Richard Noggin

Maybe this was more broadly understood to be true, as the deals are almost always more team friendly than initially reported, but...this is a good looking extension.

I remember the agility numbers at the combine being the loudest criticism. His numbers tested out as only straight-line speed. Therefore, route running and separation became loud concerns. At least in the media (although his draft fall suggests GMs shared these concerns).

This draft would be insanely ideal, without being video game unrealistic. For sure the 4th and 7th round picks seem completely unlikely (The Punt God falls to pick 231?! and the trait-monster "modern" NFL LB falls to the late 4th?). But as far as mocks go, that's pretty reasonable. Would be amazing to land two prospects at WR AND CB. Afraid that the 2nd guy at each position (especially WR) would be at risk of poaching, however.

It seems HIGHLY unlikely that any NFL franchise values Tremaine Edmunds enough to ship off a TOP-5 draft pick THIS season plus a valuable starting CB for Edmunds (who will NEED to be resigned to big money as part of the deal) and a basket of blech (1st next year has some value, but yikes).

That's the problem with conspiracy theories. They rely on cognitive dissonance or incongruous logic. It's all a cover-up masterfully orchestrated by large groups of people I think are too incompetent to pull off such a scheme.

I think Jordan Philips and Shaq Lawson were brought back for reasons that are at least adjacent to the OP's. McD calls it juice. (Energy + Emotion)Physicality = Juice.

Based on QB play, sure. Buuuuuttt we should expect that BB sees value in Parker, and has a plan for a guy who he's had to spend prep time on every season since 2015. Plus there's WR trade precedent here. The Patriots gave up a little bit more (2 + 7 vs just a 3) for Welker, to be fair, but definitely had a plan for him. Interestingly, Parker has only had 3, maybe 4, solid games against the Pats in 12 matchups. And only 1 TD.

Where's the wisdom in this particular move? Dumping salary to create a gaping roster hole at a premium position doesn't make much sense in a "window" year. So they'd have to use whatever draft assets they acquired to replace Dawkins. And that's no sure thing.

Go on... (I know squadoosh about RB prospects this year.)

And I quote, "The senior caught 156 catches in his career, including 86 alone in 2019." Emphasis mine. The audible reactions in the room are priceless.

Eh Matt Jones had some issues with too much "want to," if you know what I mean...

We'd likely find out very quickly if the Edmunds criticism was warranted. My guess, from the small sample size of games and snaps withOUT Edmunds in the lineup, is that we wouldn't miss him as much as we'd benefit from NOT paying him upper-echelon money.

My point is that your point, in the quoted post, is obviously ignorant of certain human realities we've seen play out over the past 3-5 seasons.

Are you ACTUALLY arguing that production alone, especially much earlier in his career before he outed himself as a toxic force incapable of adhering to any semblance of organizational structure and professional decorum, is enough to convince reasonable people that this declining narcissist would be a POSITIVE influence on our favorite team's outlook? LOL

The guard projections are almost disqualifyingly uninformed. That Boettger would be listed as a starter, despite his unavailability due to a LATE season Achilles injury, AND the new multi-year deal for Bates who was better as a replacement, AND the acquisition of the obvious new starter at LG...that's a lot of wrong. Also, Matakevich as backup at WEAK side LB? That's wrong, too. Minor point, but depth charts are about details.

Traded back a bit in the 4th. Nothing too crazy.

I look at this draft as conservative and solid for long-term roster building. Obviously some insane value fell to rounds 2 and 3. Probably unlikely, but definitely no-brainers at those picks.

Hilarious that after the call with his agent when he learns the Buffalo offer details, he sees it's 11:11 am, like a sign of the stars aligning or something. It's become a well-documented part of the toxic digital playbook to text exes and crushes at 11:11, 12:12, 12:34, etc., so that they read into the timing. His agent did that for us.

There with my 70 year-old mom whose fanaticism is why I'm the unfortunate way I am about the Bills! She hates the cold enough to have moved to Florida for almost 20 years (before boomeranging back when I started a family), and was there beside me that night. We had season tickets for the first time last season. And while it means I don't tailgate the way I'm accustomed to, it does mean so much more in retrospect. That degree of cathartic joy we felt, in those conditions...that's a rare experience.

I don't agree that this is the draft to acquire a wealth of later Day Two talent. There just aren't enough spaces for such players who probably won't play much but will need to be on the 53 to avoid poaching. The following picks would present roster management conundrums that are either unnecessary, or at least not immediately rewarding enough to justify cutting other players from depth chart: 57. David Ojabo (only easy answer is an injury redshirt season for 2022; would player be okay with that? otherwise he's unseating another 2nd round pick in Epenesa, or Lawson, most likely, with negligible 2022 return) EDGE Michigan 64. Jalen Pitre (maybe if they keep 5 safeties (and fewer CBs), but if not, would be difficult to unseat Johnson and Hamlin; would 2022 return justify cutting one of them? I guess if he's promising enough) S Baylor 145. Jerome Ford (camp battle with Johnson and Moss, unless he can play STs and threaten Jones) RB Cincinnati *this disruption probably doesn't upset any fans...could be left off list 168. Kyle Philips (Diggs, Davis, McKenzie, and Dotson would be locks. Crowder is a likely keeper. Kumerow has STs value. A healthy Hodgins has a real chance. Room for a 2nd rookie WR is unlikely without STs value) WR UCLA

That's a bonkers draft haul. Damn. I don't think the 2nd, 3rd, and 7th round picks are available there, but wow if they are.

That meme is deeply flawed with respect to logical causality. The programs in question experiencing budget reductions are the result of a halt in temporary pandemic funding. At least that's what has been reported by more credentialed news outlets. One could still make compelling arguments about the societal priorities that lead to such seemingly imbalanced budgetary priorities. I'm here for that. But this particular stadium deal is not some uniquely nefarious corruption. Just business as usual. Public investment in those who need it the least, but who can nonetheless demand it the most. (Until such unlikely time as anonymous private money is legislated out of our political processes, and somehow a majority of the voting public is able to see the world objectively enough to seize control of its rigged systems.)

To date, I'd argue that Bowles is definitely an ELITE COORDINATOR. He's got another chance now to make it work as the head coach. As long as the QB is who it is, of course, I hope they fail spectacularly.

I think practice time restrictions in the CBA mean that having a player NOT on STs practice as the holder would harm their ability to practice elsewhere

But why would you do that: 1) for a team that willingly moved on from him, and 2) that plays a zone scheme he is less ideally suited for, and 3) that asks its corners to actually tackle?