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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 19, 2024 15:52:42 GMT -5
Martin Necas is a restricted free agents and per reports going to be traded. What do we think? All Czech first line?
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 19, 2024 12:14:18 GMT -5
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 19, 2024 11:57:36 GMT -5
Judon contract wasn't close to a front loaded deal, it was the opposite of that, a basic regular contract, with a very low cap hit in year one that was more than double in year two. The idea of front loading a contract is about the cap hits, not the money! Big cap hit year one, that then goes down. Almost every contract in the NFL has the player getting the most money in year one of the deal.
BTW the problem with Judons contract was he became a much better player on the Patriots than he was on the Ravens. Why they already did restructures to give him more money. This year he doesn't have any leverage after missing most of last year.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 19, 2024 10:22:24 GMT -5
Tatum age 21 playoffs effective FG% 50.4%, 25.7 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1.2 blocks
Age 25 48%, 24.3, 10.4, 5.8, 1.0 and .8
He currently has the lowest 3 point percentage of his career in playoffs and is shooting them less than at anytime since his first two years at age 19 and 20. You like to see him shooting less 3 point shots, but his efficiency needs to go up, he's way to good to be at 28%.
I don't look at this as a bad thing, unless it continues. More realistically it means he'll be better over the next two series and that's a good thing.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 19, 2024 10:02:37 GMT -5
I think he's a good fit if you believe he's going to be a 20 goal 60 point guy going forward, but yeah not at $8.5 million per season. If you could trade Ullmark and get him at 50% of his salary that would be a great move. Even at $5 to $6 million per.
What the Bruins really need to do is stop trading future picks and rebuild the prospect pool. So trading Ullmark for prospect also makes sense if you get the right deal.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 18, 2024 17:38:44 GMT -5
Becton signed with Eagles like 3 weeks ago.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 18, 2024 8:49:53 GMT -5
They drafted their young guy at LT.
You want LT help go with two proven veterans coming off injuries. DJ Humphries and Charles Leno Jr.
They really have like $10 million less, the only rookies to sign were late round picks.
Cook and Hunt were both horrible last year, Hunts 2nd bad year in a row. Akers tore his Achilles for the 2nd time in 3 years after getting traded because he wanted more playing time. I wouldn't mind taking a flyer on Cooks if I believed he'd be a good teammate as a #3 RB. I don't believe that. Probably looking to see what happens in camp and who gets cut.
I'm certainly not against Simmons and Gilmore for the right price. I just don't expect it. More like they give JC Jackson a camp invite.
They seem to be focusing on keeping the core together, figuring out what you actually have and then going hard next year adding the finishing details. Sure making the playoffs or being in contention most of the year would be fun. In reality the best course is another top ten pick.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 17, 2024 12:47:14 GMT -5
I think Gibson is the most underrated pickup of the off-season. He's 220 pounds, runs a 4.39 and on the tape I watched can lower his head and get tough yards. He also looks like a WR when being used in the pass attack.
Van Pelt has used a bunch of systems, outside zone, wide zone and lately even gap running with man blocking. Still he use extra OL and two TE sets a ton, while last year being 2nd in league with 64% of their runs outside. Tons of OL being set in motion on pulls. In other words nothing that we are used to seeing. We've done some of that over the years, never even in the ballpark of 64% of all runs.
Yeah I want to see Gibson running in that offense. Most of the Washington tape I watched had him running inside. Stevenson should be fine with his juke. Also why I think the system fits Cole Strange perfectly, take advantage of him being highly athletic.
So my worry isn't with Gibson being #2, it's the pieces behind them for depth. Stevenson wore down in 2022 when Harris went down. Had some nagging injury last year and when finally healthy got injured and missed a bunch of games. Harris doesn't seen like a great fit for an outside running team and to be determined what Fenwick is. Not much information on a guy who was a career backup in college. So we really could use another guy to fight for that 3rd RB spot and then take those two and put them on the practice squad.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 17, 2024 11:00:10 GMT -5
I'd still take the Wolves over the Nuggets.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 16, 2024 11:12:40 GMT -5
Mayo didn't say anything that isn't true for every rookie QB including Caleb Williams.
The key to next season win total is basically the OL, until we get to camp and preseason to see how that is it's almost impossible to say how good they are. D has the a decent chance of being real good if Mayo is really good. Another unknown because Mayo was never even a defensive coordinator. Add in rookie WR being such an important piece, we could be looking at a top 10 pick or battling for a playoff spot. Long-term having the top 10 pick would likely be better to finish off building this team.
Is it just me or do we need another RB?
