justice98

Insurance company practices are foul. They keep calling my mom with Alzheimers and getting her to change her health insurance over the phone. They got her twice in a month. Then when I call to fix it, they give me the runaround saying "we don't show a legal representative on her account".  Of course you don't, you're doing this mess over the phone with a dementia patient.  Idiots. I'm her legal power of attorney already, I'm the one they should be dealing with to begin with.  

3 hours ago, DWinzit said:

I'm still looking for a OT to trade for or sign after being cut later in the year.

The more I think about it, I leave open the possibility that Leno might still be in their back pocket.  He hasn't signed because he had hip surgery, but it didn't seem major from what it sounds like.  He should be ready to go by training camp. Him or DJ Humphries as one year deal vets, if healthy.  All predicated on how well Coleman looks, I guess, if he's getting first crack at LT, keeping Lucas as the swing.

7 hours ago, RWJ said:

J98, how about you give our 1st year GM Adam Peters, F.O., DQ and coaching staff and Ownership a year before you judge this as being a poor draft.  Sound reasonable to you?    

Did I literally not say in the first line that I'm not judging it? lol That's why they play the games. I'm purely just talking about it from a personal excitement level coming out of the draft. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm not predicting the careers of these guys.

Having said that, people only say dont judge it when they think they did a good job.  Cuz there's no shortage of "it was an awesome draft and they did a good job" posts out here.  That judging is OK, I guess.  

I'm not gonna grade the draft, but there's nobody that I'm particularly enthused about seeing outside of Daniels.  I was hoping for another starter somewhere, but I don't really forsee that.  But we'll see.  

39 minutes ago, DogofWar1 said:

Get these Bills off the stage and announce the dang pick

That pre-pick announcement stuff is painful.  Guys getting the mic and going into business for themselves.  I even wanted Darrell to shut up and get on with the pick.  lol  Get up there announce the pick, get on to the next one.  

Even if they get a LT, I was hoping it would be somebody with a chance to start right away.  I'm prepared to see Lucas open up as the starting LT the way they're going.

I'd have just kept the picks we had and taken Dejean.

I mean, get to the pick already.

On 4/12/2024 at 11:08 AM, moondog said:

Did we sign Tom Brady yet? Perfect mentor for Maye. 
 

https://www.nfl.com/news/tom-brady-not-opposed-to-nfl-return-if-team-calls

I do wonder at what point can Brady simply just not do it anymore. Something tells me, that at 47, he can probably still be top 20 QB in the right situation.  

4 minutes ago, Renegade7 said:

 

No ****...

 

17ppg is still less then 23 ppg...so is he regressing in that context?  Either way it sounds like we screwing up his development l, which continues to be my overall point with respect to our overall "team building" strategy right now...

At no point was he averaging 23ppg.  His best month was 18ppg in April, which was only 5 games.  

I guess we see it differently, he actually is developing and getting better every year.  He's getting confidence, he's adding things to his game, he's more efficient.  I dont see what the problem is.  He's not a star, but he's a good, promising young player.

1 hour ago, Warhead36 said:

We're gonna end up with the number 1 pick in what'll be the worst class since 2001, ironically one of the other times we got the number 1 pick. Sandwiched between two franchise game changers.

I mean, there's no reason on earth we won't be one of the odds-on favorites to get the #1 pick next year too.  

5 hours ago, Renegade7 said:

 

Breakout?

 

He's averaging 13 ppg right, he was averaging 11 last year.

 

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kispeco01.html

 

At some point towards end of last year he was averaging what Beal was, close to 23 ppg.  major disappointment in my book he's barely averaging half that.

 

You want to make case he's improving, sure, I guess, numbers technically support that.  Be nice as a 1st round pick he's averaging at least 15 next season, 20 by year 5.

You're not looking at him in context.  Cuz he's basically been different once they dumped Unseld and he started getting more minutes.  His numbers were suppressed because he was only getting about 20-21 minutes a night.  Basically, since February, he's 30+ mpg and averaging 17ppg since Keefe has been there, which is the last 30-40 games.  As far as Kispert is concerned, it was coaching holding him back, not the player.

Man, Doc Rivers has made it a long way not being a particularly good basketball coach.

I'd love to know how close they were to getting Stone Cold.  Like, I'm a fan of Taker, but we see him around. Cena too. We don't see Stone Cold anymore on WWE TV.  And if he's gonna show up, Taker in sweats doesn't hit the same.  The gong does, but then when he's standing there looking ordinary, it felt.like he was doing them a solid and filling in at the last minute.  

