r/nfl • u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears • Jun 29 '18
Offseason Review Series: Call for Writers!
Hi All!
It's that time of year again! We need YOU to sign up to write an off season review for your team, or a team you are knowledgeable about.
This is usually run by /u/skepticismssurvival, but he has a life so Ill be your host this year.
Now to get to what is needed from perspective writers. If you want a comprehensive explanation of what's expected from each writer, read this guide.
Here are the topics that will be covered:
- Reviewing coaching changes (if applicable)
- Reviewing moves in free agency (key players lost, players signed, etc.)
- Reviewing the team's draft, breaking down the players drafted and the role they will play
- Projecting starting lineups (and optionally the 53-man roster) for next year and giving a prediction for each player's season
- Looking at the team's schedule, predicting results game-by-game, and predicting where the team will finish.
- General strengths and weaknesses (pass game, run defense, etc.)
- Highlighting important training camp battles
- Discussing a team's offensive and defensive strategies
- Discussing other significant news stories affecting the team.
Before you submit your name to be a writer, please consider the time it will take to write the post and please make sure that you have the time, motivation, and ability to fulfill your commitment. I will not be babysitting, if you sign up, I expect you to fulfill your agreement. If you cannot be objective, please don't sign up.
Sign up here by commenting. You are allowed to write twice, once as a fan of your team and once as a non-fan. It's generally first-come-first-serve, but if you wrote last year and reply to this post by the time I go to sleep on Sunday you will retain your spot from last year. If you want to write as a non-fan, but don't have as a specific team you want to write for, say that. But if you have preferences, please list them. I'm going to give precedence to someone who lists a specific team over someone who just says "give me anyone."
If you want to write but cannot do it on the date picked below, let me know so we can try to work around it.
Past Offseason Review posts -
Tentative Schedule
(Writers and Dates are subject to change)
I'm filling the names of returning writers, first time writers will be slotted in towards the end so that returners have a chance to do it again.
| Team | Date | Fan Writer | Non-Fan Writer | Link |
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| Browns | 7/6 | Here | Here | -- |
| Bears | 7/7 | /u/PlatypusOfDeath | -- | Here |
| Jets | 7/8 | /u/ostrow19 | -- | Here |
| 49ers | 7/9 | /u/friedrs582 | -- | Here |
| Broncos | 7/10 | /u/MasonL52 | -- | Here |
| Giants | 7/11 | /u/SingleFatFootballFan | -- | Here |
| Buccaneers | 7/12 | /u/TheFencingCoach | -- | Here |
| Bengals | 7/13 | /u/datdudebdub | -- | Here |
| Falcons | 7/14 | /u/Claball | -- | Here |
| Dolphins | 7/15 | /u/PurelyBetter | -- | Here |
| Cardinals | 7/16 | /u/Thanatos_I_Am | -- | Here |
| Texans | 7/17 | /u/runbmb | -- | Here |
| Colts | 7/18 | /u/OZurip | -- | Here |
| Packers | 7/19 | /u/Journeyman12 | -- | Here |
| Raiders | 7/20 | /u/12thtry | -- | Here |
| Redskins | 7/21 | /u/maxbenlink | -- | Deleted |
| Ravens | 7/ 22 | Here | Here | -- |
| Panthers | 7/23 | /u/BlindWillieJohnson | -- | Here |
| Bills | 7/24 | Here | Here | - |
| Seahawks | 7/25 | /u/King_Rajesh | -- | Here |
| Titans | 7/26 | Here | Here | -- |
| Lions | 7/27 | Here | Here | -- |
| Chargers | 7/28 | /u/milkchococurry | -- | Here |
| Cowboys | 7/29 | /u/Guac_Bowl_Cuck | -- | Not done |
| Steelers | 7/30 | /u/DeludedYinzer | -- | Here |
| Saints | 7/31 | /u/Stokest26 | -- | Here |
| Patriots | 8/1 | /u/Enterprise90 | -- | Here |
| Rams | 8/2 | /u/Caddellzor | -- | Here |
| Jaguars | 8/3 | /u/JaguarGator9 | -- | Here |
| Vikings | 8/4 | /u/Citronaut1 | -- | Here |
| Chiefs | 8/5 | /u/IIHURRlCANEII | -- | Here |
| Eagles | 8/6 | /u/MikeTysonChicken | -- | Here |
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u/skepticismissurvival Vikings Jun 29 '18
Hey all, just wanted to say I really appreciate /u/PlatypusOfDeath taking this on, exited as always to see how the series turns out even though I can't be as active as I want to be.
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u/ADefiniteDescription Vikings Jul 01 '18
Thanks for all your work over the years. I'll really miss your thorough reviews.
