Monty98

I mean the article I read and the one which was quoted in the replies after me both said 19

Both played well, Phillips had a couple key run stops where he shot the gap. Murphy I think came down on one read where Lamar kept and bounced out, otherwise Murphy played well in the read game and even got Jackson to make a mistake on the read as well

Stafford has been a legit QB regardless of the terrible staffs put in front of him. But I agree, you take the HC job over OC regardless

I'll take a legit qb and head coach job over an OC job. (Not that Allen isn't a legit QB)

Most concussions are whiplash related. So the neck could have been the cause

The NFL average is 19 days... Or so I read. If so it's Henne this week

I could see Dorsey there, but part of me thinks maybe Pedersen heads to Detroit as head coach

Bolton isn't bad, but if you want decent value, Chaz Surratt out of UNC is my pick for LB. Ex QB who switched to defense last year with the young QB who came in, while he may not be a perfect LB coming in, he understands passing concepts and can be a strong over LB ala Milano. I do believe they had similar size coming out as well.

Ehn if he turns into end of career Vick (Philly) I'd take that as a win for Baltimore. Once he learned to play QB in a west coast spread system like Reid ran, Vick was a solid QB. Now, if teams start following our defensive blueprint will he fade away? Last year and this year we took away his run game, and in the conditions today he clearly needed that running ability. If he can use the pocket mobility he was showing last night and throw from the pocket he may be fine. Baltimore needs a west coast scheme though I think for him to be successful

Heard he wanted Salah, so that's supposedly why he was interested in going to San Fran. Rumors are that Bieniemy does not interview well, whether that's GM talk for not a great leader skill set or just looks better because of Reid? If Daboll leaves for LA I'm intrigued as to what we do OC wise, I'm not sure I want Dorsey cutting his teeth as an OC with our group, but maybe Daboll takes him. Who do we hire. If Frazier leaves what do we do at DC?

I think we'll see a lot of delayed blitzes tomorrow. I also think it will be a lot of zone blitzing, if they run man blitzes it lets Allen roll to his right and throw or run and we all know how effective he is while doing that. Zone blitz at least keeps all eyes on Allen underneath and "limits" his ability to run. We'll probably also see a spy in the form of Patrick Queen or maybe someone like Jimmy Smith. Smith is a big bodied DB who struggles in coverage now as he's gotten older and some injuries, but he still can move and if he's spying Allen it should slow his ability to get away from the pocket (in theory).

Depends on how much is bonus money/base salary and how they structure it. Ideally we find a way to maybe not make it fully guaranteed. Maybe Allen turns to us and says let's make a deal and help the team win on a bridge deal.

I really like this hire for the Jets. Saleh could do damage with the front seven in place and they get Mosely back next season. Get some help for Maye and Poole on the back end and Saleh just needs a decent offense. If he is bringing Matt Lafleur's brother to run the offense (worked within the offense with Kyle Shanahan) they might be able to salvage Darnold. Ideally they trade down from #2 but if not they pickup Sewell

Yes, Brevin Jordan out of Miami. Although he's more of a flexed out TE than inline, he can still block and chip DE to help the tackle, I'm not sure how he'd stack up against OLB in a 3-4 though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzOhH4sqGOM (Miami Vs Louisville) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ1dIzcFjwQ (Miami vs UAB) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72UNdAuoCkA&t=90s (Miami vs FSU) I'd add Jordan late 2nd, early 3rd had some issues staying healthy but when he was playing for Miami he was an absolute stud. Really good after the catch, had pretty good hands, couple drops here and there but not constant drop issues. Mismatch vs LB in coverage, clearly was D'eriq King's favourite target when he was on the field, move TE that can really cause headaches. https://www.profootballnetwork.com/brevin-jordan-nfl-draft-player-profile-miami-tight-end/ (Brevin's draft profile, note my quick notes vs their write up is similar)

I don't think there's any chance of Jonnu Smith getting out of Tenn.

Just to throw this out there, if Morse is cleared health wise going into Sunday and the team is playing it safe and he isn't on the injured list then McDermott has to say it was football decision. If he says he wasn't healthy and we were just being safe, it leaves the Bills open to a fine or draft pick compensation losses. See Jerry Hughes 2 years ago I think it was, wasn't on the injured list but his wrist was injured and we caught a fine. So using the football decision makes sense, protects the team and Morse

Playing C through my years of football, having some sort of comfort level with the QB is massive. If I know how he is pre-snap or what he's looking for I can call out certain things like blitz reads or blocking changes. Specially in gun I can help my line while he can focus on his pre-snap reads.

So just piling on to what some other people have said. Our scheme is most definitely and vertical passing scheme right now. The issue with a vertical passing scheme is you need to use it open up the run or be able to run and set up play action. Until yesterday we weren't able to effectively run the ball and attempt to freeze the defence. When you're no threat to run the ball you can rush 4 and drop 7 into coverage and bracket certain WR like Diggs or Brown. Our most effective plays were the Smoke Screen to Brown and some underneath routes, and Moss running power or off tackle a la his TD run. I think there's a slight correlation between Feliciano coming back and some production but now we need Morse healthy

The NFL just needs to go the way of college football. Targeting (defenseless player/crown of the helmet) should be subject to automatic review. At least they can take a second look that isn't in real time. Those plays always look worse in real time where the replay allows you to confirm the penalty or pick up the flag.

Miller would be a decent back in our system. He's a one cut back similar to Arian Foster was, only difference is that Miller has better speed. I'd take Miller over Yeldon in a heartbeat, he's averaged 4.3 for his career behind some really really awful OL too

When I played specials in my provincial league our ex college player coaches called them gunners based on responsibility

Technically not just punts, contain is the outside guys for kickoff and the inside guy by the kicker is basically your gunner. They used to be the wedge buster so now it's straight shot at the return man ala gunners.

As a Hurricanes fan you hit the nail on the head with JJ, his physical attributes don't jump off the book at you but his instincts and the ability to be around the ball 24/7 should be obvious. He was also the leader of the Miami defense while he was there.

Weak link is OLB, maybe CB. If you have a late round pick in the first use it on an OLB not a CB. Cant imagine paying Tre and another potential top corner when upfront we have to pay Milano, Edmunds, and Oliver

Butler is a player that you pick up going into week one so you can see if he's been overlooked and you get him for peanuts, otherwise Adonis Alexander is a BIG corner, and he's probably limited to FS/SS but the Cover 2 scheme may actually be a benefit to him