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By this same logic though, does that mean the likes of Shakir, Rousseau, Benford and Bernard may all slack off now though?

So the money that Beane just threw Benford’s way, are there free agents on the market you would have thrown it to instead? If so, what do those deals look like (dollars, years, etc.)? If you have a problem with Beane throwing the money the way of a top ten CB that is on the roster, you must surely have better ideas then.

So you want this team “all-in” this season only, at the expense of all future seasons, huh? How long before everyone in the locker room is pissed off and doesn’t give a crap about this season altogether, because they’ve got management that doesn’t give a crap about them? How does that play out for you?

So you think it’s fair for our best CB (and arguably top 10 in the league) to be getting paid less than Dane Jackson or potentially a 1st or 2nd round CB pick in the draft? And you want another hole to fill after this season if we don’t have Benford on contract after this season?

Starring Josh and Hailee? I’m ready for this.

I’d say this corroborates your view. B****** be crazy. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44388496/chiefs-xavier-worthy-sues-ex-fiancee-alleges-extortion-abuse

Don’t discount the resiliency of the refs too.

Totally agree on the first part of what you said. RBs have the shortest shelf life of all positions, the 2nd contract is their biggest chance to cash in and make enough money to be set for the rest of their lives. Whether it’s Dalvin or whomever giving James advice, it’s still wise advice in my opinion. Management would love it if players just accepted what they wanted to do.

Palmer will help you forget Hollins real fast.

Agreed, it doesn’t change narratives of helping Josh or not, unless QB pay is removed.

Do you think he’ll be more effective as a pocket passer?

I mean if Josh didn’t care, he could take even less in pay to help the team even more. But he is the league MVP and deserves every dollar they’re giving him at this point, way more than dirtbags like DeShaun Watson.

That’s reason for hope with Coleman. On the other hand, Coleman performed at a Gabe Davis rookie season level too. Hopefully Coleman follows more of the Moulds career trajectory rather than Gabe.

I think one thing that helped Josh take the next step as leader of the team was not having Diggs there. Diggs has an alpha persona and will try to step up as the leader. That said, I wonder if his departure also forced Josh to be the one to step into that role, and if Diggs would consider coming back and letting Josh continue as the new unquestioned leader of the team. The leadership dynamics have changed, but would Diggs actually fall in line behind Josh now, because everyone knows Josh can actually fill that role now? Also, given Diggs’ circumstances, I wonder if Beane gave him an idea of his market value to the Bills (aka, hey, we’d be willing to pay you this), and Diggs is using that as leverage to land himself some kind of deal elsewhere. Which would be fine by Beane if we weren’t serious in going after him, because it at least drives up the price a little for someone else.

Not saying I want it to happen, but it’d be ironic if we re-signed Diggs at a huge discount, while fleecing Houston out of that 2nd Rd pick too.

Annnnd I take that back….wtf with the PED suspensions.

“Hey Von, we’re ready to reunite if you are”

This is to increase Josh’s MVP chances in 2025.

Feeling good about where Beane’s got the squad after week 1 of Free Agency. Still have all of our draft capital to add more talent and maybe we’ve got room to squeeze in a few more FAs.

I get that Cooper is a quiet guy, just question how much passion he really has for the game. Cook and Milano are quiet too, but the passion in their play speaks a lot more volumes than what I saw from Cooper. Maybe he was more injured than we all knew, but even McD seemed to downplay him as an addition to the team when the trade first happened.

Does Amari even want to play football anymore? Seemed like he couldn’t have cared less.

I count five there that started a meaningful number of games as rookies on the defensive side of the ball. And that doesn’t include Edmunds. So just because you couldn’t remember any, didn’t mean that rookies never start for McD.

Beane ALWAYS gets his man

Nightfall hasn’t hit yet…