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Until 2021, the NFL season was 16 games so for his first 3 seasons he missed 4 games. After his rookie year (an adjustment for many players) he missed 1 game in 2 seasons. I'm not sure what "counted on to stay healthy" means to you, but I don't think teams would look askance at that. It's the most recent 4 seasons that are problematic - when a guy misses more games than he starts 3 out of 4 years, no, you can't count on him to stay healthy.

Oh BURN On paper, Alexander has only played one (almost) full season in the last 4 - 2022. 4 games in 2021, 7 games in 2023 and 2024. But in practice, it's worse than that. For example, he played 7 games last season, but of the 7 he played he platooned in one of them working his way back in, then only played 14% of the snaps in another before getting hurt again. Missed the 2nd half of the season and the playoff game.

I think you're right that Cook hasn't been at $11M. I don't think we had much chance to sign him in the $12M-$14M range this offseason though. It's rumor, but said rumor was that Cook wanted $15M per season. Let's look at Benford and Bernard's contracts, which got done pretty easily. Benford signed 4 yr, $69M which sounds like an ave of $17.25 per year. Looking at the guaranteed $37.636 money, it's really more like a 3 year, $12.54M (then we'll see) contract. Bernard signed for less - 4 year, $42.143 or ave of $10.54 per year. Looking at the guaranteed $23.85, it's really more like a 3 year, $8M (then we'll see) contract. I could be wrong, but I think the Bills see Cook as at least as important as Benford. So I think if they could have signed Cook for $12-$13M, they would have.

Yes, it's Mitch Morse but again, photo from last summer at Dawson Knox wedding. It's Q (Quintin Morris), Tre McKitty, Josh, Mitch Morse, I'm not sure who the guy next to Mitch is, Dalton Kincaid peeking over their shoulders, Zack Davidson on the far right.

Draped over one of those white parasols. Very disappointing if it doesn't happen. Yeah, their security and social media lockdown was really impressive. But Dion is there in one photo that did come out. Dion, Spencer Brown, Dawson Knox, Kincaid, Shakir, Gabe Davis confirmed there. Just to be clear, pretty confident this photo is from Dawson Knox wedding last summer. https://www.msn.com/en-sg/sport/nfl/josh-allen-looks-worse-for-wear-as-he-parties-with-teammates-at-bills-tight-end-dawson-knox-s-wedding/ar-BB1ptTZb Reverse image google search confirms.

It's only just begun. We've had FA, the draft, OTAs, and soon Minicamp. Then comes the dreaded Gap, the long weeks off between OTAs and training camp There's a meme going around "I never thought I'd see the day Bills fans get excited about Brady

The Bills took the names of a lot of their staff off their website a couple years ago. You used to be able to find the names of the trainers, assistant trainers, team psychologist, chaplains, S&C staff, and then all the FO people not just scouts but maintenance etc. They took all that off.

Oh dear. Where's @Simon? Between that and the white parasol....Josh might have to deal out some Hard Knocks at training camp, amirite?

Do you count Metcalf in that "meh"?

One can only hope I think that's far from true. But he knows he isn't going deep in the playoffs without a QB

So this is an interesting point. The Steelers had a top-10 defense last season. 4 pro-bowl players and an all-pro in Cam Hayward, Watt, Queen, and Fitzpatrick, and they're all back. But what about the other 7 defenders? On the front 7, they still have their NT but Ogunjobi signed with the Bills. Still have Highsmith but Elandon Roberts signed with the Raiders. Both Ogunjobi and Roberts were north of 30 yrs, so it remains to be seen how much of a loss they are. On the back, Donte Jackson is now playing for the Chargers. Still have Joey Porter Jr. Still have Elliot. I'd say assuming their talent development is on track, their defensive personnel are pretty much on track for another good year. The Steelers, last year and this upcoming season, appear to be playing the Broncos "all we need is a QB" game which the Broncos won by signing Peyton Manning. Well, Russ Wilson is no Sheriff, so the Steelers said "Next!" and brought in a QB who legit was great, Manning level great, in his time. Frankly, I thought the Steelers OL stunk last season. I'm sure formerly DangeRuss didn't help it. They also had a very young OL except for Seamalo with rookie C and RG and a 2nd year RT, so I'm sure they hope for improvement. But Rodgers has all the mobility of a sloth on Sominex, so they'll need all the improvement they can get. IMHO, it's kind of a re-run of 2023 Jets with a chance for a different outcome. In 2022, the Jets had a great D and returned most of the pieces in 2023. Their idea was "all we need is a QB" so they signed Rodgers. And as we know, that lasted a whole 4 snaps into the 1st game. In 2024, Rodgers played but the wheels seemed to come off all around and Rodgers exceeded his age in sacks. It'll be interesting to see how it shakes out.

