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I'm glad they are not just handing him the job, nothing he did last year warranted that. To me it should be Forrest competing with Hamlin for the FS role and Rapp competing with Bishop for the SS role, most likely with some rookie addition involved in the competition as well.

I know you're half joking but I think there is much better proof of concept than that in Forrest. Cine never started because of his gruesome rookie year injury. Forrest was a starter in his 2nd and 3rd seasons, although missed most of the 3rd season with a shoulder injury. Then he lost his job last year when the new coaching staff took over. I'm not going to throw any confetti but there are real reasons to be optimistic about this signing.

Sounds like injuries followed by a new coaching staff in Washington disrupted his development. I like this as a low cost upside option for a position of weakness on the roster.

No kidding!

I'm good with Jonathan Jones for like $2.5M. He has familiarity with Mike Pellegrino. Ideally he would end up as the backup behind a highly drafted rookie.

A 1T in the 2nd round I'd have no issue with. If I was laying out my ideal day 1 and 2 draft scenario it would be CB 1st round, then the best WR available and the best DL available with our 2nd round picks. Then trade back into the 3rd round and take the best safety or DL available. Obviously I don't expect Beane to actually have such a hyperspecific plan, nor would I want him to, but if the value fell that way it would be perfect for our needs and based on the draft class I think it's somewhat realistic.

I can't imagine this regime passing up on Starks if he's still there at #30. He fits everything they look for from a player and character perspective. It wouldn't be my preference but it's not my worst case scenario either. Would be a very safe pick and maybe Beane could use a single or double on his recent 1st round resume.

They'll sign a vet baseline like Jonathan Jones, as they should. I am hoping for a 1st round CB, every time I look at a mock draft it feels like that's where the best value is going to be. All of the legit 1st round caliber pass rushers will probably be off the board. I would even rather draft a safety than a 1T.

My growing concern is that they are going to draft a 1T in the 1st round because they convince themselves it's their one missing piece, and historically Beane has pigeonholed himself in the 1st round.

I'm much less enthused by this signing. He'll be 31 in June and coming off a down year. Feels very similar to the Daquan Jones signing last year which I also was not a fan of. Beane really can't help himself with this type of player. The one saving grace is that it is again a 1 year deal so I guess it doesn't hurt. FWIW PFF graded him as the 150th best DT last year with a 49.4. As others have said he's a more natural fit in a 4-3 so maybe he can return to form.

One underrated aspect of this move - two of our conference rivals have a horrible OT situation, and this move helps us take advantage of that. Nothing frustrates me more than coming into a game where everyone talks about the opposing offense's pass protection problems, or how they're missing a starter on the OL, and then we watch their QB casually stand there all day playing easy pitch and catch. Next order of business is fixing the secondary. All the pass rush in the world doesn't matter if the QB is finding an open target in 2 seconds or less. I think best case scenario in the draft is best CB available with our 1st round pick, then best DL and best WR available with our 2nd round picks.

Who even cares about the money, honestly? This is a very weak FA class. Giving most of our remaining 2025 cap space to Bosa doesn't prevent us from making any other meaningful moves. It's about as risk free as it gets. Manage his reps and let him loose in the playoffs.

The more it settles in the more I like it. I thought a team like the Pats or Commanders would overpay him on a 2 year deal. A 1 year prove it deal is perfect. If he stays healthy he can really get after the passer, if he doesn't there are no negative consequences beyond this year.

Wow. It is a swing for sure. I like that it's 1 year, he will be motivated to perform and earn one more big contract. This means the Hendrickson idea is dead.

Yeah I'm good with this deal. You're paying for those few plays a year he makes that go above and beyond the scheme. The downfield catch against Miami, the wheel route against Detroit, the 4th down TD catch against Denver in the playoffs. I'm all for rewarding players that create plays.

Hopefully our 1st round pick. Barron, Revel, or Hairston would fit in very nicely here. If all of them are gone and CB value doesn't match up with our early picks, someone like Jonathan Jones would be a fine stopgap.

https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1899561699557904778?s=19 Immediately signed with the Falcons.

Everybody shut up. They're about to read the OJ verdict

The options just aren't as good this year. Last offseason was a prime opportunity to add to the room and Beane instead did the bare minimum. But you can't compound that mistake by making desperate moves in a weaker offseason and leave yourself with no flexibility in the draft. You know I'm the biggest advocate on here of adding WR talent. I'm extremely disappointed that we didn't give up what was needed for Metcalf. But with Higgins franchised Metcalf was the only big investment worth making. So it is what it is. I just disagree with your assessment on Kupp. He doesn't give the WR room what it needs and since we're only keeping 5 WRs that would mean it was guaranteed we wouldn't draft a WR with an early pick.

Kupp is not that guy anymore though. He is still a solid player, but definitely no longer a top tier WR. If we had added him instead of Palmer I would have been okay with that but honestly I'm happier with the younger option who is a traditional outside WR. I mean really, who is the last 30+ year old player we signed that ended up being worth the cost? Unfortunately there is no true #1 WR walking through the door. Metcalf was the only chance we had. With that opportunity gone, we need to add in the draft and hope for the best.

Keep an eye on Kenneth Gainwell

Nah, what's the point? Another WR that plays better from the slot, he's injury prone and is entering his age 32 season, and he'll probably be fairly expensive. They need to keep one roster spot available so they can draft someone relatively high and keep the pipeline going. If they miss out on a WR in the draft, sign a band-aid option after. Would it be a huge surprise if Cooper is still sitting around unsigned at that point? Lockett? Hopkins? I'll add one of these over the hill stopgaps if and only if it becomes absolutely necessary. Hopefully it won't.

I'm thinking we're done adding to the WR room in any meaningful way until the draft. We always keep 5 WRs and we already have 4 roster locks. Beane will want to keep his options open in the draft so 1 WR spot has to remain open. I agree they need to add some speed and/or vertical ability ideally by the end of day two. Draft options will be limited though in this class. A starting 5 of Palmer, Coleman, Shakir, Samuel, Isaiah Bond is not what I would have signed up for a week ago but it's probably best case scenario at this point.