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Corbett should be gone after the season. He has not been good. Some of us have been calling him out for weeks.

We are fairly secure at TE--void of a superstar--but the cupboard is pretty bare at ILB, C, (suddenly) WR, and Edge. TE would be a luxury we cannot afford. I think the pick will be ILB or Edge-- If we go after a TE, it makes more sense to do it in free agency to me. based on the way the boards I follow look right now, it sure looks as if trading back and getting an ILB and Edge later is a plan. However, I do not rule out a third first-round pick at WR--for example, if Lemon falls to 19--the Panthers could pull the trigger. Imagine a WR room with Tmac, lemon, Coker, Horn, XL--that would make Bryce better. In round 2, an Edge (there is some value at Edge in round 2. Sleeper Edge: Caden Curry, Ohio St. (3rd round?) If we wait until round 3 or later for ILB, I like Golday ( my crush right now--played OLB in college), Trotter, Rodriguez, Whitt and York.

My brother in law is an Ohio State alum and a chiropractor living in Columbus, so he gives me some pretty solid intel on OSU players. He does not see Sonny moving inside (I asked the same question) but he does see him playing some Will and Edge (situationally). I argued that he reminds me of a Fred Warner, but he says Styles is a former safety. (he mentioned Isiah Simmons--yikes). He would need to add 10-15 lbs. But he said Styles is known for his freakish athletic ability and his football IQ--very intelligent. He said if you played Styles at ILB, you might not be maximizing his athleticism. He added that you need a DC who can maximize his skill set. Might be an above average ILB, but would be a standout OLB--I am not smart enough to argue beyond that point, so I have discounted his value at MLB--maybe erroneously.

Did not say that, but roll with it. I probably did not elaborate on my point. A seventh rounder getting a shot to unseat a first round draft pick starter. And he did OK--to such a degree, it is doubtful Tua comes back. He is a seventh rounder that everyone was down on--nearly did not get drafted. if you look at his starts at the end of the season, they were better than Bryce's first six games or so. I think in terms of risk vs reward. Of course a seventh rounder is a long shot, but when a seventh rounder is in the same conversation with a first rounder, you increase the reward by lowering the risk. It is a numbers game. Was I endorsing Ewers? Not at all, but the talent that is likely to be available on day 3 was once in round 1 talk (QBs from Penn St, LSU, Miami, etc).

this draft is loaded for a developmental QB who can, in time, possibly challenge for a starting spot by 2027. I think there are about 5 who will not be drafted on day 1 who could become NFL starters in time--like Ewers (Fish like him--7th rounder).

I have dismissed thinking QB--it seems our strategy is to build around this QB instead of getting an elite one.

I think Edge is our biggest need. Atlanta, as you saw, drafted Pierce and jalon Walker and they got much better. We too need to get better at Edge and LB--Wallace and Rozebook are reserves if you ask me--at least part of a rotation/situational alignment.

I think Jones II is back. Princely should be better next year, Scourton is going to be a beast. We will probably draft one.

It is hard to say, but if you look at the contracts for next year, we have our core in place-- Free agency: Re-sign Mays. Not elite, but 26 and solidly mediocre. Everyone can't be a star, but he his consistent. Sign ERFA Jalen Coker to a deal. Dowdle? sign him if you can, but he probably walks. Re-sign Rozeboom (depth) and sign or draft a starting #2 WR. Draft: Great draft for Edges (day 2 especially) and ILB. If we could address both spots, the defense should be solid. CB is strong in the draft. I think we need to draft a QB later (Mateer is my crush right now) Seriously, if we could upgrade WR (#2 with Coker by signing a slot or by signing a #2), TE (Tremble came on strong and Sanders is a bit goofy--Evans was solid at times. If we get one, he needs to be elite), Edge (Princely showed some signs and Scourton is a beast. A pass rushing specialist in round 2 would be nice). ILB--I really like a few of them that could be there in the third or later: York (Tex AM), Hill (Texas) and Weeks (LSU). So I think we could be solid with an offseason of careful choices

HOISTING! (Bryce looks like our UPS guy.)

In a month, we hoist!

No real factors at ILB and only a second-round rookie providing pressure off the edge (4 sacks, but he held the edge and got a lot of pressures). I was disappointed in the DL most of the time, but I saw some bright spots. Derrick Brown is the best DT (DE) we have ever had. Jackson (NT) came on strong. Brown? Wharton? Where were they this year? Wharton was abysmal. Brown was not a lot better.

I was very disappointed in DC for not arguing the "ball went out of bounds" ruling. Secondly, over the past few weeks I have commented (probably too frequently) about how dumb this team is. Anyone in youth league knows that you run with the ball if there is a chance the pass is actually a lateral. Rico just stood there. Last week, there were the dumb mistakes like the facemask on third and 20 or so. We have hit sliding QBs to lose a game. We make stupid mistakes. Now the coach seems to say nothing. He calls a flea flicker when we are driving in the rain.

We have the highest paid OL in the league and they are average to above average most of the time; they should be elite all of the time. I really thought Hunt would play. I am so tired of Corbett watching the QB get pressured by the man he was supposed to block. XL is terrible. He seems surprised when the ball comes his way. I blame the traction on the person in charge of equipment. They have an hour or so before the game to test cleats/traction. I dunno. The Flea Flicker was a crazy idea in these horrible conditions. Let's have the RB get a handoff and then turn his back to the DTs and toss it back to a 5'8" QB in the rain to see if he can find an open receiver to trick em. We were moving the ball. Dumb.

I would caution folks about overkill. QB is a huge decision and they need a plan B. We need an edge. we need an ILB. We need a #2 WR. Otherwise, our guards (overpaid) are locked up for the next two or three years. We need Mays and competition at C. Tackle? We will be solid there next season.