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Seriously this is the comparison you go to?

This is a no brainer to me. When able to be on the field he is electric. I would part with up to a 3rd for him but I don't know if that would be enough to get him.

Yup was gonna recommend this. 8 episodes and though we rarely do this, my wife and I binged through them in 3 days. I thought they did an excellent job with the 80s feel all around.

Yeah I erroneously read it as 215k of guaranteed money each year.

hmmm I guess I misunderstood it then. Here are his contract details. I thought the team that claimed him would be on the hook for the remainder of his contract and it would be as written. I knew they wouldn't be on the hook for signing bonus but thought they would for the remainder of any guaranteed money.

Yup I think we have to look no further than the Pats* Dante Scarnechi (sp?) who was brought back this year after Stork tipped the snap the entire AFC Championship game. If he doesn't do that I think the Pats may be back to back champs...

To NoSaint and Kirby Karlos going unclaimed could be simple economics. As a 5th rounder he signed a 4 year deal which means that team would be on the hook for 3 more years after this. So a flyer on him would be a little more costly then letting him clear waivers then signing him for just this year. 525k for 1 year would be a good deal for a flyer but approx. 2 million for a 3 year deal if he doesn't get his head on isn't. I will guarantee Karlos is signed shortly AFTER his suspension. It could even be by the Bills if he gets his stuff together and it will be for very close to the league minimum.

I agree completely. I think Saturday was Gay's chance to sink or swim and he sunk. If he went perfect I think they could have possibly cut Carp. Now it looks like Gay is gone to me.

Is there a cost associated with keeping for example the round they were drafted? If not keep your best 2 players whoever you like best. I would think Luck and McCoy/Cooper. I always seem to end up with TOrrey Smith on my team and hate it. He is good enough to not drop but not good enough that anyone wants him. He just sits on the bench all year lol. I think this draft is a little short on RB. Ryan Mathews is always an injury risk and you are left with 2 backup rbs to plug in. I never draft a backup te and most of the time not a backup qb (although I love Tyrod at his ADP). There is almost always a waiver wire plug and play for the bye week.

No way Zeke goes that late. It may have been after the injury scare but I haven't seen him out of the first and absolute latest early 2nd. I'll explain my fascination with zero rb below. Since I don't think anyone of you guys are in my leagues lol: Use beer sheets. They have sheets for every single type of league and do a great job. Probably my favorite pre draft resource. This year is all about wrs. Grab them early as (hope I don't jinx it) wrs are pretty consistent and you know who the top guys are. Rbs are not year to year. This year I can argue against every single top back. AP is old, Gurley plays on a terrible team and doesn't have a full year of production, Neither does D Johnson, Lamar although he has shined when playing hasn't been a bellcow, etc... Barring injury (can't predict) you know AB, Julio, OBJ, etc.. are consistent big performers. You can also wait on qbs this year as some good producers are going very late. If you are a 10 team league Tyrod is going VERY late as well as Stafford, Matt Ryan, etc... Now for RBs I go by the strategy that you can never have to many. Last year people in one of my leagues laughed at me as I ended up with 8 rbs at the end of the draft. I just threw as much against the wall as I could. RBs are so hard to peg so I go by grab as many as I can and hope. Obviously having studs at other positions helps with this strategy. Most of this is probably well known but its how I am approaching the draft this year...

That was a great card in general and the McGregor Diaz fight was an exclamation on the night. I could have seen the fight called either way. Which is why I was okay with how it was called. I thought McGregor won rounds 1 and 4, Diaz won 3, and 2 and 5 were close calls. I thought Diaz could have helped himself being more aggressive in the 5th but he was gassed. I leaned McGregor for round 2 and Diaz for round 5 which put me at 48-47. Although to me the most dominant round of the night was the 3rd by Diaz so I was okay with the 10-8 there and a 47-47 score. All in all I think the argument could be made for McGregor winning or a draw but I don't really see a way to call it a Diaz fight. McGregor running away multiple times has to hurt his reputation though. It was a B word move.

Sheesh I am a glass half full as much as anyone but isn't this a little early?

2 things here. 1. They did need an OT they just happened to get him in the 7th that year instead of the 2nd. 2. Are you implying that better players wouldn't make the defense better?

Seeing you do to firechan what he does to everyone else was incredibly enjoyable this morning. It seems there are some posters that would rather take issue with what others say (cough weo) than offer perspective of their own and it is annoying to say the least. Well done beerball!

