NoSaint

and the point I made is either your friend is off on the details or cook is unreasonable in his expectation. somehow you’ve twisted that into my only point being your friend is FOS. Which is remarkable with how explicit I have multiple options laid out. Though I did neglect the third option- that you are not reliable with taking in and then sharing information accurately. there’s a growing suspicion based on how poorly this has gone that it may be the case.

the idea of a RB wanting a fully guaranteed 4-5 year extension worth $50-60m is a pipe dream. No running back, yet alone one with injuries in his past, is sniffing anything near those guarantees. You and I have the same want to have and same chance of getting that. cook could potentially see something like that $14m average tagged behind his remaining year with moderate guarantees.

I want those too. Doesn’t mean I have any expectation of actually getting them. either he’s insane or your friend isn’t filtering this info to you very well in this game of telephone

no rb is getting a fully guaranteed 5 year. Either he’s nuts or more likely your friend isn’t as dialed in as he plays

Barring health seems obvious DS will.

flip side is he absolutely proved his talent and is at a position where you can’t wait to get paid.

The thing that makes him hard to discuss is he’s not bad. Nor is he particularly good as a starter. He will reliably be slightly below average. Good enough to have a job but not good enough to keep it long term. It’s the most important position in sports, and you have to try to upgrade it until you are above average.

I’d say I didn’t get it til you explained it either and even now find it sketchy. the people you are making feel uncomfortable with it are the people on your side.

right. The most common aspect of all this isn’t I hate politics, it’s I don’t like being challenged.

They also could be getting more concerned about 2021 cap and trying to rollover funds as covid progresses. A new dynamic.

4th of July? Political events. Memorial Day potentially. you could put it on your phone and listen on your drive to work or at bbqs!

Meh. The whole league is over 80% conversion I believe. That definitely helps him incrementally but my point was even non-athlete can lean forward for 2 ft. Yea but without the benefit of a reliable conversion, I’d tend to save the hits for another spot unless you are trying to dictate the defensive alignment for future plays

I think the arm strength and inaccuracies were often tied. Not having as many “easy throws” at his disposal meant he had to stretch outside his comfort zone more than a guy like josh that can thread a needle with a flick of the wrist instead of winding up the whole body to try

he had a 7th round qb udfa rb 7th and 4 UDFA WRs 7th left tackle dont get me wrong, any one of those guys is fine and I loved Fred but you need actual elite playmakers somewhere to be sustainable. I doubt there was a lower drafted set of skill positions in the league the last 20 years

Roughly junior year of high school. This was reinforced by his college play, and confirmed by his draft slot. At some point you have to realize your hoping for a guy to be something he never was. doesnt mean he’s a bum or bad guy... but he’s not the guy you expect to carry anything. You just hope he holds it together and brings a little energy.

Percy harvin choke slammed a coach. Quite literally. And he wasn’t even a mahomes type impact player.

it wasn’t ok for Kobe to wear a shirt in pre game warm ups it’s not ok to have disagreeable opinions for most complaining. Not all but most. It gets real easy to wrap yourself in the flag during the anthem debate though and dodge the real questions

that’s the part that gets me with the “I could never enjoy a game with these political statements” crowd. I don’t think I’ve ever particularly even looked at the players during the anthem. If it’s your escape, just stop trying to police every else’s behavior, right? I can get not liking an ESPN talk show focused on it but the game? 100% uneffected

does a player standing or kneeling actually effect that though, as the current example I’m assuming you are fine with the anthem and flyovers etc... which are inherently political... unless I’ve misread you and you want it all removed that’s a hugely political statement. It’s just one you support.

yup. It’s a no brainer in “and short” situations Josh could tell the defense and likely still get 2-3 ft 90% of the time barring bad footing causing a slip etc..

https://sports.sites.yale.edu/success-short-yardage-play-types-fourth-down The numbers say sneak the ball across the board it’s so rare though...

it’s not a particularly special talent. Brady has been among the best at it. The coordinator just has to call it.

craziest part: it’s the same person.

which is no commentary on his character, frankly.

he deserves some blowback and serious conversations. How he handles those would be a major test of whether he stays.