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I would've liked to trade for CMC, but this is absolutely way too much. If I was Beane I wouldn't have offered even half of that. It's basically a half year rental and then hope he re-negotiates to a more cap friendly deal.

What did Jerry Jone's feet ever do to you?

Allen was a late bloomer physically and while in high school did not focus on football. He also had some injuries in college that limited playing time. Comparable: Carson Wentz is the best I can come up with off the top of my head, but only if we're looking at 2016-2019. Wentz play fell off a cliff starting in 2020

That's a good find - I had forgotten about that play. Milano might've misjudged where the sideline was? Pretty bad mistake by him Turned what should've been a ~3yard gain into 13 yards.

On the defensive side Edmunds seems too high - I thought he was fine. Not bad, but not 3rd best defender either Milano is too low - he stood out in a good way with a strong game Neal is too low - he had a bad game and deserves bottom 5, but a 22 is overkill On the offensive side Mckenzie is too high - my guy had a disaster of a game. Responsible for taking at least 10 points off the board How is Sweeney in the top 3 ? I never noticed him (which I'll admit is a good thing when he's blocking).

I feel like bumping some old Lotulelei threads with people saying "Even though he doesn't show up on the stat sheet he's an important part of the defense. He gets double teamed sometimes!" His contract was an overpay from day 1. He might not have been as terrible a player as some posters on here said, but he was never better than league average. Opting out of 2020 because of COVID and then choosing to not get vaccinated still blows my mind. 🤮

I think it says a lot about Mac that he's getting outplayed by a 4th round rookie

The Jets and Dolphins both have great rosters, but not great QB's. I don't think Wilson or Tua will ever be elite, but Wilson has a higher chance of making it happen. Pretty easy to see either of those teams winning ~10 games. The Patriots are bad on offense, but have a great coach, and pretty good DEF. They feel more like an ~8 win team. Mac Jones has the lowest ceiling of any of the AFCE QBs.

This is 100% an obvious and egregious penalty in slow-mo replay, but I have to admit.... I did not realize this was a trip when it happened in real time. I can understand how the ref missed it. Missed penalties really need to be included in the "eye in the sky" review process.

Calvin Johnson has the record with 1,964 receiving yards in a season - and he did it in 16 games!

And some are wrong. How is it the Chiefs "A" game when you turn the ball over twice at critical moments ?

2 Red Zone turnovers (one fumble and once on downs) would have cost us the game if Chiefs were playing at their best. Both teams played well, but definitely missed on some plays. "B" grade is fair

Richardson wasn't forced to sell though. He voluntarily chose to sell after the bombshell report came out. You could say he was forced by the court of public opinion, but there was never an actual vote on it by the other owners. Snyder doesn't care about the court of public opinion and isn't going to sell the team gracefully to sail into retirement. He's only going to sell if the other owners have a vote and force him out.

How quickly we forget how the refs looked in a game we won handily. The regular season game last year in KC had refball on full display. Numerous bad (and at critical times) penalties throughout the day. Bills finished with 10 penalties 103 yards. Chiefs 7 for 55 This 2 play stretch happened in the 4th Q 3rd & 9 at BUF 16 (12:13 - 4th) (Shotgun) J.Allen right end pushed ob at BUF 26 for 10 yards (J.Thornhill). PENALTY on BUF-M.Morse, Offensive Holding, 8 yards, enforced at BUF 16 - No Play. 3rd & 17 at BUF 8 (11:50 - 4th) (Shotgun) J.Allen pass deep middle intended for S.Diggs INTERCEPTED by R.Fenton at KC 41. R.Fenton to KC 41 for no gain (S.Diggs). PENALTY on KC-F.Clark, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at BUF 8 - No Play. The holding on Morse was 100% a phantom call that wiped out a 3rd and 9 conversion. The very next play was a dubious RTP on Chiefs that wiped out an INT. I'll agree in the playoff game the refs were a non-factor. 4 penalties total between the 2 teams and I don't remember bad missed calls.

Whiplash and concussion from a shove, stumbling, and falling like that?

Reminds me a little bit of this:

I was wondering WTF the cameraguy was doing over there. The guy was completely oblivious and collided with Adams (who was walking in a straight line into the tunnel). Still, as you said, that's a really bad reaction from Adams. Probably worth a game suspension and definitely worth a big fine

Darnold is expected to miss another few weeks with his own injury (also a high ankle sprain) The Panthers are going to be starting PJ Walker 🤣

At the time I think the general consensus was that the Bears were idiots for trading up. Why move from #3 to #2 for a QB that wasn't viewed as generational ? In hindsight.... holy cow. Has to be on a very short list of worst GM decisions ever. Trading UP for Trubisky when you could've stayed pat (or even moved down a few slots) and selected Mahomes or Watson

Trubisky was drafted #2 overall - the Bills never had an opportunity to draft him.

Josh Allen's cap hit is going from 16mm this year to 40mm next year. There are going to be cap casualties. I appreciate that Edmunds has stepped up his game this season (so far) but I just don't see it working out cap wise next year. You can always play cap shenanigans, but I don't think it's wise to do so for him. The only way I can see keeping him if he signs at a large discount and exceptionally cap friendly deal.

I can certainly agree that McDermott has improved on 4th down decisions, but I find the 100% difficult to believe. I thought he got the decision wrong a few times in the Titans game. We really should've gone for it on both of these plays: 4th & 1 at TEN 26 (7:25 - 2nd) (Shotgun) PENALTY on BUF-G.Van Roten, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 26 - No Play. 4th & 1 at TEN 47 (8:33 - 3rd) (Shotgun) PENALTY on BUF, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 47 - No Play. McD had us line up and try to get the Titans to jump. When that didn't work we took a penalty instead to lead to a 4th and 6. I'm guessing this model ignores these plays due to the penalties.

2 - As others have mentioned, Campbell deflected the throw at the line. Knox then reacted poorly to the fluttering ball (the body language kinda looked like he gave up on the play, but I'm thinking that was just his best reaction to the tip). Baltimore's challenge - I thought Jackson probably had it, but there's no definitive angle so they didn't overturn it. Refs almost always give a runner the first down when they stretch the ball out like that so I was quite surprised by the initial spot. 5 - Totally agree that the officiating was a shitshow. The refs ended up calling 2 holding penalties on the Ravens, but it should've been about 10. At least 5 offensive plays with a blatant uncalled hold. I thought the Ravens OPI call was actually a makeup for some of the missed calls

I think it's fair to be worried, but not fair to label him a bust yet. Drafting O-Line in that spot would've been significantly wiser

What an odd take. Almost every NFL ref has (or had) a regular career job. Boger has been an NFL referee since 2004 and has decades of officiating experience prior to that (and was himself a college QB back in the 70s). If you're looking for a ref with experience there aren't many people out there with more than Boger.