Proudiddy

As I've been saying for a few weeks now, I'm all for giving Robby an extension, bc again, if TMJ pans out the way we hope, he will be up for one himself by the time Robby's contract would be expiring in 4-5 years, if extended. It's brilliant team building, imo. That being said, DJ has to be the priority to get done first, imo. Fitt is a changing of the guard. The old regimes under Hurnia and Gettledouche squandered away our home grown talent. This FO can't do that. When you draft and identify talent, you have to retain it. DJ's TD issues are no fault of his own... Teddy no doubt cheated DJ out of so many of those opportunities last season. Things will be different this year.

Just seeing this... but this makes me think we definitely discussed Howard before they amended his contract.

While I agree with his background lending itself to having a propensity for CBs, Donte doesn't fit the profile of the guys they drafted and retained.

Wow. I was right. Kind of... I'm thinking he means after DJ, though, right? Yeah, I edited it after I posted that to include that part. I agree. Especially with Burns on the edge of superstardom and being a edge rusher.. He's gonna be pricey. I'd like to try to strike early and possibly get a bit of a hometown discount if we could. From how heavily his brother is invested in him being here, I know we'll have him long-term, I think it's just a matter of when and how much.

DJ is the first... I'm thinking the second player is Burns or possibly Robby. As I stated elsewhere, iI think if we extend Robby, it would be ideal nc then his contract should expire by the time TMJ's ready for his extension. But, it would be super smart to get Brian locked up asap. I've always felt if the player/agent are willing, it's best to sign them to an extension in the penultimate year of their rookie contract, rather than wait for the last year.

Damn, I really like Fit. What I love most is his transparency, and he is transparent bc he has fuging titanium balls... he's not worried about what the rest of the league's FOs are doing, because he's gonna do what he's doing regardless. And I expect if we're looking into trades for a LT, the upgrade will be significant. Also, I'm assuming the extension is DJ.

Little, Armanti Edwards, Dwayne Jarrett, Gaulden, Silatolu, Clausen, Fua, Everette Brown, and even Colbert... all 2nd and 3rd rounders. Yeesh. I always credited Hurney for his hit rates on first rounders, but all his blunders elsewhere made him absolutely atrocious. I always said, our 2nd and 3rd round picks under him quite possibly had to be the worst in the league during his tenure.

I like that... and not to harp on Darnold, but to your point about leaving Fields on the board is that the thing that sucks most about passing up on him, is if Darnold doesn't work out, we will have to give up a LOT in the future to try to draft a guy that's even slightly comparable.

In all seriousness, we're stuck with Sam this year, good or bad. This is the bed Rhule and Fitterer made, and we're all gonna have to sleep in it. On the positive side, the Ravens are historically one of the best and toughest defenses in the NFL, year in and year out... great scheme and hard-nosed style. So, a bit of a struggle is expected for a guy in a new system. I have also said repeatedly, if we had just had a guy at QB last year who would take the shots downfield when they were there, we probably win 5 more games. So, we may just be better off that factor alone. On the otherside of things, even though the Colts defense was also good, this is more evidence that he hasn't yet turned the corner. Now, this is a bit of a reclamation project, so it could be mid-season before he feels comfortable, but the troubling thing is, this is what we already saw from his time in NY. It's not encouraging, but it's still early.

So, about DeShaun Watson...

Damn straight.

No fullback left on the roster.

Wow. Surprised we got anything for him, but man... a 2nd rounder who became a 7th. I wonder if it's conditional because I don't see him lasting there either.

I don't want to judge him, but it's just the combination of all the issues with him that makes him just seem like he's not all in... the speeding ticket, saying outright he's not getting the vaccine despite almost the entire team having gotten it and on top of that he isn't a superstar, and the team has gotten used to playing without him because he has been injured the entirety of TC and apparently is nowhere close to being ready either.

Wow, didnt know Lorenzo Neal's son was on a roster. Interesting.

In all seriousness, Tory Pride made things a lot easier for them. So there are 4 cuts today.

Denzel Perryman.

I like Minshew. His play-style reminds me a lot of Jake. Would love to bring him in for the right price (late draft pick). That being said, I'm higher on PJ than most, and I just don't see our staff bringing in another guy that would threaten Sam this season. I think they're fully committed to giving Sam this full season, unchallenged and see if he can improve... if he doesn't, then he's gone.

Yeah, I really like Franklin too.

I've seen a lot of different names thrown out there for guys that impressed against the Colts, but I haven't seen anyone mention Kenny. I loved the pick last year bc I watched him in the XFL and he was an absolute dog. Appeared to have great athleticism, instincts, and had a great story as well, having been the only XFL player to forgo his college eligibility, so he was also super young (IIRC). Was a bit discouraged when we had briefly released him last year, as I thought someone would scoop him up, but we brought him back... hadn't heard a lot about him through camp aside from a few plays, but now that I'm watching the game, he really stood out. He had a big TFL on 3rd down in the 1st half and the pick in the 3rd quarter. I'm really hoping he finds his way to the 53, because I think he has a ton of talent and will certainly get better moving forward.

NGL, they showed him walking on the sideline after he came up gimpy, and I thought to myself, even among some of the largest and widest bodies in the world, it's very rare that you see guys now who they still can't find pants for that fit them... Brown is one of those guys.

I'm still watching it now, and every snap I've watched them, I've been impressed. Very excited about these picks.

I am with that.