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Yeah, about that Andrew.... Jerry has written the book on how NOT to run a team in the free-agency era.

yeah, the Pats dynasty is known for their RBs

Spot on. I'll even make the tinfoil hat claim that they were trying to move him 2 years ago during that housecleaning, and that they couldn't get any teams to bite on that contract.

That is not going to happen.

These types of players are fun to root for, but they're lottery tickets - you're typically going to lose your money for a brief bit of excitement.

lol at people thinking they were going to get a 1st-rounder for him.

At least we don't have to read the "What could we get for McCoy" threads. There's your answer. Nothing. There's no market for 31-yr old RBs with that salary.

Yolo, the account you're quoting is less than a year old and has only ~5K followers. It really sounds like they're just making things up to get views.

It puts tremendous pressure on the GM to re-sign him i.e. overpay next year. He's not as good as the insane contract he's going to command.

So is that the line for you? Anytime after the 3rd year (for rookies) it becomes acceptable to "maximize your worth?" Or is it a percent-based thing? Like after 60% of your contract is up it becomes OK to hold out for a new one?

It's less about maximizing your worth, and more about playing out the contract you signed. After what time period is it acceptable to demand that you want your contract torn up? If Ed Oliver gets 10 sacks this year, is it OK with you if he holds out and threatens not to play next year unless he gets a new deal? Why not? He's just trying to maximize his worth. It may be a ridiculous scenario, but it highlights the issue with this "maximize your worth" argument. The time for that is when you are a FA. When the ink is dry on the contract, play ball.

This ain't fantasy football...

That Yankee dynasty didn't win because of culture, they won because of talent. And no, I'm not discounting culture here. Those teams were was just damn good.

I think it means rather than admit you were wrong, go on a bizarre multi-year crusade of strawman arguments.

I always liked the idea of the Seahawks stadium with slightly more overhang. The endzones could be "sealed up" to block the wind, and only the seats closest to the field would be exposed to the elements. It would present some interesting seating decisions -- you would have to brave the elements if you want to be close to the action, but the seats furthest from the field would be completely sheltered. The exact opposite of New Era where the highest rows of the upper deck are like a wind tunnel.

Downtown? No roof. Orchard Park next to New Era? Definitely roof.

I've had it for over a year and it's probably not worth it's $120 annual sub fee. But $24? Yeah, sure. You can judge for yourself at a cheap price.

Absolutely.

Not really.

The "Process" was always just a marketing term for a rebuild, and that's exactly what they did. It always amuses me when I run into someone who regards this "Process" as some sort of mystical or almost supernatural thing occurring. Saying "Trust the Rebuild" wouldn't sell tickets, folks.

Nope.

This style of team building has little to do with their QB. Newsome was the first to exploit the comp system in the early 2000s, and the Pats were the ones to perfect it.

Nonsense.

That's my thoughts as well.