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Just now, Bear Hands said:

thanks @Captain Morgan as always with the updates

I'm digging what I'm hearing about Demani Richardson.  He's the guy not talked about as much.  It seems they've got a good grip on what they have with him after a lot of playing time to close out 2024.  Seems to have trust and I'm hearing good stuff.    

 

The only thing confusing about the safety group to me is redundancy.  Moehrig, Richardson, and Ransom all look to be good and potentially good box safeties.  We never really got that ball hawking FS we needed IMO.  It might still work out, but whoever is playing FS would be playing a position that doesn't fully play to their strengths IMO.  

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2 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

Alex Zietlow
@alexzietlow05
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#Panthers kicker Matthew Wright goes 5-for-5 on field goals (with the skinny posts). Final field goal is from 50-plus yards out.

Andy Dalton serves as the field goal holder in Sam Martin’s absence, for those concerned.


Alex Zietlow
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I've been informed that he actually went 4-of-5 ... and that 
@mike_e_kaye
 caught his sole miss. Sorry for the error.

 

Getting Gano/Butker vibes here

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2 hours ago, ForJimmy said:

You just don't typically touch QBs in this stage of practice.  A broken hand/finger from his throwing arm can really jeopardize a season.  

Wasn’t talking about the action, I meant literally the podium talk. It doesn’t matter at all, just thought odd he even said anything about it to the press 

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2 hours ago, ForJimmy said:

The only thing confusing about the safety group to me is redundancy.  Moehrig, Richardson, and Ransom all look to be good and potentially good box safeties.  We never really got that ball hawking FS we needed IMO.  It might still work out, but whoever is playing FS would be playing a position that doesn't fully play to their strengths IMO.  

With Evero's high zone looks, it's all based around disguises in the secondary as much as the front 7 with a bandit-type approach. So it makes sense to have guys that have some fluidity that can play houdini technique on QBs.   Therefore, I think it's smarter to load up on SS these days who have those instincts and smarts. You can use them interchangeably whereas if a guy is an FS-- you know he's getting FS deep assignments.       

In my view, the FS is the least valuable position in the lineup these days.  I firmly believe a SS can play FS much more easily than a FS can play SS.  FSs have that outfielder poacher mentality but don't see the short field as well and usually don't have the quickness, which is why they're back there.  SSs have the quickness and alertness to play both spots. They mess around with man assignments, drop back into deep zone and have delayed blitzes in these Fangio-inspired high zone defenses.  We also play 3 deep at times, where we play cover-3 but disguised as cover-2.  So it's good to have a backlog of this prototype.        

So with our personnel, you have SS guys who can play off eachother to bait QBs in our two-high zone looks, it's super valuable disguising who is playing high zone and who has a delayed play in the box. 

I think the playmaker in these defenses becomes the nickel and dime more of the time because its the safeties and LBs baiting and disguising while they're sneakily getting the right look in the field of play for INTs.

Just my two cents.       

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10 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

With Evero's high zone looks, it's all based around disguises in the secondary as much as the front 7 with a bandit-type approach. So it makes sense to have guys that have some fluidity that can play houdini technique on QBs.   Therefore, I think it's smarter to load up on SS these days who have those instincts and smarts. You can use them interchangeably whereas if a guy is an FS-- you know he's getting FS deep assignments.       

In my view, the FS is the least valuable position in the lineup these days.  I firmly believe a SS can play FS much more easily than a FS can play SS.  FSs have that outfielder poacher mentality but don't see the short field as well and usually don't have the quickness, which is why they're back there.  SSs have the quickness and alertness to play both spots. They mess around with man assignments, drop back into deep zone and have delayed blitzes in these Fangio-inspired high zone defenses.  We also play 3 deep at times, where we play cover-3 but disguised as cover-2.  So it's good to have a backlog of this prototype.        

So with our personnel, you have SS guys who can play off eachother to bait QBs in our two-high zone looks, it's super valuable disguising who is playing high zone and who has a delayed play in the box. 

I think the playmaker in these defenses becomes the nickel and dime more of the time because its the safeties and LBs baiting and disguising while they're sneakily getting the right look in the field of play for INTs.

Just my two cents.       

Makes sense. I guess I stuck in the old traditional defenses. Always appreciate your insight. 

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23 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

With Evero's high zone looks, it's all based around disguises in the secondary as much as the front 7 with a bandit-type approach. So it makes sense to have guys that have some fluidity that can play houdini technique on QBs.   Therefore, I think it's smarter to load up on SS these days who have those instincts and smarts. You can use them interchangeably whereas if a guy is an FS-- you know he's getting FS deep assignments.       

In my view, the FS is the least valuable position in the lineup these days.  I firmly believe a SS can play FS much more easily than a FS can play SS.  FSs have that outfielder poacher mentality but don't see the short field as well and usually don't have the quickness, which is why they're back there.  SSs have the quickness and alertness to play both spots. They mess around with man assignments, drop back into deep zone and have delayed blitzes in these Fangio-inspired high zone defenses.  We also play 3 deep at times, where we play cover-3 but disguised as cover-2.  So it's good to have a backlog of this prototype.        

So with our personnel, you have SS guys who can play off eachother to bait QBs in our two-high zone looks, it's super valuable disguising who is playing high zone and who has a delayed play in the box. 

I think the playmaker in these defenses becomes the nickel and dime more of the time because its the safeties and LBs baiting and disguising while they're sneakily getting the right look in the field of play for INTs.

Just my two cents.       

Houdini or Cena? 🤔

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5 hours ago, jb2288 said:

i love Canales, but this is a weird one lol

Brock Purdy snapped his UCL on a similar play.

I think Bryce will need this in training camp though. It will do nothing but make him better moving forward so I say let them contact, just preferably avoid the arm once he's throwing. 

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