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I find it unfathomable that so many fans of a team that once lost 4 consecutive Super Bowls waive their hands at the idea of adding one more weapon.

Mailed it in and voted in person.

Totally agree. The team may not need Ertz, but if they don’t it’s not because they grabbed the 9th RB and the 17th and 30th WRs taken in the draft.

Just messing with you. I never bet on teams I like. I like to pick a team that I have no strong feelings towards either way to follow closely and bet on/against. That’s how TBD got stuck with me a year ago. I pounded the Bills over 6.5 wins hard and won. I lost out on a longshot bet for them to win the division, but it was close.

The world’s most beautiful sports books were built on the backs of people who bet with their hearts.

Just the latest example of a post that makes me wonder how any team other than the Bills has ever won a game.

444 points. That’s the same as the Chiefs scored last year. 455 points. Offensive juggernaut.

He’s the type of player that you sign if you’ve got room. If you don’t have room, you let him walk and take the comp picks. Building a contending team and maintaining a competitive team are two different skills. I’m sure McBeane has a contingency plan in the likely event that Milano demands an 8 figure annual salary.

Yes, Josh should have followed his blockers.

Dumb

Yeah, all he did is go 4-4 in the playoff game including hitting a 47 yarder at the buzzer. 47 yard FGs under pressure are notoriously difficult.

He still does. https://foxsportsradio1400.iheart.com/featured/rob-sanders/content/2020-02-04-sammy-watkins-shows-off-the-super-bowl-trophy/

Of course there are rules. This is akin to getting your car impounded for going 66 mph in a 65 mph zone, though. At some point, common sense should be applied.

People here want so badly to believe that Cam is going to be a disaster and that the Patriots are going to suck for all of eternity that they’re willing to pretend that Cam was signed to back up Stidham and Hoyer. Sorry to say it, but BB isn’t an idiot, and Cam is a competent QB even if he isn’t what he once was. In fact, Cam is probably the closest comp to Josh Allen in terms of his skill set, style of play, and limitations.

The Milano situation is a perfect example of a mindset that will need to change. Top teams have to let good players go because not all good players are key pieces. MM is a good player, but Linebackers who get a bunch of tackles but aren’t pass rushers aren’t key pieces. You can replace them with JAGs for a fraction of the cost and use that money to retain Tre or whomever and be much better off. 4-3 LBers just don’t move the needle enough to keep them when it’s time to separate the “wants” from the “needs”.

That’s a bastardization of statistics. You don’t want your QB to be forced to throw the ball over the yard for 60 minutes in order to win, but you DO want a guy who is capable of it. Of course it’s great when you can hand the ball off 40 times and win 27-3 without being forced to pass, and your record is going to be great when the opponent can’t stop your running game. Josh is 0-8 when the opponent scores over 21 points.

What game should I watch? I’d love to get on your level of football knowledge, and I’ve got Gamepass. I’d love to know what scheme change is going to turn a guy who allowed 15 TDs on 132 targets over the past two seasons into a serviceable player. Give me an example of a game where he flashed enough to show that he’s ready for a renaissance at age 33.

I thought there was some sort of unwritten rule that teams didn’t poach players like that.

Ryan saw the field a lot more than Norman, so his suckage was more cumulative, I suppose. If Norman had seen the same amount of passes his way, he was pacing to give up 17 TDs. It’s really remarkable just how bad he was. I suppose if you’re trying to plug someone in for a historically inept CB in Josh Norman, Ryan’s a perfect fit. If you want to save money without a drop off in production, you could just play 10 on 11 and hire me to yell “DROP IT DROP IT DROP IT” at my television.

Ryan was much better than Norman. Ryan: 7.6 yards allowed per target, 5 TDs allowed in 103 targets, QB rating allowed 88.7, 4 INTs, 4.5 sacks Norman: 9.7 yards per target, 7 TDs allowed in 46 targets, QB rating allowed 129, 1 INT, 1 sack.

Josh Norman could be replaced by letting the grass grow an extra day and you wouldn’t see a drop off. He was literally the worst player in the NFL last year. He was targeted 46 times and gave up 7 TDs and 444 yards. Opposing QBs had a rating of 129 when targeting him. The guy is horrific, and he wasn’t much better in 2018.

It IS after the season.

The point is that there’s a difference in philosophy between building a team to compete in the future and putting the finishing touches on a championship contender. When you’re in your window, getting 1% better is worth overpaying for. The Chiefs gave up a ton for the right to overpay Frank Clark. Then he had 5 sacks in the postseason, helped win the Lombardi trophy, and nobody cares what he cost anymore because flags fly forever. What’s more is that the Chiefs then went out and signed everyone anyway because the salary cap is about as effective as Trump’s border wall.

Who needs trophies when you could have salary cap space instead?

CBs tend to be elite for very limited amounts of time before rapidly declining whereas elite DEs can produce at a high level for a decade or more.