white-and-black-nfl-pr-1573683214

 

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Now that the 2014 NFL Draft is in the books, teams are scrambling to sign the best undrafted rookie free agents. Here is a list of players who have signed or agreed to terms with teams thus far.

Arizona Cardinals

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Northern Arizona RB Zach Bauman; Illinois LB Jonathan Brown; Penn State LB Glenn Carson; Washington WR Kevin Smith; Newberry WR Corey Washington; Albany State OT Kadeem Willimas; East Carolina DE Lee Pegues; UCLA CB Brandon Sermons

Atlanta Falcons

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Boise State WR Geraldo Boldewijn; Cornell QB Jeff Mathews; Kent State DT Roosevelt Nix; Wisconsin TE Jacob Pedersen; Syracuse RB Jerome Smith; Tennessee C James Stone; Pittsburgh K Matt Yoklic; Hawai'i LB Brenden Daley; Central Arkansas S Jestin Love; Tennessee OLB Jacques Smith

Baltimore Ravens

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Tennessee-Martin WR Jeremy Butler; Oklahoma State OL Parker Graham; Virginia Tech DT Derrick Hopkins; North Carolina OT James Hurst; Ashland DL Jamie Meder; North Texas LB Zach Orr; Middle Tennessee State CB Sammy Seamster; Iowa OT Brett Van Sloten; Western Kentucky LB Xavius Boyd; Utah State DT A.J. Pataiali’i; Boston College TE Jake Sinkovec

Buffalo Bills

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Florida LB Darrin Kitchens; Vanderbilt S Kenny Ladler; Buffalo WR Alex Neutz

Carolina Panthers

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Michigan State LB Denicos Allen; Ohio State WR Corey Brown; Texas CB Carrington Byndom; Missouri WR Marcus Lucas; University of Miami C-G Jared Wheeler

Chicago Bears

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TCU OT James Dunbar; Northern Illinois QB/RB Jordan Lynch; Louisville DT Brandon Dunn; Louisville DT Brandon Dunn

Cincinnati Bengals

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Stanford FB Ryan Hewitt; Texas G Trey Hopkins; San Diego State WR Colin Lockett; Florida State RB James Wilder Jr.; Wake Forest FB Nikita Whitlock; Michigan State S Isaiah Lewis

Cleveland Browns

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Southern Illinois FB Ray Agnew; Cincinnati LB Greg Blair; Alabama State RB Isaiah Crowell; Oklahoma State TE Blake Jackson; San Jose State WR Chandler Jones; Troy QB Corey Robinson; South Carolina QB Connor Shaw; Florida State WR Kenny Shaw; Ball State WR Willie Snead; Vanderbilt WR Jonathan Krause

Dallas Cowboys

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Louisiana-Monroe QB Kolton Browning; Arizona State DT Davon Coleman; LSU FB J.C. Copeland; Alabama P Cody Mandell; Baylor RB Glasco Martin; South Carolina OL Ronald Patrick; Akron OL Jarrod Pughsley; Auburn S Ryan Smith; West Texas A&M QB Dustin Vaughan; Missouri WR L'Damian Washington; Texas DT Chris Whaley

Denver Broncos

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Duke DE Kenny Anunike; Colorado State LB Shaquil Barrett; Colorado State RB Kapri Bibbs; Fresno State WR Isaiah Burse; Oklahoma RB Brennan Clay; Kentucky DT Mister Cobble; Michigan State WR Bennie Fowler; North Dakota WR Greg Hardin; Purdue DE Greg Latta; North Carolina QB Bryn Renner; Kansas T Aslam Sterling; Tulane CB Jordan Sullen; Duke RB Juwan Thompson; Georgia Tech CB Louis Young; Steven Clark, P, Auburn

Detroit Lions

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Missouri QB James Franklin; Kansas State OT Cornelius Lucas; Louisiana-Lafayette TE Jacob Maxwell; Old Dominion OL D.J. Morrell; Appalachian State WR Andrew Peacock; Florida St. FB Chad Abram; Robert Morris OG A.J. Dalton; Florida State FB Chad Abram

Green Bay Packers

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Utah State LB Jake Doughty; Toledo LB Jay Elliot; Washington State G John Fullington; North Carolina State DL Carlos Gray; Tennessee RB Raijon Neal; CSU-Pueblo DT Mike Pennel; Kansas RB James Sims; Auburn CB Ryan White; JMU OLB-DE Jordan Stanton; Iowa S Tanner Miller

Houston Texans

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Rice K Chris Boswell; Michigan State LB Max Bullough; Utah TE Anthony Denham; Bloomsburg OT Matt Feiler; West Texas A&M WR Nathan Slaughter; Arizona St. TE Chris Coyle; ASU TE Chris Coyle; UCF OT-G Chris Martin

Indianapolis Colts

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Michigan State DE Tyler Hoover; Delaware DT Zach Kerr; California (Pa.) SS Dewey McDonald; Northern Colorado QB Seth Lobato; Lane WR Greg Moore; Troy WR Eric Thomas

