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I don't think there's any reason to believe O'Brien was looking at the trade in a rational state of mind so there's no reason to assume offering more than Arizona did would have gotten the deal done.

This is why people are down on BOB @Mark80

I cannot believe how bad this deal is. I thought it would be the #8 pick and multiple other picks. They didn't even get a 1st rounder...what the hell?

They gotta be getting the #8 pick and then some. Holy hell what is Houston doing.

Eh. 300 carries that year and he's statistically been like the worst runner in the league the past 3 years. I think Duke is a more talented runner and receiver.

I get that but Duke and David are both primarily receiving backs. I would like to think this is mostly about the pick/s that Houston is also acquiring (I would hope).

Definitely curious to see what else Houston gets. Johnson doesn't really make sense there with Duke already on the team.

Flowers was quietly pretty good last year. $10 mil per year would still scare me though.

Don't think he'd really be a Lorax alternative as he's not really a pass rusher in any way, but he can move around the defense a bit.

I definitely don't agree with the idea that the NFL shouldn't be doing this because it "feels wrong with what's going on right now". The only reason I would care is if teams/players simply wanted to wait until things calm down in order to fly people in, do physicals, tour facilities, etc. If they think they can operate just fine as is, I see no reason the NFL should push things back.

I'd rather get Cooper too, but I don't think that's a possibility. Cooks is if we want it to be.

Probably subject to change depending on what the Rams do. It's one of those contracts where there's a substantial dead cap amount for the Rams if they trade him. But as of right now, cap hits of 16.8, 16.8, 17.8, and 17.4 million left.

It's definitely a risk, but that's why it won't be a first round pick and why it becomes potentially a risk worth taking. I'd be fine taking the chance with a 2nd round pick personally but I understand if others wouldn't go for it.

Yes.

I expected this to be the case. He's the best realistic target for us IMO. Would be very happy to bring him in.

There's roughly 60 RBs that play 25% or more of their team's snaps each year. Of those: 2019: Howard: 48th in catch %, 50th in yards per target Teammate: 29th in catch %, 9th in yards per target Singletary: 51st in catch %, 53rd in yards per target 2018: Howard: 47th in catch %, 41st in yards per target Teammate: 28th in catch %, 7th in yards per target 2017: Howard: 44th in catch %, 56th in yards per target Teammate: 26th in catch %, 42nd in yards per target

He has that few catches because his teams know not to trust him. He's pretty much purely a 1st and 2nd down player that you put on the field if you want to tell the defense you're running the ball.

Man Cousins has done super well for himself. Basically a fully guaranteed $66 million with the way it's structured unless things go horribly wrong next year.

Would prefer Freeman over Howard due to him being able to catch the ball coming out of the backfield but neither one is necessarily my top choice. Howard's a pretty good runner but that's it; he'd make our offense more predictable.

In a usual offseason, deals will start coming in today. They can't be made official until Wednesday but the word will leak out today. Not sure if the coronavirus will impact that at all but I would assume we'll have news to discuss today.

My issue with him is he's pretty much purely a two-down player and I'd prefer our vet RB to be the 3rd down guy since that's an area where Singletary struggled as a rookie and rookies in general struggle with it. But Philly fans didn't like him because Philly's coaching staff did like him and that meant less touches for their heartthrob Miles Sanders.

They've traded away all of their picks (which is why the idea of a Hopkins trade is even being mentioned) and they're nowhere near being a Super Bowl contender. O'Brien is a fine coach (though he makes terrible in-game decisions too frequently, as evidenced by the wacky ending to our playoff game) but his team-building has left a lot to be desired.

Technically, Gordon remains banned from the NFL despite the new drug testing rules. He has to apply for reinstatement and there's no guarantee the commish lets him back in the league.

The only positive of this deal for Tennessee is that they can get out of this deal in a couple years.

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