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if not pass rush, i assume we may throw money at TE, RB (if it's a value, i fade it a bit) or just some real stoutness in the gut

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not certain i agree with that, but to be honest it comes down to how shaq's contract was done. if it gave us wiggle room then i say he was the better choice, but ya if it's bonus heavy then i see your point. obviously some mistakes on the DL were made. stats and such aside, shaq and phillips (not to mention Star) were bigger more physical guys. That adds up on blockers making it harder for them to get up and blow out our DBs and LBs. and the lesson learned here, not at all forgotten by bean based on his off season moves this season, is the FA never helps the team he goes to as much as he hurts the team he leaves (obviously there are big exceptions, but that's the rule). the above said, i still have a suspicion we will take at least one other shot at a real pass rusher, and draft a plug for our DL, i also think we get some kind of RB/TE or even both in the draft.

adding star might could bring us over on D, but i really think we need a pass rusher and perhaps more beef upfront. cb 2 is a need, but i think mcbeen can pick them off a tree, without a ladder. on O, either cody ford just balls out and shows improve, or we just don't get good at run blocking, unless we draft a G who moves guys to the bench. RB and TE production is still our biggest need on O, and while a better OL is a real nice push towards that, you generally have 3 guys at each position who can play, and 2 who can be on the pitch at the same time, so i think we need to add at least one guy to each of those roster spots. it is possible, imo, that our OL just plays better, mainly w ford getting his game up hard, and adding a single TE and RB who can do things no one on the team can right now gets us to where we need to be.

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based on what my cbs sports app just updated me w, looks like about 14-16mm (accounting for bonus and such and such) over two years w the third year being a bit bigger, so pretty normal. i may be off, but i think we are perhaps one more restructure on someone away from having money to sign a real TE or pass rusher in the open market, or an OK TE and a more of an ok De. either edmunds, epenesa, or somebody has to step up if we don't get anyone new (i suppose we could find a diamond in the draft) for our D to be as effective as it was in 18/19

agree w vader and dr dawk in this thread: we took a shot at watt, a real one, and we blew out one DL, and price cut two of them and our C, as well as cutting brown. we inked up milano. this tells me the holes my fantasy off season would have created basically aren't gonna be there. w star coming back (big assumption perhaps) as we sit right now, we have a better DL than we had last season, and possibly as good/better than what we had in 2019 (i fade that tho). so, perhaps we can draft someone in the gut to just be a physical force in the rotation, and go out and throw some green at a real pass rusher. our FO found some magic in 2018 and 2019 on D, perhaps they can rub the genie lamp again and get another top 3 D for us. throw in some RB/TE production and im talking chip all season! i like it.

he's a sick player, but w gabe, beez, and diggs, we have some quality at WR. we need to diversify our attack on O. we already have josh running it and extending plays, an RB who can catch and do damage, and a TE who can eat are the best returns for us. obv, line play, particularly inside, is a need and might just help one or two of the items above.

based on this, the cuts, and the restructuring, and an aggressive but controlled attempt at watt, it's pretty clear to me they are loading up the team for a chip in the 2021 season. some kind of better RB and TE production on O (interior OL being a big part of that IMO), and some beef up front and more pass rush on D gets us there.

Stepping into albacore happened the right way! i figured he was gone, and we'd draft a guy. at this point, it is very very clear our DL play has to improve as our back 7 is staying put.

i thought a big part of the appeal was that his bonus was already paid, no? if we convert some of his current year salary to bonus i think we could manage, at least that's what i thought when i barely looked into it. i say there is a way!

so mcspeedy to the bills for our 1st can happen! i know, it's not likely, but that and a DE in FA, re sign williams, draft OLB and OG and cb2, maybe TE or whatever (pickings get slim quickly) and i think we are in the superbowl. the ne style O that dabol likes is a hell of a lot more effective with the RB coming out catching the easy wheel routes and screens. a burner like mccaffery will either toast the D, or make them commit to covering him, which means beez, diggs, and friends can shine.

5-0 without him, he said it, he knows it, he's just sore. he had limitations when he was healthy, not someone who can beat aggressive man coverage, and he had a couple weak plays which essentially cost us the houston playoff game. if he never got hurt, i think he continues to put up numbers and is still a bill, but he's been hurt way too much to be an asset on the team for what he's getting paid. and to royal w cheese: all these nfl contracts are structured with guaranteed and up front money for players to get cut. in some cases, it is so prohibitive that it basically can't happen, but other than that, it's in the contract and the CBA, players can get cut. there are about 2000 people who can play in the NFL, with the bottom 1k being nearly totally interchangeable, and a couple hundred come into the league from college every single season and they are young and cheap. there are 32 teams, and that's it.

positive news! i gotta say, given morse is getting kept cheaper, i think it's one of williams or mongo getting retained, not both. unless they think they can get RB and OLB cheap in the draft or what have you. based on mccorch's past, the DL is gonna get real attention. that's his bread and butter.

