Sojourner

We should have hoped Chip Kelly returned to the NFL, we could have traded for him by sending a gun-ho LB in Dorian straight up!

I can tell by a lot of your posts that you have a tenured experience in watching the sport. The fact that you’re suggesting a team not to allow their opponent to score more than twice a game is insane. Especially in today’s NFL. Even for the lowly teams you see eliminated from post season come week 10, they’re going to get points here or there. Sorry and I say this respectively as every opinion has value but that is an awful take and perspective than you what call out or quote people on for the issues of this team. “Get stops!” ”Get turnovers!” “Not like that… the other way!”

If you think McCarthy was underwhelming and wanted a change, this move makes zero sense. Other than his years in Seattle, I’m with you on the not impressed train.

I saw a report last year before the finals talking about how removing Mark Cuban from the basketball operations role he had was good for the future. Absolutely insane trade. There’s no way he signs off on the back room handshake between the clubs. Sure they got some value in Davis but to not even have him up for offer is unbelievable. They would have gotten an absolute haul from countless teams for Luka. Whether LeBron chooses to admit it, he had a hand in it. So did Luka. Absolutely no way they allow that to unfold without players knowing. Lakers got the better end of the deal imo. Global superstar, insurance for when Bron leaves without risking anything other than another player on a super max deal. Their future is set. Only way it works out for the Mavs is if they get back to the conference or NBA finals. I understand the portion of getting rid of Luka from a simple basketball perspective; the guy is a liability on defense and has shown to be an absolute hot head when it counts. His ejection in game 3 of the finals pretty much out the nail in the coffin of that series. They would have likely been 2-1 and had a chance to take home court if game 4 panned out the way it did with a Mavs win. Different series at 2-2. Luka, if he lost weight and stayed at prime strength and conditioning could be otherworldly. Some of the best fundamentals I’ve seen for a ball handler in 30 years of watching basketball and the NBA. I’m sure that played a huge part of their willingness to move on.

Prior to the playoffs I could get behind that. After his effort in the AFCC, that’s a slap in the face to what he did. Bigger picture though, if it were to land the unlikely shark of Crosby/Garrett, go for it. It would be more of a game changer.

Oh for real? Thanks for that. always heard he was a Jets fan even though if he grew up in that area. Makes sense even more as to him sprinting to sign with them lol

Yeah, he respecified the criteria that wasn’t included initially. Thank you for the clarification though, made more sense why it was just 2. But by that standard Reid should be omitted to just the 5+ seasons as he had Alex Smith to start his tenure? The Monday morning clip I saw was disgusting that someone takes that much elation in being wrong but also right. Strange dude lol

Depends who’s there to be honest. There is a lot of quality on the interior DTs so it’ll be interesting to see who goes in the first round outside of the Michigan boys (Graham/Grant). I’d actually like to see them double dip in the draft at line, edge and tackle. It’s not ideal given the history of what we’ve drafted and invested but it is the essential fix to get Sean’s defense playing at a higher level. It also should improve the other guys we have in Groot/AJ/Ed as well as the secondary. The Elam pick is probably going to put a lot of people off them going CB, and rightly so, but it shouldn’t be out of the picture. I’m not the biggest fan of Benford but he is a great player and one that might end up pricing himself out of Buffalo. Some foresight to address that would be nice but @ 30 there’s only a couple of guys worth it. Revel, Amos and Thomas. If Thomas tests well and he passes the Commanders going by Gonzo’s draft, I wouldn’t be opposed as I think he’s a quality player. Definitley above where most draft boards have him for the 2nd to 3rd. (First round like Gonzo is where I think he ends up with good testing) Preferably they go DT as it probably remedies a lot more problems we have if they get it right. Then go corner with a later pick if inclined. LSU’s Alexander could be a guy to watch bounce around the board. The measurables are there and he played wel against top opponents. Tee Higgins is interesting to me, great player but he’s played alongside a pretty decent WR so there’s some questions on the table. He’s also one of the few talents in that FA market and might end up like Ridley last year where he priced himself to teams absolute desperate for and to pay a WR. Speed is needed and the ones who test well we could have a chance at nabbing with one of our 2 seconds. Stanford’s Ayomanor & Texas’ Isaiah Bond are ones to watch. Bigger guys who game field stretching speed. Production is there last season too. I also think Bond could have had a more impressive season of Ewers focused on getting him the ball, though forcing the issue is never ideal. All in all, I agree 100% with you. This is an off-season we need to knock it out of the park in the draft with whichever route they take.

99 Hall of Famers on the wall… 99 Hall of Famers…

Bring back Jerry Hughes!!!! Madden won it in 76 season. Makes it look better when you shave one year off lol It can happen but the odds are stacked against Sean. Can’t argue that.

