2021 NFL Off-Season Thread

[DFF]

1-year deal at the Steelers to unite all the Watt siblings? 

[gunnar hendershow]

Just now, DFF said:

1-year deal at the Steelers to unite all the Watt siblings? 

I actually thought this for awhile since he'll probably just take a low-cost deal. Lot of teams will be in on him though.

[Lineker]

He's been constantly linked with Buffalo. Could Pittsburgh even make it work with their free agents plus the cap?

[The Buscher]

Fuck the McNairs but at least they did him a solid by releasing him here as my understanding is he can get a jump start on his search and sign right away.  He'll likely be off the board by the time free agency actually opens in a month.

[Szumi]

I'm assuming Watt may want to try and win a ring before his career is over, so if that's his goal, he's not going to Pittsburgh.

[gunnar hendershow]

1 minute ago, Lineker said:

He's been constantly linked with Buffalo. Could Pittsburgh even make it work with their free agents plus the cap?

If he takes the 1-year/minimum deal that's been speculated they probably can. Buffalo also has not a lot of breathing room against the cap.

But like 15 teams will all be in the rumor mill even if he's not the generational player he once was he's still a good player.

[The Buscher]

 

[Meacon Keaton]

Watch him sign with Tampa (bay?)

[Lowerdeck]

10 minutes ago, Meacon Keaton said:

Watch him sign with Tampa (bay?)

 

Oh there's def going to be some ring chasers that will take discounts to go play with Brady.  Gronk and AB already doing it, won't surprise me if Edelman goes down there as well.

 

We're going to find out just how much of the Pats success was because of Brady and less on Belichick.  If Belichick goes sub .500 this year, people up here are gonna want him fired.

[gunnar hendershow]

5 minutes ago, Lowerdeck said:

 

Oh there's def going to be some ring chasers that will take discounts to go play with Brady.  Gronk and AB already doing it, won't surprise me if Edelman goes down there as well.

 

We're going to find out just how much of the Pats success was because of Brady and less on Belichick.  If Belichick goes sub .500 this year, people up here are gonna want him fired.

IMO. The long-term success is on Belichick but the titles are largely because he had Brady to push really good teams over the finish line. He constantly drafted well and addressed needs in a timely manner for 15 years. Those wheels fell off strangely once they started winning the last 3 titles and he's frankly bombed multiple drafts.

They probably go sub .500 again next year, just devoid of skill players on offense and the defense is old.

As for Tampa Bay. Watt would add to an already great front 7. I also saw OBJ rumors to give Brady another WR toy.

[Meacon Keaton]

That’s because Boston fans are dolts.  

[Maxx]

9 minutes ago, damshow said:

IMO. The long-term success is on Belichick but the titles are largely because he had Brady to push really good teams over the finish line. He constantly drafted well and addressed needs in a timely manner for 15 years. Those wheels fell off strangely once they started winning the last 3 titles and he's frankly bombed multiple drafts.

They probably go sub .500 again next year, just devoid of skill players on offense and the defense is old.

As for Tampa Bay. Watt would add to an already great front 7. I also saw OBJ rumors to give Brady another WR toy.

Ehhh constantly is a strong term. 

[Lowerdeck]

There were two spans of a few years where Belichick drafted well.  The last 5-6 years has not been one of them.

[gunnar hendershow]

23 minutes ago, Lowerdeck said:

There were two spans of a few years where Belichick drafted well.  The last 5-6 years has not been one of them.

They haven't drafted a Pro Bowler in the first round since 2012. Granted in some years they didn't have a first rounder. But their later round selections, especially after 2015, are an all no-name group more or less. But minus maybe 2-3 years sprinkled between, 2000-2015 always yielded at least one good return which is about as consistently good as drafting as a team can be.

[Lineker]

 

[GhostMachine]

Translation: "He'll be a Jet within the next couple of months."

[Lineker]

 

[Lineker]

 

[Meacon Keaton]

1 hour ago, Lineker said:

 

No, no, it's all ok. Urban has known him for 20 years. Only 18 of which he knew he was a racist piece of shit. 

[gunnar hendershow]

I'm beginning to think Urban will still wind up as the USC coach as has long been rumored. Might just take him a season or two to more to get there.