kungfoodude

Average margin of victory in the St. Louis/Seattle series this year was 1.5 points. In fact, if you recall, the Rams basically choked away the season sweep in Seattle. I would be very surprised if that game isn't very close(one score or less).

It's about the June 1st deadline, basically. https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/1160/understanding-nfl-dead-cap https://operations.nfl.com/inside-football-ops/nfl-operations/2025-nfl-free-agency/contract-language/

The dead cap can be split across two years, as well.

Haven't seen this posted yet so.... My predictions(4-6 so far after an 0-4 Divisional) New England 17, Denver 13 Closer than anticipated as Jared Sitdham proves to be a much more adept playoff QB than CJ Stroud. Ugly, defensive game. St. Louis 31, Seattle 24 Sam Darnold doesn't catch lightning in a bottle again and provides at least 2 TO's(has 6 total versus them this season) to the Rams which proves to be the difference as Seattle's potent rushing offense(153 YPC vs Rams in 2025) isn't utilized enough to keep Stafford at bay.

If it takes him that sams timeline to pan out, it would be when he is 27 years old and we are having to pay him a 2nd contract. I am good on that. Let him go figure it out somewhere else as a 4th or 5th WR.

Sadly, not a good center draft. Once again, in typical Panthers fashion. we passed on good center drafts to be in a panic on a weak one. I am also going to say that don't be surprised to see some insane, illogical move like we made with Corbett and sign/draft some guy that has very little center experience and attempt to make him a center.

Well, it's an accounting rule that everyone understands. Bonus money can be pro-rated so that it isn't a one year cap nuking event. Also provides the ability to get out in future years with way more miminal cap implications that trying to unwind from a ton of guaranteed money spread out in the same manner.

Daboll is an inansely bad HC. One of the worst in recent memory.

People apparently forgot that offseason. Stafford and wife met with McVay in Mexico the offseason he moved. McVay convinced him to leave. Stafford went to the Lions and had a very emotional meeting in which he said he wanted to leave. They obliged based on his time there and the compensation offered(which included Goff). It was a very amicable split. People in Detroit still revere him to this day. He has been open about his affinity for them, as well.

I mean Rivers with no qualifications is probably better than the insane disaster that is Brian Daboll. Everything about their coaching search validates what Sabres fans have said about Pagula. That guy is an complete idiot.

He would only basically be a flat $24 mil to us until 2029. It's the hit to them that would be an issue.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47706170/bills-interviewing-philip-rivers-coaching-job-sources-say Shades of Jeff Saturday here. WTF is this???

I never buy until that. The list of sub 5-10 NFL RB's is long. He is bulky enough but I think he just habitually overtrains and he gets a ton of mileage. That's my theory.

I disagree. He would be acceptable as a Day 3 pick but that is about it.

He is probably looking at his last opportunity to grab a bag. He would be a fool to not shop around if he is excellent again.

Nothing about CMC leads me to believe he is sandbagging. He is too much of a competitor. He is just insanely injury prone.

I mean, you are welcome to your opinion.

I mean, I did name the two guys that meet the requirements that they have done an initial and have second interviews scheduled with. That is from the NFL's own tracker. And, no, you don't change rules for fantastical scenarios. https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-coaching-gm-tracker-latest-news-interviews-developments-2026-hiring-cycle

He has had the same in SF. Based on his injuries there, he is likely overtraining and overworking himself. I know they specifically linked his long term injury at SF to overtraining specifically.

TBH, we are weirdly lucky about extending Moton because of the injury. He has played very well still and we need RT to remain solid until we figure out LT again. We can't keep having him be a top 5 paid RT, though.

There literally hasn't been a recorded instance of that. There likely never would be. Taking an interview doesn't mean you have to take the job. It's just experience.

IDK how we go from good player for good player trade suggestions to dumpster fire bust for dumpster fire bust trade suggestions. Even though Coleman is better, he has a littany of motivation and discipline issues. Do we think milquetoast Dave is gonna fix that??

I am not worried about the contracts because any/all can be jettisoned in 2027 with minimal ramifications. I would like to land him because you rarely ever see an elite, 25 year old center hit free agency, this is a very weak center class and Mays is a bottom quarter starting center(love him as a utility IOL). Ideally this offseason we solve center and draft a high caliber RT/LT to fill the gap for Ikey. Then next offseason, pending outcome of the rookie and Ikey's recovery you can jettison Hunt(VASTLY overpaid), make a determination on Ikey's ability to play(perhaps extend him on the franchise tag as a "prove it"), and let the Ikey/rookien situation dictate Moton. He can be extended on a LOWER cost deal or jettisoned if Ikey and the rookie can take the reigns. Either way, both OT's will need to be resolved, we need an actually starting caliber NFL center again and we need to get rid of one of these OG's. Hunt is the obvious choice as Lewis is substantially better across the board and cheaper.

That's not a thing. If they can't find someone, they either aren't actually trying or it's a poisonous job and no one will. Yes, plenty of them have gone with whom they wanted already. That's not really the point of the rule. It's to force teams to provide opportunities. It has worked well because coaches that wouldn't normally be given interviews are given that experience and teams have also been impressed enough to either offer them in the future or pass positive comments along to other NFL owners/front office personnel. Also, we are over 20 years into the Rooney Rule. This isn't some new thing teams have to navigate.

I agree. Put him on the block officially and see what you can get. If it's a conditional 6th or 7th, fine. I think it would be best for him to be traded a considerable distance from this area and likely the South so that he can try to focus on football for a chance.