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Dan has done a good enough job on this roster we’re in a decent spot to just take BPA at any of our positions of need. I imagine we resign Nijman regardless

I don’t much care if Rico leaves, I only ever saw it as a one year stay. I feel like we can go into camp with what we have minus Rico plus Brooks. If Brooks doesn’t look good enough early to compliment Chuba, there will be guys out there to fill in. And we don’t know what Etienne will look like, maybe he can step up and we won’t need as much to take up Brooks’ slack. I suppose the long shot outcome is Brooks looks great and then you are down to whether you want to trust the repair job holding up.

Second to nly Brian Burns in "sprints past the QB - no contact included"

I don’t want an OT at 19. Our o line has held up okay throughout injury. I think you sign Christensen and Nijman. If LT gets bad, put Moton on that side. LB needs blue chip talent. I think we look for a tackle in the 3rd or 4th, in a addition to a flex center/guard.

Prob a $100 million at least. Rough.

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I think people rightly expected to see flashes his first year and were rightly disappointed in what they saw on the field. There were some last year and he came in this year and stunk it up again to start the season. Has shown some flashes turned in some good play. Even managed to not be the biggest reason we lost in some losses. Three straight horrible stretches to open the season, will it be four? I see the good stuff but I don’t know how much I trust it.

For all intents and purposes he's done. He's at best a "maybe" to ever play a snap of football again for us or anyone else. LT now has to be our top priority in the offseason. There go my dreams of a 1st round MLB.

Horn needs to learn how to tackle instead of just randomly diving head first at people and not wrapping up 90% of the time he tries to tackle somebody... The concussion he got was more Cherelus' fault, but tackling recklessly like he does will continue to put him at risk for concussions

Wonder how much money Icky lost off this injury. Sucks because it didn't even look bad when the injury happened. Would be nice if he came recovered well and somehow could get a multiyear dear with him that is much cheaper than what he would have gotten pre-injury

Lmao comparing Bryce in his luxury suite pocket vs what Herbert sees on every snap https://twitter.com/nflmemes/status/2010577295745159276?s=46

Yes, but outside of Chubb with Denver and Burns (lol) with us, he hasn't had good pass rushers. He, like many DCs, tends to value limiting big plays and making a team string together 10-15 plays to score a TD. Outside of DB and Scourton, we are just trotting out JAGs with zilcho pass rush skills. Whether we blitzed or rushed 4, the QB usually had plenty of time. Even in the Rams game when Stafford struggled to throw completions against the blitz, he still had 5-7 seconds to throw the ball and just had bad throws. We also lucked out with Puka dropping that easy TD before the half when we blitzed also.

I'm not looking at any of those as a good choice. Willis is a pass and Jones will probably get a contract offer in Indy (and should). Now, work out a trade for Mac Jones and I might be intrigued. The two best QB factories right now are SF and LARams. Grab someone from their benches and you get a quality guy from a prior high draft that might be reaching their potential. Everything else is a crap shoot at best.

Nijman wasn’t terrible. But I wouldn’t describe his play as good either. I think he’s still best suited as a swing tackle off the bench. And unfortunately Brady Christiansen cannot be relied on given h injuries as well We should resign Nijman, but we need to bring in someone else either in free agency or the draft to give us an alternative in the event he doesn’t perform. Free agent options are pretty bad unless there are some surprise cuts, so the draft is probably our better option. With our overall needs, would be nice to shore up the defense in Round 1, but if the value that’s there is in a LT, I think you have to seriously consider that. If Ickey returns and can still be effective, I think you can move him or the new LT over to RT since Moton will likely be retiring in the next couple years.

The moving goal posts for Bryce both ways is wild. But for the most part, this place is overtly negative. First, it was he didn’t show flashes at all of being a #1 pick: he’s done that for sure. Then it was he cannot throw the deep ball and we want to see him take more shots: he’s done that and gotten much better with his timing and accuracy on deep shots. Then it was he can only win with a dominant ground game getting 200+ yards: we haven’t had a ground game since October, he pretty much carried the offense and almost took down the Rams. I get it, you didn’t want him and think he’s too small and weak and nothing will change that. But holy hell give the guy a break. “31 other starters can do what he’s doing” You put a statue back there like Stroud and see how many sacks we give up in that playoff game. I’m not saying he’s a top 15 qb but there are flashes to what he can be if he continues to improve. The disrespect to saying he’s a bottom 5 qb is wild lol

This right here... If DB or Nick says it, fine. A guy that looks completely lost on the field probably should shut his mouth and learn some pass rushing techniques and how to play his gap assignment

Of all people, Princely probably shouldn't be talking... He has raw talent and potential, but he was out there screwing up a lot on the field this year

More likely that defenses without pass rushers are low sack generating. but that’s the price you pay when you spend three seasons building one of the leagues least potent offenses.

45.6% of players with that injury never return to NFL action. And nearly 80% of players didn't return within two seasons. Those that do return, few return to their pre injury performance and most have much shorter careers. This is not a player you pay, or trust to be available. He might come back in 2027, but I wouldn’t bet the season on him. We need a replacement.

We also clearly have no leaders on the defense capable of adjusting schemes. We tip our hats on our blitz scheme so often and when the QB audibles you never see a defensive audible. I don't believe anyone on the defense is empowered or capable of adjusting the play.

Not sure that age has anything to do with it, as much as the specific injury and situation. No, we shouldn't give up on Ickey, but due to the nature of the injury and statistics regarding the ability to return to football and be as effective, we can't count on him either. What we can do is hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Bro, Icky is done for all of 2026, and who knows if he even comes back the same player in 2027 (odds are not in his favor with that type of injury). And Yosh filled in nice when he had the chance, but I don't trust him for a full season. You say it doesn't put us over the hump if we draft a LT, but it DAMN sure would put us back in the cellar if we don't have stability on the blindside. Having ANOTHER solid LT is NEVER bad a thing. I would argue keeping our QB (whoever that might be) upright is far more important than adding some pass rush or LB.

Isn’t Evero’s defense historically a low sack generating defense? Or maybe I have that wrong

No to fill-ins. It doesn't work, and Bryce will struggle with turnstiles in front of him. We need to address this in the draft (unless we have some unforseen trade). Days one and two have to be on the table. It's life. It's business. It is what it is.

Lol wut? It’s a very serious injury but he’s 25 and can absolutely come back from this. You don’t give up on home grown talent….franchise left tackles don’t grow on trees. You don’t remember the absolute disaster that position has been other than J gross? He will likely make his way back in the middle of the season.