SmokinwithWilly

Im not even after a token guy at this point. Bryce is 1a, <insert name> is 1b. We don't have a definitive starting QB for the next 5 years. We need to be using all available QB roster spots to look. 2 I would like to see are Howell and Levis if he becomes available. Both have the tools, just make boneheaded mistakes. The same can be said of Darnold and he just got a ring as the starting QB that limited bone headed mistakes. If they don't work out, no harm done. We gave them an opportunity, and it didn't work out. I'm out on guys like Tua, Murray and Cousins. We know what they are and they're not the future. It's time to start getting aggressive about solving our QB problem and not just by throwing picks to move up and pray. Once we have our franchise guy for the next 5 years, then we can ease off the search. Until then, hammer down.

But we didn't win. We only got into the playoffs because another team got us there. We are a 6 win team realistically. You don't usually win games scoring 13 and 16. Those are anomalies not to be relied on year in and year out. If backing our way into the playoffs every year with a losing record is the standard, we need another fugging standard.

I want someone who can push Young. Camp doesn't need to be an open competition, but it doesn't need to be a closed one either. If another QB comes in and blows the doors off camp and betters Young, he deserves a chance to be the starting QB. We shouldn't avoid picking up another QB because we're afraid he might unseat our number 1 overall. Always look to improve.

I did too. We didn't even make it through the 1st date. The conversation was forced and I kept getting the feeling I was being interviewed. I didn't fit into whatever mold she had, which was fine, but it was a weird experience.

Serious question. Based off what? Morgan has one of the worst drafts in franchise history followed by what appears to be one of the best. We also don't have a winning season under Dan yet. He "fixed" our oline by buying 2 guards making us the most expensive unit in the league. Unfortunately, it didn't really produce a lot of results and 2 years later needs major help. Our defense was the worst in nfl history, followed by better, but still below average. He gave 2 years to Dalton, who was already washed up. He's made a few good moves too like Coker as an udfa, we offered him the most $, and the Jackson trade. At the moment, I'd say his ability to build a team is unknown. He was also assistant during Fitterer's tenure. And for those saying he wasn't making any decisions, you don't get promoted to GM if you've never actually done the job. That'd be like Bill Gates PA getting promoted to CEO just because he was in the same room when he brought him coffee. Morgan was involved in those 3 years of incompetence. I still think the best GM we ever had was Bill Pollian. From expansion to playoffs in 2 years was quite a feat before he took off for Indy. Overall though, I'd say our GM bar is quite low to hurdle to be the best.

I made a post about this some time ago about where his vision sight line is vs the height of average nfl lineman with shoulder pads. Bryce's LOS is obstructed. Seeing around a helmet in your sight line is much different than an NFL lineman's body. Put 3 or 4 of those linemen, plus defenders in front of him and well... It's why he's so quick to bail on a pocket. He can't see. And for those that say NFL linemen are the same size now as in college, that's true. But Bama had much better oline talent than the defenses they played and opened bigger gaps. 5*s vs 2/3* most weeks. Now everyone is 5*.

Evero prefers that smaller NT. I think the reason they don't use that many of the Wilfork style NT is there just aren't enough of them to go around. 360-375 is a lot of weight to sling around, and there aren't a lot of guys that can play dominantly at that size with the power needed to demand double teams consistently. Even with Star/Short, Star ate an extra lineman most plays and that freed up Short 1v1. I prefer a 4-3 with ball hawking LBs. To me, it's just more versatile because the hub of your defense isn't revolving around the health and dominance of a single D lineman. Also, with only a few between the tackle power backs, the run game has changed as well with a lot more dump offs and short yardage passing.

I've always wondered why we tried to run a 3-4 without a true NT. DB is not a NT even though he plays a lot over center.

I was hoping Golday might fall to the 3rd for us with an average combine, but doesn't look like that's gonna happen now.

I know it's an unpopular opinion, but draft position is part of why I hate backing into the playoffs. We weren't good enough to win the division, we weren't winning a SB, and we end up having to move up for a player we could have potentially gotten for free. If Stiles or Downs is sitting there at 13, does losing a player of that caliber make a weak playoff appearance loss better? I don't think so but that's just my opinion.

Explosiveness, quick feet/agility, and short yardage speed. Makes total sense. Top end 40 speed is great but not used often in games realistically. How many 30-40 yards straight line plays are there per game? I understand where overall speed matters, but it's overvalued if the footwork and explosiveness are lacking. Straight line speed guys usually don't have long careers. Most offenses live in the 5-15 yard area which is what the drills reflect.

