There is running and then there is running.............I recall that Mahomes shattered a record in the Bucs SB loss for yards in the opposite direction...............
Hopefully the eye surgery he had done about 12 months ago will also help. His sight was supposed to be pretty bad before the surgery so you have to wonder why he waited to get it done for so long. I guess many people are in two minds about laser eye surgery.
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The rules and money have changed so no one can build like the Dallas of Old. It's a game of risk/injury management as much as pure talent now, along with cap space analysis and other pure business models. It's glorious when a team has an emergent season of new talent and success but it's complicated to maintain that model. It's also appearing to be less important to the marketing and merchandising effort to purely reward the local season ticket holders. Getting a cut of gaming is going to be the profit center that influences roster selections. Cartoons of football will make more money than the real thing sooner than you think.
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He is. He's Joe Montana with speed. Scary good on every level and I hope he has a long career!
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I mean, he had room to run and gain yards but was trying to get the big play. Though on some plays too Tampa always had a spy on him.
I present to you the Los Angeles Rams. JAX organization could never do what LAR did. While the money game is not what it was in the 90s, some organizations have figured out how to build teams, while others have not. Yes, injuries can wreck an otherwise good team, but does that explain the Jags last four season? Jets last five season? No. They don't know how to build teams.
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Good point. One doesn't even have to compare the Jets to the Patriots. Some other teams in the league are between good, and great every year. Front staff, management, and steady coaching are big keys. Look at how quiet the staffs of KC or Seattle are, with very sage HC's and GMs. Even when Seattle has looked like they simply don't have the personnel, or Wilson had bad streaks, they still seemed like they would win on any Sunday. Or take a look at the Steelers. They haven't won a SB in a few years, but every year they are a threat to win that division, the defacto favorite, and you simply cannot write them off. This coming season looks like a big re-build for them, where they may finish 8-9, and still be a vastly better organization than half the league. Just a class, well thought out, well planning organization from top to bottom.
The Jets and Jags are obviously the bottom. But even with what seems like improving management in Cleveland, and maybe now Detroit, there's still this question whether they can truly complete at the top level. A lingering doubt everyone has.
The Jets and Jags are obviously the bottom. But even with what seems like improving management in Cleveland, and maybe now Detroit, there's still this question whether they can truly complete at the top level. A lingering doubt everyone has.
Rams are prepared to take the risks that other teams are not. They don't mind big splash signings even when a player might be past his best, they don't mind overpaying and they don;'t mind using up their draft picks to get a name player. The Stafford signing was huge for them. Of course if they get a few injuries to the wrong players it falls apart. When they did get some injuries mid season they had a slump but got back on track while the Cardinals who had a great first half season collapsed pretty quickly and looked like a mediocre team around the playoffs after injuries to Murray and some of their defense, and when they did get their players back they still struggled to regain the early season form. The 49ers aim more for depth than immediate impact and prefer to build talent and it was their depth on defense that got them so far last season plus a breakout season for Deebo. Put Stafford on the 49ers team, they probably win the SB.
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LA's Owner and his wife can afford to buy the entire NFL, so spending as a strategy isn't as damaging. They also have an investment in LA and their stadium that makes JJ and Dallas look like an outpost. If they keep spending and winning Mr. Jones will be at the front of the line with new NFL cap rules, I'd bet.
I'm convinced that the Cowboys can't win another SB until the owner takes a step backwards or finds a coach and GM that can stand up to him. Just too involved in player matters for mine.
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Steelers' Haskins dies after being struck by truck
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins died after being struck by a dump truck. He was 24. Haskins was a first-round draft pick of the Commanders in 2019 after a standout season at Ohio State.
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Oh my gosh that’s terrible!!!!This is sad news for your weekend.Steelers' Haskins dies after being struck by truck
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins died after being struck by a dump truck. He was 24. Haskins was a first-round draft pick of the Commanders in 2019 after a standout season at Ohio State.www.espn.com
I hope and wish the best for his friends, teammates, and family.
F!This is sad news for your weekend.Steelers' Haskins dies after being struck by truck
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins died after being struck by a dump truck. He was 24. Haskins was a first-round draft pick of the Commanders in 2019 after a standout season at Ohio State.
