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Seems like it might be garden variety diva entitlement behavior. He’s hugely talented so this may be the first time he’s been checked. How he reacts will tell the story.

Dehner says Iosivas gets the #3 role and pretty much trashes Burton. Said the coaches don’t think he’s ready, tried him at returner but he’s not ready there either. This dude must be a complete tool because we’ve got really chill coaches who normally won’t say shit even when they have a mouth full.

Perine seems to be a probable cut in Denver. I hope we get him. Once you account for injuries, etc, our 4th rb could see the field a lot in the playoffs. I trust Perine and he was a good pass blocker when he was here.

Carman over here cleaning out my gutters: 1. I had to help him carry his ladder from his truck. 2. I had to show him how to properly use his ladder. 3. He didn’t bring any trash bags so I had to give him a couple so he would have someplace to put all the gutter detritus. 4. He took a nap in my yard.

Jackson Carman, man what a bust. He just couldn’t get it going here.

If he actually does sit out games, I wonder what effect that will have on his status with the bengals. Pay Tee instead? Burrow would like be pissed.

Chase sat out his whole 3rd season at LSU to avoid injury after agents assured him he was a top draft pick even without playing. That’s the reality of this dude.

Burton just needs to get in his playbook, per Burrow.

Sign Chase today.

I think those contract numbers are reasonable. 1. Lots of receivers in the upcoming draft? WTF? Any of those guys going to play like Jamar Chase? Very unlikely. 2. The formula of season yard totals = contract value is faulty and is not used to set contract values for nfl receivers. It’s one metric but just one. 3. Chase’s value is just going to rise as the salary cap gets reset every year. I remember when we gave Andy 100 million and everyone, including me, freaked out. A few years later it was a bargain. 4. Don’t compare JJ to Chase. Chase is a hard nosed football player who gets first downs on 3rd and 6 like a tight end, in heavy contact plays. He also is the best downfield blocker I’ve ever seen. Chase is the furthest thing from the standard issue diva receiver who just looks for big personal stats and pouts if he doesn’t get the ball 15 times a game. It is completely unfair to judge him based on one stat when he’s the antithesis of that stat hunting stereotype.

If you can’t make the Jets, I assume you are finished.

That could have been worse. 2-3 weeks is something we can handle with our other defensive ends getting healthy.

Per reports Burrow threw well today.

Hope he just strained it or something, really need him to make an impact this year.

Myles Murphy down, grabbing his knee.

Releasing the hostages, and have agreed to pay the vet bill for my neighbor’s dog.

He’s got two and a half weeks to get that wrist right. I can hardly believe this. He had that surgery like 9 months ago, the most advanced rehab available. Maybe it’s just fatigue! (I’m already past denial and anger, solidly in the bargaining stage).

Jesus fucking Christ this can’t be happening.

Burton could be the backup kick returner. From what I’ve seen I’m not sure they’d make him the main kick returner. Too much risk for a guy who looks like he could turn into something as a receiver.

The Bears have designed a practice field to tear their opponents’ patellar tendons. Diabolical.

Trent Brown is what he is. Dude showed up hurt in July, finally got cleared to practice August 4th, makes it to August 15th when back tightness sits him down. The frustrating thing is that when he’s not hurt, Trent can really play. He’s good. If he can somehow get right for the season, it will have a huge positive effect on our whole line. He’s really smart. My hope - his “back tightness” is minor and they’re just being super cautious. If that’s the case, he starts week one and if he can manage to ham and egg it with Mims, we’ll have one or the other in there. Could be good on the right side!

Chris Evans has a torn patellar tendon, out for the year. Sucks!

Also, injuries this year are tearing teams up. The two rookies I was most looking forward to watching: Amarius Mims - out several weeks with strained pec. JJ McCarthy (Vikings qb) - out for the season after knee surgery.

Hopefully D’Ante Smith is ok. To hear two guys were carted off with “air casts”, that’s not exactly encouraging.

Frank Pollack’s greatest ability is that he is not named Jim Turner. That dude set the bar so low that Pollack came in here, throws up on himself year after year, and we’re all like, “yes, ok, Pollack knows his shit, it’s coming around.” Hint: it never comes around. I think Pollack will serve up more of the same this year, and that’ll probably be it for him.