Coach Tuesday

This is a strong IOL draft - bizarre move but on-brand.

Who is his agent holy moly. Got Diggs and his impossible to trade contract traded to his preferred destination, got him more guaranteed $$ for 2024, and got him the opportunity to get himself a new deal in 2025. That is superb representation right there. Wow.

I am sure I didn’t go “nuts” about the trade itself but I am sure I was angry about the lack of investment in the position. Same as now. They’ve known who this guy is for several years and they should’ve been loading up on young talent to replace him instead of chasing to fill the gap when we’re weeks away from rookies reporting.

Again, though, for those of you saying "Beane has a plan" - if he had a "plan" why didn't it involve targeting more WRs in LAST YEAR'S draft than Justin Shorter? Now they're scrambling to fill a hole that should've been addressed already.

Worth going back and reading this from 2020. “His standing in the Minnesota offense was just one of several slights that didn’t seem to sit well with Diggs, and early on last season, it became obvious to those around the Vikings organization that the union between the wideout and the franchise was fraying. He missed practice despite not being listed with an injury, used cryptic emojis in his tweets, and eventually said he was “frustrated” with Minnesota’s 2-2 start.” And this: “Yet as great as Diggs had been for Minnesota, his departure seemed inevitable. A month into 2019, the receiver responsible for the most spectacular touchdown in Vikings history skipped team meetings and a practice over displeasure with their run-heavy offense. He was painted as petulant and selfish. The Vikings fined him $200,000.”

Yup. The extension was a reaction to pressure from Diggs and now the trade is a reaction to pressure from Diggs (Houston was his preferred destination) and so Beane has just put a “kick me” sign on his own nuts. All of the agents know now that Beane is easy to manipulate.

It’s not a bad trade given his age and contract - it was a bad contract given his age and antics.

If this was strategic, as opposed to reactive, it would’ve happened a month ago before all of the WR-needy teams picked a mate, or during the draft. This was a reaction to something, plain and simple. And it’s a terrible look for the organization - they signed him to this contract and kept adding money to it, yet they couldn’t make it work. And this regime ALWAYS finds some reason why they have to wait to fix the offense until some future year. ALWAYS.

He isn’t - but if you ask me, playing professional b-ball in Italy would be a pretty ideal life…

He has amazing feet - I think he could do it. The question is, will he have a better career playing in the European basketball league or maybe competing for a bench spot in the NBA (and being a bit of a journeyman) vs. practice squad NFL for several years before really getting paid.

Not really.

After yesterday I think Penix goes before Nix. Much higher ceiling IMO.

There is randomness to which side recovers a fumble but that's about it. McD's playoff philosophy, especially when Leslie was his DC, was "we're not going to change what got us here." That's a terrible philosophy in the playoffs against elite playcallers and game planners and it probably explains the turnover discrepancy @HappyDays cited.

The announced PSL prices probably have put more heat on McD than anything else, tbh.

Sneakily great!

Let’s see the contract - Beane has a history of overpaying these interior d vets, maybe he’s adapting.

Wouldn’t surprise me. This regime almost always talks themselves into dealing with the offense tomorrow.

Tennessee

Harrison Phillips, Boogie Basham

One year deal tells me they are still looking for their starter.

Yet another anti-Oliver crusade thread...

The Jets are building a team that can really contend ... in September.

I see Justin Jefferson-like skills in those clips. Pickens dropped because of character concerns not separation ability.

I don’t see how he passes a physical right now.

Nice legs.