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Looks like John Brown was released
MrEpsYtown replied to Reed83HOF's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Agreed. I could see him sitting around for awhile in free agency like Kenny Stills did last year. -
Available players released from other teams
MrEpsYtown replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
If I signed Reiff I’d stick him at Left guard. That said, while I like the upside of Boettger and Ford, having a Vet like Reiff in there is a nice change up. I never thought he was a very good LT and I don’t think he is a RT either. If you can get him on the cheap, why not? -
4.38 out of the back field is pretty nice
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Definitely an interesting guy. He has some blazing speed and makes a ton of sense as the other back here. Personally I’d look for something better, but I think you are on the right track and I could see him as a kick the tires guy.
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Haason Reddick - free agent I'd love
MrEpsYtown replied to dave mcbride's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Reddick will go to Carolina and play for Matt Rhule. That’s my opinion. -
100% this. And Dion Dawkins is a guard and so is Cordy Glenn. Duke Williams should play tight end, and so on and so forth. The rage was that Star was expendable because Horrible Harry was something, and I never saw it. I think Phillips is our worst defensive lineman right now, but he seems to be a message board hero. Now its Edmunds who needs to move etc, and once again we will all be wrong about him because the simple fact is that players develop. And just like Dion did, Edmunds will prove his worth and blow up. I am in the minority here, but I thought Butler played pretty well for what it appears he was asked to do. He was overpaid, but now he’s hopefully in a better pay range. There is still upside there.
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I think they draft a corner at the back end of the first
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This is an original round tender situation. That second round tender would make this guy the 3rd highest paid punter in the league, right above Tress Way. That doesn’t work. Having the right of first refusal is smart, because I don’t think other teams are going to be smashing down the door for any punter. I’ve been a Bojo hater, obviously I’ve been wrong and he has developed nicely, but he should’t be paid elite punter money. Maybe this year we draft Micheal Turk late, he’s already a legend here.
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Like QB we have been trying to fill this position for the last twenty years. We finally have an answer, we need to re-sign him. Williams already knows that the grass isn’t always greener. I think the relationship he has with Brandon Beane helps this thing get done. I’m not saying he takes a hometown discount, but I do think their is a fair bit of loyalty there that could help the situation.
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If you go original round tender, I think he’s gone. There is too much upside there that I think teams with cap space would sign him up. What’s stopping a team like the Jets from signing a guy like Brandon Scherff and a cheaper guy like Boettger to rebuild their o-line in one offseason? At the second round tender he’s more than likely back. This is what you are supposed to do, draft, sign and develop guys and then re-sign them. Now that he has emerged, it makes no sense to push him away. I thought his technique was really good and that he was one of our better offensive linemen this year. Where I struggle is when people want to move on from this guy at 3 million but want to give 7-8 million to Feliciano. Feliciano is a below average depth guard. He’s not going to get better. Boettger and Ford have upside and I think they are the two starting guards next year, assuming Williams is back. I thought Boettger played very really well at that LG spot and is totally worth that second round tender. I do not think guard is a spot of tremendous need because I think the starters are already here and you just need competent depth.
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Source: LB Matt Milano looking for “top dollar” in FA
MrEpsYtown replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Honestly, this is the only way to really assess his value. Obviously he is an impact player, but very few teams look for 220lb linebackers. Milano is a good solid player, he isn’t Darius Leonard. So I think he could find a tough market, but may also get a great offer. This offseason guys like Lavonte David and KJ Wright are free agents, and while they are older, they are definitely better players. They will set that market. Maybe Milano winds up replacing those guys. I could see the Jets grabbing him for Saleh’s defense, or maybe the Colts pair him with Leonard. Perhaps he replaces David in Tampa or goes to Miami or NE who would be happy to have him. Maybe Jacksonville wants to pair him with Schobert and Myles Jack. Additionally, I wonder, can we get the same or better production from a guy like DeVondre Campbell who has developed well? Maybe another former safety, Nate Gerry, coming off an injury? Take a flier guys like Duke Riley, Alex Anzalone? Again do these guys totally replace Matt? Not sure. But is there a massive dropoff? I don’t think so. Unless you are paying Lavonte David, Darius Leonard, not sure you can break the bank for a 4-3 OLB. I want Milano back, but I do think him testing out his market is the way to go here. There is no way to tell where that market will actually be. -
Yes this 100%. His breakout is coming and I think he will see a Tonyan-like break out. In fact, their stories are very similar. Both high school quarterbacks turned receiver who came out very raw. Knox came from a bigger school but Tonyan was a five year college player. Knox was hurt his senior year of high school, barely played. That led to him walking on at Ole Miss where he only played in 18 games. He’s a total baby deer to the position, not just the scheme. He will get there. Tonyan broke out in year 4, I think Knox breaks out in year 3.
