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That you can get a pretty solid RB at 6.1m and if you get any return on him it may be a good time to make the move You cant pay a role player running back 9m you can get two good role players for that

Remember when they only used to have like 2 scouts

Ive had 1-2 people that are stubbornly against it without understanding it and given similar feedback when they knew I used it. They raced when they didn’t know. Some people just want to be “that guy”

I have no idea but I meant for a qb with his resume in the nfl 3 years 20m wouldn’t be a shock if he wants 20 per year, well, yea... too much

If it was 20m for the standard 3 year contract it’s not crazy

Other than excitement- anything supporting that being better for a development track?

I think that browns unlikely. We’ve discussed green/Julio 1000 times (notes as wr not head cases)... what about OBJ as a young explosive guy at a position of need but drama filled?

I mean it’s average starting center pay. It’s not exorbitant but also not peanuts. He’s not slotted up to be a JAG at the pay rate.

I wouldn’t say ONLY that

Youd still have a boatload of free agent money

You hope they learn along the way but that, the Benjamin trade and a couple other moves do leave me nervous about this burn it all down and then rebuild approach. There have been some big decisions about players they know well and totally missed the boat with. With 80m and a bunch of picks they should come out with a few good pieces on offense but will this group nail selection and develop across the board?

To be fair, one may argue Jauron was the more seasoned coach

What help will cutting 5 guys to free up that extra 6m provide compared to the original $79m?

What help will cutting 5 guys to free up that extra 6m provide compared to the original $79m?

Once you get to 3rd Rb or 5th Wr vs practice squad vs these guys... it’s probably six of one and a half dozen the other. I won’t pretend that most GMs could articulate the difference between the 160th best WR and the 190th. It’s just scheme fit, roster fit and familiarity at that point. I suppose you could say the same about the 80th and 105th qb beyond you really don’t want to see them play while the other positions can blend in a bit more

What would be the spread be against bama? ?

Go ahead- what’s the more fun alternative that doesn’t increase risk?

Ok? Did I imply there should’ve been a flag? I was addressing the no kickoff rule.

They are trying to keep guys healthy for the nfl

Either re-tweak it or actually kill it. To keep it on it’s death bed just to say you have it isn’t my favorite approach.

Which rule is “watching the other teams coaches” against?

It felt like Chris stumbled into a stat to back a story he wanted to tell. As mentioned, obviously a qb 10 years in the league became a winner. Then you sort out 7 or more games. Then you frame it as the qb improved and not the natural “after a bad team spent its biggest resource on qb they then pushed the chips in on the rest of the team shortly after. We could easily be a 9 win team and josh flat line next year. He he has every potential to take big strides but the stat used was silly for the point trying to be made.

Distinctly possible. If you had to bet though I’m guessing you take the qb lasting longer than the wr. Though similarly the new rules benefit each lasting longer than predecessors did.

Hes missed 3 of his last 80 games while averaging like 100 catches a season over the stretch. Oft injured? Outside the foot injury, pretty durable truly. As for the contract- you’d assume there’d be an agreement in principal atleast before a trade.

Generally speaking though.... to be a franchise qb, you largely are carrying certain competitive traits that don’t lend themselves to hanging it up early just because. obviously injuries may change that. Likewise he could get hit by a bus tomorrow and really catapult Julio onto the market. But in the grand scheme I think it’s pretty darn safe to say Matt Ryan will have more than a couple years left.