Originally Posted by Bufkin (Post 11384270)

And they were killed by a team whose top two receivers left for big money after their rookie contracts. Those receivers (David Givens and Deion Branch) did precious little after getting paid, and Tom Brady continued to be the best ever.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 11384138)

Says the guy who's a fan of a team playing in a 1950's high school stadium

LMAO

Get back to us when your team breaks 9-7. If the Chargers were to go 11-5 or better in 2015, half the fan base would die of auto-erotic asphyxiation.

Originally Posted by Bufkin (Post 11384270)

And they were killed by a team whose top two receivers left for big money after their rookie contracts. Those receivers (David Givens and Deion Branch) did precious little after getting paid, and Tom Brady continued to be the best ever.

Originally Posted by Bufkin (Post 11384139)

Also, here's Walter being dead wrong about that Bowe extension.

Can you say overpaid? Dwayne Bowe is one of the most overrated players in the NFL. He consistently posts solid fantasy numbers, so people think he's better than he really is. The box score doesn't show that Bowe constantly drops passes and is responsible for interceptions. He's a very good No. 2 wideout, but he's too unreliable to be a top option.

Originally Posted by milkman (Post 11384279)

Overall, I agree everything here.

However, as with every rule, there are always exceptions.

AJ Green makes Andy Dalton look like a serviceable NFL QB, and Alshon Jefferies and Brandon Marshall made Josh McCown look like a viable NFL QB.

Maclin's game is a perfect match for Smith.

Protection needs to be improved, but Maclin can help Smith's production.

Originally Posted by dannybcaitlyn (Post 11384336)

Milk, I'm still on the fence if any receiver could help smiths production. They are more like decoys for him it seems. If you look at most QB's there is a combo. Montana/Rice, Dalton/green, Manning/Harrison etc. In Alex career I can't have think of anyone that he had that kind of consistency with. Vernon Davis the TE was the closest thing.

Originally Posted by Easy 6 (Post 11384383)

Walter football means less than nothing to me, its been a fantastic free agency, everything I wanted and then some... and we still have a bevy of picks in the draft and the flexibility to be creative with them.

Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN (Post 11384386)

oh i feel better, gonna stop losing sleep now :D

Oh and I agree, love the moves so far.

Originally Posted by Bufkin (Post 11384254)

He would have been an upgrade over Doug Baldwin and Paul Richardson in Seattle as well.

But yet Seattle didn't pay 50+ million for a shiny hood ornament. You know why?

Because champions don't pay 50+
(For those unfamiliar with shiny hood ornaments)

Originally Posted by milkman (Post 11384371)

To stay with the car analogy, Maclin might be that lever on the seat that moves it back and forward so the driver can drive comfortably without having to stretch his legs to reach the pedal.

Originally Posted by Bufkin (Post 11384263)

Tom Brady is a QB, or a driver. The absolute most essential part.

The Shiny Hood Ornament law:

ONE – Wide receivers, for all their eye-catching flash and dash, are little more than shiny ornaments on the hood of an NFL offense. Oh, sure, they're nice to have and they look all bright and sexy. But they don't necessarily make the engine run any better – and they rarely if ever make your team any better.

TWO – You should add a flashy wide receiver only when all the other pieces of a great team are in place: a great driver (the quarterback), some sporty tires that provide plenty of traction (the offensive line and ground game), a powerful motor (the defense) and a great transmission (special teams) that allows you to change gears quickly and effectively.

THREE – Even the greatest receivers of all time can make a big impact only when all those pieces are in place, and even then the impact is largely overstated. Even the great Jerry Rice, for example, touched the ball just four to five times per game. So the impact of even the greatest at the position is minimal compared with the impact of a certain position that touches the ball on every offensive snap. And remember, Rice did not make the 49ers a great team. He was drafted by the 18-1 defending Super Bowl champ 49ers in 1985.

FOUR – Quarterbacks make wide receivers; wide receivers do not make quarterbacks. You can have a receiving corps of Rice, Don Hutson, Randy Moss, Homer Jones and the Catawba Claw ... they won't make many game-changing plays if the quarterback can't get them the ball.

FIVE – Drafting wide receivers in the first round is almost always a bad decision; mortgaging your future with five draft picks to make it happen should get any personnel manager or GM fired immediately.

Originally Posted by Bufkin (Post 11384254)

He would have been an upgrade over Doug Baldwin and Paul Richardson in Seattle as well.

But yet Seattle didn't pay 50+ million for a shiny hood ornament. You know why?

Because champions don't pay 50+ million dollars for shiny hood ornaments.

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...-man-law/2490/
(For those unfamiliar with shiny hood ornaments)