MrEpsYtown

I saw Hines in the slot once or twice as well. I dont think McKenzie brings anything to the game. Those two guys and Hines should be getting those reps. Cook as well.

I thought Ryan Bates was excellent at center today. Great feet, movement skills and plays with more power than Morse. I really feel we are in good shape there. Van Roten is a better guard than center and that is clearly obvious. I thought he was good today as well. I suppose the Chicago D line isn’t the best, but those guys got it done. Ike looked good in that small sample. I also thought this was Saffold’s best game yet.

I think Morse finishes out his contract, so two more years. But I think he retires after that. I don’t think that center is a massive need because the presence of Ryan Bates on the roster. I think he is good guard and a really good center. I think we need one high end interior linemen to replace Saffold who has been terrible. See what Jenkins cost with his extension, that upgrade will have to come either by trade or the draft imo.

Jack Conklin and Eldgton Jenkins scored big extensions today, so that takes them off the board.

I really wish that you could just subscribe to one team like they let you do with the MLB TV app.

I mostly agree with this. I like my DVR and skimming past commercials the old fashioned way. I don't love streaming, but it is a great convenience to have.

He may be AJ Epenesa 2.0. Just doesn't have that bend or explosion. Perhaps he would be better suited in a 2 gap type of defense.

I remember a lot of people wanting Oweh that year and being disappointed that we picked Rousseau. I really liked Javonte Williams and Asante Samuel. And I believe the rumors were that we were going to choose Eric Stokes who the Packers grabbed. How is Stokes doing ?

Brown still has that baby deer thing going on. He is so long and athletic, it is easy to get out of whack in terms of chain and technique. I think at the very least he becomes a Mike McGlinchey type. But these long athletic guys just take longer sometimes because they have to be very sound to generate power and leverage.

Man Colin Brown is up there with worst offensive linemen I have ever seen play. And we have cycled through some epically terrible linemen.

I think he has been okay, but as a second round pick this is year 4, so he is a UFA at the end. They have not offered him an extension. He is their Harrison Phillips. Beloved by the fans, does a ton of work in the community, great teammate, but the production is up and down.

I agree with this. It is way easier to find a guard and Bates has tremendous center traits.

Not sure getting Teller back is doable, but I do think the Browns will cut or trade Joel Bitonio. They will be up against it and Jack Conklin is a free agent. Bitonio is the perfect fit at left guard in this offense. Super athletic with a mean streak.

Yeah I mean he's a body, but I don't think he can play anymore. I am all for a good redemption story, but his speed and short area quickness is gone. The definition of a JAG at this point.

Well we just passed on the generational talent in Linderbaum. Imo, I don't think there is a first round center in the 2023 class. A few interesting bodies in free agency though.

I wish we had CMC, but a part of me feels good that he didn't come here because we would not have used him. There are so many cool things you can do with guys like Cook and Hines and we aren't doing them. Watching CMC running inside zone stuck in the backfield in such a conventional way would truly hurt my football soul.

Yep totally not his fault. It's one of those what could have been scenarios. It's a weird spot to place blame since Beane was not around yet. At the end of the day, the player didn't live up to his draft spot and that is his fault.

Elam is already better than Jackson will ever be. He needs to play more to feel the flow of the game. I never liked the idea of rotating corners. There is too much of a chess game happening out there. Let him play and grow.

Yeah I will always hate him since he isn't Dalvin Cook, Cooper Kupp, Joe Mixon, Alvin Kamara, Chris Godwin. But good for him.

Honestly, the 2 seed winds up maybe playing the Dolphins and or the Chargers. Honestly i would prefer not to play the Dolphins a third time. Additionally, Herbert can be dominant, and their defense can be as well. If you can avoid that first round, that would be ideal. Obviously, home field is huge as well.

Felciano is terrible. So bad

I am hoping for Steve Wilks when Carolina inevitably screws up and decides to hire someone else and someone hires Frazier as a HC.

Well Dallas lost, so im good

Yep it seems to happen every game for stretch, and then they turn it on and are unstoppable. Not sure why it happens really, but it’s annoying to watch.

I always liked Boettger, so I recall a lot of people complaining about him last year. But I guess now he is the savior. I do think he can help us, but an achilles is really a terrible injury for offensive linemen as that plant foot has to be able to bear weight and explode. It happened so late last year that I wouldn’t be shocked if he he doesn’t play this year.