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I think it's true that it's not a good year to be relying on the Trade market to improve your team. There is no Davante Adams or even Amari Cooper (at the perceived level he was at before he came here) available that is perceived as a massive upgrade. That said, when you're in the position we're in, even options like Jakobi Meyers or Rashid Shaheed are upgrades over a number of guys we have. And any potential upgrade should be made, even if it isn't a super exciting one. I'm prepared for people balking at a move like that and people saying "that's it?!". But it may represent the best available options to us.

I don't think this is a Super Bowl contending team. There's the lack of talent in many spots on Offense and Defense, as well as guys we count on not performing as well this year. There's the ever growing list of injuries that pile up weekly, to key players like Ed Oliver, now down for the year. There's schematic issues and questionable coaching. And Josh Allen, while still great, isn't performing at the perfect MVP level he was last year to make up for all of this. On top of all that, New England has the same cushy schedule. And after Drafting well the past few years, getting a good Head Coach, acquiring talent like Diggs (who's against all odds, came off an ACL tear and seemingly turned back the clock to his prime), and beating us in our first encounter - winning the Division seems a tall task. We have to beat them in their own house and then beat their record on top of it - while they're a game up on us. This is why I'm a little hesitant to give up our 1st in a trade next year. I don't think this team is 1 WR away from winning a Championship. I do think there's a pretty fair potential that our 1st for next season is significantly higher than normal, finally in a spot to get a true difference maker instead of relying on guys at the bottom of the Round who don't have a 1st Round Grade. Right now, I see Wild Card as our route and it's pretty rough sledding with the meteoric rise of teams like Indianapolis, Denver, and New England.

That's just it, isn't it? Gabe Davis isn't a guy you want starting for you and was maligned as a starter for us. But when you look at what we're rolling out at WR, especially lower on the depth chart, Gabe is an upgrade. Maybe not a massive one, but an upgrade nonetheless. And when it comes to what we're rolling out, any upgrade of any kind at any of the 6 spots on the depth chart should be welcomed.

Our only alternative was to match or beat New England's offer of not only money, but a starting role. Hollins was never supposed to have as big of a role as he did for us. As much as he's loved, people overestimate what he did for us last season. He was a sub 400 yard guy for us last season. You don't want to start Mack Hollins - you want to do better than that. On paper and in terms of skill, Joshua Palmer is a better WR than Hollins. As much of a disappointment as he's seemed (especially with the injury now) - he still has 234 yards in under 6 games vs. Mack's 378 for 17 games.

Small update of progress

I think Meyers or Shaheed is the best we're going to do. Olave isn't happening bc they're both (Olave and the Saints) trying to get an extension done. A.J. Brown isn't going anywhere. Garrett Wilson most likely isn't going anywhere and if he does, it 100% won't be to us. Same with Jaylen Waddle. Brian Thomas Jr. *might* have a small, outside shot of being moved, if the Jags are blown away by an offer. But they came out to say he won't. I think we should still try - but I don't think it's very likely. Lockett being signed today is probably a sign that the Raiders will be moving Meyers. And again, there's a good chance he's the best we can do. Try and swing for BTJ. But if Meyers is what we can do, we should do it. He's a clear upgrade over anyone in the WR room not named Shakir. Same goes for Shaheed. Go get one of them, get Davis on the field as soon as you can. Have them replace Shavers and Moore on the active roster (or Samuel if he gets hurt again) and hope for the best. Obviously, fans want more than that. But any potential upgrade is better than nothing at all. And it's likely this or nothing at all.

I wouldn't expect T.J. Sanders coming back anytime soon. He has Knee Surgery like 2-3 weeks ago. While nothing reconstructive, he still had to go under the knife on his knee. He was IR'ed with Damar Hamlin. When it happened, all that was said is that he liked Sanders chances of "possibly" returning at some point more than Hamlin's. But he was also deemed out Indefinitely at that time, like Oliver. I think with him, people heard that and assumed it was a Short Term IR incorrectly. 4 weeks and back. I don't think that's the case. I think McDermott was saying just that Hamlin is definitely done for the year and Sanders *may* be back at some point. But didn't rule out he doesn't. I wouldn't expect him back until the end of the season, if at all. He talks of the recovery of injured players like Jones and how they hope they'll have him back soon. He isn't saying that about Sanders.

We've got a QB with WR's that can't open. Rashid Shaheed is a WR who can get open, but a QB that can't hit him.

Thank you! This idea that his wife telling him "he's more than a Football player" definitively means he's not putting in as much work and focus into Football is ridiculous. There's a million ways you can take that statement. Maybe she's saying he can help people more. Maybe that means he doesn't have to let his performance on the field dictate how he feels about himself. His performance on the field has nothing to do with who he goes home to at night. She has no effect on his work in the building during the week. And she was with him all last season when he was MVP.

