PetermansRedemption

If it were me, I would have done the same thing. You are already locked into top 10 in the NFL draft, why risk injury and falling out of the first round? That is potentially millions to play for a Houston team for nothing but a bowl ring. I would have taken it a step further and just withdrawn from school Ala Bosa. Say I am tending to my injury and making sure I’m 100% for the combine. The argument with the coach, I feel the coach is more at fault than Oliver. Does that team really not have enough money to afford field jackets for everyone? If it is cold why would Oliver want to stand there and remain cold when there is a jacket within reach. IMO all three of these are completely excuseable and justifiable. I still want Oliver at 9. I just fear he will not make it that far.

I felt it was a needed position for the Seahawks and the value definitely fit. Wanted Clelin Ferrell but he was gone by this point.

With pick 21 Seattle is proud to select CB Byron Murphy from Washington. @Watkins101 as the Houston Texans, you are on the clock

Am I the only one who actually really likes these uniforms? Reminds me of something out of the Arena league, and I’m not saying that as a negative comment. The NFL tries to be too “to there roots” oftentimes. Nothing wrong with evolving a uniform. All uniforms don’t have to look like they are out of the 70’s.

Good move. No reason not to bring him in for training camp. Need to bring 90 guys somehow.

With a trade down to the 15-25 range I wouldn’t mind it.

I don’t understand this. Why didn’t he just sign earlier and skip out the last few AAF games. All their contracts had full NFL out clauses from what I read.

I’ll grab the Seahawks. Could be interesting with the Russel Wilson situation.

They should have figured out revenue as an absolute bare minimum. With a new league, they should have literally estimated $0. They clearly way overshot and paid the price. I don’t think the XFL was going to survive either, but this definitely increases their chances. If they had to compete against the NFL and split the lower level feeder league talent with the AAF the XFL would be dead in the water.

This is absolutely nuts. How did this league not have the funding for an entire season? It is mind blowing to me. You had set costs, every player was on an 80k per year deal. You can accurately estimate travel costs. Where was the problem? How did you not have the exact figure, at least down to a very close amount.

Think it would take at least a 2020 first rounder to move from 9 —> 5, which I think is the absolute latest you get Quinnen Williams this year.

Quinnen Williams, Josh Allen or Nick Bosa at 5 and I give up whatever it takes. 9th overall+2020 1st+?

Maybe it’s just because I don’t have much of a sense of humor. But I hate April fools. I don’t find a “joke” funny when everyone knows what day it is.

The problem for the Giants is, this is far easier said than done. This is no where near the EJ Manuel drsft, that was historically bad for QBs. A few of the top guys from this draft have a chance to be decent. And 3 should go in the first round. I like Haskins a lot. The only true knock on him is mobility and the fact he is a one year starter. His body of work this season was impressive. If he were a 3 year starter he would be a top 3 lock. Murray is going 1 to Arizona, and I am not a fan of him. Taking off the biased glasses I can see the allure of him to some teams though. Lock/Jones I have rated pretty equally and both have 50/50 bust/ serviceable starter potential IMO.

Exactly the problem with the league. It really does, and only ever will, appeal to die hard football fans. Those who will watch any type of football be it High School, College, NFL, minor developmental league. Keeping that in mind getting 250k fans to watch the game on a Saturday night is pretty good. Unfortunately for the AAF it isn’t anywhere near what they would need to survive.

If the Bills got Quinnen Williams in the first I would probably take that even if they forfeited every single other pick.

How about when the decision is coupled with taking a RB second overall with an obviously aging and ineffective QB? That pretty much necessitates taking one this year, and your never getting Haskins at 17.

A) I’m not so sure. Last year Gettleman’s interests and intentions were pretty well known and came to fruition. So we have some history to go off of. And B) if this is true, then absolutely. Simply a horrendous GM. If he passes on a QB at 6 and I’m the owner of the Giants he is fired immediately.

Sure they do. They can refuse to go, become a free agent, and are free to sign a contract with a team that doesn’t want to use the AAF as a developmental league. You always have a choice.

I don’t think this is the premise at all. Nfl teams wouldn’t be forced to loan their players at all, they would be given the option to develop them that way. Right now that isn’t even an option for teams because the NFLPA would never allow it.

What the AAF showed me is what I already knew, San Antonio needs an NFL franchise.

The success of San Antonio has far more to do with the city than the state of Texas. 6th or 7th largest city in the country with only one professional sports team, the San Antonio Spurs. Austin is, I believe, the 11th largest city in the country and has zero major professional sports teams. Austin is located an hour from San Antonio, less of you are in the southern suburbs. That area is starved for a professional sports team. There is absolutely zero chance an NFL franchise wouldn’t flourish in San Antonio either.

Unless they can convince the NFLPA to loan them practice squad players I don’t think the league has any chance of survival. And this is coming from an alliance fan who has watched at least 1-2 games per week. I like it, but I can see how the market is only for the most die hard of football fans right now.

Josh Allen the LB can be referred to as Josh Allen Squared, or Josh squared, or Allen squared. He will thereforth be written as Josh Allen^2

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