DrDawkinstein

If you want to help running backs, you do what RB Chris Johnson did: dont let your kids grow up to be RBs, make them convert to WR when they hit high school. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2849372-ex-titans-rb-chris-johnson-wont-let-sons-play-rb-due-to-pay-gap-poor-treatment

I'm here for it

Congrats to Trevon and the Diggs family. Good on Stefon for staying home in Maryland to make sure his brothers had the support they needed to get through school.

No, he can be tagged again next year.

Haha, and from what I've seen, he would chuckle and absolutely agree with that assessment. I can't hate on anyone who is at least that self-aware of his dorkiness and leans into it. I absolutely appreciate how little he has talked about "faith" in this show. Maybe that is a Netflix decision, but it definitely helps him come across as more normal. Unlike all the weird stuff we saw out of Carson Wentz in Hard Knocks.

Watched Ep 4 last night. Focused on family. As a girl-dad it just made me like all these guys more, especially Mahomes. Also pretty cool with the deep dive they did into playcalls and all the studying and work these guys have to put in just to be able to repeat the words they heard in their headset. Love this behind the scenes stuff! This is EXACTLY how I felt about Cousins... until I watched this series. He's still a dork, but he seems much more genuine and down to earth after watching this. One thing is for sure, he is one tough SOB. Just sayin. The dynamic shown between Cousins and new coach O'Connell is super interesting. It seems most times O'Connell is barely tolerating Cousins, and usually Cousins in butting heads with O'Connell. Interesting! My predicition for Season 2 was Josh, McCorkle, and Rodgers. I think Josh is a shoe-in. But I'm SHOCKED Rodgers would actually give anyone as much access as Netflix has in this series. We'll see...

It's 120% of the player's previous salary. Google has this answer pretty easy. I'll add there is a caveat if the franchise tag number for that position goes up by more than 20% than the player gets that higher number. So it's minimum 20% raise, or a higher than 20% cap number. Not the addition of both. This cap/tag stuff is always interesting.

Well, 120% of $10M is easy math to $12M. Not too outrageous given his possible $11M hit this year.

Follow up question: Even tho they have this "new" deal done, does it still count as a Franchise Tag year? I ask because a second straight tag requires a 120% of the previous tag. So I'm wondering if they tag him again next yeartdoes he get the regular tag number or the double-tagged number?

Ah true, true. Seeing that now. My bad. Earlier tweet I saw was wrong.

No tag clause in the new contract. They cant tag him again. I was wrong. He can be tagged again. Also, pro athletes ARE in fact the heaviest taxed high earners. They dont have the same abilities to shelter and skirt like the true wealthy. Their pay is all fully taxed. They cant defer salary to stock options and cash out a year later to only pay long term capital gains. Most of the players arent financially savvy enough to find even the most basic loop holes.

I have a feeling that scenario wouldnt work out for RBs like we think it would. Instead of signing slotted rookie-scale contracts (fully guaranteed for 1st rounders), they'd be getting peanuts as undrafted free agents.

Ah dang, I was just at Maid of the Mist last week! Wish I wouldve known.

It wasnt enough! Yeah, I did see we got to him a bunch, but nothing good enough to really knock him out. I think Von got him in the ribs good one time. I guess credit him for being one tough SOB. And maybe I should be putting more blame on our backup DBs absolutely botching a few key plays. That replay of Cam Lewis HELPING JJ catch that 4th and 18 ball... 🤮 I dunno, just seemed like we had a perfect setup, but let them hang around instead of really knocking them out.

Well he says he was hit by another jet ski/driver. So that would confirm both sides here. 1. he was just sitting on the jet ski but 2. there was definitely horse play by the group. I'd bet the other jet ski was trying to splash him, like snowing a goalie, and miscalculated.

"Not gonna make it"?!?!? Dude won the Heisman in college, was drafted #2 overall, is on his 8th season in the NFL, and has career earnings over $64M so far. What more does he need to do in your opinion? I dont think he's even a top-20 QB in the league, and he'll never win anything. But I think on a personal level, he's "made it". Far better than most of us at least.

I'm late to this - started watching this weekend and am 3 episodes in. My observations so far: I like they have 3 different levels of QB being featured. You get to see it from all perspectives. I'm mad at Neflix for making me like Kirk Cousins. I'm still not a huge fan, but he comes across pretty well in this. He owns his dorkiness and I can respect that. I also like his hidden memorabilia room so he can keep collecting his stuff but not make it look corny. Speaking of Cousins, episode 3 focusing on how injured his ribs were and how much he was struggling in the game against the Bills only further serves to show how much Frazier needed to go. The guy is struggling just to talk to people, and we can't get hits on him. All in all tho, I'm really enjoying the show. And it's been nice to finally start feeling like the same fan I was in the 80s/90s, where I could watch stuff about other players and teams without being so bitter. For me, that is due to having a top QB and a top team again. I can watch this stuff and just enjoy it as a fan of the game knowing our guys are featured with respect, and we'll have another shot this year. I dont mind Mahomes off the field. I think he is becoming my new Dan Marino. Respected him, was fine with him off field as a real person, hated him while we were playing him and loved to beat him. Mahomes seems like a good dude and pretty humble given his upbringing and rocket to stardom.

Well never mind. Thanks Nyheim!

Injury bug starting this early? Ugh.

Especially when juxtaposed with all the talk of how devalued and unimportant the RB position has become. We have enough horses already with those 4. Beane should be focusing on pretty much any other part of the roster.

You did it right in your OP. The NFL is just a bunch of greedy bastards.

I also dont understand what letting thim in a year or two earlier would fix? The position isnt valued. They would just be younger when they were done with their rookie contract and not getting a 2nd deal. Getting there sooner doesnt make the position more valuable in today's NFL.

So everyone declares as a RB and then moves back to their real position after they get drafted? I appreciate the brainstorming, but I dont see how there could be any position-specific rules on any of this. The market is the market. If RBs are underpaid, don't be a RB.

Not "the best thing", but rather "another factor to consider". Yes, Rodgers is a better deal. But your own question implies deciding which is the WORST. So yes. Rodgers' contract is better than Jones', but IMO, Jones' deal is better than Carr's. And if Daboll can get the same level of performance out of Jones, I think it will be better than what the Saints' staff gets out of Carr.

The CBA has the players getting 48% of league revenue. We could certainly argue that the players deserve more than 50%, but the players agreed to this amount. How it gets divided up after that per position shouldn't matter. You can't start changing rules about drafting and rookie contracts for just one position. The league is always changing and evolving and cycling through trends. Positional values change. You are only making some millions, and want more millions? Change positions.