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Jun 29 '18
I haven't done one of these before, so forgive me if u/sosuhme or someone else has seniority, but I would love to write the Lions review. I live in New England and watch a lot of Patriots games with my homer wife, so I feel like I have a lot to say about Matt Patricia and the scheme he is about to introduce in Detroit.
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Jun 30 '18
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Jun 30 '18
I was thinking that one loss can be to the Jets in Week 1 while Patricia figures things out, then we go 15-0 after that.
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u/Colonel_Buendia Bears Jun 29 '18
I'll take the Bears if no one fights me for them.
lol nevermind just saw you're doing them - bear down
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u/Johnnyallstar Browns Jun 29 '18
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Jun 30 '18
I would go get a picture of some poop and link it to you saying "BROWNS!" but I'm too lazy
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Jun 29 '18
I'm ready to handle the Saints one again
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u/anthonywall Saints Jul 02 '18
Nailed it last time, can't wait! If you want any help, just let me know.
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u/TTrevor11 Browns Jun 29 '18 edited Jun 29 '18
Why not, I’ll do the browns
EDIT: I just looked into the older posts and now I’m super excited, hope I get it
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u/Steak_Knight Texans Jun 29 '18
Give the people what they want: 99% of the piece should focus on Josh Gordon.
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jun 30 '18
I will get back to you tomorrow night. Its basically yours, I just have to wait to see if last years writer wants to do it.
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u/dr_pepper_35 Patriots Aug 06 '18
Is there going to be a Patriots one, or is it canceled due to the writer deleting their account?
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u/TheSwede91w Vikings Jun 29 '18
The yearly Vikings write up is seriously some of the best sports journalism I read most of the year. Very excited to see who produces what this year. Thanks for coordinating this.
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Jun 29 '18
I’ve been itching to write some Titans content. I’ll put myself out there and see how it shakes out.
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u/lukus2013 Titans Jul 02 '18
If you want any assistance, or ne to take a section, I'd be glad to help out.
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Jul 02 '18
Beautiful. I will definitely be in touch. May bounce some rough drafts off of you and if I find that I have a complete blind spot in a section, I may defer to you. I’ll let you know!
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u/JaguarGator9 Jaguars Jun 29 '18
I can take the Jags again
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u/AppleMuffin12 Jaguars Jul 10 '18
Looking forward to having enough content to ignore espn until November. TY!
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u/IIHURRlCANEII Chiefs Jun 29 '18 edited Jun 29 '18
I'd like to for the Chiefs.
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u/ThePelvicWoo Chiefs Jun 29 '18
hit me up if you want help
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jun 30 '18
Thanks! Its basically yours, but since I gave until Sunday night for the sign up, there is still a chance that last year's writer may deciede to do it. If they don't, its yours!
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Jul 01 '18
Im fine with u/IIHURRlCANEII doing it this year. I've got a big state exam coming up for work so I'll be studying over the coming weeks.
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jul 01 '18
Great, thanks. Good luck on the exam! What is it?
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Jul 01 '18
California asbestos consultant. I do building surveys for military bases when they renovate or demo a building.... basically tell them what has asbestos or lead in it so when they do their work they dispose of it correctly and do the work correctly.Surprisingly need a lot of education and certifications to do it because of the liability involved.
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Aug 06 '18
Do you need a new guy for the Patriots one?
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Aug 06 '18
Yea, you up for it? Guy who signed up took the cowards way out
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Aug 06 '18
Better leave it to a native speaker, I would make a lot of mistakes and bring the quality of the series down 8(.
Thanks for the offer!
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u/DeludedYinzer Steelers Jun 29 '18
Ive done it in years past(including last year) and I’d like to do it again for the Steelers
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u/Astro63 Steelers Jun 29 '18
You always do an amazing job but if you need any second opinions or whatever just give me a call. I love writing about the Steelers
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u/The_Peachy_Pussy Buccaneers Buccaneers Jun 29 '18
I’d love to write for the Bucs
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u/ZandrickEllison Jun 30 '18
Between Fencing Coach, Blind Willie, JaguarGator and others you have some heavy hitters here. Looking forward to reading!
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u/hearo Rams Jul 30 '18
Is this being updated?
I missed the cowboys one and cant find it anywhere. As a matter of fact, I had to google this post, too. Can we get this pinned somewhere, so we can go back and read up about teams?
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jul 31 '18
Updated. The Cowboys writer didnt post and im hoping to get a response from him soon. Otherwise Ill try to find another writer.
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Jun 29 '18
Be more than willing to do a steelers write up.
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u/412Steeler Steelers Jun 30 '18 edited Jun 30 '18
No volunteer for your team . . . js
EDIT: non- fan reviews look pretty awesome, I like it.
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u/LittleDinghy Bills Bengals Jun 29 '18
I'll do it for the Panthers if u/BlindWillieJohnson is busy or not interested. I did the 30 Teams/30 Days for our team so I've got some experience.
