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I’d venture the guess that BB does that page better

I like that the “#1 key thing to win” is three bullet points with subsections... including we must know we can win as the top thing ?‍♂️ while they might be smart X and O football guys, dumb stuff like that really makes me question how well they actually could run organizations.

These guys passed on josh Norman in Carolina- but wasn’t their final decision and not the same player. I think they keep tre but they’ve let a top cb walk recently. likewise let Gilmore walk.

Ill admit, it wasn’t an aggressive endorsement of him as much as the acknowledgment that Beasley certainly shouldn’t be #1, brown hasn’t reliably proven to be that guy and foster is a huge wildcard. As a generally well rounded guy that led the unit in snaps last year.... even if unspectacular the depth chart could easily be zay, brown, Beasley, Foster.... or darn near 100% the opposite without zay playing substantially different

Zay could still end up our number 1, honestly.

Essentially 3 years guaranteed here... and at absolute minimum even with injury this year you are paying him for 2-3 years quite simply put- they’d pay him lots of this even in a bad scenario with another partial season, barring horrific career ending injury. Doing it now might actually get them out earlier if needed when compared to giving him a similar deal next year anyway

So a few gut reactions the killer next door was always a quiet neighbor, the gang member in the drug war is often described as getting ready to go back to school etc... point being, people often err on the side of positivity when you put a mic in front of them about someone they know going off the rails i do think that the differential in volume of attacks is in part perception due to a combo of eager coverage, terrible breed ID (so many breeds get lumped in by news) and the fact that a golden or such nips a 3 year old and you get a cut or two but a Pitt on the same level of aggression can wreck someone. ive owned one that was a great dog and trust it as much if not more than any dog I’ve had.... but I see them at the dog park and I do go the other way as all it takes is catching the wrong one once and the damage is huge I almost used the analogy to “assault style weapons” being subject to similar reporting errors (a million types lumped, makes for a good headline) and the devastation possible in the wrong hands compared to a chihuahua/bb gun.

Well, I meant he can drop into zones, or occupy multiple blockers and anything in between. honestly, a lot of people will think this is a knock but it’d be shades of Mario. Just a big hulking athletic dude that doesn’t need to sell out on a pass rush to be impactful rushing. But can also drop in space too. What is funny though is I’ve never been around folks that care more about a RB pass blocking or wr run blocking but post Rex it’s almost bannable to say clowney can also hang in coverage

Someone mentioned dline id venture more than a few years we were pretty highly ranked at cb

For all you know, whatever he’s doing is more impactful than attending and he could be doing a ton all offseason. To assume he’s doing the bare minimum because he missed some voluntary practices is a jump. Perhaps fair but easily could be inaccurate

Unfortunately his athleticism and versatility allow him to impact more than just sack numbers

we just learned of Ritchie pleading out on an incident we never heard about. Id imagine plenty can fly under the radar

Honestly, the scaling of getting a case of anything in a stadium is going to look absurd. 24 beers and 8 slices of pizza would be a fortune anywhere in the stadium but split across 20 people, it’s relatively standard issue. Hearing $100k for the suite sounds equally jarring but $5k per person and $500 per person per game isn’t cheap but I bet it’s less than most would expect once reframed. if you picked a full row of decent seats and tracked the spending of 20 people in it all season... well... you figure out real fast how it becomes a $9B industry

I’m not remotely confident there are not stories we were unaware of in buff.

Which is an example of the poor concept. DE is an easy skip with hughes, Shaq, Murphy. None of them make a good hidden gem story and the deep depth isn’t terribly exciting

Weak concept. To do 1 underrated player at every position is poor planning from the get go

Meh, I’m fine with if he wants to show up. I just don’t think it tanks the whole season the miss a couple OTAs. He can can work out with baker any day he wants, regardless of if there’s defense and special teams and guards around too. it can be a symptom of a bigger problem if he’s boycotting any work at all but in a vacuum his 45 minutes playing catch in shorts at 80% while kickers take chip shots and tackles hit dummies doesn’t stress me and never will. If he’s studying the book and working out, this isn’t major drama. Just like it won’t be a big deal for our many guys rehabbing

Im not sure, but I think you might argue our team would be better today if we skipped a practice or two. Did we get good enough in practice to be better than the injury to Kroft? Are superstars the same in the discussion or is it riskier with less reward than a UDFA who may see a bigger learning curve in the session and come at less risk? Is OBJ not incentived to look great week 1? I just dont don’t think a couple hours in May are where the seasons won. For a guy like him it’s a relatively low impact week

I don’t alway but I’m not going to ride a guy for missing some voluntary practices. And I only ask the question because of the assertion he doesn’t care about winning. Clearly posters saying that must think his attendance this week effects wins and losses. But are we talking a game? 3? Maybe a game every few seasons? I think this this is one where fans ride a guy because we crave the opportunity to create a story but think the impact of this move is much more akin to josh Allen stepping out of bounds vs taking a hit 5 yards shy of the market early in a game in September. Does he break two tackles, surprise with a season defining TD and it become a season defining moment? Maybe? It’s possible but I’m 100% on board with him stepping out. Maybe they find an interesting idiosyncrasy they can exploit in a big moment here, but even if it results in an extra catch or two, odds are they aren’t terribly impactful for a guy that’s proven he can do it and will do the work to be ready. We like big storylines. There aren’t many coming out of Memorial Day. So we create them.

so would that mean it’s unlikely that attending this week noticeably changes his ability to contribute but you really don’t like him and are borderline drunk on the culture koolaid?

So how much are you moving the line on their over under based on missing?!? And what do you say about his presence if he, say, breaks his foot?

How many more games would they win with him there this week?

Plenty of coaches worry about plenty of dumb stuff. How impactful do you think a week of voluntary OTAs are for an all pro WR?

It’s always tough. There’s a risk vs reward here that for a guy like him might not actually be worth it. Ankle, knee, hammy or Achilles and he’s scrapped a year. If he attends healthily, how much better is his season? Does he get 1 extra catch? 5? Are they in moments that actually matter? its a little bit like being ok with TJ yeldon fighting for a yard in the first quarter of a September game but maybe josh Allen needs to slide in the same spot. Im not sure.

Bingo. Right and if the package works to our favor we can keep them in it was his point.