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32 minutes ago, Darrell Green Fan said:

We all  saw that 2022 defense, are you really claiming that was a great or even very good defense?  Chin's rookie season was a long time ago, and although he improved Quinn can't even be considered an average starting safety in this league at this point in time.   While they missed Forrest for sure he certainly is not in the top 50% of all starting safeties, thus average or slightly below.  

Admittedly I’m bullish on the defensive staff, especially whitt and Quinn but I don’t think you can undersell what great teachers and schemers they are. Quinn has led great defenses everywhere he has gone. Whitt has taken multiple undrafted and low round secondary players and turned them into turnover machines if not stars at every stop. While diggs in Dallas does not fit that category, they found a way to accept that he’ll frequently get torched while routinely scheming and coaching him to become a turnover machine. They turned bland into an nfl record holder. See what Whitt did in Green Bay with Sam shields and many others. 
 

We have three guys (Forbes, Davis and Mathis) who have underperformed so far and I have to believe they’ll get at least one of them to reach their potential (I’m betting Forbes, not much faith in Mathis). This is to say nothing about what Wagner and Luvu can help bring out of Davis and/or Magee. 
 

It also is to say nothing about what their coaching and schemes can do to elevate the already good players on the roster. 
 

Quinn and Peters have also emphasized that they look for violent and explosive players and that everyone they bring in they have a role in mind and an idea of how to maximize what they do well. So far they have done exactly that and I have to believe they will put these guys in a position to elevate their games - it’s encouraging to see they love Martin and brought Forbes in at Dallas - Forbes buying in will be key to him improving. 
 

Ultimately, Quinn and Whitt have gotten every defense they’ve coached to be some of the better, if not best units in the league in terms of generating turnovers. Even if the defense isn’t top 10 in yards allowed, I expect it to be high in sacks and turnovers with the players they have. Giving more opportunities to Jayden and the offense while physically beating teams up is a recipe for us to be competitive and a fun to team to watch this year. We may only win 7-8 games and miss the playoffs but I will be shocked if we aren’t an enjoyable to watch, well coached team that plays a physical brand of football this year. 

1 hour ago, bird_1972 said:

 

I think you missed my point. We are now past the draft and there have been relatively few hires announced but there have been many people being let go. 

 

At this point in the offseason, I'd like to see Peters focus on hires so I'm hoping they come soon. And that many reinforcements are on the way!

Do you doubt this is going to happen? So far this entire organization has done exactly what it said it would. Not rushing and trusting their process - they’ve done that throughout. Said they wanted to be explosive and violent - drafted and signed players that fit that exact mold. Said they wanted to gain advantages on the edges and have followed through in spending and signing coaches, staff and upgrades that do just that. Etc. 

I have zero doubt they will emphasize both quality and quantity in the scouting department and Harris et al will not hesitate to open the checkbook to ensure we get the best and have an advantage in that department. Hell, we gave out not one but two of the biggest UDFA contracts in the league to make sure we got guys that may not even make the team. I have zero concern about a couple scout folks leaving considering they were probably told they weren’t in the plans here anyway. 

1 minute ago, redskinss said:

I was thinking of him as a possible option too but I figured if he had any realistic chance of playing this year he'd probably be a jet.

Him (healthy of course) or donovan Smith would go a long way to easing my fears.

I’m hoping Bakhtiari, Humphries and Smith are all on their radar. Not for the whole season. But if Coleman needs more seasoning. I like Lucas, but I don’t know if his body or play hold up for a whole season. Same goes for the first two above. But if Lucas gives us 6+ games and is wearing down or hurt and Coleman isn’t super ready, getting another handful of games from Bakhtiari or Humphries could be beneficial. 
 

Smith is a guy that could fill in for more the entirety of the year but I’m not sure his play is much better than Lucas or the benefit of Coleman getting reps this year. Same honestly goes for the guys above too. 
 

I don’t have a whole lot of faith in competent play for the duration of the year from Lucas and Wylie but it does give me some hope that we won’t throw 70% of the time and will help more with protections, chips and the short game. But I’m hoping some of the above don’t get scooped up anytime soon in case we have injuries in camp or if Coleman shows he really can’t handle tackle. 
 

But right now I’m cautiously optimistic about Coleman playing tackle. And that we have a fairly strong interior that should afford our tackles more an opportunity to just run rushers by the outside. I actually really like our interior depth as well. But tackle depth is a serious concern so I wouldn’t mind having another veteran even if they can only be counted on for a handful of games. 

Last year was awful for Forbes until late in the year when he became at least serviceable. Given that from guys like Keim reporting and some interviews I think he’s a smart and hardworking kid. A lot of the blame I place on the staff but he deserves blame too. Him being a film studier and worker leads me to believe he cared so little for the coaching that he didn’t buy in or work the way he should have in his rookie year. 
 

