Augie

It’s a tradition up there with a game on Thanksgiving Day, Jerruh playing things poorly on the contract front.

But I’m going with blue, for sure. Everybody knows that.

We had dinner with some friends of my wife’s family many years ago, and he loved some guy from the US. Somehow, possible cheating came up (how could it not?) and the guy got all offended. I backed way off, but he wanted me to take it back. I’m a bit stubborn that way, and I never quite satisfied him. My wife was not happy with me that night. A few weeks later it came out that he tested positive.

It’s a brain teaser. How tall is Hershel Walker?

You’re right, a lot of Jets fans would like to keep that quiet. Good call!

He can have all the national prominence he wants now that the Bills have him extended at a less prominent pay rate. What a great contract for the team, and Benford and family will never hurt for money unless he’s an idiot. Now, please stop with the concussions! I wonder how much that came to people’s minds during negotiations?

If he does, he does. If Von has 12 sacks, it doesn’t hurt me at all. I don’t see it, but I won’t care (unless any come against the Bills in a certain playoff game). My advice would be not to go looking for things to worry about, but that’s just me.

Yes, many of us are just vaguely familiar with it……

…and less than 1% who would disagree with you.

Well, isn’t this an embarrassing moment. I did not know that. 🤷‍♂️ I would have guessed top 10 for sure, though.

Maybe that was an obvious punchline to some, but it was a helluva pull to me!

I never take anything that says ESPN on it very seriously. I don’t care how they say they put it together.

A few years ago I heard the ‘Bama QB made more than the Eagles QB. That takes some getting used to. I don’t give a rip about college basketball anymore. I’ll still enjoy the NCAA tournament, but I no longer travel to see “my team.” I’ll watch on TV only if it’s convenient. EDIT: I’d still like to know the actual number of first round contracts that have that language. It could be 2-3, or it could be all of them. Are the Bengals just late to the party here, or on the first wave? I’m curious. Sorry if I didn’t follow along close enough. .

I don’t pretend to be an expert on these things, so I did a little digging. While I read that it’s not unprecedented, I don’t see anything that says how common it is. That is info that would matter to me. How many other teams have that language in the first round picks contract? I think that is important to know before I can form an opinion. I’m in a weird spot here. If the guy does some horrible stuff off the field, I’m OK with him not getting all of his “guaranteed” money. Be a %$#&, lose your money. However, if I’m the player I can see holding out even if I’m a model citizen. “Why do the Bengals think they can start that with me?” Only because it’s the Bengals, I’d love to see him go back to college, collect some NIL and get drafted again next year. Unlike some here, I do not see any teams holding off on drafting him next year for that. You take good football players where you can find them, unless you know your team will also insist on that clause. I’m not saying it’s wise, I’m just saying I went to school in Cincinnati and I learned to dislike the owner intensely. It would amuse me. 😊

One player alone, even Josh Allen, cannot overcome dysfunction that starts at the top with the owner, IMO. That’s why Joe Burrow has only been to the playoffs twice in the last five years, and he has 2 top WR’s.

That didn’t go over well for Kevin Hart.

BEING on this board will forever haunt me! 😊 Good for him!

The Ghost of Al Davis tried to draft him, but the man with the bowl haircut shot that down.

We like to save him until desperate playoff situations arrive to amp the drama up a bit. I hope this heavy draft on defense gives us more depth when we need it late in the year.

Let’s go ahead and get all this out of the way now. I’m sure that will be the last injury for us.

It’s funny, Fall is kind of my favorite with the crisp weather and changing foliage, but I’ll vote summer by a nose. I know what comes after Fall, and it sucks. I like summer almost as much, but I’m looking forward to rather than dreading what comes next. .

I think you need to protect a young QB first and foremost so he is not physically and emotionally ruined. But yes, he needs reliable targets who can get open. I think if Elam panned out they would have offered him early, as they do, and I doubt it would have been near the Gardner kind of money. Of course we’ll never know since these things don’t happen in a vacuum. Did Benford develop too? There are too many variables for me to spend metal energy on that.

You can only pay so many top salaries. We have enough big contracts now that we need to be more economical.

I’m talking about 2nd contracts, not draft status. I think they use a different scheme and don’t need a guy who commands $30mil+. As evidence I present the signing of Benford as our #1 CB at about half the price of Gardner. Sure, everyone would LOVE a lockdown CB, but I think they are happy with the approach they have shown us.

This is the advantage of the McD scheme that everyone hates so much. You don’t need the Uber Expensive lockdown cover CB’s, so you can afford the rest of the team. EDIT: To be fair, those overly soft cushions kill me too.