Saint Doug

There's only one scenario where continuity works. If the HC stays around long enough to get/develop a franchise QB or already has one. If there's no franchise QB, continuity doesn't matter or work.

Thread title is incredibly misleading. I've read nothing on here that the Bills are a likely landing spot.

I don't think he's retiring for the reason people think he's retiring. This likely has little to do with preserving his health. Why did the Ravens suddenly release him? He hasn't exactly been the NFL's poster boy. Quite the opposite and this is likely why teams decided against pursuing him. So, he retires.

If my memory serves me, the pats just 3 full time employees: 1 coach (who also serves as GM), 1 guy who throws balls, and the owner. They did have 4, but terminated the deflater position. Otherwise, they have an assortment of people doing odd jobs.

This is all that needs to be said. End thread.

Bust.

You're probably right, but I don't know how comfortable this guy was with hearing trains. And even with trains being "quiet", I doubt their horns are. Unless the train never saw him either and didn't blow its horn. Anyway, this was a completely preventable death had the victim used better judgement.

I'm sure headphones had something to do with this. Still, there's not much else louder than an oncoming train. Horrible way to die.

Correct. Brady would've healed that nerve by now.

The game is slowing down for him.

Your point is that he's a Rex guy?

I'm confused. Why is this guy suddenly becoming available?

Rex's guy.

Rex is a Players Coach.

Crohn's disease is a huge problem for some who have it. Absolutely life changing disease. But most people keep it to themselves. Who wants people to hear about them constant having to take painfully urgent bowel movements? Crohn's disease is a spectrum. There's some that die from it and there's some that "need to watch their diet". Myself, I've had 5 surgeries and I'm in my 30s. I guess that anecdote negatives your anecdote.

Are you suggesting they are paid millions in exchange for their future mental and physical well being? Let's be frank. I don't know if you are a father or not, but would you want your son to play in the NFL, making millions, only to be a cripple when he's 50?

It's really not. Especially given that there's truth to his words. You think kids aren't now going to think twice whether they want to suit up or not? Whaley's right. And he happens to be pointing out the obvious. But sometimes people need the obvious pointed out before making rational decisions.

Given the context in which Whaley was speaking, what he said wasn't entirely accurate. It's true that the human body endures weekly trauma in the NFL that most of us don't experience. However, the vast majority of players exit games injury-free. What Whaley should've said was that Sammy Watkins's body wasn't meant to play football. Putting the legalities of his statement aside, because they are unclear, Whaley statement is undoubtedly injurious (no pun intended) to the NFL's reputation and future. Imagine if you're a kid and an NFL GM comes out and says the human body shouldn't be playing football? Couple that with the number of high profile players walking away prematurely, Goodell had to have Whaley on the phone after that statement.

What, no Bills? Maybe he forgot they were still an NFL franchise.

Big question is will be stretch the field or be a decoy?

Miami's medical staff is cheap.

I think this thread is based on the false assumption that the medical staff "clears" potential draft picks. In reality, it's not that black and white. Doctors cannot "clear" a player's future. There's no crystal ball. What they can do is offer risk of future injury. But, after weighing the risks and benefits, it's still up to Whaley to make the decision. We really have no idea what the docs told DW and what he did with that info.

These look like great jobs. Looking at those pictures, which ones are the employees?

Can we just sign him for divisional games? Would anyone object to having him in against Brady twice per year?

Raw deal