GunnerBill

Cry. Then try and get a flight over for the parade

He has that ability to play with ice in his veins in the biggest moments that Tom had.

They were improving but not enough for the talent they had and the players were not exactly all in. I am not saying he sucked. But he didn't do a good enough job IMO. Now in fairness his history shows it is usually year 2 where you see the big gains. Obviously the Dolphins won't see that benefit.

We don't have an extra 3rd. We have one 3rd coming as a comp. We traded ours away for Douglas.

Tee isn't gonna sign for a 3 year contract (unless it is like fully guaranteed) He was a 2nd rounder. This is his moment to absolute maximise his value. I think he is done in Cincy.

I think that too

Gutting for him if he can't play in the game. Interesting that Matt describes him as potential first-rounder.

Fangio did not do a good enough job there. Simple.

Yea to trade up for the top 3 I think you'd have to have to have one left on the board at #8. Cos the Falcons are the first team I can genuinely imagine wanting to move back.

Surprised by Brade. He is a guy for whom I feel playing in a game at the Senior Bowl is going to be better for him than testing numbers at the Combine.

The big problem with a trade up for one of the top 3 receivers is there is no landing spot. If as expected the top 3 all take Quarterbacks the next 3 all have needs at receiver. I think 3 QBs plus 3 WRs is the likely top 6. So there is no route to get one of those guys. If, as @DCOrange for example does, you think Thomas is closer to the top 3 than the next batch (I don't personally I think he is in that second tier but some do) then there is a route to get to 13/14/15 for him.

Yea I have a 3rd on him. My biggest question was speed and bend. He did look FAST on those videos yesterday. Not sure I think first round but I absolutely can see him going round 2 if he has a good process now up to the draft.

Yea. He just isn't necessarily a HC personality. Very good coach though. Yea that entire offensive staff was Shanahan's staff. Basically he was the Head Coach but Kyle had total control over offense from scheme to play calling to staff and even personnel - remember they brought Alex Mack and Tyler Gabriel in from Cleveland where Kyle had just been and Matt Schaub who Kyle had in Houston as the backup QB. The offense was Shanahan's show.

Higgins is a low end #1 / very top end #2. He is a better receiver than Calvin Ridley who I think has always been somewhat overrated.

It is the Buccs, yep. Godwin in 2017 was their last high receiver pick. True but I think they will straight out cut him. Looks like they think Hines might be back to return. Nope. Frazier called the defense 2017-2022. This past year was the first time McDermott called the D.

Good guess. Nope. Tutu Atwell was a day 2 pick.

Dan Quinn had a top 10 QB for all 6 years in Atlanta. He had 2 winning seasons and was 1 game over .500 his entire run there. I think we have already seen that even with a somewhat decent QB situation Dan Quinn isn't a great Head Coach. Great minds think alike....

Yea the same. I'd be up for Hollywood. That would allow you to go for someone like Mitchell in the draft too and have a size guy who catches everything (Mitchell), a route runner who dominates in the intermediate zones (Diggs) and a blazer who is a threat deep and with the ball in hand (Hollywood).

I think Tobin knows Higgins playing on the tag is not a realistic option.

Would Higgins play on the tag? I suspect he'd do a Lev Bell.

His contract is worth $30m AAV, yep. His actual cap hit this year is $30m too, the previous two years it hasn't been. The cap hit the final year (which he will never play on) is $54m. Really interesting question. Spotrac has him at $17m. That is way too high IMO. I can see him missing out in that initial wave of free agency and ending up signing a 1 year $10m type deal.

Before Harbaugh they had two double digit win seasons in eleven years. Then Jim went 10-3, 10-3, 8-5, 10-3, 9-4, 2-4 before they became contenders the last three years. So the "good not great" years were actually the first 6 years of the Harbaugh era. What came before that wasn't good in any way shape or form.

It's Adam Henry who was the OC for Les Miles at LSU back in the day when Beckham and Landry were coming out. He has been in the league a little while now, has bounced around a few spots as WR coach including working with that pair again with the Browns. I think his is a position that should be under scrutiny.

Oh yea, they are still going to run McDermott's scheme even if Babich takes on playcalling (which I don't think has been clarified yet either way).

I'd take Higgins over Ridley every day and twice on Sundays. But Ridley on a 1 year deal here is interesting. I still think he is likley out of our price range though.