NFL: 2024 NFL off-season news & notes discussion thread

[GKJ]

Brock Purdy, final pick

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Brock Purdy, final pick

Outside of Purdy it shouldn't be surprise

That was one of the weakest/Most abysmal QB classes going into draft

 

[GKJ]

Outside of Purdy it shouldn't be surprise

That was one of the weakest/Most abysmal QB classes going into draft

It was, everyone knew it.

Remember we were getting talk of Malik Willis going top 5 because of Trey Lance?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Brock Purdy, final pick

That draft was bad on paper and worked out that way. Pickett only went 1st round because of his position. I remember the pundits trying to say Willis was a 1st rounder and he'll probably be cut this camp.


EDIT: Replied to this before I saw the posts above saying the same thing.

 

[GKJ]

That draft was bad on paper and worked out that way. Pickett only went 1st round because of his position. I remember the pundits trying to say Willis was a 1st rounder and he'll probably be cut this camp.


EDIT: Replied to this before I saw the posts above saying the same thing.

Some teams get committed to outsmarting themselves because they think they're supposed to do something. Willis was really supposed to be the second QB, but I don't think people saw him and Ridder falling to round 3. Maybe Ridder was.

We saw it again with Levis, and he's actually looked good.

 

[StreetHawk]

Dallas, bet on him coming back from an ACL and paid him vs. retain Cooper. Just a bad decision.

Some teams get committed to outsmarting themselves because they think they're supposed to do something. Willis was really supposed to be the second QB, but I don't think people saw him and Ridder falling to round 3. Maybe Ridder was.

We saw it again with Levis, and he's actually looked good.

Ridder had everything setup to succeed. OL, weapons, returning HC and system, plus was a 50 college starter so lots of reps. Had a year to sit and even got into a few games in 2022. Just didn't deliver in 2023.
Shows the fine line between being Brady/Purdy and Ridder when your turn is called.

 

[Troy McClure]

Gallup was a terrible contract.

Now LVE is out because he can't stay healthy. He probably shouldn't try to keep playing. His neck is a mess. The Cowboys spent a 1st round pick on a physical LB with the idea he'd be replacing Sean Lee. But this is the problem of drafting guys who already had injury problems in college.

 

[GKJ]

Cowboys are really not doing anything this offseason, are they?

 

[StreetHawk]

Cowboys are really not doing anything this offseason, are they?

Really can’t do much with Dak counting $59 mill against the cap. Have they restructured his deal? Don’t think so.

 

[EpochLink]

Gallup was a terrible contract.

Now LVE is out because he can't stay healthy. He probably shouldn't try to keep playing. His neck is a mess. The Cowboys spent a 1st round pick on a physical LB with the idea he'd be replacing Sean Lee. But this is the problem of drafting guys who already had injury problems in college.

Much like Sean Lee, Skip Bayless in shambles after another Cowboys LB is gone.

 

[John Price]

 

[Voight]

 

[Troy McClure]

Likely can't pass a physical.

 

[StreetHawk]

Likely can't pass a physical.

Neck injuries are no joke. Don't risk it anymore.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Really can’t do much with Dak counting $59 mill against the cap. Have they restructured his deal? Don’t think so.

Ah...now I see how they were able to fit the long snapper under the cap.

The Dallas Cowboys are slightly reducing quarterback Dak Prescott's massive salary cap hit by reworking his contract going into the final year of the deal, sources told ESPN's Field Yates on Monday.

A $5 million roster bonus has been converted into a signing bonus to reduce the 2024 cap hit by $4 million, to just over $55 million, the sources told Yates.

 

[StreetHawk]

Ah...now I see how they were able to fit the long snapper under the cap.

Prior to this restructure, if Dak were to have played out the year on his deal, he would leave behind $40.5 mill in dead cap for the Cowboys for 2025. So, now it will be up to $44.5 mill after this restructure.

 

[Unholy Diver]

49ers are being penalized over the next two drafts for accounting errors in 2022

49ers penalized in next 2 drafts for payroll error

The 49ers have forfeited a 2025 draft choice and were penalized four spots for a selection in this year's draft as a result of administrative payroll accounting errors.

www.espn.com

 

[GKJ]

 

[Troy McClure]

The NFL is looking to eliminate the leg break tackle.

This follows the same path as a couple of similar takedowns in the past. Defenders figured out the horse collar tackle could knock opponents out of games, so the league made it illegal. D-linemen figured out they could break QB collar bones by driving the point of the QB's shoulder into the turf and landing on them, so the league made it illegal as well.

 

[Romang67]

I thought this was helpful with regards to the hip drop tackle, and how while it will take some adjustment, removing the hip drop tackle shouldn't affect defense too much after the adjustment period.

 

[John Price]

 

[GKJ]

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

So even more rules to prevent players from playing defense and water down game more

f***ing just put flags on all of them and just call it the NFFL at this point.

 

[GKJ]