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    TBDAHOT discussion

    in Tailgate Central

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    Thanks @Gugny for taking my thunder.... Mrs. Cletus has a military obligation and cannot attend, but the two oldest Cletus Juniors will be with me, and either a work buddy or dad....

    Any specific type of roadkill y’all want this year, or should I make it a surprise as always???

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    Drinkers, need your input

    in Off the Wall Archives

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    1 hour ago, Gugny said:

     

    Some people just aren't used to/ready for the high octane stuff.  I've had beers with one particular friend who can drink a case of Miller Lite in a day and still be coherent.  Give him 4 or 5 Focal Bangers and he's a puddle.

    Some people just can’t handle class!

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    Position-by-position analysis of Beane’s Statements

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    9 hours ago, Dkollidas said:

    Listening to the press conference of both McDermott and Beane, but in particular Beane, I felt I could offer my attempt to analyze the typically cryptic GM-speak regarding the future plans for the roster this off-season on a position-by-position basis...

     

    QB:

    Easy enough. Josh is their guy. They believe he has it in him to be the guy. I think discussing him Beane may have slightly given away where they plan to improve the most. More on that shortly. Nothing specific said, but I’d assume Barkley is under contract and will likely stay that way.


    RB: 

    Singletary showed why they picked him where they did, he’s a talented starter. Gore helped Devin immensely, but unless they can’t get anyone they like in free agency or the draft that can lighten Singletary’s load, Gore won’t be back in 2020.

     

    WR: I believe when discussing Allen, Beane lightly discussed their job of getting him weapons. That,  COMBINED WITH going after Antonio Brown last off-season, AND purportedly being in on AJ Green at the deadline, AND watching Allen’s desire to hit a big target like Duke Williams in the Houston game, will put the onus on management to get their guy more weapons in order to help him take that next step. Could we maybe see Williams, McKenzie & Foster all be replaced next season?

     

    TE: They’re really impressed by Knox, showed a lot of potential for such a raw prospect. They’ll keep Kroft around for leadership, Sweeney and Smith will battle to be the 3rd TE suited up on game days. I expect little action at this position this off-season.

     

    OT: He didn’t commit to Ford at tackle, but I believe that’s what they want. They still have Bates in the roster and will get Waddle back next season after he missed all of this year, and Nsekhe will be healthy. So there will be competition here but I believe they’re looking for Ford to have a big off-season and make a marked improvement in year 2.

     

    OG: I think Spain is a guy they won’t over commit to. He was signed later in free agency last season, and there will he guys of his caliber available for the same term/cost this year as well. If he gets a multi-year deal in free agency, Buffalo will let him walk. They still have Long as a backup who can start. And I expect if they draft a player it’ll be a day 3 guy who can compete here. 
     

    C- Nothing said really but I believe they’re happy with Morse and Feliciano showed he can back up in the middle when needed.

     

    OL overall: I think they want to see another year of these guys together. If Spain leaves they’ll look to improve LG, but they won’t chase him for big money, multiple years.

     

    Defensive end: They definitely want to add an edge rusher. That’s what I got out of it. Beane spoke to how hard elite players at the position are to acquire. It makes me believe they will attack this position in free agency as opposed to the draft. They’ll attempt to bring back Shaq on a 2-4tear deal, he’s one of their guys. But they won’t pay more than $8M or so. I think Murphy will be gone. Hughes is a player they hope to see rebound but if he doesn’t 2020 could be his last year here, hence the urgency to upgrade edge rusher. I also believe they consider Lorenzo more of an edge than LB, and that will be another reason to upgrade the position as well. They’ll basically try to get Shaq back, along with Hughes, and then try to upgrade Murphy. When they upgrade Murphy, Murphy will be cut. Johnson will challenge Mike Love for the 4th spot on the roster.
     

    DT: Phillips wants to test the market. I think they believe he’ll be disappointed by what he finds. Beane spoke to guys having different ideas of their market value as opposed to their team. I think Beane has a better idea of what Jordan is worth. He didn’t make the pro bowl, wasn’t an all-pro and seemed disappointed by both. He had nice sack numbers, but for a 340lb man he gets pushed around a lot up front. I also believe he is one player that they will “have frank discussions about” as Beane alluded to.

     

    LB: Edmunds & Milano are two of the guys they want to keep as part of their core, could see Milano (along with Dawkins, who I forgot to mention above) get extensions this summer. Vosean Joseph basically redshirted and will be given a chance to compete for playing time. They’ll probably bring in a cheaper veteran to be a SAM linebacker of sorts, but I wouldn’t expect any huge investment with the amount of nickel they play and their ability to line up with a “big nickel” using Siran Neal in the slot. 
     

    CB: They will extend the 5th year option to Tre White. He will play out 2020 on his deal and likely sign an extension in the summer of 2021 to tack onto his 5th year. Kevin Johnson will probably be brought back unless he gets some ridiculous offer, and he will again compete with Wallace for playing time. I expect a mid-round Pick used toward this position as well.

     

    S: I think they want to see if Jaquan Johnson can be solid enough at safety to eventually replace Poyer. Hyde is the more important of the two and so he will be the priority, but I believe they view Poyer as someone that they’ll need to have a discussion about, missing a couple tackles in that big game (everyone did towards the end, but Poyer looked a bit slow to the ball as well, he might’ve just been gassed though). But if Jaquan Johnson can be a viable replacement, it’s another area where they can move an expensive contract out in exchange for a rookie deal and that’s all they want to keep doing especially as Poyer gets closer to the big 3-0.

     

     

    Some of this I obviously surmised without comments being specifically made about a position group, but this is my general gist on how they feel about the roster.

     

    If I had to make a guess I would say

    1. They will bring back Shaq.

    2. Jordan Phillips tests the market, is disappointed and stays in Buffalo on a 2yr deal around $7M-$8M per year.

    3. Quinton Spain leaves

    4. Kevin Johnson brought back on a 2yr deal.

    5. DE is pursued in free agency. Ngakoue, Beasley, Fowler, Quinn will all be targets. 
    6. Receiver and offense in general will be added through free agency and the draft. Still wouldn’t count out an AJ Green trade if he is tagged by the Bengals. 

    A few quick things come to mind- AJ Green will not be traded to us if he’s tagged, his market value is 9-10m and paying him at his tagged price isn’t something our FO will do.  Saying we will get Waddle back next year is pretty presumptuous considering he was on a 1 year deal and is a UFA.   I don’t think Murphy is going anywhere.  He’s incredibly inexpensive, I believe he’s hitting the cap at 1,750,000 or so annually.... he exceeds his contract, thus won’t be cut IMO.  I think Milano is nice in passing situations, but how many times this year did being undersized hurt us? I like him as a 4th LB- which, based on our roster means he stays as a 3rd or we address the position aggressively- he probably stays as a 3rd...

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