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  1. TheLeviathan
    I would love to let Mac Jones, Lance, or Wentz learn under KOC. Personally...give me Lance.
  2. TheLeviathan
    They absolutely master-classed their cap space. And managed to manipulate the comp formula too!
  3. TheLeviathan
    Sounds like we landed Will Fries, Jonathan Allen, and Hargrave last night. Big money for Fries and Allen.
  4. TheLeviathan
    So we retain Jones and Murphy and add Rodgers and Kelly. It's a pretty mid Day 1 in my book.
  5. TheLeviathan
    Hate that the Lions got DJ Reed. Laughing hysterically that the Pack gave Banks a ton of cash.
  6. TheLeviathan
    Man was that a price hike for Murphy!
  7. TheLeviathan
    Surprisingly slow day 1....
  8. TheLeviathan
    Options are thinning out.
  9. TheLeviathan
    100% this.
  10. TheLeviathan
    I see Jags with Mekari?
  11. TheLeviathan
    Heh, that article and my "succinct" post are well aligned!
  12. TheLeviathan
    Darnold 3/100. Tag and trade confirmed as impossible.
  13. TheLeviathan
    I'll eat crow if his AAV is 40M or over, but considering what Allen just got I don't consider that likely. Anything less than 40M per year means the tag and trade was not a workable idea.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, the salary cap bump is going to mess with stuff it seems. Jake Matthews just got 2 years and 45M. These guards are going to be close to 20M....
  15. TheLeviathan
    I don't love the contract but there are some things to be aware of: resigning him saves a 2.4M cap hit for dead money this year. So the contract is probably closer to 7 than 10. We know that KOC really likes Jones and he's a leader on that team. They were going to have to have at least one vet so I can swallow this. I just don't love the price. (But, as Dan said, I think we need to buckle up for a lot of AAVs being higher than projected)
  16. TheLeviathan
    Maybe this is a more succinct way to put it: In order for the tag and trade to work the following has to be true: 1) Darnold and his agent are willing to play ball to facilitate themselves to a certain team 2) There exists at least one clear suitor who is pursuing aggressively and doesn't want to risk the market. 3) The money in his expected contract is close to the tag amount 4) Draft compensation reflects that there are other suitors at this price tag and willing to also trade. At one point I was thinking this was possible, but at that time I believed the Raiders had shown their cards. Yesterday threw that completely out of the water. I don't think 3 is true based on all reporting. He's likely to come in 25-40% lower than the tag. As a result, I don't think 4 is true. There may be multiple suitors, but not at 40M. Since there is hesitation on asking price, I think that eliminates 1 and 2. Sucks to lose out on a potential pick, but the current QB carousel seems like crazy town.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, this is where we significantly disagree. I think 3 years from now it's much more likely Carroll and Geno had some success and Darnold is a backup somewhere. If Sam Darnold and his agent don't have a set team and play ball then you absolutely do risk the cap room to leverage a pick. Hardball works both ways. This move only cements, IMO, that Darnold is still seeking a clear suitor. (For weeks the presumption was the Raiders and that was all smoke) I would suggest that's only further reinforced by the fact that the NFL rumor mill thinks Rodgers and Darnold are in play for the Vikings. Teams are playing their chips tight. That environment isn't one well served to gamble in.
  18. TheLeviathan
    How are you figuring that?
  19. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, I figured an extension was coming. I think Darnold gets something more like 2/60 but the guarantees make it closer to 1/30. Guess we'll see, :)
  20. TheLeviathan
    Geno has one year at 25M. He's a better QB than Darnold IMO. It's probably a good indication that Darnold shouldn't be looking at more than 25M AAV.
  21. TheLeviathan
    They paid him starter money too. Reports are 2 years 12M. So I was way underestimating that one.
  22. TheLeviathan
    I was leading the squad of people talking about how bad he was at the end, but maybe the league got even more sour about it than I expected too. With a bad draft and so many needy teams, I really though the guy could do better than 1 year at 25M. For the record....I don't want him back at any price. Even 1 year 5M and I'd pass just because I don't want to create a QB competition.
  23. TheLeviathan
    I would sure hope the team was looking. I'd also have some serious issues if that wasn't even pursued.
  24. TheLeviathan
    I definitely am on board with dealing guys when the time is right. When Cousins was hurt...Hunter should've been traded. Everything not bolted down should've been traded. But I also think ownership of the Vikings is heavily pressuring KAM not to be that guy. I have no proof of that, but that's what I believe. So in that sense, I do agree the Vikings missed an opportunity with Hunter. Thuney is a salary dump, but he's a still a damn good player to get for a 4th.
  25. TheLeviathan
    I agree with your overall point, but to be clear: the Chiefs offensive line just got a lot worse with that move. And they have a day 3 pick to show for it. I wonder if KAM would've done more of this stuff if not for the ownership mandate not to strip the ship for parts and blow it up.
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