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I guess you've never read my posts over at PPP......

I would think that all teams consider "which player is likely to clear waivers" in order to get them back on the roster (PS). It's why I would keep D. Johnson over Love.

I think a huge part of this discussion will be STs considerations since McD takes it very seriously. They brought Perry in for that reason, and I believe M. Alexander too, so ao lot of the guys we like (Duke e.g.) will depend on whether McD thinks other people on the roster can man up on ST. For the O-line, I think they have to keep 9 given Morse's situation. I've been a Teller fan, and I think he's too good to let go, so I think he stays. I love DL johnson, but is he too raw to be thrown into the rotation over Love? Tough decision. The Yeldon vs Perry decision is probably the most important ST related one. Saturday....

I thought it was Carl...or his son.

The INT could very well be his best play of the PREseason.....if he learns from it....

https://www.fff.org/2019/08/21/why-no-congressional-investigation-into-epsteins-intelligence-connections/

This is a very interesting graph....Food for thought for those who think Obama's deficits are like Trump's...

Yeah, reminds me of how awful Edmunds a year ago. Two R1 busts in a row Beane!

It seems another wild card in this discussion is who will be the gunners on ST? McD was talking up Zay during the week, and Foster had some reps last night. If they decide to keep 7 WRs, then a guy like S. Perry is most likely gone. I can’t see McD weakening STs to keep 7 unless one of those 2 guys proves they can do it.

Sorry, I didn't mean it would cost an RB; it could be any position. We'll find out soon enough ...

I posted something similar in another thread, that they were giving him a good look with the ones, as it will come down to those two. However, Teller has looked stellar...

Been thinking about the roster decisions they have to make--they are going have some tough decisions, especially since it looks like they have some issues on ST. At TE I think they start with Smith, Knox, and Sweeney, with Kroft on PUP. I think that spot TE will go to an extra RB: Shady, Gore, Singletary, Dimarco, and one of TJ or Perry. Unfortunately, I think if they keep both Shady and Gore, it will cost them a very good young player....

Which is why Bates is important. Bates gives them a backup at both T spots, and even if Ford starts at G, they still have the ability to move him to RT if they had to. I think this grouping gives them a lot of versatility and the ability to meet most contingencies. Nsekhe and Bates can backup at LT, and Bates and Ford can backup at RT.

This is the pot calling the kettle black. As I stated a couple of pages ago, both are probably true. Unfortunately, some can't see the "former" because of their religious belief in Trump...

As did I. I think they were evaluating HIM more so than the WRs last night with Barkley, and he was excellent in Pass Pro. I think they also gave Boetger a chance to unseat Teller when they put him in when Spain went down. I think Teller has won the competition though. My 9: OT: Dawkins, Nsekhe, Ford, Bates C/G: Morse, Spain, Feliciano, Long, Teller. Given Morse's situation, they have to keep 9. I could see the starting 5 as: Dawkins, Spain, Morse, Ford, Nsekhe, which would make Bates the swing OT on game days. If Ford starts at RT, then Nsekhe is the swing on game days. At any rate, I think these 9 give them a lot of flexibility.

Mentioned this in a couple threads, but it deserves its own. They had him at LT last night with the 2s and 3s, and he looked very good in pass pro. I think he is the 9th OL on the 53. Did a great job at C last week on the fly. Good trade by Beane as Harold wasn’t going to make it.

Another guy with a big night was OT Bates. He made the team last night. Thrown in at C last week, played LT with the 2s and 3s last night. Pass pro was very good, and run was decent. They needed someone to step up for the swing tackle role, and Bates "mastered" it, so to speak.....

Bodine sighting!

I think they are also looking at Bates as the swing OT.

Bates at LT means he’s getting a good look as the swing OT.

Fourth and final piece from Webb and MintPress, this one on Clinton connections. https://www.mintpressnews.com/genesis-jeffrey-epstein-bill-clinton-relationship/261455/

Certainly Bills' fans have every right to think Peterman has no business being in the NFL. However, many people thought and still think he has talent to be here. As I said, time will tell...

Have you been paying attention to business data and global growth, or just consumption and retail sales? There is a reason the R word has crept into the business press. Any objective person would look at all of the signals, and this sector has pointed down since the start of the year. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/manufacturing-production

Draft profiles and analysis (including Gruden's), and observations of his play and interviews while a Bill. Time will tell how NP's career plays out, but I believe, and I hope, that things work out for him.

I remember your post because I responded to it, and I think it explains the divergence of opinion here. While consumption and retail numbers look good, manufacturing does not. The reason the R word has been bandied about in the business press is because manufacturing may well indeed be in a recession (formally defined as 2 consecutive quarters of declining growth) because of Trump's trade war. However, consumption spending is currently robust enough to keep overall GDP positive. It is the business of the business media to talk about these things, and they usually don't have an agenda. That said, it is also quite possible that the MSM is trumpeting up the recent recession talk in the business press for political purposes. Certainly MSNBC would do this. However, the recent uptick in recession talk IS a consequence of real weakness in the economy, so it's an extreme view to take to blame the media if the manufacturing recession spreads to a more general one. Besides, don't more people watch Fox than any other MSM media?