Yes, I think it was Poles trying to treat Fields right. Poles had no obligation, so he could have accepted the best offer
Buried the lede is correct. Many people use the wrong word.
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/bury-the-lede-explained
Jerry Jeudy - 3 year extension for $58M. $41M guaranteed. No wonder why Tee Higgins wants to get traded.
Traded to Cleveland, specifically
Poles on Monday said the Bears received offers from teams other than Pittsburgh, but he believed the opportunity to send Fields to a place with a clearer path to compete was doing right by the 25-year-old.
Yeah, fuck the team and the fans. This one guyâs career is more important.
A 4th? A 5th? A 6th?
Theyâre all the same.
There is no way the bears accepting significantly less from the Steelers than other teams. Iâm guessing they could have gotten slightly better draft pick, but less likely to hit the playtime escalator given Russ sucked last year. Sounds like corporate spin to save face from having to dump Fields for almost nothing.
Some rule changes for 2024 approved.
Hip-drop tackles now 15 yard penalty.
Teams that are successful on 1 of 2 challenges now get a third.
Kickoff rule changes.
- Kicker in the same spot.
- Kicking team lines up on opposing 40yard line. Receiving team on the 35.
- Ball needs to land within the 20 yard line or touchback to the 35.
- Onside allowed for trailing teams in the 4th Q.
Touchback to 35 is just insane.
Also, I wonder how theyâre ever going to know if a player on the kicking team moves too early when theyâre all the way back at the 40, but the ball is landing/caught at the 5.
Overall, the concept just sounds stupid.
Correction: Touchback only goes out to the 30 (proposal was 35, that committee changed). If ball lands between 1 and 20 and receiving team downs it in the end zone, only goes to the 20.
I think itâs still probably rational for kicking team to just kick it out of the end zone and just eat the 5 years. Giving a returner an open field, running start likely means getting to the 20-25 is pretty easy.
Kraft seems to forget all that winning due to a 6th found QB:
âIn the end, you canât win in this league consistently unless you have a first-rate quarterback and a first-rate coach,â Kraft said. âOn the other hand, a lot of people are really desperate to move up, and so weâre going to be open to whatever can come our way. One way or another, Iâd like to see us get a top-rate, young quarterback.â
A lot of it is knowing which one will turn out that way.
The rest of the article is about AppleTV documentary that focused on the bad things and not the good things, so Kraft is hurt about that; and the annual survey that he claims he never knew about, mainly because the NFL hadnât released them. if the public knew, as they do now, he would have been embarrassed enough to spend his billions on the team and players instead of hookers.
Here is the report card âreleasedâ in 2023. I see no teams to click on.
Here is a summary without detail:
NE #24.
So, Iâm guessing he didnât ask for details and thus didnât do anything
With news the Eagles were shopping Reddick, I was hoping ATL would be in the mix. Iâm not now that I hear the price: âat leastâ a second round pick
Thatâs too much for 30 yo edge seeking a new high priced multi year deal. They may get it anyway as good pass rushers are hard to find, but Iâd rather let some other team pay for it.
Man, that released survey really embarrassed some teams.
But, Iâm now wondering where the LAR will hold their training camp. They have used UC Irvine for the first few weeks, then they move to Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks for the remainder of the season. Certainly their new digs in the hottest place in LA arenât finished?
Los Angeles Rams Press Release | Rams announce move to Woodland Hills.
They are! Maybe they will hold practices at 6AM-10AM, then meetings, then naps and food, then practices at 7PM-10PM. Looking to see if they have indoor fieldsâŚ
Doesnât look like it. Two outdoor fields, probably hotter-than-hell turf.
Do Bills fans even know what club seats are???
Speaking of BillsâŚ
Diggs (along with a 5th & 6th) to the Texans for a 2nd rd pick next year.
Poor JoshyâŚ
Technically both NFL and MLB, but weâll go with it here:
Oakland on the phone. Theyâve taken KCâs unwanted before.
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I read an article yesterday that the other Kansas City was a possibility.
Iâm surprised the nfl allowed an LA team before they were done gouging taxpayers for handoutsâŚotoh, theyâll never be done doing that, I suppose.
Sounds like this tax would cost them an arm and a leg. Oh wait⌠theyâve already paid a few of those.