Over the course of about an hour, the Bills made two trades which is quite a feat considering this isn’t the NBA.  They swapped a sixth-round pick Sammy Watkins, a budding young receiver with immense talent, for a second-round pick and EJ Gaines, the 105th best corner in the league last year, per PFF. They also traded Ronald Darby, a third-year corner who had an exceptional rookie year, for a third-round pick and Jordan Matthews, a receiver who was losing his job to Nelson Agholor.  

The good news for the Bills?  They don’t have to worry about the picks they acquired getting injured or significantly regressing in their second year.  At least not this year.  And that means Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott get to keep the jobs they just got for a little longer.  Congratulations Buffalo!

As for the Rams, they can now say they have a dangerous weapon at WR without people laughing in their face because they won’t be talking about Tavon Austin.  They can also have Robert Woods go back to his role of being a blocking receiver, and all four receivers they drafted over the past two years can go back to being “developmental prospects” instead of “busts.” 

Alright maybe that’s unfair considering since they all have either barely played or never played in the NFL.  But Pharoh Cooper, Mike Thomas, Josh Reynolds, and Cooper Kupp don’t have to worry.  Robert Woods can make sure they know that they will get their shot around Week 3 when Sammy Watkins inevitably gets hurt.  But hopefully Sammy can get back late in the season to make sure the team can get to 7-9 in memory of their old coach.

Then there is the Eagles, who are the biggest winners of the day.  Remember how I said EJ Gaines was ranked 105th at the CB position last year?  That is out of 110 qualified corners.  The worst of all of them? Jalen Mills, a proud member of the Philadelphia Eagles.  And not only is he on the Eagles, but he was their top corner before today.  Now they get Ronald Darby who was ranked a whole 42 spots ahead of Mills last year (that means he was 68th for those of you who struggle with basic math).  Get ready for the Eagles to start their own version of the Legion of Boom, or maybe the No-Fly Zone if you prefer.

As for the players, Jordan Matthews is the big winner.  He was in danger of losing his job in Philly, but now he has a chance to possibly be the top receiver on the Bills.  Fortunately, he no longer has someone as good as Nelson Agholor to compete with in Buffalo.  Watkins is a pretty big winner too.  Now when he is out with injury he gets to hang out in LA instead of Buffalo. 

Darby and Gaines both go to situations where they will constantly be picked on by quarterbacks and receivers that are better than them, but at least Gaines will go to place where no one will be paying attention.  Darby will get slaughtered by Philly fans like countless corners before him.  But Profootballjokes wishes him luck!

You know it is the football offseason when the biggest topic of conversation for the week is how Tony Romo will fare as a broadcaster.  I guess people have also been talking about Tony Romo’s career, and it makes me wonder how many analysts can call Tony Romo underrated before they admit he has gotten plenty of credit over the years. 

However, we understand that Tony Homo has been the butt of many jokes, and there may be no one fans love to hate on more than him.  As a Redskins fan and a joke enthusiast, I have been a big fan of Tony Romo’s career, so why don’t we take a completely objective look at some of our favorite moments.

#5 – Romo Gets Hurt in the 2016 Preseason: 
  
Too soon?  Some people may think it’s wrong to have an injury one of our favorite jokes, but after a full offseason of Cowboys fans saying “Just wait ‘til we get Romo back!”, this was just too good to leave off the list.  Unfortunately Cowboys fans got Dak Prescott to take over and lead the team to a great season, but at least he did Romo proud by losing in his first playoff game.

#4 – 2013 Shootout with the Broncos: 

Some of Tony Romo’s best games have come against the Mannings.  His coming out party was when he beat Peyton and the undefeated Colts in 2006, his first season as a starter.  However, in 2013, Romo might have played his best statistical game against one of the best offenses ever, throwing for over 500 yard and 5 TDs with no interceptions, at least until his last throw of the game. 

With 2 minutes left and the game tied at 48, Romo classically threw a pick to give the Broncos the easy game-winning field goal.  It was classic Tony, undoing everything he had done so well in one bad play.

#3 – Giants Upset the Cowboys in the Playoffs:  

Let’s go back to 2007, when Tony Romo led the Cowboys to a 13-3 record and the #1 seed in the NFC, and he managed to do it with some mediocre wide receiver, at least according to the HOF committee.  However, two of his three losses came in December, but maybe that is just because so many people just want the Cowboys to lose for Christmas. 

