This would be worth it just to see the discomfort on the face of my co-worker who roots every week for the Bills and whoever is playing Tampa Bay.
Maybe I just missed the sarcasm tag, but BUF wouldn't be able to afford Brady. They're projected to be $11M over the cap to start the 2023 league year, and have very little wiggle room to sign their picks, let alone add free agents with any sort of high dollar price. An injury to Allen, especially a long duration one, would be catastrophic to their team, as he's literally irreplaceable.
Money probably doesn’t matter much to Brady, even after divorce and FTX. He’s got that $300 million waiting for him when he’s done winning.
There's no way Brady comes back to cold winters that's not NE. Right? RIGHT???
Perhaps, but if money didn't matter, he'd come back to NE, who could risk trading Mac with Zappe in waiting, and have the money to pay him. There's also the looming spectre of the NFLPA and their agents giving Brady hell for playing for free (which is basically what he'd have to do) in BUF.
No, if he doesn't return to New England or retire, I'd expect Brady to reunite with McDaniels in Vegas, presuming Josh doesn't get canned before then. Perhaps that's even how McDaniels lasts - "I can get you Tom!". They have the cap space (~$33M), the need at QV (they could easily cut Carr for a measly $5M cap hit) and have the wideouts to give it one last go.
I'm guessing that means he'll miss this week but they want to keep the Vikings guessing.
They know they are super bowl contenders/favorites if he's healthy. No need to risk that this early in the year.
They know they are super bowl contenders/favorites if he's healthy. No need to risk that this early in the year.
It’s true but they’re in a weird spot. They give away this game and they could end the day in 3rd place in the AFC East (Fish a half game up and down tiebreaker to Jets).
Careful posting from Twitter for NFL news, and really news in general now since Elon broke the verified system.
View: https://twitter.com/jordanliles/status/1590459596065640448
A brand new parody Twitter account that paid for verification and chose the display name of ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted Josh McDaniels was fired. The credible-looking tweet received nearly 10,000 engagements. Twitter suspended the account after two hours.
View: https://twitter.com/jordanliles/status/1590459596065640448
A brand new parody Twitter account that paid for verification and chose the display name of ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted Josh McDaniels was fired. The credible-looking tweet received nearly 10,000 engagements. Twitter suspended the account after two hours.
Waller and Renfroe both headed to the IR for the Raiders. DeVante Adams might get 15 targets this week vs the Colts...
Rumor: Raiders ensure McDaniels he'll return in 2023
View: https://twitter.com/jeffphowe/status/1592253396773441539
View: https://twitter.com/jeffphowe/status/1592253396773441539
Odell Beckham Jr. has signed!
Onto a lawsuit against Nike:View: https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1592369329601142786?s=46&t=tk1SklCPZRcglBkiMew2Iw
Onto a lawsuit against Nike:View: https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1592369329601142786?s=46&t=tk1SklCPZRcglBkiMew2Iw
Jimmy G's still got it....
View: https://twitter.com/TheSFNiners/status/1592380456309514242?t=use2uJU2rUZyHPOjlpWaPg&s=19
View: https://twitter.com/TheSFNiners/status/1592380456309514242?t=use2uJU2rUZyHPOjlpWaPg&s=19
It's also hilarious that CMC is to Jimmy's right, Kittle and Juice to his left, and they all basically get ignored except him.
I'm sure they know CMC is spoken for., and it's very public too.
Perhaps a Harvard degree isn't the aphrodisiac it once was, re: Juice.
As for Kits, not sure, but he's certainly no Jimmy G visually.
Off topic, but Kittle is married to Claire, who was a pretty impressive athlete in her own right. Played D1 for Iowa's women's basketball team, which is where they met.
I am skeptical. The Raiders don’t earn enough revenue to fire him and his staff now and hire another coaching staff, but they will in a year? Everyone knows Davis isn’t an independently wealthy owner, and they just financed a new stadium, but I’ll need to see a lot more evidence before accepting the assertion that a franchise like the Raiders aren’t bringing enough money in through all of the usual channels to replace their staff.
