RandyMarsh

I was in High School at the time and knew very little of prospect rankings, where guys were drafted, advanced stats etc. so I had no idea how Catallanato was viewed in any of those regard but all I know is that anytime I watched he seemed to play well so I liked him and was bummed he was traded.

Yep, I had to do a double take when I was watching a Raiders game last year and I heard the announcer call his name. Thought for sure either the announcer messed up or I didnt hear him right.

I didn't really pay close attention to these things at the time but wasnt Justin Thompson supposed to be the centerpiece of the trade from our side? If so its kinda funny that he ended up with the lowest WAR.

Bucs resign Chase Mclaughlin, kinda figured it was a Longshot but he's somebody I had my eye on it we were gonna outside the organization for kicking help.

If we're making an all in type move Id much prefer it be Wilkins over Snead, not just cause of the draft pick compensation but also I just think he'd make a bigger impact on the team. Id like to then sign somebody like Gilmore as a stop gap DB who would also likely be an upgrade over what we had along with drafting one or 2 with one of our first four picks.

That's impressive but I wonder how many snaps he played against them cause from what I watched of the Chiefs it seemed like McDuffie was the one shadowing the top guys for the most part.

BTW we now passed the Wizards in win total who have now lost 16 in a row. It's gonna be tough to out tank them the rest of the way so we may be looking at the 6th pick instead of the 5th this year.

Great to see both have a good game, always feels like if one has one the other doesn't.

Ivey making up for a terrible couple weeks, hits a big 3 to give the Pistons a 9 point lead. He now has 32 pts on the night.

I swear it doesn't matter the team Schroder always seems to kill us.

MC beat me to it but I was gonna say my only crux on the 4th and 15 thing is that no automatic first downs are given on penalties.

Has it been confirmed that he will be out for atleast the beginning of the season? Considering he got injured in October or early November it seems like he should be ready by the start of the season. Agree with what you're saying though just didn't think he was gonna be out that long.

Not sure if it's been brought up or not but from what I read the NFL is very likely to change the kickoff rules in 2024 to try to make the return come back into play. The proposal is that if you kick it to the end zone in the air and the guy takes the touch back the team gets it at the 35 yard line. Basically trying to entice teams to kick it in play and force a return.

My guess is they sign somebody like Stephen Gilmore or another veteran like that on a short term deal and likely take atleast one in the first few rounds depending on how the draft plays out.

haha I swear I was gonna end my post with the caveat of Will Levis but I didn't cause I couldn't remember exactly how he was viewed this time last year.

Along with his physical measurables he also posted the best 3 cone drill of any QB(6th among all players) and one of the best for a QB period in the past 10 years so that showed his elite athleticism. Also threw it 61mph, 2nd only to Milton(62) and again one of the best ever at the combine barely behind Josh Allen's 63 so he answered any doubt about his arm strength if there were any. He did miss some throws though but he also was throwing to an unfamiliar target so that couldve effected his timing a bit. Despite that though I think his combine performance puts him in the QB3 discussion and barring something crazy atleast a top 15 pick.

Never really thought of it but I wonder if it's tied to the player's performance or playing time. Like if he plays a certain number of games for the Dodgers in the majors the Tigers will get more money?

When we were younger my friend and I would always talk about becoming a bullpen catcher and would wonder how one becomes one. Twenty some years later and I now find out that you can apply for it like any regular job.

Makes you wonder if they could've still got Jahmyr with the Campbell pick and taken Gonzalez with the Gibbs pick Iirc Brad said a team a few spots below us texted him after the pick saying they were gonna take him so if that is true then it seems he wouldve been gone if we waited but who knows for sure if that text was 100% the truth or not.

JJ McCarthy measured out well physically. Just a shade under 6'3 and 223lbs so that alone really helped his stock.

I think they drafted Martin to be that guy to stuff the run since we couldn't do that last year but it turns out we did a 180 this year and were great against it so there wasn't much need for him so might as well just red shirt him.

Sounds like some Jared Goff chants at LCA..and damn bad bounce and the Islanders take a 4-3 lead.

No doubt is a first one there last to leave type of guy, also you can bet he is a great clubhouse guy that teammates love being around.

I don't mind spending big on a guy like Jones if it's something we could get out of in a couple years. With how high the cap is, the space we have and just how you can change contracts to free up money a big money contract shouldn't prevent us from keeping whomever we want so long as the guarantee isn't too long. I mean chances are they are going to spend most of their space anyway so instead of dividing it up between a 3-4 marginal players why not sign 1 true impact one? Also I wouldn't consider that move an "all in" type move if it doesn't effect your future like I believe a short guarantee wouldn't. I think an all in one is something where you sacrifice player(s) or picks from the future for a short term gain and like I said I don't think you would be doing that by signing somebody like Jones unless it's a major long term guarantee which I don't think would be the case.

Right when Cade starts to pick it up offensively and shoot well Ivey goes back to playing like crap. I swear they can never play well at the same time.