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I was halfway up the aisle on my way out when Hooks caught the first pass to get us in Pats*** territory so I thought lets just see what happens. Watched the TD grab from from that very aisle. Glad I stayed.

I appreciate this list and I’m wondering what the criteria is for determining Approximate Value. How much do INTs contribute? I’m not surprised that Sanders would top the list. Of all the CBs I’ve seen in person, he is the best I’ve ever seen play the position.

In another life back in the 70s I worked stage construction for numerous concerts at the stadium and semi trucks had no issue backing down the tunnel for us to unload the steel required to build the stage. No turning around was ever necessary.

I agree on GoT but if House of the Dragon is any indication, the franchise is doing ok.

Robert James and it’s not even close. He was a shut down CB before the term was coined. Routinely shut down HOF receivers back in the day. And he was destined for a gold jacket until the knee injury robbed him of his career.

Precisely. This changes nothing.

Jimmy O has long been respected as a cap guru around the league and any criticism he received from fans was misinformed. He is still the first person Beane consults on cap matters.

It is illegal. Just like all the other illegal things are that don’t always get called. In 2005, when they legalized pushing, they should have also legalized pulling, too, to remove any ambiguity. Personally, I don’t like runners being assisted by either.

True, but assisting the runner by pulling is illegal, regardless. Refs don’t call half the crap that occurs during a game anyway. 2005

I never liked that they made assisting the runner by pushing legal in 2005. Why not allow pulling the runner as well?

Being on IR with that injured wrist for five games didn’t help his cause. And he was never 100% after he came back, either. He may surprise all of us this year if he can stay healthy. He has the chops to play either technique.

The Diggs issue went far deeper than on the field and in the locker room, which really wasn’t that big of a deal. Diggs was having issues with people around the rest of the building as well. He had worn out his welcome and like I said previously, it became an untenable situation.

With what was going on in the building, keeping Diggs was an untenable situation and he had to go, regardless. Everyone in the organization involved in the decision, from ownership on down, was fully aware of the cap consequences and they still made the move. That alone is indicative of how bad the situation became.

The only game I missed that season was that Monday nighter because I had the flu. But I was glued to the radio and was ecstatic when the Juice went over the 1,000 yard mark in only seven games. That’s when the talk of 2,000 really started to gain steam. Glad you had that experience with your late brother and happy that you have a younger brother to experience a Momday nigher at the new stadium. I hope you get tickets.

Part of me is still there.

I agree with the larger point you’re making about Brady and his use of the running game. I’m a Cook fan and agree he is a difference maker, but “Work horse back” and “playing only 50% of the snaps” is a contradiction in terms.

He’s also a great pass pro RB. Saved Josh on several occasions last season.

Myopia runs rampant in this thread.

He actually sold 10% to two different entities for a total of a 20% equity sale. Probably netted him $1b, so his cost overrun obligations are covered even if that $650m debt waiver isn’t approved by the league, which it will be. Pegula isn’t hard up to cover his stadium cost obligations, that’s for certain.

So unless a player is actually leading the league in several categories vs. being among the league leaders in them, he ain’t worth it. Got it.

I haven’t checked, but was Hamlin also among league leaders as well in D categories like Rousseau was in addition to jist leading the team in some categories?

It ain’t all about sacks, which are nice but pressures result in more turnovers and he’s among the better DEs in the league when it comes to setting an edge and run defending.

I think he can close that gap with better running mates on the DL and a better mix of schemes. It appears we are gonna play more man coverage than previously, so perhaps the scheme question is in the cards as I think more man means more blitzes. We shall see.

It’s been mentioned a few times in this thread and Capaccio also mentioned that Groot was scheduled to count $13m against the cap this year and that number is now “reduced significantly.” If those who are saying “significantly” means $10m are correct, then voila!

Except this deal actually creates $10m in cap space. The NFL salary cap is often illusionary.