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I typically dont wish well for Chief fans but good for him lol Gamepass subscription is a lot cheaper when you get outside the states anyways

Oh wow, interesting. Wonder what some of the options are for a team to offer that would kill Balt here. Obv that $270m he wants, but theres probably other ways. Maybe a team is crazy enough to do $60m x 3 or something like that

Pics? For definitely not weird reasons Are we past the point of Lamar playing for Balt though? Lets say the above $45mx3 years were offered by ATL. Lamar wants to take it, Ravens match it. Can Lamar then refuse it, or does him signing an ATL offer sheet trigger him to also accepting Ravens matching offer?

Love all these signings. I don't think it means dismissing these positions all together, but allows the board to fall to us. Full BPA is a myth, maybe you reach a smidgen for a position you definitely need before. This takes a bunch of stress off draft day, if the value isn't there at position of need. Also allows you to maybe take a gamble on a guy with higher ceiling lower floor. Tl:Dr- options options options. Lots of them.

Complex probs require complex solutions. The only way this works is Lamar works out a shorter term deal, like the one he rejected from Balt. What was it like 3yrs, $135m (@45/year)? He can save a bit of face, signing it with a new team. Seems like he'd be better off taking that to stay in Balt, but ego and hurt feelings won't allow it, IMO

Interesting, thanks. It's no surprise that Lamar is soured. Have to think the landscape of the league would be absurdly different if every player did this. Agents are rubbers, Lamar hit raw, and now has 🔥 pee lol 'Wrap it in latex or shes taking your paychecks' Ahahahaha

Ahhh ok. Sounds like their is a work around to the 2 firsts though. Work out trade compensation, Lamar world out a contract, Lamar signs the tag, which allows the trade to happen for whatever picks were negotiated.

It really is Leveon, just with higher stakes. He should be chilling relaxing, instead his offseason is full of high stress. Not really ideal for him. Aside from the $$, that's another great reason to have an agent. Keeps feelings in check. There are things negotiation wise that a player would be better off not hearing, that an agent can deal with. Hearing from the team direct, we think your a top 5 qb, but from being #1 in mobility, and #10 in passing, is a good example. Stay outta the hardball part of negotiating

The two 1sts is likely a hang up. I think if it were a 1st and then a 2 or 3, or some pick package, might motivate other potential buyers. I dont think Lamar is going to play on the tag, Ravens might call his bluff, but it seems like a better outcome for everyone if a trade gets done. Id think Balt would rather take a first and 2nd/3rd or whatever, then continue down this road. Seems like the tag is handcuffing them if thats what they want to do

Was that the dude with the gun charge? 3rd rder I believe? Yikes

Could the Ravens do a 1 day/ $1 contract to get around that? Seems like there are some creative solutions here. Its so weird to handcuff a team to their own detriment, when the tag was a measure that was supposed to give teams leverage. If Balt, Team X, and Lamar are all on the same page about a deal, why would the NFL split hairs and block it? Weird

I think this is the nail in the coffin of him sitting this year out. Only way he plays is if hes willing to sign a deal like the Ravens offered previously, which was what? Like 3 years fully guaranteed? Then you kinda know you wont be able to sign him once that expires. Now he's three years older, his value is down again lol what a mess, hes playing his way out of the league. Would not shock me in the least if weve seen the last of him on a field.

The only way possible this ever becomes the norm, is if somehow QB contracts are separated from the salary cap. the money itself isnt the problem here, its the salary cap consequences. that will never happen either. qbs make up a very small % of players in the nfl. i cant see the rest of players being willing to accept the concessions that would be required for this. it would turn into a microcosm of our country, destruction of the middle class, so that QBs can boost their already astronomical contracts. none of this will happen. down the road it doesnt seem like Bengals owner can afford a fully guaranteed deal from my understanding. thats going to be a very interesting negotiation to watch, with hugeeeeee ramifications of all deals going forward. you can have long term, or you can have guaranteed, but you cant have both. i just cant see it, and especially not with a non pocket qb

