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Deonte Brown waived but expected to hit the practice squad

Brandon Smith gone too. Looks like they're comfortable with Shaq, Frankie, Kamu, and Chandler.

DiRenzo looked overwhelmed vs. 3rd/4th string guys at times. Milton seemed to also get picked on (or at least be on the wrong end of a highlight) during the preseason. Expected Spencer Brown to be cut but still bummed. Surprised by the R. Williams cut tho. Like most have said already, figured the roster was his to lose after McCall was cut. I suppose he lost it. Would be surprised if Kobe Jones nor Eku Leota make the practice squad, assuming they don't get picked up by another team first of course.

Deion Jones and Kobe Jones cut. Surprised about the Deion Jones cut, but not if it means Chandler Wooten made the team due to his ability to contribute on ST. Kobe Jones could end up being a practice squad stash. Michael Jordan is finally gone... the bad man can't hurt us anymore.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Maxsaw Duggan

Very eager to see how Chuba looks after a year under Duce and TB. That's an upgrade from Jeff Nixon and Ben McAdoo.

It's definitely going to be interesting seeing the difference between the draft classes with Rhule and Reich. It'll also be interesting seeing the similarities (Fitterer). One commonality I'm seeing with Fitterer is that rounds 1 - 3 address needs (with emphasis on BPA in round 1). Rounds 4 - 7 seem like more of a coach's gambit. We'll know in the next draft if that still holds true.

Very surprised by Kirksey and King being cut. Definitely wouldn't mind seeing what's going on there.

We found him at #1 overall. It cost a couple of extra picks and he's not the size of a monster, but he's gonna be solid. 5yrs is a long time to wait to be right about him being too little. Enjoy what you can while you can.

Good news on that front! Feeling much better about the OL overall after the preseason has concluded. Zavala showed capable if he needs to start, and McCray showed to be a capable interior back-up as well at center and both guard positions. The staff is bullish on Cade Mays as well. Brady Christensen is an amazing OL6 that has shown to be more than serviceable at LG and potentially capable at LT as well. In a perfect world, Christensen gets to be OL6 but in the real world he's shown enough to be able to hold down the fort until Zavala beats him out for his spot (or he has to fill in for somebody else that goes down).

That is a bold statement given the recent Trey Lance debacle.

Hardy was an elite-level athlete. YGM has no get off and best serves any team as a high-motor rotational guy that can start the last few games if the starter goes down. Yetur had potential as a base 4-3 strong side end, but his burst and handfighting skills just aren't there.

Exactly my thoughts as well. All of the "We both said Lance!" seemed forced in interviews. Man oh man does that trade up look even worse now.

No. His get-off is terrible. He's a high motor guy and that's about it. Rotational guy at best that can finish out the season if you lose your starter midway thru

Jennings and Poole could be interesting PS additions.

Beyond giddy to see Bryce progress this season. He looks like he belongs.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *abandons work for football*

My favorite part about situations like this is the inevitable silence from folks that were up in arms over the move.

Some folks here being on the same wavelength as Jim Irsay makes sense.

I mean, Chris isn't wrong. To an uneducated observer, be it somebody's spouse that doesn't regularly watch the sport or an acquaintance at the gym who has (at best) a surface level understanding of the game, Bryce Young doesn't look like somebody you'd expect to go #1 in the NFL. Thankfully, that's why we don't just go off of a player's senior prom photo but rather their game tape. Anybody with just the slightest hint of a football IQ can watch the film and tell you that he was the #1 player in college at the #1 position in football.

Right? Frankie Luvu is literally right there. Von Bell, Xavier Woods, Jeremy Chinn, and Sam Franklin Jr are just ok? DeShawn Williams started for the Broncos last season on the DL for their 3-4. Justin Houston just signed. Folks don't have to believe that the defense will play up to their hopes and desires, but willfully dissociating from reality isn't going to help either.

Gotta make money and reporting the facts doesn't do that anymore.

Josh Kelley is a name that I haven't heard since TB trolls started posting in the main forum. I think he's on his way out in LA. They spent a 4th in the recent draft (which they spent on Kelley when he was drafted) on Isaiah Spiller. Will be interesting to see what Kelley is able to put on tape backing up Ekeler.