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I think it is gonna be Stefanski. It would be cool to watch McDaniels fail to get the Browns' job after he spent the last couple of years spurning other people.

With the Washington hire, a guy that might make sense is Bruce Irvin. He has a lot of experience as a 4-3 SAM from his days in Seattle. He has length, speed, can still cover, and can play defensive end on passing downs. He also has experience as a 3-4 OLB, which would help in 4-3 under looks. Obviously Eric Washington would be familiar with him and he's a former teammate of Heath Farwell. At 32 years old he just had 8.5 sacks. I think he might be the perfect replacement for Lorax.

Good hire, and kinda obvious but I did finally get something right in the other thread!

He quit again?

LOL! I think it's because all they do is football. That's it. Nothing else going on in their lives. Family and Football. I wish I were in that position!

So of this is tongue in cheek, but I do think we will see an unusual amount of movement because there are so many free agent quarterbacks this year. It's more likely they go back to their old teams, I do think Rivers and Winston will be on new teams though. If I were Brady I would go to Dallas, just because he can get paid what he wants and has a strong offensive line and weapons around him. And if I were NE i would let him go and tank for Trevor.

I wanted us to use one of our 9 draft picks on the kid from Ohio State....but apparently he is going back to school.

I am available! But seriously, I'm guessing they pursue Eric Washington. He was the D line coach under Sean McDermott in Carolina, got promoted to DC and did a pretty terrible job under Rivera. So a really good DL coach who was a bit in over his head as a DC.

Taysom is much closer to BYU's own Dan Smith. But I digress.

I think its' wide reciever or defensive end, but it is way too early to tell. But 22 is the area that good linebackers and tight ends often fall to, so we shall see how it goes.

I 100% agree with this. I think Belichick is going to coach forever and I think Brady wants to prove he can win without him. For them, I think it is the perfect time to tank. I think NE tanks and drafts Lawrence. I think Brady goes to Dallas to play behind that offensive line with Elliot in the backfield and Amari Cooper on the outside. It also allows Dallas to move on from Dak, which deep down is something I think they want. No one can argue with moving on from Dak if he is replaced by Brady. (ala Tebow for Peyton) I think Joe Buck's head might explode if Brady is playing for America's team. Dak goes to MIami where he is a much better fit in Chan Gailey's offense and Miami has their long term quarterback. I think Rivers goes to Tampa and plays for Bruce Arians, I think they would be a good fit. Winston goes to the Chargers and plays for Anthony Lynn. I also like Andy Dalton in Indy. That's the end of my quarterback carousel that will likely never happen.

I honestly think the best fit to replace Lorax would be Kyle Van Noy of the Pats He is an UFA and a true hybrid player. He's got length, can cover, and can rush the passer. But I think he may be in for a pretty big pay day. My next target would be Kyler Fackrell. I really liked him at draft time and I think he has the potential to do more than he has done in Green Bay. I think he is for a pay day, but not as much as Van Noy or Judon. I think he can rush the passer and can cover and he's excelled at times. I think he had like three sacks against us last year. Other guys who could fit Bud Dupree, Vince Biegel, Jamie Collins, Judon. Then there are traditional OLBs like AJ Klein, Nick Vigil who could fit as well.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I am interested to see what New Orleans does with zero quarterbacks currently signed, minimal cap space, and 5 draft picks. I just think if you gave this guy a ridiculously front loaded offer like the Charles Clay move a few years ago, or even the contract that they gave to Mitch Morse last year, the Saints would have trouble matching the deal. Ofcourse they have the right to match any offer sheet, but unless they give him the exclusive franchise tag (which I doubt they will), he's going to be able to shop around. And as soon to be 30 year old player, this may be his only chance at a pay day. Hill is an RFA, not an ERFA, so anything can happen in my opinion. I'm guessing they try to extend him before free agency, but if I were him, I'd want to see what I am worth. I'd also probably look around to see if anyone was willing to commit to me as a starting quarterback. Hill is an interesting case. But with with 90 million in cap we can attempt to make moves like this.

We need a dynamic receiver with size. We need a dynamic complimentary running back to Singletary. We need improvement in our special teams. We need a more dynamic athlete as a backup quarterback. Taysom Hill is the offensive weapon who could fill all of those roles in one shot. Brian Daboll showed some creativity towards the end of the season and having a guy like Hill could really open up this offense. Having Josh Allen and Hill on the field at the same time could create a really interesting dynamic and you could do some interesting RPO, zone read stuff. Hill also gives you a backup quarterback who can do things closer to what Josh can do. Now I don't know that Hill can truly be an every down player because he was injured a lot in college. But McDermott seems to have a philosophy of using his entire 46 man roster on game days, so a lot of guys cycle in and out. So how do you get him? The Saints are in a bit of a rough situation in terms of cap space. Both Brees and Bridgewater are free agents, as well as a number of key defensive players like AJ Klein, Eli Apple, David Oneymata etc. Hill is a RFA who I'm guessing they will tender at the second round level. I am willing to give up a late second for this guy. Now the Saints would have the chance to match, however, when teams are in the situation they are, that's when you can fleece them of RFA's. The Bills would simply heavily front load a deal. I think Hill will be looking to cash in as he is already 29 years old due to his Mormon mission and redshirts in college. A 4 year deal that is heavily frontloaded makes sense and I think the Saints would gladly accept the second rounder. The Saints only have 5 draft picks and have no second rounder. With 26 free agents on their roster, and very little cap space, something will have to give. The Bills could also try to work out a trade with NO like the Patriots did with the Dolphins back in the day for Wes Welker. We have nine picks, aren't going to use all of them, and getting a guy like Hill really maximizes what you can do with your 53 man roster. Just my two cents. I'm all for an AJ Green or pursuing Amari Cooper, or even going after a guy with upside like Rashard Higgins, or even drafting a receiver at 22, but to me, a guy like Hill adds an interesting dynamic and fixes a lot in one signing. I'd actually go after Hill and Higgins, but that's just my opinion.

