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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.

With new league rules, improved medicine etc... 40 should be a pretty basic threshold to at least roughly hit. We will not he seeing franchise guys retire at 35 just cause they made enough money already except for the rarest exceptions. This 45 nonsense will not be for everyone though.

The rapper comment really pushed it over the edge

I mean, I do blame him for not having a smarter rule already. Just because it’s only clumsy in the past doesn’t mean they shouldn’t foresee the problem getting worse

I didn’t say they changed it. I did imply that they need to change it.

And who dictates the rules to the event staff? I have been to games and have worked in (non nfl) events and logistics. There’s no way the nfl hasn’t set very explicit guidelines for super bowl press and security.

I put the close of his window at 39-40 with that. It’s not like I stretched it wildly. He’s still a young guy by an standards.

Saints d was among the best from November on

Flip side- do 2 extra losses make someone like Flacco a bust that never makes it if you put him in the pats division?

I mentioned it in the game thread but it took so much of the best of humanity out of an incredible human moment and the worst was fully on display

How many press passes to grant and what sideline security to hire to enforce policy? they opted for a free for all instead of select access

Matt Ryan has like 6-7 years left. They will likely turn the roster over twice in that window and jones will be gone by the end. they won’t be giving him away though. Right price opens up a whole new window.

To be fair the saints model included cooks and graham being locker room distractions. graham was allegedly 110% checked out after the tag arguments and the receivers were insulting each other on Twitter that aside- I think jones is available at the right price. I think beane would covet him. He would be a fantastic fit. I don’t know if stars will align though.

Oh the internet.... where sports fans argue over a stock email from a team PR person that says essentially “we weren’t good but we plan to get better!” On that token, unless you are a STH, please see yourself out of the super secret letter thread.