Bear Hands

He’s showing why plenty out there (with team intel) had him anywhere from 70 to 100 overall in his class. Only a select few thought of him higher and we were one. Took him over Ladd, Frazier, Sainristil, Kneeland, so much g damn talent

I disagree. Prospect wise, it's looking better than last year, 2022, & 2019. You've got the well rounded long term starter in Nuss. The exciting high ceiling guy in Sellers. The prototype cannon in Allar. Mateer is interesting too. And that's not counting the more divisive guys like Arch & Klubnik

If the play continues as we've seen, Sellers or Nuss are likely the targets.

So is the NFL just deciding to bail on our game? When's the weather projecting to clear?

Alright let's see how we respond to a few bad offensive sets. Hopefully not more...

I appreciate the thread direction

Stopping by Reds on the way to Beech from the QC was my tradition growing up. A finely chopped red slaw with the Q was always my go to. And the puppies. It’s been a while since I had pulled pork in NC (married into a Jewish family in the Chi north burbs lol). Kosher be damned, I still would f with it when I visit. I’m just “observant” anyways lol

So they get 2 picks likely in the 20s and Clark for one of what I would say are the 5-6 premiere PR talents in the league. Most valuable Spot aside QB. It’s a solid trade for GB. And it didn’t hurt to ask given what they sent us for Mingo.

Yeah Arvell Reese could be awesome. Both Harold Perkins (especially) and Whit Weeks out of LSU looked great as well out of the gate. Early look at 2026 shows some interesting skill position guys, but the OT and LB class look like the ones to take advantage of. Good news for us.

Jags Offense vs. our Defense: The Jaguars are finally positioned on offense to make noise this season if their OL holds up. They have an interesting committee RB group and BTJ/Hunter/Dyami/Strange are decent as Trevor's main targets. BTJ vs. Horn will be a battle. This could be a season where he breaks into elite status. But if Horn holds him in check, Hunter operating in space could be what kills us with our LBs. Bigbsy and Strange could have a sneaky splash to start the season given the matchups as well. Their OL is vulnerable but one of our many weak spots is that front-7. This should be an interesting test to see how much pressure we can generate against an unspectacular OL. If we can get pressure without sending a platoon, then maybe our defense surprises game 1. Everyone will look to our young guys, but it is highly dependent on Brown, Wonnum, and A'Shawn hitting the ground running as vets who should be no questions asked making noise. Our LBs worry the crap out of me. Jags Defense vs. our offense: Hines-Allen and Walker are their guys. Productive, exciting, but not that elite tier IMO. Their defense just had a big makeover; new scheme, coming off a terrible 2024. Their interior DL is meh, the secondary is a mix of new young guys and patchwork journeymen. This is game one, but we cannot, and I stress, CANNOT look like this limp offense that can't move the ball downfield. This should be a game where we can gain 4.5 YPC and methodically work against a mediocre defense with a ton of new parts. McMillan should get a healthy target share, I expect JT to get some good work in as well. Expectations: If we seem stagnant in this with a sub-200 passing yard type day, it would be a bad sign to me. I would like to see at least 2 offensive touchdowns. If we can get around 23-27 points, I think we could squeak this out. This is a beatable team. New coach, new defense, not the best secondary even with Hunter's whole shtick coming in. Prediction: Jaguars 24 Panthers 18

Mike Davis almost went full DeAngelo. You never go full DeAngelo.

Deejay Dallas? That's certainly a choice. Crazy no ILBs

Campbell had some nice moments this preseason: Hopped around a bit in school

DB Damarri Mathis (from DEN) 4th Rounder https://www.nfl.com/prospects/damarri-mathis/32004d41-5419-5642-6636-1e4cc21e742d WR Dalevon Campbell (from LAC) UDFA https://www.nfl.com/players/dalevon-campbell/ Source: https://x.com/mike_e_kaye/status/1960748554105888858

Coker szn

Good for those kids. They probably have some close friends they had to leave. There’s the dad in me coming out lol

We will find out in about little under 2 hours who we grabbed

Rams fans are sooo angry he didn’t get in over Reeder. He flashed Reeder is their version of Nakamura.

Ooh didn’t realize he was waived. He has flashed but that’s a deep WR room. I find him one of the more compelling WRs out there right now.

Not terrible if we aren’t eating much of his salary. We turned our 5th into a 4th in 2027 And gained a 2026 6th rounder (a conditional 7th is UDFA territory)

With Rhule- We brought in a college program guy to be a franchise builder. In reality, he didn’t understand how to coach professional sports or build out a professional franchise. There’s a level of feel, communication and professionalism required to work with guys at the pro level. He only knows how to play coach with the college boys. I think he always knew that. But he grabbed the bag anyways.

Damn, forgot about Taylor. He was a late rounder I was thinking could clique but alas.

If one thing is for sure OP, you’re right that you’ve gotta get the d to rest and feel energized. Especially at an older age, for the vets…if you get at it too hard there’s no second time like your rookie years. Wait, what are we talking about?

Okay let’s cool it - no more from either side of this spat - please and thank you