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Coleman hasn't been good. There's no disputing that. But saying he's "the worst receiver on the team" is hyperbole. Tyrell Shavers is not an NFL caliber WR, period. He looks good against Practice Squad CB's and guys who will be on the street after the Pre-Season. But the Pre-Season isn't reality. Elijah Moore has a total of 4 catches for 64 yards. Neither gets open more than Keon Coleman. I've been seeing so many say he's "the worst" WR on the team. He is not. He's the 3rd or 4th best WR. The issue is he's the 3rd or 4th best WR who was expected to be #1 and he's 3 or 4 on maybe the worst WR core in the NFL. Def not good. All that said, if they make a trade for someone, bring up Gabe Davis, and send Moore and Shavers packing - then it would be possible Coleman is the worst on the team. But right now, that's cap.

Old news and literally meaningless. It's one of 7 random photos of himself he posted in an album. Couldn't roll my eyes enough at people reading things into it. Should every photo of a player in uniform in another teams stadium mean that they're going to that team? It's just one of seven photos of himself that he liked and wanted to post. The fact that it was in our stadium has nothing to do with anything. People acting like he posted "Buffalo Soldier" or something...

Can you name me a team that takes a Rookie who's never played a down in the NFL, coming off of a Knee injury, missed half of Training Camp, all of the Pre-Season, hasn't practiced with the team in any way since July, and then threw them in the fire and started them at Cornerback immediately? He will see the field when he's ready. That's not a question. But he's going to need a couple weeks of practicing with the team and gelling with the guys around him and getting his assignments down before that happens. And when it happens, they aren't just taking White on the field. He'll have to be eased in to get his feet underneath him, going up against other teams. It's going to be a multi week ramping up and easing in process. I get being mortified by Tre and being eager to get Hairston in there. But you can't expect a Rookie coming off a knee injury to be immediately activated and immediately started bc of that. He has to show he's ready. Forcing a Rookie into a tough situation before they're ready, that's how you ruin a player. You and this post is a prime example of why McDermott always stresses "managing expectations" every time Hairston is brought up by the media. They aren't going to change their development plan with him out of fan impatience or bc Tre is sucking. Hairston was going to get the same ease in process had he not gotten hurt. His getting hurt won't change things and make them push him harder now. Things just got pushed back. If all goes well, I'd expect Hairston to start by Week 11 or Week 12.

Agreed. But if teams have absolutely zero fear of it from a multiple standpoint of both Josh not being great at it and no one getting open - things remain the same. They'll continue to crowd the line of scrimmage, key in on Cook, send Safeties, and make life incredibly difficult in the short to intermediate areas. Josh has to work on it. He may never be great at it. But if we can get someone with deep speed and separation, they have to at least respect it. Even if he only hits it once in a while.

He has the dreaded McDermott "week to week". When his "day to day" often results in inactives (sometimes two weeks) and his "week to week" often results in being out as long as an IR (as seen recently with Ed Oliver) - i'd consider Palmer's at least a few more weeks. Especially with how bad it looked and it being an ankle on a guy who runs routes. I believe, had we not had a bye, they'd have probably IR'ed him. There's still an off chance they still could tomorrow. I think they hope with the Bye, he'll miss 2-3 weeks and IR wasn't necessary. But again, we've seen instances like Oliver in recent memory where "Week to Week" has meant 4 weeks down. It really boils down to what you consider long term. When it comes to McDermott, there's only 3 designations - "Day to Day", "Week to Week", and "IR". IR (especially) at this point is anywhere from done to *maybe* we'll get them back for the Playoffs. His week to week is long term to me.

He'll see the field. I never questioned that. But they aren't going to put a ton on his plate that first week. He'll be cycled in on a small number of plays. They'll ramp him up over the next couple weeks if he looks like he's taking to things well. But he's not moving Tre to the bench full time for a good number of weeks.

I agree with pretty much all of this. The only issue is Palmer is likely out for at least a few more weeks with the dreaded McDermott "week to week" and who knows what shape he'll be in when he returns. So leaning on him isn't an option for a while.

