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NFL News and Notes for August 2022!!!

Whoo hoo!!! Real football is underway! The Hall of Fame game is on Thursday!

 

Deebo Samuel got his new deal. Another three-year $73.5 million deal. Not bad money. And the three years is good for Deebo. He'll be young enough to get another big deal then. No word on the signing bonus yet, but $58.1 million is guaranteed. The signing bonus probably isn't huge as the Niners had less than $5 million in cap space. (Until they do something with Jimmy G.) That would imply the signing bonus was less than $20 million. (He had one year left on his old deal and three years on the new deal would give you four years to stretch out the signing bonus and for a $20 million bonus you'd need $5 million this year. And they don't have $5 million this year. Not yet anyway.) 

 

The Deshaun Watson ruling will come down later today. Few will be happy with it. It'll be too short for some, too long for others. There's no perfect answer to the problem. People will be angry no matter what happens. 

 

The Alvin Kamara suspension is still coming also. That's expected to be six games at least. We'll have to see when they drop that one. Things have been pretty quiet with suspensions this summer.

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I already heard a Super Bowl pick (the Bills). Some of those sportscasters  like to rush things.

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And it's a six-game suspension for Watson recommended by the judge. That's about what was originally expected. It's probably about right. It won't make many people happy, but it's about what was expected.

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The ruling reportedly requires him to only use massage therapists provided by the Browns, so no more shopping online for "massage therapists" who may be offering additional services. I'm not sure how enforceable that provision would be, but it would be smart on his part anyway. There are discreet, professional "escort services" that can provide what he was looking for from the "massage therapists" without any risk of a misunderstanding. (Well, less risk of a misunderstanding anyway.)  

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The NFLPA is not appealing this ruling. It's a good idea for Watson to accept this. He got off easy considering what it could have been. 

 

Jacoby Brissett will start the six games. Josh Rosen is a backup just in case. I hope Brissett does well. 

 

Jimmy G is "in talks" with the Giants. I don't know details of those talks or if anything was accomplished. He will probably be on the move somewhere soon. 

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Its about what we expected and it looks like all but one case settled....But Watson has forever tainted his reputation and we will see how that plays out with the Brown's fan and especially on the road.....Watson is going to have to live with his poor decisions for the rest of his life.....no matter what his NFL career holds now and in the future there will always be that asterisk*

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I thought this was a bit amusing......One person that came to the defense of Mahomes, Murray, and Jackson and was upset over what had been said against these QBs was none other than Warren Moon......And for those that dont know Warren had 2 assault cases against him---one involving a Viking cheerleader, and another with an Executive in his sports company.....I wouldnt want anyone with that past defending me......Keep your mouth SHUT Warren! 😖 

 

I mean come on Mahomes if the WORST thing someone says about you is to call you a "streetballer" that's a "good thing" to quote Martha Stewart.....and for Murray ACCEPT responsibility for things that you did and what you FAILED to do as part of your job as an NFL QB.....And Jackson they question his ability and said "he can only run" and cant win games....Isnt this similar to what has been said about Kirk Cousins...he has great stats but cant win big games....Its just part of the NFL guys....QBs get all the glory and most of the criticism too.....it comes with the job! DEAL WITH IT! Your nice little paycheck should ease any criticism....

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Jimmy G to the Giants has been rumored for a bit but doesn't really make a lot of sense. He's a pocket passer who lives on the check downs. Brain Daboll's system requires a mobile QB. He's expensive and the Giants don't have a lot of cap room. He'd be an upgrade in terms of talent, but do you change your system to fit the QB?

 

We'll have to see. I suspect the Giants' rumors are being used as leverage to try and squeeze more from a real suitor. 

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@gardenman wrote:

Jimmy G to the Giants has been rumored for a bit but doesn't really make a lot of sense. He's a pocket passer who lives on the check downs. Brain Daboll's system requires a mobile QB. He's expensive and the Giants don't have a lot of cap room. He'd be an upgrade in terms of talent, but do you change your system to fit the QB?

 

We'll have to see. I suspect the Giants' rumors are being used as leverage to try and squeeze more from a real suitor. 


@gardenman 

 

I think my sister would love to have Jimmy G, but he'd get killed unless Eli taught him the Eli "fetal position" to protect himself....Jimmy wouldnt have a decent oline nor many weapons on offense....

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