That's No Moon

That was definitely Albert Pujols, obviously different sport, but that will never be topped.

I really do wish they'd have them run in helmets and pads. It makes a difference.

Probably the best late round fantasy football draft choice I ever made.

There's a lot of competition, but the Bills lost several core ST guys and Shavers is apparently an excellent gunner. He's going to compete for a spot at the backend of the roster. I also think Hamler has a shot as well. If he can stay healthy, he can play, and he's a PR which they currently need. I don't think the FA that Beane referenced working out and signing today is going to be anyone of major consequence so that roster spot is still up for grabs.

I'd imagine he's a solid tackler fundamentally. You aren't allowed to block in rugby. Catching the ball over his head wouldn't be something he's used to doing very often. They drafted him as a physical freak of nature. Beane mentioned that Kromer went to his work out and liked him. They get to hang on to him basically for free for a while so give Kromer a piece of unmolded clay, with no bad habits to break, and see what he can do. If it doesn't work out it doesn't work out. If it does? That's just free real estate. I hope the kid moves in with Kromer immediately. Legitimately. Into his house. Just don't touch his beach chairs. Having a roster and PS exemption makes a big difference.

I remember when Anquan Boldin ran a 4.7 then set the league on fire as a rookie.

OK, so which veterans are still out there? Obviously it doesn't need to be any of these people and it could be a random but this is who seems to be there that most of us would have heard of. Courtesy SpoTrac Hunter Renfrow Allen Robinson OBJ Michael Gallup Tyler Boyd Michael Thomas MVS Russell Gage DJ Chark Jamal Agnew Mecole Hardman Jakeem Grant Chase Claypool Deandre Carter Sterling Shephard Richie James Jalen Guyton There are a couple other guys that honestly I haven't heard of. The only one with history with Brady is Michael Thomas but Michael Thomas hasn't been himself since 2019 so I'm not sure how much that matters. He's probably cooked at this point even though he's only 31. He caught 149 passes in 2019 then wrecked his ankle and never really came back from it. He's also been a bit of a headache so IDK if that's what they are looking for in a team with a leadership transition happening. Allen Robinson is probably done as well. It'd be easy to attribute last season to the Steelers QBs, but he struggled the year before with the Rams also who clearly had buyer's remorse after signing him as a FA. He had foot surgery, went on IR, and the Rams gave him away for essentially nothing to Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh just released him after bringing in QB help so they clearly weren't impressed either. He hasn't had a good season since 2020 with the Bears. OBJ gets brought up around here all the time. He hasn't played a full season since 2019 and has averaged 25 catches a year for 4 years straight. He's also been a headache. He did have a solid playoffs for the Rams in 2021...right before he tore his ACL again. Last season for Baltimore he had 4 catches for 35 yards in 2 playoff games. It's entirely possible that he's done. I'm not going through all of them, but I don't think it's any of these last 3. It'd be a nice karma signing as well. He was the guy who really broke the drought, not Dalton.

Arthur Moats did end Brett Favre though did he not?

The kid is from Aliquippa. That's what he's referring to.

There is going to be some serious competition for TBD camp darling this year! Do you go with Bills for the memes? Do you go with FGJ for the nostalgia? The British rugby player? So many choices. -edit- Now a dude named Lovely? C'mon....

Johnson started to slip a little last year and has an out after 2026.

They do like their RAS champions.

If he's not starting one day one, whether he makes the team or not depends on his ability to play some amount of guard. They can't keep a #2 center only player. There's no roster space for it. This would be a reason he dropped. If you're taking this player you need to believe he's better than your current center. If he's not, or it's close, you are going in another direction. You want this kid to start and shove McGovern back to guard.

Maybe he just meant they were going out for Mexican later on.

Did anyone take that DB from the Argos who didn't play college football?

I wonder if he might convert to TE. Dude is huge and can run. Rather than beef him up and teach him to block (which rugby doesn't do) drop 15 pounds off him, get him even faster, and have a tank of a TE. He's used to running with the ball.

If he's center only, and doesn't long snap, it's hard to make the team unless he's starting. They aren't carrying a pure backup center.

Those smaller school guys are often able to transfer to bigger schools before they finish college football

Maybe they did the work and then concluded they didn't want him.

A question is, will the modern rules permit defenses to adapt to that style of play. Can't hit "defenseless" receivers, can't hit QBs really at all, more difficult to tackle people from behind at all since you can't grab anything near the neck or shoulders or land on people's legs, etc.

DeJean would be very good on this defense. Versatile guy, makes a lot of plays. Gives you a lot of options in coverage.

And also because he was relatively unproductive over 3 years at two different, very successful, college programs. He had one good year. He's far from a slam dunk choice.

It's pretty widely discussed. Other than the kid coming out and saying it IDK how to provide what you ask for.

You're right. It is easier to manage. That's why if it's currently poorly managed it begs the question why.

It's type 1.