i still have (slim, very slim) hope that knox improves, partly based on what i thought was a better effort in the playoffs. but you don't play with 1 TE on the roster, let alone 1 TE on the field all the time. if he's cheap, i'd totally grab Rudolph. he'd be our first vet TE who can actually block and catch and isn't a Mash unit in a loooooong time.

watson is a sick qb, it's just that Josh is better. Josh was raw and it showed, but he's more talented and that also shows. watson does great things on offense but came out of college at a top skill level. Josh's skills have improved month to month and he's much much better now than when he started, and is going to get even better. so, watson in 2018 >> Josh allen 2018 Watson 2019 > josh allen 2019 (and it was kinda close, at least at times) Watson 2020 < Josh allen 2020 Watson of the future << Josh allen of the future

i don't really think just having a weapon on you without papers in nj gets you 5 years, at least not practically. im guessing dawin's brother had some other stuff on the rap sheet. we do have some draconian laws here in NJ tho.

i like it all with 3 concerns: 1) dunno if that LB fits our scheme. he just might not be fleet footed enough, not certain but that's my feeling. 2) not improving at OG. i think that's one position that we can improve on in a hurry that will pay dividends 3) not improving RB and TE production. I know you have us drafting a guy late, but i think we need an actual impact guy at either of those (or both, but i doubt that hard) positions. of course, if your rb is that kinda playmaker then this is a slam dunk, and the LB does fit, all good except i think we need a nasty OG.

because they already paid his bonus so you get just about the most dangerous RB in the NFL for our offense at a reduced rate, to me that's worth a pick, and josh's new money will hit hard in a couple years so im happy to get guys who can play now and pay now.

For crying out loud, it's the last line you quoted dude: if we don't trade for mccaffery, etiene or whoever could be the guy to be the 1 to moss's 2, im really not certain on one player over another. i'd assume we could get OG in the 1st and RB in the 2nd. if, IF, we don't trade for mccaffery, we can get an OG in the 1st. if we traded our first, i think it's rather evident that we wouldn't be able to use it on an OG.

fact. i remember, and i think it was in SI when they did actual reporting, a nameless test for a new EPO test they had (so they couldn't bust anyone, so no names) found the entire field was positive for EPO. they hand waved about maybe the test being too strong, but it seems like it was correct. IMO, like pro bodybuilding or olympic weightlifting (and i say NFL football as well) cycling just isn't a sport that humans (or at least not enough of them to have a big competition) can compete in without PEDs. biking up and down mountains at break neck speeds for days and days is basically super human.

well, not that watt is gone, my dream offseason is to trade a first and possibly even a future pick for the super RB in carolina. i know it's a pipe dream and won't happen, but you throw him on the O, and we might be harder to stop than KC. i say we throw cash at a pass rusher in FA, cut some dorks who didn't produce last year, sign williams at RT, cut morse and brown, sign mongo and move him to C, draft a good OG, and get OLB (if that's not who our pass rush singing is), cb2, and TE in the draft. we'd have to wiggle a bit to get it all under the cap, but i think we can do it. if we don't trade for mccaffery, etiene or whoever could be the guy to be the 1 to moss's 2, im really not certain on one player over another. i'd assume we could get OG in the 1st and RB in the 2nd.

i have no doubt he is awful and totally full of himself. i also know he has at least at time freelanced in a bad way. i remember with tyrod we beat houston. one play at the goal line, watt just like kept changing the gap he was rushing, came in and smacked tyrod down for a sack. the next play, he did the same thing, tyrod caught him in the wrong gap, and tyrod just walked in for an easy td. given how our D is run, and who are coaches are, i think if watt signed here we woulda just had him rushing the passer like a psycho, which suits him well, and otherwise just controlling a single gap, which he is more than capable of doing. our current wood on the DL does not get up the field like maniacs for the most part, and also lose gap control, so watt would be a huge improvement.

i keep wavering on watt. on one hand he's old and banged up and won't come cheap. on the other hand, mcd's D scheme has shown that when he has horses up front he can create controlled chaos on D while stopping the big play and rallying to the ball. if watt can be a solid pass rusher from inside and out, and get the guys up front to handle their assignments well (star coming back adds some confidence for me on this) and bring up epenesa, he could be a huge London Fletcher on the D line kind of addition to the team.

not a fan of the big contract qb's getting cold feet after the fact and getting traded (if it happens, anyhow) but given his contract status, wilson has to be worth 2 firsts +. a top fight qb at like 23mm per year for 3 years is a massive come up. i suppose he could lose out not having his WRs, but sometimes a change is needed. id say chicago or pittz if ben retires is the best spot, but pittz has cap issues and evidently wilson isn't targetting chicago. he'd instantly be the greatest qb ever in that town, would create a huge buzz.