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they can afford anyone they want

46m less, and 4m per year… I’m not sure I’m following?

3 for 95 plus 1 for 19 = 4 for 114 (28.5 average) your article says Jones wanted about 28.5 average I’m not sure it’s a real disaster on their part

If they are trying to get out after 3 the restructure after doesn’t really make it easier to do. I feel like a lot of folks just throwing those terms around Willy nilly

If you are taking the first safety off the board expectations are wildly different than taking the 5-6th guy at an elite position like edge(or qb if taken to the extreme) you are way over generalizing with your standard.

brady has been an nfl coordinator more than 9 games and he’s been “in the building” in my own backyard with stops with the saints and lsu im not arguing he’s all that but I think he’s better than Dorsey - both comprehension of my point, and stating accurate facts have been a struggle for you on this one that aside, I do agree about the playoff challenges. Heck, I’ll one up you and point out the last two playoff wins were against wildcard teams starting backup qbs

typically actual play impacts it essentially zero they are predicted before the season with 99% accuracy normally. The miss here is really surprising honestly. everyone says secret formula but it’s pretty close to exactly modeled by several fans that take the time to do it every offseason

absolutely no one was giving a substantial contract I’ll say I’m also not sure if he had offset language in those guarantees either. I’d think possibly, which would debunk your full premise. But even so…. for a guy like von - the possibility of no phone calls or bidding war and an actual risk of maybe getting few to no offers… and those offers to be incredibly low if they come…. And could only be places he doesn’t want to go. That’s incredibly humbling potentially and also could mark the end of his career. his tape last year was incredibly bad. instead he stays with a winner, looks good, extends his career confidently in a spot he’s comfortable while putting 7m in his pocket this week does have some appeal

Two of the least valued positions seeing old expensive vets hit the market? Not shocking

Typically you cancel out closest comparable players in/out and then the remaining losses are the slotted in by average salary signed. Usually incredibly predictable year to year, even though exact thresholds aren’t shared, because you can estimate the line and add a few percentage points similar to cap inflation

sooooo the nfl stance that no temperature is too cold is probably a workplace safety concern for players, coaches, refs, security at the stadium etc…. and if the nfl is going to play in unsafe temps, at some point the nfl probably needs to refund fans that request not to attend in -30 type temperatures

*milano has to return to better than a street free agent in December to be a step forward from last year. Milano-Bernard has to just be better than Bernard-Klein or Bernard-dodson *I agree it’s a low bar. I’m not holding my breathe that he’s great but he won’t be worse and could be better *having followed much of Brady’s career and being well familiar with Dorsey I feel comfortable speaking on a level higher than ppg in a 3 week window while running Dorsey’s offense - and am totally comfortable with saying who I’d hire if I had a choice between the two

knock on wood - compared to last year: douglas should be better than tre was Milano has a running partner Kincaid should step up big time Torrence may also see a jump with a year in the system. vonn can’t be worse. better offensive coordinator really, it’s finding WR2 (matching gabe not unlikely, and could improve there) and figuring out the d line. safety and center are holes but they are the least intimidating positions to address on their sides of the ball. Just don’t require elite athletes. Center may be filled as I trust kromer, and even if you hate McD I think he’s earned some leash on filling the back end of the defense it shouldn’t be scary to think with a couple mid tier free agents and and hitting on the 1st round pick that this 53 on week 1 could be more intimidating than it was last year week 1

Also, no longer a dude. Can only get so excited for 5 for 40 and no TD stat lines for so long

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a ton of not yet guaranteed money

I think we are going to be better than a wild card loser but not likely a Super Bowl team injury or dumb luck of how a ball bounces could effect that but generally top 8 but not top 2

Well, yea, but I was replying to someone saying to restructure (or convert his salary to bonus) and not renegotiate (ie reduce his salary) even if von doesn’t return to form yesterdays deal is fine all incentives are either likely or unlikely to be earned for accounting purposes

im obviously oversimplifying for the sake of a 3 sentence post but in broad strokes it gets pretty darn close there are some other pressure and pain points - cash flows through to egos and PR - but quick and dirty is we can both walk away looking like idiots or we can both walk away looking good. Salary vs bonus, or incentives have some range of covering the nuances but two guys did the mutually beneficial thing. Not a mastermind GM or a DE with a heart of gold at play. “your pay will be the same as if you are cut but I’ll give you some incentives if you regain form” “I’ll still play for you because the alternative would be quite publicly humbling for me and that’s the most I could make this year anyway” is that first 1m bonus for 4 sacks or 6? Or is it $2m? Sure, there’s some noise I oversimplified but for today all we know is the other choices sucked and I’m glad neither side tried to play hard ball or call a bluff

Your definition of not being here for a day sure is strange. did you just mean the daylight hours?

john has a banner in his house for 2023 afc #2 seed I think he will raise it week 1 of next season Yes, to kick off the season but also it is going to hang from his ceiling fan and he’d prefer to make it through the summer first

all that cash being paid this year would both be real dollars out of pegulas pocket and also new money to account for against the cap he reduced those today to be in line with what would’ve hit if he was cut. you can chose to believe it was pure goodness in his heart if you want but common sense says he was told “you will receive x dollars, do you prefer to be a bill or a free agent at that number?” transplant is still working on figuring out void years. Don’t let him teach you about l likely to be earned bonuses

and truly, I’m good with that. Happy they could find the best of the bad paths forward but I think it was in easy alignment for both sides - not particularly generous of von or cunning of beane. Just the best option for each party happening to match in a bad situation.

vons alternative was to be cut, be signed to a meager deal and look bad this was simply a good business decision for both sides in the midst of a bad set of alternatives for each

I get the initial gut reaction from many but I think when you break it down- today wasn’t as noteworthy on the field as it was sentimental. The fan base is really holding onto “the guys that broke the curse” and a bunch left today. but several were already gone or holding on by a thread last year. And the only one at a premium position (tre) was already replaced last year