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The OL needs help, it’s not good. It’s also: 1. Not as bad as people think 2. It’s now at least marginally better than it was last season 3. And it was never as bad as Howell and poor playcalling made it look last season 4. Because, does no one remember how much better it briefly looked with Brissett? Similar to the 2013 OL under RG3 and then Cousins. 5. And our offensive staff, player personnel, and playcalling really can’t get worse—I’d even go as far as to say we can expect it to easily be better. 6. Which will help accommodate the remaining weakness in the OL, because remember, this post has never been about claiming the OL is actually good, or claiming it’s not a problem. 7. Just that it’s not AS much of a season-destroying code red as people are making it out to be. 8. Because better personnel is already achieved. Better QB play is achievable, and should be expected*. And better playcalling is achievable, and should be expected** *no offense to Howell as a young, growing player but he was one of the worst QB’s in the league last year, efficiency-wise. **because it really couldn’t get worse than what EB was doing last season. You don’t even need to like or believe in Kliff to assume this happens, because EB called a historically stupid offense, on top of it being designed poorly. NOTE: I still very much hope some decent veteran OT’s are released for us to try to sign. Again, I am not arguing things are fine or even close to ideal. Simply saying that Daniels is not guaranteed to die and derail our season before it begins like people are acting. The talent is already improved, even if marginally. The scheme and play selection can help a ton. Daniels being talented as hell can help a ton, even baking in his status as a rookie. Even as it stands right now, this will not be a historically bad OL or something—it wasn’t even as bad last year as people think when you take into account the playcalling and QB play.

lol the craziest Cowboys fans actually think that because Quinn already had his eye on our job opening (which was obvious, to be fair), he purposely tanked their gameplan in the playoffs so he could get to interviewing ASAP rather than being at a disadvantage against other candidates

Interesting, Allbright (not a draftnik type but he dabbles like people here and knows people who know) had Tyler Owens on his “my guy” list before the draft. Wonder what he saw in him, sounds like @Skinsinparadisewasn’t super impressed at a quick glance. Assuming the raw athleticism at the combine was probably what Allbright was betting on, idk. Most of the rest of the list is good so I was surprised

We’ve gotta hope for some veteran cuts after rookie mini camps

This isn’t really about Sinnott, but I dislike that players who don’t have all their measurables on the record can have a full RAS score. You can’t really compare his RAS to LaPorta’s because LaPorta’s takes into account his insane 3-cone and SS. If you don’t have agility scores, idk how you can have a fair composite RAS. At best you should have a weight-adjusted Speed Score or something. Anyways, love Sinnott, loved the pick, think he’ll be great. It’s not about him, just a gripe I have with the RAS charts.

It’s a small towel in the shape of a jersey lol

NTTAWWT

State of the franchise according to Jahan Dotson:

Sorry man you’re just getting to the point where any old random media thing can trigger you and send you over the edge. That’s probably the least douchey and scumbaggy thing Sharp has ever posted lol. It’s literally just a visual way to chart what teams spent—in terms of round of draft pick and # of draft picks—on offense vs defense this year. And asking if there are any interesting trends that anyone sees. It’s literally just information with no editorializing and you’re losing your mind.