I believe VERY strongly in Quinn and Witt’s track record with high picks and undrafted guys - they’ve gotten the best out of people, especially in the secondary. I believe they will here and so I’m optimistic Forbes will put in the work too. The scheme and coaching, imo, will be exception on that side of the ball but Forbes will have to put in the work. If he doesn’t improve drastically this year then I will conclude he’s not putting in the work. 
 

Quinn wants tough guys that will hit and tackle. But there is also a place in his defense for guys that can get their hands on the ball even if they aren’t good tacklers. You look at what they did in Dallas with a guy like diggs - they were ok with him biting and getting burned a decent amount because the payoff was so big. I imagine Forbes fits what they want to do in the same way if he can be productive in that manner. If he doesn’t, I’m pretty sure he’ll still be on the team but he’ll see his PT dwindle and probably won’t be around next year. 
 

Bottom line, I think this coaching staff was a Godsend and the best a guy like him or Davis could ask for in order to get closer to their ceiling. But it’s on them to buy in and put in the work. If they do, I think they can elevate their games significantly and be very productive. If not, they won’t be around beyond this year. 

1 hour ago, Koolblue13 said:

DL and secondary are packed.

 

Walker, Wagner, Luvu, Magee and I guess Davis. Not sure if I'm missing anyone.

It’s not out of the question. But clearly this organization values athleticism and Jamin is one heck of an athlete. I’m hopeful they can bring the best out of him this year but if they can’t then I’m happy to see him go. 

Damn. There goes our guy we all learned about from Logan Paulsen. 

Come on. Take Frank the tank Crum

So glad we aren’t one of the teams taking a kicker or like the bears taking a punter in round 4. 

Well, NE just took a qb in the sixth round 😬

39 minutes ago, Renegade7 said:

The thing that blows my mind about this pick is Mathis was starting to get together from his injury last year.

 

The DT depth and talent is nuts now.  I'd be shocked if our run defense didn't improve dramatically with the upgrades at linebacker behind them.

 

F your tush push.

Perhaps even more importantly is for the first time in these guys’ careers they have someone playing behind them. I think what Luvu and Wagner will show this year playing behind a special group will be fun to watch. 
 

And that includes a defensive staff that will actually scheme things up for them too. 

Well, after listening to Logan Paulsen the other day I’m all in in Frank Crum OT from Wyoming in the 7th. But damn is he ugly. 

Crazy hypothetical that won’t happen. But curious on others thoughts. 
 

Let’s say the chargers offered Herbert and a 3rd rounder (or if you think that’s rich, name your pick - 4th/5th/whatever) to move up to number 2. The additional compensation is obviously because we’d be taking on his contract. Would you do it?

Keep in mind with the additional capital we’d have that much more ammo to move back up. As in, potentially we could move up and draft Mims and walk out of this draft with Herbert, Amarius Mims and still have probably one second and one third round pick. 
 

It would totally rewrite our salary cap and could be a hindrance in that sense but the value gained could be worth it. Thoughts?

2 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said:

 

 

Every good organization needs a Roy Kent. 
 

He’s here, he’s there, he’s every ****in where, Roy Kent!

12 minutes ago, Llevron said:

 

Feel like Kiem basically confirmed this on his podcast too. Ill see if I can find it. 

It’s confirmed they took penix, JD, JJ and Maye to top golf. I’m just making a joke about Daniel Jeremiah saying his experience tells him this construct may allow an owner to meet all the prospects in a single day. 
 

As in, no **** dude. All four prospects being in town at the same time allowing someone to meet them all in a day? Earth shattering news there lol Who edits these articles anyway?

“Jeremiah said that his own experience has taught him that hosting the QB prospects that way might allow a franchise's owner to meet all of them in one day.” 
 

https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-nfl-draft-five-takeaways-from-daniel-jeremiah-s-conference-call

Groundbreaking stuff from DJ for those that haven’t seen it. Really wish I had his experience so I could pass on nuggets like this one. 

Anybody know if JD even plays golf? Maybe he got frustrated hitting burners and whiffing while Maye was crushing it off the tee lol

All I can think about is Keim having Clyde Christenson on who raved about how everything in the Maye family is a competition and him going on and on about Drake on the golf course and not giving 6 inch putts to his brother. Maybe that unnerved JD haha

For the serious folks out there, I’m completely joking. Hopefully they had left handed clubs for Penix 😅

Did we sign Tom Brady yet? Perfect mentor for Maye. 
 

https://www.nfl.com/news/tom-brady-not-opposed-to-nfl-return-if-team-calls

I know contracts are insane compared to just ten years ago but the only thing that really matters is percentage of the cap they take and I’m not sure how much that has really changed. As the cap explodes so will players’ salaries (as they already have) but if the percentage of cap allotted to certain positions doesn’t change too drastically everything stays about the same. Really, the only thing that changes for us is ticket prices and gear lol

I think the biggest thing that bugs me is still mariota. The biggest upside to him is that absolutely no one, fan or player, will be looking for him to come in if a rookie struggles. The biggest downside is that if he has to play due to injury or because a rookie isn’t quite ready, everyone knows he sucks and there will be more pressure to get the rookie in even if he’s not quite ready. 
 

