Thurman#1

This isn't the year you want to be trying to trade away guys with a big contract. There's very little money out there assuming the new cap is what they're predicting. And there will be a lot of WRs hitting free agency and realizing that at least for one year they're not going to get near what their value would ordinarily be. People have said that they could re-negotiate downwards and then trade him. IMO if Brown does re-negotiate, he'd want some kind of guarantee that there'd be no trade, or that he had approval. He wouldn't negotiate down so he could then be traded to a four-win team, especially if the re-negotiation includes an extension. Being cut would be much better for Brown in that case. Yes, speculation. And disagree with Joe all you want, but whatever else you want to say about him, you can't reasonably say he only goes on stats. The guy is a hard-core film-watcher and thoughtfully analyzes it. But again, you're right, this was only speculation.

Yup. A prediction. Certainly one that's very possible, but other things could happen. They could re-negotiate. Might even keep him and make other cuts instead. Poor headline.

Tyreek cuts so fast he can only get his hand on his hip rather than around it. Great hustle by Zimmer. Hill is just too fast.

If ... and it's a big if ... but if the answer at DE is on the team ... ... his name is Darryl Johnson. Ed Oliver is the answer at 3-tech, where he already is.

The difference being that Haason Reddick was considered a massive bust while Edmunds has been a two-time Pro Bowler at MLB. They picked him for MLB because he has the skills and abilities that they want at MLB. You may not want them there, but McDermott and Beane do. And I'm not sure what you're talking about with Oliver. Attacking 3-tech is exactly what he's already doing.

I agree with most of this. But I don't think they'll be able to re-sign Williams. He's going to be expensive and IMO they'll prioritize Milano first. No way to know, but that's how it seems to me. That and why would you think they'd put Boettger at LT? Am I even understanding you right? I'd guess they might have to choose between Feliciano and Morse, and that if they do, they'd go with Feliciano. So if that' is correct ... My guess would be: Dawkins / Ford / Feliciano / Boettger or Nsekhe or rook / Nsekhe or rook It should be interesting.

I think if you check, you will find he is. No telling how long that will last, but Peterman is in fact an NFL backup. Not a top-rank one, as his salary clearly shows, but he is one. He sure looked horrible here, but a part of the problem was that he shouldn't have been starting. The Bills were partly at fault in this. If you look at Peyton Manning's first four games, he threw 3 TDs and 11 INTS and had a QB rating around 50. Peterman is likely a very different guy now than he was when we saw him. And before the people with less than perfect understanding of arguments begin, no, I'm not saying Peterman should be compared with Manning in any way other than the way I just compared them. I'm using Manning as an example of a guy who turned into a superb QB who wasn't good when in his first few games on the field. And Manning was drafted way way above Peterman.

I know, I know. I mean, what a crap lineup, right? Let's just take a look at the 2nd team: QB: Josh Allen RB: Nick Chubb WR: Keenan Allen, AJ Brown TE: Darren Waller T: Eric Fisher, Orlando Brown G: Joel Bitonio, David DeCastro C : Ryan Kelly DE: Joey Bosa, Frank Clark DT: Cameron Heyward, Calais Campbell OLB: Bradley Chubb, Matt Judon ILB: Tremaine Edmunds CB: Marlon Humphrey CB: Stephon Gilmore S: Justin Simmons, Tyrann Mathieu I mean, that lineup couldn't play their way out of a paper bag. They'd have a hard time beating up on the Jags, right? I mean, right? Right? Anyone? Right? I think they're going to try as hard as they possibly can to keep Milano. He has been a crucial piece here and they know it. After that, assuming they still have a decent amount of money left on the cap next year, I think they'll likely end up working to keep Edmunds as well.

Golly, this is such a brain puzzler. On one side the pundits and the players who vote for the Pro Bowl and the Bills coaching staff and a defense that has been consistently good for several years now, though without an offseason and Star Lotulelei they had a very slow start this year ... and on the other side .... Twitter. Golly gee whillikeers, I wonder who's right.

