DrDawkinstein

This is great. But to be clear, Allen is NOT writing a check for $10M. He is signing on a s spokesperson to help legitimize a new (but established) charity venture. And he is kicking in some cash to help buy $10M worth of debt for far lower cost. Debts usually sell at a percentage of their value. This charity already does this with medical debt, where they buy a bunch at a small price and then forgive it. Good on Josh no matter what. This is a great organization doing good things. But it's not simply writing a check.

Yep, just like Josh's elbow injury. Tua's concussions. Heck, Jimmy G's injury came while scrambling barely out of the pocket on a pass play. The pocket is the most dangerous place for a QB to be. MORE designed runs to keep Josh healthy please!

And in that time across 3-4 weeks, only about 4 real days of practice with weather, illness, travel, and injuries.

It's a nice story for the Bengals, and good for them and their fans after being bad for so long. I know we can all relate. But gtfo of here with bringing the Bills into it and comparing them at all. As if this isnt something our boys would ever do, or havent done already.

Congrats, you invented the basic running play.

It doesnt really go in order. Like Houston doesnt have to say "no" before they ask the 2nd team. There is a waiver window where anyone/everyone can put in a claim, and then at the end of that window, he goes to the lowest team that said "yes". They all have the same 24 hours.

But a maul is a maul. It's a slow, hard, straight push. Not a high-speed hit to the head or knee. Not a twist or juke with their foot stuck in astro turf. The amount of padding doesnt matter when you are in a simple sledding drill.

If someone picks him up off waivers, they are on the hook for $1.3M remaining for this year. That's it.

Jackson to Atlanta sure feels right.

Far less injuries in Rugby where this is far more common. Straight line pushing is usually pretty safe. It's the open field jukes and cuts, the open field tackles, and the big hits in the passing game, where most injuries happen. Heck, more QBs are injured taking hits while standing in the pocket (Josh's elbow) than in one of these mauls.

Yes! Some guys just need time to develop. Some guys that's a full decade. 🤣 Maybe a team who needs a vet QB, like the Jets, can get on the phone and trade a couple of 1sts for him!

It's blowing my mind that anyone who knows football beyond the 2000s would say it isnt in the spirit of the game. It IS the original spirit of the game!

How is that a bad thing over trickeration that subverts a more talented team's athletic and physical abilities?

You are conflating the issue of determining Forward Progress, with this non-issue, basic play of pushing a pile on a running play that has been part of the game since its inception. Forward Progress is a different issue and highly subjective. The idea or act of pushing a runner, isnt. We want to stop them? Then stop them.

Correct rugby term is "Maul", thank you very much!

Keep it legal. It reminds me of the old Rugby days. Ground and pound. Old school football.

Lamar ends up in Atlanta. You heard it hear first. Looking like Roman is finally getting a HC nod and heading back to Stanford. Will be interesting to see what that does to the Ravens and their plans.

He knows that there is no easier way to generate a lot of traffic than to throw shade at Buffalo. Bills Mafia falls for it, gets all in a huff, and lights up his feeds. Generating all that sweet click revenue. It's just baiting at this point.

I'm not sure that was true. IIRC, Darnold was the #1 prospect, and Cleveland surprised the world by going with Baker. I think a lot of folks even had Rosen over Mayfield. But... Browns gonna Brown. I would pay good money for the PPV stream to witness meetings in that QB room between Wilson and Mayfield.

Just saw a tweet, whoever picks him up would be on the hook for $1.3M this year. And it's the last year of the contract.

Maybe Texans should stay away if he's another one of those guys.

Good points about Houston. Having the #1 pick changes things, for sure. I guess they could bring him in now to get familiar, re-sign him to a cheap deal, and have him around so the rookie isnt forced into action too quickly. The rest of that team stinks so they have a lot of building to do before any rookie QB would stand a chance of surviving. Mayfield could be that bridge, and compete. But good points.

Remember, a lot of his salary was handled by Cleveland this year in order to trade him: "Mayfield’s deal, which runs through the upcoming 2022 campaign, is worth a total of $18.8 million. Of that total, the Browns have agreed to pay $10.5 million with the Panthers footing just $5 million of his base salary. The remaining $3.5 million, as agreed upon by Baker himself, has been trimmed per Mike Garofolo." So I believe, at most, teams would be on the hook for whatever little amount remains of that $5M. We're well past halfway of the season, so you're looking at like $1.5-2M tops. Probably wont sign a QB for any less than that.

Does "nice" factor in "annoying" or "obnoxious"? Because if @boyst, @Royale with Cheese, and I heard "DUUUUUUVAAALLLLLLL WELCOME TO SACKSONVILLE" shouted into the back of our heads one more time, dude was about to get punched.

For the Colts and Texans, I see it being more of a move for next year. See what he has, and if they want to make him an offer to extend/re-sign.