GunnerBill

Ahhh yes. He did. That's right. Not sure it was the next game but was like 2 games away.

Hmmm. If he had two rings he would be a shoe in. I still lean towards yes. But it is an interesting question. All the well connected Broncos reporters are saying that decision is made.

I conclude they have conceded the playoffs. Taken the correct decision that Russell Wilson is cooked and so don't want to be on the hook for a single additonal penny beyond what they already are. If they had beaten New England this move doesn't get made. And they had the chance too - not for the first time Russ couldn't get it done.

Or both. I imagine they will push really hard to re-sign Floyd to a similar deal as this year, if Jones can get back and show he can still play I expect a 1 year deal there and Beane loves him some Jordan Phillips for some reason. Shaq will take his usual vet minimum type deal and compete for a back of the roster spot to play his very specific base end vs heavy run teams role. I imagine 2024 EDGE: Rousseau Von Floyd Shaq Jonathan Rookie 2024 DT: Oliver Jones Phillips Rookie Very few. But a team signing AJE needs to be comfortable that his production will escalate pro-rata if you have him out there say 65% rather than 45%. That is the element of risk.

Which game was that?

And Trent was coming off a year out injured at the time and only had 1 year of production compared to AJE's 2. Honestly a lot of it depends on the top two guys on the market: Brian Burns and Josh Allen. If one or both of them hit the market it will depress things for the next tier which is probably Chase Young and Danielle Hunter and then after that the likes of Danna, Epenesa and Huff (possibly Uche too but he is so scheme specific). But if, as I expect, Burns and Allen stay put..... well then suddenly a team needing a pass rush boost other than the usual suspect vets - Clowney and Ngakoue etc - is going to be looking hard at guys like Epenesa and Huff who have good level of production as situational players and trying to project that into a starting role.

I've had the same thought. But then I have also been drunk for about 7 days straight so don't take too much notice of me....

Let you be your true self Gug?

I still don't think the Steelers would beat them.

Thanks. Why did I have the Jets in my head? No idea.

I agree top 3. I think I'd have Dak top 5 though. I don't think he is at all the issue with Dallas. In fact I think he is main reason they are good. CeeDee is a stud but the rest of his supporting cast is not stellar. Maybe him ahead of Hurts.

Month? It is has been quite a season. In fact since the middle of last year and the loss at the Jets in which Von went down and Josh first dinged his shoulder almost nothing has been normal or straightforward about the Bills. We are definitely due a bounce or two going our way.

The reality is he has already been paid most of that money. Only $17m, which is his 2024 salary (full guaranteed) is actually to be paid next year. The rest (signing and option bonus) he already has in his bank account and it is just accounted for on the cap next year.

I see almost no chance the Steelers win their last two. The Mason Rudolph story is the same each time. Comes in, cuts it loose and puts up some yards in his first outing, then it all crumbles around him and those yards turn into picks. But you are right it isn't totally home and hosed yet.

Got you. He is definitely not as agile as he was last season pre-ACL. I thought he flashed 4th Quarter at Kansas City but he has been invisible this season. Which is frustrating.

He hasn't hit 50% once. He has only been at 40 or higher three times and two of those have been the last two weeks with Floyd nicked up and AJE down. If we can get the other two back Von can slide back into sharing the DE4 job with Shaq which is where he belongs on the current roster.

What do you mean by cut Miller some slack? I don't think anyone is attacking Von himself. Nobody is doubting his desire or effort to get back and impact the game. Nobody is blaming him. People understand the personal impact. But the fact that the Bills have a highly paid pass rusher out there who can't live up to his contract and isn't playing at the level we hoped for (for understandable reasons) is a legitmate point of discussion. It was a risky big swing on a player of age. Brandon Beane has been more willing to gamble on old guys than I would if I were a GM and Von was just the highest profile example. He got really unlucky with the ACL. It is what it is. There is a question about what they do beyond this year. But let's have that after the season. For now I hope Floyd and AJE can be healthy for this stretch run and we can use Von sparingly as the 4th man in the rotation.

Wilson will get signed. And he will start somewhere in 2024. But he won't make it a full season there either because he is done. Personally if I was a GM no way in the world I'd touch him. Nah he benched him because he is bad. Yes they are protecting themselves against the injury guarantee - sure. But they wouldn't need to do that if he was good. He is garbage. Hence they are moving on. Hence the finance becomes an issue.

He has consistently produced though. Over the last season and a half he has been extremely consistent. The issue is the first two and a half years of his career and because he was a covid pick, no pre-season, and the Bills attempted a body transformation I think a LOT of teams will look past that. AJE is getting paid this spring. AJE will get a bigger deal than all 3 of them.

They are running a varient of the Shanny offense too. That requires playing WITHIN structue.

Agree. The Giants move makes some sense. The Commanders move makes none.

Fair play to the Packers. What a tit.

He will. But I predict he won't start a full season there either.

100%. If ever there is a case in modern times of stats hiding the story Russ in Denver is it.

He still held the ball way too long. Missed the opportunity to hit open guys and his short form accuracy has fallen off a cliff. Sure, he throws a nice deep ball. And Payton managed to create enough schemed throws. But Russell Wilson isn't close to the guy he was in his prime in Seattle. He is a low end starter at this point.