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Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy (Post 193626)

Per his agent, Leno has agreed to a 1 year, $5M deal with Washington.

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1392508265704140801

You mean we could have signed our starting LT and hoarded ~$5M in cap space in case the league finally starts handing out additional wins for being well below the cap? WTF Ballard? :cool:

this is a great signing if we get an extension. if he plays half a year and walks then it was just an ok signing.

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Originally Posted by Spike (Post 193821)

LOL, you are giving Griggs way too much credit for saying his knowledge was limited. Hell, that orangatan would do a better job.

Spike, how could you say such things about a "draft expert" who was "in the room"?! JAFF would be ashamed.

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Originally Posted by Spike (Post 193821)

On a side note, think about this, if the Colts would have drafted Dilfer and he made the Colts an average team, we wouldn't have been able to draft Peyton fucking Manning. Dilfer was taken in 1994. Things actually worked out better for us not taking Dilfer. But to your point, yes Dilfer would have definitely been the better pick at the time. I thank God Tobin didn't take him.

That's a very valid point, but you're definitely using the benefit of hindsight to come to that conclusion. I'm sure Bill Tobin didn't want to lose his job and was trying to get the best player for the 1994 Colts rather than thinking "I need to set up my successor to draft that freshman QB at Tennessee". Who knows, though? After all, according to JAFF, Tobin is a big brain draft expert as well, and Kiper is a nobody, even though we all clearly know who was right about that scenario in 1994.

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Originally Posted by IndyNorm (Post 193832)

Well put. Glad LT was addressed and if Fisher comes back healthy he obviously answers the bell. Seems like he gave us a part year discount as well.

Of course if he's unable to come back at high level then we're SOL, and if we don't re-sign him then we're back to the same problem again next offseason.

isnt KC paying 3M on top of what we are paying?

Dam you are full of shit. Kiper wasn’t right. The best player, by far, left on the board was Bryant Young, We know you are full of it because the people who actually put their money where their mouth is never ever hire these so called draft experts like Kiper to run their draft.

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Originally Posted by Oldcolt (Post 193852)

Mike Mayock

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Originally Posted by Dam8610 (Post 193863)

Mike Mayock

I stand corrected. He is a former NFL player so he has more expertise than your average couch potato talking head. He was recently ranked as the worst drafting GM in the NFL so yes, you can hire a draft analyst if your desire is to be the worst drafting team in the league, I'll give you that.

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Originally Posted by Oldcolt (Post 193869)

Mayock shouldn’t get all the blame. I think Gruden makes the final call there.

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Originally Posted by Oldcolt (Post 193869)

Daniel Jeremiah is a former NFL scout as well and Dane Brugler has received multiple offers to join NFL front offices that he's turned down. Independent draft experts are well respected in NFL circles.

This shit ever going to stop? :cool: