I think you are looking at this from a Patriots and sabermetric perspective not a football one. While there is some evidence Wilson is declining, he is excellent and has a long way to drop. Two years of contention is worth the rest of the contract. Besides, this is the NFL, where players/salaries are utterly disposable.
Oh, I think Russell's still got plenty of gas in the tank, but they aren't going to contend in that division with that roster. I think KC, LV and LA are all better than them. It's not Wilson who I think is going to hold them back. I think paying him that salary is going to keep them from building a contending roster the next two years, which is what they had left on his contract when they got him. Giving the extension at this moment was the mistake - they had two years of him already.
I think they are close to contention already. They need help at RB, but they seem to find them. ...
I absolutely agree. Many more did them than were ever caught,both before and after the peak era. Not a fan of punishing a few for the sins of many.
I agree,some of his play calling was maddeningly predictable,crossing over into stupid.
after listening to my Dolphins new coach, take the Patriots this game one. Bet all your hf money. This guy sounds like he is 33 going on 20. I am not even sure he can match his socks in football terms. I already miss Flores. Between our head coach and your offensive coordinators, there juuust might be some bad coaching and turnovers. Just maybe.
Yeah, Elway is a shit. His dad was a bigshot college coach who happened to be an assistant under the guy who invented the spread offense so he got all the privileges of being ahead of the curve on that, put up huge offensive numbers at Stanford despite going .500 every year, pulled a Lindros on the Colts and pretty much doomed them to move out of Baltimore because he didn't like the coach, etc. Pretty much fell into his front office role because he was a franchise legend and they couldn't tell him no. Definite privileged rich jock bro.
I remember Jack Elway, the band game vs Cal was against the Elways. Did not know about the spread offense though. Thanks
He was responsible for drafting von miller and getting manning to sign there when san fran were the early faves. Those two moves alone made his front office stint worth it.
Statistically, Manning was very bad except for turnovers. Miller and a few moves on the D, I give him.
Wait, what?!? Maybe in the sb year, but in the time he played for them he had the literal best statistical year for any qb in the league's history and another that wasn't far behind.
No, but Marcell Darrius was actually the favorite, easy pick and they had a HUGE need at DT that year. Patrick Peterson and von miller were 50/50 after that. Von was never the slam dunk pick for them.
Good God. You doing this again? At least go back to your original username when you first tried this.
Well I can't say now big of a favorite Darrius was but both Kiper and Mayock had VM to Denver in their mocks so it mustn't have been by much.
Kiper had Peterson in early mocks
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