Buffalo Junction

This isn’t a particularly “dangerous” defense. It’s consistent, stifling, and deep. McD & co don’t rely upon a sack master or turnovers to win games. Instead they go about business, rotating and shuffling pieces in and out without flash....

This picture can be found in the Brittanica under “skinny-fat”.

This is sort of par for the course with high ceiling guys that are drafted after the first round.... They usually have lower floors, character concerns, or are raw talents with question marks. Truth is that at this point everyone is right to believe in their take on Knox. We won’t truly know what he is for another year or two. The potential is there so ??

Jerry loves him some red headed backup quarterbacks. Calling it now..... Dalton will be the Cowboys OC in 2028.

Yup. First of the modern freak athlete MLBs. Hopefully Edmunds instincts develop to that level.

It’s not like either of them were slow. Both ran 4.5’s and had the instincts to play faster than their times. Urlacher was a beast in coverage roaming the center of that Tampa 2. In a way he was the original modern MLB. Urlacher, Willis, Kuechly. Can definitely fit Bobby Wagner in there as well.

That game made me think of Gale Sayers 6 TD game. One of those games where one guy is in cleats and everyone else is sliding through the elements as gods sense of humor allows.

The amount of HoFers, All pros, and pro bowlers in that video is impressive. It’s like a who’s who of talent getting broken down. ?

Not to mention that TB also plays the NFC North this year.... Assuming the season gets played ?? there are going to be some excellent QB matchups for prime time; Brady, Brees, Rodgers, Ryan, Stafford, etc. Not to mention that we’ll be getting a Brady vs Mahomes matchup as well. Nothing with that schedule is a true cakewalk.

So you think it’s about preserving statistics other than wins?

This is a slightly slanted narrative. They generally go trenches or secondary in the first and offensive skill players in the second and/or third. Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, etc were all second rounders. Peter King reported that Gutekunst tried to trade up in the second this year for a WR, but couldn’t make it happen. However, they still followed their MO and went RB/TE in rounds 2 and 3. They’ll probably sign or trade for a WR around the June cuts.

“My dad taught us from a young age to get our hands on people and throw them to get off blocks. I was pretty lucky to have a mentor like him in the house all the time, someone who knows the game of football and played the same position.” His old man played DL at Iowa as well. Forgot to link for quote..... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-04-16/nfl-draft-aj-epenesa%3f_amp=true

Now all we have to do is find a Reggie White to put on the other side.

The big issue here is that most teams don’t have the defensive personal and coaching talent to pull off those plans. That said, I’m still skeptical about Roman’s ability to adapt long term. His offenses seem to drop off year 3-4, so it’s going to be on L Jackson to improve enough to account for that. Although it’s possible the rest of their coaching staff infused some thought into his route combinations and passing game coordination.

Underrated ability that Diggs has.... getting open while working into the QBs vision during a scramble. Our WRs sucked at this last year. Sweaney was perhaps the only pass catcher who seamed to reliably find holes in coverage during a scramble, get Allen’s attention, and hold onto the ball.

Yup. Short on breakaway speed. Great for chunk yardage. Penalties are going to be frustrating unless Allen’s deep ball improves drastically. ??.

It’s so they can traces infection clusters and disease vectors.

Anything to keep them safely away from Chippewa

https://youtu.be/0OddjpJukLI

Spain wiffed on a few stunts. Morse picked up a couple then a blitzer got three or a stunt forced a choice on Feliciano. He can improve, as can Ford. I’d like to see Ford get stronger and Spain lose enough weight to get quicker.

I think they might be going for relentless assault followed by play action. ?‍♂️ That said, I really like Moss. Primarily because I’ve watched the kid level DEs in pass pro then float out into the flat. It’s infinitely better that Taylor who looks like he pretended to try blocking at times. Thing with Moss is going to be..... how aggressive can our O line be about wearing down front 7’s?

I’m hoping for Perine or Bowden. Those are my draft crushes. Lol

That follow up when he slobberknocks the RT after the strip sack is ❤️

Why do you have Tyler Johnson so high?

I’d bet 75%. I like him as a prospect, but he’s not a starter day 1. He’s developmental unless something clicks. It’s possible because of his college, but.... not reliable.