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First up, to anyone who’s confused, this is Micah from Gastonia. I’m just submitting this from my vacation spot.
Secondly, I recant. I know I’m cooked as soon as I hear any old guy (not just you, Darin) say “Kids these days” (full well knowing I will be one of those old guys come some day [which is why I practice doing so in plays]), and then your explanation proved it. I do in fact need to GET BACK TO CLASS (You too, Zach! Also, I’m going to call it that you’re going to tell me to say a currently indefinite number of Yale Larys, so I have to ask a bonus question: What is a Yale Lary?)
Anyways, for my real question: Which undrafted free agent NOT NAMED Haynes King do you think has the best chance to make the roster?
KEEP POUNDING and tell Monroe that we love him too (Shoutout William from Mokelumne Hill)! — Micah, North Myrtle Beach, SC
Yale Lary, of course, is the former Lions safety, punter, and return man from the 1950s who is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
But someone once referenced an ethical quandary in a Mailbag, and I told them to say three Yale Larys, go forth and sin no more. Neither Gastonia nor North Myrtle Beach is known for its large Catholic populations, so you may not be familiar with the prayers for which the long forward passes as time expires are named, which priests would often prescribe in bulk following confession (depending on how much you had to confess).
What can I say, this is a multicultural ‘Bag. Also, from studying many of the world’s religions, I’ve learned that most of them talk about all the same stuff; they just have different words for it. Be kind to people, take care of your neighbors, especially the less fortunate, feed the hungry, etc. And because I like football history, religion in general, and clever wordplay, it was just a joke that made me laugh.
As for undrafteds, I’m not sure any of them make the roster at all. I’m not sure all the draft picks do. The roster has gotten better to the point that it’s no longer assumed. If you see salary guarantee numbers for undrafteds, it’s worth comparing them to the practice squad salary for the year (for rookies this year, $247,500), and realizing that might be the plan. Keeping three quarterbacks is a luxury, and King would have to have an incredible preseason to keep him as the third, because that would force them to cut into positions where you more often need a surplus (like linemen or receivers).
So now go forth, and you’d better say four Yale Larys, because I know what young people do in North Myrtle Beach, especially the ones from Gastonia.