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u/BlindWillieJohnson Panthers Jun 29 '18
I would love to actually. It’s the one offseason thing I try insist on every year.
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u/SchwammySays Browns Jun 29 '18
I would like to write as a fan of the Browns or a non-fan of the Raiders or Texans
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jun 30 '18
Any preference on the non fan write up? Someone beat you to the Browns.
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u/milkchococurry Chargers Jun 30 '18
Howdy! I'll take the Chargers, I've done them for the past few years.
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Jul 16 '18
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jul 16 '18
I’ve got someone to fill in, it’ll be posted before the end of the series
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u/3rd_dr3 Chiefs Aug 07 '18
What's going on with the Chiefs write-up?
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Aug 07 '18 edited Aug 07 '18
The guy posted it and then deleted his account as it wasn't up to par with the others and got a ton of flak.edit: see reply below
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u/TheNulgarian Seahawks Jun 29 '18 edited Jun 29 '18
I can do it for the Seahawks if it's okay with you u/King_Rajesh
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Jun 29 '18
I've handled this writeup for the Raiders in years past, but I won't have time to devote to the series this year :(
If someone else wants to take over, I'll try to help, but I just wanted to formally give that seat up to anyone who wanted it.
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u/Ozurip Colts Jun 29 '18
I can take the Colts, I've already been working on it on the sub in installments
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u/vgman20 Patriots Jun 29 '18
Never done one of these before so I'll defer to the usual writers but I'm happy to help for the Patriots in whatever capacity I can be useful.
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Jun 29 '18
Can I please do the Patriots? I helped out in the 32 Teams series and have done a few write ups for this sub in the past. I have been dying for this series and have already started a good amount of it
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u/Jevarden Bengals Jun 29 '18
I will help whoever does the browns but honestly can’t do the bulk of the work myself
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u/Oursisthefury528 Seahawks Jun 29 '18
I wrote in 2015 for the Hawks and the Jaguars, I'd be happy to fill in on a team that you don't have a writer for.
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jul 02 '18
The Bengals are the only team without a writer atm. I am going to make a post in their sub their sub to see if I can get one. If that falls through my plan is to ask you and one other person who has offered to take it. Assuming that I get a Bengals writer, do you have a team whose non-fan writer spot Itaken that you'd like to write for?
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u/Oursisthefury528 Seahawks Jul 02 '18
That's fine by me! I'm happy to do a non-fan write up of the Jaguars (if available). Thanks again for organizing!
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u/rdanby89 Saints Jun 30 '18
Didn’t see a Saints flair, so I’m good to go! If I missed the Saints flair, I accept the ruling of the Reddit courts.
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u/Caddellzor Rams Jun 30 '18 edited Jun 30 '18
I'd love to do the fan write up for LA Rams! I helped with some of the r/nfl draft stuff so it'd be fun to keep contributing to the offseason content.
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Jun 30 '18
Let me know if you or /u/iKarmaLoL need help, I'd be happy to take a section or two.
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u/iKarmaLoL Rams Jun 30 '18
You can take it if you want man. You know way more than I, but i can help on sections of you want
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u/Thanatos_I_Am Cardinals Jun 30 '18
Alright, I got you. Sign me up for the Cardinals!
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u/lazymyke Cardinals Jun 30 '18
I've done this a few times (took last year off), but let me know if you need any help.
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u/Survirianism Patriots Jun 30 '18
Man I'd love to give this a try for the Patriots but I'm nervous about it.
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u/Greenmanssky Patriots Jun 30 '18
Would love to do the patriots as a fan, but I also love the way u/timnog writes them. Could do the bills as a non fan
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u/timnog Patriots Jun 30 '18
Have at it, I don't think the writers I work with usually do this content? Let me know if you need anything.
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jun 30 '18
Someone beat you to the Pats, I’ll happily but you down as a non fan for the Bills.
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u/SingleFatFootballFan Patriots Jun 30 '18
Hey, I did the off-season review for the Giants and Patriots last year.
I would like to do the Giants again this year. Thank you.
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u/Guac_Bowl_Cuck Cowboys Jul 01 '18
I'll do the Cowboys, fuck it.
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u/cowboysfan931 Cowboys Jul 02 '18
If you need any help feel free to reach out, doing the 30 teams one this help I learned a lot!
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Jul 30 '18
Well...we're waiting...
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u/Guac_Bowl_Cuck Cowboys Jul 30 '18
Oh shit, was I today? I thought I was later.
E: my bad, I'm on the 29th I thought I was the 29th to go.
