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Anyone thinking that gambling doesn’t impact the outcome of games is buying their head in the sand.

The impact of the refs is really overblown. They do fine most of the time. Sometimes they blow a call or miss something. Those times suck, and sometimes they really do impact the outcome, but I don't believe it is intentional and often those calls are closer than a lot of biased fans want to admit. And sometimes the fans just don't know the actual rules and are calling for flags on perfectly legal plays (such as holding by the offensive line in certain situations). All that being said, I don't think the refs actually try to help the Chiefs, at least not consciously. It is impossible to eliminate bias, though, and that can creep in from time to time. But there is no larger conspiracy.

Those data points obscure what is the economic reality in the NFL: a higher share of the cap is going to fewer players. It's not unexpected because the supply of excellent QBs, WRs, and pass rushers will always be in demand. And the model the NFL employs will pay them accordingly. Conversely, you can see it with RB's...they're largely not being paid (cue the person who points to Saquon Barkley) because their skill-set isn't as valuable. Besides, highlighting the decreased 2021 cap fails to consider the aberration that the pandemic was.

The percentage of players making hundreds of millions of dollars incredibly low...after you take out taxes and agent fees and how much it costs to stay in shape for football year round...and think that most players in the league are making near minimum salaries and that their careers are like under 3 years on average...and then they leave the league at like 25 years old with likely debilitating life long injuries that are likely going to keep them from working, especially if the only job someone might be qualified for is a trade job, which no knock on trade jobs in the slightest, incredibly important and respectable and appreciated work...just hard to do that type of work with joints that don't work in a degenerative sense at 25 and you potentially don't have health insurance

After that year, he was voted 89 and listed as #8 in Scout/GM poll. Thats about where I’d assume we have his value listed. Cook’s value ask is for a guy in the Top 30 and Top 4, respectively.

I do think that it usually comes down to money. Both the NFL and NFLPA are focused on money for themselves and their stakeholders. And since the NFL is such a money making machine, they can actually be aligned a good deal of the time. They don't always have to be at each other's throats on every issue. It's ok if they are aligned much of the time. When they aren't, it just kind of sucks for everyone. But yes, the nature of it is that they are going to be opposed some of the time, by design.

Chiefs will get two ball placements go their way in a crucial part of the game, but their defenders will point to a holding flag in the first quarter. For the Chiefs, it always seems to be when these calls are made vs how the calls are made.

We're far away from that being a real concern. Look at the Eagles spending. Look at how much the cap has been going up YoY with streaming taking hold. Additionally, it doesnt look like Beane/Brady are looking to bring in a #1 WR that commands $30M+/year, nor do we have any young WR that will command as much anytime soon, so that opens 2 more spots at $15M/yr (Cook and McGovern for example). If we need to "skimp" at other spots like TE and not paying Knox $10-15M/yr, or #4 WR and not paying Curtis Samuel $8-10M/yr for his non-contributions, then so be it.

Trump worked to try and help broker peace for the Rwandan genocide that has killed over 1 million people to date. You don’t care, because the media hasn’t told you to care. Instead you’ll post this unrelated tangent because you’re incapable of staying on topic without brain-warping to a media installed narrative you now hold as religious doctrine. And for the record.. I don’t know who your post is for, because im not exactly a Zionist poster.. albeit tacitly supporting Israel over the anti-West.

It's a big picture issue, so I get that some will gloss over it for this reason. Whole point is...the league and union are working together and someone stands to lose. Especially when you consider there are player safety issues with going to 17 and likely to 18 games. Or, with the increased cap, which all too often is weighted for a more limited group of players. Something has to give at some point.

I usually try to make it so you can't "push"....... I guess I should've made it 23.6 sacks!!🤪

See, now I think what may happen is it may lower the overall contract amounts given to big stars and may provide more security for the lesser player since you need 53... But I guess you could look at this both ways... and different teams could play it out differently... I don't know... but could GMs be like look... I need to field a solid team on both sides of the ball I need more than 1 or 2 "It" guys... I dont know... I am just speculating.. but it was my first thought when I read it as to the outcome

I believe the refs helping the Chiefs win games is certainly more than could be expected by statistical randomness or luck

When the latest CBA with its current model was signed in 2020 the salary cap was $198 million and minimum rookie salary was $610,000. Despite a catastrophic loss in revenue and a decreasing cap in 2021, the salary cap is up to $279 million just 5 years later - rookie minimum is $840,000. If the union members want the guy gone, they will get rid of him. But I'm not going to sit around pressing the labor unrest panic button just yet.