Jacksonville Jaguars

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California DT Deandre Coleman; Miami (Fl.) WR Allen Hurns; Fresno State TE Marcel Jensen; LB Christian Jones; Delaware OL Erle Ladson Jr.; LSU S Craig Loston; Miami (Fl.) QB Stephen Morris; Oregon State CB Rashaad Reynolds; Tennessee Tech P Chad Zinchini

Kansas City Chiefs

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Idaho RB James Baker; Utah State WR Joey Demartino; Southern Methodist OT Ben Gottschalk; Nebraska C Cole Pensick; Miami S Kacy Rodgers; Tulane K Cairo Santos; BYU S Daniel Sorensen; Louisiana-Lafayette WR Darryl Surgent; Tennessee State DB David Van ****; Abilene Christian RB Charcandrick West; Georgia State WR Albert Wilson; Notre Dame DT Kona Schwenke; Northwestern LB Ben Johnson

Miami Dolphins

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Miami (Fl.) DE Shayon Green; Marshall TE Gator Hoskins; Arkansas OT David Hurd; North Dakota State QB Brock Jensen; LSU DT Anthony Johnson; Utah State C Tyler Larsen; USF DE Tevin Mims USC CB Demetrius Wright; Virginia Tech LB Tariq Edwards; Illinois WR Ryan Lankford

Minnesota Vikings

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Iowa OG Conor Boffeli; Mississippi OT Pierce Burton; Northwestern WR Kain Coulter; Villanova DE Rakim Cox; Florida International NT Isame Faciane; Ohio WR Donte Foster; Belhaven OT Matt Hall; Toledo OC Zac Kerin; Tennessee State TE AC Leonard; Eastern Illinois WR Erik Lora; Tennessee OT Antonio Richardson; Northwestern DE Tyler Scott; Virginia DE Jake Snyder; Fresno State OG Austin Wentworth; Wagner HB Dominique Williams

New England Patriots

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Oklahoma RB Roy Finch; Eastern Carolina TE Justin Jones; Iowa LB James Morris; Delaware CB Travis Hawkins; North Carolina State TE Asa Watson; Michigan OLB Cameron Gordon

New Orleans Saints

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Rutgers WR Brandon Coleman; Sam Houston State RB Timothy Flanders Jr.; BYU LB Spencer Hadley; Valdosta State WR Seantavious Jones; Middle Tennessee State QB Logan Kilgore; Michigan State DT Micajah Reynolds; USC DT George Uko; Jacksonville State S Pierre Warren; Kansas State S Ty Zimmerman; Colorado DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe; GVSU OL Matt Armstrong; Notre Dame DT Mike Golic Jr.

New York Giants

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Louisiana-Lafayette LB Justin Anderson; Georgia Tech DE Emmanuel Dieke; USC TE Xavier Grumble; BYU DT Eathyn Manumaleuna; South Carolina DT Kelcy Quarles

New York Jets

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Saginaw Valley State OT Tevon Conrad; Texas Tech DT Kerry Hyder

Oakland Raiders

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Notre Dame RB George Atkinson III; Virginia Tech WR D.J. Coles; Texas WR Mike Davis; Winston-Salem State LB Carlos Fields Jr., Montana OT Danny Kistler; Jackson State DT Rob Smith; Utah FB Karl Williams; Utah TE Jake Murphy; San Jose State WR Noel Grigsby; FIU TE Scott Simonson

Philadelphia Eagles

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Oregon State OL Josh Andrews; LSU WR Kadron Boone; Florida WR Trey Burton; Toledo RB David Fluellen; Alabama CB John Fulton; Missouri RB Henry Josey; Rutgers WR Quron Pratt; Vanderbilt K Carey Spear; Morgan State G Karim Barton; Alabama CB John Fulton

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Stanford DB Devon Carrington; Youngstown State OL Chris Elkins; Wisconsin DE Ethan Hemer; UAB OT Kaycee Ike; Shepherd LB Howard Jones; Cincinnati QB Brendon Kay; Stanford DE Josh Mauro; Louisville DT Roy Philon; East Carolina OL Will Simmons; Missouri TE Eric Waters

San Diego Chargers

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Portland State RB D.J. Adams; West Texas WR Torrence Allen; North Texas WR Brelan Chancellor; Arizona State S Alden Darby; Auburn CB Chris Davis; Washington CB Greg Ducre; New Haven TE Michael Flacco; Oregon State WR Micah Hatfield; Arkansas WR Javontee Herndon; New Mexico OG DJ Johnson; Utah DL Tenny Palepoi; Wofford LB Alvin Scioneaux; Nebraska OT Jeremiah Sirles; Nevada P Chase Tenpenny; Boise State DL Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe; Illinois State LB Colton Underwood; Boston College OT Ian White

San Francisco 49ers

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USC LB Morgan Breslin; Southern Illinois QB Kory Faulker; Catawba S L.J. McCray; Miami TE Asante Cleveland, New Mexico C Dillon Farrell; Michigan St. OT Fou Fonoti; Stanford LB Shayne Skov

Seattle Seahawks

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USC S Dion Bailey; Montana LB Brock Coyle; Central Arkansas TE Chase Dixon; Penn State OT Garry Gilliam; Troy S Cam Hudson; Texas DE Jackson Jeffcoat; Florida State DT Demonte McAllister; Washington QB Keith Price; Eastern Washington DT Andru Pulu

