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Right, but his UFA status is based on a void year. He has three void years built into his contract. They can either pay the cap hits the void years create, or add that money back as part of resigning him. If they dont make an offer his status is UFA, but he will have cap hits for three years running if he isnt resigned in the offseason. If they can find someone to trade for him as a salary dump they can save over $17 million dollars next offseason. To do that they'd likely have to send Von and a high pick to a team willing to take on the money. Otherwise they cant cut him without major cap implications until 2025.

He had two feet down, the ball was tucked, and he took a third step. It was by rule a catch. The Refs are terrible, you have to know that going into a game. That said, you have to win in spite of it.

Doesnt seem like he's had a terrible season but he is on the verge of 31 and is a headcase. Better off rolling with what we have.

My kid went to football camp with his son. He happened to walk up and stand next to me while the kids were doing drills. I chatted with him for a few minutes. Didnt find him unapproachable or intense. Then again I wasnt asking him for an autograph, a picture, or why he doesnt win games in overtime. Tend to find if you treat people like human beings there isnt an issue.

Hate to see them in actual real life relationships when things get a little tough.

Hyde will be in a void year. Poyer, White, and Morse can all be released with minimal cap hit. Josh and Diggs can be restructured. The cap is not going to doom us all. They can get to 30 million dollars under the cap with a few moves. The sky isnt falling.

Why would you dislike McD as a human being? You literally dont know the guy personally.

I dont want Reich here but to say he is horrible is hyperbolic. He is about average in terms of coaching and had some good years in Indianapolis. I would imagine its likely over for him as a head coach, but you may see him as a QB or OC again.

Before anyone says Bobby Slowik do you really trust your team to a guy who was coaching defense five years ago?

Live by the sword, die by the sword. Phillips and Lawson both have a history of talking crap and playing it up for the camera. If you dish it out when you're winning you have to be able to take it when you're not.

The only scenario I see where they get in is if they win out and Miami loses to both Baltimore and Dallas.

The Miller signing was such a departure from how he usually did business in Free Agency and I think he let previous year misses get to him too much. Should have just stuck to his process, regardless of how well Von looked in the first half of last year. The contract is awful. As far as hits and misses along the dline and even on the oline I think its par for the course for GMs just magnified because they are losing right now. In the most important position he hit it out of the park.

Hes a fine GM. He made a huge mistake signing Vonn Miller, a direct result of failing to sign JJ Watt and Chandler Jones in back to back years. He made a huge mistake not signing Hopkins this offseason, which may have been a direct result of the mistake in signing Miller. Outside of Miller the bigger contracts have void years. The cap situation isnt as bad as people think, they can clear space. It happens when you sign a QB for a quarter of a billion dollars.

The irritating thing about the choice route tonight is both options were wide open. If Gabe runs inside the CB its paydirt. If Josh throws the post its paydirt. That said, thats three miscommunications in three weeks. There has been 1 every game for almost a month, not good.

McDermott has done a ton for this organization. If you cant admit that then you're being incredibly myopic. I wont argue that Allen is more important to the organization, that goes without saying. My issue is, it is so easy for everyone here to say "we need to fire McDermott" or your "We can find ten more McDermott's in 1 off-seasons" and thats just not accurate. Changing the coach after one down season just because maybe it will make the situation better isnt always the way to go. What those of you who want him gone fail to say is, it could always get worse. I've said it before 521 coaches have been hired in the NFL, only 6% of them have won a Super Bowl. Its not that easy to hire a good coach. FIre the guy sure, but dont pretend he hasnt done a ton for this organization.

What I dont want to do is take a chance on a young coordinator. If you move on from McDermott go get JIm Harbaugh.

That said, he's throwing to those same wide outs. He's earned the picks. Again, wouldnt trade the guy for the world but he has earned every pick he has thrown.

He leads the league in Interceptions. Hes thrown at least one in 8 straight games. Hes a great quarterback but if you think anyone should be confident he wont throw the ball to the other team you're wrong.

Maybe if the QB has given the coach any confidence that he wouldnt throw the ball to the other team or the kicker had shown that he can kick a long field goal the coach would have went for it. If Allen throws a int and loses the game everyone is on McDermott for going for it.

Its not all on McDermott. If Bass doesnt play like garbage again, we have four more points. If Allen doesnt throw an interception at his own 30 yard line, Bills probably arent in the same situation. Its on the entire team. Its a confederacy of dunces right now.

Outclassed? Lol. My God man

Was a big fan in my twenties but stopped watching it pretty quickly after college. The only episode I've seen in the last ten years is the Wade Boggs challenge and it was hilarious.

He's the best QB in the NFL by quite a bit. Allen may be the most physically gifted but he isn't on the same level s Mahomes.

Is Aikman really going to try and justify that pick route...

Never. He never adjusts...ever?