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Cincinnati should have ponied up a second and brought him in.

 

Saints got:

• T. Bridgewater
• 2019 6th Rd pick

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Jets got:

• 2019 3rd Rd pick

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Ya, I would think a 2nd would have got it done.

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Preparing for life after Brees? This going to be his last season in NO?

 

He just signed a two year contract before this season

 

Doesn’t necessarily mean that he won’t decide to call it quits after the season, but if he does play out his contract then this trade doesn’t make sense to me. Bridgewater is on a 1 year deal, why did the Saints trade a 3rd for a one year backup? Just insurance? It upgrades their backup position, but they could really use that draft pick.

 

Bridgewater will learn the system on a good team and will resign expecting to be the heir. It may be his best chance. Even if a spot opens in the offseason he knows it's not a long wait and knows the offense so could stay.

 

Bortles ???

What the hell does Bortles have to do with Teddy Bridgewater, the Saints or the Jets ???

 

I meant Bridgewater. I was thinking Bortles is one guy he could replace and then typed that lol.

 

This weekend will be the time to crank out any team preview articles. I'm game to do another one this year on the Falcons. Any others being planned?

 

Im looking forward to reading your work... not sure if im going to do one or not, but I might...

 

Several teams are interested in trading for Khalil Mack, but apparently not at the price the Raiders are asking.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Raiders have received “a bunch of calls in recent days” about Mack, but the Raiders are giving “the impression the price would be at least two first-round picks.”

In other words, the Raiders aren’t really motivated to do a deal. That’s an exorbitant price, even if it’s for the 2016 defensive player of the year.

The Raiders and Mack remain in a standoff, with neither side willing to make the next move.

While Aaron Donald is on the verge of a deal expected to make him the league’s highest-paid defensive player, the Raiders have not made Mack an offer since February. He remains a holdout.

Skipping regular-season game checks will cost Mack more than $814,000 per week. (PFT)

 

You nailed that one...

 

Decision time arriving for Le’Veon Bell...

When Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell played the “fake news” card earlier this week in response to a report that he has told teammates he’ll show up and sign his franchise tender on Monday, Bell opted to keep his real plans to himself. And so, with 10 days until the Steelers travel to Cleveland for the first game of the regular season, Bell remains unsigned and unprepared and there’s a lingering sense of uncertainty as to when he’ll grab a helmet and get to work.

Bell’s agent already has said publicly that, “barring something exceptional,” Bell will arrive the week before Week One. So whether it’s Monday or Sunday or Saturday or Friday, Bell’s agent already has created the impression that Bell’s return is imminent. So when Bell shouts “fake news!” in response to a suggestion that Monday is the day, it seems odd that we wouldn’t finish the thought.

But Bell, for whatever reason, chooses to maintain a mystery regarding his status, for reasons neither obvious nor apparent. The Steelers won’t give him a long-term deal to get him to show up because they can’t; that door slammed against the frame on July 16. In theory, the Steelers could offer him more money on a one-year deal. At this point, though, why would they? The time to use extra cash or other terms on a one-year offer to lure him to Latrobe has come and gone.

And given Bell’s agent’s on-the-record comments about when Bell likely will arrive (followed by no on- or off-the-record claims to the contrary), it’s hard to sell anyone on the idea that Bell actually is considering staying away and skipping out on weekly checks in excess of $855,000.

So there’s currently every reason to think Bell will be back soon. And there’s currently no reason for Bell to quibble with reports regarding when he’ll be back, unless he truly intends to return Monday but genuinely believes he has said nothing to any teammates that would give away his plan. Which would make the news technically fake but ultimately true.

Through it all, the Steelers have the power to give Bell and everyone else a late-summer surprise, by ripping the one-year contract offer away just as Bell is poised to put a pen to it. That would be the ultimate boss/prick move, depending on one’s perspective. There’s still no reason to think the Steelers would do it, in part because they’re keeping their cards a lot closer to the vest on this one than Bell.

Which means that it would still be wise to keep one eye open on the possibility that the Steelers will decide to save $14.54 million, to proceed with James Conner as the lead tailback, and to thrust Bell into the open market at a time when rosters are set, budgets are exhausted, and cap money may be scarce. (PFT)

 

My grandmother used to do that, mixing up words.

 

I might have time for one or two previews but I would err on the side of saying no.

 

I can put questions together tomorrow and get them out to people tomorrow night before the weekend hits.

I can post the articles on Monday if they get the answers back to me quickly.

Might be interested in doing it in podcast form if anyone else would be.

And if I take over for this season, would you be willing to answer some questions on the Eagles?

 

The Saints are making a last hurrah push for the Super Bowl with Brees and Payton. Brees and Payton's contract runs out in 2021. 2018 and 2019 are the best chance for the Saints to make it back to the Super Bowl...unless, they get Teddy up to speed and he re-signs in 2019. Then they might not miss a beat if it is planned out well enough.

Brees may have already told them this is his last year...He'll turn 40 before next season.

 

If that scenario works out Teddy is going to be very pleased to be a Saint.

 

There's a reason...

Because Bell is a jackass.

 

if Bell was available, im willing to bet teams find a spot for him and cut players to do it !