NFL Week 7 N/V: The NFC East.

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hifi: Jul 25, 2012

vance is really getting a lot out of a linebacking corps of nobodies especially now with chandler jones out for the year. not sure that strategy sees the field beyond those 3rd and 7+ situations.

kylie fitts looks like an oblivion NPC too

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hifi: Jul 25, 2012

re: ngakoue

quote:

Ngakoue made it abundantly clear he wasn't going to continue playing for the Jaguars after being designated as franchise player for $17.788 million. He wanted out Jacksonville so badly he put his money where his mouth is. In order to facilitate a trade to Minnesota, Ngakoue took over a 30 percent pay cut from his unsigned $17.788 million franchise tender. He is making $12 million to play this season for the Vikings.

Ngakoue borrowed the franchise player pay cut concept from edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney, who took approximately $1 million less when traded from the Texans to Seahawks shortly before the start of last season. Clowney was able to finagle a clause preventing the Seahawks from designating him as a franchise or transition player once his one-year contract expired.

Given how big of a haircut Ngakoue has taken financially, it's shocking that he didn't get a clause like Clowney preventing a franchise or transition designation during the offseason. The absence of this type of clause should have been a deal breaker for Ngakoue with such a sizable pay cut.

The financial hit Ngakoue is taking gets compounded because of the franchise tag calculations. In most cases a second franchise tag is a 20 percent raise over the initial designation. In Ngakoue's case, he stands to make roughly $27.5 million on two franchise tags instead of $39,123,600 if designated twice without the pay cut.

Ngakoue should regret that he didn't get a tag prohibition clause similar to Clowney's. He is currently tied for fourth in the NFL with five sacks and on pace for a career high of 13. Although the 2021 salary cap is expected to take a steep drop because of the coronavirus pandemic, Ngakoue likely would have been a hot commodity if assured of hitting the open market in the offseason. That's because players in their prime who can get consistent pressure on opposing quarterbacks and take them down are typically paid a premium in free agency.

Equally troubling is the long lasting ramifications for other franchise players Ngakoue's decisions may have. Ngakoue may have set a new precedent where a franchise player who is unhappy with his situation may have to take a steep pay cut where the acquiring team can still restrict him once his one year contract expires in order to get a change of scenery.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/agents-take-travis-kelce-amari-cooper-contracts-among-six-flawed-2020-deals/

# ¿ Oct 22, 2020 19:03

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

last cards-hawks snf game was the 6-6 one

# ¿ Oct 22, 2020 20:41

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

the cardinals don't throw a lot either, i think it's easier to spread the field out with misdirection and attack laterally than let routes develop relatively slowly to accomplish the same thing. and possibly the front 7 don't get coached as well in that aspect of the game.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2020 22:16

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

https://twitter.com/AZCardinals/status/1319745933207171072

cool

# ¿ Oct 23, 2020 22:24

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

if they trade michael thomas then in 2021 they'd be almost 100 million over the cap

e: nevermind i'm an idiot, that's not how dead money works

# ¿ Oct 24, 2020 19:03

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

I think the alternative was not being paid if you were on the covid list

# ¿ Oct 25, 2020 02:35

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

2 to five inches huh...

# ¿ Oct 25, 2020 04:49

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

Ehud posted:

forgive me for this question because I was homeschooled

but seriously, what the gently caress are people taught in public school about the first amendment?

it's the free speech amendment and you probably have to pick that out on a multiple choice test

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 01:07

hifi: Jul 25, 2012

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1320828185605537793

not great news but he was crying on the field

# ¿ Oct 27, 2020 01:00

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