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This too. I know analytics loved him. but 24 carries for 28 yards in the finale.. Will his 500 yards be replaced by what 425 yards from the replacements who don't cost what he's making? Probably.

We kept our starting qb, and let our backup running back leave on a bad contract.

It isn't a bad deal dude

It's almost like... we drafted the replacement before we lost the player...? Like a competent front office would do.... bizarre.

how many yards would he have rushed for buffalo? 500 again? Maybe? Is the contract worth it if he runs for 500? What about if his replacement runs for 400? 4 million dollars for an extra hundred yards? But no - lets pay him for what he might accomplish with a better rb situation (hes not the defined #2), and with a better team.

You can come right out and say you're not matching. Or you can literally do nothing. And not match because you just didnt' respond. The result is the same.

Well... you literally signed him after he was dropped from a practice squad. You got a season's worth of production out of him, and now you'll get a pick for him in the year that he walks - not waiting on a comp pick. And you aren't overpaying him. I like the guy, and understand why we match if we do. But to say that we HAVE to match is a bit short-sighted. He went from unable to make the 53, to finally getting activated when we had injuries, to replacing karlos after he got fat, to a 5th round pick in return. There are greater tragedies than losing this guy.

Well.. when you can turn a random mid-season practice squad signing into a valuable role player, and then get a pick when he leaves? That is a pretty savvy move honestly.

You don't pay woods if you plan on keeping Watkins. That was high end #2 borderline #1 money. Watkins (assuming he plays well over the next year or two) will want big $$$.

I just don't get it - read the instructions on the detox bottle. It's not that difficult!

I just look at it like this... 1 - African-Americans score worse on the wonderlic. 2 - They have also traditionally scored more poorly on reading/math standardized testing. This test is a reading/math test. Many taking this test got into their universities based on their football prowess, and passable grades at what many would consider inferior academic high schools. Some are essentially going to school to play football, as that is how the NFL is structured. In college they have tutors, ample study time, and they can get alternate arrangements for exams, etc. Oh - and what does this have to do with football? I guess its good to confirm if a guy can read... But it really means nothing.

They had a ton of space - they bought a pick. There's no dead cap for years 3 and 4 so there's a .000001% chance he sticks around there, and even that is only if he's somehow really good. The pick comes with 4 years of control and a cheap contract. My thing with it is - Houston didn't really use the space this year. So are they planning to carry it over for a big 2018 push? Maybe a Clowney extension this summer? We'll see I guess - its a terrible QB room as it stands right now and they used trade-up ammo to dump Brock.

I make the league minimum...

I'd take the extra picks. We have holes and not a lot of picks. Depends on what happens with Gillislee too.

I just mention the cultural bias because its like the first argument everyone makes when speaking out against the test. There's a massive discrepancy between race, and I'm sure if you look into the location a person attended high school/college you might see a similar discrepancy. I see the purpose of the test, but i don't see it as an accurate measurement of what you are trying to accomplish.

I'm not sure I understand your argument

I don't put a lot of stock into it. Maybe with QBs I'd put a little bit? But i'm not dropping someone off my board because they scored 4 points lower or something like that. Also - there's always been the notion of a cultural bias with regards to the test.

He essentially quit on his team when he was justifiably benched. That will turn him off of many of the better coaches/QB situations in the league.

"ALL-IN PLAYOFFS OR BUST" - or was that last years... Lets go with the Jauron one "ITS HARD TO WIN IN THE NFL"

Yeah - they have a lot of in house players. However they don't always fill those gaps well when people leave, and have had some mediocre seasons because of it. I also find McCarthy to be a tad overrated as a HC, but thats probably a matter of opinion. I have to agree. They have a much different strategy than NE, but they go about their business in a very similar way.

Restructuring dareus means... making more of a commitment to him.

For watkins - the 5th year option is the transition tag amount (top 10 pick)... so average of the top 10 at his position. The franchise tag is the average of the top 5, or 120% your previous year salary, whichever is higher.

Definitely New England, and probably a couple earlier ones. Depends on the team success.

Russ doesn't handle criticism well. He'd be a disaster. Because everyone said - you want a hockey guy to do all this yadda yadda. His gut says, i should meet and hire the people who are replacing the GM/Coach of the last 15 years. He didn't follow his gut and now looking back regrets it. Whether thats right? Not sure.

If we fire Whaley, it is actually a fairly attractive team to jump on. We're at a stage where you can rebuild without a full tear down. Some good players - about a .500 roster. Players to build around, and players who are probably expendable. The Sabres are so hamstrung with bad contracts, and no defenseman. The way the NHL does their cap, they're so jammed up. They're going to have to package reinhart or kane PLUS cash PLUS a prospect, just to get rid of a moulson or ennis contract. The other probably gets bought out.