Augie

Looks like he won’t make it to 59.

OK, now I want him.

Umm, do you sleep? 😋

I think the Jets are sure they are picking a HOF player.

Bijan coming here to Atlanta! The home of UGA football. Or Georgia Tech, or Bama or……everything but the Falcons.

You owe him anything? It was….unique. When we are back in bell bottoms that will be his draft video.

Sometimes they are the most spirited!

You’re not likely to get a player there, but I like to think of them as “Beane Chips”. Something to wheel and deal with.

Well, if you were just about to mention it, Mr Kettle…….. 😋 .

I heard a rumor about how you can get a Kiko jersey cheaper, but I don’t think you’re gonna like it. .

So, he’s giving up bad decisions for a while? I’m happy for him, and I’m glad it worked out, but it was hardly a stroke of genius. He was always going to get a LOT of money. But it’s not fully guaranteed. The Browns are singularly stupid with long term/fully guaranteed. In the current market you have to chose one, as I hope it will always remain.

YOU JUST KEEP GETTING THERE AHEAD OF ME!!! 😂

THIS! So I’m getting mentally prepared for a Safety and a DT. 🤷‍♂️

I think I can…. I think I can…. I think I can…………..

Not if it’s me. That sounds like Bruce, however. I’d have let him sit out. They made a fair deal at the time that pleased both sides. They have generational wealth, and enough left over to pay the rest of the team and keep winning Super Bowls. That leads to more endorsements. I’m not a “resent the rich guy” kinda person, but greedy is different IMO. .

That’s fine, but the question remains: How much is guaranteed???? That was always the sticking point.

I’ve never attended a draft, but Nashville looked awesome on TV! Great venue for it, too. As I’ve posted elsewhere, I’d rather be able to sit in the Bills war room during a draft than attend a Super Bowl the Bills were playing in. I’ve been to a Bills SB (spoiler alert: we lost). I’ve been to a LOT of games. The war room would be a unique and amazing experience. So Terry, if you’re reading this, please PM me. It’s not too late! 😋

Well, you tried. I’ll give you credit for that. 😋

I don’t sit in the room as they make those pricing decisions, but that sounds like an AWFUL plan to pay 0.3% in the current market. That is not just low, that is PISS ME OFF low. I looked up our Barclays account and I believe it’s paying 3.8%. (My wife handles most of the investment stuff, so I had to check.) If you are getting 4% or 4.25%, I’m OK with that. I’m not chasing every penny on a regular basis, but 0.3% in this market is how you get people to commit to never doing business with you again. Great, you made a little bit more off of me for a little while, but you lose in the long run. There is a gas station on a great corner right by my house. They routinely charge 40-70 cents/gallon more than multiple stations a mile in any direction. People fill up with gas there all day long. Again, I don’t need the BEST deal, but this feels like an insulting stupidity tax. I wouldn’t buy a bottle of water from them if I was thirsty.

Maybe you’re just cranky when it comes to draft related stuff? Take a deeeep breath and relax. 😋

Prayers sent to your father and your entire family during this difficult time.

If we draft somebody, and nobody bashes him on this board, I will burn my couch on the street.

Your cup is not just half full, it over-floweth! Sign me up, if that is what it takes to avoid bad decisions. I kid, I want no pain for anyone, but that’s life. I’d like the money, but detest the fame.

Fair enough. They don’t move back that far. I think the devil is in the details here. How much salary, exactly. What other details are there? I think I’d wait, but they may not have any acceptable options……yet. It may be a game of chicken. It may also be a hundred other things. 🤷‍♂️

So you favor a VERY expensive WR who will be 31 next year over every player in this draft? A young guy who will be here 4-5 years on the (relative) cheap? They may have a handful of guys they LOVE, but don’t expect them to fall to them. I’m all for a player of Hopkin’s ability and what he could do for us. I just think this is one of those games of chicken and we’ll have to wait and see.