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two deep threats, and the league leader in sacks was not my preference. I’ll let the rookie qb deal with the stress of going on the road for a shootout against the mvp for his first playoff game

they probably said that about us against the Steelers backups once upon a time

right but perhaps the decision wasn’t just made based on points per game but things like film prep, play design, demeanor, ability to run meetings, relationships with players and coaches, game day communication, play calling etc… if he was firing on all cylinders but they just had no real talent there are still ways to showcase your value adds in your role that isn’t just points per game

also would connect back to reports that Deshaun was unable to keep up

perhaps it wasn’t solely based on output but also his performance in the day to day process

he took a reduction because the alternative was to get cut and struggle to find a team and absolutely have no chance to earn it back even if he signed elsewhere the dude got 5 sacks in 16 games. First off, not a great year. But also Sounds like he shouldn’t have gotten himself suspended if the 1.5m was that important to him. sit him down, and don’t give him a single pass rush.

then pay him as a coach and give the spot to someone else either his spot is in the field or it’s not as a player

I don’t want him running a bunch of designed keepers but I’m all good with a few drives of basic play calls and the instruction to not get himself killed. i think there is something said for a real week of practice, warmups and a few tosses to keep routine going

you have to think that’s what Kincaid and Coleman were planned to back fill

I mean he turned into a pleasant 800 yard guy to have. In one of the many WR threads I mentioned thinking probably a lot of people thought he’d be in that ballpark but disagreed if it would be a success or a hole for the offense. he’s a nice piece but he’s not a focal point

and to post it in front of this crowd? Wild.

we can only hope they pass up a mighty haul of picks to draft hunter

don’t think the pats trade that pick for a boatload to someone that does? Maybe even the giants?

about the same

and while Peyton drafted bush high… he wasn’t a mega contract vet. Pierre Thomas wasn’t a super well paid guy. Sproles again was toolsy but not an elite rb contract. it’s the classic I wouldn’t be shocked to see cook leave and a sneaky mid tier vet signed or mid round pick plus the existing backs.

there have been a handful of posters that saw that potential to be a home run every time he touched the ball who I know are unsurprised by this season. He was a high pick for a back with a solid pedigree- the only shame is he didn’t hit his stride a little sooner. I think maybe a combo of his own issues and probably a bit of the staffs distrust of young/new guys. It would’ve been nice to get another year out of him before he leaves to his next stop.

I’m more amused by this than I care to admit. debating which wash out is a better comp seems silly though basically he’s boom or bust. It’s hard to break out of the top side of that in just a few games but he hasn’t fallen out of the bottom either

because a true #1 is 30+ on the market? 19 is Christian Kirk money.

statistically that doesn’t tend to be the case in the nfl though, and that’s across large and long samples. Pass rush ties to bad reads from qbs, tipped balls, strip sacks and generally also an aggressive D that is hitting ball carriers we could be keying some other metric that has helped… or it could be a little luck mixed in. We’ve seen statistical anomalies regress back plenty of times here. But on the flip side of that we may have an MVP proving all of math wrong… just throwing out the fact that we are a little out of sync between elite turnovers and not elite processes that cause turnovers

I’ve not seen near enough to speak confidently but he played like a toolsy guy that needs to take a few big steps forward. If he does he could be elite. If he doesn’t he could be will levis.

my worry just remains whether that’s sustainable - pass rush tends to be the biggest indicator. Hot and cold there; so I’ve continued to imagine we end up closer to middle of the pack. But here we are deep in December at 2.

cousins could play on league minimum collecting the Atlanta guarantee

if the kickoff was fumbled and he needed to walk on the field, was he ready based on how he was managing himself? was he helping his team all be ready? sometimes you have to set it aside and deal with it later

For a stacked up offense they went from a dealbreaker to not a dealbreaker.

and he’d get better training so you might see him moving around a little better that said, without putting pen to paper likely behind the elite but ahead of the pretenders