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I think a lot rides on how this season unfolds. If the O get stifled and a season ending loss, I could see a big move

I don’t think there’s any chance Jones is inactive. We didn’t keep him on the squad to get our ST through the regular season and then neglect it come playoff time. His error last week was massive, but not massive enough for McD to go without h him imo

Agreed

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It’s the points that count. You’re right, they should be fine. But they still have to play the games. Our OL still needs to not lose the game for us. The chances are very good. i just don’t believe in saying an nfl playoff team has no chance. Miami has some very good players

I hope your right. It shouldn’t be close but our boys still need to come to play to get to that conclusion. It’s the playoffs…..they should. To me, I always comes down to our OL. A terrible performance by one or two of our OL starters can lead to more than a couple scores for our opponents.

As long as our O is average- we shouldn’t have any worries. But there’s a reason that teams play the games on the field as opposed to in our minds.

My comment was in response to another poster saying that we can just replace starters with mid round players. Bernard was my example of how that could blow up in our faces. As a rookie 3rd rd pick, he fits the criteria in the post I was responding to. He wasn’t ready. That said, I won’t pretend to know if he can play next year. I’d give him the offseason before deciding that for sure. Another camp, additional weight/strength, knowledge of the system can have an impact on the product you saw this year. Milano got better each and every year. Maybe Bernard will too. Right now is not the time to make a decision on whether or not he can contribute next year. You like to label others prediction posts as ridiculous…. your Bernard post is ridiculous. You’re saying that he can’t improve enough to sniff the field. Nonsense. I agree, I think McB wants to retain Maine…… but it’ll be up to him and his agent to decide that imo. If he wants 16-17aav maybe he’ll stay. I dunno if we pay him more than that Could franchise tag also be an option? Anyone know what his franchise tag cap hit would be? Would the edge rusher LBs jack the cap hit or are they separate now? Is Joey Bosa a LB? TJ Watt? Mack?

I figure the line could be worse because we wouldn’t have any money for any FAs. Saffold is gone and will need to be replaced. Morse just suffered another concussion- there’s always a chance he steps away (with 1 year left on his contract). Quessenberry is a FA. He’s not great, but he’s super valuable depth. Our OL as a whole has been pretty healthy this season. We might not be so lucky next year. I’m not saying it will definitely be worse…..but it could be if the guys we get as replacements don’t produce. Everyone talking about upgrading the OL, but if we get hopkins, our resources will be diminished and our replacements will have to be done through the draft, which could lead to an even lesser OL.

I think some of it depends on Kyler and Dhops relationship. If Hop doesn’t like Kyler and things could get ugly, maybe a 4th….. but I’d say a 2 or 3 plus later picks. I don’t really understand the dynamics of the relationships they have going on in AZ. I think that will help determine the cost. How bad to they want to get rid of him? They save 8M in 2023 if they trade him. 15M in 2024.

Replacing Poyer or Edmunds with a mid round pick shouldn’t be so detrimental…… How about we take Edmunds out of this defense and plug in Bernard. Then think about what you said. Sure, it might not be so detrimental…..but it could implode the entire difference if we don’t hit on the player. I agree with the last part- if they chose to go all in on 17 and giving him the best of everything, I can get behind that. I just don’t expect that to happen.

Because it’s not JUST edmunds or Poyer. It’s the picks you have to give up for hopkins plus his 30M cap hit next year and 26.2 the following season. We’ll have to decide between more players than just Poyer. if our offense fails us along the way this year (something it didn’t do last season) and they go after him, so be it. I wouldn’t hate it but get ready to have an even worse OL and some players on D that could be taken advantage of. I just don’t see that happening

And Jeremy Maclin! recipes and all

They still have some draft picks to mortgage to win next year!!

I hit back and find a new videos the moment I hear Mudbloods nowadays. I think prohaska’s intro might be the worst Intro in the history of all podcast and has now made me really dislike his voice. Can’t watch any of his videos anymore.

Yup. This is what I expect 💯

Why? Poyer is full practice.

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Don’t forget all pro GM Beane and very good HC Mcdermott

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I think Cook has earned more than 50% of the carries. He’s been electric and has me salivating thinking about his potential going forward. He’s the best rb on the team atm imo. That said, he hasn’t been a lions share rb. Even in HS, he never tallied more than 100 carries in a single season. Some guys are meant to be on the lesser end of a committee. 5’11 190 playing rb in the nfl in 2023. If we knew he’d hold up, I’m sure he’d get more run. I’m just not so sure we want to find out if he’ll hold up. I expect around a 50/50 carry split with Cook getting more targets in the passing game. it could be win or go elsewhere for Motor in his contract year. I don’t think they’d cut into his touches very much.

He didn’t play in the regular season game last season.

And juju as their 2nd best pass catcher.