But then come the playoffs, and the Cowboys run into the New York Giants after their bye week.  Romo didn’t play all that well, but he had a chance to win the game, but blew it by throwing an interception in the endzone to the famed DB, RW McQuarters.  Sure, it was 4th and 11 from the 23 with less than 20 seconds to play, but had he not gone to Cabo with Jessica Simpson there is no way he would have made such an egregious error.

#2 – Start of the 2011 Season: 

Let’s fast forward to 2011, where Romo had two of his best chokes… I mean jokes.  In week 1 he had a 14-point lead against the Jets in the 4th quarter.  Jets cut it to 7, but then Romo leads the Cowboys down the field all the way to the Jets 2-yard line.  And yet, he gives the Jets life by fumbling, and allows Mark Sanchez to capitalize on Romo’s mistake. 

Yet Romo still had the chance to lead the Cowboys to victory with the game tied at 24, and in case you couldn’t have guessed, he threw a pick and the Jets scored the game winning field goal.  Just three weeks later, the Cowboys were leading the Lions by 24 points and Romo threw two pick-sixes allowing the Lions to make the comeback and win the game. 

The best part of this collapse was Chris Cooley’s response. “It’s amazing, AMAZING to watch him choke like that… It’s hilarious to watch him throw pick sixes, too, back-to-back. I loved it.”
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#1 – “Romo Can’t Get the Spot Down!”: 

Well if you thought the broken rib game or one of Romo’s 2 playoff wins would top this list, you clearly have come to the wrong site.  Nothing encapsulates Tony Romo’s career better than his first season as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback. 

He stole the show and dazzled the fans, bringing the Cowboys back to relevancy.  Then he slowed down late, and it all ended with the most back-breaking (no pun intended) play where it seems as if the football gods conspired against him.  We all know what happened in the 2006-07 playoffs where the Cowboys played the Seahawks.  Trailing the Seahawks by 1, the Cowboys had the chance to take the lead with an easy field goal attempt.  On a play where a starting quarterback would typically be forced to watch from the sidelines, Romo stayed on the field to be the holder. 

​This was because he started the season as the backup quarterback, and at the time, the backup quarterback was usually the team’s holder.  The team even said that they were keeping Romo on as the holder even after he became the starter because of how reliable he was at the job.  But in the playoffs, with everything on the line, the snap comes right on target to Tony Romo, and he drops it.  The routine play that Romo made hundreds of times before, he couldn’t make in the biggest moment.  A play that has nothing to do with being a quarterback, but everything to do with his label as a choker.
 
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Tony Romo has had a good career, and a lot of people will argue that it is unfair to label him as a choker.  He has made numerous 4th quarter comebacks, and his numbers in the 4th quarter are as good as anyone’s.  He may have made some really bad plays in some big moments, but so did Brett Favre, and so did Peyton Manning.  Still, fair or not, once you have been labeled as a guy who doesn’t get it done in the grandest of stages, there is only one way to change that perception, and it’s not breakdown the game-winning play on Thursday Night Football alongside of Jim Nance.  The only way is to win a Super Bowl, which is something Favre and Manning accomplished, but Romo never did.  He never even really got close.  But at least Romo will probably get the chance to go to a Super Bowl in the near future, only it will be from the broadcast booth.  But hey, at least we won’t have to listen to Phil Simms anymore.

With the combine coming up, I think it's important for people to realize that every team has a different mindset when looking towards the draft.  Here I would like to inform the public about a little of what is talked about by each team's front office, in reverse draft order.

New England Patriots: “Who cares who we draft?  We’re going to the Super Bowl anyway…”

Atlanta Falcons: “We were so close to winning the Super Bowl, so if we just have a good draft, we are sure to go back this year, right Panthers?”

Pittsburgh Steelers: “Maybe we can finally draft a linebacker that can outplay a 39-year-old.”

Green Bay Packers: “If we don’t sign any free agents, it will force us to make good draft picks.”

Dallas Cowboys: “We need more offense, Jeff Heath can carry our secondary.”

