Saint Doug

No FA signings to report? Doomed.

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Ha. Who in the NFL (or on Earth for that matter) doesn't "feel underpaid"? Osweiler finds himself in a position of power. The reigning SB champs are now without a QB. He basically has a monopoly of the QB position in Denver. The Bills otoh have options, because their one year wonder is under contract for another year.

I still can't believe this hasn't been discussed in the Bills "frustrated" thread.

Definitely was sweet and all, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say he didn't write a word of it. Who goes on to twitter and praises the organization they were just fired from this morning? This is just his agent making sure no bridges are burnt and he's still employable elsewhere.

I've heard of him. Let's kick the tires and see if he has anything left in the tank, despite being on the wrong side of 30, obviously.

Maybe they should continue working on the definition of a catch first.

I can only see it for particularly violent penalties: roughing the passer, unnecessary roughness or personal fouls. Can be for holding or interference because whole lines would be sitting in the box. But I love the idea.

This is all correct. Schefter is only guilty of being a dick and ESPN acted with poor judgement letting him report this information. Nothing criminal was done here though. Well said.

I think when he says "we're fully pregnant now", I think he's referring to the hiring of his brother Rob.

So the DA is basically reviewing the case to see if it would lead to a conviction. They have to know that this is never going to happen. At most, he'll plead guilty to disorderly conduct or public intoxication or some other slap on the wrist.

Best commercial of the Super Bowl.

True. I can't imagine the mentality of drunk cops, but I doubt they are the totally innocent party here. Far from it. That, plus with the cameras "broken" cameras, nobody saw anything that night. Perhaps the cops lost their footing and tripped on their way out the door?

Short of the patient dying on the table, I've never heard any surgeon stating their surgery was not a success. And even if that were to be the case, patients and families always focus on the positives. That's not to say the surgery wasn't a "success", we should just curb our enthusiasm when the media reports it as a "success".

If this is the truth, then this is very scary. Whaley specializes in evaluating pro personnel. If he needs an agent to sell him on a signing, the player's not worth signing.

That's what I was going to say! Here's his quote: Is this guy for real? He must have complete amnesia of one of the only times he's had success in the NFL.

I think Greg Rosenthal placed this sentence in the wrong part of the paragraph.

I think overall this is a positive move. He may be "unpredictable", but he's just an assistant to help players learn the system. As there should be. Differing views breeds improvement. Are you proposing shutting the board down until next August?

I'm not sure if these comparisons are valid. We've never really had a true read option QB and the trajectory of a read option QB is usually to have a great first season, better than a tradition pocket passer. Difference is, pocket passers usually have better subsequent years (except for ours, of course). The read option QB usually struggles in subsequent years, when opposing teams learn how to neutralize their running, exploit their passing weaknesses, and injuries (obviously). The great ones, Newton and Wilson, learn to overcome this.

Yes, having a very good young QB get the recognition he deserves is a nightmare for a GM. Especially when some media outlet gives it. What's even more of a nightmare for a GM is having to give a no name QB a rich contract after 1 year of decent play.

Got it. No worries.

I think it's really unfair to ask someone why they aren't working for an NFL team. We all have our careers we have chosen for one reason or another. We can't be everything and many of us see our calling in other areas of society. Not all of us have fathers who have groomed us as future coaches. Plus, accept that many of us have the organizational skills and acumen to make NFL-level decisions without being employed by an NFL team. Explain. Resorting to expletives and short answers doesn't count. It just shows a lack of argument.

Now that's a strawman argument and you know it. With the turnover we see in FOs and the results we see every season, fact is the average team is not run by "experts" and are borderline competent. Stop being so obstinate and just admit is.

I find it funny how you automatically assume all these NFL front offices know how to run teams. Haven't you seen some of these clubs' records over the last 5-10 years? Suffice to say, much than less half of NFL teams have FOs that know how to competently run a team. It's usually the same old teams making playoff runs. Why else would we be seeing such HC/FO turnover we do? It's true. The NFL is a zero-sum league. Someone has to lose. But, we keep seeing the same teams each year losing. The same few teams keep making the playoffs while the rest remains lost. Are these teams competently run? As for the nepotism charge? This is nepotism as its finest. If Rex wasn't our HC and we were looking for a DC, Rob wouldn't be in the equation. In fact, how many other teams were in pursuit of Rob's fine services? Perhaps some networks were.

Don't forget James Trapp. We should probably slap the AHC title on him too before he's stolen away from us.