Miyagi-Do Karate

Nice win by Syracuse. was it just me, or did the refs just stop trying? Lot of really obvious hacks by both teams And they let them play on.

he obviously was released and immediately purchased a house sight unseen in Cleveland, before even speaking to the browns.

my nephew who is a browns fan texted me some Instagram Rumor that watt has bought a house in the Cleveland suburbs!

oh, wow— you just brought back some memories. We may be around the same age. I used to love building franchises and developing players in Madden 2004. Totally forgot about that. Alas, with marriage, kids, and a job— my career as a Madden GM/HC is long over!

Chris Jones wasn’t noticeable against Tampa because Brady threw 5-yard dump-offs all game. If you want to neutralize Chris Jones, you need to scheme against him (double him; quick passes, etc). We are not going to sign the best guard in the league; can’t have the best player at every position.

to be fair, Chris Jones is the #2 DT in the league at winning pass rush battles (per the PFF and ESPN pressure stats). Only Donald is better. I think the better measuring stick for Feliciano is how he has done over the course of the year.

Pittsburgh makes too much sense. I suspect he doesn’t even care about the money. Gets to play with both his brothers and on the no. 1 defense in the league.

Thank God. We dodged a bullet there. Juszychk is terrible at running Deep Fly routes.

i agree. The Eagles should be giving the Colts two 2nd round picks. I don’t quite understand what the Colts are thinking. That said, wentz will do fine behind that line and with that running game.

I will help you out! https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/ufa/defense/

his knee is probably filled with avocados and healing crystals.

re Toney or Moore, my sense is that those guys are mocked as 1st/2nd round picks. I can see the Bills being skittish for spending a high pick on a WR. Are you thinking one of these guys is going to fall a bit?

he is going to be an interesting one-- how do you structure a deal for a 31-year old LB? 3-year, front-loaded deal?

I don't understand why folks are saying this. The stats seem to reflect the results-- a team that pass blocked well, run blocked poorly, and had a guy on defense (Hughes) that got consistent pressure. Re Hughes, you would hope the high pressure rate translates into more sacks--I guess that is the only surprising aspect of the stats, to me.

Re Waddle, are the comps to Tyreek Hill accurate, or a stretch? I don't watch much college football, but I have read that he compares favorably to Hill.

Well, my point was that they protected him very well against the ravens— which they did. but if you don’t like that one, how about against the Colts, who also have an excellent defensive line? Or maybe the prior week against the dolphins, who also generate a ton of pressure and had the no. 1 scoring defense at the time? I can keep trying and trying because there are so many examples of the bills line protecting josh well this year against elite defenses. You have extrapolated one bad performance against KC Into a systemic problem. I view the one bad performance against KC as indicative of an anomaly, where the disguises hurt our protection schemes more than the lack of talent on the line. Sorry, but you are suffering from the worst case of recency bias.

Houston also has such a relatively lower cost of living. For some jobs, you can get as make as you would Make in NYC but have like 70% lower cost of living.

Haha— I just said the decision as to whether to sign him will be “tricky,” not that he is a “one trick pony.” I agree McKenzie brings more to the table than one thing—good gadget guy, good WR depth, good ST player (though his track record of fumbles and bobbles is a major concern). to me, the big issue isn’t Roberts vs McKenzie. It is whether there is a cheaper replacement to McKenzie. It seems like the market tends to get flooded with similar speedy slot guys.

I agree with this. when you pick late, you really need to stick to your board and Best Player Available. I hope Beane is really disciplined in this draft. Can really hit some home runs by sticking with BPA.

Another thing to consider— is Tanner Gentry a possible replacement for McKenzie? Gentry is probably a touch slower, but may actually have more of an ability to play both inside and outside as a receiver. Also, seems like the draft is flooded every year with very similar receivers who are taken in the 5th-7th rounds. 5’9; 180 pounds; 4.45 40’s. For example, McKenzie was a 5th rounder; Ray Ray a 7th rounder; and Antonio Brown a 6th rounder (though I don’t think anyone expected AB to develop into such a complete receiver).

McKenzie is a tricky one. Every team needs a gadget receiver these days. I just don’t know what the market value is for a guy like McKenzie.

I don’t have to imagine. All I need to do is look back to 2 weeks ago when the line did just fine against the ravens.

Thanks! I will say that a lot of us in the GDT, were (virtually) yelling for him to take the check downs. What I don’t understand is why aren’t the coaches in his ear during the game a bit more on that?

I can’t hate on his parents too Much. As a (former) die-hard Mets fan, I used to love Pat Mahomes Sr. He put together two Solid years of relief pitching back in the glory years of 1999 and 2000 for the Mets.