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Is it floating around? Not disputing you at all, the latest report I read implied (really had to read between the lines) like he feigned a 'wrong hole, oops' type situation during a consensual (up to that point) encounter. Not saying one thing or another, just curious as I couldnt find a police report. Arent they like $25 and public? Id imagine Front Offices all have it

Shouldve went after Golden ughhhhhh

Anybody smarter than me know whats up with his work in receiving game? Looks like he had a stellar 2nd year catching the rock.... but reverted back to the mean this last season? Different coach or scheme this year? Did he show bad hands and they moved away from it? He had good hands, but they ran him into the ground so much rushing that they let another RB spell him on "3rd and Pass"?

Just want to mention Adderall can pop for that. Strikes me as a guy that couldve had ADD, especially thinking back to the Fins clip when theyre talking about why they were looking to trade him, and even the way he left here. Im taking it with a grain of salt that this couldve been something prescribed. I have 5 years clean/sober, and fully realize addiction can hit anyone including CEO's/ politicians/ pro-athletes.... but I cant imagine meth being a commonly abused substance by pro-athletes, seems like thatd be one of the more rare substances these guys would be into. Def not saying its not possible, just considering Occam's

I get its easy to make fun of... its probably overkill for a lot of people who go do this; but to dismiss it and ignore the results its had on brutal cases of PTSD (usually soldiers) is foolish. We're talking about hard ass men who've been in the front lines of Vietnam, and have had 40-50 years of being unable to even sleep with the lights off. Go to fireworks with their grandkids.... Can't have a nights sleep without experiencing their best friend(s) being blown to pieces, with the exact same intensity, as the first time it happened. NIGHTLY. A very literal and inescapable hell on earth.... and after 365/year for 40+ years of this, sometimes come out the other side after a single trip, finally at peace and able to rest at night. You know how man has escaped that kind of hell, for 100's of years? Putting a round through their frontal lobe. Imagine living life that way. Now imagine being the wife, son, or parent of that person, unable to do anything for the person you love the most. Picture who you love most, and imagine watching them go through this. An absolute gift from God and textbook use of the word 'miracle'. To dismiss a gift like that for other people would be an evil on par with war.

Bro same, except I was positive I'd sharted. Mustve checked 1,000xs, each time being sure--unlike the last check that I surely did this time.... probably wiped my balloon knot raw LOL. Looking back it was likely sweat + heightened sense of feel. One of the best nights ever, fun as all heck, but came out the other side with a truly different perspective too.

Great post! Id be interested to see this kinda data show trends amongst the rest of the league. where do the top teams spend the most draft capital (position, which side of the ball).... where do the worst teams spend it.... what we spend across all positions.... then we could look for where we differ most from other top teams (trends) im certain this is the exact kinda thing other teams study. would love to be able to pick a GM's brain or even shadow one for a day. There's so much that we dont even know, that we dont know. Would knock my socks off to see what Front Office Theory looks like..... somebody take a retired GM and make a show outta this. Have him walk through exactly how he would approach the current draft. Show what front office meetings would look like. Mock draft and give us an inside view of what a functioning war room is doing. I know we kinda get the with Embedded, but I want to see the uncensored version. Even a fairly open GM like Beane is holding a million cards close to the vest releasing that kind of content. Id watch that show religiously ughhhhhhh

Bro, first Reek is most assuredly a grade-a scumbag. If you believe tainted supplements, or "my GNC powder had things in it i didn't know about" i have got a bridge to sell you LOL Who was the last athlete to go "yeah I knew I shouldn't be sticking needles in me, my bad"? Oh none ever? I guess all sports are sooo clean and only GNC is to blame lol 32 multi billion dollar entities and you think teams don't hand out approved supplement shopping lists with links to trusted vendors? You think teams are forgiving guys they pay that kinda money too, for missing 8 games because their whey powder had some obscure non-effective, suspended on a technicality, substance in it? You lose a player 8 games because they're juiced to the gills? Probably infuriating. Losing a player 8 games to some placebo effect only, microgram in their N.O-XPLODE? A player that dumb is getting black listed lol Tl:dr these guys fill themselves up like water balloons with needles. Anybody popping dirty, is popping dirty for something we collectively think of as steroids, not one extra poppyseed bagel at the breakfast buffet

Why not trade / cut Knox? Loveland pass catcher only kinda dude? Wouldnt it be better to have 2 of those guys and pay another dude to be a grunt... feels less of a need when we have Anderson as 6th OL too

Think Josh is dangling heavy meat like he's feeding a crocodile pit?

Has MIA done anything to indicate they are looking to move on? I havent seen anything at all

Verdict is a lot more murky this year than it was this time last year.

Late response... but I agree with the bolded. Im not 'blaming' the offense. They more than held their end of the bargain with a better defense... unfortunately, we're not built that way. Investing in the holes in the defense is needed, absolutely. I just think investing in the defense is a diminished return, compared to our offense with Josh. Josh raises the level of everyone around him. IF Y = 1 then -->Josh x's Y = 5. If Y = 5 then --> Josh x's Y = 25 It's easier, cheaper and more reliable to buy points (PPG) through the draft/FA/trade , than it is to try and reduce points through draft/FA/trade. We dont seem to develop guys on the DL, which is where we should get the most bang for the buck investing in the defense. Use the top of the draft to get Josh a true #1, and the rest will fall into place. A true #1 WR adds 3-4 ppg so much more reliably, than getting the defense to shut down 3 points. Brian Thomas Jr on this team would've got us over the KC hump. I don't know that even a Myles Garret does. I want Josh to have a real threat at every level, and we have nothing a SB aspiring team should have starting at outside WR. I cant see even an all defense draft getting us over KC. Theyll just out scheme us. Now that I write it out this is more of a criticism on Coach, than probably anybody else.