I had no idea what the Steelers plan at QB was. I respect Mike Tomlin, but this seems like "A plan where you lose your hat. And a plan where you lose your hat is...a Bad Plan" A good friend is a Steelers fan. We could be proven wrong, but we're both predicting a rough year for her fandom. I'd be really surprised if they don't butt heads by week 4 Time will Tell.

OK, let's think about this a minute. We still have Taron Johnson, our nickel, who is one of the most consistent players on defense. If we're playing more 4-3, that means we're taking Taron Johnson off the field for...who?

No player wants to play on a 1 yr contract if they can help it. The ideal is to get a new deal signed before the last year of the contract starts, preferably with some injury guarantees and decent guaranteed money. But in any event, "playing out the contract he signed" starts when the season starts, not at "voluntary" OTAs or even mandatory minicamp.

I feel like there's a need to just drop this here. https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-catch-a-37-pound-salmon/428910/28

I agree with you on the "different world". One source said the wedding was at the San Ysidro Ranch. I googled, and it claims a "resort buyout" would allow 150 guests at an event. Now maybe they can actually arrange seating and dining for more, my limited-duty obsession didn't motivate me to dig into it more. But 150 guests (if that's correct) .... 75 each to the bride and the groom, that would be a tough limit. Maybe the source is wrong and they were somewhere else.

Whoa, they just got married. Even if they get very busy, it will be a minute before they're attending PTA meetings!

That could well be.

Winner! They got engaged last fall. Pretty sure they chose the wedding date with her existing schedule in mind and she negotiated any future activities around the plans. I agree it makes a lot of sense to go to OTAs and mandatory, then honeymoon in the dead time - if for no other reason than every paparazzi in the world is on high alert to uncover and pester a honeymoon trip right after the wedding, so why not wait a bit and try to throw them off the scent?

Was it sarcasm? If sincere, that seems odd given it appears to be a relatively small wedding and it doesn't look like a large number of Bills players were there (Knox, Shakir, Dion, Spencer Brown who I've seen so far - I would expect the entire OL was invited) You got a NFL superstar and a movie star getting married, they either have to limit the guest list hard, or they have to invite hundreds and hundreds.

I got to give Josh and Hailey's people credit, there are normally a bunch of social media posts and so forth that have come out from a player's wedding within a couple days. All we have so far are a handful of telephoto shots that all the news outlets are sharing. They've resorted to padding their articles with photos of the couple from their engagement, NFL Honors and entertainment events. If the Bills make it to the Superbowl they should hire the same security team to lock down their game plan and practices.

I don't understand that last. Kelce seems notorious for pushing off IMO. You can think whatcha like, but facts are that Kelce had 2 respectable 800+ yd seasons and 2 1000+ yd seasons before Mahomes ever took the field. And most pundits seem to credit him with very good route running skills for a TE. Did his career benefit from playing with Mahomes vs. whatever crap at QB they've fielded in Atlanta, sure. Every receiver benefits from great QB play. Now, of the last 2 years, has Kelce been taken out of games and less productive, Yeah. And it shows in his stats.

TE prospect Noah Grey appeared to be taking a bit of a step in his 4th season.

Gunner, with all respect, you're running on about the topic of dissing weddings and wedding events like rehearsal to a degree I haven't seen in you before. It seems disproportionate. "Methinks the Laddie Doth Protest Too Much" If you don't think wedding rehearsals are worthwhile or useful => don't have one Other people find them worthwhile and useful => what's it to you? their rehearsal isn't coming out of your savings Gunner, you are so vehement on this topic that I'm starting to picture you with the weird habit of stalking churches, parks, resorts, and other venues where weddings occur charting whether or not there's a rehearsal and whether or not there are snafus to the wedding, to develop those "objective measures" You aren't, of course. This isn't your lane, you're not an officiant or a planner or an event coordinator and you honestly have no idea whether the things are useful or not. So why are you so invested in this? I'm honestly curious at this point.

Couple of NetJets shares to get Josh back to OTAs after the wedding?