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TheRealJoker V2 said:
Not enough has been said about the job former Texans OL coach George Warhop did with the Ravens last season. Getting hired in August due to the Ravens’ OL coach having to step down due to illness (and later died RIP). He helped guide Baltimore to a top 5 OL despite not having much of an offseason to work with the team.

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Goes to show it takes talent as well as coaching
 
This brings up the obvious question of why the NFL and its teams still stick tax payers with large amounts of money for new stadiums or stadium renovations!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Report: NFL revenue passes $23 billion in latest fiscal year
Published April 10, 2025 08:44 PM

For the NFL, business keeps on booming.

Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, total league revenue surpassed $23 billion in the most recent fiscal year.

Teams will receive a $416 million distribution from the shared TV, sponsorship, and licensing revenue. It’s an 8.9-percent increase over last year’s figure of $382 million.

That’s significantly more than the 2025 salary cap of $279.2 million.

Back in 2010, Commissioner Roger Goodell articulated a seemingly audacious goal of getting league revenue to $25 billion by 2027. Two years and $2 billion from the target, it’s not so audacious.
 
The NFL claiming that the new helmets are a major reason for decreased concussions is quite disingenuous. Most concussions are a result of repeated trauma of the brain against the skull..............something that occurs routinely upon even mild contacts that do not directly involve the head (something that helmets of any type cannot do a good job of preventing)..............i.e., concussions are seldom caused by isolated incidents alone of hits to the head.

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NFL says improved helmets contributed to significant reduction in concussions
 
I hope Houston/Texas is just as smart.

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Ohio governor Mike DeWine opposes bonds for new Browns stadium
By Mike Florio
Published April 11, 2025 01:01 PM

Yes, it’s getting harder and harder to get public money for private football teams.

Via Jake Zuckerman of Cleveland.com, Ohio governor Mike DeWine opposes the notion of $600 million in state-issued bonds for the construction of a new Browns stadium in suburban Brook Park.

“This is clearly not the way to go,” DeWine said during a radio appearance, one day after the Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill including the bonds desired by the Browns.

DeWine, a Republican, has the power to veto any bill passed by the Ohio legislature.

The current plan has Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam paying for $1.2 billion of the amount, with the bonds covering $600 million and Cuyahoga County coming up with the remaining $600 million.

The Browns’ current stadium opened in 1999. The team prefers a new facility to renovation of the current one.

The issue of taxpayer money for sports stadiums is becoming more and more politically unpopular. A Cleveland.com invitation for reader input on whether the state should have any involvement in funding stadium construction resulted in more than 200 text messages — with only 12 saying yes.

If the Browns can’t get the public money they want, it remains to be seen what the Browns will do.
 
TheRealJoker V2 said:
There’s a pattern with Hill. There’s also a pattern of the NFL turning a blind eye to conduct detrimental to the league when it comes to their best players.

I’m sure he’ll get his comeuppance when he retires or he is no longer an elite player.
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He needs to leave this woman.

Apparently she wont go easily.
 
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Bowles said, via a transcript from the team. “I don’t ever want to bypass a very good offensive player. I can figure things out enough on defense to keep us competitive. I would like to have some defensive players if that presented itself, but by no means will I bypass a very good offensive player just to satisfy my needs on defense. We can figure out how to keep the score down
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Little arrogant for a guy who has had 4 top 10 defenses in 14 seasons. Dude, you're good. But not that good.
 
Lucky said:
Little arrogant for a guy who has had 4 top 10 defenses in 14 seasons. Dude, you're good. But not that good.
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He thinks he can find defensive guys later in this draft and the way this draft sets up he's probably right. There should be quite a few Edges/CB's/DT's that are quality players available at 2-52. Also some good defensive players should be available in the 3rd/4th rds.
 
steelbtexan said:
He thinks he can find defensive guys later in this draft and the way this draft sets up he's probably right. There should be quite a few Edges/CB's/DT's that are quality players available at 2-52. Also some good defensive players should be available in the 3rd/4th rds.
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Agreed. Plus just a simple fact NFL favors offenses. If you run out of horses on offense in January (like Texans have had happen both postseasons under DeMeco) you are going to have a hard time winning the big one.

You still gotta score 20+ points to win these playoff games even if you have the most dominant defense. Gone are the days of a dominant defense that can completely shut out a top team. We saw that the refs just aren’t going to allow it in KC even if the defense is capable of doing so.
 
With the huge revenue intake that the NFL recently reported, there is no excuse for the NFL and their teams to expect taxes on the public to subsidize even a penny for stadium renovations or new stadium constructions!

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Commanders, D.C. deal could reflect dramatic shift in stadium financing game
By Mike Florio
Published April 17, 2025 11:32 AM

On the same day news emerged of an organized effort to oppose public funding for a new Commanders stadium in D.C., news emerged of a possible deal between the Commanders and D.C. for a $3 billion facility.

The first question, as it always is when negotiations like this happen, is how much will the team and league have to pay? Per the report from NBC Washington, the Commanders will pay up to $2.5 billion.

That means (math time) the project could entail as little as $500 million in public money. And while half a billion is, you know, half a billion, it’s only 16.667 percent of the total expense.

At a time when teams usually shake half the base price of a new or renovated stadium from the taxpayer tree, Commanders owner Josh Harris could have a hard time getting at least 23 of his colleagues to sign off on the plan.

No, an owner of a business can’t decide how to do business without the consent of a sufficient number of the owner’s business partners. And Harris’s partners might not be thrilled about the precedent that a 16.67-percent contribution sets.

Consider the other teams currently trying to build or upgrade stadiums with public money. The Bears, the Browns, the Bengals, the Chiefs. Others are in the pipeline, from the Broncos to the Panthers to the Texans to the Eagles to the Buccaneers. If the Commanders have to foot more than 83 percent of the bill for a new building in D.C., the government officials with whom those other teams are or will be negotiating might want a similar split.

It’s arguably better for an owner to pay for the entire project, like Rams owner Stan Kroenke did. That can be written off as an aberration. It’s harder to downplay what would be a dramatic shift in the stadium financing game.

The initial numbers for a new Commanders facility at the site of RFK Stadium don’t represent a bad deal by Josh Harris.

Instead, it’s likely the best deal he’s going to get in the current climate. And that climate speaks to a potentially major (and overdue) adjustment to the existing practice of public subsidies for multi-billionaires.
 
JB said:
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Raiders cut starting CB Jones after trade efforts

The Raiders waived cornerback Jack Jones after attempting to trade him.
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If the Texans don’t graft a corner, I’d be interested in JJ if he comes reasonably and is willing to take a backup role. I think he is similar to Darby. Which is to say he provides experienced depth and is better than the chattel we had last year. Can likely play ST. Former 4th rounder. I like experienced depth at corner with starter background.
 
Porky said:
If the Texans don’t graft a corner, I’d be interested in JJ if he comes reasonably and is willing to take a backup role. I think he is similar to Darby. Which is to say he provides experienced depth and is better than the chattel we had last year. Can likely play ST. Former 4th rounder. I like experienced depth at corner with starter background.
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It may be too late this offseason but maybe next could we graft someone off of Derek Stingley? Maybe two or three and if it works out maybe JJ Watt would be available to graft from?
 
Seems like last couple offseasons Risner signed late and was a bargain free agent outplaying his contract. Solid starting guard for back to back 1 year 3 million and 2.5 million deals respectively.

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Dalton Risner Expects To Sign Soon; Vikings, Broncos, Bengals On Radar

Another Vikings deal, along with a Broncos return and a Bengals agreement are receiving consideration from Dalton Risner. More at PFR.
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