Buffalo Junction

Mainly because it’s often different players each time on defense. There’s no consistent top 5 player at a “premium” position on defense. That said, you generally need a top 10-20 pick to get a generational talent at DE, DT, boundary CB unless you get lucky or take a chance on upside or red flags.

How Brady has used Kincaid as a blocker is kind of interesting. Brady has been getting him downfield to block guys on the second level in different formations and personnel groupings (extra lineman in particular), and honestly Kincaid has been doing a pretty good job at this - many times absolutely demolishing a secondary player pursuing Shakir, Cook (angry runs win), etc. It’s definitely part of the play design, but he’s certainly shown the “want to” needed to help others get extra yardage. I swear almost every time there’s a big run or YAC play Kincaid is near the ball carrier at some point blocking. It’s been fun watching him and these big WRs terrorize secondaries with their blocking, especially during this winning streak. I also think people forget that it usually takes TEs a long time to come into their own because of all the extra skill sets they need to hone. That’s part of why top TE prospects aren’t a bad choice in the first round; extra year on rookie contract, weapon/safety net for your QB, big pass catcher that can block LBers and secondary players.

Honestly…. If we could swap the current Von for a prime Schobel I’d jump on that faster than a trampoline coated in $100 bills and strippers.

Browns would have to time that with the proper QB class, and Haslam would have to convince a good coach that there’s job security.

The ability of defenses to slow down the underneath stuff is going to be dependent upon Coleman’s development and Cooper’s ability to integrate into the offense. Keon has already shown the ability to break a tackle and turn a hitch into a splash play, and he’s shown he’s capable of getting open deep on scramble drills. The whole league knows Cooper can get open deep, so he’d have to prove otherwise. That said, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Shakir start putting up career production that’s somewhere between K Allen and R Cobb if he stays relatively healthy. In other words… a guy that consistently sniffs a thousand yards, has the ability to have monster games, and goes over 1,000 yards 3-5 times. Shakir’s yac ability and catch percentage make him a serious problem for defenses.

Perk of having Mixon

You need to find an older top offensive HC that got fired for that to happen. With the way the NFL operates now finding a former offensive minded HC that’s been fired and is not going to be given another shot isn’t likely. The best shots at that with McDs contacts are probably Peterson and “maybe” Daboll. It’s just not a reliable probability with the way the league is operating, and sadly…. Pegula is probably content just winning the division and selling seats every year.

By urinal you mean trough.

With climate change ramping up I suppose hell could freeze. 🤷‍♂️ With climate change ramping up I suppose hell could freeze. 🤷‍♂️ With climate change ramping up I suppose hell could freeze. 🤷‍♂️

If JA17 manages to get 35+ TDs, keeps the INTs below 10 (<1 per game from here on out), and the Bills win the division by a wide margin it’ll be difficult to argue against him being MVP using previous media narratives. He’s probably going to need to win a big nationally televised game with dominant box score stats against another top QB to take it though…. Unless Lamar stumbles with a bad prime time game.

Stay tuned… They’re going to debate the speed of swallows carrying coconuts next week.

F the Titans trick play BS.

Or taken behind the woodshed for a whooping with an extension cord. Or taken behind the woodshed for a whooping with an extension cord.

That was a who’s my huckleberry call by josh

Brown is too cheap to pay Taylor and a new HC at the same time. 😂.

He’s his own personal mash unit, but I’d rather have Watson because he can break a game open, shift coverages, etc. That said, Doubs has been a guy that shows up in big games - prime time & playoffs - for them.

You can definitely pay the guys who are weapons, especially if they don’t have an injury history. The CMC’s, Kamara’s, and Aaron Jones types that can line up outside, in the slot, or go in motion in addition to running the ball have expanded value compared to traditional RBs for sure. They can shift coverages and/ pull LBers out of the box to create mismatches on the field.

Spags is on point tonight. Individual falcons need to make this game

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Better than 2 sacks, 3 passes defended, and a fumble recovery? That’s Epenesa’s stats from the last game against the Jaguars.

Good lord, Jacobs is on pace for 40 carries and 250 yards. 😂

Yeah, but that was a different regime. 😂

Size certainly plays a part. Smaller guys are definitely more likely to get injured, especially since the bigger guys keep getting faster and able to apply more force to contact. I think a big aspect though is the change in preseason standards over the years. The human body needs to be conditioned for the violence, and the reduction in hitting eliminates a bunch of that conditioning. There likely isn’t enough hitting in camp to condition the body. When that’s coupled with the starters barely playing in preseason games these guys just aren’t conditioned for the violence of the regular season.

At the end of the day that decision is a matter of durability, contribution to the passing attack, game breaking ability, and value of the overall contract. RBs have deflated market value in general due to over saturation, but there’s extreme value in particular weapons that can stress a defense in multiple ways. Just depends on how much you have to pay for them. I said this upthread, but paying Cook CMC money is something I wouldn’t do, but paying him Aaron Jones money is something I can see Beane considering in this current offense.

The RBs that are game breaking threats in the running game and downfield passing attack are really the only ones that you should pay. They will likely offer him a second contract, but because of Josh’s cap hit it will be for Aaron Jones money instead of CMC money….