DrDawkinstein

People are free to get into whatever bag of feelings they want, but it's a little ridiculous for anyone to turn on him given what he has done and contributed to this team. We've had plenty of greats hold out before, Bruce always comes to mind. Fans need to take a step back and find something else to occupy their time if they are turning on Diggs. Already some embarrassing posts in here by folks who have just been waiting to turn on him since we got him.

Gotta be coaching, imo. I think he's still upset that Dorsey & McD refused to get him the ball when the team needed a spark the most. Feels like he's sending a message of "If you dont think I'm that important to our success, look at what you have on the field without me". And again, this isnt about him getting touches as much as not being relied on or called upon when the team could use his contribution the most. I'm just guessing but there really cant be much else.

Bell is already on record saying he shouldve just signed the Steelers deal and stayed in Pittsburgh. If you look at the offers vs what he ended up signing for, he lost money overall. I'm 100% behind players getting as much money as they can, but sometimes they need to realize this is all they can.

Sounds more like the pass rusher was the one willing to take our money.

Like Gilmore said when he went to New England,, "Now my family will be able to watch me play". It's why AJ McCarron is in the XFL, he wanted his sons to see him play, not just sit on the sideline in the NFL. These guys are all humans with families of some sort. Being seen definitely makes a difference.

Sealed the deal for the Rams, and was given the SB MVP trophy of SB50 when the Broncos won despite Manning only passing for 120 yards, they still held the Panthers to only 10 points.

Anyone with half a brain can make any stat say anything they want. Stats dont tell the whole story. Especially in a rotational position like DE. Shaq is more reliable. He is almost always in good position. He makes plenty of plays at the edge, and turns the play back inside. AJ flies upfield and takes himself out of the play so the Bills are playing with 10 guys. Heck, there was one game late last season (maybe Chicago) Shaq took over and single-handedly sent their offense off the field in back to back possessions, just by playing his role. edit: And I LIKE Epenesa, and hope he has a chance to keep developing with us. But as of today, he has no business starting over Shaq on anything other than "potential". Which isnt a real thing.

Shaq Lawson was a consensus All-American, and double-digit sack starter on a Clemson team that played for the National Championship, which got him drafted in the 1st round. Both AJ and Boogie are late 2nd round picks from small programs that couldnt even win their conferences. Shaq disappointed a bit in the beginning of his career here, but he should absolutely be far more talented than either of the other two.

My take is, when I'm down to my DE4, I want someone I can count on even if they arent the most talented. I need steady and consistent over boom/bust like AJ and Boogie. We know what Shaq is... and that's exactly why I like him.

Every SB Champ team has a large number of average players behind their stars. No one is saying Lawson should start. We're talking about DE4 or DE5 here. So yeah, Lawson should get a lot of love for that level of position. He'd be one of the best DE4s in the league. And while I like Epenesa and hope for the best for Basham, as of today, Lawson is a better, more well rounded option than either of them. As a matter of fact, I'd say Lawson is practically a combination of both of those players. Can set the edge unlike Epenesa, and can chase down guys in the backfield unlike Basham.

I dont have the data or old post handy, but I could swear someone went back and looked at how Carolina's DL worked when McD was DC, and IIRC they found he started similarly with a heavy rotation. But as the team was built out and they got guys in place, for example in 2016 when they went to SB50, he rotated far less. I think DTs will always need to rotate. Big guys doing a LOT of work. But the DEs could find more time if they produce with more consistency (Rousseau).

Sarcasm? We literally signed the pass rusher that won SB50 for the Broncos, and was given the SB MVP trophy, over our current HC's team.

Most of these dudes are happy to not sign and not have to go through OTAs and camp, and wait until a team is desperate right before the season to sign and walk right onto the field. Good job by Beane to get Floyd under contract so early.

I'd keep Lawson over Basham.

Liked this player since his UGA days, and should still have something left in the tank. Good signing to shore up the DL while we wait for Vin to return.

Here are the OBJ details. 1yr/$15M, but spread out over 5 years for a cap hit of ~$3M/yr I'd bet Hopkins will get more since he has been healthy and playing, and probably more than 1 year, but it will be structured with void years as well.

It would help to include the OBJ contract details in the first post so we know what we're comparing.

It's just depth-of-the-offseason lols yall

It is amazing for all the (deserved) hype that class had. Although I also wonder how much the Browns, Jets, and Cardinals orgs were responsible for that vs the individual players. Those are arguably the 3 worst managed franchises in the league, and all of them saw constant churn and upheaval on their coaching staffs. I'd be interested in seeing how it played out if, for example, Baker ended up going to the Ravens who are on the opposite end of that spectrum as one of the best managed orgs in the league. I was never a Baker believer, still not. But seeing Cleveland do him so dirty made me pull for him a little more. It was fun watching him step in and win that Rams game last year. I dont really care what he does from here.

Juuust a bit outside.

I mean, this is literally one of the best things about being a TSW member. The board usually (always?) has a tailgate going at Hammer's lot.

As an All-Things-Boston Hater, I really loved tuning into Chuck's postgame takes for most of this series. He really laid into the Celtics (rightfully so). My favorite was last week when Miami took a 3-0 lead, postgame they had Gabe Vincent on and he gave the usual humble platitudes of "Boston is a well-coached team that's never out of it". Chuck interrupted him and said "A WELL COACHED TEAM THAT'S NEVER OUT OF IT?? Go watch the tape from tonight!" I was dying.

I dont have any strong allegiances, but am partial to Jimmy Buckets and the Heat. A little worried about all the underdog success the Heat and Panthers are having, and what that means for the Dolphins this year, since this stuff tends to pour when it rains.

I'm checking right now and now that you read this you cant unknow it, and we're kinda doing this together.