The Random Thought Thread

[JoeyFlex5]

It’s not impossible but damn near improbable and you’d need everyone else to implode against teams that could beat them but probably won’t. I mean Raiders could beat PIT and they’ve historically struggled there but I’m not betting on it.


I’m saying Bell goes to Oakland.

I’m also picking the Jets. I don’t think gruden is shedding all this cap to spend it all on one guy.

 

[JoeyFlex5]

What about his suspension history? I don't pay a guy that much if he's one incident away from being suspended for an entire season.

Exactly. If he wasn’t a bonehead at many points of his career, if he didn’t just stay away from football for an entire season, and if he wasn’t a rb with a shit ton of mileage, I’d be all in for big money. I mean who the hell knows how in shape he’ll be or how committed he’ll be, I don’t trust his character at all

 

[allblackraven]

Pundits already throwing us near the top of the list of Le’Veon bell landing spots. They say he and Jackson would be unstoppable, and I don’t disagree, but if that were to happen I think bell has one big season as a revenge tour vs the steelers(and a revenge that’s unnecessary because he is 100% in the wrong) and clocks out for the rest of his career. So I am 100% against it due to hisnproven shit character

He isn't wrong, Pittsburgh should have let him go if they didn't want to give him a deal he wanted. I guess they didn't believe he'll do what he said he would.

Having said that, I don't want him in the Ravens either, for all the same reasons. That's a moot point, though - the Ravens will never pay that much for a back.

 

[TheCity5]

We need a elite player at a skill position, I'll take it at RB if I could but I wouldn't pay a high price for it.

 

[Deebo813]

Imo there is nothing wrong with what bell did. He been wanted a deal but they kept tagging him and he finally got fed up with it.. its a business so i cant blame the steelers and i also cant blame bell for what he is doing. Matter fact i respect what he is doing. That man know his worth and not gonna settle for just anything. Been the most consistent back in nfl since he became a starter.

 

[gtalk12]

Didn’t they offer to make him the highest paid rb in history though? And he turned it down because he felt something along the lines of deserving rb+wr money due to his receiving numbers?

Most of it was not guaranteed.

 

[JoeyFlex5]

Imo there is nothing wrong with what bell did. He been wanted a deal but they kept tagging him and he finally got fed up with it.. its a business so i cant blame the steelers and i also cant blame bell for what he is doing. Matter fact i respect what he is doing. That man know his worth and not gonna settle for just anything. Been the most consistent back in nfl since he became a starter.

Here’s the problem: the tag is a massive one year fully guaranteed salary, more than most players make on salary. His issue was, and I fully believe this, that he wanted long term and guaranteed, so that he can check out whenever the hell he feels like.

Bell has never been exactly the brightest, hardest working, or most team oriented or passionate guy.

 

[gtalk12]

Here’s the problem: the tag is a massive one year fully guaranteed salary, more than most players make on salary. His issue was, and I fully believe this, that he wanted long term and guaranteed, so that he can check out whenever the hell he feels like.

Bell has never been exactly the brightest, hardest working, or most team oriented or passionate guy.

So he can check out? lol

 

[Dom McRaven]

So this guy says this:

Matt Hammond‏Verified account @MattHammondShow Nov 12
Last time a Super Bowl winner had this bad a start the following season was the 2012 Ravens (4-5 thru nine games), who lost Ed Reed and Ray Lewis to retirement and paid Joe Flacco a billion dollars. For the Eagles, this isn’t disappointing, it’s basically unprecedented.

Anyone wanna know why this tweet is completely laughable? Check what the record REALLY was after 9 games lol.

 

[allblackraven]

So this guy says this:

Matt Hammond‏Verified account @MattHammondShow Nov 12
Last time a Super Bowl winner had this bad a start the following season was the 2012 Ravens (4-5 thru nine games), who lost Ed Reed and Ray Lewis to retirement and paid Joe Flacco a billion dollars. For the Eagles, this isn’t disappointing, it’s basically unprecedented.

Anyone wanna know why this tweet is completely laughable? Check what the record REALLY was after 9 games lol.

It was 4-5

 

[rossihunter2]

So this guy says this:

Matt Hammond‏Verified account @MattHammondShow Nov 12
Last time a Super Bowl winner had this bad a start the following season was the 2012 Ravens (4-5 thru nine games), who lost Ed Reed and Ray Lewis to retirement and paid Joe Flacco a billion dollars. For the Eagles, this isn’t disappointing, it’s basically unprecedented.

Anyone wanna know why this tweet is completely laughable? Check what the record REALLY was after 9 games lol.

3-5 lol week 8 bye

 

[allblackraven]

3-5 lol week 8 bye

Yes but he says in the tweet after 9 games, not after 9 weeks

 

[rossihunter2]

Yes but he says in the tweet after 9 games, not after 9 weeks

good point - then there's literally nothing wrong with the tweet lol

 

[allblackraven]

good point - then there's literally nothing wrong with the tweet lol

Yup, good tweet.

 

[Dom McRaven]

It was 4-5

3-5 lol week 8 bye

The 2012 Baltimore Ravens started off 9-2. The 2013 (which is the one he was referring to) was the 4-5. I guess why I laughed is because when I immediately saw "2012 Ravens" I'm thinking that's the team that won the Super Bowl.

 

[Deebo813]

Here’s the problem: the tag is a massive one year fully guaranteed salary, more than most players make on salary. His issue was, and I fully believe this, that he wanted long term and guaranteed, so that he can check out whenever the hell he feels like.

Bell has never been exactly the brightest, hardest working, or most team oriented or passionate guy.

Lool thats 100% bs. He wanted a long term incase he got hurt just like every other player who goes through this. Yea the money is good but what if he tears his acl that season? he basically putting his future at risk by constantly playing on a tag every season.

 

[Dom McRaven]

Here's a bright spot on offense (and if you can see this from the Pit of Misery, @OriolesMagicPlease , I'm sure you'd be pleased):

 

[allblackraven]

Here's a bright spot on offense (and if you can see this from the Pit of Misery, @OriolesMagicPlease , I'm sure you'd be pleased):

It's a great thing we decided to spend the 1st on TE!

 

[RavensMania]

It's a great thing we decided to spend the 1st on TE!

I believe if Hurst hadn't had that foot injury he would be right up there with Andrews. That being said, Andrews is a beast and I'm looking forward to a REAL OC designing plays to take full advantage of their strengths in future seasons.

 

[rossihunter2]

I believe if Hurst hadn't had that foot injury he would be right up there with Andrews. That being said, Andrews is a beast and I'm looking forward to a REAL OC designing plays to take full advantage of their strengths in future seasons.

Andrews is already a matchup nightmare - he's too big for a safety or DB to deal with and he's too agile/fast for LBs and even safeties to deal with in man coverage - add up the fact that he's already shown an ability to consistently find the hole in the zone and up the seam and i think we've found ourselves a winner

the only thing he's not done so far is win one of those contested endzone grabs when its been underthrown but it tells you a lot that we are even throwing 1v1 jump balls for him - we trust his hands - and tbf he's proven we should given he's already had a couple of diving catches