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Rumors on the you tube, believe or not, from former players, claim the deal with Lamar is just about done and will be announced this week. I will believe it when the team announces it..

Mads posted a work out video, still not definitive proof he will be back or how effective he will be, but it is a good sign. Crosby will help the pass rush, mostly a 10 sack per year, 2 years above that, maybe with better schemes, he will get above that into the 15 range. With a full season of experience now for the young players in the secondary plus some much better coaching & a better pass rush, this defense should be better. So better offensive line due to better coaching, alone =a better offense than last year. Same for the defense.

Between the new coaches and the depth of offensive linemen in the draft, i am sure they will either teach them properly & or draft better quality. Jones should take over at one guard, the other and depth may come from the draft. The biggest question now is center

Most fans on message boards either don't know whole lot about the game or, know just enough to think they know better than even the front offices and coaches. So you get two types; the ones who think the teams are the smartest best in history or, the teams make all the wrong moves. Of course it is mingled with trolls who just want attention any way that they can get it. Can't do much about the 1st 2, but Dee started this board to weed out the 3rd types

2 years, $11 mil for Huntley to resign; R U serious!

4 years, $52 mil for the Bills' center, $32 mil guaranteed

2nd round picks Recent Ravens 2nd Round Picks (2015-2025) 2025: Mike Green (LB/EDGE, Marshall) (jury still out) 2024: Roger Rosengarten (OT, Washington) (jury still out) 2023: No 2nd round pick (Traded for Roquan Smith) 2022: David Ojabo (LB, Michigan) (bust) 2021: Odafe Oweh (LB, Penn State) & Tylan Wallace (WR, Oklahoma State) (busts) 2020: J.K. Dobbins (RB, Ohio State) (bust) 2019: Jaylon Ferguson (LB, Louisiana Tech) (bust) 2018: Lamar Jackson (QB, Louisville) & Hayden Hurst (TE, South Carolina) (bust) 2017: Tyus Bowser (LB, Houston) (bust) 2016: Kamalei Correa (LB, Boise State) (bust) 2015: Maxx Williams (TE, Minnesota) (bust) Notable Earlier 2nd Round Picks 2012: Courtney Upshaw (LB, Alabama) & Kelechi Osemele (G, Iowa State) (busts) 2011: Torrey Smith (WR, Maryland) 2009: Paul Kruger (DE, Utah) (bust) 2008: Ray Rice (RB, Rutgers) 2002: Anthony Weaver (DE, Notre Dame) 1997: Jamie Sharper (LB, Virginia)

By the way, the Raiders took on a $30 mil dead cap hit for trading him

Maxx Crosby | NFL Contracts & Salaries | Spotrac.com https://share.google/GXyH5xbPyNdujt6ZT $30 mil cap hit this year, signed through the 29 season, potential out clause in 28, $29, $26, $27 mil base salaries after this season, bonuses-$690 thousand, then 3 years of $782 thousand in roster bonuses. Yeah, restructuring is in need, lower that cap hit by converting his base salary into signing bonus, cap hit closer to vet min

The more I think about this the more I hate it. Hendrickson could have been had as a 2 year rental, maybe three. Sure he is older than Crosby, but just as productive. He may have cost a bit more, a bidding war with another team, but at least you had 2 of your best draft positions. This team has been notoriously bad at drafting in the 2nd. So now that defaults to their "best" draft position for the next 2 years. Sure, they might be able to swing trades and move back up into the low first, but how likely is that and how much draft capital will it cost?

Not sure I like this move, hate giving up that much plus the salary cap space. Sure, the Rams have made their hay with no 1st round picks for the past few years, but they draft well. The past few years this team has not drafted too well. Does this move mean Lamar is signing an extension? Has the front office changed their minds on building through the draft? So many unrestricted free agents on this team, so many holes to fill, so little cap space.

Browns restructuring Watson's contract, converting most of his $85 mil salary into a bonus, lowering his base salary for this year to just over $1 mil, saving them $36 mil in cap space this year. The remaining money dumped into void years from 27-29. What a mess they made. Raiders dumped Geno Smith, cost them a draft pick and $58 mil

Bears have money and need since their young center retired. Eric said they gave him a market set contract offer, so we shall see

Interesting signing as far as Lindy goes, from NFL dot com "The Chargers agreed to terms with center Tyler Biadasz on a three-year, $30 million contract, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported on Friday, per sources informed of the situation."

Josh Allen learned them, even improved his accuracy