I know Brissett wanted to leave even if he was the best option, it doesn’t seem like that was on the table because he didn’t want to be here. But I would have much preferred Minshew or Flacco as veteran mentors but also guys that I would feel totally comfortable playing with and still having offensive production with. I just have zero faith in Mariota as a player or the personality type to lead the team or a young quarterback. I think he is sincere but also lacks any juice personality wise or on the field. 

2 minutes ago, Andre The Giant said:

 

Solid depth signing. Lamar Jackson’s cousin apparently. 

5 minutes ago, KDawg said:

Fresh Air and Wylie are roughly equivalent.

He’ll never be warrick holdman, the original trash can. 

My biggest concern right now is offensive line. Right now we have Andrew Wylie and Braden Daniels for offensive tackles. I’m unsure if Trent Scott is on the roster - I thought he signed a one year deal. Wylie is fringe starter at best at tackle imo. Daniels was drafted because he’s an athlete and hopefully they can develop him but based on what he showed in camp last year I’m not sure this group would have spent a 7th rounder on him. 
 

I’m certain we’ll sign someone that eventually gets cut but the current crop of FA’s are not an upgrade to Wylie unless maybe Becton can stay healthy and Humphries isn’t gonna be ready to start the year or be 100% when he is ready to play. We all expect an early tackle to be drafted but best case we sign a quality starter and the other OT is a rookie based on what is on the roster. 
 

Based on Quinn and Whitt’s track record I’m am less concerned with CB because of what I believe they can get out of Forbes and BSJ and I have to believe Martin will be on the field a lot as a slot with Chinn and Forrest playing more safety plus there are still quality CB’s on the market like Howard and Gilmore. 
 

Next is TE. Ertz can be a quality pass catcher and Bates is a solid Y. I’m disappointed that Turner hasn’t shown more and Rodgers has some solid upside that I again hope they can maximize what they have but we need someone for the future and it kills me we didn’t get one from last year’s draft crop. 
 

Those are my biggest concerns right now. More future problems like linebacker depth/future as well as receiver I’m happy and confident can be filled through the draft although I would also like to see us bring in a FA or two. 

Geez it’s gonna be a long few weeks to the draft once all this slows down given how active we’ve been. We are now used to instant satisfaction and seeing 4-5 signings a day and it’s inevitably gonna slow down. 

27 minutes ago, CTskin said:

Exactly. Josh Reynolds is a jag, I’d be disappointed if he’s really being targeted.

If he is, it’s not likely to be a big money deal. I have no problem with it because right now Dyami is #3. Signing Reynolds is another one similar to guys like Alegretti or Ferrell among others. It in no way precludes us from taking a receiver early in the draft. But it does bring in a productive receiver that means we don’t HAVE to get a receiver (or any other position) in the draft and provides flexibility. It also helps if a drafted receiver isn’t quite ready at the beginning of the season or God forbid we have an injury. 
 

It’s no different to Allegretti or Ferrell not prohibiting us from taking a pass rusher or interior lineman early. It never hurts to have quality players and depth. LT and CB are far bigger needs still in FA but I’d be more than happy to see us add or bring back some quality receivers. On that note, happy to see crowder back. I think he can still absolutely be a quality slot receiver for us. 
 

4 minutes ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said:

What do you think we could get for Forbes in a trade?

We’ll see how the rest of FA plays out with corner signings. My current feeling is that he has shown a penchant for interceptions in college and although we reached on him, at worst he was an early second round talent. The staff hasn’t gone out of their way to praise him (like Martin) but given Whitt’s background and Quinn and Whitt’s emphasis on capability to teach and hire other coaches that excel at it I’m optimistic they can get Forbes to buy in. 
 

Given Whitt’s ability to produce elite secondary play and interceptions, along with their (so far) lack of grabbing top tier outside corners tells me they believe they can get him to play at a high level. At a minimum I’m excited to see what he can do in their defense. But if he has a down year with similar struggles with this staff and in this scheme then I think that will be very telling about his future. 
 

But by all accounts and hearing him speak he’s a hard worker and an intelligent player so I’m optimistic til I hear otherwise.