Nearly all signed on the same premise though. Veterans who were on the market late into the process. We’ve learned many times over the years that free agency does not end after 1 week.
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The Lamar, The Defence and The Special Teams
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yep, definitely will convert salary to signing bonus for Marlon and Andrews. They may even consider doing it with Williams.
we've had significant contributions from guys we signed well into the third phase of free agency
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Sometimes the best thing to do with RMC is to just say, "you're right!!!" even when you know full well he isn't. Of course there are times where I do agree with him, in which case I say "wow RMC, I actually agree with you here"
I have never argued PRWR is the only thing that matters. I have brought up MANY factors that you never attempted to address.
Yes, he had a really good game. I have never said he wasn't capable of such.
Absolutely. I don't disagree. Like I said, I just think we'll see more Maulet and Simpson level players and that isn't necessarily ideal.
I don't take him as an X and O's guy. He just approaches the logic problems. Like, he'll absolutely tell you how the Ravens can make room for Madubuike, but he won't analyze if Madubuike's tape is worth paying a premium for.
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He probably would have but he punched out at work for the day.
Guys like Van Noy and Darby had about the same cap impact though. Guys like that are still gettable in a tight cap.
Right- I'm simply saying that we got Darby and Van Noy for cheap, but also got Simpson and Ya Sin for cheap.
Ideally, every value signing turns out to be a Van Noy or Darby, but there's a chance they're a Simpson or a Ya Sin and I think it becomes worrisome when you start to get more of the latter starting because you had to bargain hunt.
Although, I suppose Ya Sin more falls into that bargain category due to void years. He'd normally be more expensive, but that's a different discussion than the point I'm trying to make.
you keep saying simpson?
what's wrong with simpson?
I think he's played average to slightly below average. I don't think he's AQ Shipley bad, but I think he's helped massively by being next to Linderbaum.
I think it'd be a bigger issue if it were multiple John Simpsons rather than just one.
his season was going ok up until the last 3 or 4 weeks when he fell off a cliff. He could be the weak link this week with Chris Jones looming
Yeah, I generally think of him as being someone who will fare fine against worse defensive tackles, but struggle against better ones. I think the other players on the line are generally a little more consistent across the board in their performances, but Simpson seems to have more defined peaks and troughs.