SmokinwithWilly

It's not just the turf. It also rained before the freeze happened. It takes time for that moisture to wick out of the ground and for the base to dry unless you have some kind of heating system underneath. If it's still damp, you're whole base is ice so it is exactly like playing on concrete.

I'll eat my crow about BC playing guard. I didn't think his footwork or bend lent well to him at the position. Campen has done really well with him.

I think this is also the first time in his career he hasn't had to worry about being leveled every play. Even last year on the plays he wasn't under pressure, you could tell he expected to get drilled.

Hurt QBs don't play and big stars out means less revenue. It's all about the money and always has been.

I don't know about you but until the last 2 years I haven't really considered any of the big 10 to be serious competition for Ohio State. Their conference hasn't done then any favors as far as tough opposition really over the past decade and I'm a Michigan homer.

Could also be the system. When you play with some of the best OL, WRs and RBs in college football, it can leave some questions about the ability to perform under adverse situations because he very rarely had to. Not saying it's justified, but it's probably a consideration.

I think in the next 10 years we're going to see a change in testing metrics for QBs. With advancements in VR and cognitive testing, things like going through progressions and decision processing speed will actually become metrics to judge QBs just like 40 speed and vertical jump.

Now do DMathematics

Well he got drafted in the 3rd so you might want to put grandma's hooch away. It's not good to be shitfaced this early in the morning.

It's a good thing we hired an offensive rockstar this past offseason. I guess it's all in the pronunciation.

I miss having a TE that can catch a pass

Then expect Sally Struthers to be doing a commercial on TV because in 5 years they're going to be starving. He didn't move on. He kept taking shots at the team and the fan after he was gone. He acted like an asshat, he's getting treated like one in return.

He's taking credit for what CmC did after he was traded to the 49ers. God he's a narcissistic mother fuger.

I forgot how nasty that hit was. Would definitely be called defenseless receiver now.

At this point I trust a Huddle vote more than Tepper.

Most defensive coaches are conservative by nature. The NFL is changing rules to open things up offensively even more. It makes sense to look for an offensive minded guy that's young, creative and willing to take risks. It's where the NFL is headed and we should go with that trend instead of spending another 5 years playing it safe.

Well 2 of those teams are in our division and have/had 2 hated QBs. One is one of the most narcissistic whiners in the NFL and the other wears braided belts. Hate is warranted.

Depends on the guarantee amount. Fully guaranteed, yes.

I think Luvu may go a little higher since he's been balling out more than anyone else. He may not always show it in the stats, but his effort is undeniable. I think he gets 8.5 to 9.5 per for 3. Burns contract sounds about right, but guaranteed will be in the 90-100 range which is 18-20 per year for the 5 no matter if he blows his knee out the day after he signs. I hate big guarantees.

Reddick, Luvu, Burns in that order. Big contract for a team rebuilding.

Exactly. You have to weigh Burns at a cost of 30m per year(estimated) for 4 or 5 years, 2-3 of which will be spent during rebuild Or Pick 36 atm, 24 1st and 25 1st from a declining team and 30m per season to add an edge rusher and other positions depending on cap spent on said edge rusher. It's just personal opinion of which is more valuable overall. Personally, I think the team benefits more from the latter. No hate towards Burns at all.

You pay contracts like Burns is going to get when you're close and need just one or 2 more pieces to get you over the hump. When you're rebuilding, which we are, draft picks and salary matter more because you have so many needs. When you need a HC, OC, DC, DT, DE, LB WR TE S C RB, T and let's not forget QB, over the next 2 years at least, 30m and 3 picks will do a lot to fill those holes. Maybe it works out, maybe not. Just for thought, if Philly offered us NO 1st this year, Philly 2nd this year and a future 1st, should we consider it?

TE should be the easiest to address without overpaying. Anyone worth their salt from the other positions we're going to drastically overpay for.

Tremble was such a strange pick because he wasn't a pass catching QB coming out of college but he never had really been asked to be. I was always hoping we'd be able to develop him and so many other players but we never did any of that under Rhule. I still have no clue if he could be developed or not. Rhule fugged this team in every way imaginable.

They're not winning with any consistency or beating any good teams and one more win may be enough to "win" the division at 6-11. That's not the definition of winning IMO. I think they could win 1, maybe 2 against bad teams and get in. I'm not worried about them being embarrassed. I think if they somehow make it to Philly or SF, they're going to get absolutely blown out and that moral victory of getting a playoff game or even winning one is going to come crashing back to reality and the team will be in a worse position to fix the issues. I also believe that getting to or winning a playoff game will cause us to keep Wilks and I don't think that's the right move either. We've done defensive coaches for 27 years and there's no sustained success. This team needs to move in line with the offensive pattern the league is embracing. My genuine concern is Tepper will see division title and ignore the record. I'm also concerned he'll believe Wilks worked wonders with this team and ignore the actual teams they played. In any other year, this team would already be out of the playoff conversation and we would be facing the reality that we don't have any answers at QB, our OC is abysmal, and this team needs to find an identity. I want the team to win. Unless this team makes the SB, I think the overall net gain from the experience of a 1 and done playoff run would hurt the team long term. It's a weird position to be in. I want the team to win the division, but this doesn't feel like winning to me. It just feels like masking the issues.