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McDaniels is the epitome of the fact that some coaches should just remain coordinators. Not everyone who is a good OC or DC should be a HC. Xs and Os are an only small part of the gig. Not all are built for it.

Oh no Finding. No more Kessler "fact checking" at WaPo!

They can have Trubisky, free

I have to see so much more, frankly

Other than losing Herbert, this is worst case scenario for the Chargers. Plenty of people believe Chargers are a playoff team, we’ll see if they can regroup.

The maga on here are an exceptionally dumb selection. I have actually met intelligent maga. I know its hard to comprehend.

Josh gifting a pair of tickets to the Ryder Cup https://fb.watch/BkWtE2g1cH/?

That was also my point. You can’t compare the two because the numbers are essentially in different scales. The 6th highest was if he had the same salary as Shakir (approx $13.5M), not the $15M he was asking for so you are also correct. Also my unassailable numbers come from a single, lazy AI question / response, so I’m sure yours are better.

That they signed a 12 year old...

Ok, so we disagree on what "reasonable" means. I'd think reasonable means fair to both. Seems like you're saying reasonable is when a player takes far less than their value. Which imo is unfair to the player and therefore not reasonable. Reasonable would be something in between. If Cook started at his advertised $15M, and Beane started at his usual $10M (Bernard, Poyer, etc), then reasonable might be $12M-$13M. It very well could be that Beane has his plan, and will not go above $11M. To which I'd say, in that case, Beane was unreasonable. Fine if he wants to stick to his plan, but dont blame Cook like he's the (only) unreasonable one. But we're just guessing. eta: I'd say Rousseau and Benford's deals were "reasonable". --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rea·son·a·ble /ˈrēzənəb(ə)l,ˈrēznəb(ə)l/ adjective adjective: reasonable 1. (of a person) having sound judgment; fair and sensible. 2. as much as is appropriate or fair; moderate.

I can't see them making the playoffs and I don't think McDaniels or the FO survive this offseason.

Their situations aren't even slightly related. Cook wants to be paid like a top 3 running back. Shakir's contract made him the 27th highest paid receiver. Cook wants 15 million. That would make him tied for 3rd highest, not 6th. He'd be on par with Henry. And Shakir is the 27th highest paid receiver.

Cook proved without a doubt he WANTS to be here when he risked his contract, his future, etc and showed up to camp and practiced despite not having a deal done yet. If he didn't want to be here, he wouldn't have risked that injury and played hard ball from the get go or asked for a trade. He was showing his commitment to be here, and it wasn't unnoticed by the team and FO. This idea guys don't want to be here because they are trying to get the best deal they can for their family is always wild to me. The NFL FO can bail on his contract if they want, they are not fully guaranteed. He is a RB that even if he is the best at his position, he will earn considerably less than other great players at other positions over their careers because they make less and generally wear down faster. In fact man teams run them into the ground now and draft a younger one instead of paying them. Sorry, but this is a short sided take IMO

Yes, love a weird leaning horror movie. Have you checked out “Companion” by the same director? Very watchable movie. I’m also looking forward to Weapons.

This guy is the most awkward person I have ever seen land a gig as a HC. Can you imagine being a player having to listen to this guy all of the time? I could barely make it through the 5 minute segment.

No disrespect, but you just echoed what I said when I said reasonable. What Beane deems is reasonable based on how he percieves his value, the value of the position, and the cap plans with other contracts and spending moving forward. I didn't say it was our definition of reasonable. As I siad, if the contract Cook was seeking was reasonable (to Beane) he would be signed. The facts are, Cook is asking for more money than Beane was looking to pay - Shakir was not - so Shakir signed, Cook not signed. This isn't as complicated as its getting made out to be. Beane is clearly going to have to pay Cook more than he wants - but that amount still needs to be reasonable enough for him to go up in his price and ge the deal done - had they already gotten there the deal would already be signed. This convo started off someone complaining we paid Shakir already and not Cook. The massive difference is that Shakirs deal was in line with what Beane felt was good for the team - so its done. If Shakir and his team sat back and demanded $20M per year (like many were worried would happen around here), I assure you that would not have been a reasonable deal for Beane and Shakir wouldn't have a new deal either.

MAGA loves other people’s misery.

My hope is Cook ends his hold in and plays his last season with the Bills and walks in FA at the end of 2025. The Bills refuse to FT him and that's the end of Cook. I think that's how it ends gracefully

How to Sue a Doctor for Malpractice in 2025

Cam Lewis and Hamlin starting safeties…. This is a glimpse of what’s to come throughout the season. From Hyde and Poyer to this…. I don’t like it

You don’t want guys like Chris Jones, Trey Hendrickson, Micah Parsons, TJ Watt, Jamaar Chase, etc.?

Lets be honest, dont pretend to know what's happening or the hold up. For all we know, Beane offered what he could "afford" to pay Cook. Bottom line is that Shakir plays a more important position in the modern day NFL. Its also well known, as Beane said it, that hes never negotiated with Cooks reps before. So is it Cooks reps or Beane, or both? This may or may not to do with "asking for reasonable" money. Beane might have a price tag based on what he can afford in 2026+, hes super disciplined with future looking cap forecasts, which i appreciate. But its not fact of what has been offered or asked for, beyond social media

It's just business