Bear Hands

Elite play is just not there yet. Elite frame, yes. Elite metrics, yes. Elite potential, yes. And he honestly does have really strong tape to show. And like I said, he's a great watch. I actually quite like him. For not getting a lot of production, he is a noticeable force. But if you're living at the edge (and sometimes sliding inside/hands in the dirt), you need to be able to convert the chances you have into gains for the defense. He has yet to actualize, but the ability is there. But if we're talking at 8 overall in the draft, I'm not taking that chance considering who else could be available. You need someone who's coming in and making the opposing side change the way they play you. I don't see that (yet)...and I don't like that gamble, that high.

Stats: 6'2, 230, 28 years old, SDSU grad 2024: 135 tackles, 69 solo, 5 tfl, 1 sack, 1 int, Started a bit spotty last year but played well down the stretch. Only 2 real seasons of work in the bigs. Graded out slightly above average on PFF. Seems a better run defender than pass.

Good hair

He has good tape and is built like a top of draft DL, but he’s not an elite talent — he just doesn’t close out plays. His pressure to sack conversion is baffling. I mean, he creates havoc but can’t lock it up. Still, prefer him way more than the other rumored apple of our eye in Mykel. If it’s me, I’m leaning Warren, McMillan, Johnson, Walker…but I dunno. It just feels like Stewart. I’m basically telling myself it so much so that I’m either pleasantly surprised or taking it as expected.

I have a strong incline it’s simply happening. No matter who falls, we’re likely getting Stewart or Walker. Lots of reports and everything seems to hint we like those guys a lot…and we tend to stay course no matter who’s available. Will Johnson could be a nice surprise, but I just don’t see the others happening. Just a gut feeling about it. It’s the same thing with XL last year. We can’t hide our love.

We’re at a point where we need to hit on some top X factor type talent. We’ve got Brown and Horn but still no one true playmakers on either side of the ball. They’ve packed decent depth in and filtered out the league cellar level extra bad. And also have young, untapped potential. Really need a guy to be an offensive focal point and a defensive playmaker.

DL: Brown/Brown III/A’Shawn (Wharton, Tuttle, Crumedy) OLB rotation: Clowney/Wonnum/Jones II/Barno/DJJ ILB: Jewell/Trevin/Incoom CB: Horn/Jackson/Smith-Wade S: Moehrig/TBD/Richardson It’s no doubt improved but safety still has an hole (draft methinks), edge rusher and corner are still very upgradable (draft as well)

Not me, but my gut is telling me Dan has his mind made up no matter who falls, we’re forcing edge, and he’s eyeing Shemar Stewart. For better or worse.

I feel like the pats saved us from a bad decision. Not saying the FA is perfect but this and the safety are solid moves all things considered.

I’m honestly relieved at that price. He’s not a good run defender. Philly stashed him on the sidelines for those downs.

Not pinning yet lol

Live updating thread title for appropriateness lol

Gd Adam Schefter

Some nice options in that thing this year haha. Think a certain Tyleik Williams would be a pretty nifty plug between a Brown and Milton.

Interested to see how we can address our run defense with a passing down guy like Milton signed.

*update - Schefter made a Tobias Funke of a situation. Not a done deal, Russini reporting other teams are still trying to outbid. TBD…. *new update - not a panther lol

Oh boy.

X.com is losing it today. Bluesky servers are fine, probably need to go there for better updates.

Appears so ha. No problem— I still like him and feel he’s made good contributions for terrible offense. I think you’d be surprised at the contract he could get on the market if we didn’t resign. I mean, Allie-Cox, Gerald Everett and Juwan Johnson are probably going to get $5 mil plus for 1 year deals as descending mediocre TEs.

I’m ready for the “fun”to start

If you think it is, then so be it. I don’t see it. Tremble is counting $3.6 mil towards the 2025 cap.

This is not a bad signing.

Tremble is solid and young player. If they want to pay him marginally more I have no problem with it. It’s a nothing burger

More details out. Tremble is only counting $3.6 mil towards the cap in 2025…which was right in line with OverTheCaps projected pay to sign. Don’t overreact until you get all the details. Or do you..or whatever So… TE Room 2025 Cap: 4.8 million C Room 2025 Cap: 5 mil The Initial 2/16 deal was full comp with incentives.

I’ll just throw it out there - Some interesting splash potentials we haven’t been rumored about but have been in Fangio-disciple systems: Dre Greenlaw and Byron Murphy