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"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."

Aaron Jones out and with him any real chance I have to do anything fantasy-wise. But I get to start porn-stache Minshew at QB.

"hermit, that should come in comfortably another good bet from the same game is cole beasley +54 receiving yards. the Bills number two receiver John Brown is out, so Allen will go to him more, with Diggs the main target +80"

Anyone got any bets going today? I'm thinking the Bills -10 at evens is good value against the Jets. May also go over 45 points in that game. Bengals at 13/8 And over 44.5 points at evens in the Football Team game.

Far Cough 1:57 Sat Oct 24 Led at points by a player before both our times - George Mikan. Also in NBA names that should have been changed after a move news - Utah Jazz (previously New Orleans) - who played in Mardi Gras colours for years.

Lakers started off as Minneapolis Lakers

"Falace, Don't forget the Raiders played in LA as well."

"Not an isolated case unfortunately https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_sportspeople_convicted_of_crimes#American_football_(gridiron) That said, our own James Tomkins makes the list directly below. (Also did not know of about Mark Ingram's father.)"

"good DT (won a superbowl) before he signed for us, it was downhill from there after that"

Ex 49ers Dana Stubblefield sentenced to prison for rape Remember the name but don't remember too much about him

"lowermash, have a look at this link. it lists them all on here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_franchise_moves_and_mergers"

"Lowermarshhammer Wiki is your friend for a full list https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_franchise_moves_and_mergers Chicago Bears are one of the older ones but began as the Decatur Staleys for instance. There was video of it for 100th anniversary last year but apparently I can't find it now. Similarly story in NBA, MLB and NHL and even CFL (which is older than the NFL both in name and in predecessor leagues)."

"Happens alot on american sports, lots of historical examples like the browns moving to baltimore, then the colts moving to indiana, oilers moved to tennesee. Rams moved from LA to St Louis and back, Chargers moved to LA from San diego recently. And just this season is the forst season of the Vegas Raiders formerly of Oakland"

Honest interested question from someone who know next to nothing on the subject. How many times have franchises been purchased and moved to a different location in the style of MK Dons in the history not the NFL? And how many teams are there? Thanks for replies.

And now they don't have a QB who throws interceptions for fun.

"They have a high end defence, a very good Oline, and the best receiving group in the league by some distance, to go with Gronk and OJ Howard. Might just be the favourite in the NFC"

Oh bollocks (from a fantasy point of view). Just as Chris Godwin is getting back on the pitch.

"Antonio Brown is closing in on a deal with the Buccaneers, good luck stopping those weapons!"

I have read that Trevor Lawrence is considering studying for an extra year and missing the 2021 draft.

Warning for this weekend American daylight savings is this week so the Nfl games are kicking off an hour earlier our time.

"Crystal - I suspect you're right: he will be in demand (although I'm not sure how many teams will part company with their coaches on Black Monday). The only 'attraction' the Jets will offer is that it is New York - and a huge NFL market - and, providing the owners finally agree, a new HC might (just might) be given the opportunity to undertake a root-and-branch reform of the franchise on the playing/coaching side. If I were the owners, I'd be offering the very best candidate a blank canvas. But one of the reasons we're in such deep shit is because the owners have consistently made terrible decisions and haven't had a clue what they are doing. So we mighgt be scraping the barrel, again, when it comes to a new head coach."

NFC Least indeed.

A lot of teams seem to be tanking for Trevor.?

Eagles 2-4-1 and now lead the nfc east!

"I think Bienemy will end up with much more attractive offers than the Jets. Unless they do end up with the first pick and he cant turn down working woth Lawrence. In other new Ngakoue who was a very good pass rusher the last few seasons, has been traded to the Ravens less than 60 days after the Vikings traded for him. Vikings giving up on the season"

"I should add that I'm not saying a college-only head coach can't make the leap across to being a successful NFL head coach. It can be done, but it is still quite rare. For every Kliff Kingsbury at Arizona, there are two or three Chip Kelly-style failures at the likes of the Eagles. Given the scale of the needs at the Jets, taking on a college coach would be a huge risk. Some might say the coach would have nothing to lose. But we're fed up losing!"