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I’d put Pittman in that tier with Higgins but that’s just nitpicking.

Carolina isn’t going to trade him this year. Their front office won’t be able to justify the weak return they’d get and it would create a major dead cap situation for them.

Yep, companies looking to acquire in a case like this don't really care if you're profitable as long as you're showing revenue growth. It's similar to all those stories about the NBA losing money every year where it's technically true, but being profitable isn't the goal.

I would bet almost anything that at least the bigger name writers with The Athletic are getting a decent chunk of this. I know some of the writers are already counting their money.

They aren't leaks. WFT posted a video showing a sneak peek of the jerseys. It isn't necessarily military themed (though I think that's most likely); the stars and stripes on the jersey likely represent the DC flag (and potentially has a double meaning tying the military in). The phrasing of their hype video, saying the team will launch in February or whatever might indicate that it's plane related, in which the Washington Armada would be pretty much the only finalist that makes sense.

Cleveland should let Baker go. Maybe the worst position to be in in the NFL is paying an average to below average QB elite QB money and that's the position Baker will put them in. Lamar is at worst a top 10ish QB and at best one of the very best in the league. Baltimore will be happy to give him elite QB money. It's only really a pickle if these teams screw up what should be pretty easy decisions.

You lose me a bit by saying Green Bay’s supporting cast is mostly JAGs and then saying guys like OJ Howard and Ronald Jones are very good, but no doubt Brady has a better supporting cast overall (though they’ve dealt with a lot of injuries this year). At any rate, Rodgers is definitely more deserving than Brady in my mind.

The answer is possibly none, but it’s hard to say because Pro Football Reference only tracks the Associated Press all pro teams, so according to them, Tasker never actually made an All Pro Team (I don’t think the AP began including a special teamer until like 2015).

Barber is easily a hall of famer. Amazing player and one of the most important parts of one of the top 1-3 defenses in history.

Yeah I tend to think there might not be much trade interest/we’d have to settle for an early day 3 pick to move him but at that point, I don’t think I’d bother.

I don’t think asking him to primarily be a pass rusher is the answer but I simply think he’s more expensive than he’s worth. If we could trade him in the off-season, I probably would (assuming you get like a day 2 pick or something for him).

There’s still time for things to change, but I think Rodgers pretty much has to be MVP if the season ended today. Brady slipped too much recently, Allen and the Bills/Mahomes and the Chiefs as a whole just came up a little short too many times, and Kupp, Parsons, and Taylor don’t play QB. I would go for Kupp over Taylor if we gave it to a non-QB though. At any rate, we’ll see how things look when the dust settles but Allen/Brady/Mahomes have ground to make up on Rodgers right now.

I'm not really comfortable calling it the best in the league mainly due to how bad our opponents have been this season. But it's undoubtedly one of the best; doesn't seem like there is one dominant defense in the league this year.

It requires ESPN+, but I figured I’d summarize the Bills related parts. Link below: https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/insider/story/_/id/32958295/nfl-all-pro-team-2021-bill-barnwell-picks-best-players-every-position-including-jonathan-taylor-micah-parsons-jc-jackson QB: No mention of Josh Allen, though he said he has an MVP column coming soon so he didn’t go into a ton of detail for the QBs here. Interesting fact though is that Aaron Rodgers leads the league in QBR this season at 67.8, which would barely rank inside the top 10 in an average season. WR: Barnwell named two to the first team and two to second. Sounds like Diggs was #5 on his list so he just missed out behind Kupp, Adams, Jefferson, and Hill. I should also mention he included a sort of flex role for guys that split snaps at RB and WR so that he could squeeze Deebo Samuel in. Off Ball LB: Matt Milano made the 2nd team, behind only Micah Parsons and Darius Leonard. Not much detail here; he just says Milano is a stalwart on what might be the best defense in the league. Safety: Jordan Poyer is #1 on the first team. Barnwell says “Poyer has been an eraser in the secondary. When teams have been brave enough to throw in his direction, the result has been a downright depressing passer rating of 3.6. He has five picks and nine passes defensed while allowing 3.1 yards per target and continuing to contribute as a run defender. The Bills rank second in the league in defensive DVOA, and with cornerback Tre'Davious White out for the season, Poyer's partnership with Micah Hyde has kept the team afloat on that side of the ball.”

You don’t need to test negative but your test results must confirm that you’re no longer contagious.

It was both. New England got penalized on the Mac play too for taunting; Trent Brown. I really couldn’t believe that all went our way. After seeing so many penalties called where the QB isn’t even out of bounds yet, to push Mac after he was already out of bounds and have it be a penalty on New England was unbelievable.

He was their starter until he got hurt and the advanced numbers suggested he was one of the best RBs in the league this season (and I think last season too but not sure about that).

Unvaccinated. Most likely out for the next two games.

I think in the case of Derwin James, it's a combination of him being very popular amongst fans and also being very popular amongst players and coaches. Likewise with guys like Tyronn Mathieu and Lamar Jackson, who similarly haven't played well this year. I feel like the whole "Buffalo's defense is among the best in the league and gets no Pro Bowl love" has been a thing for many years now; this team's defense has always been about the sum being greater than the parts. Tredavious White is our one defensive player who is inarguably elite. Guys like Poyer, Milano, and Hyde are in the good to great category from year to year where they should be on the fringe of making it more often than not but that doesn't mean they're snubs when they don't make it IMO. And unfortunately for all three of them, they just don't have the name recognition that guys like Mathieu and Derwin James have garnered. This isn't something specific to Buffalo either. Lavonte David for example has been in the conversation for best LB in the NFL for like 10 years now and he's made one Pro Bowl during that entire time. Some guys just don't get the recognition they deserve unfortunately and some get more than they deserve.

Some numbers re: Poyer relative to the other AFC safeties: 7th in tackles 4th in pass break ups Tied for 1st with two other guys for INTs 6th in PFF grade (1 spot behind Hyde) 2nd in PFF coverage grade 39th in PFF run defense grade He had a pretty good case, certainly better than someone like Mathieu, who probably shouldn't have even been an alternate. But guys like Justin Simmons and Adrian Phillips were right there with Poyer and arguably should have been in front of him. Yeah, they forgot to list inside linebackers for reach team which is where Parsons is listed.

Parsons did make it. One of 5 for the Cowboys.

Neither Tremaine or Perryman should have been near the pro bowl. Milano maybe should have made it. Probably other LBs that were snubbed too.

Poyer’s fine but I don’t think he was pro bowl good personally. Certainly a better case than someone like Dawkins and Edmunds though.

Allen and maybe Milano are snubs. Dawkins shouldn’t have made it.

I think 4 of the top 5, maybe 5 of the top 6 teams are in the NFC.