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Yeah, i'm more concerned with him and hamlins angles.

I actually found run support to be the thing our safeties struggled the most with.

I think a 2nd rounder is a somewhat significant investment. Rapp and Hamlin though are kinda bargain basement depth type contracts.

He wasn't supposed to be the starter last year but bishop missed all of camp, which is especially important for a rookie trying to learn a new defense. Edwards also was in and out of practice for most of camp. I think he started atop the depth chart simply because new players need to earn their playing time, and neither was healthy enough to capably push him down the depth chart. Hamlin didn't play particularly well, but when bishop was first put on the field he made some critical mistakes which you really can't have. I also feel like he got a bad rep for majority of the season, while he mostly just put his head down and played fine.

Currently there is no one across from benford so I'd say if we're pigeon-holed anywhere its probably corner.

He is a man beater. I'd agree on hollins. He won't cost too much, plays special teams, and has shown that when he's on the field he can make plays. I don't think you want to line him up 80% of the time and expect him to win on the majority of routes, he's simply not good enough or fast enough or both. However his plus blocking is nice in those grind it out games that always make an appearance throughout the season.

Cooper getting hurt really shut the door on building any meaningful chemistry for the end of season.

Palmer, Coleman, Shakir, Samuel - 2 spots still open, and i think they do like hollins as a blocker/teams/depth player. What they do with the final spot I'm not sure, but if i had to guess it's not coming before the 4th or 5th round.

It's less than davis got last year on a smaller cap FWIW.

When you're under contract... and the guarantee's are fairly dried up, it becomes an issue of security. Usually contracts input these large roster bonuses that force teams to make a decision before the opening of free agency. Kind of like a team "out" should you get injured, and the team is out the initial guarantees. Once you hit the end stage on deals though, players want more guarantees and will say what they need to say to outleverage the team in negotiations.

6th in yards per play, and 6th in first downs. 28th in number of offensive plays run.

Bernard has an ability to create chaos that I like, and he's occasionally made some really nice checks and calls that have resulted in big stops. He's a solid if underused blitz pass rusher for a middle linebacker. He's also made a lot of strides in coverage. For the group around him, I think Milano sticks this year but whether he plays well or not really isn't going to reflect his future beyond 2025; he's likely a cap casualty with you also paying Bernard. I also think you take another shot at a mid-late round linebacker. Even earlier if you think there's a stud player who slipped into the 3rd, move up or something. Spector stunk, so i don't really see a reason to keep him around. Ulofoshio and Andreessen aren't particularly great depth either - so I'd bring in another Will to compete with Williams for the future at that spot. I don't dislike Williams, i just think it's an important position on the defense that takes it from good to potentially great and the team has a ton of picks this year. I also don't think you're far off on potentially wanting to find a new nickel player - and Lewis/Ingram shouldn't be roster locks. Another mid-round spot where maybe we can find someone with maybe a little size to play big nickel against some of these tight ends.

Yep - it actually makes AJE the most likely "odd-man out" should we add another pass rusher.

My thoughts are - the team defense as a whole performs considerably better with him on the field, and beyond that performed better than the sum of its parts.

The eagles stagger a lot of dead cap over the course of these deals, and leverage a lot of future cap to keep players. They use options so its kind of confusing - every year you keep a player you basically add a new bonus and another void year. You do have to make tough decisions on vet's though - lane johnson for example will probably get cut next year.