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Bingo lol that was the one I was looking for 🤣🤣🤣 could not remember what that thread was about if it wasn't Stef

Bingo. Id like to have seen a better performance, but I always look back to a moment I learned something about pre-season, and the veil was lifted. I remember a young Ronald Darby as a rookie, getting absolutely TOASTEDDDDDD during a pre-season game. The sky was falling for me and the homies.... and then I learned that not only is there no game-planning for these games.... but that Rex had intentionally fed him to the wolves. Not just being asked to matchup against WR's clearly above his paygrade, but Rex had game planned to roll safety help AWAY from the rookie, intentionally leaving him out on an island. Intentionally putting a player in a worst case scenario, to see how he reacts/holds up. Mightve been some humbling going on too. I wont say I know much more about pre-season 'strategy', but that made a boatload of sense to me. For every one thing the average fan knows about behind the scenes, there are 10 more we dont. I think we all know about the crazy amount of time that goes into prepping for an opponent during the week. We also know about the CBA deal squashing 2 a days, and total camp days, and hours practicing per day. Camp is to get your players up to speed with the playbook, get them an overall feel for his role. There just isnt enough time in the world to do both these things at the same time as game-plan the way they do during regular season, especially not under the CBA Agreement the players are under.

1. Get him acclimated during the first 4 weeks with an average normal snap count. Hope he looks awesome. 2. Next 8 weeks, dude should not/can not see the field on any down that isnt 3rd/4th.... limit them situationally in the 1st half of game. Q3/Q4 you can elevate or reduce those as needed 3. Last 4-5 weeks... get him back up to speed again. I want him in game shape, and making sure he doesnt have rust. Evaluate, how those snaps look, increase/decrease as prescribed. S*** happens and I know it cant be followed exactly, but this is the template IMO. He's a one year rental here, we know who he is on the field as a player and should trust that.... thats why we signed him after all. In the healthiest way possible I have no expectations for him. Thats how he should be treated IMO, dude is icing on the cake. Everyone else needs to pull their weight and look good enough to not NEED a Bosa to win a Chip. Treat it almost like he isnt even there. All his rested snaps will help to season all the other young guys we need to be hitting full stride come playoff time! Please baby Jesus!!

Here we go with this argument again LOL an all time low around here hahahaha

The facility? Dunno. Been KC is one of the more drug rattled cities in the midwest. I dont think thats an odd request from Reid LOL its what id ask for, especially if not knowing what the cause was

Why would Carolina do this is my question. You have a pretty make or break year with a young guy you took #1 overall, who looked to have righted the ship last year. Year 3 was the year Josh went from an interesting player, to obvious franchise piece. No way Id part with Thielen, a guy who he had great chemistry with, if Im Carolina. Whats the upside of a Thielen Trade? 6th rounder? Nah, beat feet Minny

In fairness, as a fan I would prefer this mentality. Its a competitive league. Im not saying full on Bounty Program or Spygate, but if there are grey areas to get any type of advantage in..... yes, game the system.

Hes g2 be coming up in contract, where they know they cant/wont retain him. Especially if theyre trying to finagle room for Scary Terry. *Edit* Second thought, isn't he from the DC Area and got shot rookie off season. I never heard anything about him being a part of anything shady, but maybe hes got some street beefs for affiliating (or refusing to affiliate) with the wrong crowd. Fully speculative, but reasonable question IMO. #2 could be fully off base, or it could be some combo of thought #1&2

That can happen in a 5 on 5 sport with a shallow roster, and the ability of one star to change a franchises future for 10+ years. A franchise qb can have a huge effect on a franchise, but nowhere near the effect one FA signing in NBA can afford. Look no further than Burrow! If league hard resets today, hes a top 3 pick. Sure they've benefited from him... but compare his effect to the NBA. How many singular guys could sing be more valuable to a teams future, compared to his on an NFL team. There's got to be 30+ guys in the NBA that would change a franchises win% more than a Burrow does the NFL. Its never happening.

The implication is implied- flashy black man. Not exactly a new phenomenon for the nfl to decide worth exposing its arse over. Where'd he "hear" this? Deion? 😂

LOL ok Grampa Dickerson

I'll listen if some of them are pick swaps. 3 firsts --- we get back 2nd & 3rd, type deal. Its ~ a half round trade-down (end of 1st & mid 2nd)

