philibusters

I think Brandon Coleman had a high ankle sprain last year and that probably was at least partly responsible for the drop off in his play. That said, regardless of the injuries, I do think its a possibility based on the comments of people who have watched his tape, that he is stiff in the hips and that will cause him to lunge and get off balance in pass pro. Not having the high ankle sprain should improve his footwork as he'll have more pushoff power and acceleration, but he is still will need to prove that he can overcome his stiff hips as a pass protector at the NFL level.

I think he deserves to be removed from the bench. He didn't like the mandatory sentence so he tried to circumvent the law. Laws are not meant to be circumvented, it doesn't matter if you are a judge or not.

Emmanuel Forbes is too good to cut. He was a three year player in college and a three year starter (meaning he started as a true freshman). He played in the SEC the best conference in college football. He was second team all SEC as a true sophomore and first team all SEC as a junior. He set the D1 record for most interception return for a TD. The odds that a college player that good completely busts in the NFL is low. He may not live up to his 1st round draft pick status but he is definitely roster worthy. Even his very disappointing rookie season, he had a 51 PFF grade. The same grade as fellow first rounder NY Giants corner Deonte Banks had last season and higher than Derek Stingley's (3rd overall pick in 2022 draft) rookie season grade in 2022 who had a 49 PFF grade in 2022. You don't give up on that type of talent after a year. Derek Stingley is a perfect example why. After getting a 49 PFF grade as a rookie he bounced back with an 81 last year and played his part in the Houston Texans turnaround. I am not going to lie, if given a redo with that pick, if I was the GM I probably wouldn't draft Forbes, but even if he was picked too high, he is still super talented and it would be foolish to give up on him after one season.

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I looked at his PFF profile and I think your description is accurate. He has played 987 snaps the past 5 seasons (about equal to say 15 games as a starter) and averages out to a low 60's PFF grade during that time. He doesn't upgrade the starting lineup but would definitely upgrade the Tackle depth.

Allen would be okay as a DE, but it is kind of like when Kansas experimented with Chris Jones at DE. He went from being an elite player to a good player. Allen would likely go from being a good to average player if you move him to DE. Thus I don't see us using Allen as a traditional DE a lot. More likely playing the 3 of them would probably be part of an odd man front (center covered but Guards not covered). Most teams mix in odd man fronts, but very few make it a staple defense. The odds are we would use it to l to create favorable matchups and mix up the O-Line, but I highly doubt it would be a staple. That said we may use them more often than average given that those three probably end up being our best 3 D-Lineman.

Last year's secondary underachieved more than any unit on the team in my opinion. I think the biggest issue was probably just have a weak position coach. Chris Harris was probably an above average position coach. Brent Vieselmeyer was a newbie last year, his first year as a position coach. Del Rios schemes didn't help. While he was fairly vanilla with the D-Line, he used fairly complex coverage schemes. So we needed a top notch DB coach and instead DB coach was probably our weakest position coach. The impression I get is Sainristil is a natural leader and good communicator on the field. Granted I don't think a rookie Sainristil fixes last year's secondary issues, but like a 5th year Sainristil who could have been the leader of the secondary, probably would have certainly helped last year. I was not a Sainristil guy pre-draft. I acknowledged that he was good, but said I preferred an outside corner. After the draft now that he is on board I am definitely warming up to the pick.

I have low expectations for Braeden Daniels. By contrast I am higher on Allegretti. I think either Allegretti or Stromberg wins the starting LG spot.

Coleman probably translate better immediately at Guard than Tackle because at least according to PFF he was best in man/gap run blocking, second best in zone run blocking, and weakest in true pass sets. Moving him to Guard takes more advantage of his run blocking and allows you to hide his pass blocking. That said he has the physical tools to play Tackle. He has the arm length and quick enough feet to be a decent pass blocker. Right now he lacks the technique and there is no guarantee he will be able to pick up the technique (for example he plays to high allowing him to be suspectible to power moves and there is no guaranteed he'll have the bend to fix that), but assuming he can improve technique wise, he does have the physical tools to play Tackle, even if he is immediately better off at Guard where his pass blocking can be hidden more.

He was an outside corner. According to PFF he played 774 snaps at outside corner, 81 snaps inside the box, and 19 snaps at slot corner.

Bates is a decent blocking TE. I could see the team bringing him back next year.

I spent the past four years holding a grudge against Jer'Zhan Newton, but I am ready to root him on. The grudge stems from the fact the he originally committed to the University of Maryland out of HS, but later Lovie Smith and Illinois were able to flip him. He wasn't considered a blue chip prospect coming out of HS, but he was considered a good prospect and probably had a dozen or so Power 5 offers. His loss hurt as his loss left a hole in the DT class UMD was bringing in. So I kind of had the attitude I hope he doesn't amount to anything at the college level. But he obviously did become a great college player. Now I am ready to root for him.

2 - Drake Maye 36 - Kool-AidMcKinstry 50 - Kingsley Suamatia 53 - Jonah Ellis 67 - Cooper Bebbe 100 - Troy Franklin 139 - Jeremiah Trotter Jr. 161 - Christian Jones 222 - Jaheim Bell By contrast by picks knowing who the Commanders had previously taken 2 - Drake Maye 36 - Kool-AidMcKinstry 50 - Kingsley Suamatia 53 - Kingsley Suamatia 67 - Kiran Amegadije 100 - Troy Franklin 139 - Jeremiah Trotter Jr. 161 - Christian Jones 222 - Brendan Rice

So I get confused on these hypotheticals. When I am picking at 53 am I considering who I took at 2, 36, and 50 or alternatively who the team had taken at 2, 36, and 50 because they will produce different results.

My take on Guyton which is all secondhand, though it is derived from listening to a handful of opinions on him, is that his film sucks. He had his struggles at the senior bowl, but he also came across as a high energy guy at the senior bowl who at least some thought were coachable, but its tough to tell from like three days of practice. So I more or less agree, but am probably marginally higher on him because of the reports of his high energy and good attitude.