dave mcbride

I like the term "message board myth." That should be copyrighted.

As a former Courier Express morning paper boy (for multiple years), I can assure you that the weather in December in Buffalo sucks.

Suh has actually been a very good player the last few years. He was hardly the reason the Miami defense struggled, and I have no idea why Gase got rid of him. He was the best player on that unit in 2016, his last year there, although Wake had a good season too. He also mostly dominated the o-linemen facing him in the playoffs this past season. Not sure what games folks are watching with regard to Suh. When he faced off against the Bills while in Miami, he was rag-dolling the man across from him regularly.

I like Beane, but it’s *highly* unlikely that anyone will ever top Polian. He deserves his HoF status regardless of whatever he’s said in his later years. If Al Edwards makes a block, he has two rings.

He’ll be fine.

My understanding is that he played pretty decently inside last season. Still, not great production given where he was drafted. This is a pretty good read: https://www.ninersnation.com/2018/10/26/18025500/solomon-thomas-49ers-fix-better-interior-edge-3t Also: http://www.espn.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/131919/49ers-trying-to-find-best-use-for-solomon-thomas-arik-armstead

I said it a little while ago and I'll say it again - my strong hunch is that he's figured out that he basically has a solid five years left as a #2. He's fine in that role.

Yes. Presumably his weight can change, but his height can't.

Why do you care? Seriously. It's not even remotely interesting whether he makes $74 million over the course of his career or $62 million. I suppose if it makes you feel smarter than Bell, then I guess there is that solace.

He has extremely strong TFL numbers, and tackling someone behind the LOS has the same functional effect on down and distance whether it’s a QB or RB.

Bell is an *incredible*, Marshall Faulk-level receiver. Honestly, who gives a flying eff about his financial situation? Whatever he did or didn’t do, he is gonna make far more than I’ll ever make and is set for life. All that matters is how he plays for the Jets. All the rest about contracts etc. is just noise.

Lol - i did actually start to type in bob hayes but changed my mind after writng “bob”!

I agree about Kroft. Long's injury, though, is a garden variety bump and bruise (we're talkin' the NFL here). I'd say the same about Morse and Johnson. A player who avoids a semi-major injury in an NFL career that stretches beyond 4 years is a rare creature. Dealing with injuries is a cost of doing business in the NFL. I'd argue that Benjamin never really recovered from his knee injury in his time with the Bills.

This ^^^.

I'm really inclined to believe Jets spinmeisters, aren't you?

Foster looks to be a genuinely good player: good hands, and really, really fast.

In the two links I sent, only 2 out of 14 receivers average 16.5 yards plus averaged in the 60s. Regardless, it really doesn't matter; deep throws are a bit of a crap shoot given the distance involved. What matters is having a guy who can beat guys deep and haul it in with some regularity. He can CERTAINLY do that--he is friggin' fast and still in his prime. No one is saying he's the second coming of Cliff Branch or Bob Warfield. He is, however, a legit NFL deep threat in his prime who can blow past guys deep. That does a lot for an offense. His performance in 2015 is one of the reasons Arizona had the #1 offense in the NFL.

Has he sold the Braves yet, however?

For GENUINE home run threats (i.e., yards-per-catch averages of 16.5 or greater), note the catch percentages of the leaders in a couple of recent seasons: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/receiving.htm#receiving::11 ; https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2015/receiving.htm#receiving::11 .

53 percent with an 18.9 ypc rate is actually *good*. The only one who matched that ypr was DeSean Jackson at 18.88, and he had a 55.4 percent catch rate.

He caught over 50 percent of his passes when Flacco was the QB. He caught roughly 30 percent when Jackson was the QB.

Catch percentages for deep threats are always lower than everyone else's. Most QBs aren't particularly accurate on 40+ yard throws. He had 7 catches on 7 targets in that game too.

He's very accurate.

The next week he had 7 catches for 130+ yards. There are games that you adjust the basic gameplan given who the opponent is, and there is also the early blowout factor. Why try any risky plays when you hold the opposing offense to 106 total yards and sack Marcus Mariota 11 times?