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 15, 2024 21:49:32 GMT -5
If we go by winshares which might not be perfect like war, but best we have. Players peak way before late 20's and early 30s. I looked at MJ, LeBron and Horford to add in not an all-time great. They all peaked age 23/24 and only MJ wasn't on the decline once he hit age 30. Now every player is different. Went and looked at KG, Pierce, Allen, Rondo, KG has the latest peak at age 25 of all the players. So while it's a very limited sample that's 5 HOF players and a maybe in Horford. The type of caliber player Tatum is. Even trying to find the late guys like Butler and Nash, were at age 25 and 28. Nash looks more like the Unicorn than the average. Looked at Curry and Jokic. Good chance we are at the start of Tatums peak years, though I'll certainly hold out hope he's like Nash and has another level in him a few years from now. The average from what I'm seeing of players like Tatum isn't late 20s into early 30s. To be fair i didn’t read this entire study. Player performance statistics data was collected from ESPN and analyzed to help determine at what age players reach their prime productivity levels for a team. The findings suggest that the prime performing age of NBA players is between 27 and 31 years old, with a slight decline in performance after the age of 32. digitalcommons.bryant.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1223&context=eeb#:~:text=Player%20performance%20statistics%20data%20was,after%20the%20age%20of%2032. I think we’d all agree there’s a lot more than statistical performance when it comes to being a winning player. Jordan is a good example of this as he was a better player when he was winning all those chips than he was in his early/mid 20s. Why? Because he was more intelligent. It literally says prime age is 23-27, with decline starting at age 29 which they call slight. That literally almost exactly matches my tiny little study.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 15, 2024 16:58:55 GMT -5
If we go by winshares which might not be perfect like war, but best we have. Players peak way before late 20's and early 30s. I looked at MJ, LeBron and Horford to add in not an all-time great. They all peaked age 23/24 and only MJ wasn't on the decline once he hit age 30. Now every player is different.
Went and looked at KG, Pierce, Allen, Rondo, KG has the latest peak at age 25 of all the players.
So while it's a very limited sample that's 5 HOF players and a maybe in Horford. The type of caliber player Tatum is.
Even trying to find the late guys like Butler and Nash, were at age 25 and 28. Nash looks more like the Unicorn than the average. Looked at Curry and Jokic.
Good chance we are at the start of Tatums peak years, though I'll certainly hold out hope he's like Nash and has another level in him a few years from now. The average from what I'm seeing of players like Tatum isn't late 20s into early 30s.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 15, 2024 16:28:47 GMT -5
I think Cole Strange can be good if he stops getting injured. I do think our new OC system is better for him. At the same time, Strange as a super backup that can play both OG and center would be something if Robinson is that good.
PFF ranked Sow our most underrated player, top rated rookie OG, better on run blocking than pass blocking. So you see what they want, an OL that's very good at run blocking and has a good run game. Not surprising at all.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 15, 2024 10:46:36 GMT -5
In all fairness the age thing is no longer revelant at this point! 5 straight AS teams, last 3 years 3 straight top 6 MVP results and two all NBA team starter. He's one of the best players in the league and that's the standard he should be judged by. Age matters as part of context. If you want to partake in dragging our best player who’s continued to improve every year have at it but it’s a bit ridiculous. At this point age only matters if you are comparing him to other players. Nevermind for his age he has a crazy amount of playoff experience for modern times. He's one of the best players in the league and that's how he should be judged. I'm not partaking in anything else, other than to say age isn't an excuse anymore. He's 26 years old and 3 straight top 6 MVP finishes. One of the leagues best players for years playing on maybe the most talented team in the NBA.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 14, 2024 14:07:12 GMT -5
In all fairness the age thing is no longer revelant at this point! 5 straight AS teams, last 3 years 3 straight top 6 MVP results and two all NBA team starter. He's one of the best players in the league and that's the standard he should be judged by.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 14, 2024 10:17:52 GMT -5
It's an interesting debate do they carry 5 or 6 WRs? How do Gibson and Bell play into this? Both can do multiple things, including playing out wide. Just looking at all sides, maybe the keep an extra RB or TE because of those two, maybe not. I bring this up because we do have a defensive coach. Bourne, Douglas, Polk and Baker are 100% locks. I'd rate them by chances right now Osborn, Juju, Reagor, Boutte and then Thornton. I'd say it's one or the other with Osborn and Juju unless a bunch of injuries happen, which does make Juju chances of making the team rather low. Until we find out the legal crap with Boutte I can't move him higher. He'd probably be #2 if no legal issues given upside and ability to play multiple positions. YAC should also be important in our new offense. So if you want another X WR it's down to Reagor versus Thornton, Reagor was clearly better last year. He looks about as fast as Thornton, 42" vertical, much more experience and still has upside. So Thornton really has his work cutout for him this year. Like always play in preseason, chemistry with two new QBs, quickness/fit in new offense and injuries will play a huge role. Plus WR blocking in the new system, a big reason I have Juju rated so high. Another reason I brought up Bell, not an in line blocker, but can be a good down the field blocker on running plays. I do wonder if Bill was still here is they would try Bell out as a hybrid fullback, but new OC uses extra lineman over FBs. KJ Osborn is a consistent, reliable receiver and a solid veteran presence. I think that gives him a jump on anyone else. Also has $3.2m guaranteed. Gimme him as WR5 Interesting to see team building philosophy with new management; what do they prioritize between experience and potential? What kind of balance do they want? What kind of redundancy? We typically get 14-15 skill position offense. Guarantees are 2QB/3RB/5WR/2TE (which puts us at 12). New emergency QB rules make it okay to keep the third QB on the practice squad (instead of active roster). I like having 4 RB (get worried about injuries), and I like Bell as TE3 (Hooper has $2.4M guaranteed which makes him a decent lock). That's 14. Based on current roster makeup, a 6th WR among the above makes more sense than 4th TE or 5th RB or 3rd QB if you want a 15th skill player. Reagor for vet presence/kick return? Boutte as high risk/reward? Juju since we have to pay him anyway ($10m in dead cap, $600K savings if cut post-June 1)? JuJu looked cooked and I worry about Boutte, so I'd lean Reagor with new kickoff rules. That's a big question, experience versus potential. We currently have no clue given the complete new offense and the fact they currently have a lot of say. Mayo did say he wanted Boutte to reach his potential, while also having him grow as a man. I like a lot of what you said, I think Milton to practice squad is the perfect place for him, yet as others have pointed out he likely gets claimed. Don't have a problem with Reagor, might be the best option for QBs that like to go deep and we have no idea how quickly the rookie WRs adjust. Boutte and Thornton on practice squad would be a nice deep team.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 13, 2024 14:43:54 GMT -5
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 13, 2024 14:33:13 GMT -5
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 13, 2024 14:26:30 GMT -5
It's an interesting debate do they carry 5 or 6 WRs? How do Gibson and Bell play into this? Both can do multiple things, including playing out wide. Just looking at all sides, maybe the keep an extra RB or TE because of those two, maybe not. I bring this up because we do have a defensive coach.
