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Hank Kingsley

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  1. 1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

    Even Mr. Irrelevant is guaranteed $4.1M over 4 years. No non-superstar college player is getting anywhere close to that in NIL money. 

    Right. But it feels like in the past some players declared early because they and their family needed the money ASAP. If they're getting significant help via NIL now, more will stay in school to elevate their draft stock. 

     

  2. 5 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

    Caserio gets benefit of the doubt until trouble shows up on the field, but there have been a head scratching moves especially in hindsight. 
     

    - Trade back with Minnesota got good Jimmy Johnson draft chart point value, but at #23 they could’ve had a starting WR with Worthy, Pearsall, or Mitchel (#3 now, maybe #2 next year if Nico walks). Or got a consensus starting CB in Terion Arnold (or they could’ve moved up a couple spots to get Quinyon Mitchell).

    - I know what Caserio said his logic was for reducing Diggs’s contract length and extending Mixon, but I don’t agree with either. Diggs was under a team-friendly non-guaranteed contract. If you thought there’s a good chance he becomes a cancer, you shouldn’t trade for him. You traded the 2025 Vikings 2nd (likely somewhere in the #35-45 range) for a one year rental of Diggs, who you already acknowledge could turn into a problem? Joe Money Mixon…the Bengals know him the best and felt he wasn’t worth the base money left on his deal. Texans could’ve let it play out with Mixon in a contract year to get the best effort and production from him. Instead, they gave him more money and less motivation, extending him into an age where most RBs start to fall off. 

    - Sitting at #42, after the run on OT’s, they misread the room on Sweat’s value, and waited too long while “first round talent” DBs Koolaid and DeJean were taken at #40 and 41. They missed an anchor DT (position of need) or better DB and took a slow CB.

    - CJ was advocating for Hall Jr. and I guess they may have thought he’d be there at #59, but they thought wrong. 

    - Burning a 4th that was part of their other trade just to move up 8 spots in the late 3rd round to take a skinny safety who struggles against the run and played on a bad defense is questionable. They could’ve taken JT Sanders there, or stayed at #86 and taken him while keeping #123. Oh they didn’t need to draft a TE? They took Stover who seems like a project with their next pick. 

    I’m not going to criticize later round picks since they are practically scratch off lotto tickets with low hit rates. At least they didn’t take a former aggy 12th man, I guess. If they’d come away with Dejean/Koolaid, OT or S at #59, and JT Sanders it would look a lot better on paper and to fans, and likely better odds at on field production in the short term when we’re trying to win during CJ’s rookie contract. 

    I think these are fair points, particularly the Diggs and Mixon contracts.

    Based on PC, Lassiter and Stover were their 2 favorite draft picks. War room reaction to Bullock showed a lot of excitement, I guess they see upside. They seemed much more tempered about the Fisher pick. 

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  3. 5 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    I don’t see how you can watch that dude play and consider him “elite”. Then again, they’re allegedly telling people they drafted the best OT from Notre Dame, so maybe they’re just waste deep in some really good white powder or something.  

    Also, the Lassiter fawning by the Texans staff, media and patrons on this thread is a smidge over the top. He’s a slow CB who’s been propped up by an elite defense and his excellent ball skills. He looks like a middling NFL player compared to other choices in that spot. 

    I'm not really that familiar with any of these draft picks. Seems like Demeco focuses on players with desire/effort more than measurables. And Caserio likes taking dudes from big programs that played "better" competition. Whether that works out or not remains to be seen. 

    I'm sure CJ was championing the Stover pick as well. 

     

  4. 2 minutes ago, Bevo said:

    That trade down out of the first and then wasting most of those extra picks to move up a few spots was not good. I like the tOSU pick and the Notre Dame pick. I hate the USC picks and don't think either will stick. The UGA pick is okay but I think a DT would have been a smarter choice. Without that trade out of the first, almost all of the DTs were still on the board.

    It's a 53 man roster and they were pleased with overall depth heading into the draft. They don't need bodies. 

     

  5. 18 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:


    I read a rumor(nothing concrete) about the bills wanting to pursue tee Higgins and this gives them all day to ponder it

    I read that too, but then I also read that Buffalo doesn't have the cap space to get a player like that. We'll see.

    Either way, to allow KC to move up to their pick to get Mahome's desired WR is pretty fucking stupid. 

     

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  6. I watched the Bleacher Report livestream coverage with CJ and Micah Parsons for the entire draft. Way better experience than ESPN or NFL network IMO. You get commentary from two current players who are football junkies that provide a refreshing perspective. And there was only 1 analyst giving his thoughts on each pick. 

    1. CJ LOVES Ricky Pearsall. Visibly upset when SF took him. Said Pearsall was his 2nd favorite WR in this draft after Marvin Harrison, Jr. 

    2. You can tell he wants the Texans to take Michael Hall Jr. 

    3. He was understandably very annoyed that KC got Xavier Worthy. 

  7. As a neutral observer, the trade down was smart. Clearly Dallas was targeting one guy and knew he'd be their later in the round. 

    I do find it interesting that when I looked at mocks pre-draft, it felt like all of them had the Cowboys taking Guyton. Usually hard to for analysts to nail picks later in the round. 

     

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  8. On 4/24/2024 at 8:59 AM, HenryJames said:

    Airlines must give automatic refunds for all canceled flights and those delayed over 3 hours: DOT - ABC News (go.com)

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    The Department of Transportation on Wednesday is rolling out new rules that will require airlines to automatically give cash refunds to passengers for cancelled and significantly delayed flights.

    The delays covered would be more than three hours for domestic flights and more than six hours for international flights, the agency said.

    DOT will also require airlines to give cash refunds if your bags are lost and not delivered within 12 hours.

    Airlines will have six months to comply with the new rules, DOT said.

    "Passengers deserve to get their money back when an airline owes them - without headaches or haggling," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a statement. "Our new rule sets a new standard to require airlines to promptly provide cash refunds to their passengers."

    Buttigieg will make a formal announcement abut the major changes at a Wednesday morning news conference.

    The DOT said it is also is working on rules related to family seating fees, enhancing rights for wheelchair-traveling passengers for safe and dignified travel, and mandating compensation and amenities if flights are delayed or canceled by airlines.

    According to DOT, passengers are entitled to a refund for:

    Canceled or significantly changed flights: Passengers will be entitled to a refund if their flight is canceled or significantly changed, and they do not accept alternative transportation or travel credits offered. For the first time, the rule defines “significant change.” Significant changes to a flight include departure or arrival times that are more than 3 hours domestically and 6 hours internationally; departures or arrivals from a different airport; increases in the number of connections; instances where passengers are downgraded to a lower class of service; or connections at different airports or flights on different planes that are less accessible or accommodating to a person with a disability.

    Significantly delayed baggage return: Passengers who file a mishandled baggage report will be entitled to a refund of their checked bag fee if it is not delivered within 12 hours of their domestic flight arriving at the gate, or 15-30 hours of their international flight arriving at the gate, depending on the length of the flight.

    Extra services not provided: Passengers will be entitled to a refund for the fee they paid for an extra service — such as Wi-Fi, seat selection, or inflight entertainment — if an airline fails to provide this service.

     

     

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