It's actually, in part, more realistic than what I'm used to seeing from you throughout the years. Though 3 moves aren't happening. Palmer will be down for a number of weeks, but he hasn't been placed on IR. He'll be back at some point and we aren't going to carry 7 WR's. Olave is the only big fish with any sort of possibility. And our best bet if we can't get him is Shaheed. Basically, I'd be all in on making a deal with the Saints. Outside of that, you're looking at maybe a Jeudy or Meyers. Maybe. Lockett... idk. He'll be turning 33, works mainly out of the Slot these days, the Seahawks cut him, and then the Titans felt he not only wasn't a starter, but barely used him. He's not Tyler Lockett anymore. If they thought he still has something and could help, I wouldn't be opposed. But I don't think he's any different than a number of guys we have now at this stage in his career and don't think he'd help much. But I'm with you on trying hard to get Olave. If we can't pry him away from them, then pivot to Shaheed. And then hopefully Davis is ready soon. Have them replace Moore and Shavers on the 53 and hope that opens things up for us.

It doesn't matter. They're 0-7. The season is over. Honestly, they'd be doing themselves a disservice by trying to win games. Just put Tyrod in and get to the finish line. My favorite streamer, Will Neff, is a Jets fan. So I hear a lot of Jets talk watching him. He has the right take. Sell off parts. Get as many picks as you can. Hope for the best pick you can get. Tear the whole thing down to the studs, save for a core of young cornerstones, and rebuild.

No, he's not.

Certainly. Like I said, he'll be on a snap count the first week he plays, cycling in for White. He'll get more and more the following weeks, if it seems like he's comfortable and performing well. But the idea that "Tre needs to be watching the game from the sidelines" implies taking over for him full time. That's not going to happen immediately. We're 2-3 weeks out before he starts getting some in game reps and then probably another 2-3 weeks before they entrust him with starting over White, if that happens at all. Here's hoping though.

That's not going to happen for some time. They are almost certainly not going to activate him to play this week. The earliest I think you can hope for is next week against the Chiefs. Even then, it wouldn't surprise me if they used all 21 days in the Practice Window before they deemed him ready to see the field. And *even then*, they aren't just going to throw him in the fire and start him off the jump. The first week he'll be on a limited snap count, that will see a ramp up over the first few weeks, if things go swimmingly after getting his proverbial sea legs under him. Hairston putting White on the Sidelines won't happen until like Week 11 or Week 12 at the earliest. And only if he's taking to everything well.

I mean, you don't have to open it at all. But then he just stays on IR. Even with Practice Window opening, it's not a guarantee he'll play. You could open the Practice Window, not like what you see, and decide to place him on Season Ending IR after opening the window. It's def possible that he sees the field for the Chiefs game. Zero chance he sees the field for the Panthers game. But I agree it's probably more likely that it's the third week. Hopefully it's sooner than later bc when he does play, they aren't going to just start him. He'll be on limited reps with a weekly ramp up depending on how he looks week to week. For those of us hoping he replaces White as full time Starter, I wouldn't expect it until like Week 11 or Week 12 at the absolute earliest.

Ogunjobi is coming back at just the right time. With T.J. Sanders down, we need a 3T. I don't know that he'll be much of an upgrade from Sanders, but he could be. Hoecht will almost definitely provide more than Javon Solomon, maybe A.J. Epenesa (who has had a good season making plays rotationally). The problem though, is our Defensive woes are at LB, CB, and Safety. Joey Bosa's pass rushing efficiency is very, very good statistically. But the ball is out too quickly for him to get home as much as he should. So I don't think you're going to see too much of a difference from additions along the Defensive Line. I'd love to be wrong tho.

It says right in that tweet that it was an LCL Sprain. A high ankle sprain can take over a month and then linger on WR's and CB's who are constantly running on it. This was a Knee. There was no indication on the severity of the Sprain. But considering they initially feared a torn ACL, it was probably a pretty rough Sprain. As for the 3-4 week window not being met, you see that all the time in the NFL. They're estimates. And generally best possible scenario estimates. The injury might have lingered longer than they expected. There might have been setbacks. Knee injuries are always going to be aired on the side of caution.