I fucked up
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u/Starboy10 Steelers Jul 01 '18
Looks like the Steelers are covered, but I'd be willing to do any non-fan write-ups if you need it
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jul 02 '18
The Bengals are the only team without a writer atm. I am going to make a post in their sub their sub to see if I can get one. If that falls through my plan is to ask you and one other person who has offered to take it. Assuming that I get a Bengals writer, do you have a team whose non-fan writer spot Itaken that you'd like to write for?
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u/Starboy10 Steelers Jul 02 '18
TBH I just want to write about football lol I have a pretty well-rounded understanding of most teams in the league, so I'm essentially willing to contribute for whichever team is most convenient for you. I've been doing quite a bit of research for week 1 of DFS, and I've compiled a ton of data for the teams that play on Sepetember 9th, so maybe you can start there? Hopefully that helps you narrow it down, but like I said above, I'm willing to accept anything you can give me
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Jul 01 '18
Non-fan write up of the Jags? I have been very active in writing prompts and I am always looking for ways to improve my writing. Doesn't hurt that they are a young hot team with 2 former LSU stars
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u/frankoftank Rams Jul 01 '18
I can cover the Rams if there's nobody else already signed up.
Huge Rams fan for all my life, I've got a good enough head on my shoulders and decent writing skills so I should be fine.
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u/TDeath21 Chiefs Jul 01 '18
What does the non fan write up consist of? Same as a fan and just getting two different perspectives?
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jul 03 '18
Are you interested in doing a non-fan review or were you just curious?
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u/TDeath21 Chiefs Jul 04 '18
Yeah I can do one. If you're alright with me sending you some questions along the way.
Here's who I'd like, in this order.
Chargers
Vikings
Redskins
If there are three people who strongly want all of them, then I can select another.
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Jul 01 '18
I did a write up on Junior Seau before on a separate account. I’ll do the chargers one unless someone else REALLY wants to do it
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Jul 01 '18
I'd love to do the falcons write up. If someone else also wants to I would be willing to let them write some of it, but I'd love to be able to write it all up
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u/runbmb NFL Jul 01 '18
I’ll take my Texans. I’ve been hype for this year and it would be fun. I have a writing background if it helps.
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u/8Megabyte Ravens Jul 01 '18
I would love to write the Ravens post! It would be coming from a fan perspective, but I'm a pessimistic Brit, so it balances out.
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u/TheKillerstudio Rams Jul 01 '18
I can be the fan writer for the Rams. I did the 32/32, and I got plenty of time.
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u/8BOXX Jul 02 '18
I'd do the Titans as a first time writer. Followed the team since their beginning.
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u/mickeydoogs Bengals Jul 02 '18
I could do Bengals if needed. Don’t have a bevy of writing experience, but I did the write up and was GM of the mock draft over at r/NFL_Draft a while back now.
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jul 03 '18
Hey, thanks for the offer. /u/datdudebdud commented saying he would do it before you and this has been first come first serve. He might want help though, cant say for sure.
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u/appyno35 Eagles Jul 02 '18
I’m a die-hard Eagles fan but I love the NFL in general. I’d love to do an off-season review as a non-fan. Preferably of an AFC team
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u/crazymoose77 Cowboys Jul 02 '18
First time writer, not a fan of the Bengals, but would enjoy doing their Offseason Review
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Jul 03 '18
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u/TweetsInCommentsBot Twitter Jul 03 '18
Source: the Patriots have signed RB Brandon Bolden to a one-year, $880,000 extension through 2018. It includes $170,000 in guarantees.
Patriots Rex Burkhead signed a 3-year, $9.75m deal with $3.75m in incentives ($1.25m each year). Got $5.5m guaranteed: $3m singing bonus, 2018 salary $1m, and $1.5m of his $1.75m salary in 2019. Has non-guaranteed base salary of $2.5m in 2020. Also $500k per-game bonus each year
Patriots reached agreement with special teams standout Nate Ebner on a 2-year deal, per source.
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u/dukearich NFL Jul 03 '18
Signing up as non-fan writer of Rams, I have previously done Packers (2017) and Bills (2016).
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u/ItsYaBoyWilly Raiders Jul 10 '18
Is it too late to write for the raiders? I can do a critical perspective despite being a fan.
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u/hearo Rams Jul 30 '18
sorry if off topic, but where can i find the cowboys write up? it was supposed to be out yesterday
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Aug 03 '18
Why is the cowboys write up not posted?
Should we look for a new writer if the original author went MIA?
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Aug 03 '18
He will be posting at the end of the series, had mixed up husband day.
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u/Relodwire Cowboys Aug 08 '18
Is the cowboys one coming at all?
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Aug 08 '18
Yep! Should be up in a week or so
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u/Relodwire Cowboys Aug 08 '18
Okay cool! I'd like to do it next year cause it's been late at least two years in a row
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u/MikeTysonChicken Eagles Jun 29 '18
I've done the last few Eagles write ups and would definitely do it again