https://twitter.com/Krauserrific/status/...7718305144



I kid, of course. Can anyone else see how stupid that list is? These people and their 'analytics'.....

They are starting to come in now.....

Rashee Rice or Harrison Butker?

Has some serious physical skills. Some NFL GM called him a 'supercharged Donovan McNabb'. Others say he's more Patrick Mahomes-like. Will be interesting to watch his development and see what happens. Would a team rather have him or Anthony Richardson? I think you have to rein in William's 'hero ball' mentality because at USC, he did a lot of that and in the pros, he'll miss the easy completions. 

A guy like Brock Purdy can still exist and thrive, but that is more the unicorn than the current crop of QBs under 29 years old. Actually, I'd say a guy like Kirk Cousins you probably won't see again....Purdy has some mobility at least. Defensive players today are just so athletic compared to 25 years ago en masse.

I know the vaccine has proven successful beyond our wildest dreams even though Dr. Birx now has the same stance I had a couple of years ago, but this cannot be denied as really good for all of those now more likely to get Covid than those that didn't jab.  Since 90% are now affected, pretty much anyone who isn't will die off in the next few years.  That's going to leave a mark... lol  Incredible what this govt and Big Pharma have gotten away with as the sheeple gaze into the sky....

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https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/4013...-nfl-draft

Viking's brass is giddy over this kid. Big time playmaker and cornerstone defensive player.

I can't...wow, just wow.

He did good work, but looks as bad when rattled as any QB.

$212 Million?!?

"The Detroit Lions have struck another mega deal this offseason as they have agreed to terms with quarterback Jared Goff on a four-year, $212 million extension that includes $170 million guaranteed, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirms. Goff's new AAV of $53 million makes him the second-highest paid quarterback in the league behind Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals."

Lions give Goff a bajillion dollars. 

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1790119575582917024

I know we lost mid-rounders, but I'm still a bit giddy getting JJM + Turner and have 2025 #1 pick.

Am so glad this didnt actually happen:
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Charley Walters
April 20, 2024 at 10:15 p.m.

The way it looks now, as it has for months, the Minnesota Vikings will take quarterback J.J. McCarthy from national champion Michigan in Thursday’s NFL draft.

To get McCarthy, the Vikings will trade their Nos. 11 and 23 first-round picks to either the Arizona Cardinals, who have the No. 4 pick, or the Los Angeles Chargers, who have No. 5.

QBs Caleb Williams from Southern California, Jayden Daniels from LSU and Drake Maye from North Carolina are expected to go Nos. 1, 2 and 3, in order, to the Chicago Bears, Washington Commanders and New England Patriots.

The Cardinals or Chargers could also require the Vikings’ 2025 first-round pick in a move up for McCarthy. The Vikings would be reluctant because the 2025 pick is expected to be high in that the team seems destined for a last-place NFC North Division finish this year. 

The Vikings, if necessary, instead could try to include their 2026 first-rounder to get McCarthy.

I am going to go out on a limb and suggest that it could be a $200mm/5 year deal.
Hoping it will kick in next season (he's still under contract for $19,700,000 this season) and effectively extend it for six years.

I am going out on a limb that it will have a base of $35mm/year with roughly $25mm in additional incentives, such as making the Pro Bowl, All Pro, leading the league in receptions, Offensive Player of the Week...anything they can throw at him...I'm sure that they can find ways of incenting him even further...Brezinski is good at crafting this.

This suitably trumps both Browns...A.J. Brown at $32 mm x 3 years and Amon Ra St. Brown at a $30mm/year extension. 

With the QB position costing us a bit modestly this year ($10mm to Darnold and the first year of JJM's $3.973 cap rookie deal), this gives them more wiggle room to do what everyone wants done.  

Just my wishful thinking on an otherwise slow sports day.