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As I stated….cb depth wasn’t my main concern. Levi wallace as our cb2 was my biggest gripe. That’s what I was harping on last year. Adding a better cb2 would’ve improved our depth as Levi would have been cb3 and Tre’s replacement. Many people viewed CB as a need last offseason. Nick Mccloud was our best addition (who I think might stick, but was of no help last season). I was hoping for more. Not sure why anyone would disagree with that statement after the conclusion of season. While there might not be a plethora of good DBs, I was upset at the level of investment we put into the boundary corner position considering the teams we’ll be playing in the playoffs. The season played out and the used their 1st rd pick on a corner and let Levi go for 4m aav. Shocking. regarding the OL depth…..we just signed 2 OL that started the majority of last season to be backups. Our OL coach is one of the best. I think it’s reasonable to suggest that our OL depth (as well as starters) is improved this offseason when compared to last years. but only time will tell.

Are you saying that depth isn’t a concern for any team….because no team has any depth…… I don’t follow. When you’re a championship caliber team…. There aren’t many holes. The offseason talking points regarding loaded teams, usually surround depth. Some teams have better depth than others at certain positions. I think we improved our OL depth this offseason when compared to last season. We definitely improved our TE depth this year compared to last year. My problems with the CB unit last year wasn’t just focused on depth. My main focus was replacing Levi wallace due to his lack of speed and inability to cover Tyreek hill. I harped on it, probably annoyingly so. Sure, no one can cover Hill very well, but our season ended back to back seasons watching Hill feast on our corners. All of them. Pass rush also impacts CB coverage, I’m not putting it all on Levi, but he wasn’t resigned for a reason. He was signed away for 4M per year….that’s backup money. We decided to just run it back with the same group and fell short of our goal partly because we didn’t address corner. Jmo. This offseason, I agree with the group saying that we need another competent outside WR. Behind Diggs and Davis, Shakir is our best option and I’m not sure if he’s capable of filling in at a high level just yet. I was hoping that we would add a higher upside OL to help protect Josh. Saffold is ok and comes with risk, but I’m ok with it as a band aid. Brown was kinda bad and has to show improvement. Bates likely will be switching positions, so that is not without worry. I was surprised we didn’t draft any OL in the first 5 rounds but I really like the depth additions of quessenberry and van roten. Will they play well when/if their name is called? Idk, but I think they are better backup options than some other contenders have.

I stopped after the bolded. did you happen to watch the playoff game vs the chiefs? Did you happen to see how Levi and Dane performed in that game? Our season ended because our HC/Dc had zero confidence in them staying in front of hill and Hardman and not getting beat for a TD…..after being beat for several huge plays throughout the game. if you don’t think our lack of CB depth/starter ability contributed to our season ending defeat, think more. meanwhile, Levi signs for my penny’s and we spend our 1st rd pick on a corner that can run. Interesting i also harped all off season how our OL depth was terrible. It cost us home field, like you said. edit: I also criticized our lack of TE depth to no end. Meanwhile, our project swing tackle was our TE2 when games mattered most. my takes were awful……

My bad, I should’ve read more carefully but I tend to skim the self dubbed “villain” posts because I’ve already know what is going to be written as I’ve already read it ad nauseam. outside WR depth sucks. You are correct. You were correct the first 150 times you’ve posted it too. regarding the OL conversation……you only mention the starters. No mention of the depth additions. You mention pff grades…. How about the pff grades of our new BACKUP IOL (quessenberry and Van Roten) in relation to daryl Williams? Care to discuss Saffold, van roten + quessenberry vs Daryl Williams, Doyle and Ford? You mention the WR depth, how about the depth of the OL…..you know, the unit that cost us 3 games is season because we didn’t have proper depth? which nfl contenders do have great depth along the OL in the nfl today? Any?

I’d rather gouge my eyes out and fill the holes with lime juice. Thanks though

How many teams have good depth on the OL. Van roten started 50 games over the last 4 seasons. Quessenberry has 23 starts over the last 2, 17 last season. They aren’t great players, but they are the type of players teams look to add as depth. Doyle and ford were draft picks that will compete with the FA depth we signed. Sure, it would be nice if we had drafted some depth, but I disagree with your statement that we don’t have ANY depth.

It’s literally the only thing he ever writes about. Hours of his life spent typing the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over

Allen, Diggs and Poyer. Hyde may be deserving as well, but I don’t think he’ll make it considering Justin Simmons has already been named. I don’t think Hyde would be higher than Simmons, but definitely possible. Regarding Dawkins, he was great in the last 1/3 of the season imo. Not great for much of the season. Good year overall, but I wouldn’t put him in the top 100 players based on his overall play. Maybe in 2022

Correct. His physical being and his availability are far more valuable than his LB ability at the moment. If his Lb ability can catch up and even the score, he’ll probably be all-pro.

@YoloinOhio

Good for you. Great decision. Wish I could do that for this season

I hear ya.. I’d settle 💯. Some people just have different values and motives.

