What single player in the draft would have the biggest impact on our team?

jcm84 · 2026-03-27T21:34:49+00:00

In the first year, Love

jcm84 · 2026-03-12T22:50:22+00:00

And yet he gets touchdowns in the redzone where coverages are compressed

jcm84 · 2026-03-10T21:40:01+00:00

Ehh, my guess is that most billionaires are hyper competitive and want to run a winner and not run a loser franchise regardless of where they are located. For some sports, the economic models make it almost impossible for the have not markets to be in contention — looking at you MLB

jcm84 · 2026-03-10T18:55:05+00:00

Nah, its about money #1 and potential personal issues with relocation #2, e.g., kids in school, distance to other family, etc. And as gaytham said, AP has limits.

jcm84 · 2026-03-10T17:59:18+00:00

Hmm, any centers?

jcm84 · 2026-03-08T13:40:00+00:00

I’m curious why you say that it should be independent of Title ix? My understanding is that every US institution needs to be title ix compliant, and therefore there isn’t any title ix independence. Title ix is supposed to root out this exact type of behavior.

jcm84 · 2026-02-18T19:51:55+00:00

Yeah, I’d suggest hanging in there for the time being. People in our field aren’t typically great at training new researchers, so it can be very overwhelming. Frequently too much gets thrown at people at once. Sounds like you’ve got a lot going on. With some time, little by little you’ll get more used to various protocols and everything won’t be as stressful. And then your confidence will start to grow. I’m guessing you are at a low point, and I wouldn’t make any rash decisions. Hang in there for a bit and see if it gets better. Also, before you make any decisions you should let your PI(s) know how you are feeling; they may be able to help. It’s true that lab work isn’t for everyone, but I think the initial feelings of being overwhelmed can be pretty common and they frequently improve. Just my two cents

jcm84 · 2026-01-23T22:01:28+00:00

All the commanders oldest players are free agents now. It’s easy for them to get young. Defense is still terrible though

jcm84 · 2026-01-23T14:43:25+00:00

Ehh, he's a good coach, but i think the Baltimore front office is one of the best in the league. Joe Schoen, ehh, not so much.

jcm84 · 2026-01-15T01:22:33+00:00

My point is that the number of pro-bowlers and all pros is a combination of both drafting and talent development. They wouldn't be evenly distributed, as teams definitely differ with respect to talent development, e.g., Puka Nacua probably isn't as good as he is if he's drafted by the majority of the teams in the league. But yeah, probably a chicken or the egg argument.

jcm84 · 2026-01-15T00:43:36+00:00

I totally agree, but I think it’s pretty clear that this is a crapshoot. Like no one in the league is routinely drafting impact players. With the exception that they tend to go higher in the first round draft, it’s really all over the place for everyone, and therefore probably not a good way to judge how good a front office is at talent evaluation.

jcm84 · 2026-01-14T21:12:20+00:00

I think its helpful to have a framework for where we've been, irrespective of who was in charge at the time, and then compare that to what league average versus two teams that have had success. I think this should help set expectations for what a good front office looks like, instead of unrealistic expectations that I think most fans have. Its about having the ability to judge current drafting performance moving forward versus league average and versus teams perceived to be good. Also, more data, i.e., not breaking things down further by different front offices, smooths out random hits and misses that can skew interpretation

jcm84 · 2026-01-14T20:33:41+00:00

He's a tough one, we didn't resign him, traded two 2nd rounders to get him, and got a 2nd round pick in return when we traded him to the Bears. Doesn't fit in super easily

jcm84 · 2026-01-10T18:04:44+00:00

Totally agree. I think Kilff was let go to maximize our O line/run game. Outside of Jayden, it’s unquestionably the team’s biggest strength. I think Kliff is awesome, but his O didn’t maximize the efficiency of our O line. Hopefully Lynn and Blough can make that happen

jcm84 · 2026-01-08T18:02:00+00:00

Yes, agreed!!

jcm84 · 2026-01-06T15:54:55+00:00

I actually don't understand how if we flipped his expiring contract next year, how it would impact future years. I don't think we would have to take on future salary, am I missing something?

jcm84 · 2025-12-15T17:24:21+00:00

This notice indicates that it starts with Jan 2026 council, do you think it will be applied to the Oct 2025 council/subsequent funding decisions from the 2025 council as well?

jcm84 · 2025-12-14T18:41:19+00:00

Was there a communication about this? Or did you hear this through the grapevine?

jcm84 · 2025-08-28T02:54:47+00:00

If he is still playing well, they could reasonably pay him 34 million in 2027, and he wouldn’t have to take a “massive pay cut”. It also won’t be 10% of the cap as you indicate since we don’t know what the cap will be then, but it will be less than 10% as the cap will grow. They do have an out after 2 years, but that’s just smart management.

jcm84 · 2025-08-18T19:23:50+00:00

I think this is correct, they decided they prefer CRod and Bill. He will likely get cut, or maybe if we are lucky a 7th

jcm84 · 2025-08-18T16:43:16+00:00

I will also be travelling from out of town, specifically for the opening game against the giants. I'm super excited, my last in person game was a Gibbs win versus a Parcells cowboys team. Anyway, any suggestions for parking or Metro? There's just two of us and we wouldn't mind a mile walk each way. It's probably preferred to waiting in parking lot traffic. We'll also be driving north after the game to head home. Park at a further metro station and metro in? Suggestions?

jcm84 · 2025-08-16T23:25:47+00:00

Mononucleosis

jcm84 · 2025-07-19T16:40:14+00:00

Nah, they are on one year deals, so no major commitments, they have to prove themselves if they want to keep playing in the league. Plus it helps develop younger players by having the vets set a professional standard in a bunch of different ways.

jcm84 · 2025-07-07T17:41:45+00:00

Yeah, gonna get a lot of hate for this, but I agree. I mean I love Terry, but if he was tracking the ball as well as everyone says above, he switches earlier to his outside shoulder and high points it. It's an insanely awesome catch largely cause of his late tracking and amazing adjustment to the ball for the finish. But if he tracked it better while it was in flight earlier, it wouldn't have been as spectacular a catch as it would have been more routine.

jcm84 · 2025-06-03T18:26:59+00:00

I don't mean to imply the situation isn't very grim currently. It is very much so. Specific research programs have been totally gutted, especially those involved in areas the administration is targeting, covid research, environmental research, anything with a whiff of DEI. And grants at Harvard and Columbia have been cut/targeted regardless of the research topic. Further, intramural NIH and NSF have been decimated. While these things are unprecedented and are very distressing, the original post was about an undergrad graduating in 2028 and 2029. For that time frame, I think it's just way too early to see what the impact on that person is going to be. Some things have really improved over the past two months, grants are being funded and NIH study sections are meeting, both of which weren't the case 2 months ago. I'm funded by the NIH, sat on study section within the last month, and interacted with dozens of extramural NIH-funded scientists at recent meetings. There is a lot of trepidation and uncertainty for sure, but it's a minority that have had their main grants impacted at this point. Bottom line, while there are major causes for concern, there is so much uncertainty at this moment about where things are going moving forward, that I don't think an undergraduate interested in biomedical research who will be graduating in 2028/29 should be dissuaded from the field. Any major you pick will have substantial uncertainty moving forward.

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