He was moved from center to guard, then got in the dog house. Looks like their Kubiak really likes him though he announced today. Probably wouldn't be able to make that trade now. I was wanting to trade for him last year before the deadline while he had pissed off Carroll.

We passed on an all pro LT in Slater because his arms were considered short for the position. You don't pass on elite talent on the edge because his arms aren't ideal length.

I'd actually be willing to trade XL for JPJ from the Raiders. He was the top center before Frazier we skipped over to take XL. He was in the dog house for some reason under Carroll. They've both been disappointing for the teams that drafted them. Raiders need a WR and we need a C. I think it could be a good move to get new scenery for both.

Draft a guard? No. Center. We needed one with Corbett and his injury history and lack of playing the position. Mayes was green. Usually though, you don't have a top tier contract tackle followed up by 2 big guard contracts. That's a lot of dough in 3 roster spots. Even still, after Hunt and Lewis, churning the back end the roster wasn't/isn't a bad thing. UDFA or a late rounder on a multi-positional player. Just one of those places that piling up fodder isn't going to end badly for you, just based on attrition.

Only thing I really see it doing is possibly making Tepper listen if a different play caller can't run the offense because of limitations. New hire, someone who hasn't been watching Bryce for the past 3 years up close may be able to talk some sense if he sees that he isn't able to get the job done.

It wasn't just Icky. Losing BC to an Achilles also hurt. Can't rely on him either to return this year to at least have 2 guys to cover the position if we make a move to re-sign Yosh. Now we're looking who knows where for a LT,swing T, and another backup. 2 really devastating injuries for our off-season roster building.

This is similar to his who to start at RB after Rico had 500 yards in 2 games. It took him calling a leadership council to figure it out. His offense has been stagnant for 2 years. This doesn't show growth to me. It's either extremely slow recognition of something any Huddler could see and has been beaten like a rented mule here or someone's told him your offense better improve or else. I tend to think it's the latter.

At least it's not the Raiders.

You have to draft OL every year. The position(s) is just too much of a meat grinder and teams rarely make it through a season playing all 5 starters as a single unit. The team started the season with 9 OL on the active roster. By the end of the season, we had listed 14 different OL on the roster. You can't just rely on FA to fill all those positions, especially when 17% of you roster is made up of OL. Of the 7 picks we get every year, the simple math dictates at least one at some point should be going to replenish the trenches.

He didn't actually make the playoffs. We had several opportunities to clinch on our own and crapped the bed. We had to wait for Atlanta to win to get us in. We had the tie breaker in a poo division that had 3 teams finish 8-9. If you go back and look at the games we played, we weren't a dominant offensive team under him as an OC. We beat the Jets 13-7 and barely beat the packers after they failed to convert multiple red zone trips. We relied heavily on converting 4th downs. DC was also extremely slow at recognizing trends in game and was really lacking with clock management. Was there progress this year? Yes. But most of it was on the defensive side of the ball. Our offense was stagnant with a couple of exceptions. Any improvement from Bryce was minimal and he kept insisting on XL over Coker, and even RB distribution instead of going with the hot hand. He may be building something, but I don't think we've seen enough to know what that is. It could go either direction. If he insists on being OC, then without a noticeable improvement, yes he needs to be on the hot seat like any OC would. The more jobs you take on the more you have to be judged on. I think he would have a longer leash if he hired a true OC and just focused in being HC.

What it really proves is you don't have to sell the future to go up to 1 to get a QB. Finding a QB with the tools and having a good coach/system in place makes more impact than draft rankings.

I think if the NFL can get QB contracts back down to earth, they'd have more time before they give up. 3 years and it's extension time. 30-40m a season for a guy you hope might develop. It's just crippling to the cap if you're wrong, and the ones that are going to sit for a couple of years aren't going to go in the top 10. Expectations aren't realistic because the cap implications are just too damned big.

I don't know that they're necessarily bad, it's just so hard to determine who is going to make the jump. Most of these guys face maybe 2 or 3 NFL draft caliber players a game, if any. Then all of a sudden they're facing the top 25-30% of guys that were even drafted, the ones that actually made a roster. The gap is huge between college and NFL defensive caliber players. There are no sure things anymore. We need to keep drafting guys that have the traits we want until we hit paydirt. Even with Brady, NE kept drafting QBs to develop. One injury can change a season. It's a good thing to be constantly looking for a potential starting QB.