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On this team alone, Reggie Ragland walked to the locker room in Training Camp after tearing his ACL. Von Miller got up and walked to the sidelines after tearing his ACL.

If long term, I'd be surprised if Rasul Douglas isn't brought back. He wouldn't be my choice as I've been pretty vocal that I think he's toast. But this regime will always go for familiarity in McDermott's scheme over quality of player. I hope White has a resurgence with us and can stay healthy. But relying on that is a dangerous proposition imo. So I think someone else stronger than a 6th Round Rookie, Dane Jackson, and Ja'Marcus Ingram would need to be brought in.

We're deep as far as the quality for the back end of a roster goes. But I was really hoping Hairston would step up. As in 2025, starting Tre White (regardless of how he's looked in camp reps), Dane Jackson, Dorian Strong, or Ja'Marcus Ingram doesn't exactly instill confidence in the position for me.

Was just about to say the same thing. The "walked off the field" means little to nothing. Many, many instances lately where players walk off the field just to be later diagnosed with a Torn ACL. That's not to say definitively that's what's going on here. Just to say the "good news is he walked off the field" narrative isn't worth much at all.

Nothing is long term on any of the WR's. Which is why they signed Deon Cain and tried out Justyn Ross. They just need some bodies to get through a little bit of time in Training Camp, so they aren't overworking the WR's they have. Gabe Davis isn't someone you bring in for that and he wouldn't sign on for that role.

Mostly playing in a system that didn't fit his strengths in LA. Also coming off of the Torn Achilles. Douglas, had no excuses. This isn't to say White is going to be great this year. And clearly Hairston is the not so distant future of the position (maybe even as soon as Week 1). But if it's Tre coming back to a system he flourished in a full year removed from all injuries or Douglas who seemingly hit the wall, i'll take my chances with White.

My prediction? Boundary CB: Christian Benford Maxwell Hairston Tre'Davious White Dorian Strong Nickel: Taron Johnson Safety: Taylor Rapp Cole Bishop Damar Hamlin Nickel/Safety Hybrid: Jordan Hancock Cam Lewis "CB" (Really just a ST Returner): Brandon Codrington I could see a scenario where Laviska Shenault beats out Codrington, in which case he'd be carried as an extra "WR' instead. I could also see a scenario where Jordan Hancock looks ahead of schedule, in which case Cam Lewis is released and i'd imagine Ja'Marcus Ingram is kept (as I imagine they'd not want to cut both from Special Teams).

Did he? Rasul Douglas allowed a 122.1 passer rate last season on balls thrown his direction. Given the opportunity, there was all the reason in the world to not re-sign him and try their luck with White and Jackson and Draft Hairston in the 1st... and Strong in the 6th. Douglas hit the wall with us and it wasn't even injury related.

The reason we cut Tre last season was because we were 41+m over the cap and had Benford and Douglas (who hadn't hit the wall yet) and we could save 10+m by letting him go.

Dude was toast last season. There's a reason he's still floating out there right now and a reason why we moved on.

Cliff notes?

So you're saying he should only play 3rd Downs and only in the 4th Quarter? I understand being nervous about him being injured as a fan. But if that's all he's being used for, he should have never been signed. I agree with you on load management and not asking him to do too much. But that's too far.

Said it once, i've said it a million times, Ladd McConkey is not the type of WR we were in the market for. Especially in this conversation where we're talking about the different roles of WR's, McConkey shouldn't be compared. It's like complaining about a Nickel CB being better than the Boundary CB we drafted. In Shakir, Kincaid, and Samuel - we had the role McConkey would be playing on this team more than covered. Drafting McConkey would have just served to take those players off the field and done nothing to replace Diggs and Davis on the Outside.

The fact that he signed Palmer and Moore says that he needed to replace Cooper and Hollins' spots on the roster. Shenault is a camp body that may or may not make the roster as a Kick Returner over Codrington. None of those signings were to push Coleman off the roster. At most, they'll take on some of his reps on top of their regular load if Coleman doesn't look good in Year 2. He may or may not be sold on him yet. But he's entering just Year 2 after spending the 33rd pick in the Draft on him. He's going to be given this year and probably next year as well to see how he develops. He's not going anywhere this year. You don't give up on an investment like that after just 1 season, regardless of how he looks in Training Camp this year.

That's also not happening.

I wouldn't be so sure. I don't think he's earning the job outright before Camp even starts. I could be wrong, but i'd expect us to bring in another Punter.

I'm sure with the evidence they have and the way that the case and arrest were handled, the DA is going ahead with it. Probably agreed to do so when the arrest was made. There's never been a question posed as to whether the DA is deciding whether or not to pursue it. It's just not public knowledge as to when the court hearings will be. In other news, his retaliatory defamation lawsuit was recently thrown out in Texas courts, with prejudice. Which further implies how the courts are viewing the case. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45798436/nfl-prospect-isaiah-bond-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed Isaiah Bond is likely to never play in the NFL. And looking over what's been released, it's for good reason.

I think it's less about talent evaluation and more about talent development and how they transitioned at the next level. Kaiir Elam is the only selection that felt like it was a reach to me where we took him. Players like Tremaine Edmunds and Dalton Kincaid were considered downright steals where they were selected. Ed Oliver, although not a trade up, was another college blue chipper that was not expected to be on the board where we selected him. But back to the OP, the 2022 Draft was a home run, regardless of the Elam whiff and the Araiza fiasco. Getting Christian Benford, James Cook, Khalil Shakir, and Terrel Bernard and them turning into what they turned into was massive.

Yeah, there really isn't a place for him here this year. We're not going to keep more than 3 and neither Knox or Kincaid are going anywhere this season and our 3rd is always a Blocking TE and we spent a 5th on him this very year.

Congrats to anyone going to Fisher. I haven't ever been able to win the lottery. LeShawn Jerman on Twitter was nice enough a few years back to gift me some. My dad is 76 and is dying to go and it breaks my heart every year when he realizes neither he, my brother, or I have got tickets for him. But I wouldn't trade that for the times the team was so bad that we could just roll up without tickets.

And now the suspension will come down the pipeline. No conspiracy. No favoritism. This is how it plays out. Legal has to play it's course first. Now that it has, it's just a waiting game. I imagine it will come quickly as they generally have the investigation done and have an idea of what the suspension will be by the time the legal process has been completed.

I'm not rooting for it. I'm just saying that if it's even a thought by the brass, it shouldn't even be so much as a consideration until Hoecht enters the equation and only if everyone stays healthy at DE through the first 6 weeks. Which right now looks like a big if. The people saying that AJE is a cut or traded candidate before the season are out to lunch.

This is why the release or cut Trade AJ Epenesa crowd are crazy. Joey Bosa is a walking injury waiting to happen. Michael Hoecht won't be eligible to play until Week 8. And now Landon Jackson is on PUP. AJE shouldn't be thought of being moved until at least Hoecht comes back, so long as everyone else stays healthy.

It is entertaining how dislike of a player makes posters hype up their competition into more than they are.