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I agree. Anything that tarnishes the brand is a negative impact on the business. I'm just saying it's not always necessarily a financial impact and perhaps KP was alluding to that kind of damage? Good point about ratings, too .While the league won't lose any of the money already guaranteed under the current deal, it will be interesting to see if the networks and other media outlets leverage any ratings decline in the next negotiations. Personally, I think the biggest impact on ratings is the sheer staleness of the product to consumers. I know it is for me, anyway. "Oh look, the Patriots*** are in the Super Bowl again."

Ah yes, the Bleacher report of scouts’ takes. I don’t believe a word of it because no league scout is offering up anything genuine about any of their findings. Not before the draft and not after the draft. Anything said about prospects that actually comes from personnel evaluators at this time is nothing more than smoke as everybody gets ready to rob the same annual train.

I’m not necessarily doubting your info, but are there any hard studies on the negative economic impact of the player protests on NFL bottom lines? I doubt there was little if any at all. Sure, there are the spattering of fans burning NFL merchandise on YouTube along with some social media declarations of fans vowing never to watch a game again, but are they enough to offset the billions of dollars in revenue already guaranteed to the league? It would hav to be a grass roots movement in the millions to start having an impact. I just don’t see it.

Not the same Kraft, but I should have gotten the joke. Thanks.

Mac and cheese?

I guess Mayock’s agent isn’t representing any QB prospects this year. Gotta shill for players at other positions.

Well, since Russ Brandon never made a draft pick decision in his life, this is kind of a moot point.

He could have brought up any university to make his point but, since Alabama is the preeminent program in the country, I think it underscored his point in a more emphatic way. When reading his comments in context there is nothing disparaging said about Alabama but about the NCAA instead. I can see how insecure Alabama fans (like they need to be in the first place) might think otherwise though.

I can understand why it may be unwise in the first link, but he is spot in the second link. Education and football schedules don’t mix well in the college setting and it takes a fully committed student to achieve excellence in both at a high level at major universities. Especially when, as he says, college is the ONLY legit avenue to the pros for those players who aspire to the next level.

You got that right. If Luck comes back 100%, Frank will be half way there at least.

Too awesome for words.

Only if BuffaloRush agrees.

I always liked the scene where Butch Cassidy whips Harvey Logan.

I see it the other way around; who we draft might be the key to Brian Daboll.

How did you determine which three games to review for each QB? Was there certain criteria or were the games selected randomly?

Serpico,

That’s just it, isn’t it? A player’s value is solely in the eye of the beholder. There is little rhyme or reason it seems. I think a lot of it has to do with sheer desperation to fill the most important position in sports. Often, a small sample size can work to a player’s advantage, too; not enough examples of crappy play to dissuade a team from making rash decisions.

Aw man, I live for the Lehner shootout moment! He literally didn't stop ONE shootout shot attempt last season. Not. One. But he's 1 for 2 this year, so he's trending upward.

He plays with passion when he feels like it. No amount of coaching is going to change that. If coaches like Bowles and Carroll can't harness it, nobody will as no amount of coaching can instill football character. Is there a chance he suddenly grows up and figures it out? Perhaps, but at 27 years old, I have my doubts. Not worth the investment to find out, imo.

I'd be shocked if McBeane brought in Richardson. He's an immature headcase and completely devoid of the required "football" character to maximize his talent.

Hey, anybody can get their V Davises mixed up. Here a V Davis, there a V Davis, everywhere a V Davis, V Davis.

Pretty sure he went to a Illinois

That's more plausible than Gabbert over Newton or Sanchez over Stafford.

Not following that. If anything, it seems Belichick fulfilled the destiny he was always meant to achieve. He was a football prodigy if such a thing exists.