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He will start on the line somewhere next year. There are moving parts their but Beane even states that Ford is one of their best 5 and will be in there somewhere. Boettger is a RFA and Williams is a FA. Is Williams is resigned I think Ford plays RG. If Williams is gone and they can’t find an adequate replacement, Ford goes back to RT. If Ike is gone too, I could see him at LG where he played well before getting hurt. Ford is a raw, unrefined player, but the upside is there.
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I have said this before but the biggest issue to me is the scheme. This team is full of power based road grading offensive linemen. (Aside from Mitch Morse). You see so much zone, but they should be running pin and pull and gap plays. The backs are one cut power backs as well. The scheme doesn’t match the personnel imo. They even have a massive blocking tight end for no reason. Beane even mentioned how much they pulled Morse on pin and pull in 2019 and how they got away from that this year. I wonder why that is. Daboll needs to go back to the drawing board and re-work the running game. I know it’s boring, but find a real fullback like a Kyle Juszcyk or if you want to go cheap Michael Burton and get back to a power running game. Or actually use Gilliam.
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RD 2, Pick 54: DE AJ Epenesa, University of Iowa
MrEpsYtown replied to SDS's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
What happened to AJ happens rookie ends sometimes. His major issue is clearly the weight thing. They asked him to come in lighter and he got too light. He should be playing at 270ish. Without OTAs and such, I am guessing they were not able to really see his progress first hand. It sucks, but he will be back to a better weight and be a contributor. There were definitely flashes to his game, but he has to put some of that bulk back on. -
The answer that makes the most sense to me is Curtis Samuel. He’s essentially a younger/slightly bigger, more explosive version of John Brown. I like Brown, but if you move on from him and use the money to sign Samuel, you replace Brown and McKenzie with one guy and still have a big role on offense carved out for Gabe Davis. Samuel is also a former Panther drafted while Brandon Beane was still there. I think he is in that second tier of receivers in FA. He can also return kicks. In terms of a TE, I think that may be harder to come by. Do you go crazy and offer sheet Robert Tonyan? Probably not enough cap for that. Jonnu Smith is probably too expensive as well. I would pursue (again) Kyle Juszcyk. He gets paid closer to fullback money but gives you a FB and a pass catcher who does everything a tight end can essentially do. You also have the poor man’s version of him in Anthony Firsker, who is a RFA. Jacob Hollister makes sense, but the lure of getting back together with Josh would have to pull him. A lot of people have mentioned Rex Burkhead as an add. And he makes a ton of sense on a few levels. He contributes in all phases of the game, so you essentially get Taiwan Jones with offensive contributions. He can catch the ball and run it as well. But before we do anything, we have to re-sign Daryl Williams.
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Haason Reddick - free agent I'd love
MrEpsYtown replied to dave mcbride's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
He would be an interesting pickup as he could actually fill the Lorenzo role who we seemed to miss this year. He could be a fit if we got a bit more aggressive on defense, but to me he is a more of a 3-4 player. I’m guessing he goes to Carolin to play for Matt Rhule -
Offseason Primer Position Group: DL
MrEpsYtown replied to MAJBobby's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Normally I would agree, but he’s a small school guy, who came in extremely raw, so took some development time and was stuck behind Jordan and Davenport who they spent all those picks on. His rookie year he had two sacks in very limited snaps. Was mostly hurt year two and in year three saw snap numbers jump considerably and produced 4.5 sacks. That was considered his break out year and this year is when he really put it together. 14 sacks in 53% of the defensive snaps is not an anomaly imo. I’m guessing he winds up in a place like Jacksonville with a ton of cap space, but he’s a perfect fit here. -
Offseason Primer Position Group: DL
MrEpsYtown replied to MAJBobby's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I really think they go after Trey Hendrickson. He just just checks a lot of boxes for the type of athlete they look for at the DE position. He really flourished in a rotational role, and I think he could do the same work here. In terms of the interior, they need a do over. Almost cut everybody except Oliver and start over. I don’t know what the answer is here, but it’s not what they got now. -
F the Chiefs. Seriously. I really like Kelce, Honey Badger, Mahomes is great obviously...but God i just want to punch Tyreek Hill in the face like he punched his gf that time. So I have a hard time rooting their way. I hate Brady less now that he’s in Tampa and I love watching Ali Marpet (local guy for me) and Chris Godwin play. Lavonte David and Devin White too.