I get why people say Moss, but I think he shows up an improved back this year….if healthy. I like What Duke brings to the table, but I think the addition of Cook makes him expendable. I think Epenesa stays but will likely become our DE version of Ford next year. Kromer is Fords only chance. Can he beat out Van Roten? If not, he should be cut.

Unless one of the women has decided that watson being held accountable for his actions is worth more than any settlement

One of my co workers was addicted to Dr Pepper. When I met her, she was 21 and a super cute and in shape cocktail waitress at the Mirage pool in LV. She ate super healthy and didn’t eat sweets…..but drank 6-12 Dr Peppers a day. Everyone peached to her that she needed to chill with soda. She was diagnosed with Diabetes (not sure which type) by age 23. Died @ 31. Heartbreaking. Soda literally killed her. Good for you that you live such a healthy life. 👍🏻

I read an opinion article that says why it makes sense for both teams….but nothing more than some random guys opinion. It’s not a rumor, as your title states. It should be a tough crowd

yes.

Serena. Edit: oops. Sorry I didn’t follow the rules

People don’t loathe you because of your opinions. People loathe you because of the way you react to others opinions. Take Scott for example. I like Scott. I agree with many things he says. I disagree with many things that he says. More than anything, I feel bad for Scott that he usually has a pessimistic outlook on almost everything that he puts to paper on this site. I hope, for his sake, that he doesn’t take this mantra into his everyday way of thinking. I respect Scott a lot because he is rarely (if ever) makes personal attacks on other posters. He harps on certain people he has debates with. He never stops reiterating the same points over and over, even though everyone already knows he feels a certain way. He’s annoying. But in a cute, he’s just looking for attention kind of way. You literally make personal attacks on posters that aren’t even involved in the conversation you’re having. From my vantage point, Scott is pessimist bills fan that is bored and enjoys the banter. I feel that you enjoy getting under peoples skin, irritating and demeaning them. You’re not much alike as people. You say I’m dead wrong, I hope that I am. I’ve had my share of criticism over my 20 years here. When I was younger and boozing 5 days a week, I’d react emotionally and I’d get personal. As time has passed I feel that I’ve learned to take the high road in most debates that get personal more often than not. A couple glasses of wine may contribute to me getting too personal from time to time, but overall, I feel that I’ve toned down a lot over the years. Happily married 5 years, together for 9. No kids. Never argue. This discussion had me thinking what your disagreements with your family would be like. I asked because I can’t recall you ever mentioning your wife here. I’m sure you probably have, I must’ve missed it or forgotten. I was under the impression that you had a handful of kids. good for you that you treat your family different than members of the board. I realize that you get a lot of negative vitriol coming your way and responding in like would be a common reaction, but knowing that you’re an intelligent, very successful in life, husband, parent, possibly grandparent, it’s just confusing to me that you would carry yourself the way that you do here. in closing, I realize that there are several kool aid drinkers here, as there are for every team and in life in general. We can predict what several posters are going to write before even before reading their posts. From my experience here, you’re the guy that enjoys provoking, dispelling and antagonizing the kool aid drinkers more than doing anything else. I have respect for you, I’m just disappointed that you couldn’t be more like some of the other more respected members here in the way that they receive hate and opposing views. It would better the community if you did, but it’s probably too late for that.

Yes, it sucks that you’re a douche. Maybe not for you, but for the TBD community. Imo, your contrasting opinions to this board would be viewed as positive if you possessed the proper tact to reply to opinions that you disagree with. Instead, you choose to employ personal attacks in attempt to draw more reaction and continue the pissing match. Your intent is obvious to me the majority of the time. Yes, it sucks that you’re a douche, because you could be a positive pillar of this community. You could shed some light on those that don’t have the correct understanding of certain topics and talking points. I read some of your posts, agreeing with what you are saying…..and usually end up rolling my eyes because you lack the self control to keep the conversation civil, instead, preferring to focus on making personal attacks to continue the reaction and personal attacks. Are you married? Regarding your thoughts about me as a person, thanks for the feedback.

I get where you’re coming from. I agree with a lot of what you said. Sucks that you have to be such a douche all the time. You do??? We never would’ve thought, thanks for filling us in

I’m not as informed on the Kraft sitch. I didn’t follow it at all. I was under the impression that it was consensual hanky panky, basically prostitution. Is that not the case?

I haven’t paid attention to the dialogue between you guys, but being a pervert is a bit different than doing what Watson did.

I thought the pass rush vs Mahomes was good. Mahomes did a tremendous job of feeling the pressure and escaping, while our secondary pass rush (clean up guys) were invisible and got stoned walled. We had initial pressure but the DL as a group couldn’t converge and contain him. Edit: That said….I’m glad we did signed Miller, Settle, Jones, Phillips and Shaq this offseason….along with elam. The investment definitely cut into our offensive spending, but I think we’ll be ok barring certain injuries

How he copes will determine his future imo. If he’s stays strong mentally, I think he’ll be a top 12 QB or better