The Swamp

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:26 am

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:18 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:35 am

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:55 am This is so dumb. Going to be the most 10-7 team of all-time.

Watching Russ try and suck up to Steelers fans in his genuinely weird way is gonna be so fun.

Can't wait for his first IG post where Mr. Limited reassures them that everything will be fine.

Hope he guarantees "a winning record". That would go over well.

Steelers nation: Let's smelt!

Let Russ coke!

Legit lol’ing from the last three posts.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:35 am Watching Russ try and suck up to Steelers fans in his genuinely weird way is gonna be so fun.

In Denver, he said, “Let’s ride.” What will it be in Pittsburgh? “Let’s steel”?

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:53 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:35 am Watching Russ try and suck up to Steelers fans in his genuinely weird way is gonna be so fun.

In Denver, he said, “Let’s ride.” What will it be in Pittsburgh? “Let’s steel”?

"Let's put french fries on sandwiches!"

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:16 amThey've been drafting in the 20s for two decades. It's why they are in this current purgatory of not good and not bad.

Is there a reason why they just won't let go of the rope for a year or two and reset?

It's not the same thing, but when a team insists on never fully rebuilding, I always think of the Knicks of the 2000's. They'd keep taking on terrible contract after terrible contract while trading their high picks out while insisting that they had the smartest fanbase in the league, which makes me think the fans would understand a grander plan.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:01 amIt's not the same thing, but when a team insists on never fully rebuilding, I always think of the Knicks of the 2000's. They'd keep taking on terrible contract after terrible contract while trading their high picks out while insisting that they had the smartest fanbase in the league, which makes me think the fans would understand a grander plan.

I still don't fully understand why The Process didn't lead to greater adoption unless there's some behind-the-scenes management. Until you flatten out the lottery, you're incenting teams to be bad while also saying teams should work against that incentive. And it goes triple in the NFL where you could simply be shit for one year and guarantee yourself whatever college QB you want. And the Jets still blew it and missed out on Lawrence.

Yeah the Bears outside the city would've been weird.

Giff wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:09 am Yeah the Bears outside the city would've been weird.

They had some issues with the first plot of land they bought (an old racetrack) and had some legal issues regarding the valuation of the property/their tax bill.

It's been a mess from what little I've paid attention to, although screwing up something major checks out for them.

Gunpowder, what AI app/website do you use? Starry AI isn't good enough for me.

Bears sign De'Andre Swift for three years, $24 million.

I am even closer to believing their management has no idea what they are doing.

I look forward to them being unable to trade Fields before the draft.

Lakefront stadium so much better. Seemed like they just redid it? Went out to that track a couple times. Had fun but not the place for a stadium. Seemed like a bit closer Foxboro

Would love to see the plans for the lakefront build. 20% more park space after building a new stadium. Assume that includes the tear down of the current Soldier Field.

Cousins to Atlanta.

Barkley to Philly.

I’m getting DeMarco Murray vibes. But if he changes his jersey number to 34 it’d be a little fun.

duff wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:47 pmWould love to see the plans for the lakefront build. 20% more park space after building a new stadium. Assume that includes the tear down of the current Soldier Field.

Yes, tearing down the stadium, but leaving up the colonnades. The plan at this time is to have that space converted to parks/athletic fields for public use, as well as the usual retail/restaurant stuff they always build with a new arena or stadium.

I'm enjoying the "smart teams don't pay RBs" Eagles fans in a scramble right now.

For the record I’m not excited for this at all except for the fact that I have Barkley in a dynasty league that maybe I’ll be able to pawn off to another Eagles fan instead of just not retaining him.

Kirk Cousins obviously ain't in no GOAT debate from a playing perspective, but he might be the GOAT QB in terms of earnings above expectation.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:50 pm For the record I’m not excited for this at all except for the fact that I have Barkley in a dynasty league that maybe I’ll be able to pawn off to another Eagles fan instead of just not retaining him.

Overall its probably smart to see the 11 win Eagles picking off three players from 13 wins New York.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:51 pm Kirk Cousins obviously ain't in no GOAT debate from a playing perspective, but he might be the GOAT QB in terms of earnings above expectation.

Sam Bradford has entered the chat.

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:07 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:51 pm Kirk Cousins obviously ain't in no GOAT debate from a playing perspective, but he might be the GOAT QB in terms of earnings above expectation.

Sam Bradford has entered the chat.

Bradford though made more than half his earnings off the old rookie scale deal. Cousins will have made more than 300 million after his rookie deal.

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:54 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:50 pm For the record I’m not excited for this at all except for the fact that I have Barkley in a dynasty league that maybe I’ll be able to pawn off to another Eagles fan instead of just not retaining him.

Overall its probably smart to see the 11 win Eagles picking off three players from 13 wins New York.

Looks like its back down to two.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:08 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:07 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:51 pm Kirk Cousins obviously ain't in no GOAT debate from a playing perspective, but he might be the GOAT QB in terms of earnings above expectation.

