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  1. Mack was pretty awesome for the Bears in 2018 and 2020 - all pro both seasons and finished second in DPOY voting in 2018. He had his highest AV rating in 2018 (17, which is really high) in 2018. The Bears went from a decent defense in 2017 to the #1 defense in the league in 2018, when he joined. He was the key reason. He's sneakily putting together a HOF fame career: 101.5 sacks so far and a cumulative AV total of 116. Last season was ridiculous: 17 sacks, 10 (!) passes defensed, 5 forced fumbles, and 21 tackles for a loss. From The Athletic's Chargers beat writer a couple of days ago: "They kept Mack, who turned 33 in February. This likely came down to the tape and the upside. Mack was a truly dominant player last season in all facets of the edge position. There is no other way to state it. His impact on games week after week was monumental, against the run and as a pass rusher. He was healthy after dealing with the lingering effects of 2021 foot surgery in his first Chargers season. As a result, Mack looked like a top-10 edge rusher in the league in 2023. The tape showed a player who can continue playing at that level. He is worth paying for. The Chargers agreed with that assessment."
  2. He tore it on September 23, 2023 - third game of the season.
  3. What do folks think? I viewed as a player with clear #1 WR talent but he's coming off an ACL tear. I don't know how bad it was (as we all know, some are worse than others), but if he's healthy he'd be interesting. He's a much better version of Gabe Davis IMHO. He's nearly 29 and a half years old, though.
  4. Agreed. He certainly passed the eyeball test last season and is a classic case of why RBs are regarded as a dime a dozen.
  5. The fundamental problem with this argument is that having to be prepared to defend against the run forces suspect defensive lines to always anticipate moving laterally to get to the back, and if you can be run on, your d-line’s get-upfield-to-the-qb ability will be significantly handicapped. Being weak against the run means that you have to play two-dimensionally on d-line all the time, and that is NOT a good thing. Also, being weak against the run tends to create massive problems inside the red zone. This is why there is literally not one defensive coordinator or head coach in the NFL who would agree with this take (flagging @GunnerBill, who somehow bizarrely agrees in part with this argument.)
  6. It's mystifying. Edmunds was the fourth highest-paid LB last year and received the fifth biggest contract in FA in 2023. Is it all based on position? If so, LB is below D-line, o-line, WR, and QB in terms of AAV paid. The fact that the Bengals only got sixths for losing two top-level safeties suggestions that positional worth might be a factor. Bengals got only sixths for the two very good safeties they lost. I am starting to think that overall positional value plays a role.
  7. The idea that the Bills were not awarded a third round pick based on the minority hiring situation is false. There were 7 third round comp picks handed out last year and 9 the year before.
  8. This is false. The NFL awarded 9 third-round comp picks in 2022. https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-awards-39-compensatory-2022-nfl-draft-picks-to-16-teams There were 8 last year too. Maybe when we aim to get a 3rd next time we'll let a WR walk. Honestly, I won't be shocked if Gabe Davis nets us a fourth given that he plays a premium dollar position.
  9. https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/03/05/russell-wilson-broncos-breakup-inevitable Supports your take.
  10. He played in two playoff games and lost them both. They blew a 16-3 lead in 1984 and lost 17-16, and they lost 22-20 to Birmingham the next season. Joe Cribbs was the lead running back for Birmingham (16 carries for 70 yards). In fact, you can watch the whole game right here:
  11. Seems like the sort of study that’s going to be a classic example of the replication crisis in the behavioral sciences. I don’t believe these findings to be even remotely accurate.
  12. Tyrod is now available and is ten times better than Trubisky as a backup. Just sayin' ...
  13. Achilles tears are not the injuries they used to be — at all. I won’t be shocked if he’s fine by camp. We shall see.
  14. I'll just point out that he had a pretty good third season - the year the Browns went 11-5 (95.9 passer rating and 65.5 QBR plus a 14 AV rating via PFR). Brady was actually very good last season. They couldn't run the ball at all because of line issues, and that killed their play action game. In the run game, they were literally 32nd in rushing yards, 32nd in rushing TDs, and 32nd in yards per attempt.
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