The Official 2025 Off-Season Thread

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Bootz wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:20 am
Grahamburn wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:10 am


Anyway, the message coming out of One Buc last off-season was very much character centric. As a philosophy I don’t expect they’ll pursue low character people going forward as long as they’re running the show.
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It was an “In the Current” episode where Licht discusses LVD being the person and player they want to draft. I forget the exact words, but there’s a message and a silhouette of LVD.

This one I think:

https://www.buccaneers.com/video/lifebl ... he-current
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Also, Suh is in no way a bad person. Nasty mean football player. Great person.

AB was Brady.
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Grahamburn wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:27 am Also, Suh is in no way a bad person. Nasty mean football player. Great person.

AB was Brady.
You said on the field.

Suh has done worse on the field than Hill
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While very true I think that's more for drafting players and those that will be our core franchise guys.

As long as they aren't actually bad, like beat women bad, I think we are still willing to sign mercenary players to appropriate mercenary contracts like AB.

If Dolphins are stuck with the guaranteed money and we get a 1 year rental at $10M, I think we'd be all over that.

But I don't think Hill will accept that. He wants cornerstone money, love, and respect and a C on his chest which he won't find here.
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Doctor wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:09 am While very true I think that's more for drafting players and those that will be our core franchise guys.

As long as they aren't actually bad, like beat women bad, I think we are still willing to sign mercenary players to appropriate mercenary contracts like AB.

If Dolphins are stuck with the guaranteed money and we get a 1 year rental at $10M, I think we'd be all over that.

But I don't think Hill will accept that. He wants cornerstone money, love, and respect and a C on his chest which he won't find here.
This is from January 2024.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootba ... in-january

He has beaten and/or abused multiple women and at least one child. He’s a grade A scumbag.
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Bootz wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:48 am
Grahamburn wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:27 am Also, Suh is in no way a bad person. Nasty mean football player. Great person.

AB was Brady.
You said on the field.

Suh has done worse on the field than Hill
Fair enough I guess. I don’t think we’ll avoid mean football players.

I don’t remember Suh ever quitting in a game though.
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The Falcons have hired defensive coordinator JEFF ULBRICH.
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Phantom wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:10 pm The Falcons have hired defensive coordinator JEFF ULBRICH.
Did they fire someone? I must have missed that.
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13F11B wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:42 am
Phantom wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:10 pm The Falcons have hired defensive coordinator JEFF ULBRICH.
Did they fire someone? I must have missed that.
Maybe Rah was the DC too.
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Obsolete wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:51 am
13F11B wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:42 am

Did they fire someone? I must have missed that.
Maybe Rah was the DC too.
That could be. I did not really follow their coaching staff this year.
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Jimmy Lake was the Falcons DC and defensive playcaller. He was fired after the season.
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Bootz wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:09 am Jimmy Lake was the Falcons DC and defensive playcaller. He was fired after the season.
Yeah, honestly had no clue. I sorta tuned out the Falcons whenever they became the media darling before the season started.
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Obsolete wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:48 am
Bootz wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:09 am Jimmy Lake was the Falcons DC and defensive playcaller. He was fired after the season.
Yeah, honestly had no clue. I sorta tuned out the Falcons whenever they became the media darling before the season started.
The Falcons will be the media darling to win the NFCS next season. New DC, draft some defensive help, sign defensive FA,s and they will be tough to beat. Their offense is already good.
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GreatTimes wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:19 am
Obsolete wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:48 am

Yeah, honestly had no clue. I sorta tuned out the Falcons whenever they became the media darling before the season started.
The Falcons will be the media darling to win the NFCS next season. New DC, draft some defensive help, sign defensive FA,s and they will be tough to beat. Their offense is already good.
Not buying it. I don't think Penix is the franchise quarterback there and Rah is prone to implosions as we just saw. Let them be the media darlings as usual and Baker will just keep baking for us.
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Penix has all the tools, only unknown is how he can put them to use.
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Selmon Rules wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:39 pm Penix has all the tools, only unknown is how he can put them to use.
The same problem all men face it seems.
We're paying the price for a half-measure taken by The Union 160 years ago.

The New Union will correct that mistake.
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And this is why all the draft haters last year were dead wrong.

Idealist hate hedging, hate contingencies, cry "misallocation of resources" and what not.

But now the Falcons can roll right into next year with a groomed Penix instead of being in QB purgatory. That's smart GMing.
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Doctor wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:36 pm And this is why all the draft haters last year were dead wrong.

Idealist hate hedging, hate contingencies, cry "misallocation of resources" and what not.