Kansas City Chiefs: “Since we prefer to score on defense we might as well draft a guy like Jabril Peppers.”

Seattle Seahawks: “We have a mobile quarterback so we don’t really need offensive lineman right?”

Houston Texans: “Literally any quarterback we pick will be an upgrade from Brock Osweiler.”

Oakland Raiders: “Who has the fastest 40 time? Sorry, old habits.”

New York Giants: “Good thing we addressed our running back needs by drafting Paul Perkins last year.”

Miami Dolphins: “We can be the Cowboys, draft more offensive lineman.”

Detroit Lions: “Can we use our draft pick to make Calvin Johnson come out of retirement?”

Denver Broncos: “We said we were all in for a Super Bowl with Peyton and we got it, so do we really need to try anymore?”

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: “It’s weird not having a top ten pick.”

Tennessee Titans: “Draft offensive lineman because we are committed to exotic smashmouth, despite the fact that nobody knows what that means.”

Washington Redskins: “We have a first round pick?  Hurry up and trade it away.”

Baltimore Ravens: “Is Ray Lewis or Ed Reed in this draft?”

Minnesota Vikings: “We might not have a first round pick, but at least we have the record-holder for best completion percentage in a season.”

Indianapolis Colts: “Alright guys, new strategy, we are now going to draft good players other than our franchise quarterback.”

Arizona Cardinals: “Trade up for Jamal Adams since LSU DBs are the only picks that seem to work out for us.”

Philadelphia Eagles: “We need some wide receivers, but make sure that they can’t catch.”

New Orleans Saints: “Maybe we can finally improve our defense in this draft!  Ok, probably not, let’s go offense.”

Buffalo Bills: “There is no way any free agent wants to come to Buffalo so we better make these draft picks count.”

Cincinnati Bengals: “Our motto has always been that consistency is key, so let’s draft a cornerback.”

Carolina Panthers: “I think we need to get back to dabbing, who in the draft is best at that?”

Los Angeles Chargers: “Maybe we could draft Philip Rivers some help this year… nah.”

New York Jets: “More quarterbacks!  But not in the first round.”

Los Angeles Rams: “Hey Titans, you sure you don’t want to give us our pick back for Jared Goff?”

Jacksonville Jaguars: “Damn it, if we draft someone else that is supposed to be good, going 5-11 might not fulfill people’s expectations anymore.”

Chicago Bears: “Remember the ’85 Bears?  They were so good.”

San Francisco 49ers: “Is there anyone available that can play quarterback, wide receiver, o-line, d-line, linebacker, and corner?”

Cleveland Browns: “Hmm… whose career do we want to ruin?”

The AP has announced the All-Pro team today, and we thought they did a solid job, but I thought we could make a better team here on Profootballjokes.  It’s the new award every player should be striving for, take a look at our All-Joke Team.

QB: Chad Henne
Chad Henne was challenged for this award by numerous quarterbacks playing like jokes, including his teammate, Blake Bortles.  However, call me when there is a song called “Blake Bortles is a Joke.”

RB: Carlos Hyde, Knile Davis
Carlos Hyde gets this honor for being the best garbage time running back in NFL history.  There are too many running backs that I could pick that are just funny because they are trash, so I went with Knile Davis.  Having the Packers trade for him and then cut him a week later is just impressive.

FB: John Kuhn
“Kuuuuuuuhn.”  Somehow John Kuhn is still in the league and scored five touchdowns this year.  Frustrating fantasy fans everywhere has to be considered a good joke.

WR: Robbie Anderson, Rod Streater
This was a tough one, and I was sorry not to include Nelson Agholor, but I thought the amount of twitter abuse he suffered this year was enough.  Robbie Anderson makes this list for the obscene number of targets he received with Bryce Petty at quarterback.  Rod Streater is here for catching two of the few and far between touchdown passes from Colin Kaepernick.  Then we are all surprised that he is still in the league.  Justin Hunter also gets consideration for the same reasons.

TE: CJ Fiedorowicz
This one was too easy.  We couldn’t put Brock Osweiler on this list, because he doesn’t deserve any accolades, even making the all-joke team.  Instead we decided to honor his horrific play by putting his favorite target on the list. 

