RonArtest15

At one point THIS SEASON, the Caps won 14/16. These are the normal ups/downs that every team goes through. No need for alarm. They'll be fine.

Defense kept the team in the game, but kept the team out of the game.

Braden Holtby is another one that we should probably be discussing as well. He's been better this year, but the past two seasons, outside of the cup run in the playoffs, he's been EXTREMELY average. I know it's easy to place blame on the defensemen not helping him out, but he's got a job to do as well...

I was about to say the same thing...more so about Kuznetsov. I think Oshie is just slightly off his pace from last year. I'm more worried about Kuznetsov, because he really hasn't been the same guy since getting his bell rung. The creativity on offense is completely missing. He's not right.

He obviously doesn't suck. But the superlatives that folks labeled him with aren't entirely inaccurate. Honestly, I think a lot of his poor play coincides with his return from the concussion earlier in the season. He's been abysmal on faceoffs and his defensive awareness isn't good by any means.... 3rd line demotion is a good wake up call for him...especially if he is 100% healthy.

Lack of accuracy and struggle to read college defenses didn't stop Josh Allen from going in the 1st LOL. Trust me, I get what you're getting at...but if he can put together a crazy stat year at OU and people look at his "intangibles" and winning pedigree he displayed at Alabama, I think he'll be gone no later than round 3 in the 2020 draft.

That's a big roll of the dice on AD because there is no guarantee he'd stay in DC past 19-20. I'm all for doing whatever it takes to maximize that championship window...even if it's for one year. I still think this team rebuilds itself around Beal. I think a lot of ill-will can be mended if the FO shows they are committed to him as the bonafide number 1. Now, obviously the elephant in the room is John Wall, but EG would need to do everything in his power to try to trade him. If it was up to me, I'd try to move Porter, Ariza, and Green before this deadline and then work like hell to move Wall over the summer. Beal is far and away the 2nd best 2-guard in the league right now and his value has to be through the roof. Under team control for the next 3 seasons is a major plus.

Jalen wants to play QB in the NFL. Saw the success the OU offenses had for Baker and Murray. He's going to have a chance to put up some video game numbers next year and re-establish himself as a Day 1/2 pro-prospect. *Reason why I'm talking about him re-establishing himself, is I guarantee there were whispers behind the scenes of him switching positions in the NFL due to how strong he is.

Neptunes produced his lead single...but overall he did need Tim. Timberlake owes his ENTIRE solo career to his producers.

I was one of the people who thought that, but Harden would have for sure adapted.

Just a friendly reminder that EG turned down a Beal for Harden swap.

I saw someone float the idea around about Dan not wanting to fire Bruce because he feels like Bruce would submarine any potential stadium deal if he was canned. Made me think, and it does kinda make sense...

But he also condemned Foster without any legal decision being made as a result of the accusation. I get why it's personal for him, but he could have at least waited for the entire legal process to play out before getting on his soap box. Also, he didn't exactly sing the same tune when Greg Hardy was on the Cowboys, IIRC.

I agree...I only wish this news broke before a MNF game with the SKins where Witten was calling it.

This is why you let things play out legally before jumping to conclusions. His accuser had a crazy history of false claims. Two things... 1. I hope Foster sues her 2. I hope Foster COMPLETELY cuts ties with her. She's almost derailed his career a couple of times. He needs to smarten up. Too many other good women out there than to constantly get caught up in the same mess with this girl.