Hoecht and Ogunjobi 6 game suspension for PEDs

[2003Contenders]

3 hours ago, eball said:

So first, a mea culpa -- I was on vacation last week when all of this went down and wasn't spending much time on the board.  I haven't -- and won't -- read through 36 pages of this thread, but here are my thoughts:

 

• I don't have a problem with the Hoecht signing at all, since Beane knew about the suspension and it's a 3-year deal; they obviously wanted the guy.
• The Ogunjobi situation bothers me.  Who is that guy's agent?  Did he know about the pending suspension when he started negotiating with teams?  If so, the agent should be blackballed and/or have his credentials revoked -- that's 100% unethical and bad faith.  Beane says he went through with the deal because the DT market had been picked through -- ok, I guess, but not a good look at all when the guy you signed to a 1-year deal will only play in 60-70% of your team's games.

 

The Ogunjobi situation really bothers me as well. I noticed that Beane chose his words very carefully when talking about how the team did not know about his situation at the time that the agreement was made vs. at the time of the signing. I will say that there is some precedent with Ogunjobi and his camp in regards to proper disclosure of information prior to working out a contract: After his career year with the Bengals, Ogunjobi agreed to terms with the Bears but failed to disclose a foot injury, which the Bears uncovered when they did a physical. The Bears were able to get out of the contract thanks to the physical, and Ogunjobi signed with the Steelers instead.

[3rdand12]

10 hours ago, nosejob said:

So our offseason so far...2 guys that won't be available til week7 and an oft injured, likely washed Bosa. I've never been critical of BB, but this is pathetic.

 

BUT,BUT,BUT, they'll be fresh for a playoff push. Yeah ok, hopefully we're not 2-4 by that time.

 

And I'm not holding my breath come draft day. Last year there were several teams with more than 1 pick in rds. 2-4 and plenty of opportunities to get an extra 3rd rd. pick but BB sat on his hands and called it a big win getting Bishop. I'm not expecting any different this year.

 

I won't be surprised with WR or CB 1st then JAGS (with traits later). Maybe even take a couple of 5ths this year and turn them into 2026 picks.

 

It's looking like a repeat of last year. Draft a DT mid to late to develop, roll out DQ and JP. Roll out Hamlin and Lewis and hope Defenses don't adapt to anything we did on Offense last year.

Grumpy today ?

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[3rdand12]

The Ogunjobi looks like an error that matters.

Beanes is probably PO'd

 Drafting is even more important now.

 

[ngbills]

On 3/16/2025 at 11:09 AM, The Frankish Reich said:

The Allen thing is more about locking up Allen for as many years as possible, which strikes me as a damn good strategy

I agree but why not get more cap relief this year and next?