From a Raiders beat reporter:
View: https://twitter.com/vinnybonsignore/status/1592962462739206146?s=46&t=gFF-7AbO6cZs5njQjsqbdg
From a Raiders beat reporter:
View: https://twitter.com/vinnybonsignore/status/1592962462739206146?s=46&t=gFF-7AbO6cZs5njQjsqbdg
Florio talked about this on his podcast this week. In addition to the liquidity problem, he thinks the Raiders' 10-7 season/playoff appearance combined with signing a "put you over the top," older and expensive receiver in Adams set the expectations for McDaniels that the team was on the cusp of breaking through -- when in reality, Gruden had left the team in pretty bad shape and while Rich B did a decent job last year, they had a cookie schedule. He also thinks that the contrast in style between Gruden (feting celebrity veterans & shitting on replaceable guys) vs. McDaniels'/Belichick (everyone has to put in the work, no special treatment) has given some guys in the locker room whiplash.
I think his broader takeaway was that while things haven't gone well, when you look past their expectations they're a better team than their record and McDaniels deserves more than 10 weeks to install his program.
I think his broader takeaway was that while things haven't gone well, when you look past their expectations they're a better team than their record and McDaniels deserves more than 10 weeks to install his program.
What am I missing? When was the last time the football schedule was impacted in any way by snow?
Well, the forecast is 36" -- 48", which is kind of a lot.
Pretty sure an Eagles game was moved a few years back because of snow.
EDIT: 2010. Eagles/Vikings game postponed.
https://www.nfl.com/news/blizzard-forces-postponement-of-vikes-eagles-game-to-tuesday-09000d5d81d32bae
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Yes, you have to consider that teams, officials, TV crews, stadium workers, and fans have to be able to get to and from the venue for the game to be played.
Ironically, it was Davis himself that helped set those expectations. I can't find it now, but didn't he basically call McD "the final piece" or somesuch that made it clear that that bigger things were ahead..
I think with the Raiders offseason, coupled with what they achieved in 2021 with that kind of turbulence in the coaching staff there was plenty of reason to believe McDaniels could put them over the top. The roster is talented, the QB is competent, there's more than enough to work with there.
I remain convinced that Brady will be rejoining Josh in Vegas next year. Carr is under contract, but could be jettisoned for a paltry $5M cap hit. Brady is a free agent after this season, and has no real loyalty to Tampa (who also stand to get killed on the cap in coming years, so that'll be fun). The Raiders are projected to have about $30M in cap space, so a 3Y/$60M that pays him $40M up front, $10M in real salary, the rest in bonuses. The offense has what Brady desires as far as good weapons. The only drawback I see for him is how good the rest of the division is, as opposed to the NFC South cakewalk he's had for 3 years.
That would be a light dusting compared to the latest forecast.
View: https://twitter.com/us_stormwatch/status/1593067983395770369
All true. I was responding more to the post with vanEveryman's post & Florio's point that last season's achievements might have been somewhat overblown.
The Bills having two Thursday games in a row right after this Sunday (thanksgiving @ DET and then @ NE) certainly doesn’t help with a “just delay it to Monday” option.
Lions on the road this weekend, so they could play the game there Sunday and avoid the problem of the short turnaround
Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the rooms of her ice-water mansion
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams
The islands and bays are for sportsmen
And farther below, Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the gales of November remembered
He’s still touring believe it or not. We saw him at the Wilbur like 3 months ago.
All he does is fumble, so I understand, but Denver waived Melvin Gordon.
Granted, the issues with Denver are reall the coaching and Russ the Fuss, so kind of blaming it on Gordon is weak.
Denver fucking sucks. I continue to hope for their suffering.
Granted, the issues with Denver are reall the coaching and Russ the Fuss, so kind of blaming it on Gordon is weak.
Denver fucking sucks. I continue to hope for their suffering.
Gordon fumbles a lot... he's also still a pretty good RB, I bet he ends up catching on somewhere and playing well in the change of pace role.