* This post was updated to include the item about Forte, whom I had overlooked. Read more
Fixed. Gah. Thanks. Read more
Who was throwing the ball to Garçon last year? Jackson has 10 big plays (catches of 25 yards or more), which is one shy of the league lead. Reed has at least four catches in eight games this year, and did you watch what he did even though he was injured on Thanksgiving? Carson Wentz would sure like to throw to all… Read more
Probably because Jackson has played in all 11 games (with one missed start), while Reed has played in nine of 11 games (with three missed starts). Pretty funny, huh? Read more
This is fair, and that’s obviously something for Washington to consider. I guess the difference is that Fitzpatrick had nine years of being replacement-level or worse versus just one good season in Buffalo and one good (if really flawed) season with the Jets. Fitzpatrick had also already gotten a big contract from the… Read more
Because the tag amount in subsequent years is that average of the annual salaries for the top five-highest paid players at the position, or 120% of what he was paid the year before, whichever is greater. At some point, if he plays well, Washington would save money by signing him long-term because that annual amount is… Read more
It’s the average of the top five annual salaries at the position, or 120% of what he was paid the previous year, whichever is greater. Read more
The tag money is fully guaranteed, so there’s that. But obviously in a situation like that he’d be screwed out of the potential to earn all the money he might have gotten had he been able to bargain for what he’s worth. Read more
Depends on whether they offer him the exclusive or non-exclusive tag. If it’s exclusive, he can’t negotiate with anyone else. If it’s non-exclusive, he can talk to other teams, and Washington would get two first-round picks as compensation if he were to sign somewhere else. But no team is going to risk that, in all… Read more
You’re correct, yes. Thanks. Read more
Yes. Jordan Raanan’s tweet pointing that out was supposed to be in there. Should be fixed now. Thanks. Read more
* This post was updated to indicate that Graham signed his contract in 2015. An earlier version incorrectly stated that Graham got his extension in 2016. Read more
It’s fixed. Duh. Thanks. Read more
I didn’t obfuscate anything. I included the definition above as it is written. Read more
Except that it is. Read the rule book at 12.2.9 (pages 52-53). That is the article that covers “Roughing the Passer.” The last rule in that article is 12.2.9(h), which is immediately followed by the explanation of the penalty for ... roughing the passer. Read more
Incorrect again. Article 9, under which 12.2.9(h) falls, is explicitly about roughing the passer. Read more
And you’re failing to understand how the rule book clarifies that definition to protect passers from helmet-to-helmet hits, which explicitly can be flagged even when the passer still has the ball. Read more
I failed to mention Rule 12.2.9(h): “A player who initiates contact against a passer is responsible for avoiding an illegal act. This includes illegal contact that may occur during the process of attempting to dislodge the ball. A standard of strict liability applies for any contact against a passer, irrespective of… Read more