Augie

It’s not personal, it’s business. It doesn’t matter if they “put him back out there”, he went and we are where we are. You don’t guarantee extra money as a “my bad, sorry your brain may be scrambled.” IF they can’t find a middle ground, I’d let him not make his $24 MIL this year. It’s rare that they don’t take the money, you never get that back. He can try to hold them over a barrel, and they can make a legit case for concern about his durability. I’m tired of arguing what the Dolphins should do. P.S. By all accounts I’ve heard, Tua is a good guy so I wish him well in all regards here. (Unless he’s playing the Bills.)

At some point it’s just not worth it……

So you understand it, and you just ignore it. Gotcha.

Some people would call that a great throw, a great catch, and a fantastic RAC! But feel free to be you. Sauce didn’t make the play here, so it is what it is. We lose by inches at times too. That’s how it works. .

You are missing my point entirely, so maybe I wasn’t clear enough. Tua’s concussion and injury history make him a unique contract candidate. I’d want to see more than one healthy season from him before trapping my team into a long term contract with huge guarantees. His concussion history matters to me if I’m the GM, or even just a casual watcher of the NFL. Hell, forget the NFL fan part, anyone aware of his concussion history should be at least somewhat concerned for his wellbeing. It’s not just another QB deal. That is my point, and as clear as I can be. Have a nice evening. .

This is a story as old as time. They can tag Tua, and he can show up and earn about $24 million, or he stay home and NOT make $24 million. Tua doesn’t have the real leverage. This happens every year, and every year it gets worked out. I don’t mind paying him fairly. The only difference here is how much guaranteed money and Tua’s injury and concussion history. THAT is the difference.

Let him miss out on his $24 Million or whatever the number is. That isn’t an attractive option for Tua. I have no problem whatsoever paying him what he’s worth (which is NOT Mahomes/Josh kind of money). My concern if I’m the team is having outs in the deal in case he goes back to getting injured regularly. Heck, this guy might not be able to play football any more with a couple more concussions. How much guaranteed money do you want to throw at him?

I like the photo of the car buried under a HUGE chunk of white “climate.” 😂

Squeeze all you want, but if I’m the Dolphins I’m protecting the team by structuring the contract in a way that allows them outs during the deal. I don’t mind paying him as long as there is some insurance for the team. Another Tua injury would be like the Von Miller contract/injury gamble, but on a much larger scale. If they can’t find common ground, we get onto the path of tagging and year by year deals basically. It’s worked for others, and Tua will still be a very wealthy man. .

We still call them back spasms, no biggie. 😋 The first one where Epenesa just pushed him and he fell backwards and got concussed was odd. That didn’t look like it should have resulted in injury. That is hard for me to forget, even without the subsequent issues.

Has OJ been mentioned yet?

It’s one of those things that is so terribly sad. Guys lose wealth in all kinds of ways, sometimes after they earn it and piss it away, and sometimes before they can earn it. I hope he at least gets a chance to piss it away, because that would be good news for everyone!

You could be describing our future center as well. How soon? Hard to say, but it just feels like it will be his job eventually. *Yeah, I didn’t even want to try to spell his name. 😂

Kelci is 35 years old. If he was our guy we’d be worried about when age (and distraction) will overtake him. Kincaid is young and I hope a future star. Maybe we can kinda swap roles here. That is my hope. 😋 Still, as has been said, it’s tough for anyone to beat Mahomes and Reid. It’s not that the Bills are bad, we just haven’t been quite good enough when we needed it. Yet.

I hope his good stuff is saved for the playoffs. Pace the old guy thru the regular season.

We should just have him run a 35 yard dash and that problem is solved. Coleman probably concerns me the most, but I am strangely intrigued by his body control. Is that enough? Hard to say, but his rout running is easier to improve than his speed.

Addiction is a terrible thing. It never goes away.

I expect that the Bills will make WR a high priority next year as well, whether it be free agency or the draft. (I’d prefer a cheaper, younger player.) I’m hoping for the best, and thinking they are out of great options for now. Let’s see how it plays out. We may be surprised, or we may be exposed. There is always the trade deadline if we have injuries or clearly need help. A 3rd rounder for a CB was the only path to the playoffs last year due to injury. .

The article should be accompanied by that nasty SQWAUKKKK!

I wish I could say this surprised me about him. What a shame.

According to whom? It is what it you, you guarantee the debt and you are responsible. For all of it, even if there are other guarantors you personally are jointly and severally liable for the entire amount. There is no “reasonable” limitation. That’s why you don’t take it lightly.

Until he strings together a few healthy and successful seasons that may very well be his best path. Don’t guarantee too much money to a china doll, then wonder how things went so terribly wrong.

Some of these games, college or NFL, make the crowd noise so loud it’s almost impossible to distinguish the voice of the commentators. They just become part of the background noise. I turn it up a bit to hear the voices, but the crowd just gets louder! I’m not sure if this varies by network or venue or what, but sometimes it’s fine and sometimes it’s very annoying to me.

Throw in Super Bowl MVP and we have a deal!!!

Is it fair to hope you are kidding?