MiracleAtRich1393

Yep, just like last year vs. Cincy in the divisional round

^^^this is all that needs to be said on the matter. It's a very good protocol even in a scenario like this

Anyone know the furthest down the list this has ever gotten?

Standing buffalo helmet is the GOAT Not to be confused with the Sabres Goat head logo

One thing McD has proven to do very very well is dismantle rookie/inexperienced QBs (of course some exceptions apply)

Getting DaQuan back for Dallas would be a game changer, really hope that's a realistic possibility

It would take way too much to get him unfortunately. Like basically what the Panthers gave up for #1 last year and we don't have it. It would take less to get Nabers and he's the clear #2 to me. Like a better Jordan Addison. Odunze looks like a saucier Gabe with better hands, Coleman looks like a Demaryius Thomas type, and Legette doing absolutely nothing until he was a super senior is a major red flag to me. Egbuka seems like a technician but less of a field stretcher. If we trade up I hope it's Nabers, if we stand pat I hope it's Odunze or Coleman, if we trade back I hope it's Egbuka, and Legette is a stay away for me unless back of R2 or later.

I was thinking about this, and my take is he's in his head about avoiding a fumble. McD's benchings have created a mistake-avoidance mindset with him rather than playing with a loose mindset feeling the game in the moment. A college hoops coach I love was caught mic'd up in the huddle last week saying something along the lines of "we want to be making aggressive mistakes, not mistakes of avoidance." I thought that was awesome when I heard it. As a coach you want your guys in attack mode and living with TOs that result from it. Otherwise they're making mistakes because they're in their own heads, hesitating in split second high pressure opportunities second guessing themselves, and they're making mistakes anyway as a result but you don't get the upside to go along with it. I think Cook has fallen victim to that with the way McD has treated him with respect to mistakes from his literal very first NFL carry. Might have something to do with the miscommunications we've seen with Josh/Davis and others this year too. Guys not feeling out the option routes but thinking too much about what will happen to them if they make a mistake, then a mistake happens in the split second decision as a result. If so, that's just bad coaching and not the mindset I want pervading the franchise.

https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/kenneth-horsey-declares-for-nfl-draft-opts-out-of-bowl-game-kentucky-football/ We can swap out OC Ken Dorsey for OG Ken Horsey. Thoughts?

Yes.

Trade up! We'll have 10 picks and like last year not many day 3 guys will likely be making the roster and they'll just get picked off onto other active rosters so what's the point. You know Brandon loves using his 4th rounders to trade up... if a guy that can be elite on a controlled contract for 5 years is sitting there, I would think Beane pulls the trigger. Doesn't have to be Odunze necessarily, there are a bunch of high quality boundary options this year. But agreed he'd be a great fit

For what it's worth I have a lot of Packer fan friends and when the trade happened they all said he's not a good slot corner but is very good on the outside. So hopefully we can keep him where he's strongest because he's looked very good on the outside for us so far as advertised

Thought I heard he has a broken bone in his foot that he can either play through the pain or have season ending surgery. He's definitely not what he was at the start of the season when he, DaQuan, Ed, and Floyd were wreaking havoc as a healthy unit

And unfortunately unless those two losses are against Philly & Dallas, we probably still lose out on conference tie breaker sitting at 2-5 currently. Letting Mack Jones, Russel Wilson, and Zack Wilson come back to win will haunt. Would have been way better to have lost to TB, NYG, and WAS than those AFC scrubs. I'm only confident on making it with a 6-1 finish

It's a pretty stacked WR class at the top, lots of guys in the 6'2"-6'4" 200-220 lb range with long speed, burst, change of direction ability, and hands. Reminds me of the 2014 draft a bit. Gotta grab one! Boom easy Gabe upgrade. Then go RT next and draft another receiver later as Shakir insurance & a Harty/Sherfield uprade. It's so easy a baby could do it!

Got a 5th rounder back. So a late 3rd rounder for a higher 5th rounder. Moving back 1.5 rounds rather than giving up a 3rd. Plus we have the Tremaine comp pick 3rd rounder. Seems extremely cheap, no-brainer to me

He's not on the list (and not the best) but in the spirit of Remembering Some Guys, I always like Thomas Smith. I was young but I remember him as a CB that couldn't catch but always seemed sticky on his man and a PBU machine. Middle school me could be totally off on him though haha

Draft another TE then post-June 1 Knox trade

😭edit: never mind saw Ankou is back!

The D-K Gun

DaQuan is so important to this defense, makes the run D better, the LB's better, and the pass rush better. REALLY hope he can come back before it's too late

Terry McLaurin or a WR with speed of that caliber

With the fully healthy defense wreaking havoc getting other teams off the field early & often giving the offense short fields and leads to build on you could make the argument we didn't need more explosiveness surrounding Allen. But the D is so weak and able to be exposed now, need to strike fear in the opposition and have the ability to put up 30+ on the regular or we'll miss the playoffs completely. With that said, if a guy like Terry McLaurin is even a remote possibility I hope we pursue it. I'd give up close to what we sent out for Diggs, given his age and reasonable contract going forward. We have the extra 3rd & 6th this year and I want a stud WR in R1 anyway, McLaurin could be it instead. Need that speed and top tier receiving ability ASAP

Yeah I hope Poona can at minimum make himself a space eating 1T because we need it desperately. Been disappointed as well, thought he was a great depth signing. Terrible timing on Ankou getting poached from the PS. Really hope Daquan can make it back near peak form for the playoffs! He was a huge missing piece in the Bengals loss