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It's top 12 for 4-3 Defensive Tackles. When you get into 3-4 Defensive Tackle you're comparing apples to oranges. And no, I don't think he is better than Star, but I also think they play drastically different roles in this defense. Additionally, the Bills were in a totally different spot in terms of building a team when Star got his contract. And 8 million is exactly 2 million less than what Star makes, its not an astronomical difference or a joke as you call it. What you're doing is trying to say every defense tackle in every defense around the NFL has exactly the same standards to compare contracts with. 8-9 million a year is a good contract for what Jordan Phillips does here. If you think Phillips is getting something in the 12-17 million dollar range, like Atkins and Jarrett I'd say thats a joke. One of us will be correct, one of us wont. Its possible I am wrong, but I think getting your hair on fire for a 10 sack season and paying someone a huge contract isnt good management. Again you have to think in terms of Phillips being a rotational cog in a defense. Not paying top five for his position when he plays less than 50% of the snaps.

Its up there with "This years QB class is better than last years."

I think thats incredibly fair. Anything over 10 million dollars is an overpay. Love the guy, love him as a player. But he isn't Geno Atkins or Grady Jarrett.

Its a top 12 contract at the position. Not everyone in the league gets 17 million per year. I guess we will see what he gets.

I disagree. It pays him as a top 12 defensive tackle in the league. I wouldnt pay him more than 9 million a year. If he gets more I wouldnt get in a bidding war. I think 8-8.5 a year is fair for him. He is a good pass rushing 3 technique, who gives you some position flexability, but he isnt especially stout against the run and he has played less than 50% of the snap counts this year. The highest paid players at his position are guys who play 70 plus percent of the snap counts. Maybe someone will pay him top five at his position, I just dont see someone paying him 15million a year. We will see I suppose.

If this regime is true to their word they will pay him regardless of having Oliver. You have the money, you stated you wanted to grow within and pay people who earned. Jordan has earned a contract. I would have no problem with them offering him a 2 year 16 million dollar deal. This way you show your team you arent full of crap, and you have great depth on the defensive line over the next two years before you have to pay a QB big money.

Its one of the reasons I didnt like him as a pro prospect. But with his athleticism I had a feeling he may be the best out of the gate. Quarterbacks with that much athletic talent usually are. Vince Young won rookie of the year and looked great, and then fizzled. RGIII was great his first year and then busted out because of injuries. Tyrod was a very good qb for us his first year, and then teams figured him out. The NFL made Vick out to be the second coming after he beat the Packers at Lambo, but he was never more than a bit above average as a thrower. Lamar is a legitimate MVP contender this year because he is incredible with his legs and makes a lot of safe wide open passes. He may end up great but I think its fair to temper expectations and not crown him as the best from this class until at least after the third full year of playing. Defenses may adjust. Its hard to tell. Why do you say its not even close? I disagree completely. I think Lamar is bigger and probably faster, but as far as arm talent goes I think they are pretty comparable.

Because despite his arm talent he didnt make NFL throws in college. Teams knew they would have to design the offense 100% around his shortcomings. He's an amazing talent, but he also doesnt throw to wideouts. He is very good at throwing to the middle of the field to wide open tight ends. He was good down the seam in college too. But if you watched his games he had major problems when trying to make typical NFL throws. He was also smallish which I am sure worried teams about injury. Three of the top five receiving leaders on that team are tight ends. He has trouble getting the ball to wideouts, their top wideout is on pace of 42 catches and 760 yards. I dont know if that matters now, but I still think teams will adjust to that and make him throw outside the hashes at some point. Right now the Ravens are doing a hell of a job with him. He reminded me a ton of Tyrod coming into the league. He looks incredible right now, but its a marathon not a sprint.

The Rams can and will move on from Goff at the end of next season. They gave him money but they have an easy out before 2021. They could draft his replacement this year if they wanted.

Great player. Massive jerk. The way he was pulling on Maddox's neck today should have drawn a penalty.

It may just be this year is an anomaly. The league average has been around 84% the last five years, its 80% this year. I would imagine some of the same kickers that got the league to 84% last year, are still kicking this year. This is the lowest its been since 2003. I imagine youll see it go back up next year.

He is 33rd in the league in FG %, the only player who has a worse percentage than him in the league is the guy the Titans cut after we played them. If youre going to rely on a good defense in low scoring games you better have a hell of a kicker.

Quincy is playing on people's emotions here, with the vet wife thing and the injury sad sap story. It works because you should feel bad for a guy who has had serious neck injuries playing for the team, but the bottom line is he came back to the team, accepted their checks, and knew what was required of him to earn the checks. He cant no call no show. On the Gase thing, its pretty obvious he is too stubborn and prideful to see that he shouldnt be doing anything similar to what he did in Miami. The Jets deserve this garbage for bringing in a losing coach who obviously bought into his own press after Peyton Manning made him look like a genius. If the Johnson's were smart they would fire Gase at the end of the season and go through a huge purge of me first guys from their roster.

Rest of the season including any post season games the Browns may or may not make.

The NFL attempts to put Garrett out there like some savant artist. Similar to a lot of people who live by emotion he seems to have himself quite the anger problem.

Before last week his catch ratio was 50%, glad to see it went up. The team needs something to change to keep them in it the last part of the season, who knows maybe Knox turns it on and becomes a big weapon? Not sure why they refuse to play Duke Williams. Would be nice to have a couple reliable big bodied wide outs in there.

The path hasnt really changed, if you beat Denver, Pittsburgh, NYJ and Miami and you're in. If you lose to any one of those teams there is a very good chance you're out. 10-6 gets you there, 9-7 probably doesnt.

I'd for sure keep divisions. Cut the preseason in half by two games, add two joint practices per team. Make pass interference a 15 yard penalty with automatic first down. Eliminate PI replay, its pointless. Make referees full time employees.

We arent scoring as much because the explosive play has completely evaporated from our game. Aside from the one Singletary play this year, I cant remember a play where a player took a touch or pass and turned it up field for a big play or touchdown. Add that to Josh's complete inability to hit a deep pass and you have a team where defenses know they can just keep the play in front of them.

Cleveland is going to take this one. I am confident in that. I am not sure they get the Steelers when they play them in Pittsburgh, but I think they will take care of them this week.

Hurts to lose doesnt it?

Schumer is a perfect example on why we need term limits on these people. No more getting rich on selling out the United States.

Its their best shot because they were running out of time before 2020.

At this point its becoming quite clear that the entire government is an affront to the people of the United States. I have no clue why no one has stepped up and said enough of the garbage. This entire thing is disgusting and started the day Trump took office. They cant beat him so they have hung on everything he has done rather than doing the jobs they are overpaid for.

It's a fair question but also kind of ignores so many of the nuances. The stats may be the same, the wins and other results may be the same, but would you rather pay a veteran a 30.5 Million dollar contract for two years at the ages of 29 and 30, when you already know the veteran is only average to below average. Or do you want to pay a younger player 21 Million dollars for four years from the ages of 22-25, when the younger player is already at the level of the veteran and may be able to grow. Bottom line is after the playoff game in Jacksonville where some of the worst quarterbacking I've ever seen in the league took place you couldnt keep Tyrod. Keeping him, and bringing in a rookie would have been bad for the locker room which was incredibly loyal to Tyrod. They needed a fresh start, and I am glad they have it.