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at this point, if we can get a 2nd for him I'd do it. The pick never made sense. Perhaps he can pick up zone. But taking an elite man-press guy into what is a complex zone D was odd. Luckly, we got Benford and Jackson around.

you also go from being one of the best, if not the best, player you are on for most of your football life, to a career in the NFL, to suddenly being out. Add on top of that whatever personal matter he has going on (sounds like his Sister passed), and it seems to be a recipe for depression. Hopefully someone he knows and/or the NFL sees these and is able to get him the help he needs.

New shiny toys are more fun to talk about. The offense we had last year was with a worse WR, TE, RB and OL group. I don’t think any team improved its D enough to stop it, or O enough to outscore it. But other teams have bigger name new players so they get the press.

when is he not doing something annoying??

Since I can’t get in the survivor league, I want AZ to win since I would have picked against them and been bounced on that. 😜😜

Love these types of plays. Also shows Dorsey getting more creative or feeling he has the talent to be more creative this year.

Agree with all but 3. Groot really only popped when playing with Miller. First few games will be great to gauge his ability to be “the guy”. He has the talent to do it, I don’t think it’s a given though. I guess this makes me optimistic on him but not relying on him for overall team optimism. also, no semblance of a running game. And a hurt elbow.

no Bottinger or Klein. Surprising, particularly no AJ Klein.

fair point. Numbers game of average backups. Keep the ones with more upside. ideally I guess I would have cut a vet who we resign after, only letting one pressure in preseason is impressive enough to try to get creative to keep, but perhaps we were out of creative options.

irony of a pats fan posting this. Have they needed to call out refs? exactly. Something like, “he is a great young player, but he tends to get over grabby, and sometimes he has gotten lucky, but eventually that catches up to you”.

Agreed with trading the late picks. If the team is hard to make, trade up and get studs that can start and make an impact if you have the depth. Surprised we waived Broeker given that he played well, and our lack of OL depth. The other 2 don't surprise me given our depth there.

I like this, here are mine. (1) Kincaid: will make multiple pro bowls, not starting this year, but in future years, particularly if we never acquire an actual "slot" receiver. He will be a great target in the redzone. (2) Torrence: long term starter that we may not be able to resign. Will play near all-pro level. (3) Williams: I was high on him predraft and still am. He will be a solid contributor that will likely have 2 contracts here, unless the 2nd is too expensive. May not be an "all pro", but above average starter. (4) Shorter. Unless he figures out route running, etc., he will be a talented guy who never figured out how to play football at a consistently high level. If he is ready to work, pleasant surprise. But with the WR room so full, seems unlikely he will get many chances here. And while he is tall, he won't likely get much RZ work due to Kincaid, Knox, and the RBs. (7) Career backup with plus starter ability. Putting him on waivers was a huge error as he was picked up by the Texams. Apparently he only gave up on pressure in the preseason on 50 snaps, so cutting him is a huge head scratcher (he was one of only 5 players who were drafted that was cut). He also won the Kent Hull trophy in college. Given the Texan OL injuries, he may see playing time very soon. (7) Alex Austin. Another player claimed by the Texans after being placed on waivers. This doesn't bother me as much, we have a lot of depth there. I could see him sticking around as a player for a while due to ST and backup CB ability.

likely the best available. I like this because you are getting high end talent that has had some issues in the NFL, but has starting experience. I see this as a vote of confidence in the OL coach to get him straightened out.

he had an impressive college career judging by Wikipedia. Seems like a great PS pickup. Not sure if he played much in the NFL.

that LB we just picked up was a captain in Houston. I think Edmunds was a captain. Means nothing, really.

Yikes. Didn't realize he was that old. Loved reading his stuff on the NFL app and other places. RIP.

same. First, this is awesome and thank you for setting up again! But with survivor, i'm getting either "league does not exist" or "wrong password". Any advice (beyond trying to make it past week 1!)

I can't imagine Milano couldn't handle it, or that it would take away from his play. He knows the defensive plays and alignments, he would just need to communicate them. If not him, give the Dot to Poyer or Hyde and let them communicate, then just put the best LB next to Milano. Enough with trying to find a player who may not play as well but who can communicate.

the amount of OL cuts is surprising. May be targeting 1 or more.

that finishing 8th is a successful season. When you have a QB of Allen’s caliber, and a future HOF WR, expectations are much higher than 8th, IMO.

Elam and Basham were the same mistake: chasing position of need over best football player available for your team.

I never understood that quote. If he thinks humans should not play it, why is he making a career in it?

9-8 seems waaay off, and the Pats have a better chance of finishing last than first.

he was a puzzling pick to start with. A press player for a zone D. Typical of Bean targeting a position and ending up with suboptimal value in a round (ex Basham). I also agree with above posters who feel we should play a more aggressive D, and that would fit Elam’s skillset.

he’ll fit right in at RT here!