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Interesting.

I always thought sophomore slumps only applied to certain positions, and QB wasn't traditionally one of them.

I happen to be a chemical engineer so it's ironic you chose to use chemistry. But that's part of the problem: too many would rather be entertained than educated. A highly entertained but poorly educated populace stinks of the mob in Rome. Also, science is literally the reason why we have the free time to partake in things like sports and other forms of entertainment...

You've convinced me. Science is bad.

A part of me is glad he got denied. I hope they were French too.

That's part of what I love about the NFL. For all the pass-happy schemes and attention that QBs get, at the end of the day if you cannot run the ball and defend the run in the NFL, you are toast. Running up the middle and gaining good yardage is one of the harder things to do, but if you can do it then that threat is something the opposing defense HAS to account for on every play. Likewise, it's also one of the easier plays to defend, and if your defense can't at least put up a fight in the middle of the trenches then that will filter down to the rest of your defense.

Interesting hill to die on...

Assuming neither had been waived, it seems they would both be able to renegotiate after the 2019 season since 2018 was their first of 2 years. But since both have been waived, it doesn't matter anyway. Good to know. Having a plethora of talent that your organization scouted and acquired is a good problem for Beane to have.

Gotcha. Thanks a bunch!

Ah okay, for some reason I thought that only applied if they were drafted. But didn't this already happen with Foster?

After 2019 is too early?

Absolutely. That's why I don't think they deserve to be extended just yet. The NFL is rife with 1 year wonders. But if they put up consecutive years of production at a high level and stay healthy, they've earned an extension imo.

I'd love to see Wallace and Foster extended long term, perhaps after the 2019 season. They have decent cap space after sacrificing 2018 to purge the bad contracts. I'd rather the Bills use that cap space to resign homegrown talent than use it to make splashes in free agency for unfamiliar players.

I mean, I guess civics is something our country as a whole is lacking right now. Is that what this is about?

AFC West was dog poo for years too, around the time Denver had Jake Plummer and Trent Green had to retire. NFC West was bad for a while too. One year the Seahawks got to the playoffs by winning the division with a 7-9 record lol.

More like the Roach Motel.

Ditto. That's exactly how I see it.

Didn't he become a boxer because some bully ***** with his pigeon?

Under.

One thing I've always wondered about in this regard: if the difference between the offense and defense is big enough, could it actually be detrimental in practice? If the offense rarely produces against the defense in practice, how does that carry over to a productive offense on Sunday? There's still something to be said for the mental side of football, and part of that mental confidence is being successful at practice and then translating it to success on the field.

Daboll upset he had to run a lap hahaha.

They look like a true "team", almost as if they are family. Idk how else to describe it. The culture really has changed.

I was wondering if I heard that right.

That's very interesting. As someone who's never played anything more than backyard football, I never realized how much is accounted for with each defensive play. Reading those responsibilities and alignments for each play really helps I also have newfound appreciation for the notion of overly complicated defensive playbooks and how some players have a hard time digesting theses plays. It's like a different language. My first reaction after looking at the page count was that this was "fairly small, can't be much here." After reading just the first couple pages though, it's jam-packed with information. Can anyone explain what is happening on page 3 for example? Is "Under Sam Dog" a defensive concept? Are the subsections titled "White" "Twin" and "Ace" just examples of the concept as it is applied to different offensive formations?

Fwiw, the Pats regularly play musical chairs with their offensive line and still manage to perform at a high level.