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I think the chart doesn't really work for high first round picks. Teams are squeezing a lot more out of those picks it seems.

I would agree. He's late to the party so he didn't want to be standing when the music stopped. I don't think he's looking for another free agency next year though, i think this is an attempt to find a new home. He wasn't going to get a multi-year offer with corona preventing teams from doing the extended physical look, and this will give him a chance to reset his value a bit.

Teams are going to say - what the rams did was a mistake. Agents are saying - genius gurley - hold out before the 4th year and force them to extend you. He got cut after what would have been the 5th year option... and more than tripled the income he would have brought in. I don't think teams will overpay backs anymore, but running backs are going to start renegotiating contracts if they're smart. It didn't work for gordon... but he also didn't basically win the MVP in 2017, and waited until he was limited by the 5th year option. Teams can cut you after 1 year on your contract - why can't you hold out?

Johnson and love would be the odd men out if they draft someone in round 2 or 3. They need to push a veteran out of a spot in a heavily rotated position. To take murphys 3rd DE spot, they need to have flexibility to play both sides, need to be able to play rush and pass downs, as well as special teams. Both can be on the practice squad though

Oliver, Phillips, Johnson... Butler is 25... Jefferson and Love are 26...

Footsteps falco? There's still some job openings... Daltons still under contract, but no compensation needed for Flacco. New England, Jax, Chargers... etc.

Good - hes motivated. At the end of the day, its an important year. Hughes, Addison, Murphys not a bad 3 man rotation. We have to have a rookie we like so much that we are comfortable cutting him.

Great player - not best in the league and thats what he's asking to be paid. The injury history is very concerning though. Seems like he is always banged up, and always missing time.

Are we saving money or trying to win football games?

I don't think so - its just a position where players are underpaid and undervalued based on their contributions. There's a huge gap on 2nd contracts for running backs - they either get big money or like no money.

Its tough because NFL draft guys rank players 1-100. That isn't really how you put a draft board together. You have players graded by round, position, etc. If you're going BPA you might have similar grades on 9-10 players at that spot. BPA there can be looked at like - Highest ceiling, Highest floor, Athletic freak who needs development, Ready to start immediately... etc.

Still a good player, wonder where his head is at. He's 33, has earned about 150 million dollars (a lot of it in florida with no state income tax). Is he chasing a ring? Another max guarantee pay day? Another 1 year to hit free agency again next year?

RBs really only get 2 deals, 3 if they're lucky. He's been in the league 5 years and made 15 million dollars. He's not getting top 5 money. 3 of the top 5 are absolutely regrettable contracts in Gurley, Bell, and David Johnson. Ekelers contract would seem to be appropriate. 4 year deal with an out after 2 and the base salaries are do-able.

Yeah - you have to avoid the problems that Minnesota had. Find an identity and form it. I don't think the 3 offensive coordinators in 3 years did them any favors. Even so - they had a pretty good offense in 2/3 years. But i agree with you, this doesn't put buffalo in the talk of #1 offense unless Allen makes a Cam Newton like jump. It just puts them in that top half.

It's a demanding job - i think he'll retire in a few years and move to front office permanently. He'll get President of Football Operations or something so he can still work football. Still watch a lot of football film, etc. Just less of the day to day coaching and gameplanning.

Yeah, he replaces perine as the RB3 on gamedays. Or was it Perry? I dont remember and i don't care to look it up. In any case new ST running back wooooo

I think Brady wants him in the slot with Evans and Godwin. Then he'd have the 2 TE's in Brate and Howard... pick in the top 15 can be Oline maybe? Young running back. It would be pretty lethal.

3 sacks in a walk year. Yet to get double digits in a season. I know sometimes things fall in your lap and the number goes up and down... but 3? all year? for a guy who wants to be paid the highest at the position? 4 forced fumbles is a nice stat - but you don't pay run stopping DE's 20 million a year.

Yeah - the jags paid him about 30 mil for 1 year.

Theyre an interesting team. Probably another year away - the defense is losing some good players and the offense is mediocre at best. Another WR helps a lot - but a new Dline and a mediocre oline are what hinder this team.

I'm gonna say Ed O. He was starting to make some moves at the end of the year.

If you remove dimarco and consider the new guy core special teams it doesn't make a huge difference.

Once the music stops and there aren't any chairs, i think he'll go to a team with a young starter. Once Newton and Dalton are moved i think he becomes the last real option. NE, LAC, CHI all have pretty open spots. If Chicago doesn't make a move for newton or dalton, i think they could be a good spot for him. Washington could be an interesting landing spot for any of those guys as well depending on their thoughts around pick #2. Miami also could think he is an upgrade over fitz (he is).

He wants a new deal, he will not play under the current one with his injury history.

Gotta lock up at least one to have the tag available for another. White's 5th year option buys you another year. But then you're looking at the Allen extension and it becomes a game of who stays and who goes on the whole roster.