Kirby Jackson

I think that it has become a more conservative style. They’ve always been “bend but don’t break.” With an offense that scores 35 a week the defense has evolved into a unit trying not to give up 75 yard plays and make teams drive 16 plays. It hasn’t been pretty but playing with the lead is different I guess.

I’m not counting it. It is the same way that I handled the 1st game Tyrod played where they lined him up as a WR on the first play and then went in at QB. That was a win for him in my book and this asinine INT will be viewed the same way.

Not counting it

10 passing, 2 rushing

Josh Allen is good at football. 3 games in and he has 12 TDs and zero INTs!! That’s special

I so desperately want Josh to throw a TD on Ramsey and then go sign a garbage can. I also like the idea of him signing Ramsey’s jersey right after 😂😂. Epic TD celebrations

I’m on record as having an issue with Kaep’s rating. I had no problem with him being in the game but had a problem with him being rated above half of the starting QBs in the game. This was kind of why. Allen is an MVP candidate through 2 weeks and is 2 points lower than a guy that hasn’t played in 4 years or played well in like 6. He should have been rated in the middle of the backups not the middle of the starters.

Let’s have a little fun with this: “Kraft drops drawers; prosecutor drops charges”

Superstar: Lamar On the verge of stardom: Allen Jury is out: Darnold Baker Rosen (such a terrible situation I’m not ready to give up) Bad player: Rudolph Falk Irrelevant: Every other QB drafted

I had the chance to spend quite a bit of time with Marv Levy when he was the GM. Me: Who is the best player ever? Marv (immediately): Gayle Sayers Me: Do you want to think about that for a second? Marv: No, it’s Gayle Sayers That’s good enough for me

I was on board with him as I thought he was a dynamic athlete. He’s already been an MVP and is off to a great start again. He would have been a fine selection. I hated Rudolph as a prospect and liked Baker and Rosen first though.

This was me too. I was wrong. Josh was the guy (outside of Lamar).

This isn’t anything like that. It also isn’t like your typical med mal case. I guess we will see but I will be SHOCKED if he doesn’t receive a significant chunk of change.

This situation is different than typical medial malpractice because the patient didn’t pick the doctor. The settlement will get big if Tyrod’s team can prove that his future earnings are negatively impacted because he ends up not playing. I would imagine that the Chargers guarantee all of his potential bonuses this year. If Herbert doesn’t look back (which looks to be the case) Taylor’s people could argue that his future was negatively impacted because of it. Again, it is all with a settlement in mind.

This situation is different though. He can easily argue that the Chargers pressured him into signing it. When I go to the doctor I have a choice of the doctor and what I want done. He was directed to the team doctor and certainly had a “choice” but the doctor is paid by the team. These elements are all in play in addition to the general malpractice. There’s no chance that this just gets filed under “we all make mistakes.” It will end up as a substantial settlement and a new team doctor.

I guess that was the guy before this one. I read that wrong.

I guess that I read that wrong 😬. Either way, the Chargers suck at hiring doctors 😂😂

That doesn’t matter if he consented to it or not. He can EASILY say that he was pressured into agreeing. That’s totally irrelevant in this case. He will be getting PAID. Lol, you are going to be so mad when he gets paid another big chunk.

Any lawyer worth his salt will make that argument and it is pretty easy. Common sense says Herbert was drafted to replace him but the NFLPA will argue that’s this is what caused him to be replaced. That’s just the way that these claims work. His attorneys will say that the malpractice caused him to lose his job. With him not having a chance to play it has damaged his potential for a next contract. It will end up with a big settlement. I see this kind of stuff every single day and with less of a case. The biggest difference is the doctor is employed by his employer. The case can be made that this wasn’t a decision made by Tyrod but by his employer. Waivers are worth the paper that they are written on. This will be a big settlement no doubt.

With all due respect who deserves the blame? This is clearly a BAD situation and from where I’m sitting it is 100% the physician’s fault. It’s unfortunate, and an accident, but still their fault. It’s like a car accident. No one wants it to happen but someone is usually to blame.

It happens all of the time no doubt. However, unlike when I go to the doctor that doctor works for my employer. My employer has a vested interest in me taking that injection. It is already under review by the NFLPA. They aren’t going to take this “it happens.” There will be a substantial payout.

It’s not naive at all. I work in insurance and watch work comp and malpractice all day long. Any lawyer worth $.10 will be able to talk through this. He was supposed to be starting a game for a NFL almost immediately after this. This isn’t one of those “are you sure you want to go through with this” situations. Was the doctor working on behalf of the player or the team? If they can link this to him losing his job and his future earnings because of that they are screwed. This one is pretty simple from that standpoint. It’s just a matter of where the number ends up.

The good news for Tyrod is he’s about to be quite rich (not that he wasn’t already). It’s going to be interesting to watch this situation unfold from a liability and work comp standpoint.

The 2018 QB class was considered one for the ages even a year out. It was filled with star power. I preferred waiting until then vs. the 2017 class. Allen wouldn’t have been my pick though so I would have been wrong in my assessment. I don’t know if anyone though that thought Tyrod was the long-term answer. It was a situation of “be careful what you wish for because you could easily do worse.” If you looked at that deal as a long-term commitment you don’t understand how NFL contracts work. It was designed to give him a much deserved raise after 2015 and then let him earn it along the way. Here is NFL.com saying pretty much the same thing: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nfl.com/_amp/tyrod-taylor-signs-six-year-92m-bills-extension-0ap3000000684170. We shouldn’t twist truths using hindsight to fit a narrative. They signed him to a prove-it deal. He was thrown basically a 2 year extension following 2015 because he earned it. We scouted the 2017 class pretty heavily and loaded assets, starting in the 2017 draft to target our guy in 2018. This isn’t complicated and we shouldn’t let our negative feelings alter reality.

Viewing it as a “6 year deal” is where you are off. It was functionally a 2 or 3 year deal. The guy wasn’t here to mentor because EJ flopped when Tyrod started and they decided to go for the 2018 class instead of 2017. They were ALWAYS taking a QB in one of those classes. They stacked their assets for 2018 and got Josh. They could have sat tight in 2017 and taken Watson or (gasp) Mahomes. The Bills decided to build their roster and then the QB instead of the other way around. It’s the opposite of the Jets. The Tyrod hate on here those is just absurd. The guy led 2 top 10 scoring offenses and won more games than he lost (for a franchise that hadn’t won in forever). He was the QB at the end of the drought. That guy shouldn’t be talked about like Rex or Peterman or EJ or Jauron. Tyrod deserves WAY more respect than Bills fans have given him. He was a fine bridge QB that they moved on from when they found their guy. This is not the guy that we should be trashing. It’s a bad look and unwarranted.