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3 hours ago, Panthera onca said:

Yes they do. Any team that wants to hire him would have to work out compensation with the Steelers.

Throw in Bryce and call it even…

1 hour ago, strato said:

I don’t know what Caldwell does, for one thing, but if he had anything to do with drafting Bryce he can gtfo now. 

I’m still curious about the relationship (was then/is now) between Caldwell and Reich.  Will Reich take a phone call from Caldwell today?  Did Caldwell receive an X-mas card from Reich?  Do the fingerprints on the knife in Reich’s back match Caldwell’s?

4 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Something will have to be done at LT, as Barnwell pointed out and was very clear in that game, Nijman is a reserve. He will be a disaster for a full season schedule.

It sucks so much worse to lose Ikey with BC likely being done here, too. BC was our realistic, on roster stop gap option.

What did I miss?  Why is BC done here?  No snark, just busy with life and must have missed something.

1 hour ago, electro's horse said:

Same reason Nixon kept Spiro agnew around as long as he could. 

True.  Few people remember that.  Kudos to you, Sir!

59 minutes ago, Navy_football said:

Right. but no extension for Bryce yet. 5th year option? Sure. I think Bryce's camp will agree they aren't in the best place to demand an extension or top dollar. 

This is where we’ll find out if Tillis is his own man or Tepper’s sock puppet…

On 12/29/2025 at 6:31 PM, Jon Snow said:

The heat is getting turned up in BOA. The knives are coming out. 

Well, career preservation is a real thing…

On 12/29/2025 at 3:23 PM, SCO96 said:

Don't forget what Tepper said about WR's. He said that we would be able to spend less on the position because of Bryce's elite processing and ability to distribute the ball like a point guard on the field.

I remember when Tepper made that analogy, extolling the virtues of the wee super processor.  It should be made into a sign and hung around his neck whenever he ventures out in public.  Huddlers can follow behind and shout, ‘Shame!, Shame!, Shame!’.

56 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

Ok and what else?

If you take XL out of the offer, does it make the offer more attractive?

5 hours ago, strato said:

I never understood the Pete hiring. 

Reminds me of turnaround specialists hired for dysfunctional companies. They’re hired to come in and make the hard decisions that boards and previous management could not bring themselves to make, and then are ‘fired’ after a year or two when the work is essentially complete.  However, in this case, I don’t think Pete’s old magic is working on the Raiders organization.

I think a fully healthy Renfrow might have a place on this roster next season.  When he was healthy, he was as good a chain mover as you will ever see on third down from the slot.  That alone is worth roster consideration.

3 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

We have speed in the room. We need skill in the room. All our "fast" guys are super low on skill.

Skill beats speed 95% of the time.

You misspelled Ladd.  If only he was available when we picked XL, how our WR room would look different.  [sigh]

4 hours ago, OldhamA said:

Wonder why no-ones posted his immediate, post game PFF score this week.

To ask the question is to know the answer…

1 hour ago, frankw said:

At this point I think they are hellbent on saving face.

After today’s game, that ship has sailed…

1 hour ago, strato said:

I didn’t realize that was his family but if it is, I don’t see two blondes spawning the dark haired one.  Course, hair coloring can fool people. 

To clarify, I don’t know if it is his family.  I was just riffing off of the stereotypical professional athletes with modelesque arm candy.  It’s hard to know what is ‘natural’, what is enhanced and what the hell actual age we are looking at.

Sorry if I mislead you.  Just a flip comment that I should have thought more about before hitting ‘submit’.

16 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Which one is the wife and which one is the daughter?  It’s so hard to tell these days…

I don’t think the team can cut or trade XL until after Coker is signed to an extension next year (2026).  XL on the roster is a form of insurance against Coker’s agent making outlandish demands.  

15 hours ago, strato said:

…. my anatomical expertise is specialized and focuses on the females of our species…

Always seeking subject matter experts.  Any recommendations on the proper care and feeding of said females?  Mine is a mystery to me, glory be…

If BY can’t fall forward for just one yard, there is only one solution…

This is the very definition of recency bias…

16 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Wouldn't put money on it being addressed next season (outside of finding a new backup)

They’re picking up Bryce’s fifth year; I’ve finally moved on from the depression phase to acceptance.

28 minutes ago, GarthMcGrath said:

REAL dream scenario:

Beat the Saints

Beat the Bucs with Baker Mayfield. He hurts his shoulder again last play of game.

Beat the Hawks with Sam Darnold.

Beat the Bucs with Teddy Bridgewater.

Get the #1 Seed (still technically possible)

Beat the Lions with Kyle Allen (Jared Goff injured during practice)

NFC Championship - Beat the Bears with Caleb Williams

Super Bowl - Beat the Texans with CJ Stroud

Bryce Young is the MVP and has exercised all of his demons and proved he is the true franchise.

 

I’ll have what he’s having…

6 minutes ago, TN05 said:

Wild how people excuse 3 years of bad to terrible play for Ickey and want a big extension but are mad at even the prospect of a fifth-year option for Bryce 

Bad to terrible?  Really?

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

...and a David Tepper problem.

Sadly, the former is probably a much easier fix than the latter.

The active ownership model can work; just look at Jerry Jones and the Cowboys… or Daniel Snyder and Redskins…

21 hours ago, strato said:

You didn’t even have to get into his atrocious footwork and throwing mechanics. 

If he came to the team with beautiful, NFL ready footwork and throwing mechanics, he might have been minimally successful as the ‘big brain’, ‘point guard’ model he was advertised as.  Even then, an offense would have to be created just for the unicorn that he would be.  Woulda, coulda, shoulda…

2 hours ago, strato said:

I need that little frog to turn into a prince, now. Or I need a new frog. 

You are a poet, sir!