I tend to agree, at least for whatever is left of this season. However, I would love to see him in GB, if it means it includes 2023. Of course, as always, at a reasonable price. My guess is that teams have been in touch with him, but he either wants too much or as someone alluded to, he really isn't physically fully ready to contribute this season.
Yup, he has had visits with the Giants, Cowboys and Bills. The Cowboys signed Hilton and the Bills signed Beasley. The article I just read made it sound like most think he will just wait until the 2023 Free Agent period and be the premier guy that people will try to sign. Makes sense really. He comes back and plays a playoff game or 2, I doubt he drives his stock price up, if at all. Also, runs the risk of injury and getting nothing in 2023.
That seems to be in-line with most of the reporting I've heard too, that he's more or less looking for guarantees not just for the remainder of this season but all of next year as well.
Agreed. Especially, given Captains info of he "could make a maximum of $333K if he plays for a team that ends up winning the Super Bowl." Why risk injury and/or lowering his market value, as well as losing out on guaranteed money? I doubt he risks all that just to chase a SB ring, to wear next to the one he got with the Rams last year. A team will be willing to sign him in Free Agency, pay him well and give him guaranteed millions. I am guessing he will be willing to wait for that and the bidding of several teams to commence.
This shafts the Bills if the Chiefs win. Also Ravens if the Bengals lose.
That’s exactly what I had said. OBJ could be a nice veteran transition player in 2023. I’m thinking 50/50 one of Lazard or Cobb is gone.
I see it as a circumstance that you cannot account for nor just let slide. So, just move on and do what is most fair w/o playing that game. Which I think would be to let the percentages determine who takes what seed.
I think that was more plausible because all of the games across the league were cancelled and everything shifted. In this case, it's 1 game and we're 1 week from playoffs starting. I guess there are ways to do it, so maybe, but i'm guessing they move on.
True. Really everything is based on Win % and this doesn’t hurt or help either team. 16 games is plenty to formulate a Win % it’s been that way for decades until recently. It wouldn’t be much different than a Tie etc.
Well, it could hurt a couple of teams. For example, if the Bills had won the postponed game they would currently be tied with KC and would have the one seed. The only way they can possibly get the seed with a percentage is if KC loses. Essentially they would be giving KC the one seed. Does anyone think they will lose this week? It could also make a difference in who wins the AFC north. ******** Baltimore is out of the position if they win this week and Cinci lost last week. The game has major ramifications for the playoffs. But, let's just ignore it and move on. I wonder, how would you feel if your team got shut out of the first seed because they weren't allowed to finish a game?
All good points and lets not forget about one of the biggest factors for the NFL....money. I imagine Cincy would be refunding all those tickets if the game is cancelled. Both teams will be playing this weekend I assume, having them play again next week, while the rest of the playoff teams take the week off, makes the most sense to me. No games are lost, but travel and stay logistics for fans get shifted. I don't think that is all that big of a deal, since it hasn't been or would it have been, set in stone where all teams were playing in week 1, had the game finished.
Honestly I wouldn’t care. Life throws stuff at me like this all the time. I’m not personally going get my feathers ruffled over something out of my control.
Not sure what choices can be made. They cannot delay any of the playoffs for one game at this point.
That would be stupid IMO. Would rather see them flip a coin to determine it. If they end up doing that, I hope the stands are half full.
No it is only possible if the AFC Championship involves the Bills, Chiefs, or Bengals. If anyone else earns the right to host it, they will host it.
2 of those 3 teams? What if it ended up being the Chiefs and Chargers in the AFCCG? I assume at KC?