Cant the Ravens revoke the tag and just negotiate their own deal at this point though? Seems like a silly thing for the NFL to block. The two 1sts is there to protect the team that used the tag, if they want to negotiate for something less, it seems weird to stop them from doing it. I dont think it sets a precedent that takes away value of the tag for other teams down the road. weird

So just hover over this right? ahahahahahahahahahahaha

I think people who say well be in cap trouble 2 years out have rebuild in their heads. we arent nor would we be the Rams. a reset year now is more fun than any season we had 15yrs before josh. as long as hes here, FAs will want to come here. we'll always be competitive You are a saint doing Gods work lol THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Diggs in slot, Gabe and DHop on the outside. Gabe would absolutely be a studddddddd #3. Its hard to be a #2 and only have deep routes. Look how many times Brandin Cooks has been traded, theyre just low % plays by nature

I think ppl forget just how much Cam was running the ball in the redzone his first 5 years. He led the team in RZ carries for a few years, and there were ALOTTTT. No attempts to slide or get out, was one of the most aggressive contact seekers in recent memory. Josh can and does do that, but I dont think theyre in the same ball park of how often that was JMO

If it were just us doing it I would be more on board with this... but its across the league and that Sunday ticket deal should bring cap up a **** ton. My next point is, in 2 years we might need a mini reset anyways, Poyer Hyde Miller, Diggs isnt set in stone. Even with all that, how bad is a 1 yr reset w/ Josh under center. Maybe we eat $$ on skill players retiring/leaving. Josh will always have us sniffing playoffs, and we wont need a full rebuild IMO. Keep Josh, keep any pillars we have on OL/DL, 1 year reset would go a long way IF we even need it with the cap thats about to explode. I can live w/ that. A 9-8 season isnt going to kill anyone here I still havent figured out how to do this on PC grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

im guessing the high turnover of picks. that year they get all those picks for Khalil, they all busted. have had another front office shakeup since then too

On the Josh side of things, I stand by a concussion during that GB game also. That play his head snapped back, and thats literally when the weird INTs started. Weve never seen him make mistakes consistently like that. The UCL injury certainly didnt help from there. If im wrong, then Josh starting throeing unforced errors at an astronomical rate, and if it continues we have bigger problems than any coach coordinator gm or player can solve. We g2 solve the problems we can, weve upgraded from Saffold, and possibly Bates. I think we take a swipe at RT in the draft. Dorsey has to make a jump year 2 or we move on. Not much we can do to "upgrade" at this point Lets keep Josh healthy, get back to that quick hit offense. Gabes drops sucked, no doubt. Even if he had 0 drops last year, 55 catches is not getting it done as a #2 Ideal scenario, you bring in another stud outside WR, move Diggs into slot, and we've upgraded 2 positions at once. We can afford to let Gabe be a deep threat when our other 2 WR's are workhorses moving the chains. Plus hes drawing a weaker corner now.

We need to upgrade from Davis either way. A WR who needs a 30yd route worth of space to have a chance at getting open is not doing an OL or anyone else favors. He's a 1 trick pony. We've worked on the OL, we'll continue to do that. Josh had a weird year Im not worried about repeating. OC either gets better or leaves, but a WR with 1 route certainly isnt making his job easier. Gabes performance made all the others you listed have harder jobs. I dont hate the guy, but i HATEEEEEE him as a #2. The offense looked amazing w/ the quick hitters, then you have a #2 that can only run the deep ball. Its not a fit. How are we supposed to run a quick hit offense w/ a #2 WR that catches under 50 balls a year

Gabe literally disappeared in about 9 of 16 games. I dont understand how anyone is missing this. He made Josh and Diggs job infintely harder, basically playing a half season 10 v 11

Only thing that makes sense to me too. Due diligence never does harm. Plus they build rapport with guys for down the road like this. Its a good practice in general

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