Already here - planning to work another 7-8 years. Last year, we built a home in Lexington, SC outside of Columbia. We love it - access to Lake Murray, close to Charlotte, Charleston and Myrtle Beach. Low taxes and reasonable property values, and a few really nice golf courses. We're set & settled.

Thanks but thats not counting Miller right (thought you mention Miller later...)? I had 8 from Groot, 6 from miller, 6 from AJ, and then Smoot and Solomon had another 4.5 and if we count Toohill he got 1 as well. Considering the underwelming nature of last years DE performance (and better DT play beside them), I think the over is pretty easy. Also not sure why Hoecht is considered in this group. Its all EDGE to me. If groot takes a step forward (AGAIN) then thats half the total right there. If Bosa stays healthy I think he easily surpasses his 5 from last year.

I'm trying to be realistic. Rousseau 9.5 sacks (incremental improvement but not double digit) Bosa 5.5 sacks (health issues and limited use, but has supreme skills) aj 5 SACKS (because that's what he always does) Landon 3.5 sacks (still a rookie) Solomon 2 sacks (even a blind squirrel finds a nut once and a while -not a big believer, but will get enough opportunity). 25.5

I am in this place... maybe they do.. can't change that... figure out a way to beat them and move on... I want a Superbowl... not a well I woulda won if the refs didnt cheat and here is proof... not saying this isnt legit... I am just saying figure out a way to beat them both then.... cause I just want one before we all die... and if something takes focus off of that... than remove that something...

My fandom steadily grew as I got older and once I started dating my wife who is bigger fan then me (I am huge fan shes just better fan wise) it took off in 2009 lol. My brother and I look back at how delusional we probably were in years like 2011 before the season started that the team was a playoff team. The NFL truly does sell hope better than any other sport. Also because the drought by 2010 was long you kinda felt like you were due to back in at some point which didn't help drinking the koolaid. I will say years like 2011/2012/2015/2016 where they started 5-2 or 4-3 etc once they were out of it minus completely wild mathematics I def checked out on the season. The 2010 offseason may have been the most depressing just because the Bills were so out in the wilderness and you couldn't pay a decent name to come here. Buddy Nix saying "we got the guy we wanted" when guys like Cowher & Mike Shanahan wouldn't even take an interview was awful. Add on the teams future was so murky long term and the upcoming stadium lease was a major question... yea it was tough to get pumped for that year. My wife and I still went to a preseason game and three regular season games, but that was legit partly to tailgate and walking in at 1pm minus the home opener was a borderline ritual for most fans as the season went on haha. I think 2016 probably was worst though for me at end of season because the hype train failed badly, the defense was wrecked (Rexed), the big name coach you had hoped would at least get a playoff berth instead made it worse. I remember heading into 2017 knowing good players like Mario, Robert Woods, etc were leaving just felt like will this thing ever turn around and here comes another rebuild. It was the irony of ironies that the drought died in 2017 because just about everyone predicting that year had the Bills near the basement and I distinctly remember week 1 be billed nationally as the toilet bowl between the Jets & Bills as no one was even sure they would win more than a game or two apiece. We do a massive Bills party week 1 yearly (since 2013) and that was the most relaxed easy going viewing ever because expectations were so low lol.

Yet so many people defend gambling can co-exist with the game. If what you are saying has any truth to it, then the game is ruined. We are just too addicted to believe it to be true.

Making contracts more guaranteed will almost certainly hurt the vast majority of players. It’s a zero sum salary cap league. The more money dedicated to the Josh Allen’s is less money for the Darrick Forests. Guess how many of those guys there are in the league? The point of unions is to represent the overall player interests. Not just the superstars. And a good union should try to maintain a positive relationship with the overlying company. Being pointlessly contentious for posturing is just that. They should be a partner with a seat at the table to get things done for their constituents.

rise up LA…defend your turf and defeat ICE…

I have them at 23.5 sacks, what do I choose?! Kidding. Went with under. Too much potentially working against it odds-wise. Bosa could get injured. Rousseau never had more than 8. Epenesa probably good for 6-6.5, but there is a non-zero chance that he or Solomon are not on the opening day roster be it via trade or cut.

100% NBA and MLB both stopped seasons to get what they wanted. Both greatly impacted the popularity of both. NFL is in a spot at the top and a false move would have negative impact. Players should hold out for guaranteed contracts no offset. Give up an extra game and 16 internal games a year. Probaly need to give a percentage point or 2 to the owners.