Evan Silvia’s Draft Grades: [VoR look away] https://establishtherun.com/silva-2024-nfc-draft-grades/ FWIW he said on twitter in response to someone that he doesn’t ever remember grading a Washington draft as highly Washington Commanders 1 (2). LSU QB Jayden Daniels 2 (36). Illinois DT Jer’Zhan Newton 2 (50). Michigan CB Mike Sainristil 2 (53). Kansas State TE Ben Sinnott 3 (67). TCU OG Brandon Coleman 3 (100). Rice WR Luke McCaffrey 5 (139). Temple LB Jordan Magee 5 (161). Washington S Dominique Hampton 7 (222). Notre Dame EDGE Javontae Jean-Baptiste Overview: Washington’s new regime knocked its initial picks out of the park, tabbing 2023’s NCAA leader in both yards per pass attempt (11.7) and yards per rushing attempt (8.4) at No. 2, then ending Newton’s mini-slide at 36. Newton was this draft’s second-best three-technique interior pass rusher behind Byron Murphy. The Commanders added a second-round pick (No. 53) by dropping from No. 40 to No. 50, then stole shutdown slot CB Sainristil and two-way TE Sinnott, a plus blocker with top-tier athleticism and hands. Extensively experienced at both left tackle and left guard, Coleman is ideally built at 6-foot-5, 316 with vine-like 35-inch arms and massive 10 ¾-inch hands. McCaffrey profiles as a plus-sized slot receiver at 6-foot-2, 198 with 4.46 speed. A lightweight linebacker at 6-foot-2, 232, Magee was extremely productive in college with 235 career tackles and eight sacks and is athletic enough to potentially develop into a pass-coverage asset. Rookie GM Adam Peters should be proud of his first haul. Washington Grade: A- Rest of the NFCE: Dallas Grade: C “For a team long on roster needs, this was an acceptable if largely unremarkable draft haul.“ New York Grade: B “I’m estimating the G-Men got 4 ½ contributors from this draft, and two high-impact ones.” Philadelphia Grade: A- “Roseman has mastered the art of attacking immediate needs while staying committed to building for the future.“

Little glimpse into what other teams are doing. Sounds like a cross between our “Commander tag” that Newmark talked about in his post-draft presser, and our “Commander Caucus” thing where the scouts and coaches are allowed to pound the table for one guy going into day 3

Hadn’t heard about the medical red flags with Mahogany

He mentioned in his presser that CMC advocated for it lol but said it was unnecessary, he was high on their board

This is probably fair tbh

This post should qualify as hate speech it offends me so much

Sure, they’re within their rights. It’s just an extremely Bengals thing to do, to have an AFC Championship game caliber roster and not even attempt to offer an extension to a guy like Higgins for over a year. Not even a peep. Maybe you won’t offer what his agent wants, that’s fair. But I don’t see how it’s good for morale to not even try to bring him back during the window of Burrow’s prime.

They were still backstage chewing Green out about how annoying he was while announcing our first pick with a soliloquy

His insane 3-cone is a harbinger of things to come in the short game. He’s not really a separation guy right now because he’s still learning the position but that can change, especially with his work ethic. Julian Edelman, one of the best QB convert slot WR’s ever, was shorter but had a similar elite 3-cone and overall level of athleticism. Luke is ahead of where Julian was coming out because he made the position switch in college instead of waiting for the NFL—but that ability to drop their hips and turn on a DIME is the same. 6.67 vs 6.7. The ceiling on this pick is extremely high given Luke’s ability in the contested catch space already.

Not only that (and we knew this dude was smart and soaking it all in) but he’d clearly been a ****ing sponge through this whole process. 6 months ago he couldn’t carry a football conversation at all. He’s obviously more comfortable now, but part of that is he’s learning and becoming more confident that he knows what he’s talking about. Peters and Quinn have been filling his head with decades of football experience and it shows. I don’t mean he could do the job himself lol, I just mean he’s becoming football literate on a higher level and able to easily handle the press questions around football issues. Like you said, he’s relaxed. But part of it is he knows what he’s talking about quite a bit more than when he got here.

I think you could be right but I couldn’t resist going back to an old favorite of mine:

Small, aggressive, good tackler, upside as a blitzer, decent in space except against fast RB’s. Those seem to be the cliff’s notes. Definitely seems like a potential ST’s lifer with upside in the middle. Would’ve preferred a swing at one of the remaining OL we’ve all talked about or Cam Hart or Johnny Wilson, personally. Still some good edge talent left too. Another pick coming up though.

Hart, Christian Jones, Johnny Wilson are all interesting to me at this point

Because it’s fun! It’s like getting a free pass to misbehave I would never shadow mod, those guys suck! For real though, this community has always thrived on self-policing. Aka when we say something dumb, someone tells us it was dumb. I myself love to call someone who makes a dumb post a dummy, and have been on the receiving end at least as many times. It’s half the fun. I try to stay away from commentary on an entire segment of fans or opinions, but probably don’t succeed there either. Detour over 👍 I appreciated your thoughts on average FA contracts of players at the positions we’re drafting or could be drafting