St. Louis Rams

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West Texas A&M DE Ethan Westbrooks; Western Kentucky FB Kadeem Jones

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Boise State WR Aaron Burks; Texas A&M WR Toney Hurd Jr., Virginia-Lynchburg CB Keith Lewis; Florida WR Solomon Patton; Wyoming QB Brett Smith; Eastern Michigan S Mycal Swaim

Tennessee Titans

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Western Kentucky RB Antonio Andrews; Washington K Travis *****; Virginia Tech DE James Gayle; Oklahoma OL Gabe Ikard; Central Florida OL Justin McCray; Rutgers LB Jamal Merrell; Montana G William Poehls; Oklahoma WR Jaz Reynolds; Louisville S Hakeem Smith; Oklahoma State WR Josh Stewart; Texas A&M WR Derel Walker; Texas Tech WR Eric Ward; Syracuse CB Rishard Anderson

Washington ********

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Hampton S Justin Blake; Southern WR Lee Doss; BYU WR Cody Hoffman; Northwestern WR Rashad Lawrence; USC RB Silas Redd; Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees; Arkansas DT Robert Thomas; Fresno State CB L.J. Jones

 

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^repped thanks

 

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[buc em]

So in hindsight....should the Browns have just stayed at their spot and picked up Sammy or Evans to pair with Manziel? I just don't get that if they knew about the Gordon thing two weeks prior to the draft that they didn't draft one single receiver. What decent receiver that could make a real impact could be available for trade right now?

 

[do work son]

So in hindsight....should the Browns have just stayed at their spot and picked up Sammy or Evans to pair with Manziel? I just don't get that if they knew about the Gordon thing two weeks prior to the draft that they didn't draft one single receiver. What decent receiver that could make a real impact could be available for trade right now?

I'm guessing they knew he won't be suspended all year, and I think they're gonna mimic the jets during Sanchez's rookie year. Run game and play action with a solid defense

 

[macbk]

I'm guessing they knew he won't be suspended all year, and I think they're gonna mimic the jets during Sanchez's rookie year. Run game and play action with a solid defense

Better hope he doesn't pan out as Sanchez has.

 

[do work son]

Literally the only comparison I was making was how they'll try not to put everything on his shoulders early

 

[macbk]

Literally the only comparison I was making was how they'll try not to put everything on his shoulders early

Haha no I know. It's crazy how Mark found success his first two years. We lost his weapons in Edwards/Holmes and it was downhill from there.

 

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Browns knew two weeks ago but they had no idea it would be up to a year. Probably thought 4-6 weeks.

 

[jjs07]

Even if they thought it would be 4-6 weeks, they shouldn't have assumed. ESPECIALLY since it isn't Gordon's first rodeo. That being said, they should have had some sort of plan to soften the blow by either drafting Watkins or Evans. There was zero foresight on their end.

 

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They have a plan they're going the UDFA route. Saw what the Seahawks did.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...armer-browns-have-plenty-of-chances-to-add-wr

 

[jjs07]

They have a plan they're going the UDFA route. Saw what the Seahawks did.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...armer-browns-have-plenty-of-chances-to-add-wr

OK...he's comparing their scouting to what the Seahawks did/do.

Um....

 

[moe200069]

any possibility that the browns let manziel sit on the bench to start/majority of the season? with no weapons at wr or rb, don't see the point in destroying his confidence and career before it starts

 

[DeadsetAce]

as long as that offensive line is good to go, which i assume it is, he's playing

 

[finallyfamous]

My take on the Gordon situation:

The Browns obviously know something we don't.

There is NO WAY they would've made that trade with the Bills if they knew their #1 WR would be gone. I understand getting the top CB and they wanted to fill the other holes, but this team is going no where with Greg Little and Andrew Hawkins as your #1 options with Cameron as the go to TE.

Also them not drafting a WR is just unreal if it's true. EVEN IF this never happened I still thought they would've drafted a WR

I know we're Cleveland but we're not that dumb.


Gordon was on ESPN the other day on First Take

You really think they would let him go on air representing the Browns if they knew he was done?

 

[finallyfamous]

At the end of the day we just gotta see what happens.

Gordon needs some ******* help if he is gone for the year.

 

[651akathepaul]

any possibility that the browns let manziel sit on the bench to start/majority of the season? with no weapons at wr or rb, don't see the point in destroying his confidence and career before it starts

Media/Cleveland fans won't let him go all year without a start.

 

[finallyfamous]

Manziel is an instant legend though if he wins week 1.

@ Pitt?

be insane.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Manziel is an instant legend though if he wins week 1.

@ Pitt?

be insane.

Instant legend though?

 

[finallyfamous]

Haha believe me man I know it sounds ridiculous but it's the truth.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Who they play week 1?

 

[HNL HI]

Cleveland gonna have two top 15 picks, they won that trade.

 

[dacomeup]

An instant legend for winning week 1 against a rebuilding Steelers team?

 

[finallyfamous]

Cleveland gonna have two top 15 picks, they won that trade.

STEAL!!