Package picks and Cook to go get an impact WR/CB if we think he fits a need. If not take that package and call around the league for WR1's or guys stuck as #2, who want to be 1's. Were not going to land some perfect sweetheart deal. Were going to have to give up picks, maybe Cook or someone else, and the player is going to be avail because he wants to get paid... and we're gunna have to pay the guy.

1,000% A. Very few backs worth paying B. He doesnt do the things in the passing game to warrant a 2nd RB contract (very few do in his defense) C. All the best teams trade at top value. Max return & save $15M D. I doubt anyone in that building/lockerroom appreciates the way hes handled this. 0 to 100 outta nowhere

If Dart slides to 2nd I'd go get him. Hes a dawg. Reminds me of a rawer version of a dawg from Wyoming. Not saying he'll replicate that by any means, but if surrounded well and developed I wouldnt be surprised if he developed into a QB right around the 10th-12th kinda ranking. Tannehill type career

Leave my boy alone! LOL I see him every college Saturday on ACC Network! Dude is handsome and great at his job now, I know youre playing and I am too. We thought he was gunna be Josh, before we knew who Josh was. Everything happens for a reason and the way its supposed to, but I still have a soft spot for him. I think he gave it his all to make it work, its not his fault he was way overdrafted in a bad class. As far as Geno, good for him, hard to dislike that dude. Perfect bridge guy, and EXACTLYYYYY who I want mentoring my young guy when I end up drafting one. Probably the ultimate story of resilience in the NFL in the last decade. There are a million dudes like him out of the league in 3 years. 67m career earnings so far, not too shabby!! Strikes me as the kinda guy who did a great job saving it. Easier to hang onto when you think the ride might end at any minute

Completely agree with your original post, and this follow up. Josh was MVP, his lights out, mistake free football was the major deciding factor, but there were several players that had seasons like that! We've seen him ball outta control and not win MVP plenty. Why win this year? Because his receiving talent (or lack thereof ) was significantly lower than his peers, and what we've seen him have throughout his career. He made a giant step in cutting down on crucial mistakes, no doubt. Do I think he could do it again, absolutely!! Imagine if he had the same type of year with a real NFL WR room though, that amplification could put us over the top. TL:DR Josh could absolutely put out another year like that, but itd be nice if he had a better supporting cast. Having a top QB doesnt mean investing minimally at WR position, and Im actually polar opposite of that. The synergy of having a real outside threat or two is 1 + 1 = 10. If I'm allowed to add one bonafide playmaker to this team; WR alone is going to give us way more juice than any other position. I'd take one top 10 WR over adding even two top 10 players being added to the defense at any position. If there is a WR in this draft they feel strongly about, do whatever it takes to go get him. If we dont see that guy, we need to pound the phones and talk to all 31 teams to see if that guy can be shook loose elsewhere. We should be willing to give a healthy generous overpay for the right WR

Forgive me for being out of the loop.... did we make any position coach changes on the DL this offseason? I just have 0 confidence in our development of DT/DE despite this being a good class to pick from. I doubt Beane thinks the same thing as me and decides "no sense in drafting those positions high" but from a mock draft standpoint, it could minimally decide a tie break for me. We absolutely need a talent infusion there but also has a diminished return value, especially when needing high end immediate starter out of our 1st rounder. Frustratingggggg

Dude had bad hands, enough where we seem to not trust him. I'll give up some ability for a young guy with dependability and upside (and $15m) This isn't me talking down on Cook. He's been fantastic but not what he was advertised as. Kinda the opposite. Thought we were getting an elite pass catcher, with above average rush skills. Id say the opposite of that fits him more than his draft day predictions

...If cocaine was a personality. I hate this scumbag. Thank God he has an albatross of a contract to keep me from even considering how fun that'd be for 12months lol Ever meet a vile woman with perfect bewbs? And get mad at yourself for even looking. That's Hill

Regular season matters very little. If we crush it, great, do it in the playoffs.... if the offense has a chance to win it, and theyre struggling to consistently move the chains in the playoffs, do I care they put up 30ppg? No. Thats exactly what happened vs Chiefs this year. We def did not make moving the chains look easy. Too many 3rd and long. Too many times where extending a drive 1 series wouldve put up at least 3, changed field position, or given our defense a little more time to catch their breath. It did look hard at times, and its because we arent a fully balanced team. Crowd the line, crowd the middle, give minimal attention outside the hashes because nobody will make you pay there. Were so close. Really wish we'd addressed WR1 last draft. Hoping Keon comes around, but his ceiling feels like a real nice WR2. I just want one top 15 outside WR's. Bet Josh does too

They mustve got lenient with it, ive seen Dawkins do it for sure and was lost i thought it was illegal Bingo! Bring back the Alstott character pleaseeeeee

Really? Why? I get we had a "failure" (was a 1st down), but that play has done more good than bad against us. I cant even think of an instance weve faced it other than Philly? If you dont like Josh taking a beating, take it outta the gameplan except pure emergencies. Dont see how this helps us at all "Health concerns" LOL you mean QB injury concerns?? Find someone else that can run the play and sub Josh. Its the ultimate football play, we dont have a football guy? Give Ray Davis reps, and line up Cook or whoever behind him. The threat of a pass on that play isnt "real"

This makes me so sad. What an era. Still cant believe what happened, was my favorite non-Bills football