Official Speculation Thread (Pt.LX Offseason Edition)

[BadMofoPimp]

FWIW, I've been to both soccer and football games in all three NFL cities in Florida, and I've spent time in all three of them outside of a sports context as well, and I noticed way more Bucs presence in Tampa than I did the Jags or Phins presence in their respective cities (ads, team's logo highly visible in bars, people wearing jerseys, that sort of thing). Has this been what other people have experienced? Does it just seem this way to me because of some other random factors that I haven't noticed?

Bucs won the Ship like 10 years ago. That may be why.

[SOUL]

[yoyojw17]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/229280/Heat-Unlikely-To-Add-Big-Man-Or-Keep-Varnado

Damn....if we only had room! Really liked what i saw from him in summer league. He had great activity and defense for Miami.

[TDJacksonville]

actually the jags are less Likely. we were the worst team last year in the NFL and our TICKET Sales went up. jaguars Lease is hard to get out of. the owner wont move them from jacknsonville. he bought a London soccer team to provide more exposure and get the Jags ase a World Wide Commodity he plans on having that soccer team play their Preseason over in jacksonville so maybe Orlando City comes over and plays them.

of the 3 teams in florida the Dolphins and Bucs are both more likely to move than the jags. i think the bucs are most likely to but im rooting for the dolphins so i dont gotta hear this we apologize for having to show the jags crap. whats it going to be once the jags are doing good which will be within 2-3 years.

Dolphins have too much history to even consider moving. Never happen. I really doubt any of the Florida teams seriously consider moving ever.

I'm with Pimp on this one. There is just about zero chance the Dolphins move. Amazingly the Dolphins really weren't that bad last year (unlike the Jags who were really bad). I think they might actually be pushing for a playoff spot this year if Tannehill improves. Regarding attendance, Miami has always been the home of the fair weather fan, as soon as the Dolphins hit the playoffs they'll be back and pretending they never left. Just ask the Heat. Or the Marlins. Or the Hurricanes. It's sad actually.

It's funny I hate Miami's teams generally, but I grew up with two choices in the early 80s... the creamsicle debacle that was the Bucs or the Don Shula / Dan Marino led Phins. Wasn't a hard choice.

the Playoffs with the way the LT is Playing according to reports im no expert but Most qbs do better when they have Protection and with Martin playing LT its gonna be a Real Challenge for that. the benefit of Tannehill is that he actually has mobility to evade that rush.

i think the Dolphins pull a page out the eagles dream team Playbook which is FA Spending doesnt make your team a Playoff contender. they probably should have kept long as bad as he was last year he still is better than Martin.

[BadMofoPimp]

the Playoffs with the way the LT is Playing according to reports im no expert but Most qbs do better when they have Protection and with Martin playing LT its gonna be a Real Challenge for that. the benefit of Tannehill is that he actually has mobility to evade that rush.

i think the Dolphins pull a page out the eagles dream team Playbook which is FA Spending doesnt make your team a Playoff contender. they probably should have kept long as bad as he was last year he still is better than Martin.

Tannehill is right handed and LT is his blind spot. I don't care how mobile you are when you cut down your drop back to pass time by one whole second, that can change the entire dynamics of an entire offense. And, Tannehill's mobility won't save him most of the time. All that needs to happen is for Tannehill looking at that receiver down filed for a split second longer and he has busted ribs.

[orlando1214]

Well the 2013-14 schedule should be out any minute now. I'm really excited to see when the Magic will start playing and what the schedule will look like. It will be nice to have something new to talk about though.

[rcklsscognition]

Since I don't live in Orlando, schedule day is very important for me, sets when and where I can watch the Magic in person. Hopefully it's early on before BBD returns!

[rcklsscognition]

A shocker, but we are kicking off opening night against the Pacers on TNT

[OrlChamps2030]

Martin isn't THAT bad... I wouldn't say he is GOOD but he is not bad. He played a limited amount in the first pre-season game, no way you can take anything away from that. In training camp he went up against a top 5 pass-rushing 4-3 DE and a beast of a pass rushing rookie in Jordan. He was hand-picked by the new regime that is modeling themselves after the packers. LT could definitely be a problem but as of now I'm not sure it will derail the dolphins season.

[orlando1214]

A shocker, but we are kicking off opening night against the Pacers on TNT

Yeah, it's very cool that the Magic are playing the very first game of the season and that it will be on TNT. Should be a really interesting game, we actually split the series last year, so hopefully we can be competitive against Indy. The Magic actually close the season against Indy as well.

[rcklsscognition]

A shocker, but we are kicking off opening night against the Pacers on TNT

Yeah, it's very cool that the Magic are playing the very first game of the season and that it will be on TNT. Should be a really interesting game, we actually split the series last year, so hopefully we can be competitive against Indy.

Harkless vs. George is a big time event for TNT, I like it. Harkless better come out with something to prove.

