Mr. Scot

Jones was still available too. That's a big reason why I'm not so sure a trade down is likely this year.

Sounds like the name of a character in a story

I've always had a feeling there was other stuff yet to come out of the woodwork. Either that or something else yet to happen down the road. That feeling hasn't really left. But thankfully that's not our problem....

Embedded... Doesn't mean a lot to me personally but it does to some...

That was quick.

I've seen some tweets that indicated the Chiefs wanted to see his price come down before signing him. That could have been an issue with the Raiders as well.

Yeah, that's gonna be a 'no'

The fact that someone else is taking this up at all after the previous grand jury didn't indict makes me think the new prosecutor might be a little more...motivated. Doesn't mean they'll get an indictment or a conviction of course, but it's something.

Several people who work in law have mentioned that prosecutors often present a weak argument to a grand jury if they think it's a case they can't win. If this county's prosecutors are a little more zealous, you might see a different result. That said, the particulars of the one case they're presenting don't necessarily make me think major ramifications, but I guess we'll see.

I don't actually think that requires Houston's influence at all. Prosecuting a rich, famous athlete without some kind of video or other evidence was always going to be an uphill climb.

The thing is, if you're trusting the opinions of professionals, the ones who coach the Green Bay Packers don't really seem to be all that high on Jordan Love.

Don't know. "Four spots" makes me think everywhere but center, but I haven't looked him up.

I do tend to trust them. I also understand that sometimes they're wrong.

It wasn't comprehensive at all. Not even talking to any of the accusers made pretty clear that they didn't want to know. If the Texans had any influence, I suspect the prosecutors would have presented a stronger case to the grand jury. That said, I've always had this suspicion that there was something else out there, potentially another shoe that hadn't dropped yet. That's what made me the most nervous about the idea of the Panthers getting him. I don't know if this is that, but I still have that feeling.

Valid. I certainly wouldn't bank on Minshew being a franchise quarterback but it's fair to point out that he's started and won some games in the league. Jordan Love, not so much.

To be fair, a team was willing to give up assets to trade up and take Ryan Leaf as well. Likewise, JaMarcus Russell was once rated as a top prospect in the draft.

Meanwhile... Versatile, you say?

I've said before that while smokescreens certainly happen, they're probably not as common as people think. Fans see smokescreens everywhere, but not everything every team says or does is a lie.

Had a feeling something like that might pop up if we would have gotten him. So so happy to not be part of this story anymore...

I didn't know what the hell "Too shy to shy" was about either. (and I wasn't an old man when that came out)

Apparently neither did the Panthers

What this made me think of... Side Note: The chorus to this song makes no sense

Who?

Team's pretty regularly check out players that they may not have a realistic shot of getting as due diligence or "just in case". I'd say it's highly possible we're just not interested.