Got to be more than that? Madden, Cowher and Reid off the top of my head.

Fair point. But don’t they deserve some credit for putting Josh in the position to become Josh? QBs are failed by their coaches a lot of the time. Josh certainly had his flaws and growing pains to be where he is now.

So, second rounder? Lol In all seriousness, i don’t think Barkley would have come here. 1) the money 2) if it’s between us and the Eagles, the team he can run salt into the wound of 2x a year was too palpable for any competitor that believes in themself.

Love the positivity. It’s insane that we went from a rebuild year, to fire and cut everyone, to we are on the upswing, to we are the best to our team except Josh, our OTs and Cook suck again. We had a great season and should be proud of it. Super Bowl or bust this year. If not, let the heads roll! You know, that’s probably what bothers me the most about that game… The offense was weird on a lot of plays. No pivoting from their standard go to. You’re playing the best of the best in the playoffs. Execution has to be perfect. Brady was a damn fine OC but a lot of the failings go on his shoulders for some of those calls. People give him a pass but the guy was on his way to possibly being a HC until he closed the door, hopefully he’s learned.

Im with you man, it’s not acceptable. Defense has let down the offense more often than not but it’s a team game. You win by the plays you make and lose by the plays you don’t. Both left some on the field and let Josh/Cook down.

Not 99/0?! J/K

He’s actually one of my favorite day 2 targets if I’m honest. He’s produced some quality and not been the liability that he showed early. That’s also indicative of his talents as even though they’ve not been great this rookie year, the FSU guys were pretty good in that secondary given how up and down the offense was. However, you’re on the money with that assessment. Definitley a better man scheme fit.

But it can be better. There is no can’t lol One TD is a better ratio man. Come on. Im not saying your wrong and even agreed with you that it should be a winning margin by all historical standards. It’s not, therefor it could be better? In actual fact if we are going by what’s unfolded. It could be worse… Chiefs dropped a few INTs and we got lucky with some fumbles. One was a turnover as it was on a 2pt conversion… You can do it either way?

Chiefs didn’t have Hopkins/Hollywood/Kelce/Pacheco/Worthy every game either. Not saying they would have scored 30 but it’s definitely not unreasonable to assume they could when you’ve got Mahomes back there. The defense is a problem. Agreed. But the measuring stick for Team A didn’t do _____ isn’t very accurate to use.

It’s not rigged I agree. But favor is definitley a thing. I saw a few mention the Bill Burr on Rich Eisen comment… “Not fixed but massaged”. I agree with that. Out of a parents children they certainly don’t love one any more than the other… but…

Well you can. 16/2 might have us in the superbowl lol But I get your point. It’s a decent and winning margin.

Lol what? He’s suggesting we already had Cook, a productive back in our offense, and didn’t need to spend the money on Saquon…?

I might be in the minority but the talent on the defense is more of the issue than the schemes and designs/concepts they run themselves. If they can grab a quality guy on the interior as well as another CB I think they’ll take massive strides to what we saw a few years ago. An aggressive defense is nice as it’s not allowing an offense to, in theory, dictate the game. However, when you have the right line play in McD’s defenses, it’s just as troublesome as you’ve got 7 guys to disguise, roll, invert or trap coverage with. The bigg st complaint circles back to talent again, they’ve put a decent amount into it prior to the last few years but we still have pretty much the same issues. Trusting they finally get the right players is a concern. On top of that, we know Safety is a critical part of the coverage schemes Sean/Babich run. They should be grabbing one of the litter that’s available in FA as it does seem to have quality available pre-negotiations. That might be a tough pill to swallow but Bishop is still raw and Rapp, as much as he has good play here and there, can be a liability to himself and his team with injuries.

Great write up. One guy I think changes the 20-30 range is Revel and how he is viewed after his interviews. I can see the Bengals going after him if he checks out. I think Barron is a stud but could be a better Safety than he is CB. Then down further to Chargers. If not the Bengals he’s in play there too. They need some help in that position. Where are you gauging FSU’s Thomas right now? I think he’s going to move up into the early second after the CB drills @ Indy as he’s shown success in zone and man coverages at various positions for Florida State.

No but he is a difference maker. Definitely not ideal for the system we run but you could make it work as he has the talent however would it be ideal to play him where he wants: continue the LB role that he’s in? Talk is they may be switching to a 3-4 scheme in Dallas and I would expect they switch him exclusively to an OLB role. He’s best as a moveable chess piece with freedom to attack different gaps and areas of the line. Would he fit here? I think he fits anywhere if I’m honest. The question is if you play him exclusively on the edge does he rack up the sacks you’d expect him to be getting based on years prior? I don’t think you’d ever know until it was happening/possible. It would be close though, guy is a stud.