# NFL - OFFSEASON of Mist and mellow fruitfulness **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 7, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586 "2020-02-07T15:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/82 "2020-03-21T03:33:48Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > In Dallas, he has a fantastic offensive line, a great running game, a true #1 receiver and a group of solid pass catchers, and one of the easiest schedules in the NFL in 2020. He’s all set up to have another good statistical year. I agree. I think he’s an underrated QB, his stats are consistently good. If he’s in a prove-it year I would be encouraged if I was a Cowboys fan. ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/83 "2020-03-24T19:46:47Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I agree. I think he’s an underrated QB, his stats are consistently good. If he’s in a prove-it year I would be encouraged if I was a Cowboys fan. Heh. Maybe NOT so much, now: [NFL: Cowboys All-Pro lineman Travis Frederick retires - Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-offseason-gets-even-worse-with-all-pro-lineman-travis-fredericks-surprise-retirement-233415898.html) ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/84 "2020-03-24T19:51:43Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Maybe Newton can go to NE or Chicago. (S)Cam Newton is much like our current Prez: all about himself. If I had my 'druthers he’d either **A** ) draw absolutely NO interest from any other N.F.L. team, ever again, and be forced to retire or **B** ) he’d end up in either Cincinnatus, Miami, or playing his home games at FedEx Field. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/85 "2020-03-25T00:46:05Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > Heh. Maybe NOT so much, now: [NFL: Cowboys All-Pro lineman Travis Frederick retires - Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-offseason-gets-even-worse-with-all-pro-lineman-travis-fredericks-surprise-retirement-233415898.html) Oops, sorry Dallas for jinxing you. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/86 "2020-03-25T01:42:18Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > (S)Cam Newton is much like our current Prez: all about himself. If I had my 'druthers he’d either **A** ) draw absolutely NO interest from any other N.F.L. team, ever again, and be forced to retire or **B** ) he’d end up in either Cincinnatus, Miami, or playing his home games at FedEx Field. Who would want Newton? The guy is gonna pout if he’s a backup. I don’t see an RG III redemption in Cam, RG III thought very highly of himself and his ‘brand’ but became humble enough. ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/87 "2020-03-25T02:14:41Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Who would want Newton? **The guy is gonna pout if he’s a backup**. I don’t see an RG III redemption in Cam, RG III thought very highly of himself and his ‘brand’ but became humble enough. I com_plete_ly agree with you. He’s not gonna want to go anywhere where he can’t be the starter since he obviously thinks so highly of himself. Thankfully my Seahawks are set at starting QB so I see no reason why _they_ would want to go after him (or, if they _did_, why he would accept the offer). ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/88 "2020-03-25T16:14:12Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > (S)Cam Newton is much like our current Prez: all about himself. If I had my 'druthers he’d either **A** ) draw absolutely NO interest from any other N.F.L. team, ever again, and be forced to retire or **B** ) he’d end up in either Cincinnatus, Miami, or playing his home games at FedEx Field. Don’t try to send that guy to my team! We’re taking Burrow! ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/89 "2020-03-28T18:34:31Z")
Kirk Herbstreit says he does not expect college or pro FB in 2020. I think that is most likely true. Probably no high school sports either. > **[Kirk Herbstreit doubtful about 2020 college football season: "I'll be so...](https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/kirk-herbstreit-doubtful-2020-college-football-season.html)** > > ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit said he would be shocked if the NFL and college football played this fall amid the COVID-19 crisis. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/90 "2020-03-28T19:41:23Z")
I spoke with my father today; he still lives in Green Bay, where they are all feeling starved for Packers news, as a distraction, if nothing else. He told me about a story which had just come out, about Aaron Rodgers, who had been vacationing in Peru, and barely got back out before Peru shut its borders. Story in the Green Bay Press-Gazette: [Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers gets out of Peru in dramatic fashion before borders close due to coronavirus](https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/fans/2020/03/27/packers-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-flew-out-peru-just-before-country-closed-its-borders-due-coronavir/2928055001/) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/91 "2020-03-29T00:05:48Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Kirk Herbstreit says he does not expect college or pro FB in 2020. I think that is most likely true. Probably no high school sports either. > > [Kirk Herbstreit doubtful about 2020 college football season: "I'll be so surprised if that happens" Kirk Herbstreit doubtful about 2020 college football season: "I'll be so surprised if that happens"](https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/kirk-herbstreit-doubtful-2020-college-football-season.html) I wonder how the draft/trades being done now will be handled if they don’t play this year… ---
**Author:** ![CastletonSnob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ea924/32.png) [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/92 "2020-03-31T21:45:55Z")
> **[NFL Adds Playoff Games On Nickelodeon & Peacock As Postseason Expands To...](https://deadline.com/2020/03/nfl-playoffs-expanded-nickelodeon-peacock-air-postseason-games-1202896801/)** > > The NFL’s owners have voted to expand the playoffs to include 14 teams and will add postseason games on Nickelodeon and NBCUniversal’s new streamer Peacock. The changes — which ha… I hope they get Mike O’Malley as an announcer. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/93 "2020-04-05T16:27:25Z")
Well, we’re in the “draft prep” time of the offseason. Without pro days (which, to me, aren’t a huge loss), teams seem to be putting a lot more value on game tape. So, if you’re insanely bored like I am being stuck at home, I figure I’ll post [this google doc I came across](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QbJONz-aRK6WCaSUH4sGS1wAjN_lkg1j7Mrtp1lGJxw/htmlview#gid=771300872). It’s a database for the NFL draft, and it includes links to a ton of game tapes separated by prospect. So if you’re dying to check out Jake Fromm’s games to see if he really has a noodle arm, or if you’re wondering why Burrow is considered the #1 prospect, you can check out their gametape from that site. I have nothing to do with the site, but I found it an interesting way to waste a bit of time checking out prospects. Enjoy, if that’s your thing. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/94 "2020-04-05T16:42:13Z")
Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who set the league record with a 63-yard field goal as a member of the Saints in 1970, [died of COVID-19 yesterday](https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/04/05/saints-tom-dempsey-dies-coronavirus). Dempsey was born with [only half of a right foot, as well as only a partial right hand](https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2020/03/30/1e337b64-071f-4f6e-ba79-20b0c46be289/thumbnail/1200x675/64d06bb23eafc1c5f1b1a6e1b42d7c9d/dempsey.jpg), but was able to use his right foot very effectively for kicking, back in the era of straight-on placekicking. He played for five NFL teams from 1969 through 1979. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2012, and is one of fifteen residents of a New Orleans retirement home who have died from COVID-19. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/95 "2020-04-19T20:44:01Z")
I started a thread just for discussion of the NFL Draft, which is coming up in just 4 days. [Here it is](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=894511) ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/96 "2020-04-21T23:35:21Z")
Word is Gronk has un-retired and joined Brady in Tampa. Dun Dun Dunnnnnnn! ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/97 "2020-04-22T00:28:25Z")
Ummm did Vince let him out of the WWE? supposedly he had a 2 or 3-year contract there ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/98 "2020-04-22T01:08:17Z")
I though WWE fired all but the A-list talent last week. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/99 "2020-04-22T15:07:11Z")
I predict that neither Brady or Gronk lasts this whole season. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/100 "2020-04-25T21:27:26Z")
Heard from a good source NFL plan this year is 12 games with no fans . They could start around October 1 and finish same time as normal in Jan. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586/101 "2020-04-25T22:18:18Z")
Football is definitely a sport where the ticket gate is sacrificial with less impact. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586.md?page=6)