I get imagination shouldn't equal expectation, but not getting the glass shattering and SCSA  clearing the ring of the Bloodline and stunning Rock for one last oversell was a bummer.  

Clark is totally panicking.  Just chucking up brutal shots.  

15 hours ago, The Evil Genius said:

Andrade really needs to be pushed for a top title. 

He can wrestle but he's just not that charismatic doing anything else.  Doesn't help that he can't cut a promo.

18 hours ago, RWJ said:

How about special teams?  Anything mentioned about him?  

Amazing.  You go from our last HC and DC which were both LBs and we lacked their entire tenure, or they couldn't find talent.  Now our new HC has peppered this roster with LBs.    

Six new LBs on the roster. Jamin Davis looks like the only LB returning. And if he doesn't pick it up, in a year, he could be gone too.

5 minutes ago, ixcuincle said:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39773731/cavaliers-jb-bickerstaff-says-threatened-gamblers

 

Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff revealed he received threats from gamblers last season and reported it to the NBA.

 

While being asked Wednesday night about sports gambling following comments made by Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, who said he sometimes feels like a "prop," Bickerstaff said gamblers contacted him.

 

"They got my telephone number and were sending me crazy messages about where I live and my kids and all that stuff," Bickerstaff said before the Cavs hosted the Miami Heat. "So it is a dangerous game and a fine line that we're walking for sure."

I'm sure Adam Silver would rather he not have mentioned that.  lol

10 hours ago, RWJ said:

Well, if Keim said it then he'd be in the know.  Josh Jones maybe. I really don't know but we will sign a LT vet, I would think.  We may wait for another cut to occur too.  Slim but possible. 

Well, there's only really 4 pure starting LT options available and Leno is one of them. I mean, there's bodies out there, but most of them are RT or backup swing tackle types, like Cornelius Lucas, who is out there too. 

Now, as you mentioned, there could be a cut.  We got Leno a few years back in May after the draft, I think.  But you're not really aiming high when you're waiting around for somebody.  

20 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said:

 

Darrisaw would have solved the LT issue for a decade.  Not an obscure player.  An obvious pick.  but leave it to Ron with his "outside the box" thinking of taking a WLB who most thought would go in the 2nd round instead.

I always wondered how those decisions actually get made, in reality.  Because the college scouting staff that put together those draft boards is still there.  Peters probsbly wont make a bunch of changes there until after this draft.  So I highly doubt Ron had a room full of Darrisaw supporters and went and made a unilateral decision to reach for Jamin Davis there.  

2 minutes ago, CommandB11 said:

Hmmmm. I think we should have been in on that.

He's got a massive cap number and you gotta re-sign him after this year.  There's a lot going on there.

9 minutes ago, CapsSkins said:

We have three 3rd rounders.

 

Trade up or trade back fodder?

 

Or are we gonna get The Triplets part 2 lol 

I'm fine just using the picks as they lay.  They still got a lot of positions and depth to add.  Throw more bodies in the mix to compete.  Maybe you can get a good starter or two out of it. 

That's phenomenal to get a 3rd for him.  Six picks in the top 100 now.

I still woulda rather had him than Mariota though, but whatever.

Looking at who they signed already, the glaring holes still left are starting LT, CB, WR.   

I feel like there's at least 2-3 semi-big moves out there left to be had.  I think one of these top 2-3 free agent tackles comes here.  I think Fuller might wind up being back, because these corners ain't it that are on this roster at the moment.  And then a wild card, like trading for Tee Higgins and then paying him or something like that.  Factoring in money for the rookie pool, they still got like $60-something mil left. 

Frankly, I need more competiton at left guard.  I'm not comfortable with automatically slotting in Allegretti as the starting LG.  A lot of folks assumed Wylie was moving inside, but there's been no rumblings that's in the plans right now.  And they're not signing people to facilitate that.  Signing a right and left tackle would work for me.

I think they focus on getting depth at LB and OL in the draft.  And WR if they have no appetite for getting Higgins, or Williams or any of these WRs out there now.

34 minutes ago, DCtoCali said:

 

I think it's gotta be Mack and Williams there.

1 hour ago, clskinsfan said:

I actually wouldnt hate Williams as a swing tackle. But he wont do that. And I hope that's what Wiley eventually ends up being for us. I would cot count out resigning Leno once the results of his surgery come out either. They couldnt pay him 15 Mill plus with his age and that injury. But if he comes out healthy they may be able to resign him for less. 

From a swing tackle perspective, I'm not opposed to bringing Lucas back. I always felt that if he had to play, I wasnt particularly concerned about it. If he was in the game, he'd be adequate.