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Not equally--a vet LT relies less on a vet G-What is the point of your comment--trying to be clever?

I saw something in him during preseason, but that was preseason--I think he has the tools and I assume they will be fine until they prove they aren't. I get your point, but right now, if we were Chief fans, we'd be saying that about players. Instead, we are waiting for the next bust and injury.

6 wins. Thought bryce would play within the 2.47 seconds rule ---did not expect the defense to maintain, but I thought Wonnum, Barno, and Clowney would equal what we got from from Burns and Gross matos. Brown being out is killer. With no pressure on the QB, nothing consistent to create middle pressure / stuff the run, gonna be picking first again this year.

I am seeing decent feet and less waist bending than last year. Gone from weak to about average.

Better when playing beside a veteran LG. He is settling in--not a liability at this time--mental mistakes down, technique better. I would not move him.

A 4th rounder in his 4th game. He is going to be fine.

These are my thoughts as well. a possession slot WR--Coker, as whtih Thielen and Proehl, has a brain. That is so important for a WR--you know where the DBs are going to be, what the QB wants you to do, etc.

Or coaches--but some people are not coachable. By that I mean that there are players who accept coaching during the week, but put them in a game, and they fall back on old habits.

Injuries to Corbett, Brown, Thompson, Jewell, Legette, Thielen, Moton--that is pretty huge. Those are some of your best players and a THIRD of your starters. Morgan?

He knows how to get open--it seems. Smart kid

4 targets, 4 receptions, 68 yards.

I coached with Dwight Hollier, former Tar Heel, Miami Dolphin and Indy Colt LB--he told me basically that the Special Teams coach is just as vocal as the DC and OC. He said, "if you aren't starting, you better be making noise on special teams. If you think about it, with 22 starters and 3 special teams specialists, that only leaves another 22 players or so on the active roster--the reserves, in other words. He said if you are in that group, you better be a factor on special teams because when they cut players, they talk to the coordinators--and if you are a second teamer, the special teams coordinator's voice is just as loud as the defensive coordinator's voice. (He was probably talking from a LB perspective)

About 15 years ago, I spoke to Rose on the phone about Tommy Helms, the Reds' all star second basemen that was traded to Houston in a move that formed the big Red Machine. Larry (Tommy's brother) and my father were friends, and Larry gave me the bat Tommy used in the 1968 all-star game in Houston when he was a Red. When I mentioned Tommy and Larry to Rose, he shouted "Paw Creek!!!" and proceeded to tell me how he used to visit Tommy and Larry and how they used to raise hell in Charlotte. He even knew Larry's nickname (Pappa Bear or something like that--I forgot it specifically, but he knew it). Larry later gave me a signed Pete Rose hat, baseball, etc. I never mentioned the hall of fame or the scandal to Rose--and I think he really appreciated talking about something else.

I was furious with Harris. He was slow, he missed tackles, and his body language was not good. He literally caused us to play 10 vs 11. He was that bad. I am surprised that he got a 38.

Leggette is still raw, as you say. He dropped 2 balls and still had 66 yards. If he did that every game, that is a 1000+ yard season. He is body catching too much, but when he catches with his hands, the ball sticks. I am not down on Mingo like others--he is slowly coming around and if we can have his as our #4, I am fine with him there. Coker is the wild card.

My opinion is this--a RB rarely earns the second contract--they peak around age 27. If you recall, we drafted another Jonathan running back off the surgeon's table--Stewart. He spent a lot of time on the exercise bike if you recall, and I would argue, even though he was successful as a player, he was not a value. In my view, RBs are so plentiful and they hit the wall so quickly, I would not sign a RB to a pricey second contract. Now, if anyone adopted my position, we will pay Brooks for 4 years to give us 3 years of productivity. Furthermore, Texas had/has a solid OL and passing game. I am not sure that he will be as good without those two advantages....We shall see. I would have rather seen us go a different direction with the second overall pick. I hope he proves me wrong--I am not predicting that he will fail--and I think (with Sanders doing OK at times and Chuba) I would give him a few more weeks to heal.

I tend to look at windows--our window is going to be open between 2025 and 2029, based on the ages and contracts of the core players, imo. I would trade if it makes us better in the long run, but you have to remember that a second round pick is only 70% likely to be successful in the NFL (PFF). If you spend $25m per year on Johnson, that could be used to pay several players on a first contract. If Johnson was 25 or 26 and he had no history of being a problem child, I would consider it. However, Legette is looking like he could be a #1. If we could get a #2 from KC and find a WR #2 in the draft, then Mingo, Coker, and another year with Thielen (contract) might be enough. Johnson is good, but he did drop 2 balls Sunday. In all, I think I counted 5 drops by Panther WRs---that is the difference of the game, imo.

I met Shaq at the OTAs during his rookie year. Washington was on the quarter system, so he was late. I am 6'1" and I was taller than him--I am guessing he was 5"11" and he had a pretty thin frame--probably weighed about 220 then. As a 4-3 OLB, maybe, but an inside LB? His body has to be telling him to stop it.

The players slip on the surface--I noticed that we could have prevented that Cincy TD at the end of the first half had we not slipped. Not injury related, but damn.

Maybe Dalton can be the guy for another year after this one--if so, we can use the draft to go after Edge.

When half the season Bryce was QB and we were going three and out, the Defense breaks down.

I admit that I have not yet studied the QBs, but I was into Beck and Dart (stats mainly) and when I watched? Not so much. The dual threat Milroe makes me think about a RPO, pistol offense. Ward has looked good when I have peeked. Sanders? I am not sold.

A dawg wants the ball when the game is on the line--it is the Alpha mindset. A dawg rallies lesser players to step up. You can have the ability and fold under pressure or you can step up when the pressure is unbearable. I can't believe that doesn't matter to you.

we were 0-0 at one point this season.

I guess what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. 40% of the salary cap is mentioned there--and not including Thielen and Young.