T: Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Greg Robinson
Big V makes the team, not only for his name, but for the performance he put on in first game as a starter against the Redskins.  The fact that the Eagles kept leaving him one-on-one with Ryan Kerrigan didn’t help things either, although it did help him make the all-joke team.  Greg Robinson gets the nod thanks to being a huge bust helping to ruin Todd Gurley’s career.  Good jokes.

G: Richie Incognito, Laremy Tunsil
Hard to find good jokes along the interior offensive line, but getting in trouble for bullying as a grown-ass man gets you on the list even if it was a few years ago.  Tunsil obviously makes it for the video of him smoking from a gas mask, released on draft day.  At least that helped the Dolphins out.

C: Eric Wood
Eric Wood missed most of the season, but he makes this list thanks to an anecdote from Jemp.  Jemp was at a Redskins game sitting behind the Bills bench when some fans were heckling the Bills players.  Eric Wood asked one of the more annoying ones to toss him some peanuts, and when he did, Wood got the fan thrown out for throwing food at the players.  We tip our hats at your joke, Eric.

Edge Rusher: Jerry Hughes, Dante Fowler
Jerry Hughes, number 55, the Bills linebacker, missed the team bus.  That’s right he missed the team bus, Jerry Hughes, that is.  Number 55.  The linebacker who just made the tackle.  Scott Hanson knows what we’re talking about.  Also, Dante Fowler makes it for his incredible spirit.

DT: Dontari Poe, Glenn Dorsey
Dontari Poe threw a Tim Tebow jump pass for a touchdown in a blowout.  Really, Andy Reid should get credit for that joke, but we’re giving Poe the credit here.  Glenn Dorsey makes the list for being a draft bust who somehow has remained a starter for a full decade.

LB: Jamie Collins, Joe Thomas Jr, Tahir Whitehead
There is no better joke than being traded from the Patriots to the Browns midseason, although Jamie Collins probably didn’t laugh that hard.  Joe Thomas makes this list for being a linebacker on the Packers, and yet the second most notable Joe Thomas in the league to an offensive lineman on the Browns.  He also had to watch his dad play running back at South Carolina state at age 55.  Tahir Whitehead just makes it for being 8th in the league in tackles, and yet being the 88th graded linebacker out of 89 per PFF.

CB: Darrelle Revis, Leodis McKelvin
Darrelle Revis may never make the All-Pro team again, but at least he gets on the All-Joke team.  This is for all the jokes and memes about the colonization of Revis Island.  My favorite was the meme of Revis Island as picture of piece of burnt toast on water.  Leodis McKelvin makes the list for thinking he is a shutdown corner, when he is… well, he’s Leodis McKelvin.

S: Bacarri Rambo, Donte Whitner
We had to put Redskins safeties as the best jokes in the NFL.  Bacarri Rambo is probably the epitome of terrible safeties the Redskins have had, while Donte Whitner is the current one.  The fact that he considered changing his name to “Hitner” also helps him make this list.

K: Randy Bullock
The fact that the Bengals signed Randy Bullock midseason, and then trusted him to make a 43-yard game-winning kick the next week against the Texans, may have been the best joke all season.  I will never understand why the Bengals were confident enough to just stop hurrying their offense and just running down the clock and kicking the field goal in that situation.

P: Marquette King
I considered Sam Locke for this spot since he pretty much single-handedly lost the game for the Vikings against the Cowboys.  Instead I went with Marquette King, who makes it for being the only black punter in the league, and of course all his celebrations as well.  Great punter with some great jokes.

PR: Cyrus Jones
Muffing half the punts you have fielded is a pretty good joke, but doing it for Bill Belichick locked it up for Cyrus Jones.  I don’t know how he still hasn’t been cut, he must do a hell of a job on coverage.

KR: Devin Hester
Another tough pill to swallow, but Devin Hester will probably never make another All-Pro team.  However, watching him bring out kicks 8 yards into the endzone and never get past the 15, is pretty entertaining.  We all know everyone is always cheering for him to bring him out anyway.
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ST: Valentino Blake
Normally the special teamer in the All-Pro team is the anticlimactic end to the team, but in the All-Joke team we have truly saved the best for last.  Valentino Blake has gotten confused twice on special teams plays about what side he is on.  The first time he was simply pointing the wrong direction during a fumble.  The second was far worse, where he thought he was the punt gunner instead of the guy blocking the gunner, and ended up grabbing the punt, downing his own team inside its own 10-yard line.  Not only that, but he then defended himself on twitter, saying how he’s a baller and he’s going to get the ball no matter what the twitter haters say.  Not to mention his named was actually Antwon Blake, but he changed it to Valentino.  Good decisions all around, in our opinion.

