NBA OFF TOPIC THREAD

[Wamu]

They are Cleveland, remember?

 

[shopson67]

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Nice, lol.

 

[Wamu]

Nice, lol.

 

[thunderc]

They are Cleveland, remember?

No getting out of there is what changed it all! I mean it’s not like Baltimore is a great place either but it did the trick.

 

[thunderc]

I hate this shit. You’ve never spent a minute on the practice field, the QB room, etc…with this man or any of his teammates and you’re declaring him to be a bad teammate because he wouldn’t play on a compromised knee on the last year of his contract. You don’t know shit about this man as a teammate yet arrogance drives you to repeatedly say this shit. Awful take by you.

I respect your opinion, I read a lot of stuff prior to taking strong stances. Do you ever recall an instance when a player released an injury report? Do you know because of gambling how stringent the league is on making sure teams release accurate injury reports? The Ravens didn’t throw the guy under the bus in any way, but all the evidence is there.

 

[thunderc]

I think Jackson wants out of Baltimore is likely a big part of this. If he does that is his right, both sides will look after their own interests and it will play out. I want someone that can throw the ball anyway. The bad thing is it’s a big rebuild, even without Jackson they were the better team against the Bengals, on that day anyway,

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[fightinfunbags]

This organization is so weird. There was talk of McVay retiring and he comes back and you think they’ll go for it again and then you see something like this. They have ass sitting behind him.

 

[shopson67]

This organization is so weird. There was talk of McVay retiring and he comes back and you think they’ll go for it again and then you see something like this. They have ass sitting behind him.

Less than ass actually, unless they bring back Baker. All 3 are FA (the other two being Wolford and Perkins).

I doubt anything comes of this. Who is looking to take on a guy coming off a back injury (and already had concerns with his elbow)? He is very cheap against the cap in 2023, which would be the bait I guess? $20M cap in 2023, but $50M per for the next 3. Only 2022 and 2023 (and his signing bonus) were guaranteed initially, but another $57M becomes guaranteed 3/17 (essentially his option bonus for 2023 and base salary for 2024).

 

[fightinfunbags]

Less than ass actually, unless they bring back Baker. All 3 are FA (the other two being Wolford and Perkins).

I doubt anything comes of this. Who is looking to take on a guy coming off a back injury (and already had concerns with his elbow)? He is very cheap against the cap in 2023, which would be the bait I guess? $20M cap in 2023, but $50M per for the next 3. Only 2022 and 2023 (and his signing bonus) were guaranteed initially, but another $57M becomes guaranteed 3/17 (essentially his option bonus for 2023 and base salary for 2024).

What’s the dead cap on a cut? That might make more sense than a trade. I don’t think people will offer much of anything for the right to grab that cap hit for the back end of his career.

 

[thunderc]

Some pretty good analysis here

Ravens ‘Have Tried Variety of Ways’ to Reach an Agreement With Lamar Jackson

 

[shopson67]

What’s the dead cap on a cut? That might make more sense than a trade. I don’t think people will offer much of anything for the right to grab that cap hit for the back end of his career.

I would assume if he's cut in the next week, he's still owed his $20M for 2023 plus the balance of his prorated signing bonus ($36M) for a total of a $56M cap hit?

 

[shopson67]

Some pretty good analysis here

Ravens ‘Have Tried Variety of Ways’ to Reach an Agreement With Lamar Jackson

Easy fix. Trade Lamar for Stafford.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I would assume if he's cut in the next week, he's still owed his $20M for 2023 plus the balance of his prorated signing bonus ($36M) for a total of a $56M cap hit?

Damn! Well, it’s much easier to deal with knowing you recently raised that Lombardi trophy because of the move.

 

[shopson67]

Damn! Well, it’s much easier to deal with knowing you recently raised that Lombardi trophy because of the move.

Well worth it. I expect him to play with the Rams moving forward and play well, so long as they work on that offensive line. Just getting everyone back healthy would be a great start.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Fire the accountant(s)

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[UK Cowboy]

Really weird that Barry Bonds gets accused of juicing by blowhard Jose Canseco and its all you see and hear 24/7, but let blowhard Chael Sonnen accuse LBJ and it's crickets...

 

[Shanemansj13]

2nd part of Season 4 of ‘You’ tonight. Binging all 5 episodes

 

[bksballer89]

Yes