PatternMaster Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 45 minutes ago, Le Tigre said: Multiple origin theories of the nickname: "In a segment with WGFX-FM 104.5 (The Zone) in Nashville on Tuesday, long-time Houston Chronicle reporter John McClain noted that original plans included a different nickname for the team and a different layout for the stadium on the east bank of the Cumberland River." “The Titans were going to be the ‘Pioneers,’” McClain, who closely covered the franchise’s transition from Houston, said. “Then it got out. I think somebody in Memphis found out about it. So, [franchise founder] Bud Adams changed everything and went to Titans.” --------------- "The Oilers played one season in Memphis and one in Nashville at Vanderbilt University’s football stadium before their home stadium was completed prior to the 1999 season. The team was then rechristened the Tennessee Titans, a name derived from Nashville’s sobriquet of “the Athens of the South.” It does have its own Parthenon The Partheneon is pretty cool, I went to college in Nashville and used to go there often 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 Herbert gets $262M. Burrow can now get done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griever Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 Just now, Jason said: Herbert gets $262M. Burrow can now get done. Five years, damn. Agreed, big domino to fall right there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dex Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 15 minutes ago, Griever said: Five years, damn. Agreed, big domino to fall right there The details aren't official yet, but there are rumors from a supposed Chargers insider that the guaranteed money for Herbert is over 200 mil. That could be a problem from the Cincinnati's POV. The holdup with Burrow may not have been the overall amount of the extension but the total guaranteed sum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griever Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 Just now, dex said: The details aren't official yet, but there are rumors from a supposed Chargers insider that the guaranteed money for Herbert is over 200 mil. That could be a problem from the Cincinnati's POV. The holdup with Burrow may not have been the overall amount of the extension but the total guaranteed sum. !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Inigo Montoya Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 The Bengals broke precedent and renegotiated Mixon’s deal/pay cut. Probably going to have to do it again with Burrow and at least include some guaranteed money beyond year one. I don’t think it’s a question of will it happen but how much and in which form (guaranteed base salary, convertible option bonus). The Stealers also held out doing this for years until Watt’s deal. It has to change for certain players and I bet it happens with Chase as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|BlackJesus| Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 Hurts already slipping down the chart ... As each new deal eclipses the last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 Got paid before delivering ... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 On a yearly average basis, Herbert ranks first ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 Another variable though, which years ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 RGIII's take, I'd love that deal tbh ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 I predict Joe has his new contract prior to 8/1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 I present, the dumbest fucking tweet I have ever read ! ... Delusional in Shittsburgh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jamie_B Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 hours ago, BlackJesus said: I present, the dumbest fucking tweet I have ever read ! ... Delusional in Shittsburgh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I_C_Deadpeople Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 14 hours ago, BlackJesus said: Another variable though, which years ... On the surface, it’s a five-year, $262.5 million extension for Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert. It makes him the highest-paid player in NFL history, at $52.5 million per year. But there’s an old trick that has been used to inflate the perception of the deal. New money. Herbert actually signed a seven-year deal, with the $262.5 million added to what he was due to make over the next two years: $4.234 million in 2023 and $29.5 million in 2024. That’s $33.734 million in so-called old money. Added to the $262.5 million in new money, Herbert has a seven-year, $296.234 million contract. That’s an average of $42.3 million per year While hardly peanuts, it’s a far cry from $52.5 million. And it’s important when comparing Herbert’s deal to the one signed by Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. He gets a straight, five-year, $260 million deal, worth a true $52 million per year. Some would say it’s irrelevant, because Jackson had to play out of his rookie contract before he got paid. But if Herbert had done the same, he surely would have gotten more than $52.5 million per year on a five-year deal signed in 2025. The broader truth continues to be that “extensions” aren’t really extensions. They don’t kick in when the current deal ends. The prior deal is torn up, and a new deal takes its place. For Herbert, it’s a seven-year, $296.234 million contract. With it, Herbert got financial security now in exchange for a lower APY than he would have gotten in two years. Along the way, however, he would have carried the risk of injury or sudden ineffectiveness, like Jackson did in 2021 and 2022. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 Fields isn't even top 200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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