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Yeah - bottom line is we're probably spinning a higher profit this year, and going into the next year with more cap space as well as actual dollars to spend.

Yeah - thriving to the tune of sub 200 yards passing, and 2 TDs and 3 picks through week 3. That teams been all defense. Less than a hundred on the ground every week, tons of sacks, takeaways, and even 2 defensive TDs. I assume Beane was there and they indicated a few things. 1 - we're rebuilding and a lot of this season will be based on evaluating players 2 - we have a massive dead cap number, and probably the worst roster in the league 3 - all of that dead money is money that was already paid to players, so we probably have the cheapest roster in the league 4 - we will likely turn a higher profit than the previous year due to paying out less in player salaries and signing bonuses 5 - we have a lot of draft picks, and a lot of cap space to make moves to address holes in 2019

This would be some sound logic TBH. If Mahomes had played at the senior bowl i think there would have been a better chance of us selecting him. The extended looks in practice, and the game film in more pro style offenses etc was important for McDermotts evaluation - based on the fact that we drafted 4 guys who played in the senior bowl (3 on offense). It's a tall task for McD to scout everyone himself based on the fact that he was coaching all season the previous year. I imagine he watched a ton of film, but at the end of the day it's clear he wanted to get guys he met and liked.

I thought we fired Whaley already... Also Alex Smith had the best qb rating in the NFL last year with this offense... And they added more to it. Mahomes is set up to succeed.

No - he's walking in 2019. You cannot extend him mid-season. If you want him - sign him in FA next year. Why trade future players to try and fix a bad team?

I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but he just hasn't figured out how to separate. Its a big issue. I'd like to see more short timing stuff with him. Especially as it seems like loading the box and blitzing with man coverage is pretty much the plan to stop our offense.

If you could get something for benjamin sure. He just doesn't seem like a very good football player.

Get ahead of sticks - less likely to have penalties running than pass blocking - less likely to get turnovers - set up PA... Seems smart especially with a rookie QB.

Are we a running team? We're the 24th ranking rushing team.

They took a look at the receivers on the roster... And tried to upgrade them. He had raw abilities that we needed, especially speed. He was acquired for basically nothing meaning cutting him was never off the table. We can't complain about how bad the receivers are and not acknowledge them trying to get some talent in there. Not keeping him shows to me that he doesn't get it, and with all his talent he can't put it together.

It's different and unconventional. It's just an idea. Otherwise they go down the same road of either slowly beginning to rebuild their roster in year 1, or fully gutting their roster on year 2 or 3 of a QB contract. He seems like... a good not great QB. Somewhere around that dalton/flacco/tannehill level. They all have moments where they look great, and moments where they look inconsistent.

The idea is that the team will be dismantled if you extend him anyway. 5th year option buys you a year. Then he gets his extension and it becomes a major problem to keep players. The late round guy would be brought in say - this years draft in the 3rd. Then when goff hits 5th year option, you can look to move him if you are comfortable with the 3rd rd replacement for at least a year (he's had time in the offense, etc). And can use the picks you get to replenish depth, and possibly draft the next goff. It is not conventional - but the article shows how teams with expensive QBs aren't doing particularly hot anyway - Ravens, Bengals, Raiders, 49ers, Colts, Lions, Chargers - etc. You keep the strong defense together, you keep your top level playmakers, and you build in the trenches. It also becomes a QB desirable location from a FA perspective if you need a player for a year.

If hyde or poyer were hurt for an extended period of time i would have liked to see him brought in. Haven't seen dollars yet, but i don't envision him as a 3rd safety here with the big-nickel that buffalo likes to play. But if hyde or poyer was hurt i think he would've been a good replacement.

I like the thought process behind this - if you move Goff for a 1st (or more) to a QB-desperate team you can draft his replacement and maintain the majority of your core. I would also probably be taking shots every year at QBs if that was the case. Find a late round gem and hes even cheaper than a 1st rounder on a rookie contract.

I just looked - never heard of any of them: justin hardy, marvin hall, russell gage

If a ball carrier goes out of bounds with the ball, the game clock temporarily stops. For most of the game, the game clock restarts when the ref places the ball on the ground where the next play will begin. (Option 2) Exceptions to this are: during the last two minutes of the first half and the last five minutes of the second half. During these times, the game clock is not restarted until the next play begins. (Option 3) In case you were wondering, a regular season overtime period is treated like the second half of a game, while playoff overtime periods are treated as though a new game is beginning and the first overtime period is the first quarter.

Why would Le'veon play? He's on the tag for this year no matter what.

Yea- i dont think they would lose a depth receiver in a situation like that. An injury could really hamper what theyre trying to do IE. super bowl aspirations.

Gives the lineman an advantage - the key is i think the belt of the center A Player of Team A is on his line: (c) if he is a non-snapper, his helmet must break the vertical plane that passes through the belt line of the snapper. Section 5 of the Scrimmage Rules Article 1: Offensive Team. The offensive team must be in compliance with the following at the snap: (a) It must have seven or more players on its line Receivers have no excuse - they need to know when they are to be on the line, and should be confirming with the line judge. Even if they're off the line, once they confirm with the line judge i think theyre good to go.

Yeah - i love that pistol set with backs on both sides and someone like ivory behind allen. So many ways to attack with it. If they load up heavy in the box you can motion shady wide and create a mismatch. You can run triple option, straight speed option, RPOs, whatever you want really.

Ivory made a nice play to get open on a scramble drill. Our receivers need to improve on that aspect to help allen.

Lol good point - the 2nd half was kind of a blur and i was cooking burgers for some of it and trying to watch on my ipad.

Ivory looked solid this week. I wouldn't take him out. We also seemed to execute sweeps a lot better when we had dimarco in. He only featured on a few plays, but he seemed solid. We wanted to attack boundaries in this one. I really liked dabolls game plan in this one. Dimarco won't feature in every week, and it really reminds me of the way NE game plans. They will always come in with a plan that changes week to week, and focuses on the specific matchup.

He had a few runs that were blown up, but he was able to get back to the LOS. I felt that was important because we look terrible when we're behind the sticks. O-line had a few solid ones, but they really have to limit the negative ones. Ivory made a few plays in the passing game, as they attacked the man coverage with lots of pre-snap motion and getting backs in 1x1s on the outside. But in all he grabbed us the few first downs in the 2nd half we needed in this one to ice the game. They knew we were running and we were still able to execute fairly well.

Rafael bush is currently our big nickel 3rd safety, and he's not very good.