WhitewalkerInPhilly

I remember in 2020 there was something similar and you had CeeDee Lamb and Justin Jefferson slide to the back half of the 1st round

I was going to say it made sense: pick up another journeyman, draft a rookie and hold an open competition And then I saw the guaranteed money. Jesus

Dude is an inch taller and 20 pounds heavier

Cover 1 had him in their wishlist and did a breakdown. Palmer seems ridiculously reliable

Looping this baxk to the point I made above: this seems like the kind of signing that makes Everyone Eats work better

Ok going entirely by what was on my wishlist? He's near perfect. Believe me if a Jamar Chase fell into the team's lap I'd be stoked but if the plan is to tune up the "everyone eats" a man to man separator was the missing piece. Take a guy in the mid rounds (along with a RB) and load up everything else on D

I don't know him. TELL ME HOW TO FEEL

It's not like we broke the bank for them either, they were just evaluated well.

As infuriating as it is to see players I want going, I am having massive sticker shock compared to what Beane is locking up our pending FA for. They're always someone when the dust settles who is productive but isn't on a team for a variety of reasons: cut to make room for another player, on the backside of their career even though they're productive or overplay their hand on the market and take a prove it deal. I WANT the surer thing but if teams want to cap hell themselves in advance I really can't stop it.

Just a reminder that while Beane has misfires more often than not he knows that he's doing

I've heard of him!

It's hard to make a reasonable offer when the other side insists is unreasonable. If the Browns had any sense at all they'd be taking their cap lumps ASAP and selling off assets because of the millstone that is the Watson deal. Who else do we have?

I can see this is the Bills telling Von to test the open market after Miller wouldn't take a cut. Here's hoping it means that have someone already lined up for a replacement

Keon Coleman is so slow that he might die before he commits any crimes and is remembered as a beloved Hall of Famer. There, are you happy now?

I want a game wrecker in the 1 tech. If the Bills get that I suspect Groot and Oliver look back to potential This deal is going to increase our cap space for this year. If anything I think it makes a FA splash more likely

This seems like the most obvious pickup possible. We need help there, he is likely ring chasing, no comp pick worries we can pursue now

Agreed. Of the five players we went into with looming contracts (Shakir, Bernard, Benford, Groot, Cook) he's the only one left who I think you can get good value on by locking up early. He's not flashy but his analytics are consistently top tier. Meanwhile Cook and Groot are looking for huge paydays and those are cans I am fine with kicking the can down the road on

Exactly this. It actually is likely going to *increase* the cap hit this year but it would mean dropping like a stone in 2026

It's a little more than I'd like but he was incredible in 23 and was still good last year. Considering that he's still on a rookie deal and the amount of guarantees this is probably in effect a 3-4 year (prorated bonus over this year, 2-3 years of $12.5 AAV) so I'm not worried about long term health concerns. Now do Benford. If we get that done, I'm willing to roll the dice on Groot and Cook

I am fine with KC shedding the better members of their O-line. That worked great for them in the super bowl

I'm usually sympathetic to labor but I'm a little surprised. Things haven't exactly been rosy for the XFL, USFL, UFL and arena football. The USFL has managed to get to season 2? The USFL is sometimes the final shot for guys to break into the league and you've gotten a few people who do so every year. I have to think the players make more doing this than what they'd do otherwise. I'd be a lot more hesitant to pull the trigger until you know the USFL can stick around.

My thinking is a long the Family Guy joke: "You can have the 2nd round pick you hit hitting a contract year...or a lower 2nd round pick than you used to draft him!" "A second round pick? James Cook is great but a second round pick could be anything! It could be a James Cook!" Look if we are getting some ludicrous offer or Cook is part of a package for a sure fire player (if it's Chris Jones and the Chiefs are making the money work) give me a call but let's not make them better for a maybe. I'm fine with draft picks but why give them a sure player

I mean great! That usually means the cost this year is mostly the same, and if they are saying up to that means some decent incentives built in. Honestly, he's the most proven passing weapon we have

I don't mind the comparison. I'm ok at the idea of trying to take a prime role here because the supporting cast makes it an ensemble

Now I know you're full of it. There's no such thing as too much!