DrDawkinstein

QB is the most important position. QB was the Jets' issue last year. The rest of their roster is ridiculously talented. This shouldnt be news to anyone following the division.

You assume they thought our MLBs were actually good and not just "what we currently have to work with". I'd guess Beane has had his eye out for an affordable upgrade at MLB since free agency started. But contracts are always at a premium in May, and far more affordable in late August. Plenty of teams (all of them?) brought in guys from other cuts yesterday. It's part of the business and standard procedure. Not due to a mis-evaluation by the FO.

He wont be on the PS long, and if I could make $1.08M for a few months work I would keep showing up until they told me to stay home.

There is an SI.com article posted a few times in this thread that has a decent explanation. Long story short, they save $5.2M on the cap, he had tweaked a hammy at the start of camp, and Demeco Ryans as a D coach and former LB wants to bring in his own guys. edit: found it https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/houston-texans-53-man-roster-cutdown-day-christian-kirksey-demeco-ryans

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Remember tho, Fromm has less than 4 years in the league so he went through Waivers. We would have had to claim him off waivers, and doing so carries and active roster requirement. We're trying to find a QB for the PS.

Sure, anything can happen. But I believe the Bills get a chance to block it by elevating him to the active roster. Like a right of first refusal. So if he is poached then it would mean it didnt work out for both the player and the team. No real loss there.

Agreed. If Baker Mayfield can lead the Rams to a victory less than 48 hours after signing, a LB should be able to get ready in a week or so.

Impressive in a thread about Reich possibly being fired you named Steichen as a general top candidate. Great call! Ralph shouldve hired you decades ago!

You're like by far the youngest person in this thread, and managed the most Boomer take.

Serious question: Has McD ever had anyone but the MLB calling the D? Both the PS player and the original team have methods of preventing poaching. The big one being it's up to the player whether they go or not. Kirksey already knows he wont be on our PS for long, and he chose the Bills when he was on the open market. Chances of him leaving via PS are extremely low.

Dont "Peter Principle" Milano. Just let him keep doing his thing.

It's not about the top skilled. No Milano last year or previously. We removed Taiwan Jones and Edmunds. We added Gabe Davis.

If he goes off big enough to help win us a Super Bowl then I will happily help him carry his huge Free Agency check to the bank.

https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/houston-texans-53-man-roster-cutdown-day-christian-kirksey-demeco-ryans Seems like new coach wanted to make some changes.

He had a few years of overlap with Poyer in Cleveland. Wonder if there is a relationship there and if that will help bring him along.

Any player on the PS can also be "protected" by the original team elevating them to the active roster once they are notified of the outside claim. I believe they have to stay there for a certain amount of time as well. edit, doing some googling on assigning protection: "As of 2020, NFL practice squad rosters can consist of a maximum of 16 players. Six of those players can have unlimited NFL experience, and every Tuesday, each NFL team can protect four players from being signed to another NFL team's active roster"

Given he chose the Bills while a FA, I'd imagine that choice would stick. 🤞

I believe PS players have the ability to decide to stay with the team/on the PS if someone does try to get him. Kinda like Free Agents.

With the Ifedi and Kirksey signings, I love being wrong!

Week 1 would be great, but I'd also be fine with him coming in around Von's return, week 5 or 6.

Very happy to see this. I didnt expect Beane to go after much of anyone. But I'm pleasantly surprised with Ifedi and now Kirksey

To Beck's point, there is an old saying: "You dont pay a prostitute for sex, you pay them to leave". Meaning, the payment makes it a true business transaction with no other strings, drama, expectations, etc attached. Many professional ladies are even willing to sign NDAs which adds a huge layer of security for the player. Dating, feelings, drama, etc just lead to bad situations for these guys. Going with the pros is definitely the smarter move.

Does Whitlock understand what he is describing here is technically Sex Trafficking.