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How many more chances is this dufus gonna get? Not like the injury flags werent beginning to pile up, even before he and mamma went wild on some guy.

Owners will have to sit tight, non-owners will be pointing and laughing right now - can't say as i blame em none, either.

My money would be on Stupar as potential replacement over Goethel, but i know they like Gothel, so it'll likely end up as a camp battle to watch ... they could even go for an LBBC of sorts. 2 downs with an LB and then use an exclusive DB set on passing downs. Not like they dont have a DBs on the roster that could be aggressive tacklers in the box as well as play coverage. Stupars not the sort of caliber of LB we've come to expect from Penn St, but hes fundamentally sound if a little clunky.

Whichever route they go it may well end up as good thing to get some practice in for when McClains ankle gets gimpy again, anyway *sigh*

There IS another window of opportunity on the horizon should either option not prove to be viable during roster cuts. Not ideal, but its there. Either that or their legal team is happy enough and the FO confident enough that between reduced time served and in-house options they can wait till next year when they have more draft picks to use. This year they were somewhat hamstrung after their previous trades from prior years.

Im no lawyer, but id guess McClain might be incarcerated for what? Half of his sentence, maybe less? So thats 3 months out (Mid May right now) - he'll be back by mid August. He wont miss all that much regular time. BUT// Staying in shape and match fitness will be a very real issue. He'll only get limited time in the yard and theres only so much he'll be able to work on with the facilities there and lack of personnel and equipment - even in a min sec facility.

So unless you can get the add on the ultra cheap i really wouldn't worry all that much about it.

McClain will be the same rollercoaster fitness ride next season, but he will play the majority of next season's games. Branch owners are the only real winners here.

Id expect a draft pick next season aimed at resolving this mess

He's appealed the verdict, and with a jury trial coming in could be a long time before this is resolved, so I really don't know how much it will affect McClain's playing status other than being a constant dark cloud over him. As things stand right now I don't think McClain sees any league discipline anytime soon.

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McKenzie on McClain:



It looks like he has nothing to fear from management as long as he concentrates on football.

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Just in ...

Really curious what happened and what his future outlooks are.

Being waived mid season means some other team might pick him up and start him, right? Not saying he is talented, but a team like the Packers with two injured ilb...

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Wouldn't be a packer-like move. Either a patriots or a jags like move, depends how derailed he really is. That said, usually when you're cut by the raiders your career is over but that was a 2000's Al thing. New guys now. Not optimistic regardless.

Good news for me, hello assured three down role Miles Burris!

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Definitely wish I had picked him and Wheeler up weeks ago instead of stubbornly thinking McClain would fix things.

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You had other options too

As regards Lando, really not sure what his future holds. All i can see with any conviction is it aint what was envisioned a while back.

He once upon a time had some talent, was a locker room presence and defensive leader.

Now hes got a bum ankle, a p.poor attitude, crazy family ... seems like a matter of time before he gets a rap sheet.

That wont put anyone off necessarily, noone here believes the leagues is populated solely by high character individuals but his inability to play sideline to sideline is definitely a downside.

The ONLY team that mightve been at the races have already applied their bandaids (Connor, Sims, Poppinga)

Unlike Babin, cant see anyone picking up his $4.5m tab (due next year) for a reclaimation project, let alone one that is prone to meltdowns. I think this one will clear waivers.

All that said, theres nothing official out there and hes still a raider - all just grist for the mill & food for thought atm, maybe SJ has a better read/handle on it?

Good thing you unloaded him when you did.

I hate you.

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I think it's safe to say Rolando won't be with the Silver and Black at the end of this season. Management is probably working on a way to send him back to Alabama.

In the old days Al (RIP) would have gone above the coaches to play his guys. It's refreshing to know the coach is in charge for a change and commands the respect of the players.

There was a note on Rotoworld that Omar Gaither will get the start in Rolando's place, but he probably doesn't offer much from an IDP fantasy perspective.

You are correct on that note. Gaither's shown some ability (had 102 tackles for Philly back in 2007), but essentially he's a replacement-level talent who won't be playing in subpackages, so IDP-wise there isn't much to see here, especially in a "meh" matchup with the Browns.

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So...this guy. Still dumb.

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Still dumb, but I think he was pulled over for being black in Alabama.

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