GunnerBill

It would. Even forget position for a moment I don't think he is even close to a first round talent. He is a positionless workout warrior. I don't care what the testing and the RAS score says. He just wasn't that explosive on tape. In terms of somewhat realistic worst case scenarios he is it for me.

I think this is right around 8th.... as I said yesterday I think probably 5th or 6th best in the AFC and then there is San Fran, Detroit and possibly still Philly in the NFC. It is definitely a step back on where the roster has been. But there is still a chance to change that if they can crush the draft. But they need like a 2017 Saints type draft and they don't have the 6 picks in the first 103 that the Saints had and nailed that year.

There is about a 1% chance that Rapp and Edwards are an upgrade even on 33 year old Hyde and Poyer. Poyer was still really good last year after the first couple of weeks where he was knocking some rust off. Hyde did struggle a bit more (in fairness in centre field your legs going shows up a bit more) but he was still a serviceable starter. That is like the ceiling of what Mike Edwards has been in his NFL career and probably a tick ahead of what Rapp has been.

Worthy is not 6'1 and Mitchell is not 6'4. They were listed heights. They measured 5'11 and 6'2 respectively at the Combine.

Combination of strategy and evaluation IMO. The pattern of their drafting closely reflects the Panthers team they came from so I believe some of it is strategy. But they have made just plain bad evaluations in the process too - Boogie for one and Elam to play in their scheme another. Neither of those moves made sense to me at the time they were made.

I have never argued McDermott is a great coach. He is a good one.

My view on their personnel success or otherwise is very well documented. They are good at good. But it takes great in the critical moments and beyond Josh they ain't good at great.

Nobody has been more vocal about them spending too many resources on DL than me. I have made that point repeatedly. Especially mid range vet FA deals. Especially in the spring of 2022 when they signed Jones, Phillips and Settle for the DL while only re-signing Bates and one of the most overrated players of his generation in Roger Saffold for OL. I predicted that would be a disaster and it was. They have to do a better job on personnel. They just have to.

To be clear most of those decisions I disagreed with at the time and still do.

Haha. Behave.

Good job. Cos you would be useless in a debate that requires more than feels.

I am not arguing for more 1st round resources spent on the DL. They have shot their shots. They have to make it work.

The coaching botched 13 seconds. No argument.

I firmly agree with this.

Some people have no idea what they are watching too. He didn't play well vs KC in these playoffs. But he was by far our best defender in 13 seconds. And he was for most of last year. If guys wanna judge him off that one gake go ahead. He was below par. No disagreement. But he is in the second tier of DTs in the league

I wouldn't turn it down if the opportunity presented itself. Still think Dion at LG to extend his career is a viable option. He did have one of his best years in 2023. I understood the extension. But it shouldnt be considered a slam dunk that he is as good next year.

Cos he scheme is good and the regular season allows scheme to win. In the playoffs it is mano v mano.

I don't back long enough to agree with the latter. He is the best this century is all I can say. But I don't consider your numbers as awesome. I think that would see him gone.

It is. You play the best v the best in the playoffs. It comes down to guys winning their assignments up front and outside.

I think the limitations up front show in the regular season too. They don't have enough guys up there who win 1v1s. They have Oliver. They had half a season of Floyd and half a season of Von. Beyond that they have had a lot of decent players on that line but not guys who win 1v1 vs the best. It is the one place on defense where scheme ain't that much good to you unless you are sending more than they can block. Your guys just have to win 1v1 in big moments.

Nope. It is on talent. Scheme can only hide so much. Up front it is about guys winning 1v1. Oliver apart nobody we have does so on a regular basis.

I think it is on talent ultimately. Oliver apart. The guys just aren't that good and Beane has overpaid them IMO.

I started work on it Friday. I reckon by next weekend some time.

In the AFC? At least the Chiefs, Bengals, Texans and Ravens. I think we have been a top 3 roster in the AFC the last 4 seasons. We are now 5th or 6th IMO.

Talent. Edge rush. Receiving. Secondary.