With the NFC East being so damn pathetic, you should never give up hope
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
Chiefs-Rams next week 
Eight-game winning streak to steal the division at the end from Washington. Write that down! not a chance in hell
Thought Mullens was gonna pull a Montana there at the end.
Thought Mullens was gonna pull a Montana there at the end.
Don't do it to yourself
As expected, Bell will sit out the season.
Good for him
I don't blame him for sitting out the season in protest of the tag, but he's never going to get back the $14m he's lost this season.
Nobody is going to pay him what is basically QB money.
Nobody is going to pay him what is basically QB money.
I bet he gets at least $20 million in guarantees.
That's a lot of money to give up for refusing to play on a Super Bowl caliber team.
That's absolute insanity for a running back, even if he is something of a RB/WR hybrid.
Johnson got 30 million guaranteed, Gurley got 45.
Sorry was thinking annual figures. Would depend on how many years the $20m guarantee was over as to whether it made sense.
But to make up for the $14m he's given up this year he'd need to be looking at $18m+ per year.
If the Steelers win the SB with Bell sitting out, good luck to any RBs hoping to get paid in the future.
But I think the calculus for Bell is what if he got hurt this year and couldnt get much beyond the $14 million this year.
Which makes sense for sure, and once he'd made the decision to miss the start he was kind of stuck as if he returned he'd be run into the ground playing a season's worth of snaps (or more) in 7 weeks or so.
He'd better hope he gets PAID though, and as you have said yourself repeatedly RB is a position that's easy to replace. Just look at James Conner.
Yeah I think he will get paid by a stupid team with tons of cap space like Oakland or New York.
Gruden will probably give him the biggest salary in NFL history and then draft a RB at #1 overall and phase Bell out.
Also ESPN has to get McFarland out of that ridiculous high chair thing on MNF, they are making a mockey of themselves. On a more positive note, Witten was a lot better this week.
I dont think it was about maximising his dollar income. If he played this season and gets a bad injury in week 16.. how much does he make in free agency?
Edit: what @Eboue said
Jerry will give Zeke whatever he wants. And then he'll have half the cap tied into 2-3 players (Dak will get paid as well).
Let’s not forget Bell was the best RB in the league. Revisionism will be strong on this one with Gurley performing as he is but Bell changed the style of his position and is absolutely still one of the best in the business.
He will get paid, guaranteed money is what he’ll seek - the Steelers might be the winners of this whole fiasco because they found a talent in Conner but Bell showed what happens when you don’t respect your best players and I have sympathy for that. Franchise tagging beyond 1 season is a bullshit system imo anyway, and Cousins getting what he eventually got only proves that.
Also, is there another Mexico game instead of the Rams-Chiefs one? If not I hope the NFL reimburses everyone who paid for plane tickets and accommodation.
He will get paid, guaranteed money is what he’ll seek - the Steelers might be the winners of this whole fiasco because they found a talent in Conner but Bell showed what happens when you don’t respect your best players and I have sympathy for that. Franchise tagging beyond 1 season is a bullshit system imo anyway, and Cousins getting what he eventually got only proves that.
Also, is there another Mexico game instead of the Rams-Chiefs one? If not I hope the NFL reimburses everyone who paid for plane tickets and accommodation.
A bad/one-player-away-from-being-decent team with money to burn will pay him for sure. Maybe not Gurley money, but he'll get his guaranteed contract.
Good god, I forget how fickle most NFL fans are. Now the prevailing train of thought is that Brees is, and has always been, better than Rodgers. Madness.
More likeable anyway but no not as good . I hate Rodgers but rate him as the best quarterback iv seen .
Brees is an all time great though in my opinion and I'd put him above Brady
Agree on everything other than Rodgers being unlikeable. Seems pretty level headed in most recent interviews I've seen.
Includes throwaways, which makes the stat a bit tainted since it is also reliant on scheme and matchups. If it accounted for throwaways it would be more interesting.
Comments say it doesnt?
Ok then, my next excuses are that Rodgers has been injured most of the season, and his rookie wideouts lead to miscommunication on routes.
Also Brady is clearly a bum.
I don't know if you don't speak to your own family there has to be something up plus GregvJennings played with him as his number one reviewer and doesn't paint him in great light either
Rodgers is the best talented QB of all time. No two ways about it.
Aaron Jones is feckin awesome! Running, catching and blocking....he's just mint!
Matt Hasselbeck > Aaron Rodgers
Nobody likes you. Go away.
Samkon Gado > Aaron Jones
mccarthy really blew it for the packers. you have to think that with a competent coach rodgers could easily be on matt ryans level, if not as good as philip rivers