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Recently I have argued against the oversimplification of the 'deep' ball category, yes. Which I am going to blame that on FF scoring needing to be simple to compute quickly. They can't differentiate YAC, stuff like that to even know how much of that was air travel and how much was YAC. Well, they could, but it would be so time consuming trying to update scores. It think it is kind of nuts that stat people don't want to put a finer point on it but what do I know, not a stats guy really. I was arguing something different from the 'why they are categorized that way' and if you guys can't see it I am not gonna keep banging my fingers against these keys.

'No No, Nanette' was worth it.

More of that generalization about the OL. We know how they fuged the stunts up regularly And how Icky was being overwhelmed. This is so much Chicken or the Egg here. You could say the OL was given a much more difficult task to protect due to how congested they (defenses) were allowed to make the near field. And I know there were no guys he didn't see that were open, or guys that were open but not after he held the ball too long (meaning he had time to hold it I guess). No problem. Argue that he can throw it deep with accuracy if he has time. I hope he can. We'll see.

Hell I meant to say after this year and I said next year. I know he is on the way out. Was thinking there might be something to be found.

Right, UNCrules.. okay.Pretty much what I said. I thought about playing some kind of game like that with a retiring guy's deal. But it doesn't offer a lot. Maybe a guy we wouldn't be keeping after next year (Sanders ?).

Thank you. So how does that reconcile with a cut or release policy that allows a single hit, or splitting it over two years? I see that as going like: 4 million over 5 years is what they structured, right? So 800k per. If he retires next year then he has 2.4 million to account for. I believe that would have to all go on the table. So take a 2.4 mil hit one time, or 1.2 mil two times. Barry Sanders, I read somewhere, had to give signing bonus money back when he retired early. The moral is, you can get some relief doing that if the player performs at your acceptable level for two seasons, and don't make those voidable years so heavy that you don't like the bill if they retire.

For sure. There are things I want see, and things I hope to never see again.

Extending years of a player near retirement is something I looked at. I did that without really understanding what voidable years are and still don't have that. What I found though, was a retirement is the same as a cut, cap wise. You take it all that year or spread the dead over 2 years with a post June 1st designation.

We know they are pros. Designing an offense that will either help the QB be better at the field stretching, or hides his weaknesses, both really, is professional also. I would just say: you did look at how defenses played Bryce Young last year, did you not? Would you really prefer to not threaten them enough to back them off some? Because that is what you will get with no threat of it.

Y'all missing my point so this will turn into something I guess. The stats from 30 yards, 40 yards (I am assuming and not looking it up), I am reasoning that the hookup rate for 30 yard routes is less that with 20 yard routes. Following that viewpoint is the same assumption for 40 yards.. I'm just guessing that a graph would show a decline in success with the increase in distance. Lumping those in with 20 yards throws would affect the shorter distance numbers negatively. Making the argument against the importance of field stretching with the forward pass, easier to make. Just a comment/observation. I don't know the extent but I'd bet all day long the 30-39, the 40-49, and everything over that too, would pull down those 20-29 numbers. And I am not trying to say it's all a conspiracy (to make Young look better). I am saying that the lumping all those things together as deep, is not ideal for certain purposes. It's great for making FF scoring easier, not so great for closer looks.

New strategy to eliminate this embarrassing scenario. Dalton will be brought in for a pre Hail Mary deep throw, designed at making the Hail Mary manageable for BY9.

I always feel better after a win. So yeah. If they get blown out, then you can take my stance that week one isn't a good barometer. I mean, I can't get last year images out of my mind just from a few scripted plays against a second team defense. The two finger take down sack, the strip sacks, the bailing out and throwing OB. I expect a lot better, but know that poo could happen because I have seen it happen. Just like those nice scripted completions.

There are things that you'll see right away, I am sure. But there will not be defensive game plans against us like there will be a couple of weeks later. I hate to think about how many teams that ended up 5-11 started out 1-0. I bet there are a bunch.

Half a second? Yeah. A tenth of a second makes the difference much of the time. Even less. Closing speed of defender vs ball speed in a race to the target is the biggest threat to a low velocity throw. Stats... here they go with the 20 yard deep stats again. I would bet, if I gambled, that the completion percentages for 20 yard throws are better than for 30 yards, and decline as distance of the throw increases. But let's lump it all together and then we can use it to argue that not having a potent deep threat isn't that big of a deal. I love stats.

Same lazy take just lump him in with guys that he leaves in the 'I'm short' dust. This game will be really educational. We'll see if he actually has those mechanics and footwork transitioned or if it is still 'clear the runway' when time to throw deep.

I can only think (guess) they plan to upgrade the practice squad with the new guy when his work is done on the 53. It is the only thing that makes sense outside of replacing one of the rostered guys. edit: I guess if they got him for blocking they can pay him for the week or two and cut him when T or T gets healthy.

Who remembers the NFL team vs the College All Stars games? They used to have one yearly I think. I don't remember if it was one NFL team or the league champs or last place team even... NFL didn't always win. But that was all stars, like all the first rounders I guess.

Hey is it possible that they are doing that vet thing with Chaisson? Where you cut before week one and the deal is not guaranteed? Then you sign him back....

Let's see what they actually run the most before worrying too much about it, Mr Kaye. Otherwise the guy is a rookie and hasn't earned it. Making him earn it is the best thing. Give something right in front of him to keep it in his mind.

He bit the bullet on a couple of guys that took a chunk. Hurst, somebody else. Morgan's first year, he wanted them gone apparently. Okay. And this sort of stuff isn't really that damning, I don't think. They'll fix it without too much harm done. Maybe none.

So this guy has something on Cain.

At first I thought okay they are cutting. Now I think it is more likely to be an injured thing though. Watch them have just cut someone while I'm typing... Even though they do apparently have another TE on the practice squad I had forgotten about. Maybe he'll replace the practice squad dude in due time.

And the OL. And the coaching. And haterz. I think it's going noticeably better, just because that OL is upgraded for the run game. That's going to help. Better enough to really look like an NFL offense? Not sure... looks to me like it is going to look more like the Alabama offense.

I think they were going to be down to two TEs if they held both Tremble and Thomas out. It's probably that.

A precursor to another cap move or are we that short on TEs? Hmm.