No need to get cranky.
I look at those comments by Vic to be one in the same thought. The mailbag is an extension of his article. It's a neat trick reporters use to fill column inches with stuff they've already written...
Also data reserves if you're going to connect by phone.
In April I used my cell modem to watch the Masters on my laptop and it used up my monthly data allocation in just a few hours (and I had to pay an overage charge). Not doing that again...
That was my thinking as well. The disregard for RB longevity is another way the position has been devalued (use 'em up, get a new one.)
I'm sure Shady resented that about Kelly as well...
Singing Rice would have to be an ownership-level decision. And I can't see Kim pulling that trigger, no matter ho much Rex loves him...
Rice has become nationally-known lightning rod. Like it or not, his media profile is much higher than mid-round draft choices that few in the 'general public' have heard of...
Brooks has more experience, but as a fellow 4th round pick, it likely comes down to one of those two for the fifth CB position. Coming out of Duke, Cockrell was more of a zone CB or even FS-type so he may not be a good fit for Rex's scheme...