[orlando1214]

Few things I noticed while looking at the schedule, 3 Magic games in the first 4 nights is awesome! Back to back with Miami Nov. 20 and 23. Long easten road trip in December and then a long western road trip in January and March. Also the first home game is November 1st vs the Pelicans.

Also if anybody is having trouble seeing the schedule on nba.com and magic.com, it's up on espn. http://espn.go.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/orl/orlando-magic

[JaxMagic]

Never gonna happen. Jags move from Jacksonville is much more likely.

actually the jags are less Likely. we were the worst team last year in the NFL and our TICKET Sales went up. jaguars Lease is hard to get out of. the owner wont move them from jacknsonville. he bought a London soccer team to provide more exposure and get the Jags ase a World Wide Commodity he plans on having that soccer team play their Preseason over in jacksonville so maybe Orlando City comes over and plays them.

of the 3 teams in florida the Dolphins and Bucs are both more likely to move than the jags. i think the bucs are most likely to but im rooting for the dolphins so i dont gotta hear this we apologize for having to show the jags crap. whats it going to be once the jags are doing good which will be within 2-3 years.

neither team is going anywhere. the most likely team that is going to be moved is the rams, seeing they have stadium issues right now, can break their lease soon, and has already been in la previously. oh, and the jags aren't going to be any good at all until you guys dump gabbert as your qb. maybe 5 years if you rebuild properly, but no way that team is good in 2 years. and i'd be willing to bet anything that my bucs have a better season than either florida team this year.

5 years to rebuild!?

[OrlChamps2030]

A shocker, but we are kicking off opening night against the Pacers on TNT

Yeah, it's very cool that the Magic are playing the very first game of the season and that it will be on TNT. Should be a really interesting game, we actually split the series last year, so hopefully we can be competitive against Indy.

Harris vs. George is a big time event for TNT, I like it. Harris better come out with something to prove.

FTFY

[rcklsscognition]

He'll be at PF to start the season.

[orlando1214]

3 NBA TV games and only 1 ESPN game. None on TNT or ABC. Somehow all the games the Magic play on NBA TV and ESPN are against other bad teams, except maybe Detroit who they play against on ESPN. Suns, Wizards, and Bucks are the NBA TV games.

[SOUL]

How are we on TNT?

[orlando1214]

How are we on TNT?

Nope, not even on opening night which sucks. Only ESPN and NBA TV.

[TDJacksonville]

Martin isn't THAT bad... I wouldn't say he is GOOD but he is not bad. He played a limited amount in the first pre-season game, no way you can take anything away from that. In training camp he went up against a top 5 pass-rushing 4-3 DE and a beast of a pass rushing rookie in Jordan. He was hand-picked by the new regime that is modeling themselves after the packers. LT could definitely be a problem but as of now I'm not sure it will derail the dolphins season.

i can away the fact he didnt look athletic enough to contain Pass rushing ends. im sure he might get better but they know LT would look bad if martin was at out there(i mean they did try to get Albert). i can tell you young qbs and tons of Pressure dont do good together. trust me there. ive had to deal with Guy WHIMPER at RT for almost 2 seasons with Blaine Gabbert. needless to say it wasnt good. Guy whimper was the reason we took Joeckel at 2 even though you shouldnt draft RTs at 2. Blaine was good when he was given over 2.5 seconds to throw it and he seems to make smart decisions but hes still a young player so he has inconsistencies even though hes been in the league for his 3rd season(hes still younger than 90% of the qbs in the last draft).

umm Jordan isnt a Beast Pass rushing Rookie(i will gladly admit if im proven wrong). i mean Andre Branch of the jags had a Hell of a Preseason and Training camp last year and he Did Jack **** in the regular season whether it be a fit problem or some other issue.

[TDJacksonville]

actually the jags are less Likely. we were the worst team last year in the NFL and our TICKET Sales went up. jaguars Lease is hard to get out of. the owner wont move them from jacknsonville. he bought a London soccer team to provide more exposure and get the Jags ase a World Wide Commodity he plans on having that soccer team play their Preseason over in jacksonville so maybe Orlando City comes over and plays them.

of the 3 teams in florida the Dolphins and Bucs are both more likely to move than the jags. i think the bucs are most likely to but im rooting for the dolphins so i dont gotta hear this we apologize for having to show the jags crap. whats it going to be once the jags are doing good which will be within 2-3 years.

neither team is going anywhere. the most likely team that is going to be moved is the rams, seeing they have stadium issues right now, can break their lease soon, and has already been in la previously. oh, and the jags aren't going to be any good at all until you guys dump gabbert as your qb. maybe 5 years if you rebuild properly, but no way that team is good in 2 years. and i'd be willing to bet anything that my bucs have a better season than either florida team this year.

5 years to rebuild!?

lol hes lost his mind. if all we need is a QB we should be getting one within 3 years(all depends on when players are in draft) provided Gabbert hasnt Improved.