Bourne, Douglas, Polk and Baker are 100% locks. I'd rate them by chances right now Osborn, Juju, Reagor, Boutte and then Thornton. I'd say it's one or the other with Osborn and Juju unless a bunch of injuries happen, which does make Juju chances of making the team rather low. Until we find out the legal crap with Boutte I can't move him higher. He'd probably be #2 if no legal issues given upside and ability to play multiple positions. YAC should also be important in our new offense. So if you want another X WR it's down to Reagor versus Thornton, Reagor was clearly better last year. He looks about as fast as Thornton, 42" vertical, much more experience and still has upside. So Thornton really has his work cutout for him this year.
Like always play in preseason, chemistry with two new QBs, quickness/fit in new offense and injuries will play a huge role. Plus WR blocking in the new system, a big reason I have Juju rated so high. Another reason I brought up Bell, not an in line blocker, but can be a good down the field blocker on running plays.
I do wonder if Bill was still here is they would try Bell out as a hybrid fullback, but new OC uses extra lineman over FBs.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 12, 2024 11:34:01 GMT -5
I hope I'm wrong because we could use a big speed guy, but I'd say Thornton is highly unlikely at this point to make the team. He basically has to jump 3 players out of Osborn, Juju, Reagor and Boutte. Now let's hope I'm dead wrong because I really want him to succeed, I've just seen absolutely nothing from him. He’s new mythical baller Jacked Thornton now, this is my new narrative I'd be more excited if he spent his time working on his hands to catch those deep passes and his horrible route running. Polk and Baker will now handle contested catches. Thornton needs to work on his cuts and breaks, because he's so bad at them he losses speed and can struggle to get open. Nevermind work on his 2nd gear on long catches, a 4.2 speed guy should be able to run under those passes and he's never been able to do that. One advantage of a whole new offensive coaching staff is we can hope they can finally get through to him. While also having him run slant routes, the best routes he ran on his college tape! Not just WR coach either, new OL coach might be the most important.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 12, 2024 11:22:08 GMT -5
I'm not caring about the Celtics game to game performance till the conference finals and won't complain unless they lose this series. Too much trauma, starting to understand the feeling of the Bill's fans lol.
Glass have full, our coach needs some bad losses to learn and adjust. On talent alone, we really shouldn't face a legit challenge till the finals. Knicks/Pacers should be just a tune up for the first legit real test.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 11, 2024 18:17:47 GMT -5
I hope I'm wrong because we could use a big speed guy, but I'd say Thornton is highly unlikely at this point to make the team. He basically has to jump 3 players out of Osborn, Juju, Reagor and Boutte. Now let's hope I'm dead wrong because I really want him to succeed, I've just seen absolutely nothing from him.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 11, 2024 11:16:35 GMT -5
I haven't been this excited to see guys playing in shorts on a football Fields in a long time. Pictures of Maye talking with two new rookie WR equals the future.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 11, 2024 0:31:38 GMT -5
Terry Glenn, old school I like it.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 8, 2024 7:36:32 GMT -5
I don't see the problem, Wolf is more than qualified. You could literally say that's why he was brought in years ago. I'm surprised, but how smoothly things have worked out shows they had a plan. I certainly like that. No other GM would have been thrilled with having a new coach in place before he was hired. I like what Wolf has done coach wise, free agency and the draft. We got Drake Maye, kept the D intact and will still have money to spend next year. Went crazy on offense to build around Maye. Four WR take last 2 drafts is what this team has needed for years! While retaining our own best players. Frankly the bigger worry for me is Mayo is kinda raw for a coach and might need some time. Why getting the experienced Van Pelt was a great move. Yeah I'm a Patriots homer but it certainly feels like by next year we'll be a team on the up and up with a bright future. Did I mention we got Drake Maye?
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