Unsympathetic

If there's a strike, it's because the economic "pie" of the NFL has been tilted very much in favor of the owners since the last CBA. Nothing on this thread touches on the serious items. "Guaranteed" money has been a mirage for decades, and there's nothing in the CBA preventing guaranteed deals. FYI, there's nothing in the MLB or NBA CBA that requires them. At present the only player in the NFL on a fully guaranteed contract is Kirk Cousins.. if more players structured their deal that way, guaranteed deals would be more common.

Schwartz took less money from KC to leave town. Sashi's offer was the most money. Schwartz leaving to KC isn't on Sashi.

DeShone Kizer lost to some UDFA named Tim Boyle for the Packers' backup job.. You may remember Tim Boyle as the runner-up to magician Shin Lim in this past year's America's Got Talent competition as a singer. Jachai Polite was a 3rd rounder just a few months ago - and got cut by the Jets.

We actually did get great value from signing Zeitler and Tretter before that 2017 season.. Even if Vernon leaves as FA after next season, the compensatory will still be part of our value from signing Zeitler as FA Note that the Dolphins have 2 first and 2 second rounders in the next two drafts... they're tanking for either Tua or Trevor Lawrence, and that's a decent plan

Given their usage on ST, 5 WR seems like not enough to account for injuries.. I'd bet one of the OL gets the boot when Callaway returns.

Kareem Hunt had hernia surgery

Give: 2020 5th&6th-round picks Get: G Wyatt Teller, 2020 7th round pick. Here's one evaluation of him - he started Buffalo's last 7 games in 2019 and graded 56.1 per PFF. Not a long-term solution but he will likely be better in 2019 than anyone on our current roster.

Ah, Texas.. I guess they won't have many more picks they can pay to get rid of their really bad contracts [Osweiler] any time soon. This is such a ridiculous waste of assets that I bet Watson leaves as FA rather than re-sign. On the other hand, when Watson threatens to leave, O'Brien will trade him for Josh Rosen. When you have the chance to trade for a league-average LT and a WR3 [fuller, hopkins ahead of him], you give away those 1&2 round picks like candy!

Luck's litany of injuries due to zero OL drafted before round 7 during his first 4 seasons by one of the few GM's less competent than our sloths [at that time] should conclusively put to bed the troll notion that no investment in OL can still create a successful team. Luck wouldn't have survived as long as he did if he wasn't built like a linebacker.. he took the most hits in the league of any QB those 4 years. In Luck's second season, the Colts gifted us a first for Trent Richardson. The playoff game where Richardson's first playoff carry was a fumble was arguably Luck's most memorable game as a professional because he brought them all the way back from a 31-10 deficit.

Totally agreed, but the long-term roster construction issue will always be a comparison of keeping quality depth around now (vs) the future benefit of one additional talented player on a cheap contract in a season when you could be even better. In an ideal world, all our top backups would be on rookie deals.. Pay to keep irreplaceable stars such as Baker and Garrett, train up the backups to eventually replace during their first money deal, cycle everyone else through.. This is why swinging and missing on Corbett hurts so much.. But you have to risk it to get the biscuit.

He's not big enough to play in the trenches and not consistent enough against the pass to be trusted in coverage.. Wilson will be starting by the third game, so we'll have a Highly Paid kirksey as our first LB off the bench.. Sure, Avery may get some decent PT given injuries or blowouts, but his best shot at being even the top backup is the 2020-2021 season, presuming Kirksey is traded away [or cut bc he wouldn't take a lower restructure] after this year to resign other guys. Under-the-radar Dorsey move this season: Trade kirksey for a second to another team w injuries.. take that in a heartbeat..

Hot tip: Defending Hue Jackson is really not a great look. I have zero sympathy for narcissists.. because they don't reciprocate. Don't fall for the trap - you're better than Hue.

He wants you to feel "sorry" for him now, but you and I both know if/when he got another job, he'd repeat his 0% humility and telling everyone else they're wrong and Feeling Things In His Pants for obviously terrible quarterbacks. He has no skills at "his job," he has zero self-awareness, and he takes personal pleasure in putting others down when he is gifted a position with authority. You know, like an asshole. I don't feel anything at all for him.

He is more brittle than RG3.. He isn't a QB any more because his shoulder is not stable enough for the throwing motion -- his final attempt at playing QB at OSU ended when he threw a pass and his shoulder went out of socket. Electric in the open field but not competitive enough at ST to fill the role of a #5,6 WR..

One film analysis of the RG situation. Forbes has starter potential, but not this season.

Here's hoping I can find this year's equivalent of Kittle in the 10th round.....

Paging the proprietor of the Phil Dawson Browns Board group.. No draft has been scheduled yet.. thanks!

Other trade options would be any team with serious OL issues such as the guys at the south end of I-71, or the Raiders.

PFF analysis of the first game of Greedy and Mack

So our starting front 6 in the 4-2-5 would then be Garrett / Ogunjobi / Richardson / Vernon / Clowney and..... only one LB? Sure, one of the 5 DL could drop, but I don't see this happening even before the cap considerations. We would/should look at backup DI - although chad thomas / chris smith / coley seem to complete the roster pretty well if we carry only 7 DL.

The way you should react when you hear most things in this world: "What if that was me? What if that was my family member?" That will lead you towards the appropriate reaction. Empathy is good, mmkay?

1. Chad Thomas - backup DE will be important as rotation/injuries hit 2. I wanted to see more better play from our friend Corbett. 3. Churn the bottom of the roster -- we need better ST coverage play compared to last year. 4. We need more fruit-based humor regarding Gilbert. 5. In 1969 I was -8 years old, and my dad was working at Ft.Monmouth NJ developing the first generation of whip antennas put on Army helicopters.

If there ever was a position that demands no less and no more than the veteran minimum, backup TE.

Chubb last year had the best YAC [contact, not catch] season of any RB in the history of the NFL. So, when considering how to spell him.. Keep those expectations in check, we'd be lucky to get the league average with a backup. Our OL isn't as good as last year.

Takitaki's NFL.com draft profile The first two listed weaknesses are what we've been talking about in this thread. They're not "Just Because He's A Rookie" -- that's how he's always played the position. So, I don't have the optimism of Flugel here: Maybe. If so, good pick....... If not, waste of a pick because he's then only a backup/ST player. You know: Exactly where the pre-draft analysis pegged him... Mack Wilson, of course, looks like a starter immediately.