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I think the Colts made a splash just to make a splash. I wonder how much cheaper a guy like Riq Woolen would have been?

You're gonna get flamed because the narrative has always been Burrow is "elite" and people bought into it And people will point to his amazing season at LSU. In which he had not only Chase, but Justin Jefferson to throw to. I've LONG said he's not elite. He does have some good traits. But take away Chase and or Higgins and he's not winning you games by himself. He's also the QB of a team that has often found themselves on the bad end of a game script. He pads his stats late in games far too often. Half the time just flinging balls in the direction of Chase who bails him out with amazing grabs. Now saying all that, I do not say he is a bad QB or talentless. But people wanna stick him in the top 3 or top 5...and that's nonsense. I could maybe be talked into the 6-10 tier. That's pretty funny. But it's also pretty accurate.

Josh was close friends with Gabe Davis when they let him walk. Josh is good buddies with Tanner Gentry and they let him walk. They are not allowing Josh Allen to dictate who they keep and who stays, especially when they guy eats up a sizable chunk of cap space. Here's the thing. He's the QB, the team leader and he's friends with a LOT of guys on the roster and a lot of guys that are no longer on the roster.

Agree, they really made out well and got a nice haul. Wilson I can agree, but with how short RB shelf lives are and the fact that he's not signed beyond this year...moving Hall should have been a no brainer for them.

In my mind, AJE can still backfill DE. Hoecht played DE snaps as well. It just means maybe he sees a more full time work load. Then you have to look at what else we have. Can Landon Jackson eat some snaps and gain some experience? If so get him active on game day. If not, let's see what else is out there and bring in that body. Maybe Dorian Williams can take some of those Hoecht snaps. Shaq Thompson can work in as well. Key is I don't think any one guy can do what Hoecht provided because before he came back, I didn't see any of the zero DT formations. So it may even be a shared duty type situation.

This is my biggest gripe. Is the usage. I wouldn't have minded Shaheed, however I don't think he would have been used correctly. He's catch a ton of quick screens, though. Honestly, I don't think we used a player like Samuel right since we had Isiah McKenzie. What ever happened to those little pop forward passes they used to do? Those worked well. The timing is always a bit off on those end arounds. Feels like those pop passes to the motioning WR would be better

We have a guy I think can run the Hoecht plays. And I know I'm crazy to think this. But he's got some power and speed and has somewhat of a knack for making plays when he's in there. AJE I know he's more of a DE, but I really think he has the athleticism to do a poor man's job of those plays.

We tried that. His name is Tre White.

Yeah. And let's play Cybo at DT, too....

It's not a slam dunk. They created 2 holes. Can they aquire players equal to or better than the 2 they traded away? Will they land a franchise QB? Maybe they put a huge package of picks together to move to 1st pick (if they don't get it on their own) and take Mendoza? The Colts pick looks like it will be late first round this year. Around where we normally pick. They may have a lot of good picks but they also have a lot of holes. They really should have went "all in" on the reset and moved Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson if they were going this mode.

I think they offer Knox the chance to stay with a straight up paycut. As you said, he won't find a huge amount on the open market. If he refuses, yeah I see a cut. I do think he's valuable in real world football. He does do a lot of good things. But with Hawes and with Kincaid becoming a stronger blocker, I'm not sure his skillset is really unique enough to be of value

The Josh's friend trope is severely overplayed. Business is business.

Agree. We can get to 50. Just tinkering on Over the Cap and I got to around 67M. Of course, Beane won't pull all the levera that I did, nor should he. I was somewhat surprised that someone like RVD wasn't moved as his contract is up and I don't think he's in the long term plans. Takes two to trade, but it wouldn't have shocked me. I wouldn't be shocked if they use next year to shed some of the bad contracts as well

You are correct. It looks bleak 8 months out However, contracts will get reworked, some cuts will be made, guys will be re-signed to deals that have lower 1st year hits and they will have a good chunk of money. And yes, most of that will be used to sign our own. We will have limited means to upgrade in FA. Again.

How bad was Wilkerson looking in practice if they wouldn't even give him a shot.

From Google AI: The New York Jets will incur approximately $19.75 million in dead cap over the next two years from trading Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts. This includes an $8.75 million charge for 2025 and an $11 million charge for 2026. This figure is relatively low because the extension signed in July featured a smaller signing bonus and relied on future option bonuses that now transfer to the Colts. The New York Jets will have $13.24 million in dead cap in 2025 and $9.8 million in dead cap in 2026 from trading Quinnen Williams. This is a result of the remaining prorated signing bonus money from his extension hitting the cap as a result of the trade. So if that's right they take a bit under $22M in dead cap this year and $20.8M in dead cap next year combined.

I agree. And who knows what Jackson turns into. But had they moved the pick they took him with at last year's trade deadline, it wouldn't have impacted this year much. And maybe it would have acquired a player that helped them get past KC last year. Plausible, at the very least.

The way I see it is each of those teams are good enough to knock us out of the playoffs in a one game format. Especially if something happens and we are a little "off" that day The Bills are still a good team, but the gap is significantly smaller than it used to be. It seems we have treaded water while those teams were building and they have caught up

True. But the reason it's so frustrating is that the AFC is basically wide open. Ravens, Chiefs and Bengals are all on the outside looking in at this point. We aren't even on top of our division as perhaps the stiffest competition this year is sitting with us in the AFCE in the Pats. A third round pick in the upcoming draft isn't gonna help them win the Super Bowl this year. But it could have possibly landed Shaheed and helped this year.

It's weird that other teams found a dance partner. Brandon Beane must just be the ugly gal standing by the wall.

GREAT JOB BEANE! With the AFC wide open this year, we don't need a trade. Heck we were in the AFC CHAMPIONSHIP last year. That's just as good as a Super Bowl, really. Why go all in with a generational QB? Ignore we are a Kincaid injury away from the offense being useless. And just forget all the season ending injuries to the defense. We are one Joey Bosa injury away from having no pass rush. That's right, Beane. Forget all that. Who needs speed and talent when we can bring back a guy like JORDAN POYER!!! Who needs WRs who can separate when we can sign another overpaid gadget guy?

The best part of this day has either been watching people talk themselves into the "No move is the right move" camp or the "Von and Deebo would be great" camp. I can't decide which is funnier. Maybe I should start a poll...

Honestly, it's a case of career longevity. They know if they stay status quo, they can talk up injuries or something and buy another year. They know they have an automatic playoff appearance with JA17. If they go all in and miss it lowers the chance they can buy another year. Meanwhile, treading water Yup. Over pay, add void years and sit with dead cap and handcuffs yourself.

We are 1 hour and 3 minutes away from a LOT of threads being started on Brandon Beane.