DrDawkinstein

The craziest part about all this is if they just DIDNT REACT, or just actually even kissed, the whole crowd moves on and it never makes the news or twittersphere. It was their immediate and guilty reaction that caught everyone's attention. To the point that the Coldplay singer even called it out like "Whoa, what was that? Someone having an affair?" Which made everyone post it.

I took it to mean Watt is a better DE than James Cook, to which I cannot disagree.

Sounds like he died while paragliding (heart attack maybe?) and that caused the crash. He was already dead in the air before he hit down. Luckily no one else seriously injured, although one hotel worker got hit and went to the hospital for a neck injury. I remember watching that jump from "space". So cool. Was a bit hairy for a moment because iirc he went into a spin, but then got out of it and ultimately landed on his feet! RIP

I saw that. Was it ever determined what the difference was between him and say Bo Jackson? Was it because Bo didnt go back to school (since the Bucs blew his eligibility which was why he refused to go to Tampa)?

We get it. You fist bumped Josh, and he loves Shakir. But that doesnt count as "insider info"

Texas A&M coach was on ESPN earlier and clarified that yes Sanders is working out at their facility, but fully intends to return to Cincy and the Bengals for camp and will not be on the A&M team this year. Which was nice of him to break the news for us, but it totally sandbags whatever little leverage his boy Sanders was holding over the Bengals in trying to get this deal done! I'd be a little pissed at coach if I were Sanders.

They looooove waiting until just before Opening Day. Jerry just burning through his money being so stubborn.

Yeah, nah. Top 30 is a bit of a stretch and bordering on homerism. Looking back at Roscoe's list, even if there are a couple I think Shakir is better than (McConkey, for example) there are others that would push him down. WR is a very stacked position across the NFL. He isnt going to be any GM's first choice, which is what would need to happen for him to crack the top 32 alone. For my (non) analysis, I wasnt necessarily saying "he was 40th in yards therefore he's #40", but was getting an idea of just how many other WRs there are and how many that are producing. I'm thinking that almost every #1 WR would go before him, and at least a handful of #2s, and maybe a couple of his fellow slots as well. So 35, 38, 40... seems to be a reasonable range.

Is that what I said?

Amazing analysis, thank you.

Surprised the Steelers caved after this thug made those social media posts from listening to his bad-influence brother.

Without much analysis I'm going to wing an answer and say somewhere in the 40s. Assuming most #1s would be ahead of him, and a handful of #2s. edit: Ok did some light research, and yeah, he was 40th in receiving yards, high-20s in receptions, and didnt make the top 50 in TDs. So yeah, low 40s if they were redrafting all the WRs.

The Ed Oliver thing seemed like a complete railroading and all charges were ultimately dropped. I think they pulled him over and he supposedly failed a field sobriety test, and he had a gun legally, but when mixed with a DUI it becomes an issue. But the blood test from the incident came back totally clear. He was basically pulled over and ***** with for having "tinted windows in the wrong area of town" if ya know what I mean. No legal issues so no suspension.

Absolutely. Different jobs have different requirements, and for some jobs it makes sense that driving or drug infractions could affect employment. And if unions are involved, I trust any employer involvement is agreed upon and for a good reason. I get it with the NFL adding on, but some people act like its the league's job to be the police, judge, jury, and executioner when they're just trying to run a sports entertainment business.

It's the Chiefs, so it'll be 2 games, served whenever they want, preseason included.

One affects the game that the league runs, one doesnt. PEDs, gambling, cheating, etc are all directly related to their job. Off-field stuff isnt. Folks get so confused about employer discipline when it comes to this stuff. I could commit a whole bunch of crimes that my employer would have zero business punishing me over. Including car accidents. Now, I get that they are in high-profile positions and the league needs to protect it's public image in order to make money, but that is the only reason they get involved with punishments for off-field issues. Punishing people for off-field crimes is what the judicial system is for, and he'll be serving 30 days and 5 years probation. Any issues with that, take it up with the courts.

Guys... this isnt a perfect, 100% 1:1 analogy. But the bones are the same. Its more about the big picture overall plan than matching up exact players. You can say we didnt have anyone as talented... sure, but most folks feel Gardner has been more hype and disappointing, much like Sammy. And while the Bills didnt get the OL figured out right away, they were at least trying. Way more movement in the trenches here than in NY this year. I dont remember Beane handing out 2 HUGE contracts right away tho either. But if you think this is the plan that will work for the Jets and they are on the right track and setting themselves up to draft a great QB next year, I'm sure Gang Green is happy to have your support. Even worse then because the Jets likely would have been able to bring in quite a haul for those better players.

I guess I see this as a very "Drought Bills" move. Spending big money on a couple of names that arent actually going to affect any wins or improvements. We spun our wheels for so long doing that. Then we saw the McBeane plan. Come in as a new regime, trade away the old regime's players, stockpile assets to go get your QB the next year. Bring in some players who are experienced with and loyal to the new coach to help maintain belief in the locker room. In the meantime, start figuring out the trenches. There looks to be a few decent QB prospects next year. More so than the last couple of years. That should be their main focus right now. IMO at least. Luckily, the Jets dont trust the process.

Funny, the rest of the internet is slobbing the Jets right now too. A lot of "The Jets are finally doing it right!". I dont have the time or patience to tell them how they are wrong, so I'll just sit back and wait for it to all fall apart by October and enjoy the schadenfreude like I have the last few years.

They just brought in a new GM and HC so that may have delayed getting down to business whereas Beane was likely in talks with some of these agents last season. That's my guess at least.

Just wait until Brick takes over. We're good for 70 more years.

New Jets regime had every excuse they needed to trade them for assets before the players could ever demand one, just like when Beane came in and cleaned house. Not their guys, etc etc The whole building needs a reset, not overspending on keeping under-producing boundary players (even if they are very good). This doesnt make me any more worried about the Jets. The recent draft record is a fair point.

Ehh, I dont think you build around WRs and CBs. If you arent going to have a QB, you start building the trenches imo.

Kevin OConnell and his system/playcalling is the Vikings equivalent to having a star QB. The Jets dont have a KOC. And now they have (another) Defensive minded HC. The new regime should have traded Wilson, use picks on the trenches or a shot at QB. Agreed he'll have a "1000 yard season" but is that even a big deal with 17 games and a pass-heavy league?

Well, never in this case is really only 4 years So I have that going for my prediction.