A record deal: Ravens free-agent punter Jordan Stout reached agreement today with the Giants on a three-year, $12.3 million deal that makes him the NFL’s highest-paid punter and reunites him with his former head coach John Harbaugh, per ESPN sources. The deal cannot be signed until Wednesday.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs Take: The draft pick value chart most teams still use is outdated. Most analytics show day 2 picks are systematically undervalued and day 1 picks outside the top 10 are overvalued. Teams trading up in the middle of round 1 are lighting draft capital on fire every single year.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs The NFL needs to copy the NBA — blowout = starters sit. “Garbage time” exists to protect stars and develop backups, yet the NFL still waits to long to pull players (example Jayden Daniels) while young players lose real reps that would benefit in case of future injuries.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs Take: the raiders should not take a qb with the first pick. The team is nowhere near ready. Trade back, get as many picks as you can, and trade Crosby as well. Run it back with geno, bolster the o-line for Jeanty, and find your qb next year with the picks you accrued.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs College football needs to play by NFL rules. If these guys want to be pros, they should be playing the pro game. 2 feet inbounds, no clock stops for first downs, etc. It would shrink the learning curve that’s already steep enough when they get to Sundays.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs The college football down rule needs to go. If you’re not touched, you’re not down, just like in the NFL. Letting players get ruled down for slipping or diving catches doesn’t prepare players for Sundays, the rules should match the NFL.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs Take: As a Jags fan who didn’t like the Hunter pick: The talk about him playing both ways in the same game isn’t his upside, the upside is you get two shots at making it a good pick. If he flops at receiver, move him to corner and see how he does there, two chances for one pick
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs Yards per carry is a bad stat, and yet it’s still cited like gospel.
One 60-yard run and five 1-yard gains is 10.83 YPC. Great! Except that’s five unsuccessful runs. Success rate, EPA per rush, and missed tackles forced actually tell you if a back is helping your team.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs The playoff structure rewards mediocrity and punishes greatness. A 9-8 team can make the playoffs with a soft division, while a 12-win wildcard team has to play on the road. Division titles shouldn’t matter more than actual wins. Seeding should be based on record, not geography.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs Passer rating is football’s most outdated stat.
It ignores rushing, sacks, and context. A QB can play safe and look elite, while a dynamic playmaker gets penalized. It’s 2025—use EPA or QBR.
@TheJoeMarino Take: Boneless wings get unnecessary hate: while good regular wings are the better choice, boneless wings are still great vessels for a good sauce without the mess and low volume of actual food.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs With the new junior college ruling, High school players will face tough competition for scholarships. Coaches will favor JUCO players with experience and just pure toughness, big difference between an 18 and 20-21 year old.
@TheJoeMarino@KyleCrabbs With the new junior college ruling, High school players will face tough competition for scholarships. Coaches will favor JUCO players with experience and just pure toughness, big difference between an 18 and 20-21 year old.