NFL 2016 Offseason Discussion Thread

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With the twenty-eighth pick in the 2016 NFL draft the San Francisco 49ers select... Joshua Garnett, G, Stanford.
 
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With the twenty-ninth pick in the 2016 NFL draft, the Arizona Cardinals select... Robert Nkemdiche, DT, Ole Miss.
 
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With the thirtieth pick in the 2016 NFL draft, the Carolina Panthers select... Vernon Butler, DT, Louisiana Tech.
 
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With the thirty-first pick in the 2016 NFL draft, the Seattle Seahawks select... Germain Ifedi, OT, Texas A&M.
 
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With the twenty-sixth pick in the 2016 NFL draft, the Denver Broncos select... Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis.
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This is interesting (from Yahoo - Shutdown Corner):

Falcons announce fan-friendly concessions pricing for new stadium

Here's a novel idea: an NFL team that actually cares about fans who aren't sitting in private boxes.

On Monday, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and team president Rich McKay announced a revolutionary concept: "fan first" pricing on popular concession items at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is set to open before the 2017 NFL season.

How friendly will the prices be? Judge for yourself:
  • $2 – Non-alcoholic beverage products with unlimited free refills
  • $2 – Dasani bottled water; hot dogs; pretzels; popcorn
  • $3 – Peanuts; pizza; nachos; waffle fries
  • $5 – 12 oz. domestic beer
Blank stressed that the prices are not short-term, a gimmick to celebrate the opening of the stadium; they are part of a "core philosophy" to say thank you to fans for their loyalty.

The pricing will be in place for all events at the stadium: Falcons games, Atlanta United FC games and major events already scheduled, like the Peach Bowl, SEC Championship game and NCAA Final Four (scheduled for 2020).

And when it comes to the soda refills, there will be self-serve stations away from the concession stands, so fans can help themselves.

Quite the gesture, in our opinion.
 
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NYwdwfan said:
This is interesting (from Yahoo - Shutdown Corner):

Falcons announce fan-friendly concessions pricing for new stadium

Here's a novel idea: an NFL team that actually cares about fans who aren't sitting in private boxes.

On Monday, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and team president Rich McKay announced a revolutionary concept: "fan first" pricing on popular concession items at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is set to open before the 2017 NFL season.

How friendly will the prices be? Judge for yourself:
  • $2 – Non-alcoholic beverage products with unlimited free refills
  • $2 – Dasani bottled water; hot dogs; pretzels; popcorn
  • $3 – Peanuts; pizza; nachos; waffle fries
  • $5 – 12 oz. domestic beer
Blank stressed that the prices are not short-term, a gimmick to celebrate the opening of the stadium; they are part of a "core philosophy" to say thank you to fans for their loyalty.

The pricing will be in place for all events at the stadium: Falcons games, Atlanta United FC games and major events already scheduled, like the Peach Bowl, SEC Championship game and NCAA Final Four (scheduled for 2020).

And when it comes to the soda refills, there will be self-serve stations away from the concession stands, so fans can help themselves.

Quite the gesture, in our opinion.
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They'll need to build more bathrooms.
 
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Source: NFL rule to give hoodies cold shoulder
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...nt-coaches-barred-field-part-nfl-rule-updates

NFL players no longer can wear exposed "hoodies" over their shoulder pads, and assistant coaches are now expressly prohibited from entering the field of play, following a series of adjustments that will appear in the 2016 edition of the NFL rulebook. Both were in response to specific issues that arose during the 2015 season.

The final version of the book has not been published, but a league source confirmed the changes to ESPN's Ed Werder. Former NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira, now a Fox Sports analyst, first revealed the changes on Twitter.

The "hoodie" rule was deemed necessary after receiver James Jones debuted the style last season while playing for the Green Bay Packers. The hood at times blocked Jones' nameplate on his back. Because it is a uniform policy adjustment, it did not require a vote of owners.

Meanwhile, the NFL moved to codify what had been an implied rule for some time. Head coaches are the only coaches allowed on the field during games, and it is permissible for no reason other than to check on injured players. This adjustment was aimed at Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebackers coach Joey Porter, who wandered onto the field during a wild-card playoff game in January against the Cincinnati Bengals.

As medical officials checked on the condition of Steelers receiver Antonio Brown, who would be diagnosed with a concussion, Porter got into a shouting match with multiple Bengals players. Ultimately, cornerback Adam Jones was penalized for his role in the exchange, putting the Steelers in position for a game-winning field goal.

Finally, the NFL addressed another incident from last season for which the rulebook offered no direct guidance. If a coin does not flip during the pregame (or pre-overtime) toss, the referee is now directed to retoss with the captain's original call still applying.

Referee Clete Blakeman followed that procedure during a divisional playoff game between the Packers and Arizona Cardinals prior to overtime, but at the time the NFL said he used his own judgment and confirmed it had no rule to use for such situations.
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I absolutely love how the Falcons are treating their fans:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...om&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

From Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) on Twitter:
Falcons send reminder on low food cost in new stadium, @juliojones_11 has my first hot dog http://es.pn/1sCPDEV
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Come the opening of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Atlanta Falcons will serve up some seriously affordable game-day fare at the lowest prices in major team sports.

Better still? Thanks to wide receiver Julio Jones (and others in the organization), many of the offered items, including a hot dog, popcorn or bottled water, just might be free.

Fans inclined to secure 2017 season tickets recently received direct mail from their favorite squad containing a $2 bill and a reminder regarding the meal choices available to them at that cost.

Options outside of the new stadium? There are likely significantly fewer.
 

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