I said it all off-season, the hatred for Cook reached ridiculous levels. All bc he wanted to be paid what he deserved and put out a couple social media posts People let their anger got to a point where they truly believed that Ray Davis and Ty Johnson were just as good. Pure insanity. Not to put this poster on blast. But this one almost made my head explode when I read it 😄

If he's only looking at rentals - it's Rashid Shaheed, Jakobi Meyers, or bust. That's it. Those are our best options. It's a down year for Wide Receiver help in Free Agency in the coming offseason. Alec Pierce and Hollywood Brown could be helpful, but the Colts and Chiefs aren't selling parts. They're firmly in the hunt. Even if they were they wouldn't help us out. At this point with Olave clearly unavailable, the only hope we have at any sort of big fish is to just blow Jacksonville's new GM away with an offer for BTJ. It's unlikely, but you have to try. Likely, it's Shaheed and hope Gabe Davis is close, have them take the place of Shavers and Moore on the roster, and hope for the best.

What are you on about? Dawkins is one of the best Left Tackles in Football.

I'm not talking about his final percentage when the clock hits 0:00. That's how it ended. But that's not what it was for a good portion of the game. Or what it was for a good portion of the two games before that. Things opened up a little more once the game got out of hand and the run game was going crazy. But we aren't going to have that every week.

I think it's fair to say that's part of the problem is that Josh is a rhythm passer and there is no rhythm to the passing game bc of the lack of guys getting open. But he's gotta figure it out. Too often the past few weeks I've been looking at his completion percentage hovering around or under 50%. And there just isn't enough open opportunities to be missing on overthrows over peoples heads or under throws at their feet. This is part of the reason so many of us were screaming that he needed more help. Expecting him to be what he was last season every season is asking far too much of him. When he's less than perfect, we're screwed. Luckily we ran into a team today that knew we were going to run and couldn't stop it. But we aren't facing the Carolina Panthers every week.

Yeah, they were able to secure a good Head Coach and hit the jackpot on all 3 of their Top Draft Picks the past 3 seasons with an All Pro CB, a Franchise QB, and a future All Pro OT. On top of that, they had more money under the cap than every other team in the league and spent wisely. Securing Stefon Diggs who bounced back from his ACL without missing a step. The division honestly looks like less than a 50% proposition to me, now that they have a game up on us. At the time, that loss didn't seem like the end of the world. Now we must beat them in their house and beat their record. A big ask with how they're looking lately.

He has been off the mark too frequently, especially the past few games. No QB is perfect on all throws and Josh always has a few "what was that"'s? But it's been more than usual. And it's coming at the worst time bc it's not like we have open pass catchers on a regular basis where we can afford to be missing them when they're there. Which sucks for him that he has to take criticism in large part due to things he can't control. But it is what it is. He's gotta stop missing the mark as much as he is.

Does he play Defensive Tackle?

Some interesting stuff in there: - Maxwell Hairston's 27 snaps to Tre White's 41 was a little more than I expected to be put on his plate in his first week. Real good sign that moves up the timeline. - Hoecht taking the most amount of snaps at Edge is (even more than Rousseau) is surprising. As is Bosa coming in at 4th in the snap count. Seems with a fully healthy Edge room (crazy that we haven't lose a single DE but have lost FOUR DT's), there's been a push to limit Bosa to keep him healthy. - Shaq Thompson taking every single snap as a starting Linebacker is great to see. I think he's been far and away the best and most consistent Linebacker all season. And has stayed on the field. Keep him on the field until Milano is 100+%. And even then, cycle them. - Crazy to me that Keon Coleman *far and away* takes the most snaps at WR and provides us with so little. So sad. - Sort of surprising to me to see Elijah Moore outs nap Samuel, as when Samuel is healthy, I think he provides (slightly) more. Maybe they were limiting his reps in returning to the field.

It seems like a hat and he must have smacked him flush with it bc it made an audible noise. If it were a helmet, there's be some damage done to Robinson and he'd probably be suspended for the year. So thankfully not that.

The only one to earn their Draft status left on the Roster is Deone Walker. He's been doing that. But he doesn't play Oliver's position. He lines up at 1T. When Jones returns (whenever that will be), maybe they start Jones and move Walker over to 3T (as he has flexibility). But until then it's Ogunjobi at 3 and Walker at 1. God forbid either get hurt. All we have is Practice Squad DT's underneath them right now.

I would be, if Burrow were still back there and their O-Line wasn't looking even worse than their usual bad. In their current state? No. There was a time where they terrified me. But it's been a couple years. Nowadays I'm more concerned with the Patriots and Colts of the world. And of course, January Chiefs. A different animal than Sept-Dec Chiefs.

Will be interesting to see what his snap count was. He seemed to be out there early and often. And it didn't seem like it was too much for him when he was. Very surprised that he was activated so quickly and played as much as he did. Pleasantly so. Both are *very* uncharacteristic actions by such a conservative coach in McDermott.