Blitz Boi Jamal Adams

[Johnny English]

I think it’s actually simpler than that. Jamal is tired of Losing, he doesn’t think Gase can build a winner, so either pay me right now or send me somewhere else where I can at least be paid if I can’t win.

Yes but boring conspiracy theories are no fun, they need to have some machiavellian element of backroom whispering and multi-party manoeuvring to be interesting.

[Johnny English]

How many teams have gotten to or won a Super Bowl with dime-a-dozen running backs lately? Your argument doesn't hold water.

You're still confusing salaries with positional importance.

[SixFeetDeep]

The Jets haven’t granted permission and they don’t intend to trade him, per sources. Had it feeling this would turn ugly, and now it has.

Cimini

[bojanglesman]

Good. Just sit on him.

[Derek Smalls]

Just because positions literally play in the middle of the field does not make them the "spine."

[Andrew Ryan]

The formula for success in the NFL isn't that complicated. You need a quarterback (obviously), you need to protect that quarterback, and you need to get to the other quarterback. Beyond that you want players that are around the ball constantly. Edge rushers are in the backfield more often than ILBs and corners are around the ball more frequently than safeties. You don't want mediocrity anywhere on the field but if I had to choose between strength at wide receiver, corner, and edge rusher and running back, safety, and linebacker, that choice is easy.

[Andrew Ryan]

You're still confusing salaries with positional importance.

No, you're confusing being right with being wrong.

[Rosetta Stoned]

Good. The Jets hold all the leverage. Jamal should just sit down.

[Johnny English]

Just because positions literally play in the middle of the field does not make them the "spine."

Except that on both sides of the ball, if you dominate the center of the field then you have a much easier job with the rest of the game because you're making the contested area significantly smaller.

[Andrew Ryan]

The 49ers had one of the most dominant rushing attacks in recent memory last season because of their line and their scheme, not their running backs.

[Heismanberg]

Good. The Jets hold all the leverage. Jamal should just sit down.

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[bojanglesman]

You're mine Bender. For two years I've got you.  Actually 3.

[Heismanberg]

Except that on both sides of the ball, if you dominate the center of the field then you have a much easier job with the rest of the game because you're making the contested area significantly smaller.

But if you can't stop outside zone, it was over before it started

[Johnny English]

The formula for success in the NFL isn't that complicated. You need a quarterback (obviously), you need to protect that quarterback, and you need to get to the other quarterback. Beyond that you want players that are around the ball constantly. Edge rushers are in the backfield more often than ILBs and corners are around the ball more frequently than safeties. You don't want mediocrity anywhere on the field but if I had to choose between strength at wide receiver, corner, and edge rusher and running back, safety, and linebacker, that choice is easy.

You're cherrypicking and ignoring that I also included DT and C (could probably add G in there as well if you wanted to).

[CatoTheElder]

“You’ve got to be strong up the middle” is a phrase that either Herm or Bradway had tossed around one end of season conference. That’s all I really have on this topic.