Mr.TaterSalad

Life is just a circle I guess. The Jets engaged in multiple rebuilds only to bring back Geno Smith. LOL.

I get the concern that Pacheco only played in 7 games in 2024 and 13 games last year. He's also only had 4 seasons in the league and hasn't run all the tread off his tires. There are some backs with a heavy carry load and they are essentially burnt out by the time their first contract ends. Maybe it is a case that Pacheco has just had too many injuries over the last two years, but last season, he had a minor injury that caused him to miss 3 games in the middle of the season. He had a broken leg in 2024 that kept him out most of the year, but it was not an ACL/PCL rupture like a Nick Chubb had. His knee didn't explode or anything that serious. Maybe I'm being too dismissive, but the type of injuries he had versus that of a Nick Chubb who blew out his ACL, doesn't seem as serious.

We had the best 1-2 combo of RBs in the league. The only ones in my mind that came close to this were Walker/Charbonnet in Seattle and Robinson/Algiers in Atlanta. So we got spoiled thinking we could have damn 2, thousand yard rushers on a team and having two RB #1s on our roster. While Pacheco is a downgrade from Montgomery, almost everyone we could have realistically signed would have been. Pacheco has had seasons of over 900 yards and 7 TDs. He didn't look good last year for sure, but almost no one on KC's offense looked to be worth a damn. Their offense was bottom 20 for most of the season and didn't look that great before Mahomes went down. So I'm not putting to much of the burden their on Pacheco. He's 27, so he is getting old in RB years, but I don't think he's washed yet. On a 1-2 year deal at the right price, this could be a good value. I would have preferred Rico Dowdle to Pacheco, but he was signed already. We also weren't about to pay Canine what Kansas City is likely paying him and he probably wouldn't have signed here to split carries again anyways.

Love the Pacheco signing. This is a really solid #2 RB to replace Montgomery.

The Steelers signed Rico Dowdle for 2 years @ $12/million overall. I would have signed him as the complement to Gibbs for that term and price.

Given that we don't know the status of Terrion Arnold and his legal troubles, we may need another starting CB. He may or may not be on this roster to start the year, depending on where his legal matters go. Furthermore, he hasn't exactly been great as a starter when healthy and playing.

If at the end of today we've come away with a starting offensive tackle, a DE/Edge, and help at CB then I'll feel much better.

I'll give it time, but right now, on the whole, this roster doesn't feel better or upgraded. Let's see what happens over the next few weeks.

It was tank for either. I think most fans would have been just fine with either at the time.

With Alim back and fully healthy, maybe they just feel the need to spend the money elsewhere. I would be pretty disappointed though if they spend money bringing Reader back and not Lopez.

Losing Roy Lopez hurts. He was an important depth piece for this team and started when they needed him too. I would have signed him for the 2 years @ $11.5 million that the Cardinals are paying him.

I too would like to see a tackle signed prior to the draft. There are guys that fit the mold of what Brad and Dan like. Players that are football guys, love the game, fit the culture, and won't cost them a lot due to injuries. Jedrick Wills is one guy obviously, as we've talked about him quite a bit here. Alijah Vera-Tucker, former Giants G/T combo is another. When healthy, Vera-Tucker offers the versatility to play guard or tackle and is a quality starter. The trouble is he is rarely healthy and able to play.

You can create nearly $90 million in cap space with the contract restructures. So you can indeed afford it. It is just a questions of choice and do you want to afford it. It is also a question of who don't you resign if you make a splash move like that.

Well, they got me then. I fell for the fake graphic and new report. In any case, I don't think we're going to be in the market for a high-priced contract like this, Hendrickson or otherwise.

Yeah, the Gary Bears are missing out on all their main pass rusher options thus far.

I haven't seen him sign anywhere. He had 10.5 sacks last year and was still a productive pass rusher. He also plays against the run and can be an every down guy, which we know the Lions like that versatility, not just situational pass rushers.

Steelers signed Bucaneers CB Jamal Dean for 3 years, $36.75 million. Dean was a guy I had really liked for the Lions in the past before Tampa Bay brought him back. I would have taken Dean at that price I think as a potential insurance for Arnold.

Does this mean James Connor is out in Arizona? If so, Connor would be a perfect fit here.

He was never going to come here and we were never going to pay him. The idea of having a 21015 Denver Broncos style defense with two elite, bookend pass rushers was always a pipe dream. Oh well.

Canine to the Chiefs. Assuming Mahomes comes back healthy next season, this seems like a good signing for them.

I don't understand what the Colts are doing here trading Pittman. They trade for Sauce Gardner less than 4 months ago, thinking that he can elevate their team. They thought that somehow they could ride with Daniel Jones to playoff success, when he has no proven track record of success. They also thought a guy like Gardner would elevate them to being true contenders in the playoffs. Then, they turn around in less than 4 months and trade their best receiver and potentially lose their other top receiver, Alec Pierce, in free agency. Either rebuild or go all in to win. They are doing neither and will be stuck in the 8-8 middle for the foreseeable future.

Why do we need to extend Gibbs this early? Why not ride him out to the franchise tag and year 6?

I expect to see gas up around the $4 mark here in Metro Detroit within the next week or two. I think it's feasible that by April, if Trump's war drags on, that we hit $5/gallon.

Finkle is Einhorn, Trump is Bush. This may well be Trump's "Now watch this drive" moment the Bush had while the Iraq War was raging on.