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Pretty certain that was the plan, regardless of Bosa signing. Too much talent at DT this draft to not take our shot.

Good chance we carry 10-11 DL like last year. Smoot was the Swiss army, Hoecht is an upgrade at that role. Solomon is back roster depth, we need a 4th impact pass rusher. I don't think Aje is getting moved, but could easily see Daquon being cut. Still plenty of 1 tech rotational players out there, unless they are comfortable with keeping Jones. Going to be several very good DT prospects around our 1st pick, or we can wait and get a rotational piece in Rd 2. I'm torn on DL vs CB in round 1, will have to see how rest of FA shakes out.

Beane swings for doubles in free agency. Goes for the homerun in draft, but mostly doubles and a triple here and there. I think he needs to be more of a risk taker in feee agency/trades. His "grind" and built thru the draft is ideal approach, but problem is when you miss on too many 1st or 2nd rounders. He needs to "stack" talent quicker/more consecutively. 1 great draft, then 1 so so draft, isn't going to get it done....UNLESS, he swings bigger in FA/trades.

I think there are options that could upgrade us at rotational pass rusher and interior. 1 year deal types. Still think cutting Daquon is likely. I think there is a good chance we look for a S in free agency to compete. Rapp is a borderline starter, Bishop needs to take a HUGE step this offseason but I'm hopeful he'll do it. If anything we find a 3rd safety as depth Doesn't make alot of sense to draft and sign...but maybe. Main reason I say that is Elam. Doubt we find a trade partner. Is Beane willing to eat his entire cap hit (no savings)? Or is he still valuable as a CB3? I'm not against sign and draft, but depends who we sign.

I am strongly against Asante, but I'm not scouting guys full time like Beane and staff. Just think Asante is too undersized, injury prone. He'd be a nice upgrade in coverage though. Just think we could find a more reliable option in the draft, if we target someone early.

Plenty of rotational guys at DT/DE. I expect a couple 1 yr deals. Really wanted a couple corners, but they're gone. At this point, I'd rather just hit the draft for defense with our 1st 3 picks. We can find starter material at 1 tech DT in the 1st or 2nd, same at corner. I expect a rotational end in the 2nd too- pair with Groot, Aje, Hoecht, and a likely signing.

This aged well....life nowadays, things must happen on my schedule or else

Great news. Our best RB room in quite some time, "run" it back.

Sure that's a possibility, but unrealistic. Basically asking Cook to play on consecutive 1 yr deals.... No way Cooks camp will want that, and that's a big D move by Beane. Haven't seen us franchise tag anyone that I can recall under his leadership

Did details on Josh contract, specifically his 2025 cap hit get released yet? IIRC his prior deal tabbed him around $44m ish this season. Whoever did the cap tracker thread last year, I kindly ask you take on that duty again 😁

Cook and Benford taking the longest, simply because they are the best talents we have on either side of ball (aside from Allen). They will be premier FAs next year, if it gets that far, and will far outplay their 2025 salary. If Beane is true to draft/develop/retain premier talent, these guys will be signed to extensions. Yes two sides have to agree- but we saw what happened when Benford went down vs KC. Cook is a legit homerun threat at RB, and both these guys are young and still ascending. Yes. It'd be a great deal to lock him up at $20m per

Ummm, are we going back in time? Cook rookie contract expires after 2025.

Did I miss Benford posting emojis on social media?

I don't want Asante....hoping these are just "rumors".

There are still plenty positions of need on this team that match FA availabilty: CB and S specifically. Cut Daquon and add a 3rd DT, is also a possibility. Hit the draft for DL. We didn't get a top flight WR, now you're all bent out of shape...

My dream FA is still a possibility: Spend on secondary!!!!! Hit DL via draft early and often. Jevon Holland and Byron Murphy Jr. Both going to cost a boatload. Benford needs his bag, but if I'm pouring $$$ anywhere right now it's in the secondary. Before anyone goes screaming about Rapp or Bishop, Rapp is only a $3.3m cap hit and saves us $2m to cut (which i wouldn't do). Let Rapp and Bishop battle it out, both are similar type players. Low cost vet and an early draft pick from LY.

That's gotta be it. Obviously Palmer deal isn't fully known yet. If Palmer is AAV=$12m now, I'd assume Slayton=$16-18m per...in which case I'd rather of paid Slayton, so I'm hoping to see him closer to $20m

Same...he was my top guy and thought he was a real possibility for us. Palmer was high on my list though, due to his separation skills/route running. And mostly just the lack of options that I thought could be sure things in FA for us. He's got some untapped potential, but he's a clear WR3. Slayton would have been a WR2 type. I'm just not a fan of having what looks like 3 WRs right now....between Palmer, Samuel, Coleman. Too early on Keon and Samuel was banged up, but I'd have rather gone bigger than Palmer. Palmer at least gives us a steady #3, he'll be alot more consistent. Shakir (a #2 type IMO), and a bunch of 3s. Plus Kincaid/Knox and Cook/Ty/Ray. For a team that has kept just 5 WRs on roster in recent years, I question if we draft another WR early (Rd1 or 2). Mack has to be signed back, unless he's demanding too much...he's a perfect fit for us in that 4/5 role.

Slayton is still the guy I want us to go after in FA. Fits the mold of YAC, deep threat we need on the outside.

I could easily see Pittsburgh moving on from Pickens. He'd fetch them a #1, as much of a headache he is, he would be unreal with a real QB

Lose alot of explosiveness going from Cook to Ray. Jets run defense was also terrible this year. Ray is a solid #2 right now. Reminds me of Moss. And it won't be $15m of cap. If it's $15 aav, I'm sure we will have this structured to have an exit and avg way less than $15

I'm saying a player using any form of media- I also said these are 2 different cases. Omg, I'm tired of this back and forth. You asked me a.simple question a while back and I answered. You said, do I think Cooks actions were immature? I said "no", and brought up Myles as a recent example of using media to also negotiate/advance his demands.

You must have missed SB media week- Garrett took it upon himself to say what he did in front of the media. I can careless about Myles, I was just using him as an example yesterday before his huge deal became public today. Again, a player using media to advance his contract demands (Garrett quickly pivoted from wanting to go to a winner, right? lol). Cook has never gone complaining. Somehow that's a twisted/not substantiated in fact, thought. Again, he put $ amount, reposted others thoughts, and emojis is somehow being twisted into complaining/immature. Keep your mantra about using social media, but case in point, it literally just happened today with one of the premier players in the NFL.

Funny how Garrett was WAY more outspoken(actual words/media appearances/not emoji), and look what just happened. So gonna say Garrett went about this the wrong way too? Lol. Honestly, the situations are completely different but one can certainly say Garrett used the media to get what he wanted (more $$$$). Cook doing it way more passive somehow triggers people

Re: Immature... I don't think it's immature at all. He's not even saying anything, just $$$ amounts and emojis/reposting others comments. Compare that to Myles Garrett, who most everyone wants right now, that is being much more direct/brash with his comments on social.media about that organization, leadership, other players. That's just an example. Back to Cook specifically. Do I prefer players insinuate contract demands via social media? No. But I don't think he's being immature in how he has approached it, and again not being brash at all. My biggest "care" is winning a SB. I think Cook is a team first player/person, and would greatly help us make that happen. Hoping the #s will work themselves out.