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Don't have to go as far back as all that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre

CTE is some real shit

Well I thought they might get a 2nd DT tomorrow but here we are. Think I would've preferred a C/G but it was a comp pick at the bottom of the 3rd round so

Housh played mad but usually kept it in check so that's encouraging.

Whats the injury that had him limited at his pro day & kept him out of some drills at the Combine? Don't like the sound of that. Ability is there but may need Chase & the other guys to help keep him in line. Be nice to bring in another vet so it's not all on him if Higgins throws a fit.

Good enough for 2nd place among DT's that were at the combine. His shuttle & 3-cone times were all top 10 as well. Athlete. Sortable Combine results Can see why Lou called him a 3-down player. Maybe wasn't expected to pass rush, rather than can't. He'll compete with Rankins for the starting job.

I see it more like, are they trying to make a SB run this season, or every season? They desperately need IDL and were probably going to draft a WR early either way. A trade would make it much easier to cover both position groups & then some, both through the extra draft picks & Tee's $25 mil or so off the books to reinvest. No, I don't think they're likely to do that, but if there's a good deal available they probably should. Teams are quick to give up future draft picks right now, that's pretty tempting with a young QB and a rapidly thinning depth chart.

Thanks dude. It seems fairly common now in college players. The only injuries that really worry me in a draft pick are multiple concussions and recurring joint or foot issues. People get hurt playing football. It's only when a team fails to prepare for it, or worse they keep starting the ones that get hurt every time they play football, that it becomes a problem. It's not something they can ignore or wish away.

That's the kind of "wide zone scheme" I want to see

Good businesses understand they're not the only hot dog stand in Hungrytown. There are 31 other teams out there for whom success means working to make sure everyone else fails. There are a handful that are trainwrecks no one should try to emulate but for the most part it's an open competition for talent. An individual owner's moral code or ideas about what's fair & right or wrong don't amount to shit. If even a handful of those other teams are willing to pay someone X amount, that's the standard. If they're willing to spend X amount on scouts, coaching, facilities, or free Gatorade then that is the standard everyone else has to try to match. How ownership feels about it doesn't matter. It has at times seemed like the Bengals FO were trying to win a merit badge that doesn't exist. There are Superbowl trophies and then there's whether everyone thinks Mike Brown is a smart businessman & swell guy. It's not always been clear which of those 2 things were the goal.

The injury stuff does concern me but I have to assume the difference between NFL strength & conditioning vs college is dramatic, even at a program like Georgia. The fact that he (apparently) tried to come back while still hurt says a lot. Good on the Bulldog coaches for having the sense to pull him before he made things worse but I'm confident this guy will be on the field if he's at all able. No more of these OTs that seem to keep coming up with mysterious muscle strains every time they have to jog a lap. Still wouldnt mind seeing 2-3 more OL picks in this draft but what a relief to see them do the obvious thing and invest in what should be a long term answer at OT.

Said the same in the overall draft thread. I like that he came back & played after the injury.

No more excuses for Pollack.

If you're basing that on Trent Brown there's actually a very strong chance he will. Brown has averaged about 10 games a year over his career and has never made it through two full seasons in a row.

Goes to show how much the emphasis on calling games to promote scoring has devalued the defense

Sorry, there are only rookies available

Sweat or a WR

I've gotten a lot of grief over admitting I'm worried they intend to simply ride his popularity for as long as they can get away with it. The big OL upgrade was signing a guy that's played one full season in the last 5 years. Too many half-measures IMO.

That's what I'm saying, either pay the star players market value or kill it in the mid rounds of the draft. When they insist on working with a bare bones scouting department that leaves one option; write the checks. They can't keep pace with the rest of the league without doing one or the other. I doubt they can win a SB without doing both. Paying Burrow is just laying a foundation, it's going to take a lot more money, coaching, good roster decisions & everything else if they want their investment in him to pay off.

Thank you for asking this question so I didn't have to 😅 no ninja Can't be "Katie's Team" but someone else's fault whenever they do something wrong. Where does the buck stop, exactly? If you don't think Papa Mike still has final say on things you're fooling yourself.

Bartender, I'll have what he's having. Our WR2, best pass rusher AND first round pick?! Why not throw in Burrow and the stadium itself? I admit I haven't watched Justin Jefferson closely but I think someone would've mentioned if he was a Superbowl MVP five years in a row while inventing cold fusion and curing cancer in the off-season. Anyhow I think the issue here may come down to the team not drafting well enough to be playing hardball with their top talent. There's no one ready to step in behind most of them & they and their agents know it. .

Nah just kinda obvious that some people can say whatever they want. It always gets hella weird around here this time of year though, think I'll check back in for the draft.

That would explain the very selective enforcement, or lack thereof, but I accepted that a long time ago

How would you know what the mods did? Interesting. Still haven't called anyone names over it so what's the issue? Try to avoid blocking people but that's probably the move here, good call.

You should check the receipts bud. We were talking about football and someone brought up Sample sleeping with someone's wife. I called that out as weird, reversed the accusation and then the name calling started. Nice try with the gaslighting but it's all posted there in order so it kinda fails. Unless someone has an agenda, that is.