Bear Hands

C'mon NO

Yeah they have a tough schedule, injuries pile up, teams are thus stacking the box against JT. They were super fun to watch those first 10 weeks though. Pittman, Pierce, Warren have been playing great, but they've come down massively. We'll see how those AFC wildcards shake out. That's going to be a tight battle with BUF, IND, HOU, LAC, KC. Think it could be BUF/HOU/LAC with NE/PIT/DEN/JAX as the division winners.

If Indy scrapes by today that would be something else. But man, everything has been going against them the past few weeks even though they've still played fairly well. Steichen's done a great job but they've hit the brink.

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F*ck me it’s the Achilles indeed

He already had the broken bone in the leg. May have aggravated it. He’s been playing with (technically) a broken leg for 3 weeks

He had a ton of hype when he transferred to Texas Tech but then had some speedbumps there. He's got a good amount of traits. Has a bit of pocket twitchiness, but has proven to hold his own.

I'm saying the team won't, even if some may think moving on should be done. Which results in a similar 2026. And depending on how that goes, we could end up in that type of spot. I just don't see us moving on unless he completely falls out to finish the year.

I'm just leading you to keep typing for no reason lol. I have no point to what I'm saying Scotty. - To the thread-Bryce is very likely getting that 5th year option exercised. And it is nothing to overreact to on the fandom's end. It's not meaning we're giving him a glowing endorsement for the next 4-5 years, it's basically ensuring him we aren't cutting the cord. I just don't see a scenario like the Giants did with Daniel Jones unless Bryce completely falls apart and shows nothing similar to the Falcons or Rams games here on out. It seems like we'll exercise it, see how he shakes out next year with the growing arsenal and defense around him. If he really finds a groove, could see a contract worked out next year. If we implode next season, he will be gone. 2027 is the year we either land a new QB or will know going in we've got Bryce here for quite a few more.

preparation?

plan?

Oh absolutely. There's a spectrum of how heavily it weighs. Teams always keep this in mind when they're building their boards and tier-boxing.

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I think there's positions that are too valuable to a team's makeup that we have a need for and I think should weigh heavily into the pick over pure-BPA. 1. ILB (Huge need) 2. OT (Moton will not last this build, we need his heir and if we're keeping Bryce, this line needs to be the engine) 3. EDGE (Guys are showing promise but if a stud is there, go for him)

I'm not so sure Rico even gets a big contract. He hit the star in mario kart for 3 weeks but has settled a bit. Still pretty impressive but I don't see any team paying a 28 y/o guy a hefty contract beyond 2 years. He's probably looking at max 2 years, 8-9 mil per with an out in the second year. Probably in a BAL/HOU/KC type situation. The only major RB contracts are outliers (CMC/Saquan/Henry)..the top tier backs are in that $11-15 mil annual range. The solid starter/head of committee guys are in that 4-10 mil range. Hubbard is around 8 mil per but we clearly want him around. So you're right, don't see paying both to take up 16 mil combined next season so he'll probably be elsewhere while we have Etienne/Brooks coming in (and maybe another rookie)