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Is Benford this good? When has paying a DB worked out for us?

Could see more teams release guys after the draft, plus some of these guys still on the market like Douglas, Samuel, etc.

Look at Brady's contracts. That is what you call not caring.

I prefer to look at have we got better for next year rather than have we locked guys up long term. Thus far most positions have not drastically changed. The biggest changes are below and appear in sum a downgrade. However is Bosa or Palmer hit then you have a huge impact. But if the additions play as could be expected taking recent performance as the best indicator we are worse off at multiple positions. WR In: Palmer (likely starter), Shenault (backup) Out: Cooper and Hollins (both starters of various games) Cooper did not provide as big a boost as expected but the offense did perform better when he was here and we heard the typical he opens other things up talk. Hollins outplayed expectations and was big in the run game and special teams. Palmer alone does not make up for Cooper and Hollins loss in the base case. We still dont have a #1, which Cooper represented the potential of having. DL In: Bosa (likely starter), Hoect and Ogunjobi (key rotational guys after week 7-8) Out: Miller (Starter/Role), Jefferson (rotational), Phillips (rotational), Smoot (rotational), Johnson (rotational) Need Bosa to have a rebound year or what looked like an upgrade could spell trouble. Having two of our big additions out a big chunk hurts. So as of now we let a lot of rotational guys go and swapped out the Miller lotto ticket for the Bosa lotto ticket. Bosa ticket hits and its a win. DB In: Forrest (backup), Jackson (Starter or backup) Out: Douglas (starter), Elam (backup) Not looking good so far. Douglas was our best CB entering last year and you could debate his value at this point. But he has not been replaced. Too early to tell as I think there is more FA adds to come here. But as of now has to be worse since its essentially Douglas for Jackson.

I got roasted before he played a down as a bill for wondering what they saw in him. Seemed liked an undersized te and slow big wr. I was told he has a unique skill set and elite body control and hands. When will we see that? Thus far he has been a dump off and get tackled by the first tackler guy.

I agree but why not get more cap relief this year and next?

This news on suspensions combined with Allen contract details are making this offseason fall flat. Wasting money on guys that will be out nearly half the season and only picking up a few million on Allen’s deal. What is going on? What was the point in the Allen restructuring? To save cash by not doing the deal in a few years when it would be even more is what it seems not to help the cap.

I get the deal for Hoecht since it’s more than one year. But the Larry O deal makes no sense for one year and he is out half of it. Unless that salary is prorated and not the full $8m.

These deals have to be voidable.

Sad state of the media. Most is just copycat material or misleading headlines that are all speculation.

Last 8 weeks of the season including playoffs - 18 catches for 252 yards and 1 TYD. That is basically averaging 2 catches for 30 yards per game. And those were meaningful games LAR need to make the playoffs. The BUF game was his best game...take that out and the numbers look even worse. In 5 of 8 of the games he had under 30 yards...

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/buffalo-bills/news/are-bills-close-signing-80-million-weapon-josh-allen-cooper-kupp-joey-bosa-nfl-los-angeles-rams/80d82c2252574ab64232a2a7

The moves are done yet but... Bosa/Hoecht/Ogunjobi replaces Miller/Smoot/Johnson/Phillips/Jefferson = Hard to answer. Miller on paper had better year than Bosa. I look at Hoecht and Ogunjobi as washes. Palmer replaces Hollins/Cooper = I am not as high on Palmer as others so call it a wash. However, the threat of Cooper potentially had an impact that Palmer does not bring to the table. Punter - Who cares as long as they dont suck. TE - Do we need to replace Morris. Should not be hard to grab a 3rd TE. Forrest replaces Douglas/Elam = Still work to do. Need starting CB and depth. Evans replaces himself as a practice squad or cut

Maybe, but Kupp hasnt touched 1K yards since 2021. Maybe someone will overpay but he seems more in the Hopkins, OBJ, etc group these days.

We are an elite player or two away from the super bowl. Can we do it with Josh playing super hero and a lot of good players? Maybe. But imagine if instead of a Deonte Harty or Curtis Samuel types they got Barkley or Henry. What if they found a way to get Danielle Hunter? The doubles are nice and all, but to win it all may take a home run.