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Thank you very much for putting this all together. OK, so in theory....they upgraded bigly. In practice - we'll see. I will say I'm not sure acquiring OL talent from the Ravens is the best move to establish pass protection. Those guys have traditionally been 'road graders' in the run game, but Lamar Jackson doesn't get sacked that much because of his escapability - and even so, he took 41 sacks last season. Tyron Smith was a great LT in his time, but it's not just that he missed 4 games last season - he hasn't played a full season since 2015, and he hasn't been a first-team all-pro since 2016. In the last 4 seasons, he's appeared in 2, 11, 4, and 13 games. There's a reason why at age 34, Dallas was willing to move on from him and why his contract with the Jets is highly incentivized for playing time. Alijah Vera-Tucker - "now healthy"? He tore his Achilles October 9th, he had a "procedure" to repair it and was just out of a walking boot in early Jan. He says it was a "higher up" tear with "better blood supply" and he had a different repair than Rodgers. So I would say - it's unknown at this point whether he'll be ready at the start of next season, and if so, what level of play he'll be capable of. Some guys come back from an Achilles, some guys don't but I think it's especially hard for an OLman. Either way, he's appeared in 7 and 5 games the last 2 seasons, so the Jets ROI for a 1st round guard is not high at the moment. Basically at 2/5 spots on OL, they're counting on guys who have missed a lot of time the last 2 seasons to level up their availability significantly, and counting on a guard and a RT from the best running team in the NFL, with a highly mobile and elusive QB, to provide pass protection for a relatively immobile elder statesman returning from an Achilles injury. It's a plan, but it's not a slam-dunk good plan, in my opinion. I think the Jets have had a great defense and it will look much better if whoever they have behind center isn't turning the ball over at a top-of-the-league pace. I think it remains to be seen if they've provided enough of an OL to keep Rodgers upright through much of the season, and of course, if Rodgers will make it through much of the season effectively. Maybe their offensive plan is a short passing offense and lean on the run game?

Kyle Allen signed with PIttsburgh. Very strange QB room.

Damar: Shhhhhhhh.

Class response by Poyer not taking the offered opportunity to throw anyone under the bus

This is pretty funny Concur.

Who is their OL?

Apparently so. The Panthers have gone through what, 4 different HC (2 different hires) and 3 different GMs since Beane was there? Yeah we sent them Dan Morgan 3 years ago, and I'm sure he and Beane talk, but I'm also sure Beane talks to lots of guys around the league. This guy entered the league in 2016 and kicked around until he got a chance to start for Denver 4 years ago. He's seen significant defensive snaps since then, 41-52%, and has been available - missed 2, 0, and 1 game his last 3 seasons. Looks like he may have some positional flexibility, since he played RDE (in a 3-4, maps to DT for us) last 2 seasons but has previously played NT. Had 4.5 sacks, 8 QB hits and 4 TFL in Denver in 2022. He's basically their shot to upgrade on Tim Settle as DT depth. No clue why people are dissing this signing off, unless it's because as you say....

No, that's either or, not both. If we trade him after June 1, we get to defer $22M or so of his cap into next season. If we trade him between now and then, we eat the whole $33M or whatever it is, THIS season - assuming the trade partner picks up his $19M fully guaranteed salary, workout and per-game roster bonuses

I'm so sorry. RIP.

Selected comments: "Listen, I live in tornado alley. They go off so frequently you just gotta go outside to check the sky to see if there’s even any rain" "Honey, I’m from Oklahoma. It’s the song of my people." "It said tornado watch cause I’m supposed to watch it right?" "add,"without my beer and lawn chair" at the end of that sentence and you have a deal!"

Could be titled "Unlearning Dangerous Midwestern Habits" Also, I think other parts of the country may call them "Civil Defense Sirens" They're "Tornado Sirens" around here.

Now that's funny

Having trouble wrapping my head around the word definitely in that sentence.

I do not want to see the Bills on Hard Knocks.

You have an edge to you, my brother.

Dude. If you go to the interview you yourself linked, at 3:50-ish they are talking about Dalton Kinkaid and Khalil Shakir Jordan Palmer says "I remember when you guys came out to throw last off season and I'm like 'Kyle who's that guy?' (meaning Khalil Shakir). Kyle Allen also talks about Dalton being out there "he's your boy". In the other thread, you say "he doesn't work with Palmer anymore", now Palmer clearly says they were out throwing with him (along with some Bills WR) so can you at least have the grace to acknowledge the other thread is full of (your) misinformation?

"parted with their HC, and did NOT do better with their next head coach" were the words I used. I don't read "fired" as an argument I'm making. But aren't you one of the ones who are pretty firm in the stance that Leslie Frazier was fired, no matter what Beane or McDermott or Frazier say?

Ford Motorcoach He says it's not as nice as Greg Roman's RV but from pics still pretty sweet. It was a temporary move apparently, they've rented a house and his family is moving to join him in said rented house. Still, thinking back to the stories of Sean McDermott as Andy Reid's assistant, doing whatever Reid needed....I'm amused by some of the duties an assistant of a motorcoach-dwelling coach could come in for. "Assistant, take my motorhome to the nearest dump station and empty my black and gray water tanks......be sure you rinse them well and sanitize the hoses!"

You might argue if you like, but given all the examples of teams that were winning and seeing playoffs, parted with their HC, and did NOT do better with their next head coach (including Dungy with the Colts - Caldwell went to a Superbowl, but lost) - I predict your argument will be a bit tenuous.

I wonder what the deal will actually be - have to think there might be substantial per-game roster bonuses.

Oh, Holy Cow. Colts, AND Bucs - Wow. Well, at least he did win one championship with the Colts.

Not at all. I'm not giving my opinion either way on when it was wise to move on from Andy Reid in Philly or from Marvin Lewis in Cincy. I'm simply pointing out that those using either Reid or Lewis as examples of a coach who brought his team to the playoffs year after year but was fired anyway are off-base: neither was fired while his team had a winning record and was going to playoffs annually. They were fired after that stopped. Yes! John Fox is one of the few actual examples I can think of, of a coach who was winning and bringing his team to the playoffs, was fired anyway, and his replacement won a Superbowl his first year. Tony Dungy with the Colts might be another - though the Colts under Caldwell lost the SB next season.

That only looks like a Drumstick Simply Dipped Frozen Dairy Dessert, 270 calories per serving, 12 g fat 25 g sugar 2 g protein, or 2700 per 10 servings. Because Mahomes spends every minute of every day trying to be the best he can be (I read that right here) we know it must actually be some specially-made Keto friendly spirulena and kelp-enriched protein-packed super power food.

I didn't see this on a quick scan https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/buffalo-bills-sean-mcdermott-tredavious-white-release-nfl-meetings/article_30c1e1f0-eac9-11ee-a359-d737f8fb52dd.html#tncms-source=login I thought it was pretty cool that McDermott talked about how he and other Bills went to Tre White's house after the injury, just to be with him:

And, similar to Andy Reid in Philly....Marvin Lewis did NOT get fired while the Bengals were notching 5 consecutive winning seasons and going to playoffs every year. Marvin Lewis was fired after 3 consecutive losing seasons with no playoffs, 6-9-1, 7-9, 6-10 Strange how that works