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We expected about four or five more per season than we got. Like I said, he was decent but not great like we had hoped.

In all honesty, we needed a replacement for Burns when we drafted Burns. His best move was the Spider-man pose that everyone loved. And beyond that, he proved to be a modestly accomplished edge rusher, modestly. And he couldn't play the run to save his life. Sorry, had to throw that in. Loved the guy, but he just never hit the potential we hoped for. Edit to add: And we changed from a 4-3 to a 3-4 to accommodate him.

Sad, but true. Still, I hold out hope that we can be champs rather than chumps. We've been left holding the bag since 2019 now. It's time to find someone else to talk into taking it.

Considering how bad we've been, for so long now, maybe breaking the cycle is a good thing.

It's inflation, man. And yeah, it might not have looked like it at the time, but maybe by next season the Horn contract will look rather pedestrian.

Okay, let's watch and see.

It'll be Warren. BPA and a position of need at the same time.

Well, that didn't take long. About like I'd said elsewhere, 3 years, $30 million apiece. And I really don't even know this guy, he wasn't on my radar. https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-derek-stingley-jr-three-year-90-million-deal-highest-paid-db

And yet, I bet someone will beat it this season. It's just the nature of the beast, especially with that contract coming so early in the off-season, and everything yet to go. Some really good CB out there will want a re-work of his deal to make him the highest paid and point to Horn's contract. Heck, by this time next year, we may see him on the list at 5 or 6 for best paid for position and think we've got a bargain. Or we'll be saying Morgan was gonna Hurney all along.

I've seen it go both ways. And that observation doesn't help a bit at this point, does it?

I thought that last year when we invested so heavily in guards. I was wrong because they sure made a difference. Hubbard and Brown seem to be worth the money or possibly even bargains. And Horn, that was a lot of money there, but it probably is just resetting the marketplace and he'll be down the list in the next few weeks. Still, I'm wondering about the balance between the impact he made last season and his availability through his career. It's a roll of the dice and I'm not sure how much is guaranteed.

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Would be great to have a home grown starter at FS. I hope he can reach the potential Coach Canales seems to have seen.

I think that they probably want a QB before then and might go with Dart. I know who they picked up but really... Hoping they don't grab Warren though.

Warren will be the pick. Read the room.

Honestly, his name doesn't ring a bell for me, but good for him! I hope at the end of this next season I'll be talking about what an amazing development he's had!

Must be worried he's going to get a Musk e-mail asking what he's done during the last week. That's how we get this crap turned out at the very, very beginning of free agency and before the draft and training camp. Gotta show some work, get something to post and keep justifying paychecks. That being said, we all gobble this stuff up knowing that it's just fluff. So, just enjoy it for the cotton candy it is.

APP State!!!!!! Woot!

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It's not a philosophy, it's a truth. Every time any team makes a draft pick they are betting that this young fellow will somehow be able to make the jump to the NFL, that'll he won't be bogged down by injuries, that he will over perform where they picked him. And in the vast majority of cases across the entire spectrum of picks, the success rate is low. That makes every draft pick a hope.

Every pick is a hope. Every pick.

The bar was set very, very low. Historically low. I'm not sure a coordinator has ever survived the off-season with a team that set a historic low for futility before. Still, I have hope from what we've picked up and retained.

I kinda see him as BPA at 8. The problem is that I also see him as BPA at around five and six and seven, too. That has me worried. Best player, whatever position, can make a team. This guy is one of those who can do it and we desperately need some of those folks.

Tyler Warren will be the pick. That's what I'd do and that's what the tea leaves are reading right now.

I'd love to add a classic fullback to our team. If he were five years younger I'd jump at having him here. And yeah, I still miss Brad Hoover.