Sam Bradford has entered the chat.

Bradford though made more than half his earnings off the old rookie scale deal. Cousins will have made more than 300 million after his rookie deal.

Kurt is also better than Bradford. Probably different points on the same line, though.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:35 am Gunpowder, what AI app/website do you use? Starry AI isn't good enough for me.

dezgo.com and unstability.ai

duff wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:47 pm Would love to see the plans for the lakefront build. 20% more park space after building a new stadium. Assume that includes the tear down of the current Soldier Field.

They are going to build it on top of Soldier Field and turn Soldier Field into a housing project

Bears keeping Justin Fields until they get the right offer:

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:32 pm

duff wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:47 pm Would love to see the plans for the lakefront build. 20% more park space after building a new stadium. Assume that includes the tear down of the current Soldier Field.

They are going to build it on top of Soldier Field and turn Soldier Field into a housing project

Hmm... does that mean that people won't be allowed in their homes on gameday?

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:37 pm

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:32 pm

duff wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:47 pm Would love to see the plans for the lakefront build. 20% more park space after building a new stadium. Assume that includes the tear down of the current Soldier Field.

They are going to build it on top of Soldier Field and turn Soldier Field into a housing project

Hmm... does that mean that people won't be allowed in their homes on gameday?

If they buy the personal seat license, paired with three preseason games (all away) they can stay for the first quarter.

It took a little over five hours of "official" free agency, but I think enough potential suitors are off the market that I think the return for any trade of Fields would be low enough that they may just opt to hang onto him (his contract is fully guaranteed this year and his cap hit is the same whether he is on the roster or not). I don't think they would want to trade him in the division (MIN) and I don't know how the Broncos feel about needing an established starter with Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci already on the roster in a tank season.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:38 pm It took a little over five hours of "official" free agency, but I think enough potential suitors are off the market that I think the return for any trade of Fields would be low enough that they may just opt to hang onto him (his contract is fully guaranteed this year and his cap hit is the same whether he is on the roster or not). I don't think they would want to trade him in the division (MIN) and I don't know how the Broncos feel about needing an established starter with Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci already on the roster in a tank season.

You have to wonder if maybe their asking price was too crazy but yeah there’s not a lot of landing spots left for him.

Love this tweet:

brian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:13 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:38 pm It took a little over five hours of "official" free agency, but I think enough potential suitors are off the market that I think the return for any trade of Fields would be low enough that they may just opt to hang onto him (his contract is fully guaranteed this year and his cap hit is the same whether he is on the roster or not). I don't think they would want to trade him in the division (MIN) and I don't know how the Broncos feel about needing an established starter with Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci already on the roster in a tank season.

You have to wonder if maybe their asking price was too crazy but yeah there’s not a lot of landing spots left for him.

There are some tweets reporting a couple playoff contender-ish teams are kicking the tires on bringing Fields as a backup. Every goddamn story about his trade value in the last month listed it peaking as a third-rounder (except for some unnamed coach saying he would get a second). I know Russell Wilson getting released changed the dynamics shortly before free agency started, but this looks like Poles was caught...

a.) with his pants down
b.) with his ass in the breeze
c.) with his dick in his hand
d.) jerking around

I don't know, I just thought I'd try something different than setting up the "..." game because the Bears' GM's last name makes it too easy.

The Wilson thing is weird and I don't want him and I'm sure that situation is going to be terribly mismanaged, but at the end of the day, they're paying him like less than most 3rd string quarterbacks? That's certainly not going to fuck with a potential rebuild. Also, the memes are hilarious...

Joe Mixon a Texan. I like it.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:42 pmThere are some tweets reporting a couple playoff contender-ish teams are kicking the tires on bringing Fields as a backup. Every goddamn story about his trade value in the last month listed it peaking as a third-rounder (except for some unnamed coach saying he would get a second).

I know I don't know shit about NFL valuations and all that, but doesn't this seems really, really wrong? Wouldn't Fields be the Jets best QB in a long time the minute the trade was finalized?

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:44 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:42 pmThere are some tweets reporting a couple playoff contender-ish teams are kicking the tires on bringing Fields as a backup. Every goddamn story about his trade value in the last month listed it peaking as a third-rounder (except for some unnamed coach saying he would get a second).

I know I don't know shit about NFL valuations and all that, but doesn't this seems really, really wrong? Wouldn't Fields be the Jets best QB in a long time the minute the trade was finalized?

I think the Jets think Aaron Rodgers is coming back healthy.

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:44 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:42 pmThere are some tweets reporting a couple playoff contender-ish teams are kicking the tires on bringing Fields as a backup. Every goddamn story about his trade value in the last month listed it peaking as a third-rounder (except for some unnamed coach saying he would get a second).

I know I don't know shit about NFL valuations and all that, but doesn't this seems really, really wrong? Wouldn't Fields be the Jets best QB in a long time the minute the trade was finalized?

Teams would apparently run Sam Darnold back yet another time

Geno Darnold, baby.