TheLynchTrain

Surprised this has not been posted, with him being a TBD whipping boy at all (if it was, sorry in advance). We won't have to hear about hearing about the "beeeeeels" on Sundays anymore. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/05/09/solomon-wilcots-out-at-cbs-after-16-years/

I don't know, I would think a guy named H2o may have some expertise in this area.

I have no skin in this game and found the article fairly interesting read, but as a counterpoint Albert Burneko did have a fairly scathing review earlier in the month related to Lombardi's review of QBs - http://deadspin.com/the-ringers-mike-lombardi-claims-seven-insights-into-go-1794051550.

What were you doing? Running a site?

There are some hot takes in this thread

We all owe serious gratitude for the Pegulas for saving this team (and the Sabres), but with every failed season under their belts, I hate to say I get the sinking feeling Terry is the nice version of Dan Snyder.

Every scoring play is reviewed now; you'd have to tweak or eliminate that too.

One of the curious arguments against his inclusion is the fact these reporters keep saying he was run out of town "at every stop." I can obviously see that being said in Philly (although it was contract related, I don't hold it against TO), but where the hell are they finding this argument that he was run out of Dallas? He still put up a good season in 2008, but he had a large cap hit from the massive contract he signed the year prior and was cut. By Vic's theory, almost every player that has been cut could be construed as "run out of town." The guy was 35 years old, turning 36, when he was cut and signed with Buffalo. There are probably many Hall of Fame WRs who were probably on their second (or third) team by that time. This is clearly one of those cases where these HOF voters have reached their predetermined conclusion and are now grasping at flimsy arguments to fill their narrative. Like Florio, I'm happy to see a voter come out and put pen to paper why they wouldn't vote for him, but that doesn't make it any less embarrassing.

That seems high... I know he ended on IR last year and 2012, and you are correct his rookie year, but did he really have an injury prone label? I can't seem to recall another RB that was able to last as long while being a clear cut #2 on the same time - seven years is an unfathomly long time. Guess he got lucky with GB, who are loathe to get rid of their own draft picks. But yeah, excellent career with everything listed above. He also made a little more than $8M in career earnings according to spotrac. What 30 year old wouldn't want to his second career with that type of nest egg???

Honestly, I'm actually impressed that number is that high. Predicting what a 17-18 year will do / can be in 10 years, let alone 3-4, is crazy. I honestly thought the number would be lower, on both the drafted AND still in the league (most likely 5-7 years after being drafted). I'm also fascinated they didn't post the number of players that were signed or tried out for teams - I wonder if it's in the 50s or 60s? The four deaths are sad beyond belief. That has to be higher than the any mortality metric for 17-18 year olds 10 years later. Also forgot to mention - NCAA should be embarrassed with themselves that only a third of these guys actually obtained degrees. I understand with such a relatively high number (39) drafted, many of these guys left college with eligiblity and credits remaining on their degrees. I don't care, that's just such an absurdly low number.

Holy crap, it could even worse than that, with Philly moving from 13th to 8th. In the Austin for Manuel/Alonso draft trade of 2013, the Rams moved up from 16th to 8th with the Bills swap and it cost them 2nd, 3rd and 7th round value (and in return our 3rd). Even the give or take from 13th to 16th and the 3rd round movement, you could make the argument that the draft value at stake here for Miami was around a second round pick rather than third...plus the 4th. Jeez...

Wait, so this wasn't a joke thread?

Yeah, if you're looking at their base salary alone....however that's not how the NFL works, or for that matter, has worked since 1993. Gronk has a 2016 cap hit of 6.6 M due to amortized roster and workout bonuses. His contract and Chandler's isn't even close. He also has cap hits of 7/11/12 coming up the next three years. Not true. In 2012, with two years remaining on his contract (a key bargaining chip), he signed a 6 year 54 M contract, the largest for a TE at the time. It was a big chunk of money to pay out to a TE back then (especially since they also paid Hernandez handsomely)> There were a ton of questions/criticism of the deal since he promptly ended up on injured reserve the next two seasons after signing (before his new contact even went into effect). Gronk (and the Pats) have obviously proven their detractors wrong, since even only playing 80% of games he's still one of the most dominant offensive talents in the game. The deal turned into a bargain for the Pats. I will say, on the original topic of hometown discount - Chandler Jones is in the last year of his rookie deal, and who knows if they'll let him walk. Every team in the league had a shot at Edelman in 2013, and he resigned with the pats for vet minimum. He put up 1000 yards in 2014, and again every team in the league had a shot but he decided a few weeks into free agency to resign. For whatever reason, there wasn't much market for him. Vollmer is the only guy on this list who I think legitimately can be considered a "hometown discount."

What blew my mind was not the silly scout report but the link to the 2010 article when Kroenke bought the team. I know he said a bunch of things to be able to buy the team, but these quotes are brutal: "I'm going to attempt to do everything that I can to keep the Rams in St. Louis," Kroenke said in a phone interview Tuesday night. "Just as I did everything that I could to bring the team to St. Louis in 1995. I believe my actions speak for themselves." "There's a track record," Kroenke said. "I've always stepped up for pro football in St. Louis. And I'm stepping up one more time." Kroenke is bothered by the perception that he'd work against St. Louis, or that he'd scheme to move the Rams back to Los Angeles. He pointed to a life spent largely inside Missouri borders, and his base in Columbia, Mo. "I'm born and raised in Missouri," Kroenke said. "I've been a Missourian for 60 years. People in our state know me. People know I can be trusted. People know I am an honorable guy." Kroenke mentioned that his mother-in-law, who is 86, attends every Rams home game as an enthusiastic fan. And she is accompanied to the games by her sister, who lives in the St. Louis area. Kroenke didn't finish the obvious point, but I'll finish it for him: Why would anyone believe he'd want to move the Rams away from beloved family members?

This got strange very quickly