Trogdor

but he needed a redshirt year...Josh needed 2 years to get up to speed. DE is tough and it will take time to learn the correct moves and how to use his hands.

Except go in coverage. I loved Lorax, but he was a slow liability out there in the end. I agree on Philips though, it's the same sort of stuff our DEs have been doing where they don't maintain and they get burned.

Teams ran right through the middle in 2019 and 2020. He makes little to no difference. I've seen him get handled 1v1 many times. The biggest differences were the loss of contain that Shaq provided and the loss of penetration from Philips. They let the sack leaders of an already bad defensive line walk and it got worse. Not really all that shocking.

Neither of them are particularly good at it. Hopefully they modify their scheme more than they did last year.

It's just the way the description comes across. Also, almost all the time he was on the inside he would swing wide to the end, so I don't really see him as a viable hand on the ground inside guy. Excited for the potential though.

I don't think he is, but this sounds an awful lot like Maybin. It just wasn't all that strong of a class for defensive line, so it is what it is. Hopefully he develops fast to help now instead of years down the line.

I think Hughes just gets the benefit because he was on the most dominate line we've had. He was probably the weakest one on that line too, but still good.

I'm not sure he showed promise as much as did better that the worst season of rushing I've ever seen. Karlos Williams showed promise, but I wouldn't put Singletary in that category. Personally I'd like to see what Antonio Williams can do. They really want to see their picks make it though, so I expect Ford, Singletary, and Moss get time over more productive players.

After watching him this year I'm less worried about Wilson. The one throw at his pro day causing so much change is very Trubisky like.

He is the slowest one off the line by a considerable margin. I don't think his power can make up for that deficiency at this level.

Tommy Tremble could be that TE/FB the Bills need. The ND TEs all come out polished with the ability to block and catch. Probably the least talented one coming out over the next few years though.

Awful placeholder. I swear if you look at the missed attempts he has the laces wrong a majority of the time. Much improved punting though.

That doesn't really mesh with white coaches with less experience and results being chosen over black coaches. Urban Meyer probably thrives on familiar faces because he's never been anywhere without questionable practices. College coaches control their players lives and are given god level powers at universities. This is going to be a rude awakening for him with the players having more power.

I agree with you on Moss and I think it's weird that they bill him as a short yardage guy. He was a shifty back in college and Singletary is a YAC runner, but they seem to think they both do the opposite. Williams looked way more impressive either way. Sometimes I think they try to strike non-power 5 conference gold too much.

I just don't see Star as being any good. We were gashed often up the middle when he played, so I don't see the value like some posters do. He has rated as mediocre to poor since his rookie year and doesn't eat doubles like his size would imply.

It's odd because on NFLN they were saying that Houston and not Watson leaked the trade request. I don't understand what this gets them, but if it's an issue with Watson and the owner this could go the Palmer route. They could end up poisoning themselves like Jacksonville if they alienate a respected guy.

This is very optimistic IMO. We need a replacement for Star and maybe 2 DEs. Those guys aren't getting any younger and production was horrible. Ideally I'd like them to draft a true MLB and move Edmunds outside, but it's not going to happen. We looked like the Big 10 playing SEC speed against the Chiefs.

I would argue that Yeldon is a solid #2, Moss really hasn't shown that yet. He isn't the bruiser they marketed and lacks the speed to be a real evasive guy at the NFL level. Cody Ford is really slow out of his stance and seems to lack power. I don't think he should be on the field, but definitely not at LG.

McD should learn to scheme for what he has. They poured money into the Dline to get rotational players who can play multiple positions, and it's not great. Oliver is playing out of position a bunch, but they have a top end safety tandem, top 5 corner, highly drafted MLB and DT, so maybe it's not the talent. They are so passive in coverage and the Dline doesn't get home, good coaches adjust.

More likely Shaq and Lorax. We got gashed in the middle easily last year too, but at least someone set an edge. The discipline to stay in lanes, stay with assignments, not commit dumb penalties, etc is just awful.

I would really be happy with a more athletic Lee. I think if you look at the types of guys Notre Dame produces it might be in that mold. They really block well and can catch, but they aren't asked to be wide outs as much as the spread offenses. I wish that Michael Mayer wasn't a freshman, but still the mold is out there. I'd also take a flyer on their RB to chip on pass plays or to show our guys how to.

With a first half Fitz and their new found play, maybe. I think they gave up that chance when they pulled Fitz. Wild Card maybe, but their offense didn't exactly carry them this last game.

They can and they do throw flags for this. There is a whole other defender taking his legs out and in 2020 thats a flag more often than not. I'm not arguing that I agree that it should be a penalty, but this is what football is now. They just don't seem to enforce it against everyone. Defenseless receiver or the fact that he got hit in the head. Again though, I'm not saying it wasn't a good play, just that in todays NFL that gets called a lot.

If the NFL was a place where physical plays happen in the secondary, I would totally agree. Unfortunately players are almost always flagged for hitting too hard now. Add in the fact that there was contact to the head and I'm just surprised. His hand being in there and being at the right height was amazing though.

The hand was in there legally to break up the play, but they still made a lot of contact with the receivers head. I've seen it get called for a lot less. Two weeks in a row though and the Steelers get questionable calls at the end of the 4th to seal it. Ravens should've had at least 5 more seconds there or at least a flag for the player down behind the line if they won't add time.