Miyagi-Do Karate

Chiefs are good with their backups.

that’s my take too. the reality is I think the FO didn’t feel he was reliable enough with all the injuries. They don’t have the luxury of paying him $5M per year, and having him Miss 8 games this year.

He wouldn’t even make our roster.

he has got to be in my top-5. Just love his grit. Amazing to see him develop so well offensively. I can see him developing a decent 3 game when he plays overseas.

Amazing how good this team looks when they get a guy or two hot from the field. Really opens everything else up. also, how about that Marek dunk?! UVA is going to be brutal, as always. I am not sure what the answer is. It is going to be a grind on offense; they just need to make sure the defense can clamp down.

I think they have badmouthed him for being a mercurial sort of guy, not for being a bad QB. I think he basically said Manning was a real, hard-working QB and Ben R is not. The comparison was just a gratuitous dig. I remember even AB of all people at the time saying Sanders’s comments were bad form. That said, I was just looking this up, and Sanders has since apologized and said he has matured a lot and actually would love to go back to Pittsburgh to play with Ben R. So it may just be two dumb young guys who regretted what they said and did 10 years ago.

Haha— fair point. Maybe overstated that. But you can see that Josh’s worst games came when JB was either out or hobbled severely such that he was a non-factor. I think we can all agree that the offense needs a guy that can stretch the field.

I am actually surprised by this. I thought for sure JB was an easy restructure. we are really going to need to replace him with another speedster. The offense looked 1000 times better when JB was out there and 100% healthy.

Don’t necessarily disagree with you. But as I recall, his Comments were gratuitous. I think it was, “thank goodness I now have a real QB in Peyton Manning.” This, after Ben sort of made him by feeding him the ball. The Steelers cycle through receivers like Sanders all the time— they look a lot Better when you have a great QB throwing the ball to you.

this guy is one of my least favorite players. I think it has to do with the fact that I think he is an okay #2 receiver (yet thinks he is a hall of famer), and he was so quick to badmouth roethlisberger when he left Pittsburgh for Denver.

I saw headlines about all the “pressure” and the toxic environment and how Markle was suicidal. I just don’t get it. Maybe in England it is just the media attention is times 1000 for these folks. But you would think you can/have to ignore it? Also, it sounded like the people that run the show (like internal staff) were mean. I really don’t get that. sounds like the royals themselves are controlled by a bunch of staffers. Just bizarre.

Is this just a British thing? I have yet to meet an American that cares about any of this. Also, isn’t the obligation of being a Royal just to hang out in the palace and do some charity work? I am not sure where any of the pressure comes from.

Agreed. They need to get him snaps on D. Brings a ton of energy and physicality when he is out there.

i am Not going to bother. Don’t want to ruin the original in my mind.

So we beat NC state and get crushed by UVA In the ACC tourney in all likelihood. is that enough to get into the tournament?

out of curiosity, what makes you think he would be a good color commentator?

Agreed. I thought he was done with the bullying scandal. Then I thought he was definitely done with that bizarre gym incident. Yet, here he still is. I am sure a team signs him— but I am also sure it won’t be us.

Pretty nuts to think incognito is still even kicking around. Been in the NFL now 15 years.

i agree, to an extent. After the few premium guys go, the market will be flooded with very solid free agents and demand due to cap space will be pretty low. I think that equates to lower contract values. There could be some steals later in free agency.

I honestly have no idea what his value is. In my mind, he’s worth more than wentz, but I don’t know how teams are valuing him at this point.

pretty intriguing. Bojo had a nice year— but let’s be serious, no one is completely sold on Bojo, probably including Bojo himself. this could be an upgrade.

Would the jets take a late 1st rounder for Darnold? I suspect that is all that the Steelers could offer.

When I saw Mayo and Trufant were getting released, I seriously thought it was Jerrod Mayo and Marcus Trufant. I am getting old.

You all are too hard on Ben. Their OC was horrible— just a bad internal hire who has now been let go. And their line was old and terrible. Ben doesn’t have the huge arm and mobility anymore— but he has a big enough arm to make all the throws he needs to. The Steelers-Colts game late last year was clear evidence of that. When he started calling his own plays in that game, the offense looked a lot better. I think this was the smart move to sign him back. Gives them time to find a successor, and I would expect them to be in the fight for a playoff spot with Ben, a better oline, a better OC, and a top-5 defense.

I would do that trade in a heartbeat if I were either team.