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Bryce Young has half the talent or less, however. That's an issue.

New England is just not a very talented team, I think that will catch up to them sooner rather than later. Stroud could attempt to give it away, though.

This has been one of the wildest offseasons for the coaching carousel in recent memory. @LinvilleGorge furiously trying to match Belichick with current NFL owners.

It was right at the end of his SF time. Hence why it makes zero sense to extend Bryce. If your ceiling is Alex Smith(Bryce has nothing near that as his ceiling) then there is no reason to invest in that. Let's focus on building a team for the future Pat Mahomes, not Alex Smith.

Eienne and Corbett should get Dave fired alone.

The issue is that Mays isn't appreciably better than Bozeman. It won't take much in terms of resources to find a solution there. We just keep ignoring it, which is somewhat understandable given what we have invested in the RG and LG. Linderbaum is a free agent. If he doesn't sign with Baltimore, throwing money his way would definitely improve the OL unit tremendously. In the 2027 offseason, there will likely have to be a wholesale overhaul of the OL unit anyway.

Smith didn't really pan out until his 7th year in the NFL.

He was much more bad than good, IMO.

That's one thing I have suggested several times, building a team that is actually attractive for a free agent QB.

https://overthecap.com/collective-bargaining-agreement/article/7/section/7 Is it at the start of the season or league year(March)? I am not 100% clear reading the language.

They haven't accepted that he is a backup QB yet.

I don't personally view that as a risk because I don't view him as an NFL starting QB. And although there haven't been many #1 overall picks to not get a 5th year option there have been ample first round QB's and first round picks overall. It's not a crazy outlier for the 1st round or even top 10.

He hasn't but you have to remember that we are talking from the "franchises perspective" when a lot of us are saying "earned." I don't think many of us actually want this to happen but this coaching staff, FO and owner are way more convinced.

That's much better than it sounded in text format. Not shutting it down completely is fair. Noncommittal answer.

That better not happen in an attempt to "get a good deal" before CJ's contract gets inked.

I don't see a lot to warrant all the backlash against Princely. Yes he has to be better as a player but history could end up being on his side. Aside from the previously stated stats, don't forget that Clowney had 9.5 sacks with Baltimore in 2023 and 8.5 sacks in Dallas this season. With Evero: 5.5 I so believe PART of what he is saying, that it is the coaching and scheme that limits pass rush pressure and ultimately sacks.

That is currently Justin Fields at $20 mil. Unfortunately, that isn't realistic. The contract to watch this offseason is Stroud's. More than likely he will ask for more or similar.

Evero's defenses have finished 23rd, 32nd, 29th and 30th in sacks. He will likely never have a top 10 defense in sacks. It is scheme. Brian Burns second lowest sack output was his season with Evero. It was also overwhelmingly the lowest Pressures he had ever had in his career. If you want a high pressure, sack heavy defense, it is never going to be with Evero.

Yeah, that might have been a foregone conclusion before Saturdays game, it seems like it had to be one after.

I think the interviews are going matter a lot. He could be a 4th or 5th(way too high, IMO) or he could be a UDFA.

FTFY

That is a valid point. Brother, he is a below average pass blocker in a phone booth. He would get decimated on the edge.

We could sign a stop gap LT in free agency too. We might have to dramatically overpay but there are a couple of older, solid guys coming available that might be into a one year cash grab.

Mays I view like BC. He can do an admirable job as a starter but he will never be anything other than a bottom third starter. He is a top shelf, critical backup. Hunt would be a net negative salary cap impact to cut/trade this offseason. He also has a $9 mil guarantee that gets triggered on March 13. He would be easier to move in 2027 but I am not sure there will be many takers at his salary. We need to start getting serious about drafting a real C, some interior depth/starters and at least one starting caliber OT. As much as a strength as that unit has been, we are over invested monetarily and the returns have been underwhelming.