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Just cut Chark ffs

Brown fuging sucks at play calling too

Guessing weren’t not going after Jeudy lmao: https://x.com/allbrightnfl/status/1717951053956563039?s=46&t=TyPNsVcMFhB651jT1wRDxA

I feel this way about Jackson too. Every Sunday he's on the field and we see him get burned I scream we got to get rid of this guy. However, during the week when I'm more rational, he's clearly the best CB we've got right now (until Horn can consistently play 80% of a season I can't say he's better) and you have to have SOMEBODY out there. What's the point of eating $15m in dead money for a late round pick? Especially since it seems pretty likely Henderson is gone after this season?

Saw Ellis post we're giving up 5.7 ypc on 1st down runs. I get guys are injured, but to give up more than 5 yards every time an opponent runs on 1st down points to poor tackling and gap discipline first and foremost.

In thinking of contenders that could use Burns to make a SB push, I wonder if the Ravens might be interested...could potentially buy low on Rashod Bateman (former first round pick who's dealt with injuries) and see if we can get some premium draft picks back as well. Maybe Burns and TMJ for Bateman, 2024 1st and a 2024 2nd?

Gross-Matos to IR explains the OLB signing today. http://bit.ly/494oQ9L Panthers defenders on IR: Horn Woods Thompson Chinn Gross-Matos Haynes Anderson

Would think this points to one of Burns, Luvu, Chinn, or Gross-Matos being dealt (in order of unlikely to likely IMO).

I'm a big bowl of meh on Brown. He's fine, solid even. In hindsight, of the three that Chicago asked for, he's the one I would've been least upset about parting with.

It really is mind boggling IMO that we decided to trade DJ rather than include Brown in the trade. Unless you're Aaron Donald, DTs are a dime a dozen. DJ was on a great contract for a WR1 too. I think the offense would look much better with DJ and Thielen as legit receiving threats.

This is why I'd prefer to trade for Sutton if we're going to trade for a Broncos WR. He's got no more guaranteed salary left on his contract for an acquiring team (his base salaries in 2024 and 2025 are not guaranteed and the signing bonus and roster bonus restructures stay with Denver). It'd essentially be a 10 game tryout to see how he'd fit with Bryce and the staff and if it doesn't work out, we'd just be out whatever we traded for him if he's cut in the offseason.

Just feels unlikely they'd give up two firsts when they have to pay both Hutch and Burns, will need some cheap players. I think they're more likely to wash their hands of Jameson Williams given the offense is fine without him and replace him with a cheap vet like Chark who has familiarity with the system to fill that role. For the Panthers, a good buy-low candidate, remember he would've been a top 10 pick (still went 12th) if he hadn't torn his ACL in the CFP and he's got familiarity with Bryce, perfect guy to pair Bryce with to grow and have to bank on talent/pedigree. It's a risk but a calculated one.

Burns and TMJ or Chark (they'd probably want Chark tbh) for their 2024 1st, 2024 3rd, and Jameson Williams. Get it done.

This is what I want, but it's likely to be the ham sandwich trade (TMJ + 7th for a 6th) to another team that had a high pre-draft grade on him

Per Schefter https://x.com/adamschefter/status/1714672424266936777?s=46&t=TyPNsVcMFhB651jT1wRDxA

What FA are you going for? Outside of Tee Higgins and Marquise Brown, it's slim pickings and I don't consider either of those true WR1s.

I too get upset with Burns when during gamedays when it seems more often than not he's invisible for 75% of it, but looking at it in a way that's charitable to Burns: Burns: 7 TFL, 9 QB hits, 4 sacks, 1 FF Bosa: 5 TFL, 16 QB hits, 2.5 sacks, 1 PD Bosa is hitting the QB more but Burns has more TFL and has actually brought QBs down at a more frequent pace.

A week or two ago I said it's likely that we'd be 0-6, Reich would hand over playcalling, and then anything less than 5 wins following the bye would mean the entire operation gets axed. I still believe that. Aside from Cowboys and at Jacksonville, every game on the schedule is winnable. Obviously they're not going to go 9-2, but you need to be able to scrounge up 5 wins from Houston, Indy, at Chicago, at Tennessee, at Tampa, at New Orleans, vs Atlanta, vs Green Bay, vs Tampa.

My hope is that the game management will improve at the least with Frank not focused on the down-to-down playcalling. The decision making and time management have been atrocious, and that's not even mentioning calling plays for players not on the field. Implement a vision, empower your lieutenants, then focus on the big picture managing of the game. It never made sense to me why Reich was insistent on being the playcaller.

It's common knowledge that the first ~15 offensive plays or so are scripted by coaching staffs, then the playcalling becomes a game of chess. I think once Reich went through what the offensive staff scripted together, he reverted to his playcalling which seems to lean more pass oriented.

Per Rapsheet and others https://x.com/tompelissero/status/1713957230314188899?s=46&t=TyPNsVcMFhB651jT1wRDxA

Haven’t been 0-6 since the 98 season. 25 years. Historically bad.

Why.

And 2 TDs with the lead???

I just don’t understand Reich. Fake punt at midfield on 4th and 8, but then go for a FG on 4th and 2 in/near the redzone with 3 TOs in your pocket? Please explain this decision making to me.