I'm right there with you about Mario. He is someone I fear will terrorize the Bills he's a great player when motivated and I think he will be motivated against the Bills. That said I don't expect huge things this year for him either as I don't see him staying motivated for the year (especially when the fins are out of contention). I remember you likin Mitchell before the draft and he would fit the trend of they find a good one every 7 years trend lol.

Highly recommend doing some mock drafts. That way you cna play with the strategy and see what happens. This year people are WR crazy. Normally I go against the trend but at 2 I would go with OBJ, AB, or Julio whichever is there and you feel best about.

As to the bolded... I don't think this is necessarily true at the bottom of the roster (where I see Hogan) as opposed to the top. The Pats* have a terrible draft record at the wr position. In fact you have to go back to Edelman in 09 as their last good WR pick. They are 0-5 since then. Even in 09 they took a bust in the 3rd round. You have to go back to Deion Branch in 02 to find the next good wr they drafted. Even their FA signings leave much to be desired. Amendola, Brandon Gibson, Brandon LaFell, etc...

I think the idea that Spiller will thrive is more likely than Hogan thriving. Like you said I've seen Spiller do amazing things in this league. I can think of one great catch for Hogan (against the Vikes). That said I was just trying to illustrate that it isn't always he left he sucks, sometimes it is he left and is going to be amazing because the Bills, as the narrative

Yeahhhh I'll pass. Commonsense put it well but he is behind Edleman, Gronk ,Bennett, and Lewis for sure. He is likely the 5th target at best and is likely looking at Amendola like production. If you were starting Amendola last year you were in trouble even with Edelman and Lewis hurt and Bennett not on the team. He finished as WR 44. So in a 10 man league starting 3 WRs he was on the outside looking in. In a 12 team league starting 3 he is still on the outside looking in. Drafting Hogan at the end of your draft is hoping for an injury. I like to grab guys with potential to break out in that spot. That isn't Hogan to me. The Pats being good doesn't make them foolproof personnel wise. In fact their drafts have not been very good and there FA signings as well. They are very good at the QB spot. That may help Hogan put up slightly better numbers but it doesn't change who the player is. They tried to force a td to Chandler last year and it didn't work. IMO Amendola is a better player than Hogan and showed as much before going to NE. Edelman wasn't used much as a receiver his first few years in the league so it isn't quite a fair comparison. Add in that the talent was better in front of him and it isn't hard to see why he didn't put up the same numbers as Hogan. Dude is certainly winning at life and ended up in a great situation for a receiver. I think you are projecting the opposite of the bolded. There is also the thought that just because a guy leaves he is better than he was here. Wasn;t the case with Spiller (Peyton will know how to use him narrative) or Chandler (now he will star with Brady narrative).

I defended Chris Hogan tooth and nail in the great darick debate. That said my argument was only that he deserved to be on the team as he outperformed and outworked Darick. That said I won't miss Hogan. Bottom of the depth chart guys churn all the time in this league.

This article is just terrible imo. He is writing without thinking about the consequences for the players. Sure they can poke the bear but for what? Within a couple of weeks of their interviews if not sooner all of these players will be cleared. I struggle to see the "precedent" issue that he is using to frame his argument. If anyone of us had a workplace accusation of impropriety we would have to meet with someone to discuss it. It may even be as simple as did you do this? No? Okay. Albert Breer and others are making this a much bigger deal than I think the NFL intends it to be.

The league has told the union it has evidence beyond just what’s been reported publicly. The union responded, “Show us.” League: “That’s not how an investigation works.” Union: “Well, then how do we know you have credible evidence?” They are exactly right. This isn't how an investigation works at all. As someone who routinely does workplace investigations you interview people and take statements while gathering evidence. You don't share evidence beforehand to give people a chance to make a good story. Tbh the fact that the players are making this big of a deal of it makes me wonder if they have something to hide. Yup simple as this...

Do you really think nobody cares? Do you really think NE fans who already think Goodell screwed them don't care? In this day and age do you really think nobody cares? Of course it isn't as big a deal as other situations which is why I am of the (repeated) opinion that the NFL just wants to give the appearance of doing something about it. An investigation was begun and can't conclude until all parties have been interviewed. Simple as that. I don't think the NFL is looking to hang any of the players named.

For exactly the reason gug put below (in one thread I had to agree with gug and jboyst...) Although most of us don't care and believe it to be a false report, it was a report none the less. They can't do what they did to Brady and turn around and do nothing in this situation at least imo. Which again is why I say the players should just sit down and knock this out.