It really is not. You're right that Brady is a singularity. There really are no other Tom Bradys out there. And please, what round a guy is picked in has nothing whatsoever to do with whether he is a great QB. That's all on what he becomes. Thing is, same with Josh Allen. Nobody else like Allen is out there. Same with Mahomes. They're all great in different ways. What you need is a great quarterback, a quarterback who is superb in the pass game. If he is also mobile, that's a fantastic added extra. But it's not necessary. Jimmy Garoppolo was in the Super Bowl last year. Goff and Brady before that. Foles/Wentz and Brady before that. And while Wentz has regressed, if he hadn't he'd be looked at as a long-term franchise type guy despite not being mobile. Any team having a shot at a young Drew Brees would take it in a millisecond. You simply do not need it. A Kurt Warner or a Carson Palmer could be wildly successful in the NFL today. Matt Ryan, Philip Rivers and Stafford, if on good teams, would put their teams in contention every year. It helps. If you put together the ideal QB, he'd be mobile. But mobility is not among the minimum requirements for greatness at QB. Brady is in the Super Bowl. This year. Right now. For good reason. And they wouldn't be there or close without him despite his lack of athleticism. Oh, agreed, 100%. But it wasn't because he was athletic or quick or fast. It was because he always stepped in the right direction at the right time, without taking his eyes off of what was going on downfield. It was a head thing. And he's still in the Super Bowl at age 43 and it ain't because of his mobility or athleticism.

Teams have absolutely always felt the pressure to find their QB of the future. No change whatsoever there. Tom Brady says hi. Movement is an added weapon. It isn't necessary, though.

Re-sign. unless absolutely impossible.

Wild exaggeration, and as relevant as his favorite dessert.

Makes total sense. Not that they can relax now, obviously, but they absolutely should be among the favorites.

Here's his comments when told after a game by Romeo Crennel that he'd gotten his 100th sack. Crennel urged him to speak. "I appreciate it," Watt told his teammates. "I've said leading up to the 100th - the media always asks questions, and I've always said - no personal achievement is ever more important than a team achievement. So, to get it on a day when we got a win as a team means a lot to me. Football's the ultimate team game. Nobody does anything by themselves in football. That's why it's so special. That's what makes this game so great is that it takes so many guys pulling together in the same direction to make something great happen. A hundred sacks is great, but that's a whole bunch of teammates, coaches, coverages, d-lineman, linebackers, that's a whole bunch of people, training staff, cafeteria staff, a whole lot of people helping me make that happen. So, while I may get a lot of media attention today for this, just know that it's because of you, it's because of everybody who helped make it happen. It's never just about one person, so I want to say thank you. I appreciate it. Video here: https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-JJ-Watt-speech-teammates-100-career-sacks-15711547.php

Oh, I know he doesn't get the big bucks anymore, but if they think he can still get to the passer he'll probably get offers for $4M to $12M, somewhere in that wide band, and if they think he can't still get to the passer he won't get offers. I've only seen him a bit, but so far, me likey.

Disagree strongly. Teammates love the guy.

Vet min? I don't think there's a chance in hell he plays for that. When was the last time a guy who's been one of the better guys in the league played for vet min, even at the tail end of his career? He certainly won't get what he would have gotten three years ago, but you won't get him for vet min or even very close, I suspect. He'd see that as an insult.

Cutting Addison, Butler and Jefferson and doing some restructures would get us enough money to re-sign maybe two of Milano, Feliciano and Daryl Williams. Maybe it could get us up to where we can pay for nearly all of our 52. Where do we get the money for Watt?

I'd do it if I were Beane. I'd laugh the offer out of town if I were the Jags.

So, in the military, police and fire companies and in transfers, around 99% of their careers are over by the late 30s like they are in football? Come on, man. I'm not saying those careers aren't also tough rows to hoe and worthy of great respect. But the rates at which those careers end young doesn't even approach football. And while plenty of members of the military voluntarily opt out young, that's not the same as being forced out in football because you can't do the job anymore. Again, not saying military, police, first responders, etc. don't deserve our respect, understanding and more support than they may be getting. They do deserve those things.

What part of that is not likely to be related to CTE? CTE symptoms include vulnerability to addictions and alcoholism, they include extreme irresponsibility with money, terrible problems sleeping, anxiety aggression, impulse control generally, suicidal tendencies and dementia. There's nothing there that isn't very likely caused by CTE. No way to prove it, of course, but that's what these CTE narratives sound like. Read the one about Mike Webster? Absolutely heart-breaking. Several times there people talk about Seau's descent. He may have been a drug user and had an alcohol problem before but it suddenly got worse as he spiralled. This is all pretty typical, though it happened earlier with Seau then with some.

Sure, in some of these guys it's not all CTE. But CTE isn't just a brain injury. It's progressive and degenerative, brings about major behavioral change, depression, etc. Sure, some CTE folks have other problems. Others don't and they still suffer horribly from CTE, if they get it. Yup, fair enough. It's different.

Yes, but not many careers end so young. Nor do so many careers have groupies or magnificently high salaries. A few do, movie stars and such, but sports are different.