BullBuchanan

In 4 years and 41 draft picks, it's happened once so far. Twice if you want to count Wyatt Teller. Personally, I'd prefer to forget that one.

Maybe the most accurate description of Beane I've ever read.

There are better fits.

This is a win for us. Beane just got a free pass to make a better move.

The money we're giving this guy is insane. He's making more than Phillips got.

it wasn't that long ago that Jason Verrett was being talked about as a top corner in the league, but it was 3 season-ending injuries ago. I'd take a cheap flier though.

The folks who think we lost the SB because we lost to the Chiefs are making wayyy too many assumptions. It's pretty disrespectful to a Bengals team that beat the Chiefs, who beat us, to think we would have walked all over them. It's even more disrespectful to a Rams team, who beat the Bengals, who beat the Chiefs, who beat us, to say the same. We weren't that close to winning the SB this year - at least not in any way that didn't require 2 ghost victories in addition to the Chiefs game. Our loss to the Chiefs is undoubtedly because we had less difference makers. How could it not be? The game didn't need to come down to a single play. With better players on the defensive side of the ball we could have stopped them any number of times, but we didn't. We didn't have those players, so instead it came down to the smallest of margins. If we played that game 100 times, we definitely win some, but I don't think we're beating them over 50% of the time. They can simply do things we can't, as could the Bengals, as could the Rams. Now, the Bengals holes were too great for them to overcome, but they still made it a 3 point game with a roster that wasn't anywhere near as complete. Regarding "why don't the best teams win it every year", see my next post about the Pats dynasty.

This is bizarre. I was more than happy to let him walk at projected rate, but for $4M/per I would have been ok with him being the first guy off the bench. Maybe we didn't offer him anything.

it's the goal, but you can't really expect it. The best you can expect is to be in contention most years. Winning it all takes a bit of luck in addition to being talented enough to do it. You could argue that we aren't talented enough to do it yet, and that we'd require more luck than most to win. That's my particular stance. Beane needs to do more, McD needs to do more. If they got better and still didn't win it all, I wouldn't blame then though, and I'd let the band stay together forever. The New England Patriots went 10 years between Super Bowl wins with the greatest QB, Coach, and dynasty the game has ever seen - including with a team that went undefeated until they hit the wall in the SB.

I'm also in this camp. I'd like to believe you can find a guy that can do what McKissic does as a UDFA or on a vet minimum type deal. I have no idea how fast he is, but he looks quite unimpressive in his highlights. He hasn't played in great offenses, but he's also never made an above average impact. I'd rather have 1 star like Jones that can throw a team on his back when it matters most, more than a team full of jobbers that can beat poor teams through depth and fail against superior competition. We saw it all in the playoffs this year. The Bengals have massive holes and they were able to get tot he show based on performance of their top-end. The Chiefs have also been doing this since before Pat Mahomes got there. The Bills are built a bit too "polite" with a bunch of hard workers that don't possess what it takes to get them where they need to go. In order for us to win a Super Bowl with the roster as-is, I think we'll have to get pretty lucky. We're good enough to get back to the championship a certain percentage of the time, but teams like the Chiefs, Bucs and Rams have shown what it takes to get the job done, and we're trying to tell them all that they're wrong and we know best. I don't feel great about that.

I would have much rather had McKinnon.

This is a horrifically bad take. So unless the players they draft turn out to be studs, the approach is wrong?

If we sign Bobby Wagner, otherwise it's doubtful.

The best thing about playing for the Jaguars is that Miami is about 5 hours away.

all due respect, but there's no way this is anywhere close to true. Last year PFF ranked us 14th, and I can't possibly see how we improved there. I think Edmunds was worse this year than he was in 2020.

No excuse for him either, though at least he's played well during points of his career - often for long stretches where he looked like one of the best players on our defense. That's something I've never been able to say of Edmunds. Of the two, i definitely prefer Milano.

That's way too much money to pay a backup LB. Edmunds is not a player we should be looking to keep at any price as our starting MLB. He's a liability and a key part of a defense that couldnt stop KC when it mattered most. He defines anti-clutch.

I figure Diggs gets around 20M which would put him among all the top guys. This deal is stupidity to a Haynesworth level, and I imagine most clubs will balk at this being the normal for a 3rd tier player.

looks like the Jags got him: https://www.profootballrumors.com/2022/03/jaguars-to-sign-christian-kirk

Beane talked about adding speed. Landry is the opposite of that. I'd rather just keep Beasley (and I don't want to do that), for what I'd have to imagine is similar money.

None of those names gives me a pause. The overwhelming majority come from the bottom of the roster where they can be replaced by cheap FA's or draft picks, the next biggest batch of guys at the top of the roster will be replaced by guys left behind them (DL/WR/LB). Bates is an RFA that will be re-signed. We'll definitely draft an OL in the first 3 rounds. We'll address CB both in the Draft and FA. We could also draft a WR in the first 4 rounds or pick up an inexpensive veteran option if they feel like Hodgins or Stevenson will not be able to fill a Top 4 role for us. My expectation is that McKenzie is the new #3 based on the money he got.

We didn't have the #1 defense. We ranked #1 in a list of vanity metrics like points allowed and yardage. That's not analytics.

I don't particularly like rap outside of The Chronic & 2001 and I can't stand pop, but I thought this was a fantastic halftime show. The production quality was fantastic and the ensemble cast of musicians kept everything flowing and dynamic. Despite being a music lover, that's not why I watch the Super Bowl, so I'd much rather see a cool show than some washed up rocker sing a couple of songs. As long as the music isn't grating, it's really a secondary concern.

He still dragged the Bengals to their first SB appearance in 30+ years. The kid isn't going anywhere and he's already one of the best in he league. It wasn't a great night for him, but he had to come down to earth eventually.

LOVE it. There isn't a WR that I'd rather have if it meant losing him.