thebandit27

They got on Drew Brees awfully fast.

He said that he “wanted to understand where DJ is coming from”...that’s the exact opposite of condemning it. I hear zero NFL players speaking out. They need to; the credibility of their movement is at stake.

Generally agree. I more meant that I’d like to think that being at said tipping point would make it all the more obvious to the NFL community that speaking out against all hate (and not just racism against certain groups) is paramount. It’s not enough to avoid evil; we also have to avoid the appearance of evil.

I’ll speak on his apology... I’m not appalled or outraged by what he said, because it’s ignorant. Ignorance is sad, not offensive IMO. He apologized. Twice. The first one was clumsy and (IMO) lacked some authenticity. The second appears to have been carefully crafted by a PR team. Fine. Either way, apology noted; let’s see what he does moving forward. The aspect of this that’s disappointing is that—given the current climate surrounding racism and hatred toward people’s background or heritage—not a single NFL player has spoken out to say “hey, wait a minute, we of all people should know better. How can we expect people to listen to us if we don’t clean up our own house?”

Well I certainly got used to it growing up. The NFL and the Eagles organization have done so. I’m interested in hearing from the Carson Wentzes, the Tre Whites, the Josh Normans, or any other player that’s been so outspoken about hate; or really any NFL player at all. The silence is absolutely deafening.

Well, ESPN’s Matthew Berry and former NFLer turned podcaster Geoff Schwartz have more or less put NFL players on blast regarding Jackson’s post. Safe to say that Jews across the NFL world are watching and taking note of whether the players mean what they say.

What an ignorant and ridiculous statement. I don’t want to draw conclusions until things settle, but it will be telling to see the comments on this subject from the folks that lambasted Jake Fromm. As someone that grew up in a family where one side were practicing Jews that never missed temple, I try not to be too sensitive.

I’ve listened to the tape. She says he had his hands around her throat. When he denies it, she pointedly asks how she got the bruises, and he doesn’t answer. And he very clearly tells her to be afraid of him. You can say he isn’t that guy now, but c’mon, he admitted to it in a post-draft interview after pleading guilty. This isn’t a person that deserves the benefit of the doubt. And the Chiefs’ organizations’ relative systemic support of DV doesn’t do much to curb the purview either. I’ll leave it at that. Well, in regard to 2019 the only thing we know is that he very clearly threatened her. It’s on the tape. For the college incident, there’s not much to debate: he plead guilty and admitted to “doing something wrong” and “letting his emotions” get the best of him. Innocent people tend to not do such things.

He plead guilty and literally said that he did it in a post-draft interview. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/nfl/news/tyreek-hill-domestic-violence-child-abuse-investigation/neqfn40200lt16ik2142ay772 ”I did something wrong. I let my emotions get the best of me, and I shouldn’t have did it.” He’s also on tape telling his fiancée that she needs to be afraid of him. Both of these points are irrefutable facts. “Didn't do any of it” is quite a huge declaration. Given the Chiefs’ organization’s inclination toward acquiring domestic abusers, it’s really difficult to give them the benefit of the doubt. It’s like the Patriots****** saying “they’re just filming a documentary”...it’s possible that it’s true, but history isn’t on their side.

I wasn’t picking on your statement; I was analyzing the published guarantees to get a feel for the “real” AAV

So it’s a 3-year deal worth $47M per year with a series of team options afterward. Should he see all 10 years of the deal, the “new money” average is $39.75M per season. That, to me, is right in-line with the market. Russ gets $35M per, so for youth, escalation, and a new CBA, just under $40M on a new-money-average basis makes perfect sense.

Oh I am not surprised he got an enormous deal. I simply didn’t agree that his current “fair market” value was so much higher than Wilson’s...and I suspect on a “normal” term deal it wouldn’t be so high. This is clearly a calculated risk on both sides.

I will be very interested to see what’s fully guaranteed at signing.

You think that his “fair market value” is $7.5M per year MORE than Russell Wilson’s? No.

I actually felt that Allen’s best deep ball of the season was on the first play of the Cleveland game; unfortunately Denzel Ward realized that Foster got behind him and took a smart DPI, otherwise that was a 75-yard TD.

Hey maybe I’m mistaken and Blake is the guy that Allen needs. I think it’s more likely that he’s not teaching him anything beyond the coaching he’s already getting though.

In what sport? And I don’t remember claiming that I could fix the kid in “5 minutes”

He runs a QB mentorship program. The NFL communications interview I read he talked about teaching QBs to read coverages and a lot of chalk-talk type stuff. You’re entitled to your opinion.

I’ve clarified my point at least 3 times. I’m comfortable with what I’ve stated.

And Nate Burleson and Chris Simms and Jordan Palmer and Jamal Adams and Pete Prisco and a whole bunch of others, including his teammates—which actually is the most important endorsement of all.

No, not at all. The only point I was making is that Allen has made tremendous strides in his short and intermediate passing, whereas Blake never really accomplished that. In light of that, I wouldn’t be so quick to take advice regarding fundamentals and/or technique from a guy that never really achieved such precision. I actually like Blake a lot. Very successful man and a profoundly good person. I just don’t think I’d trust him to coach up my QB.

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Dude, Purim was a riot. As far as food goes, Rosh Hashanah was a solid meal, and Momma Bandit made latkes for Chanukah every year, so that always hits close to home. I had it good with a Jewish side and an Italian side. I got both testaments of the Bible and amazing food. What else is there?

Palmer has actually coached. Has Blake? The point is: who is Blake to be talking about what factors limit the effectiveness of an NFL passer when he was basically a one-trick pony? But apparently I’ve offended some Jeff Blake fans so I’ll apologize and move on.

I guess where I’m going with this is I wouldn’t want to take technique advice from a guy that was inaccurate in the most critical range(s) of field depth. The worst thing that could happen for Allen would be to improve his deep ball at the expense of his mid-range accuracy.