MHS831

I think Ickey's injury sealed the fate of our first-round pick--assuming free agency does not change the situation. I think we draft OT, Edge. In free agency, LB, WR

I am a Gamecock fan (dad was playing for them when i was born-its genetic). I am against the Gamecocks on our roster. I did not mind Wharton (good pick) and Munneryln was a good value. Norwood? Nope. I digress.... I want XL gone, and I want Horn traded. Horn gets a lot of penalties and is apparently stupid. Bad contract. We overpaid a CB to play soft zone.

I like the Tremayne idea. A good special team player and he has some good hands. He was targeted 17 times and grabbed 14 balls for 160--that is nearly half the yardage XL had in 123 passing snaps. Legette had 363 yards in 428 passing snaps (59 targets, 35 catches). Considering that he had just under half the yardage in about 1/4 of the snaps, and when he was on the field it is likely that there were 4 WRs and not 2 or 3--he outperformed Legette.

I found one comment to be interesting. he mentions Simmons, who has busted as a LB, as a 6' 4" 238 lb safety. I think they will have him drop 20 lbs and possibly try him at ..... Free Safety ish. Reason? he has shown instincts on special teams and he ran a 4.39 at the combine in 2020. Why not?

I think he is wrong. I think they bring Mays back. Too valuable--unless he gets overpaid elsewhere, but we need a C and he seems to be on the same page with the Guards and QB--no, not spectacular, but solid in the run game. He will be 27 and to your point, has improved every year. Even back in college, he was in different systems anmake sure d played different positions-- Too early to move on from him. He could peak around age 30, so don't bail now. Some competition would create depth.

Here is how I see it...You can talk to the QB until 15 seconds before the play clock expires. There are reasons to believe that Canales is spending a lot of time gathering information from those in better position to make the decisions. Have you noticed how often we break the huddle between 15 and 13 seconds remaining? I have a theory... 1. Canales is on the sideline. His view of the field is not as good as the OC, who is sitting in the box in the sky--he can see the defense, spacing, substitutions, etc. This means that Canales must get information from up top before selecting a play. 2. Canales has to spend time during the week with the defense, special teams, etc. in addition to the offense. The OC is with the offense all week. He knows the plays that were run well in practice--he knows the nicks and dings they might be complaining about--he knows their questions and input about certain plays, formations, etc. Canales may be aware, but not AS aware. 3. Canales likes the moniker "QB whisperer." He may feel more confident being the voice in Bryce's helmet because he is Bryce's mentor. Just a theory--but Canales could be the play caller because Bryce is the QB and he is trying to literally whisper into the QB ear.

He had a winning record with Kenny Pickett....Tomlin is a great coach. So odd that 2 top coaches from the same division would be gone.

Mateer, Allar, etc. There are several who are interesting. I would look into these:

A contract is likely to be based on the past 2 year's production and will probably be for 3 years or so. This chart tells you why we should move on: he has peaked, in all likelihood. Rico will be 28, I believe, this summer. If you had to put a pin in thehear RBs start to decline sharply, it would be 28 or 29. It is smart to let him go and ride Chuba, Brooks, and Etienne, using the $$ to sign an edge or LB. http://www.rotopicks.com/images/nfl/ppg-of-rbs.jpg

I have not read the entire thread and I am not a very informed hockey fan, but I love watching the Canes. When I saw the score was 2-0 and there had only been 9 shots on goal, I knew who was in net. Are there no other options?

My realistic, later-round crush is Mateer. Had a bad season, but his skill set is there. I am also intrigued by the Jim McMahon of this century, the QB from Vandy. I am too lazy to look his name up, but he is a controversial, scrappy dude.

I think this is a great draft to take a developmental QB on day 3. I have not researched this guy much, but he has "a particular set of skills" (c) I am going to trademark that line.

I think (with the growth of Scourton, (hopefully) Princely, and Jones II on the roster, Tackle just became our biggest need. While I think Moton can play until he is 35 so I am not that worried about him, we have nothing behind him. We need a starter. At edge, we don't. So I am all in on an OT. If I am GM, I do not give Ekwonu a big contract. He is too big a risk now. It sounds cold, but he will make $17m this year as he rehabs. If he comes back, we have 3 tackles, 2 with question marks. We need a T.

Yeah, people need to realize that a knee injury this serious to an NFL LT is more akin to a horse in the Old West breaking its leg than anything else. It is sad. IF he comes back, he is a guard in all likelihood.

Fortunately, the top 3 or 4 OTs in the draft are probably ready to start day 1. I really like the depth at OT. As much as it hurts, there is WAY too much risk to invest in Ekwonu or pencil him in for 2027. He will be diminished and any serious knee injury to a 330 lb man who uses those legs to fend off speed rushers. If he comes back, he is likely a guard. but the business side of this will be telling--about Morgan as much as the knee.