​On Sunday, John Harbaugh and the Ravens defeated the Bengals at home.  They clinched the win with a creative special teams play executed to perfection.  Up a touchdown with 11 seconds left, it seemed the Ravens would be forced to punt, but instead the Ravens had their punter hold the ball for 11 seconds and had all their blockers intentionally hold the Bengals to give him time.  Sam Koch then just stepped out of the end zone for the safety, and the win.  We talked to the underrated coach’s family about the play and what makes him a good coach.
 
“It reminded me of the intentional safety John took in the Super Bowl,” said his mother, Jacqueline Harbaugh.  “I remember watching him win that day, and I’ve never been prouder.”
 
“It was a very smart play,” said John’s father, Jack Harbaugh.  “Most coaches wouldn’t prepare for a situation like that, just assuming they would win if they were punting with seconds left, but John is a perfectionist.  It’s what makes him such a great coach.”
 
John Harbaugh now has his Ravens on top of the AFC North with a 4-0 division record.
 
“He always has his team show up for the rivalry games,” said his sister, Joani Harbaugh.  “Especially against the Bengals and Browns.  He beats up on those teams from Ohio.”
 
John’s brother, Jim, had no comment.

Chris Johnson told the media that he believes that he and David Johnson could form the best backfield tandem in the NFL.  Looking at the pair of backs, this seems very possible, considering CJ2K was the second leading rusher in the league before he got hurt, and then David Johnson went on to be even more impressive.

This is not the first time Chris Johnson has been part of a tandem that claimed to be the best in the league.  In his rookie season he ran alongside Lendale White, and the duo was dubbed “smash and dash.”  White said that the two would be the best RB tandem in the league the next year.  However, despite this proclamation and the fantastic nickname, Chris Johnson tore up the matching T-shirts and said he wanted to be the feature back.  Still, the pair combined for over 2200 yards the next year, but only 222 of those yards belonged to Lendale White.  At least White can be remembered for his failed 4th down conversion in the Rose Bowl.
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Interestingly enough, now it is Chris Johnson who is embracing the idea of a running back tandem.  Don’t worry Chris, I’m sure the young, speedy, rookie sensation who crushed the fantasy seasons of so many people, including me, will want to split carries with you.  Unless of course he gets a call from Lendale White.

This week we get to watch Tom Brady and Eli Manning square off for the fifth time in their NFL careers.  As you may know, AFC and NFC teams play each other every four years, so the first time these two quarterbacks played was in 2007, Eli Manning’s fourth year.  They went on to play each other in the Super Bowl that year.  They played again in 2011, Eli Manning’s eighth year, and went on to play each other in the Super Bowl that year as well.  Now they get to play each other in 2015, Eli Manning’s twelfth year.  This begs the question, are we headed for another Giants vs. Patriots Super Bowl?

I know you probably think that this Giants team barely looks like a playoff team, let alone a Super Bowl team, but what did you think about the Giants in 2007 or 2011?  They were both teams on the cusp of missing the playoffs, but they showed flashes of being really good teams.  Both teams also leaned on pro bowl receivers, Plaxico Burress, and then Victor Cruz.  Now Eli Manning has Odell Beckham Jr. to throw to.  This team has been inconsistent on both sides of the ball, but all it takes is for both sides to be playing their best in January for this team to make a playoff run.

Just pay attention to the game this Sunday.  In 2007, the Giants lost to the undefeated Patriots 38-35, and went on to upset them in the Super Bowl.  In 2011, the Giants lost to the undefeated Packers 38-35, and went on to upset them in the playoffs before beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl.  Now the Giants are playing the undefeated Patriots here in 2015.  If you read our weekly pick’em article, you will have seen that I predicted the Patriots to win 38-35.  Just watch out to see if history will repeat itself once again.