But now the Falcons can roll right into next year with a groomed Penix instead of being in QB purgatory. That's smart GMing.
It’s challenging to predict the success of a draftee in the NFL. Remember Mel Kiper Jr.? When he first joined ESPN, we all thought he was a genius. But in over the years, it became evident that he’s a hack
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Doctor wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:36 pm And this is why all the draft haters last year were dead wrong.

Idealist hate hedging, hate contingencies, cry "misallocation of resources" and what not.

But now the Falcons can roll right into next year with a groomed Penix instead of being in QB purgatory. That's smart GMing.
It's the Falcons. Who cares. They'll find a way to be dogshit just like they always do.

Plus...I mean does he really need to have that last name???? Penix? Really?
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Doctor wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:36 pm And this is why all the draft haters last year were dead wrong.

Idealist hate hedging, hate contingencies, cry "misallocation of resources" and what not.

But now the Falcons can roll right into next year with a groomed Penix instead of being in QB purgatory. That's smart GMing.
Giving Cousins $100m guaranteed was in no way smart GMing
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BucsNBills wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:53 pm
Doctor wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:36 pm And this is why all the draft haters last year were dead wrong.

Idealist hate hedging, hate contingencies, cry "misallocation of resources" and what not.

But now the Falcons can roll right into next year with a groomed Penix instead of being in QB purgatory. That's smart GMing.
It's the Falcons. Who cares. They'll find a way to be dogshit just like they always do.

Plus...I mean does he really need to have that last name???? Penix? Really?
Yeah, lol I had to doublecheck every time I read his last name.
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When he gets injured, the falcons will have a broken Penix....i see myself out.
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Obsolete wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 2:00 pm When he gets injured, the falcons will have a broken Penix....i see myself out.
Ohh that was good one!
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Just read an article about Lavonte retiring and the Buccaneers moving on from Joe.
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My Penix Hurts is a good fantasy football team name.
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13F11B wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:47 pm Just read an article about Lavonte retiring and the Buccaneers moving on from Joe.
JTS? He’s gone for sure.

Sad to see LVD hang them up, but I don’t blame him.
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Grahamburn wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 7:07 pm
13F11B wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:47 pm Just read an article about Lavonte retiring and the Buccaneers moving on from Joe.
JTS? He’s gone for sure.

Sad to see LVD hang them up, but I don’t blame him.
I suspect there will be a large number of changes on defense. Even more so if we see coaching changes on that side of the ball.
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Is this accurate? I thought the tags had to be sequential. Big if true.
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Grahamburn wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:08 pm

Is this accurate? I thought the tags had to be sequential. Big if true.
No that’s true. But I didn’t know we tagged him twice.
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Bootz wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:11 pm
Grahamburn wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:08 pm

Is this accurate? I thought the tags had to be sequential. Big if true.
No that’s true. But I didn’t know we tagged him twice.
Tag definitely not an option then. He played on the first one. Then was tagged again but extended.
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They have to move on from Godwin. I’m ready and willing to be wrong, but the major injuries are stacking up, and the dude plays as perhaps the most physical wide receiver in the league.

I was a little wary at the last contract. I’d be running away from anything short of a one year incentive laden deal at this point.
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Snake wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:27 pm They have to move on from Godwin. I’m ready and willing to be wrong, but the major injuries are stacking up, and the dude plays as perhaps the most physical wide receiver in the league.

I was a little wary at the last contract. I’d be running away from anything short of a one year incentive laden deal at this point.
WR then becomes a really early priority on draft night.
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Grahamburn wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:36 pm
Snake wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:27 pm They have to move on from Godwin. I’m ready and willing to be wrong, but the major injuries are stacking up, and the dude plays as perhaps the most physical wide receiver in the league.

I was a little wary at the last contract. I’d be running away from anything short of a one year incentive laden deal at this point.
WR then becomes a really early priority on draft night.
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Grahamburn wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:36 pm
Snake wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:27 pm They have to move on from Godwin. I’m ready and willing to be wrong, but the major injuries are stacking up, and the dude plays as perhaps the most physical wide receiver in the league.

I was a little wary at the last contract. I’d be running away from anything short of a one year incentive laden deal at this point.
WR then becomes a really early priority on draft night.
The college ranks are pumping out fungible wide receivers every year. Teams are finding them up and down the draft. The cap situation continues to be constrained. Godwin was a luxury, after they had to pay him out. He’s now luxury and a huge risk, if they pay him again.
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Can we not afford luxury? There’s no one else to sign.
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