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Good news on Campen and Tabor. It sounds like Reich was told to keep them on staff rather than just “encouraged.” Smart move by Tepp/Fitt. Also, it seems clear our owner is willing to spend what it takes. Being that’s the main purpose of a sports team owner, I’m in the minority that’s happy with Tepper as our owner. We are forcing teams league wide to match what we are willing to pay.

When we traded the picks, SF was struggling and the total value was equivalent to ~late 1st. If SF wins the Super Bowl, those picks will be roughly equivalent to a mid 2nd total value. In reality, I prefer having four separate picks over just one mid-2nd since it increases the likelihood we select someone worth a mid-2nd.

OLB - Burns 3T - Ioannidis or similar NT - Brown 5T - YGM OLB - Luvu ILB - Shaq and B Smith

Do you mean “giving” instead of “taking?” If so, I agree with the laughter

Wouldn’t that be the best win-win trade of all time. SF wins 14 straight and the Super Bowl then we use those picks to trade up & find a franchise QB who leads us to our first Super Bowl.

You suggesting fans will boycott going to games because Wilks wasn't hired?

The fans on the Huddle are more knowledgeable about the Panthers than your typical social media poster. I’m not surprised those with more knowledge can accept Reich is the better hire. I’m also not surprised those just reading social media headlines and the lawyer’s tweets are outraged thinking a social injustice has occurred.

Please explain your thoughts on why Wilks didn’t receive a single HC interview with any other team than the Panthers. Guys like Ryans, Mayo, the Broncos DC all were interviewed elsewhere. Why not Wilks?

So you agree that Reich is seen as one of the best offensive schemers in the NFL, but all you can do is complain about the hire?

Would make resigning Bozeman more difficult.

Not if Burns is part of the package.

Hire Reich and make him grow the beard back out. Definitely NFCS champs then

Reich HC/Wilks DC - would we still receive two third round compensation picks if Wilks chooses to go elsewhere as DC (i.e., Falcons)? I'm unsure if the interim label changes that.

1. Steichen 2. Reich 3. Wilks 4. Moore Don’t want to give up draft picks for Payton. Don’t think Kafka is ready yet. Don’t want anyone from this year’s Broncos staff. At least not yet. I favor Moore > Dorsey and Wilks > Caldwell.

We can later in the draft. Not at #9 if it’s the 4th best QB in the class and he’s a huge project.

I haven’t given up hope on Tremble yet. He’s the same age (22) as Sam Laporta, Tucker Kraft, and Luke Musgrave in the 2023 draft class. He’s actually younger than Dalton Kincaid. TE is typically a position where only grown men excel. He could still develop into a strong TE2.

TMJ and Shenault are great WR3/4 types. I still want to see Shenault used out of the backfield more. DJ, imo, is a high end WR2. If we landed an elite #1 to pair with DJ and the rest, I would consider our WR room stacked.

I agree. Some here do not. They mentioned they would rather have respectable seasons over a number of years than one Super Bowl and then below average.

IMO, If we hire Wilks with Reich as OC, we win the NFCS one or both of the next two years. I think the players believe in their improvement under him, and they would rally behind him to play ~10 win football with a FA QB like Carr or even Darnold <gasp>. Problem is that would be the extent of it. We would be back above average with that combo, but never a true contender. The benefits of galvanizing the locker room with a Wilks hire would have diminishing returns after that and we'd be back to mediocre. I just see a low ceiling with the ball control style of play I'd expect from Wilks.

Thanks for the links. A lot of value at RB late in this draft. If we were sticking with McAdoo's offense, I think Ibrahim could give you >80% of what Foreman did this year as a rookie, and we'd have him cheap for 4 years. I'm not sure he's a fit for all offenses/downs though. I do like him in short yardage situations.

It's currently looking like Bijan will be gone by round 2.

I laughed, but still not true. Gronk averaged more yards and TDs per game over his *much longer* career.

You're pretty far off on this one. Gronk and Hernandez played together for the first three years of both their careers. Hernandez only received for more yards in their rookie year. Gronk made the all-rookie team that year with 4 more TDs than Hernandez. Gronk was 1st team All-Pro in his second year I'm not saying Hernandez wasn't good. He was very good, but it's difficult to argue Gronk isn't one of the best tight ends of all-time.

I did one mock without trading up for a QB (above) and focusing on a combo of BPA and needs. Below was my mock if I traded up for a QB. I’d prefer Young, but I’d be happy with Stroud too. I tried to be aggressive with heavy offensive picks to support the young QBs.