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After the 2 BS holding calls, i started watching the line more, and there were several plays where they held oliver. They struggled with some of the screen game, and i felt they played those better as the game went on and achanes speed was just a problem for the dline all day. Ball was out quick so i didn't expect much pressure. They also played LBs and S's way off the LOS and gave a ton of light boxes to run into. Not a run stuff strategy at all, more of a stop the bleeding. End of the day - Hill and Waddle were fairly afterthoughts, they caused a turnover, and forced a couple of short FGs which i think was largely the goal.

So tua has 3 fumbles this season in 191 snaps. Allen has 5 fumbles in 463. Maybe tua needs to hold it like a loaf of bread?

Lets assume he's talking about... football players. Still a wildly weird tweet.

Literally none of it guaranteed. He'd have been released and got 3.5 million. By voiding it he's a free agent during tampering, and they paid him the 3.5 in 2024 instead of 2025. They used the contract years to massively discount his cap hit this year, and he will carry 16ish million against the cap for Houston next season. It didn't work out but it really didn't change much. If he performed, he would've wanted a new contract. If injured, he'd have been released.

I don't totally disagree. They look to be relatively stacked in draft picks going into 2025. 1,2,2,4,4,6,6,6 + 2 comp picks projected at 4 and 5. They certainly have the capital to move any of those 6's, or even one of the 4's. I just think it has to be a clear upgrade somewhere - be it at 1T, LB, or safety.

There's 2 major things that they provide. They can be valuable depth, and they're usually cheap. The extra picks the team has this year can help move around the draft, and potentially be used for kickers and punters.

I put the winky face to imply that i was joking. I'd say 6-7 are crapshoots. You're either projecting trait players you believe can be coached into NFL talent, or players who may lack the specific traits for the position, but pop on film. If they played well and had the traits, they'd be drafted already - unless they're an off-field or team chemistry concern.

It's funny to look at the 08-10 bills rosters. Who was making money on these teams? How was this team even at the salary floor, or even remotely competitive?

Uhhh Christian Benford was a 6th round pick from 2022... They're valuable if you know what you're doing 😉

I feel like he was using it when complimenting him on throwing something away - implying he's growing as a player.

Diggs was a chain mover for them though, and now they don't really have that. Dell is somewhat of a slot only option due to his size, and woods is going to be limited on the boundary (he's 32, and was never a burner - still a solid option because he can block). Right - so anyone they add now is just essentially adding more picks to that trade with the result being filling the spot opposite collins.

I felt like young was in a similar spot in a way. Neither was getting better. Falling into bad habits. Sometimes sitting can help a little bit.

Well the Titans are 1-6 and one of the worst teams in the league, same as carolina when they benched bryce. Indy is a quiet 4-4 and you'd be doing the rest of your roster a disservice putting a guy in at QB who can't complete passes (i'm imagining the texans game for allen, but weekly), and comes out when he's tired.

They were very likely non-guaranteed years anyway. The new deal guaranteed he hit free agency day 1 2025, while the non-guaranteed years meant technically he'd be under contract and could only negotiate with one team through any roster bonus dates. I think it also pushed any of his future guarantees on the remaining contract forward to this season. Essentially his agent can be active during tampering, whereas under contract you have to wait until the team decides what they are doing with you. The goal (when healthy) is to get signed as early as possible before you're left without a chair, especially so for free agents in their 30s. End of the day - he sustains this injury and still has those 2 additional years, he gets cut anyway in 2025 and likely makes almost the same amount of money during 2024-2025. They also have a dead money hit of 16.6M in 2025 for him to not be on the team

I'd say yes if Williams was playing well. He hasn't really impressed me tbh. The same coverage issues exist, and they are exploited by better QBs that Buffalo would play in the playoffs.

Milano is the starter, and is an all-pro when healthy. If you wanted to talk 2025 I'd say I want to see how he looks when he returns before I'd move on. He makes the team better when he's in the lineup. On a team that doesn't have a star pass rusher, or a star corner (benford seems to be ascending) - it's tough to walk away from one. Especially if the injuries he's had haven't been knee ligament related in a way that traditionally slows a player down. The cap ramifications aren't particularly good, you can push it to a post-june cut but then you're eating 10M in dead space in 2026.

Seem to muddy up the short stuff and let their guys create problems - Not afraid to bring pressure especially on 3rd downs. I'd imagine they did even moreso against a rookie.

There were 2 linemen in his direct point of view. 3 had the best view, and while his helmet moves, you can see his hand up around the shoulder pads and i guess what he thought he saw was shoulderpad. Since darnold was trying to spin out of the sack, it may have been interpreted as a "bob and weave" type tactic to avoid the sack. As i said before though, you can't hold the ball there. He WAS sacked, and the call only bails out the terrible playcall and execution. Shotgun 7 step drop in the end zone? You deserve to lose there.

Any years beyond 2 are there for show for a WR over 30. It'll be structured with guarantees as a 2 year deal, with roster bonuses that force you to release him before free agency in year 3. Restructure in year two to lower the cap hit, eat a dead hit in year 3.

Helps getting Kupp and Nacua back at the same time. Another away game against a team that tends to play LOADS better at home. They have the lions the week after who are also a lot better at home than on the road. Every team is - but i think the offensive guru guys like mcvay and johnson tend to scheme up better without crowd noise.

In any case... Darnold should have thrown the ball WAY sooner. Holding the ball in the end zone like that is certainly a choice. From the broadcast view i thought the player got his shoulder pad, but replays were pretty obvious that he had his facemask grabbed. It's like complaining when they don't throw a flag for PI at the end of the game, throw the ball and don't leave it in the refs hands.

Exactly - and why would a team give him any level of competitive advantage. I think the only thing you'd have concerns with is tampering but... there's some pretty steep sanctions for doing that. Dolphins lost a 2023 1st round pick for tampering with brady under contract. And it usually comes out because the team that had a player tampered with will find out and raise hell.

Its easy to say now, but... washington looks better. Philly even with their wrinkles, look like a potential contender. Dallas at 3-3, lots of problems defensively - still can turn it around. The giants on the other hand look like 4 wins this year. Maybe. I'm not sure how much patience you can have when the team your GM built is the least talented in the division in year 3, and your offensive coach has had a bottom 5 offense for 3 straight years now.

I think the thought is... media would give him access to players he shouldn't have etc. Opportunities to tamper. But If I'm him, i just avoid all of that stuff, watch some film instead, maybe walk around on the field during warm ups and chat players up. Make a cool 300 million to be fairly bad at my job and slowly buy more and more of the raiders.

I'd have to agree... the difference between 30 and 32 seems rather large these days. Hopkins ran a 4.57 at the combine, and Cooper ran a 4.42 - you don't usually improve much on that number when you hit 30.