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As of now it’s reported that he was on the highway on the side of the road and was outside the vehicle.
Then Schefter honestly needs more kick back for his initial and since deleted tweet about the information speaking on his short comings as a player and his troubled past. Totally uncalled.
Then Schefter honestly needs more kick back for his initial and since deleted tweet about the information speaking on his short comings as a player and his troubled past. Totally uncalled.
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Agreed Schefter needs more class. As a side note I’ve seen Schefter in person once and he’s almost always on his phone, so it’s a surprise to see him type horrible twitter statements.
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Jerry Jones spends much of his time thinking about his image and public perception, I'd guess. Most good owners know that staying in the background is a better endorsement of staff and players.
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They are. My suggestion is that those rules have always favored the richest teams. Jerry's Kids are now the 2nd tier in performance so how does the Cowboy ownership deal with it?
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I mean, this is the same guy that made up the Rodgers stories for views. He’s always been on the more cold end which I guess might come with the business but he should know better. Honestly I’m surprised he doesn’t have more of a team to help him and that also post stuff on his twitter under his name so he could rest and relax more. Basically become like the lawyers that have their firms but everyone below that does majority of the work for them under their name.
Too much emphasis now on breaking news instead of factual news.................I never cared for his style of reporting much ..............give me someone who has something insightful to say instead of endless so called insider reports. and unverified sound bites.
While I kind of get what you're saying, every team has the money to reach the cap. If a team is left with more than $10 mil cap space, that is bad building. IMO, its less about money (purely) and more about having the right people in place to put the other right people in place (having an eye and feel for who will fit and excel). How many other teams that needed a QB went hard after Bradford? Grabbed Von Miller at a critical point in the season, etc. I don't want to get too stuck on LAR, but they wanted to win NOW and did it through smart building within the cap (or just slightly over after signing VM).
DAL is a tough example because of JJ. If he would get out of the way (at least partially) DAL could have added several wins almost every year (maybe even gotten to the big game!) They overspent on both DAK and Ezekiel so that will strap them for years to come.
*LAC has what looks like too much cap space (I think they do anyway), but they know they will have to pay JH soon so its not a bad idea to build with a little cushion.
**I'll have to google around a bit, but cap space has cap, effective cap, roster cap, active cap, dead, etc. and to be honest, I haven't tried to make sense of all of it.
*** About half of the league was over the cap last season I think. JAX was one of those teams I think, which proves that it isn't just about money (the don't have the right people evaluating).
Drew Lock is going to play like an MVP this season!
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This is sad news for your weekend.Steelers' Haskins dies after being struck by truck
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins died after being struck by a dump truck. He was 24. Haskins was a first-round draft pick of the Commanders in 2019 after a standout season at Ohio State.
Totally shocked to hear/see this this morning when I first heard about it. Still surprised by it.
Going to be an interesting season with so much QB movement and maybe more to come with Jimmy G and Baker yet to be moved..............
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Or just hire an actual GM. Remember, Jerry is owner, President, and GM. His son may have one of those titles, but it's Jerry. He's in charge of almost everything. Depending on what he lets his coaches do. As he sees it, he built those teams that won the SB all those years ago, so he knows what's best (ignoring that Jimmy Johnson maybe had something to do with it.).
Can't remember the #, but if you don't spend within $30m (??) of the cap the league dings you, just as the do if you're over.
Stafford? They went after Sam too. Didn't do as well.
Some teams have spent big money on free agents and had it blow up in their faces. Remember the Eagles and their "dream team"? How about the money Washington threw at Albert Haynesworth? I'd say the Rams spent a heap of money, but were still fairly smart with it. They partly mortgaged the future, but got a SB win out of it, which matters far more considering how hard it is to win in this league.
Here's one site to view Cap info:Over the Cap.
Having Whitlock retire, and losing Miller has moved the Rams into a decent spot. They were I think second from the bottom after the SB win. Though 2024 doesn't look good for them. When I looked last they had more dead money, so I'm not sure what happened there.
Sportac is another site that has cap info. So does PFF, but you need a membership to access it.
A Rams fan said today that they are currently 7 million under the cap. In that case they have done well if its true. Still enough money there to sign some players to one year contracts.
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