Saint Doug

Have our docs give him an evaluation. Can't hurt. Even if the guy is shelved for another year.

No they don't. Players want to play football. That's why they have an agent. The problem is this: http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2016/04/jairus_byrd_eugene_parker_was.html Eugene was a "father figure" to Byrd. And this probably occurs with a lot of these athletes who grew up with an absent father. These agents know exactly what to say to manipulate their clients weaknesses in order to get what they want. The agent is going to convince their client "not the underestimate the value of their time and skills" and not to accept one dime less. Because at the end of the day, they're not the ones who now have to uproot their family. They're not the ones who suddenly need to learn a new system and make new friends. They couldn't care less. Likely. But, it's not so black and white. What about signing with a different team instead of the one who offered him the most money? Now he's stuck in a quagmire. A defense so bad it rewrote the history books. What about this question: would Byrds career been substantially better if not for Parker instilling in him the idea that feigning injury could be an effective bargaining tool? These are very impressionable young men, especially when advice is coming from a "father figure". But, once a player crosses that line, he's done as a competitor. There's no undoing that.

Come on. Let's not go that far. He put himself first and his clients benefited as a result. Not to say this is unique to Parker, as most agents do the same. Can you honestly say his treatment of the Byrd situation was best for the player? He may have earned a fatter paycheck, but his career has definitely gone downhill. Money made should not be the major criteria for a successful career.

Seriously. Why have these players in if we are not going to sign them? Although some are just using us for financial leverage, they can't all be (right?). It really stings when we lose a defensive player to the Jets. For these type of bubble players, I don't think it just comes down to money. They are struggling to stay in the league and him likely signing with the Jets sends a message that he thinks he'll be more successful in their defense.

That doesn't exactly instill confidence. I can just image his eulogy "As a member of the esteemed NFL agent profession, he is not to be remembered as a man of strong moral compass...but he was no Drew Rosenhaus"

Ralph/Russ/John/Doug/Kim/Terry's cheap

Pretty much sums it up.

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I wasn't going to say it, but.... Despite the misinformation rampant in this thread, perhaps a good scientific discussion can happen in here. I think some meaningful CTE research could be done to diagnosis it before the onset of death. I think we are on the cusp of a revolution in clinical imaging. It would be a very expensive study, but I would like to see a study which correlates PET scan findings to head trauma. My guess would be that brains experiencing CTE would have specific areas of increased glucose fueled metabolism. Using players (kickers) who hadn't been hit would be a great control group. However, I suspect you'll find some players with minimal baseline brain activity.

By the looks of it, there's some very successful trolling going on in this thread.

Actually, even if he wins us the Super Bowl next year, he really won't get paid much that more than if we were going to pay him right now. The going rate for a decent QB is $18 million per season. For comparison, Rodgers, Wilson, and Flacco make $22 million per season. If we are going to pay him Franchise QB money, +/- a few million per season isn't going to matter at that point.

Can he cover Marshall?

So it looks like nothing is going to happen until after June 1st, barring a great trade opportunity.

I'm fine with this. There has always seemed to be arms (legs?) race in the NFL to get/find a kicker who can boot it out of the end zone consistently, which, as a viewer, is boring. With that action leading to a free quarter of the field now, teams will think twice about doing so. This will lead to more kicks falling around the 5-10 yard line and hence more returns. Good for the viewership.

Wait a second. In his one season with the raiders (being fired after Al Davis's death not necessarily his fault), he went 8-8 with a top-10 ranked offense. If he was a Bills coach that year, 99% of the posters on here would've called it a successful season.

I'm sure Rob Ryan is gestating a plan to contain them.

You mean PV=nRT? That's from 1834. How is that a "new fact"?

In all of professional sports, I think the general consensus of a sleeper pick is an under the radar pick that surprises everyone and becomes a great player. It's really not that complicated. And sleeper picks can be selected during any round of a draft. For example, even if Darby was selected in the 1st, he would have still been considered a sleeper pick.

Damn, another FA using us for leverage.... Kim is cheap.

You serious?

He's also said at one time "It's on like a mutha!@#$er". Turned it not to be the truth.

I don't understand. Why would we want to trade a Pro Bowl QB for one at risk of even getting cut?

Depth? Who needs depth? We barely had an injuries last season...

Which doesn't mean Brock can't evolve himself and lift his game. Still, he's a huge ? and doesn't deserve that much money.

Why would we want to trade Tyrod for, in all likelihood, 2 virtual 2nd rounders? Fitz to Denver makes as much sense as buying a T shirt in July.