FWIW, I've never really been a huge Payton fan but I assumed this year was a wash because it was going to take him a year to build the team in his image. Next year is really when I'll be judging Payton. This year is about Russ and he seems to be...alright.
he,s sad he may not play for whoever drafts him.his words not mine.
Really big difference between pick 5 and pick 2 on something like this. I'm not even sure they should trade down at 5. Edge would be big for them. 2? Trade down to around 5. If you think a franchise LT is there then you take him, too. Bolles seems a bit frustrated and might not be on the team a couple of years from now.
I really don't need the headache of Justin Herbert and Caleb Williams being in the same division, no thanks.
I think Payton chose Denver for stability. Russ is good enough to win games. The owners are wealthy and allegedly he thinks the NFL hates him because of what happened in New Orleans. (possibly to the point of tin foil stuff).
When the Dolphins decided to kneel out the clock instead of going for the all time scoring record in a game.
Isn't their defense in the spot its in due on part to the Russell Wilson acquisition?
True, but that still isn't Russell's fault. The honor for that dumbassery goes to the GM and HC at the time of the trade. I guess you could say that Wilson's hit on the salary cap (and how that affects the available cap space for defensive upgrades) is his fault, but, he has an obligation to the players union to pursue the maximum amount of his value in dollars. When the pay scale of the top players goes up, the pay scale of the mid-tier players goes up as well.
You know if the shoe were on the other foot that Payton goes for the record and flips off the Dolphins after.
Why? Because that's the way unions work. The union comes first.
I'm not so sure Harris made a difference tbh. They could maybe point to Chubb as an unsignable asset so got what they could for him. But they were still a top 10 defense last year so this level of fall off is pretty remarkable. I question their mental toughness at times more than their talent. Even though Miami put up 3 TDs early, they were still in the game at 21-10 late in the first half but those quick turnovers and quick scores late broke their spirit. They essentially mailed it in the second half of that game. You could see it with the tackling effort. Miami was executing and calling great plays but some of those long ones should have been stopped at 6-7 yards. Giving up 3 TDs to the back-ups in the 4th qtr is inexcusable, imo. Surtain is supposed to be an all pro and he let a practice squad WR with a stupid name run right by him untouched. Payton has already lost the locker room, imo because he talks about everybody else and doesn't take accountability.
