Big Blue Huddle

Quote from: Ed Vette on May 01, 2024, 08:25:31 PMThe board game

Yeah I know, but I still didn't know why all the words fit. I haven't played the game in at least three decades so my memory of it is foggy.

As a fan of the whole team, I would always rather the Giants go as far as possible in the postseason. I could care less who gets what stats. I would never choose a scenario where we miss the playoffs versus one where we nearly win the NFC championship game. That's an absolute no-brainer for me.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on May 01, 2024, 07:44:25 PMI still am not even sure what this one was about.

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Don't think we tried to get Maye.

NE needed a QB badly, no one contests this.

It would take a franchise altering haul to get them off Maye.

Maye was not getting to 4.

NE made the pick with 5 Minutes left on the clock.

The only media plant by NY that makes sense is this interest in a QB.

We drafted a WR

I still am not even sure what this one was about.

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Lombardi basically nixes NYG wanted Alt. Heard him say this morning if NYG really wanted to take Alt, they would have likely traded with Arizona and moved up to 4. Ossenfort was looking to trade but once Maye got drafted by NE, NYG was no longer interested in trading up. Arizona most likely still gets Harrison at 6 as LAC was going OL.

The leak to Schefter was supposedly to show public support for Jones

Hopefully its DJ having an equally good year behind a revamped OL and Pass catching game.

This one was a lot tougher than recent days. I guess they switched shifts again.

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Quote from: MightyGiants on May 01, 2024, 07:01:19 PMand @Jclayton92


The NFL Players Association told the Denver Broncos in a November letter that their threat to bench quarterback Russell Wilson if he refused to alter an injury guarantee in his contract was illegal, violated the CBA and could result in legal action against the team, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.

https://theathletic.com/5171778/2023/12/31/broncos-russell-wilson-nflpa/


The letter, sent by a law firm on behalf of the NFLPA and first reported by the Washington Post, said that if the Broncos "follow through on the Club's threat, the Club will violate, among other things, the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Mr. Wilson's Player Contract and New York law."

The letter added that Wilson and the NFLPA "reasonably anticipate arbitration and/or litigation against the Broncos."

The Broncos did not bench Wilson in the aftermath of the meeting about his contract. The 35-year-old veteran started the next seven games, the last of which was a 26-23 loss to the New England Patriots on Christmas Eve that put Denver's playoff hopes in peril.

On Wednesday, the team announced Stidham would start the final two games. Coach Sean Payton, who said Friday he was "not privy" to discussions about Wilson's contract between the quarterback and the team, said the decision was made solely for football reasons after a four-game stretch in which the Broncos went 1-3 and Wilson's play declined.

His play declined years ago and when I said it, I got pushback here. It was a stupid transaction. Diva.

Quote from: Ed Vette on May 01, 2024, 06:00:49 PM"It's not personal, it's business."

and @Jclayton92


The NFL Players Association told the Denver Broncos in a November letter that their threat to bench quarterback Russell Wilson if he refused to alter an injury guarantee in his contract was illegal, violated the CBA and could result in legal action against the team, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.

https://theathletic.com/5171778/2023/12/31/broncos-russell-wilson-nflpa/


The letter, sent by a law firm on behalf of the NFLPA and first reported by the Washington Post, said that if the Broncos "follow through on the Club's threat, the Club will violate, among other things, the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Mr. Wilson's Player Contract and New York law."

The letter added that Wilson and the NFLPA "reasonably anticipate arbitration and/or litigation against the Broncos."

The Broncos did not bench Wilson in the aftermath of the meeting about his contract. The 35-year-old veteran started the next seven games, the last of which was a 26-23 loss to the New England Patriots on Christmas Eve that put Denver's playoff hopes in peril.

On Wednesday, the team announced Stidham would start the final two games. Coach Sean Payton, who said Friday he was "not privy" to discussions about Wilson's contract between the quarterback and the team, said the decision was made solely for football reasons after a four-game stretch in which the Broncos went 1-3 and Wilson's play declined.