The Red King

The moment the starter struggles, there will be calls to put him in. Hell, if the starter is mediocre there will be calls. And if he isn't put in, there will be people saying the team is discriminating against him. If he does go in and plays poor or mediocre does he get pulled? If he does, again, people will claim he's being discriminated against. All of that is a hefty distraction teams don't need. Is it fair to Kap? No. It's actually out of his hands to even control now. Look beyond right and wrong. Don't tell me what should happen, or who deserves what. Can you honestly claim the scenarios I laid out above aren't valid?

I'm going to assume he'll be his old self until he's not. Why think otherwise? If he does come back just as he left, you'll have wasted all that time and effort worrying. If he doesn't, there'll still be plenty of time to worry then.

Again, right or wrong, he is at a point now where he is going to be a major distraction anywhere he signs.

All kidding aside, flag football would work. All the skill with far less chance of injury.

Used to be a thing of pride, showcase the stars. But the game is so rough now, so much chance of injury that nobody goes full out. Add to that that the stars of the Super Bowl teams no longer play and, well, there is no point anymore. There used to be a time where players wore strips of beef jerkey for helmets and destroyed each other in the Pro Bowl because they were driven. Those days are long gone. I mean, could you imagine the outrage if, say, Von Miller obliterated Brady with a blindside hit in a Pro Bowl?

Understood, but that doesn't address the issues I noted. The minute the starter falters Kap's supporters will call for him to go in, and rampage if that doesn't happen. Having him on the team is an automatic QB controversy at this point.

Fair or not, Kap brings a real threat to any team that brings him in. Let's say you bring him in as a starter. If he struggles and you put your backup in, can you imagine the backlash? You'd be called a racist, told the move was racially motivated and so on. Likewise, if you bring him in as a backup there will be calls from some circles to put Kap in the moment the starter struggles. And if you don't the race card would be put in play with people accusing you of being racist. It's a headache for any franchise. Why would they risk it.

No idea if this is true, but I could see it. I'm not talking some kind of huge, obvious shift. Some plays are close, as far as what grade you would give it. At that point, there is a subjective element. A bribe could greatly improve the chances that those borderline plays end up positive (or more positive). When you look at the sheer number of plays in a season, that adds up. Again, not saying it's true, just that I could see it happening.

Just found out about this, and it is horrible. My thoughts and prayers to everyone touched by this.

ATM being underdogs for just one game, by one point, is unreal. 🤯

Peterman has a good head for the game and a good attitude. Makes for a good clipboard holder. Just a shame he doesn't have the arm strength for the job.

Maybe Josh Allen riding the Red Bull from The Last Unicorn?

If you slow the speed you can see the exact moment that duck was shot out of the sky.

Okay, NGL that was actually amazing, and I'm now a lil disappointed we're not on their schedule to see what they would have done with us there. 😁

Interesting, if true. A bit of a gauntlet at the start, but we get Rodgers off our bye and the rest of the way isn't bad at all. Just gotta hit the ground running right from the start.

Yeah, and I seem to remember a BS PI call against the Bills too.

I get and appreciate the sentiment, the potential silver lining. But as you're seeing already from some of the replies, for some board members it's too soon. Time heals all wounds, but some wounds require more time. 😉

This. I have no issue with him feeling it, but saying it isn't a good look. This sounds like a guy that's at the point now that he might just go out and try and make a point through hero-ball, and that's not at all his strength.

I think the Jets and Phins got better. I'd be shocked if not. How much remains to be seen. NE...is...well...kinda right where they were. How they do comes down to how much the hoodie squeezes out of them again, like blood from a stone and he's still the best at that.

I'm not concerned for us. His statements just have me wondering if he's gonna start forcing things, trying too hard. And we all know how well hero-ball works out.

Worry more about winning the Super Bowl, Cincy. That should be the only goal. Respect, you pick that up along the way as a by-product.

If I were a Titans fan this would concern me a little. Yes, losing sucks. Josh had it worse and handled it better. And Tannie seems real bitter about the Titans nabbing another QB, adding it's not his job to train him? Not sure his head's gonna be in the game this season. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33849881/tennessee-titans-qb-ryan-tannehill-sought-therapy-playoff-loss-says-not-job-mentor-malik-willis?platform=amp

Wanted to bring this up as well, as it is a valid point. What constitutes a "good" draft? Is it how much it will improve a team? Is it what they got with the picks available? A team that traded their 1st round pick away and drafts late each other round is going to come into the draft in a tougher spot then a team with three high 1st round picks. Teams are not drafting on equal footing, so what criteria are you grading teams on?

Shhh...let the Jets fans have this. Smile, pat them on the head. They haven't had much to be happy about and when the season actually starts... Remember, these guys are going through what we did for seventeen years. Remember our false hopes? Remember with each off-season move thinking this, this was what was going to put us back into contention, and out of the punchlines? Let them have this. Really, it's all they have. 😁

Except reports were the Cards wanted Allen over Rosen. My point is, can you really declare a pick a failure right after it was made? People declared Allen a bust right out of the gate and how well did that age? You don't like the move, you're entitled to that opinion. But it's too early to declare this was a mistake. Time will tell.