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Agree. Dan is hoping to turn 33 into a next years first. There may be a QB like Penix that falls and someone will trade a first next year for him.

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Which is why they may want Penix in the second round as opposed to the first.

A team like the Seahawks may want to trade up to our pick to get a QB. So if we don’t love the value of the available players, a trade might be worth it.

I think someone really good falls to 33 that BPA is the choice.

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Thank you. I wanted to use fewer words, but I think you correctly and succinctly explain my intended point.

The history of Tepper’s hires, and history of not promoting Wilks, in addition to reports of his focus on hiring from organizations he admires for how their organization is run is going to hurt us if he prioritizes organizational process over hiring a coach that instills or inspires toughness and a culture of accountability. Players don’t play hard and dedicate themselves because management is well run. In todays NFL, successful teams are ones who have one of two things: 1. A genius HC/OC who’s so good, respect is earned by the results which instill confidence in every player that they can win every game, and will win every game if if they play tough, e.g. Shannahan, Reid, Lafluar,and Sirianni, ; and 2. A natural born leader who demands toughness by inspiring his players to understand there’s no other way to win, e.g. Vrabel, Dan Campbell, Demeco Ryans, and Sean McDermott. Ron River and John Fox instilled and inspired toughness, which was our calling card. Both had to take teams that were lost and aimless and it was toughness that got us out of a hole. WILKS! He reversed the entire teams persona and the results speak for themselves. All this to say, we need an inspiring leader to instill toughness, which consequently raises the standards of the entire team. We don’t need an approach that values organizational structure over toughness. Both are ideal, but the primary factor should be, can this coach inspire this team like John Fox, Rivera, and Wilks did?

Keon Coleman, huge fast and giant catch radius to accommodate the angles Bryce has to throw from due to his height and awful O-line.

I think the extra second the o-line is giving Bryce is helping him see maturation in the routes and route concepts that he previously had no chance to observe. You can tell he’s still late in his decision making, but you can see his excitement when he sees what he expects to see, and now that can he see the offense working it’s giving him greater confidence in the scheme.

He has been playing excellent. Still too soon to tell what his ceiling is, but for a rookie to come in and stonewall OTs, making good reads in stopping the run, setting the edge and making plays batting down the ball when he can’t get home is advanced for a rookie. He’s a solid 3rd round pick in any draft.

DJ Johnson making some noise.

You guys haven’t see enough of DJ to call him a bust. You’re embarrassing yourselves. Charles Johnson didn’t start for 4 years (I know he was young when drafted), but DJ has very similar capabilities to CJ. Both have very strong upper body strength and push OTs on their heels, and they both set the edge well. He’s not getting pushed around and he’s a rookie. He looks like he belongs, how good will he be is too soon to tell, but to act like he’s a wasted pick is just flat wrong. Quit crying over absolutely everything because we’re not making the playoffs this year with a Rookie QB and tons of cap space set up for next year. Is it DJ’s fault Burns is underperforming too?

Give the eagles any combo of those players and trade for either Nolan Smith or Hyatt. Gain lands.

Trade him for Nolan Smith straight up please.

Literally just fire Riech and replace him with Wilkes. Keep the entire rest of the staff. Players fight for Wilks, I want that.

I may be in the minority but I think he looked great in the preseason. I’m high on him. He’s very strong and sets the edge well with good not great speed. Houston is the perfect player to learn from as they have the same build and he’ll be asked to do the same things.

We would still sign Brown. Pressure comes less from the initial quick move around the OT. QBs rarely take even 5 step drops these days which makes you have to go through the OT as opposed to around. Plays come out quick now, and even if you beat the OT around the outside the QB is deep in the pocket and any reasonably mobile QB can easily escape. Most sacks come from DBs covering the initial two reads of the QB causing the ball stay in the QBs hands, and it’s the D-lineman who can win on the second move that are there to sack the QB. Burns plays a position that doesn’t cause as much destruction to modern offenses. Having D. Brown and Chris Jones on our D-Line plus Jaycee Horn is a better plan for the next 5 years.

I’d rather trade another first and pay Chris Jones what he wants than pay Burns what he wants.

Pure speculation but I bet the sticking point is whether the guaranteed money goes over $100 million. That’s the line in the sand of the organization, and the line Burns feels he has earned to cross. panthers are probably at $95 mill guaranteed, and Burns is at $110 or $115 mill. Just far enough a part where one side as to cave and eat it, and that’s the hardest part of the negotiation because if one party offers a little more to try to induce movement on settlement, they look like the desperate one given the season starts this week. There’s little incentive for the organization to strain themselves to meet Burns’ demands when the year is already a maybe good to great year, but since we have a rookie QB it’s a free season. Why pay burns more than his 5th year option for this year. Burns will lose the money from this year by not playing. However Burns could go ahead meet in the middle and get more money playing this year and get some serious gauranteed cash. I think the Panthers have the leverage here, unfortunately.

Yo DJ Johnson can set Burn’s edge better, and if he started would probably get 6-8 sacks in his Rookie year. Our franchise, other than during Gettleman, has screwed itself by overpaying drafted players to a degree that materially alters the roster for years to come. Players like Burns don’t grow on trees but neither does money.

Trade a second rounder for Chris Jones and pay him what he’s asking. We have franchise QB on the cheap for 4-5 years. Now is the time to take that extra cash and pay Burns, Brown and add Chris Jones. It will guarantee the defense for the next three years. Depth chart solved all over the defense.

DJ Johnson being legit is huge for Houston’s load management.

DJ Johnson looked like he blonged.