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Thats fair - but i think Fontenot gets the axe if he doesn't make the playoffs this year anyway so... if it doesn't work out it really isn't his problem anymore.

I'd probably prefer someone with some inside/out potential, or even a big nickel type safety for the future.

I think the Penix trade was shocking, but a team that had 31 sacks (31st in the league) maneuvering the draft to get 2 pass rushers in the first is not shocking to me. Bijan, London, Pitts are all approaching extension territory so it's kind of now or never for them to try and make a jump to the playoffs.

He's like lorenzo alexander imo. He's played DT, DE, OLB, etc. He even started at MLB due to injuries at his DT playing weight.

It's not like he has all these soft tissue injuries, he was knocked out cold and unable to return.

Pittsburgh makes sense to me. Tomlin is an interesting coach - i don't think he's the greatest with the X's and O's but his players listen to him and its probably a good locker room for him to fit into.

The issue is the 1 game per week type of thing - so adding an extra game tends to give all playoff teams a bye. Factoring in a 1st round bye, and that team possibly having clinched by week 18, you'd have teams looking at a potential 3-week bye.

Compensation

I always think like... if we get the power of hindsight - don't the raiders? or the eagles? or any of the other teams in front of the bills pick? They would all take jefferson too. Insanely underpaid and he has no guarantees beyond this year. He's already on his 2nd team and has made around 60 million dollars so... i don't see a scenario where he plays under that contract. He's a 31 year old all-pro averaging 14 sacks per year the last 5, who just watched Hunter and Garrett get big paydays at similar ages. He either gets traded and extended, or extended in cincy, but there's really no reason to cave and risk injury in a walk year. Especially when you have already made a lot of money, and you watched your team give 0 time pro-bowl/all-pro WR Higgins almost 29M AAV.

Losing Wilkins and Hunt last year was just.. brutal. Toughest two guys on your already soft team are gone and not replaced.

That's a projection of arm talent over QB ability. Tua's an elite processor and possesses elite ball placement and accuracy. If you want to ding him on durability and concussions, thats fair. The guy led the league in yards in 2023, and had a fine year in 2021 after missing time with broken ribs (courtesy of one AJ Epenesa). Why isn't there some level of critique to the game of Maye? I know he has some pop plays - and those were a good indicator to me that Allen was going to be a great player. But so did Fields. So does richardson. Hell, even mac jones. The only certainty with Maye is uncertainty. He's currently the 4th best QB in the first round - and one of the 5 hasn't played yet. With Tua - you're getting something in the vein of Burrow-lite (who is also very much at the same not immune to being propped up). Goff, Stroud, and probably a better version of players like Geno and Carr.

They also seem to only play well at home - which means his offense doesn't work as well without the pre-snap motion and timing that you get by controlling the snap count. That and the inability to ever beat playoff-bound teams is probably going to be the downfall.

Thats kinda the problem though. He's not a good enough blocker - so you're paying for a 2 down running back.

Talented singer and actress wears makeup while promoting film... why is that critical? Lots of women wear makeup, especially so when they know they're going to be on camera.

I don't see them sweeping anyone in the division - we can just say they'll go 3-3 (probably generous). They need to go 7-4 outside the division - Lets be optimistic: @Saints - W Panthers - W Giants - W @Titans - W Browns - W @Ravens - L @Bengals - L (They did beat them last year in week 1, but i don't see that happening again. That leaves 4 games that they need to win 2 of - @Bucs, Raiders, Steelers, Falcons. The road is "there", but when you're mediocre (which i think is again generous) its really difficult to just pencil in wins. This team lost to the jags by 16 last year, lost to the titans, and were 2-6 at HOME, and 1-4 in the division playing actual rosters. Like the road to 10-7 exists, and they could also be 4-13 again and it wouldn't shock me in the least.