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Hopkins has lost a step, but I think he's still a superior WR2. He catches almost everything thrown his way and is dangerous all over the field. In my view, he's a significant improvement over Davis who would thrive as what I've been calling WR3, but apparently is WR4 in our system. I understand there are a significant number of folks who are skeptical about Hopkins. I don't deny the risk. I would take it, but I don't expect Beane to sign him. Any cap savings from the Oliver extension are more likely going to be used for in-season moves or possibly to bring in a veteran edge.

I understand you rate Davis higher, that is my view. You're not alone, but I just disagree. I think if he has a superlative year Davis ends up on another team paying him big bucks. If he is inconsistent, he might be back on a team friendly contract. Fans notice key drops. They don't notice the trenches unless someone is just awful like Saffold and even then, it's not the same.

I think it can both be true that Davis has outperformed his draft status and that he is not a solid WR2. I don't think he's terrible, though imo he is terribly inconsistent. There are mitigating factors and oline insufficiencies unduly affect a player who is best at the long ball. There's no doubt, however, that if Davis had been given the extension and not Oliver, I would be unhappy with Beane on that account.

I was not an Edmunds' hater. We were better when he was in the lineup, even though he lacked instincts and seemed to guess wrong and chase a lot. Nonetheless, I'd like to see how we do with a lb that has instincts, which Dorian Williams appears to possess. In general, I think DT is a more valuable position, and I am cautiously optimistic that Oliver can still improve and make plays more consistently. As to your rhetorical question, it's evident McD and OBD think keeping Oliver is the right play. You keep asking what if Oliver doesn't improve or is beset by nagging injuries? But of course, that is begging the question. Naturally, if that happens it is not a good signing, but those who think the signing worthwhile do not presume that scenario, nor are they rationally compelled to do so. In the end, we'll all have to wait and see. I think it's rather amusing that your default view of Oliver is similar to my default view of Gabe Davis (granted, not a first round pick, but presumably an important factor on his side of the ball), so base line opinions determine how one reacts to these kind of developments.

Pretty sure @GunnerBill predicting this possibility months ago. He's probably in a pub somewhere.

Einstein's first name is Not.

Yes, as it happens, I am experiencing several rather unpleasant life crises, so I came to this site for a brief respite. Alas, the gods are fickle indeed.

This is the one I saw when I opened the page. Carry on.

Lots of folks are going to be shocked. I like him more than most, but he'll have to make splash plays more consistently to merit that contract. That hooboy thread just got a pretty big answer from OBD. I wonder if the extension opens up cap space now.

Any fan who lived through that wretched decade carries an enduring antipathy for the Phins. Don Shula was the complete opposite to Belichick, but he was on the competition committee and I still think they got beneficial calls.

He had one outstanding game against the Chiefs that truly was responsible for the inflated expectations. If you are not consistent, you're not reliably clutch in my view, but if you want to quibble on semantics I grant he has had good games. His entire body of work is subpar for a WR2, though there are quite a few on the board who think otherwise.

Denver redux with Rodgers playing the role of Wilson only this time in New York would be absolutely epic.

That may have been the majority opinion, but before the 2022 draft there were some including myself and others @BADOLBILZ who argued for drafting a WR early (in a draft with more high end talent at the position than 2023) because Davis was inconsistent. So it just isn't true that the narrative only started after this past year.

If so, seems like that is something you could fix, but it's puzzling it hasn't happened by now.

Better keep a light on at night. He might be lurking under your bed. Or in the closet. Definitely hanging out in the cellar.

I don't speak Twitter. What does it mean? It looks like Dhop is hitting on a Buffalo girl.

He probably means he likes cold, hard cash.

It will be both encouraging and funny if after all the bellyaching about the draft pick he turns out well.

All I take from that is your mirror is blind.

I bet you walk under ladders and own a black cat.

Maybe to you. Fella said he couldn't think of a reason to prefer Buffalo, I gave one. If you don't think it's plausible, that's your perogative.

If he wins the SB with Buffalo he gets a share in the credit. If he wins one with the Chiefs it is business as usual.

Frazier's passive approach works well against poor and middling qbs. It manifestly failed most of the time in the playoffs, though he does know how to stop Lamar.

Klein sounds like he would make a great coach down the line if he decides he wants to do that.

Dahlin did develop into a Norris candidate level defenseman. Tage Thompson surprised everyone and became a legit 1C. They have a lot of great young forwards, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka just to name a few, with three top picks from last year and one from the year before (Savoie, Ostlund, Kulich, and Rosen that all appear to be progressing well) along with Owen Power, Mattias Samuelsson and Dahlin that form the young core of a top 4D. Devon Levi is very young, but looks promising as a potential NHL goalie. They need blueline depth and a vet goalie to pair with Levi, but the team is set to be good for a decade if they play it right.