I love Roman's running game and schemes utilizing multiple tight ends. I'd take him back in a heartbeat. That said I'm not sure I see the right fit in Cleveland. I think gets hired as a HC next year if his offense is successful again. I think people are going to wait a year on him.

I think Ford is going to be okay. I think a lot of his mistakes were technique things that can be cleaned up. I know I am in the minority, but unless you are giving loads of money to Jack Conklin, I don't think that you are going to find a guy with Ford's upside. I just think he was really raw, and is working on his game. There were times where he looked really good and I was pretty impressed. There were also times in which he looked truly awful, but there were times Spain, Morse, and Feliciano looked terrible as well. I look at it the same way I view Dawkins when people wanted to move him, Ford has not proven that he is incapable of playing right tackle. He isn't there yet and I think it is too early to move him. I think the Bills see him as a true RT and that is why they chose him over Dalton Risner. Like I said, his game is raw. He wasn't asked to do much at Oklahoma and he is working on the nuances of the game. If we can't re-sign Spain, I'm looking at Connor McGovern of the Broncos. He's capable of playing guard and center and played next to Mitch Morse at Mizzou. (He's the guy Shaq was fighting with post game vs the Broncos). He would be my target, assuming Brandon Scherff is too expensive. I think paying RT's like Conklin is bad practice, but if you can design a front loaded deal, I'd be okay with it, but I would not love it. I think I see what Spain wants, see what else is out there, like McGovern, and leave Ford where he is.

I think they are just conservative and aggressive at the wrong times. Going empty sets with heavy personnel in OT made no sense. Overtime should turn back into a regular game, get first downs and run Singletary and use play action. I'm not sure why they opened it up at that point, but that was the wrong time to do that in my opinion. McDermott is a Andy Reid guy, who has a history of these issues. To add, teh defense got pretty conservative in the third quarter. They weren't aggressive again until overtime, and then you had the missed tackles. It is one thing to get conservative on offense and it is another thing to play Dick Jauron defense with a lead. I think they need to just stick with their game plan throughout and it felt like they got away from the game plan while sitting on a lead.

I know some people don't like a lot of what Daboll does, but I think continuity at this point would be huge. Re-signing Quentin Spain and returning 5 starting offensive linemen would be amazing and unprecedented around these parts. I do hope there are no major changes this offseason.

Yep. Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, Saints, Packers...all of those teams have had some good talent slip down the board over the years and they just get really solid players, (i.e. Tre White)

I honestly think that if Daboll is gone they promote Dorsey. They interviewed him for the OC job a while back. Other than that I could see Chad OŚhea as he is from the NE system, though he wasn't good in MIami. The other guy is Rob Chudzinski who McDermott is reportedly a fan of, or Mike Shula who he worked with in Carolina. I would go after Eric Bieniemy, as he hasn't had a chance to call plays under Andy Reid.

20-30 is where good solid college players always fall when everyone is done picking quarterbacks and boom or bust guys. I like the spot that we are in and agree that we will move around the board.

I like Knox a lot. To me he is the closest thing to a game breaking tight end that we have had here. But we have to remember that he is raw so it is going to take some time. He just did not get teh training necessary to be ready for the pro game. Heck if he went to Iowa or Stanford he might be better than some of the top guys in the league. I think he has #1 potential for sure. I also really like Tommy Sweeney and I thought he was pretty good early in the season. I'd like to see him get a shot to play again.

It was clear that this guy was going to blow. I could not understand why anyone liked Rudolph. That said, Tomlin's words are clearly calling out Mason for turning the ball over. Hodges isn't good, but he doesn't seem as likely to turn the ball over. Tomlin wants to win this game 12-7.

So glad we did not listen to Chris Trapasso. Allen has been very good and you could see his progression. I think next year he takes a jump into the elite.

I've been a huge Morse supporter, all over his jock in free agency, but I have to admit I don't think he has played great. I think his pass protection has been excellent, his run game has been up and down. I think the run game was actually better with Feliciano at center and Long at guard. But I'm not complaining here. As others have mentioned, the seamless transition was great to see. That's why you use so many line combinations early on and in the preseason. Worrying about 5 guys gelling is overrated and overstated...you need the entire offensive line unit to gel and the staff here has done a masterful job in that regard.