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I've never understood the level of hate that most have for Wright. As a Chiefs "homer" he certainly overrates them at times(most of the time) and he sometimes is antagonistic for media intrigue. I find both of these annoying, but I would likely to do the same (with Bills) in his spot. However, the guy is an absurd sports nerd. I find I agree with most of his non-antagonistic takes and usually learn something about what is happening in the league now or historically. He does his research and always had data driven reasoning. I don't always agree with him, but he's not the same dummy that many others in the media are. Honestly, I'm surprised he stays on First Things First when he pretty clearly researches, comprehends, and analyzes on a level beyond his colleagues. I'd like to see him in a different setting where he doesn't have to add theatrics for ratings.

You do realize that his post was from last year when we did actually lose, right? Not that it makes his take any more reasonable, but Josh was coming off of a bunch of turnovers and Trevor hadn't turned into a pumpkin but that point.

I'm not at practice to see what is happening. In regular season he looks much different this year than he did last year. He has a bad season, kickers do. Many come back and are fine. Many don't. I stand by my comment that he is not proven to be close to the worst kicker in the league and there are not a ton of definitive upgrades. Try and make a list of 20 kickers that unequivocally are better. Try to do that while putting kicks into context of stadium and conditions. I'm not trying to argue that he is a top 10 kicker, but most of the league is not in a clearly better position than us at kicker. The basis of the thread is that there are available kickers out there that are an upgrade and I don't see it. He may be in his own head, and it may not pan out this season, but there aren't a ton of better options. We may bring someone else in as security if he falls off a cliff, but he is likely our starter all season barring injury.

Bass is still a starting kicker in this league. Despite his struggles, he is not a bottom 5 or maybe not even a bottom 10 kicker. There are not that many definitive upgrades from him, and very few (if any) that would both be an upgrade and not have playoff hopes. I share the trepidation that he is not what he was, but he has looked good so far this season and there is no reason to think we need to (or can) upgrade at any cost.

Thank you for sharing. While I had heard of the rip exception before, this was educational and helped clarify some questions for me.

The right answer is to pull Allen, but feel bad he didn't have the chance to maintain his 2 passing TD streak against the fish with how this game went.

Is von back, should he have got credit on that, where does that play fall between decent, good, winning his rep, and "classic" Von?

Should have waited 30 seconds before posting

What kind of scale are you measuring them on? The first drive would have been a punt if not intercepted. They just forced another punt. Stopping scores on 3 out of 4 drives against a top offense is a good performance by my measure. Not necessarily dominant, but nowhere close to ********.

Allen came down with his right elbow in his left hand. They taped his left hand and he seemed slightly uncomfortable (the word wince was used). He went back in with no drama, but Mitch started warming up just in case he got more uncomfortable.

They look at where it lands and draw a line to the kicker.

I don't really get calling out McD here. Wouldn't you start with the 2 confused players, or Allen for not clearing them up in time, or the O coaching for either calling in the play late, making it challenging to communicate, or not reinforcing the communication? None of those really make sense though, so it must be McD's game management.

I see 13 and I'm expecting a different result

Offense looks great. Defense is... Rusty? Yeah, going with Rusty

A quarter is a stupid measure for this and very unlikely the metric that coaching is using. It changes based on who gets the ball first. They have things they want to try. If the offense has a 8 minutes drive to start, they are likely to not even complete a second series. If the offense sputters on drive one they are likely to complete a second series and potentially a 3rd. Ceiling on about 15 plays for the complete 1st offense, depending on flow. Likely that O line plays more to try a few combinations.

Watson has a bunch of things going against him (self induced for sure), this quote/article isn't really one of them to me. Most athletes that have faced adversity talk about "blocking out distractions", "getting back to basics" "focusing on what I can control", "believing in myself and my skills". His phrasing is far from polished, but having a chip on your shoulder and taking on the world is not unique to him. I don't think it's likely to work out for him, but can't hold it against him for trying.

Still a decent chance Hyde comes back post June 1st. It's been hinted by both sides.

One of our captains isn't currently on the roster.

Pretty sure that most people who grew up throwing a football could throw at least a handful of catchable balls (under ideal conditions). I think the real problem is pretty much everyone would have a 50+% INT rate and likely a bunch of fumbled snaps. I'd like to think I complete more than 5 passes if it wasn't for every series ending in a turnover. Probably 1-2 at the end of this disaster of a hypothetical game... Maybe more than 2 if they go an ultra soft zone with 3rd stringers while up by 40.

It looks like McDermott refuses to play anyone until they've been in the league for 5 years bc... reasons...

Apologies, I see it on the team page. Still don't see where they list it on player page. But that is the "near 100M you mentioned. Add in the 6M and subtract out the duplicate 3.76M and it's 100 exact

Looks mostly right to me. Nits would be that he's had $80M paid out already. This year (2024) the 23.7M cap is $20M of "new money" and $3.76M from 2022 signing bonus. Like you said, if they cut they owe cap for this year's 3.76 + the next 2 years. The item that doesn't seem to show up is what happened to the $6M of signing bonus that the boys paid but is never shown on public sites ($2M x 3 years). They incurred this as deadcap in 2022 after trading Amari, but it disappears for some reason. Sportac also is confusing that is shows the cap hit of 7.55 in 2025 as well as 3.76 in 2026. This is wrong. It's technically what you stated, 3.76 in each year. However, if he is not extended but finishes his contract it would all be incurred in 2025 (7.55). Edit - To be more complete, after restructure it looks like this: Cash: - 2020 $20M - 2021 $20M - 2022 $20M - 2023 $20M - 2024 $20M Cap (Boys): - 2020 $12M - 2021 $22M - 2022 $6M Cap (Browns): - 2022 $4.9 - 2023 $23.76 - 2024 $23.76 - 2025 $3.76 - 2026 $3.76 If the browns trade or release him in the 2024 league year they take the '25 and '26 hits in 2024. If they allow contract to lapse after 2024, they take both '25 and '26 hits in 2025. If they extend him, they take $3.76 in 2025 and $3.76 in 2026 plus whatever the new contract has. None of the 3.76M in 24-26 (11.3) is tradable.

Void year money is already paid (as a singing bonus). It stays with current team and probably accelerates. There are variations on signing bonus handling in contracts, but I believe this would be the typical outcome.

If I understand the argument correctly, comp picks are based on what you lost. The playing time would be based on their contributions to the team prior to them moving on, 2022 in this case. Edmunds played 72% of the defensive snaps in '22, which would (by some people's theories) reduce by some factor what he was signed for. It is possible that playing time in both seasons matters too. However it is calculated, there is no reason for this information to be so secret. I could have lived with a 4th if Beane knew it at the beginning of the season or throughout the season what the likely outcomes were.

They have to feel pretty good about McGovern at C. I didn't think they would move on Morse till next season after this year's day 2 center draft pick has some reps, but if Connor has demonstrated he can do it the cap savings are great. Dawkins has looked good with multiple guards next to him, not too concerned about them filling that gap.