Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread

AsylumGuido · 03-30-2023, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

Penning scared me because his aggressive play could lead to costly penalties. I think he had two last year. I am pumped for him to come back. He now knows the play book and the team. He had a rough start to his career but he's usually a reliable/nasty player. He's going to mangle some LB'ers this year.

Yes, Penning had two penalties all year. A false start against Atlanta in December and a face mask against the 49er's. Nothing out of the ordinary though. By the way, that face mask call was offset by a SF penalty on the play.

Saints penalties by player 2022 season

AsylumGuido · 03-31-2023, 01:42 PM

Rugby Saint II · 04-02-2023, 01:42 PM

What do we do with 16 million dollars though? Save it for next year? I think not. Loomis doesn't save money. He moves it around. Maybe a trade is in the works and we are ready to pick up his contract. I could get onboard if it's the right player. Who would you like to trade for? I almost started a thread on this topic.

AsylumGuido · 04-03-2023, 11:31 AM

AsylumGuido · 04-03-2023, 12:25 PM

SmashMouth · 04-03-2023, 02:03 PM

saintsfan1976 · 04-03-2023, 02:58 PM

I'd love more football but as it stands, this is ridiculous.

Can adding a second bye week solve the issue?

AsylumGuido · 04-03-2023, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

I'd love more football but as it stands, this is ridiculous.

Can adding a second bye week solve the issue?

The flexing issue isn't adding any additional televised games. They're talking about moving a scheduled Thursday game late in the season to Sunday and replacing it with a previously scheduled Sunday game. Players and coaches don't like it, but it really screws us fans over bigtime. When you have a trip planned for a Sunday noon game that gets flexed to Thursday it would be extremely difficult to make the game. You'd have to take off work, reschedule hotels and/or flights. If you couldn't do that not only would you be forced to miss the game, but you'd have to try to sell the tickets. Thursday night tickets are not as desirable as a Sunday noon game for the same reasons as above.

Rugby Saint II · 04-05-2023, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

The flexing issue isn't adding any additional televised games. They're talking about moving a scheduled Thursday game late in the season to Sunday and replacing it with a previously scheduled Sunday game. Players and coaches don't like it, but it really screws us fans over bigtime. When you have a trip planned for a Sunday noon game that gets flexed to Thursday it would be extremely difficult to make the game. You'd have to take off work, reschedule hotels and/or flights. If you couldn't do that not only would you be forced to miss the game, but you'd have to try to sell the tickets. Thursday night tickets are not as desirable as a Sunday noon game for the same reasons as above.

The NFL doesn't care about the fans. Just their money!

AsylumGuido · 04-05-2023, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

The NFL doesn't care about the fans. Just their money!

On the whole, yes, but they are getting pushback on this and one of their strongest owners, John Mara, is making pretty much the same argument against the flexing that I shared above. I heard yesterday that there may be at least a couple of owners that were originally in favor of the flexing that may be changing their minds after getting major blow back. They had 22 in favor at first. It takes 24 to pass the flex proposal.

03-30-2023, 05:02 PM	#1
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,484	Re: Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II Penning scared me because his aggressive play could lead to costly penalties. I think he had two last year. I am pumped for him to come back. He now knows the play book and the team. He had a rough start to his career but he's usually a reliable/nasty player. He's going to mangle some LB'ers this year. Yes, Penning had two penalties all year. A false start against Atlanta in December and a face mask against the 49er's. Nothing out of the ordinary though. By the way, that face mask call was offset by a SF penalty on the play. Saints penalties by player 2022 season

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,119	Re: Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread What do we do with 16 million dollars though? Save it for next year? I think not. Loomis doesn't save money. He moves it around. Maybe a trade is in the works and we are ready to pick up his contract. I could get onboard if it's the right player. Who would you like to trade for? I almost started a thread on this topic.

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saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,972 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread I'd love more football but as it stands, this is ridiculous. Can adding a second bye week solve the issue?

04-03-2023, 04:09 PM	#8
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,484	Re: Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 I'd love more football but as it stands, this is ridiculous. Can adding a second bye week solve the issue? The flexing issue isn't adding any additional televised games. They're talking about moving a scheduled Thursday game late in the season to Sunday and replacing it with a previously scheduled Sunday game. Players and coaches don't like it, but it really screws us fans over bigtime. When you have a trip planned for a Sunday noon game that gets flexed to Thursday it would be extremely difficult to make the game. You'd have to take off work, reschedule hotels and/or flights. If you couldn't do that not only would you be forced to miss the game, but you'd have to try to sell the tickets. Thursday night tickets are not as desirable as a Sunday noon game for the same reasons as above.
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04-05-2023, 09:49 AM	#9
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,119	Re: Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread Originally Posted by AsylumGuido The flexing issue isn't adding any additional televised games. They're talking about moving a scheduled Thursday game late in the season to Sunday and replacing it with a previously scheduled Sunday game. Players and coaches don't like it, but it really screws us fans over bigtime. When you have a trip planned for a Sunday noon game that gets flexed to Thursday it would be extremely difficult to make the game. You'd have to take off work, reschedule hotels and/or flights. If you couldn't do that not only would you be forced to miss the game, but you'd have to try to sell the tickets. Thursday night tickets are not as desirable as a Sunday noon game for the same reasons as above. The NFL doesn't care about the fans. Just their money!

04-05-2023, 09:58 AM	#10
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,484	Re: Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II The NFL doesn't care about the fans. Just their money! On the whole, yes, but they are getting pushback on this and one of their strongest owners, John Mara, is making pretty much the same argument against the flexing that I shared above. I heard yesterday that there may be at least a couple of owners that were originally in favor of the flexing that may be changing their minds after getting major blow back. They had 22 in favor at first. It takes 24 to pass the flex proposal.