THE 2011 NFL SEASON: LOCKOUT OR NOT!

[RVR II]

He was only worth a 4th round pick.......not much of a QB

And the saints lost their head coach and GM for one year and several other coaches.....and their second round picks in 2012 and 2013.  Rams lost defensive head (can EASILY find new one) and many players are about to get trouble too.

WOW.

So the domino effect begins..

[Raefire]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7718136/sean-payton-new-orleans-saints-banned-one-year-bounties

WOW is right... Damn.

[D.B. Barnes]

The only thing that's gonna be interesting about Tebow going to the Jets is if the Jets do what somebody should've done a while ago and make him a FB or a TE. He can't throw to save his life, but he can run and he runs very well in space for his size. Just put him somewhere where you can get him the ball and let him do what he does best.

As for the Taints, props to the NFL for coming down hard on that shit. Pro football is a incredibly violent and dangerous game without bonus-based head hunting. That shit is fucked up in every possible way and needs to be nipped in the bud. Having said that, I'm skeptical that they were the only team that had something like that going on.

[D.B. Barnes]

In one of the more baffling moves in the team's history, New York pulled off a trade to acquire Denver quarterback Tim Tebow, before later taking the deal off the table due to a financial oversight on the Jets' part. As of Wednesday evening, it's unclear whether they'll be bringing the 24-year-old signal-caller to town at all.

The teams completed the deal in principle, and according to a person familiar with the deal, the Jets agreed to give Denver fourth- and sixth-round picks for the polarizing left-hander. The Broncos, in return, gave New York their seventh-round draft pick. But that all happened before the Jets recognized making a big, $5 million mistake, according to the person.

The Jets balked at giving Denver that amount, which the Broncos paid Tebow as an advance and was laid out as a stipulation in his contract. New York is now trying to decide whether it's worth paying the extra money to land the quarterback. The Jets were attempting to negotiate down the dollar figure that's laid out in the contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

Doesn't matter, already bought jerseys.




"I REGRET NOTHING!!!"

[Raefire]

And Drew Stanton's pissed. Already asking to be traded. http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7722208/new-york-jets-drew-stanton-wants-tim-tebow-deal-source-says

[Bob]

Heck, the rams need a back up qb.....

[RVR II]

Rowdy NFL fans will be required to see the shrink
To thug fans: Pass test or you're banned

Last Updated: 4:36 AM, April 15, 2012

Posted: 12:22 AM, April 15, 2012

EXCLUSIVE

The NFL is shrink-rapping football fans.

Unruly fans booted from stadiums this year will be required to pass a code-of-conduct exam — or they won't be allowed back in for another game.

The idea was hatched by a licensed psychotherapist, The Post has learned.

"We're not trying to squash anyone's passion. We're just trying to say don't be violent," said Dr. Ari Novick (right), the Californian who's the brains behind the program.

Requirements will vary depending on the stadium, but most of the time the stadium louts will have to pass the test before being allowed back in, he said.

The classes are an effort to stem the rising tide of ugly stadium behavior that has included everything from bare-knuckle brawls to lewd Jets fans who screamed obscenities at women until they exposed their breasts in a rude Gate D tradition at the old Giants Stadium.

At the new MetLife Stadium, security chief Daniel DeLorenzi says about 25 fans are ejected from every Jet and Giant game — about 500 rowdies a year.

In 2010, the stadium was the first, along with the New England Patriots' Gillette Stadium, to employ Novick's classes.

Fans who get the boot must write DeLorenzi a letter of apology and take the four-hour, $75 online course, available

at fanconductclass.com. To pass, they have to get at least 70 percent of the questions correct.

Even a fan with multiple concussions could figure out the answers to these queries.

One true-or-false question: "Every fan has a right to like any team they wish. Using abusive language towards fans who support teams you don't like will not be tolerated."


Novick takes in $55 for each test he certifies. Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers split the remainder of the dough.

About 25 percent of those bounced don't bother to take the course, DeLorenzi noted. Incorrigible wrongoers wind up on the "unforgiven" list — a book containing the name, photo and seat number of every booted fan.

A roving band of security guards monitors the stands each game for the unforgiven. If they are nabbed — and 10 have been over the past three years — they're arrested for trespassing.

Most bounced fans grovel to get back in, especially season-ticket holders who could lose their ducats.

Even if it means lying on the cyber-couch.

"Most of the time, they apologize for their behavior," DeLorenzi noted.

One remorseful fan wrote in November: "I am really sorry for my actions. I really do like the new stadium.

"I love going to football games and to concerts, and I really want to make sure I'm able to go back to future events."

From the playbook

Think you're smarter than a rowdy football fan? Te st yourself on these sample trueor-false questions, courtesy of Dr. Ari Novick.

1 Behaving badly towardsother fans, such as fighting, swearing or threatening them, is OK as long as they deserveit.

2 According to Met-Life Stadium's alcohol policies, four drinks is the maximum aperson may purchase at a time.

3 Every fan has aright to likeany team they wish. Using abuse language towards fans who support teams you don't like will not be tolerated.

[Bob]

Of course, we Rams season ticket holders are all nice and get alone.  So go frack it rest of US.

[RVR II]

We Bills fans though like to rip down goal posts.. We're in trouble