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  1. lexrageorge

    Roki Sasaki to be posted this winter

    Sasaki's salary was fixed by MLB CBA rules. LA is closer to Tokyo than Toronto or Boston.
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    Confirmed: Glazer is out (resigned, not fired)

    I highly doubt Glazer was making football decisions for the organization.
  3. lexrageorge

    Robyn Glaser out?

    Kirk Minihane is not a serious journalist. And does not have the sources he claims to have within the team. We should always assume he’s wrong unless and until there is corroboration with another reporter. There wasn’t in this case, as is typical. Not sure why this is so hard to accept.
  4. lexrageorge

    Alpha Wolf: Eliot Wolf named de facto GM

    Others noted some key targets in the FA thread. Some of those players are indeed upgrades over their current roster, and so by definition become difference makers for this team.
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    Vrabel named HC of the NEP

    I'm of the opinion that Vrabel's time with the Titans, where former players both liked and respected him, means a lot more than some funny anecdotes from his playing days. Vrabel and Brady remain good friends, and it was probably that friendship that allowed Vrabel to take things to the limit.
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    Rival NBA League advised by Maverick Carter seeks $5bn

    AFL, ABA, and WHA were formed in very different eras when it came to the relationships between players unions and their leagues. NBA and NHL had various reserve clauses in place when the ABA and WHA started. NBA had 10 teams, while NHL had 6. Safe money bet is that this league may not even...
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    Alpha Wolf: Eliot Wolf named de facto GM

    Again, the Pats did court some big name free agents early on - they just chose to sign elsewhere. Maye hadn't been drafted yet, and nobody knew how Mayo was going turn out. Wolf also made the conscious decision to not overpay for the second tier of free agents, few (if any) of whom ended up...
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    General Celtics thread: 24-25 edition

    Looking at the past handful of NBA champions: Nuggets had a 9-10 stretch in March/April. Warriors went 10-16 in February/March. Bucks went 9-7 in April, but were presumably resting players. It's hard to analyze the 2020 season, but Lakers did lose 4 in a row in December and went 3-6 in their...
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    Kraft told us his budget structure transparently - what say we?

    The 4 year cycle refers to the salary floor. If any NFL team doesn't spend at least 93% of the cap during any 4 year cycle, they have to cut a check to the NFLPA to make up the difference. Totally irrelevant to the point Kraft was making, but relevant in that the Pats are not in position this...
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    Next Coordinators - who do you want?

    Sorry for the nitpick… The 2009 offense was good but highly vulnerable - recall “flood the middle field on Welker and put a safety on Moss and we’re done”. 2010 was the record setting offense that was only a tick below 2007. I mean, Matt Cassell was a late 7th round pick and had no...
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    Happy Endings: The Bob Kraft thread

    Yep, Pats went all in in 2019 to try to get #7 for Brady (signing Brown, trading for Sanu), and had zero cap space in 2020 as a result. Team literally did what Felger & Mazz ("cap is crap") had been screaming at them to do for years, and, of course, everyone complained when the Pats had no way...
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    Happy Endings: The Bob Kraft thread

    Cash spending: 2021 was the year of the Judon, Henry, Jonnu Smith, Bourne, Algholor signings. It is the nature of NFL salary cap that cash spending is going to be very lumpy from year to year, as teams that spend a lot of cash in Year 1 are usually capped out in Years 2 and 3, so have less...
  13. lexrageorge

    R4/103 Layden Robinson OG Texas A&M

    I do wonder if these players were some of what Wolf was talking about when he mentioned that players didn’t develop as hoped.
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    Vrabel named HC of the NEP

    But they did pick the guy with experience as head coach this go around.
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    Next Coordinators - who do you want?

    I'm guessing Keion White is Exhibit A of players that should have been expected to made a leap, but did not due to coaching. Organic growth from young players is a necessity in the NFL, and is at least partially the responsibility of the coaching staff.
  16. lexrageorge

    Is this a playoff team?

    I voted "good chance" with the majority. The Sox can be a playoff team. They need more luck on the health front than they had in 2024, but honestly no potential wild card team could endure that many long term injuries to key players and expect to make the playoffs. As with any team in the...
  17. lexrageorge

    General Celtics thread: 24-25 edition

    The Celtics may not want him after this season. I just don't see any scenario where the C's want to dump him at the deadline - I think he is far more important to them this season than you give him credit for.
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    General Celtics thread: 24-25 edition

    Don’t see KP being traded, along with picks, for drek at the deadline. The Celtics can live with being above the apron this season. Offseason will be a different story, but too many branches between here and there to track the possibilities.
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    General Celtics thread: 24-25 edition

    IIRC, according to the betting experts, the first home game after a tough road trip usually tends to favor the visiting team.
  20. lexrageorge

    '24-'25 Bruins Regular Season

    Chiarelli was hired by Charlie Jacobs; Neely wasn't even in his role of running the non-hockey side of the house. Sweeney was hired by Neely. But otherwise, the parallels are indeed interesting.
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