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Even the Browns overachieved under Belichick. Not much talent on it. No way was that a playoff team, but somehow its defense played surprisingly well and they made it in 1994 and even won a playoff game. I wonder how far back it goes. Parcells?

Stefanski looks like he’ll be staying in Cleveland. Dorsey on the other hand…… Not that I’m advocating for that.

So you started a thread to say you’d like the reigning DPOY, Myles Garrett, but wouldn’t give up even one late first round pick for him? Wow. That’s absurd.

It’s in Orlando now.

The restructure also gave him a signing bonus and reduced his salary to vet minimum so his imminent suspension would not cost him as much in lost game checks. Plus he had the opportunity to make all the money he gave back and then some if he got enough sacks. He just didn’t.

and therein lies the problem. 1.5 sacks this season

I think the Pars will be able to trade #1 overall for a nice haul. Some teams will want Ward that badly and I see 6 teams currently in the top 10 that desperately need a QB.

I think Vrabel is smart and savvy enough to not take the Jest job.

Get a room

By the title I was afraid this was a draft pick thread. Thank god it isn’t. Carry on. Also anyone but the Bengals is correct.

It’s perfectly appropriate for a WR to communicate like that with his QB.

Which is literally the same thing Romo said - the throw should’ve been a little higher.

Was just thinking that NE will get a nice haul for that #1 overall pick if they hang on to it. The next four teams picking will likely be ones that need a QB.

Now thru week 16:

Expect Cleveland to put Watson on PUP in 2025. He wont be healthy by the start of the season. That will allow them to keep him away from the team and even recoup some salary and cap space from insurance. That only lasts until he can pass a physical though. But they’ll just leave him on PUP for the remainder of 2025 anyway. Then on the first day of the 2026 league year they’ll designate him a post 6/1 cut and that’ll be it (finally). Yeah, Stefanski was the Vikings OC in ‘18 & ‘19 and worked with Cousins then. Atlanta has been running an offense that hasn’t worked with Cousins. Kurt Warner has a breakdown of it that I want to watch. Cousins should go to a team that runs the offense he has been successful in. Cleveland is a logical choice, but there may be others.

Not my point

I can only imagine the thread here if Allen cried over a teammates season ending injury and got criticized over it.

Cleveland or Pittsburgh. Cleveland needs the cheap starter. Also Cousins has a no trade clause. He will almost certainly force his release. The Falcons will have to comply to avoid an additional $10M becoming guaranteed by them. His contract has offsets so there is no reason he wouldn’t take a vet minimum deal.

Not just because of importance, but also degree of difficulty. QB is arguably the most difficult position to play in any sport.

Nard dog is the LB

This isn’t necessarily an either/or situation. It’s to be expected that Milano would be rusty. Also he’s been hurt a lot lately and is north of 30 now so washed is very much a likelihood. But Williams sucks in coverage so Milano will be given a long leash to show what he has left in the tank. It’s sad, but this season is probably his last in Buffalo. Unless he reworks his contract. A team can’t pay guys that keep winding up on IR.

My college age son doesn't care much for sports - other than Esports - but he used to watch football and was in the room when they called the offsetting OPI/DPI penalties. He just laughed and shook his head, then indicated that stuff like that is one reason he doesn't watch games anymore. Overall it is a joke.

I think Allen wins it this season, but that it’ll be our championship. A SB just isn’t happening with McD.

for several seasons now I’ve been hoping for a John Elway trajectory for Alan. I think the issue might be that our DBs are well suited to zone, but not man. If an opposing offense can beat our zone then we do not have an answer since we’re poor in man. Also when we have to blitz to create pressure it forces us into man and creates the same problems. Obviously these issues present themselves when we play against the best QBs/WR corps/offenses.

The Bills have to pay him (unless they trade him) so Elam will get a chance to compete for a roster spot next offseason. Expectations should be zero for him though.