NFL: Offseason Thread
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You don't watch MNF at all? Are you not a big NFL fan? Do you not have a favorite team you like to watch?
Just curious.
If it's a big NFL match up and I have time, I will watch, but usually I have time to watch my favorite teams games and that's about it, if I'm lucky.
But all of those Packer fans got a piece of 'ownership' paper that they frame and hang on their wall.
Cap move, not really a knock on him. It saves Philly around 4 million against the cap this year.
I do wonder if he'll look to sign somewhere right away or wait until closer to the start of the season. Now that teams have spent in free agency and filled other roster holes in the draft, he might be better off waiting for an opportunity due to injury or suspension.
And the new "Use of Helmet" rules:
I'll reserve judgment until I see how officials call it next season, but this rule looks like a potential disaster right now.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/05/23/nfl-fashions-an-anthem-compromise/
I don't see this going well either. Not much of a compromise when the NFLPA didn't even have a say in the policy.
I don't see this going well either. Not much of a compromise when the NFLPA didn't even have a say in the policy.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...y-team-in-league-necessarily-needs-a-no-1-wr/
That's an interesting take by Dak Prescott. I know he's obligated to say something like that to prop up his receiving corps of no-namers, but he might have a legitimate point to some extent. I think that an NFL team would always welcome a stud player at any position, but I wonder if WR is about to become the new RB in terms of value around the league. It might be one of those positions where you can cut corners a little and invest in other parts of the roster.
That's an interesting take by Dak Prescott. I know he's obligated to say something like that to prop up his receiving corps of no-namers, but he might have a legitimate point to some extent. I think that an NFL team would always welcome a stud player at any position, but I wonder if WR is about to become the new RB in terms of value around the league. It might be one of those positions where you can cut corners a little and invest in other parts of the roster.
Green Bay has managed their cap situation very well over the last 25 or so years. Ron Wolf started it, Ted Thompson continued it, and Brian Gutekunst and Russ Ball have learned from those fellas.
I have no doubt they will create a cap-friendly deal for Rodgers (i.e., front-end loaded, bonus driven, etc) that will keep them able to operate as they have been since Wolf came.
It helps when you don't have a GM leaping blindly into free agency each year....and what's really amazing is that drafting in a disadvantageous position hasn't hindered them from being in playoff (and Super Bowl) contention almost every year.
I understand that lots of fans look down their noses at the Packers, but you really can't argue with the results.
I have no doubt they will create a cap-friendly deal for Rodgers (i.e., front-end loaded, bonus driven, etc) that will keep them able to operate as they have been since Wolf came.
It helps when you don't have a GM leaping blindly into free agency each year....and what's really amazing is that drafting in a disadvantageous position hasn't hindered them from being in playoff (and Super Bowl) contention almost every year.
I understand that lots of fans look down their noses at the Packers, but you really can't argue with the results.
I really like the Packers strategy, as it is similar to the Steelers. Don't overpay for free agents and build through good drafts.
There are tough years when you lose a key free agent, but they usually go to someone who's overpaying and their best years are usually past them.
Steelers have come out on the right side for a lot of their free agents they didn't resign. Not positive on the Packers record in that respect but I think it's pretty good.
You just have to be able to evaluate talent and replace the lost free agents well.
Casey Hayward and Micah Hyde are the two examples I can think of that came back to bite them - other than that, not sure. Maybe could have kept Julius Peppers one more year, too.
But I agree - draft and develop is the best philosophy for sustained success.