Thanks Augie!! I remember sharing something a bit personal about my struggles w Addiction on TBD in 2018-2019... shortly afterwards I had a DM from you, sharing some of what you'd been through. I didnt get clean/sober until some time later on - Jan 5, 2020. I had a handful of moments similar to that act of kindness, that always stuck with me!!! Once I got to NA/AA I was familiar with the lengths ppl who have seen/experienced those struggles will go to just to try and help them! Done being mushy, but a quote I hear/heard in meetings that always stuck with me is "we'll love you, until you learn to love yourself." None of us know anything at all about Reid, or what type of parent he is/was. One of my tightest homies grew up in a home with 2 *active* heroin addict parents. His earliest memories are seeing them passed out on the couch together, needle still hanging out. Or waking up in his car seat, to find them both passed out at the wheel.... car absolutely freezing cause it ran out of gas, and not being able to wake them up. He grew up to get a wife and 4 kids, owns a huge car dealership, and never touched a drug harder than a 45lb barbell plate!!! Buffalo is rampant with opiate problems. Everyone should be familiar enough with the Sacklers and Purdue Pharma to realize those dirtballs had as many normal folks, as they did drug-seekers hooked on Oxy. If not check out the show 'Dopesick' w/ Michael Keaton (Hulu). My point is there were/are literal MILLIONS of people who've had no prior drug use history, that became causalities of the opiate epidemic. EFF THE MONEY-LIZARD SACKLER FAMILY!

I didnt even notice this. 'Sal' is Capaccio, the other guy needs 'Sal M.' or something, feels like unofficial rule. FAWK. Was hoping this was a nothing burger

Please God dont let this be true. We def dont deserve it, but damn, if anybody deserves it less than us it is Tre White himself!! Dude belongs on the new Wall of Fame when its all over... I know he doesnt have the longevity, but hes sure AF done enough in the community and was a pivitol piece in our franchise turning around both on and off the field. Prayers up for Tre!!!!

these are contradicting..... which is it?

Anybody remember what kinda shape Mack's contract was in when this deal went down? Was he needing new deal immediately at trade? Just wondering how well the parameters match up. I'm doing this in a heartbeat, especially because one or both of those 1st rd'ers would be 31 or 32. Heres a guide... our last 6 1st rd selections: 1. Hairston 2.Elam 3. Rousseau 4. Ed Oliver 5. Josh Allen / Tremaine Edmunds Aside from Josh, pick any combination of the best two you can come up with..... which combination are you NOT trading for Parsons. Literally, id trade all 5 guys not named Josh for Parsons.... soooooo what does that tell you about the draft compensation? Also, EVERY single one of these selections was higher than the picks we'd give up, some of them significantly higher (ed @ 9th, Edmunds @ 17th). Alternative thought experiment: pick two players from any round/year from all of Beane's picks..... theres no combination (maybe one) of cherry-picked players not worth Parsons..... your best two picks is probably what.... Benford/Rousseau would be the best two, and while that would hurt.... I dont know that you could immediately hang up the phone on that offer... im not advocating for that trade, just a thought experiment on the lofty expectations we have out of a Mack type trade.... we're not getting ripped off by any stretch

If you suck at drafting/scouting/developing a position, doesnt it make sense to make that position a priority via FA or trade? Everyone complaining about Parsons/McLaurin/Hendrickson cost, when in reality, not only would we get a bonafide SuperStar, but we could stop spinning our wheel at DL or WR. I know we havent drafted a ton of WR's, but we've certainly spent enough bargain bin $$ failing to address the position meaningfully. As for DL, it feels like we've unsuccessfully used two-thirds of our picks on that unit with not much to show. I am a huge Beane fan, but damn this eats me up.... we're not getting enough out of the position, we're spending resources heavily. Time to get out of purgatory, get the elite production we need, and it's a one time investment instead of recurring.

My brother in Christ..... what? No GM is letting the Diggs BS in the last year overshadow what that trade did for this franchise and Josh. If 13 seconds doesnt happen I think we'd have got our first ring... thats not even counting the 2 other very productive years out of Stef.

Smells like Kadarius Toney to me! LOL kidding, but also a little serious

Dude looks like a moderately respectable writer from his LinkedIn ; however, this is a thought of his, not a report

AFC Team at that!!!!!! Not contenders but Cinci is desperate, dumb and cheap! Call em up!!!

I agree in theory to most of your post points, but DE's tend to play into a deeper age at high levels, more than maybe any position. Could be because they are 'hardier' boys by nature

Prime?? Maybeeee, but he could % have more ceiling than he has now.... not to mention he's the type i could see bringing extra gas to the table after feeling disrespected. Thats a guy I want on my team. Oliver + premium pick is my starting offer.... id throw in a Knox or Kincaid if interested. And yes, Im also on the record for Mclaurin too.... i want another big piece if possible. Id MUCH rather Parsons, but would give a healthy offer for Scary Terry too

How many PS spots are there? Just curious as to how important each is... I know theyre important, but a # would help gauge for me. Im not worried about it, but if the guy was a good kicker in college i could understand stashing him, developing, and having him in the wings if Bass goes loopy again... or possibly next year if needing to cut Bass. Having a guy on could give us a cushion and trust level with staff.... pretty crucial for a SB contender with a very good kicker, but one who could go either way after having the yips a year ago Again, not necessarily in fear of losing this dude i dunno much about, just playing devils advocate a bit for why i could see a K making a PS