All aTwitter: 4 March 2021

Joe Theismann is pro Taylor Heinicke.

On the Doug Flute SiriusXM Flutie Flakescast: "I'm good with Taylor Heinicke coming in and having the job right from the get go. Kyle Allen is still there. He's recovering from injury." Says he wouldn't give up too much to add another QB.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) March 3, 2021

Seen Florida WR Kadarius Toney linked to Washington in a few mock drafts, so I watched him and wrote about just how good he is https://t.co/GW8jRf8gGv

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) March 3, 2021

The Washington Football Team will create the team’s first co-ed dance team as part of its new game day entertainment program, hiring Petra Pope as senior advisor to run it. Formerly, Pope was manager of the Laker Girls and then Knicks City Dancers.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 3, 2021

Petra is a force of nature and an innovator in this space. With her boldness, creativity, and passion paired with new world class expertise in Guest Experience, Joey Colby-Begovich, we will create something fresh and dynamic for our fans in the coming years. We owe it to them! https://t.co/5DXhJ0qUtH

— Jason Wright (@whoisjwright) March 3, 2021

I’ll be honest: a lot of the comments about the coed dance team are unreal. not sure why some of you feel threatened by possibly seeing male dancers. Check yourselves. Good day.

— John Keim (@john_keim) March 3, 2021

The Washington Football Team officially released LB Thomas Davis, who said last season he plans to retire.

He was set to be a free agent in a couple weeks anyway.

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) March 3, 2021

Thomas Davis will be signing a one day contract with Carolina and retiring as a Panther

Davis: the 10th-most valuable LB per PFF WAR since 2006 pic.twitter.com/MwMzreD5Jh

— PFF (@PFF) March 4, 2021

What would you include in a package for Trent Brown and one of Oakland’s QBs? https://t.co/rBwQbzbS6J

— PFF Washington (@PFF_Washington) March 3, 2021

Just texted with an NFL head coach about the upcoming cuts and what he expects…

“It’s going to be a massacre next week all around the league”

— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) March 3, 2021

I'm told #Raiders G Gabe Jackson has been informed he will be released, per source.

— IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 3, 2021

The Eagles got a 4th round 2020 compensatory pick for letting Golden Tate leave to the rival Giants for two seasons.

Philly turned that pick into four other picks via trades, resulting in acquiring Shaun Bradley, Quez Watkins, Casey Toohill, and a 2021 5th rounder TBD. https://t.co/kfFpUgbc4J

— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) March 4, 2021

Guys...w/3 decision makers, chances are 90% of free agents #washingtonfootball signs will be tied to one of them in some way. Can we stop pointing out every connection? If not, I’ll just start talking about how I’m President Kennedy’s 4th cousin more often. No one wants that. https://t.co/HH67K6THxK

— Kennedy Paynter (@Kennedy_Paynter) March 4, 2021

The #Raiders have had talks about potentially dealing tackle Trent Brown, source said, and with few available tackles in free agency, Las Vegas has a shot.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 3, 2021

Chris Cooley says he 'could see' Trent Williams coming back to Washington https://t.co/uR2dNFlmej

— NBC Sports Washington Football (@NBCSWASFootball) March 3, 2021

The Saints have officially released TE Jared Cook and TE Josh Hill. The Cook move is procedural, as he was scheduled to be a free agent at the start of the new league year.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 3, 2021

Former Titans' TE Delanie Walker, who took off last season due to COVID and to get 100 percent healthy, intends to play again in 2021, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 3, 2021

Joe Douglas said he will answer the call if teams call about trading for Sam Darnold. That is a departure from his stance in Oct. 2019 when he said he was untouchable. #nyj

— Brian Costello (@BrianCoz) March 3, 2021

If you're looking for cap space under the couch cushions, here's the rundown of all of the Giants' possible cap casualties: pic.twitter.com/qzKHVdbwOY

— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 4, 2021

Situation matters greatly and development isn't always linear.

— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) March 3, 2021

This is one of the hardest things I try to communicate. People go crazy when they see a team is able to cut a bunch of guys and the fanbase goes "see they did a great job" but that just ignores the fact that they overspent millions to sign the player in the first place

— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) March 3, 2021

Take the #Vikings and Rudolph: they sign a 4-year/$36 mil on paper contract in July, 2019. Rudolph is nearly 30, Vikings coming off 8-7-1 and are starting to use credit cards to pay credit cards to pay Kirk Cousins.

— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) March 3, 2021

The #Vikings got pretty much what they paid for paid for with Rudolph, Cousins, Barr and other extensions: Wild Card caliber professionalism, slowly fading, at premium prices. It makes sense to start shedding these guys (as they did last year), but it's just wheel spinning.

— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) March 3, 2021

The #Vikings are locked into play-it-safe, 10-6 forever reasoning. The #Broncos have spent 5 years whiffing on their self-scouting and thinking they're one move away from being awesome again. Their best transactions end up as boat bails.

— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) March 3, 2021

Fans, particularly #onhere, often forget that the goal is to build an awesome team, not to solve some immediate short-term problem.

— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) March 3, 2021

The key is having players you are happy with through 2 or 3 years. If you are cutting before year 3 it means at most you got 1 decent season out of the contract

— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) March 3, 2021

They got stuck in "our team is so AWESOME we just need a decent QB" and then began overspending on decent QBs until their team was no longer awesome because of the resources spent on decent QBs.

— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) March 3, 2021

The #Saints have already...

Reduced Drew Brees' salary by $24M
Restructured David Onyemata
Waived Jason Vander laan, & Cole Wick
Released Josh Hill, & Nick Easton

And are still $61M+ over a $185M league caphttps://t.co/LWLVHSt9Lk

— Spotrac (@spotrac) March 3, 2021

Sources: The Bills have submitted a rules change proposal to the NFL that would bar interviews for front-office and coaching positions until after the conference title games, and hirings until after the Super Bowl.

Owners could vote on it this offseason. Would be a BIG change.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 3, 2021

I kind of like this as an option since the kick is so hard, but I'm not sure if 4th and 15 is too easy relative to the original kick and I'd hate to see ticky tack fouls give possession.

— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) March 3, 2021

The fourth-and-15 alternative to the onside kick being proposed by the Eagles and the modified hiring cycle being proposed by the Bills could be put to votes of the owners this offseason, perhaps as soon as the March 30-31 remote meeting.

— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) March 3, 2021

In the last 10 NFL Drafts, the 1st QB off the board has ended up becoming the clear/no doubt best QB in the class 2 times. Obviously it's still early for recent picks but I thought this was pretty fascinating. It also speaks to the supreme importance of situation and fit.

— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) March 3, 2021

Could Ron Rivera want a younger Cam? https://t.co/PdA3yvRZ0O

— PFF Washington (@PFF_Washington) March 3, 2021

Simms nailed it with Mahomes, Lamar, Allen and Herbert

You don’t have to agree with him, but his draft QB rankings are well worth your attention https://t.co/MWuLq1jNEf

— Connor Rogers (@ConnorJRogers) March 3, 2021

Not gonna lie, I do genuinely wonder if getting benched twice, the constant trade rumors before he’s even been on the team a full year, and his former receivers picking Mac Jones over him will eventually get to Tua.

He’s a strong dude, but that’s a lot to have in your head. https://t.co/znQ22WhPSw

— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) March 4, 2021

How many times do we need to go over this...

There’s only ONE football team in New York. https://t.co/B7nKnEhTGp

— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) March 3, 2021

Here is Mel Kiper Jr. breaking down the selection of Sean Taylor. pic.twitter.com/GWBRvh3lxV

— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) March 3, 2021