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Harris Teeter has the best pizza on a price to size ratio. Western bbq slaw beats traditional mayonnaise based slaw. Tesla’s are crap compared to the new EV’s coming from Europe. Nuclear is the cleanest, most environmentally friendly technology available for reliable, economical base load generation. Change my mind.

We've all been there. You're passed over for a promotion or coach benches your arse and suddenly your smokin' hot GF dumps you like you're yesterdays news... I mean, so I've heard... from others... it happens...

He is 'the Juan'...

Superb!

Be a little more confident in your abilities. I know I would have fallen on my ass multiple times.

Murphy's law, also known as the second law of thermodynamics, reminds us that there is no such thing as 'zero worry'. Cam's arm strength was also 'zero worry' until it wasn't.

Never forget!

This will be a nice, real world lab experiment for how much contribution to success or failure is the coach, roster and system versus the player.

Point guard…

There goes edge containment... [sigh]

Absolutely. He is the Rocky Balboa of UDFA linebackers. /s

True but after Shaq renegotiated, this is the only contract that is still butt ugly and mystifying. I have no argument with your historical antecedents but, they are in the rear view mirror. This one is staring us in the face daily.

Skeptic. I think he will start this year and then pro bowl every year thereafter. He will redefine the position. He is a force of nature. /s

No argument from me. Someone should be pilloried, whipped, beaten and then shot… twice. And his dog.

The only relief on Thomas is to trade him. We get no cap relief releasing him before or after June 1st. This contract has the stench of Rhule on it.

Like Shaq, the salary is the rub. On field performance versus what the player is paid. I have no problem with Thomas on the roster for his run blocking abilities… until I see his contract numbers. OY!

The dilemma of every employer that wants to terminate a really bad employee: Will the person I subsequently hire to fill that now vacant position be any better than the person I just fired.

Literally or figuratively?

I agree. Just not sure how Djax injury will impact what would otherwise be a strictly performance decision. A new wrinkle that I was not aware of when I made my earlier post, Monday is the deadline to extend the fifth-year option on both Brown and Henderson. Brown will be extended for sure but Henderson almost assuredly not. Researching a little deeper, Henderson's contract is structured such that his 2023 contract is fully guaranteed, and he gets paid whether he is cut before or after June 1; there are no cap savings unless he is traded. Who would take him and his guaranteed salary at this point? Nada, me thinks. Given Djax injury and since we are on the hook for his salary in 2023 no matter what (excepting a trade), I think we are stuck with him for 2023.

I know. I was just having a little fun. Seemed like an easy layup.

I think he gets one more opportunity under the new staff, i.e. real NFL coaches who have NFL experience and can actually develop players, to see if there is enough worth working with longer term. But I agree, he will be on a short leash and needs to show something in the next 90 days. Watching him play, he has the tools but, I’m just not sure he has that burning desire to be successful at this level. Perversely, the Djax injury may keep CJ around longer than he might otherwise.

Jon provides pretty good commentary on this board. I’d give him a little more credit than that…

“He speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom. He’ll blend in, disappear. You’ll never see him again.”