AsylumGuido

Jason: Hello?

Cole: Hey, Jason, dude! Cole here. Just found out if you can come up with a medical excuse you can opt out, get credit for the season and, f***ing get this, dude ... $350K!

Jason: Are you sh!tting me? You mean we don't even have to go to camp?

Cole: Yeah, dude! Free, frickin' money! Hell, you know we weren't making the team anyway, right?

Jason: Gotta go, man. Need to call Mr. Loomis right away. I think I got asthma.

Cole: No, I have that.

Jason: Okay, cool. I'll come up with something. Too frickin' cool!!

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

Rugby Saint II

You missed your calling Guido. You write a good comedy.

The thing is though, it probably went down just like that!

AsylumGuido

Running total here. Twenty-five out of 2880 players have opted out. Really out of 2881 since Larry Warford opted out and he's not even on a roster.

Baltimore Ravens

OT Andre Smith (story)
WR De’Anthony Thomas (story)

Buffalo Bills

DT Star Lotulelei (story)

Carolina Panthers

LB Jordan Mack

Chicago Bears

DT Eddie Goldman (story)

Dallas Cowboys

CB Maurice Canady (story)
WR Stephen Guidry

Denver Broncos

DT Kyle Peko

Green Bay Packers

WR Devin Funchess (story)

Houston Texans

DL Eddie Vanderdoes

Kansas City Chiefs

G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (story)

Minnesota Vikings

NT Michael Pierce (story)

New England Patriots

S Patrick Chung (story)
LB Dont’a Hightower (story)
OT Marcus Cannon (story)
RB Brandon Bolden (story)
FB Danny Vitale (story)
OL Najee Toran

New Orleans Saints

TE Jason Vander Laan
TE Cole Wick

New York Jets

OL Leo Koloamatangi
Philadelphia Eagles

WR Marquise Goodwin

Seattle Seahawks

G Chance Warmack (story)

Tennessee Titans

OL Anthony McKinney

Washington Football Team

DL Caleb Brantley

Free agents

G Larry Warford

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

vpheughan

Mr. Do As I Say, Not as I Do. Can't even heed your own "Advice" can you?


[QUOTE=AsylumGuido;]
"......... Your humor is undoubtedly taken as news to the hundreds of people that visit this site and never post. It is also taken as fact to many of the IGNORANT INDIVIDUALS that do post. I'm not saying that your contributions are not wanted, but consider the least common denominator and how what you say can, and will, be taken and run with as gospel."

AsylumGuido

[quote=vpheughan;893222]Mr. Do As I Say, Not as I Do. Attachment 13480 Can't even heed your own "Advice" can you?

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido;

"......... Your humor is undoubtedly taken as news to the hundreds of people that visit this site and never post. It is also taken as fact to many of the IGNORANT INDIVIDUALS that do post. I'm not saying that your contributions are not wanted, but consider the least common denominator and how what you say can, and will, be taken and run with as gospel."

What is your problem? You are beyond strange.

AsylumGuido

[quote=vpheughan;893222]Mr. Do As I Say, Not as I Do. Attachment 13480 Can't even heed your own "Advice" can you?

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido;

"......... Your humor is undoubtedly taken as news to the hundreds of people that visit this site and never post. It is also taken as fact to many of the IGNORANT INDIVIDUALS that do post. I'm not saying that your contributions are not wanted, but consider the least common denominator and how what you say can, and will, be taken and run with as gospel."

Okay, since you decided to share a segment of a private message I sent you on January 30 of this year perhaps I should share it in its entirety exactly as typed.

"I know you post a large percentage of comments meant to be sarcastic or humorous. Some are and some miss the target. I'll give you that for trying. But I just wanted to point out that a very large percentage of visitors to this site are coming here solely for information, not entertainment. Also, a large percentage are gullible in what they read is fact ... sadly. Your humor is undoubtedly taken as news to the hundreds of people that visit this site and never post. It is also taken as fact to many of the ignorant individuals that do post. I'm not saying that your contributions are not wanted, but consider the least common denominator and how what you say can, and will, be taken and run with as gospel.

I know you love the Saints as much as I. The world is so negative right now. I don't see how cultivating that environment is positive. I both love and hate the internet because it both shares knowledge and shares the opposite just as quickly.

Just wanted to let you know how I feel. By the way, my name is Larry and I love my Saints and my family."

I guess this "vicious" attack triggered your six month long barrage of trolling my posts with inane garbage. You sir, need help.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

AsylumGuido

Total opt outs to date are now 31 with most still being players were most likely not to make the final roster. There have been a few high risk starters, however.

AsylumGuido

Latest list. Final count at 3:00 central today.

49ers
WR Travis Benjamin

Bears
DT Eddie Goldman
S Jordan Lucas

Bengals
DL Josh Tupou

Bills
CB E.J. Gaines
DL Star Lotulelei

Broncos
OT Ja'Wuan James
DL Kyle Peko

Browns
DT Andrew Billings
OT Drake Dorbeck
OG Drew Forbes
OG Colby Gossett
OG Malcolm Pridgeon

Buccaneers
OT Brad Seaton

Cardinals
OT Marcus Gilbert

Chargers
None

Chiefs
OG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
OL Lucas Niang
RB Damien Williams

Colts
S Rolan Milligan
LB Skai Moore
S Marvell Tell

Cowboys
CB Maurice Canady
WR Stephen Guidry
FB Jamize Olawale

Dolphins
DT Davon Godchaux
WR Allen Hurns
WR Albert Wilson II

Eagles
WR Marquise Goodwin

Falcons
None

Giants
CB Sam Beal
WR Da'Mari Scott
OT Nate Solder

Jaguars
LB Lerentee McCray
CB Rashaan Melvin
DL Al Woods

Jets
LB James Burgess
OL Leo Koloamatangi
LB C.J. Mosley

Lions
WR Geronimo Allison
DL John Atkins
C Russell Bodine

Packers
WR Devin Funchess

Panthers
LB Jordan Mack
LB Christian Miller

Patriots
RB Brandon Bolden
OT Marcus Cannon
S Patrick Chung
LB Dont'a Hightower
TE Matt LaCosse
WR Marqise Lee
OL Najee Toran
FB Danny Vitale

Raiders
LB Ukeme Eligwe

Rams
None

Ravens
OT Andre Smith
WR De'Anthony Thomas

Saints
TE Jason Vander Laan
TE Cole Wick

Seahawks
OG Chance Warmack

Steelers
None

Texans
DL Eddie Vanderdoes

Titans
OT Anthony McKinney

Vikings
DL Michael Pierce

Washington Football Team
DL Caleb Brantley
LB Josh Harvey-Clemons

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

AsylumGuido

The final count for opt outs is 67 of the original 2880 players on the 32 90 man rosters. That is 2.3% of total pre-cut players. Like the two TE's that opted out from the Saints over half of those players were not going to make a 53 man roster anyway. No big deal.

Any bets on how many of those 67 players end up contracting COVID-19? With all of the testing and multi-layered protocols in place in the NFL they are far more likely to pick it up elsewhere. And spread it.