FireChans

We are just seeing the unstoppable force meet the immovable object. QB value has been a non-stop train for the last 20 years. It's gone up and up and up. Combine that with a young QB with a recent history of true greatness, a more recent history of injury concerns and weirdness and #1 in the NFL contract demands, and eventually, decision-makers in the NFL said, "it's not worth that." Allen and Mahomes are not stupid. They could have both asked for what Lamar did. They may have gotten it, they may not have. But what they definitely didn't want is this contract ugliness that will poison their national personas. How much is Mahomes making from State Farm? How much is Allen making from Gillette or whatever comes next? That's why Lamar is an idiot. If you are a superstar in the NFL, playing QB, you don't quibble over a couple million in guarantees. You sign endorsement deals and make hay while the sun shines.

What do you mean they could trade him for 2 picks already? Who is negotiating with Lamar right now?

The Raptors won because they traded for one of the best players in the NBA for one of the smallest “superstar” packages in recent NBA history. Based on the Sabres debacles over the years, I think Sean has one of the longest leashes in the NFL, personally. Whether he should or not is certainly a question

Yeah after making him sit out a year lmao

The Ravens don’t have to pay it. They are absolutely welcome to let Jackson languish under the tag pursuing an offer that isn’t coming, and then, next season, they can do it all again!

Might as well trade Josh Allen away. He doesn’t guarantee anything either.

@HappyDays deserves a lot of credit if this happens as basically the first dude with this idea. Beane probably was trolling TBD after the season ended and was like “yeah that makes sense!”

Maclin

Um that's what everyone said but the Rams did it. They called the Rams crazy. Said it wasn't worth it because they would pay for it a few years down the road. Well guess what, the Rams went to 2 Superbowls in 5 years and won 1 of them. They had their first losing season in 6 years. And they did it even with switching QB's during their run. The dirty little secret in the NFL is that winning a Superbowl is hard. On TBD, a certain population convinced themselves that because McD is a good coach and Allen is a great QB, we are gonna have a 20 year dominant dynasty. That's not even close to the reality. There are tons of great QB's that never won, or won only once. It's far more likely the Bills scrape around and maybe get 1 SB win in Allen's career than McD/Allen winning multiple Superbowls. Hell, even the greatest dynasty in NFL history (led by the GOAT QB AND coach) had a 10 year period where they didn't win a title. I don't care if we go 6-11 for 2-3 years because we gamble to win one NOW. I want to win one NOW.

What. Phlly hasn't NOT picked in the first round since 2018. And they have 2 picks in the first round this year. Can't think of a worse example of a "similar route"

Didn't the Rams just do this and win a Superbowl?

Dawson Knox was drafted 4 years ago lmao.

yes.

A 2024 third?? The next Zack Moss here we come!

The last two pages have been a tour du force by @GunnerBill

Hey now, maybe he meant Oliver impressed losing to powerhouse programs like Memphis, SMU and Army.

So wait, your contention is that this is a lucrative contract? They have a cheaper starter already who had more APY last year than Devin has ever had in any year in his career.

I know I always said he was super overrated but a 1 year deal for "up to" 3.75 means his market was harrible.

We didn't let Micah test the market like Poyer did. Micah basically got the same extension Poyer did two years ago. Poyer is now hurt and older and tested the market and didn't have the interest he thought he would.

If we draft another RB I'm going to scream. Stop.

Well I’m convinced. Devin Singletary is better than Frank Gore.

I'd love to win a Superbowl and find out. Especially because the last thing I would care about is people being negative after a Superbowl win lol. Don't think 1 is too much to ask for.

We haven’t won a Super Bowl. There’s a reason to not say “this was perfect.” If you think that when McD, Beane and Josh Allen win a Superbowl, there will be folks bitching about roster construction and clapping and all the other nonsense, I think you need to reevaluate.

No they won’t. This is so silly lmao.

Best days behind him? He’s 29.