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6 hours ago, NoSaint said:
with no long term commitment - I’d be totally ok with him as a package player. He wouldn’t walk in full time day 1 anyway. Let him play short yardage through the stretch and release himIt’s over, he got claimed by a front office who knows what they’re doing (Titans) just annoying that we didn’t attempt. I don’t see the potential downside.
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On 12/10/2021 at 5:02 PM, LABILLBACKER said:
So TE gets an A for his pass coverage and D for run support. I have an idea, why don't we find a MLB who's a solid B at both responsibilities? What are we going to do, bench him every time we play a run team or just wear it and play with 10. We very likely will face the Pats, Titans or Colts before we face KC.
Because players like this aren’t available, on waivers, for this cost, this late in the season.
I hope I’m wrong and this is a non issue but IMO this was a guy that could’ve helped us on multiple packages during the stretch run and postseason. -
3 hours ago, Buffalo619 said:
We need to find a DT and MLB in free agency in offseason. Draft OLine and RB.
Could’ve had Zach Cunningham Thursday
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3 hours ago, QCity said:
Nobody in this thread is suggesting we cut Edmunds or replace him, and if you think ZC is a "street free agent" it's clear you have no idea what you're talking about. But you're not alone -- it's pretty obvious most here have never heard of him or seen him play. If this was a washed-up running back that everybody had on their fantasy team 5 years ago this thread would be 50 pages. It's very, very rare that a player of this caliber becomes available in December like this, especially at this price. Anyone insinuating that ZC doesn't have a place in this league due to his coverage skills simply does not know what they're talking about.
Vrabel and his DC Shane Bowen were on the Texans coaching staff when ZC was a rookie in 2017.
^^^^^ 100%
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8 minutes ago, streetkings01 said:
It’s because we don’t run a 4-3 defense ……we run a 4-2-5…..he doesn’t fit in this defense at all. It’s the equivalent of playing a CB that only plays zone and playing him in a primarily man 2 man defense. It’s the same reason why Spikes only lasted a season with us…..we pretty much tip our hand every time he’s in the game because he could only do one thing.
Just because that’s what we have done doesn’t mean that’s what we should do moving forward.
We should run multiple packages when they go heavy we SHOULD be in a position to counter.
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12 minutes ago, Victory Formation said:
Missed an opportunity here.
I’m usually the guy saying it’s not that easy and there are many variables to consider when bringing a new guy in, but given the fact that the Texans are paying his guaranteed $$$ I for the life of me don’t understand why you wouldn’t attempt to see if this would work out or not.
So much potential upside almost zero downside
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TE has been great against the pass, close to elite in fact. But you can’t deny that he’s below average against the run because his instincts have not caught up with his athleticism.
ZC is a beast an 100% instinctive LB, TE could’ve learned a thing or two from him.
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6 minutes ago, Logic said:
Tremaine Edmunds has been quite good for the majority of this season.
He did not have a particularly good game against the Pats on Monday night. Other than that, he's been in the PLUS column far more than the MINUS column this season. We also saw how much worse off the defense was without him in the Colts game.
Still, recency bias (and a host of other, less flattering considerations) lead to people on here basically ready to cut Edmunds and replace him with a street free agent.
Madness.Not replace Edmunds but for the money ($275k) and the fact that ZC is so highly rated (number 1 vs the run over the past 3 years)
it’s hard to say we wouldn’t benefit from him being on our 53
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For 275k!?
Man this is difficult to rationalize, I didn’t think he’d get to us, but the face that the Titans got him means we CHOSE to pass.
Hopefully we get our run defense figured out or Beane will have to answer for why he felt this wasn’t a win now move.
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This is unbelievably annoying
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6 hours ago, streetkings01 said:
What the heck are you talking about? Where did I say our secondary would fall apart if Cunningham was on the field? Stop trying to add words into my post to fit some argument.
It’s the NFL there aren’t anymore obvious running downs unless it’s 3rd and inches. Teams don’t always run on 3rd and short. The point I was trying to make with Cunningham is once teams see him on the field it’s a dead giveaway that we’re playing the run, thus causing them to get him lined up on a RB or TE and throwing the ball and that will be another thing you guys will be complaining about.
As opposed to playing nickel and daring teams to run it down our throats.
im not suggesting we even need to remove TE from the field, put ZC at MLB, TE on the Outside and sit Taron Johnson at time on 1st and 10. Don’t give ZC pass responsibility, maybe have him play run and blitz if it’s a pass. Do something creative
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2 hours ago, streetkings01 said:
That’s not our defense…..we don’t need a Brandon Spikes. All teams are gonna do when they see him on the field is throw the ball and then you guys will be complaining about that.
It’s only a handful of you guys that hate Edmunds ……some of think he’s actually a good NFL LB…..not elite but definitely above average.
I don’t hate Edmunds at all, I think he’s borderline elite at pass defense but very below average at stopping the run.
Cunningham could be a great complimentary part of us being a team that can no longer be run over, why are people so against this idea?
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I’m suggesting we claim him on waivers. All the Texans $$ was guaranteed, we’d get him for the league minimum If we do this.
I don’t really see how this would be a bad thing, he’s the number 1 rated LBer vs the run in the past 3 years. Not wanting him because of $$ is an incorrect assumption because we could pick up his current contract and only be on the hook for $250k this year.
At that rate, we COULD only play him in run only situations and be better suited for playoff weather or NE deep in December game situations.
I get the character thing BUT at this point shouldn’t the locker room be strong enough to handle ZC?He’d be going from a dumpster fire to a playoff contender that he
could really help out. Then we’d be in control to release him, restructure his contract, or trade him for SOMETHING next offseason. It’s a win-win for both sides
Currently when teams are in situations where we know they are gonna run they still get positive yardage and I’m sick of it.
Let’s stop making TE do things he’s awful at (e.g. Become an instinctive LBer in the run game) and allow him to mainly focus where he excels, blitzing and pass coverage.
To the point that was made that “Gee, maybe other teams will pick up on this and throw when ZC is in the and Run when TE is in there”
I say great!! that means WE are dictating what the other teams are doing for a change. They are forced to throw when they wouldn’t want to or pass when they should run. That’s called a strategic win.
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We need to be in on him. Have him play for Edmunds on obvious run situations and Edmunds on passing downs
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If nothing else putting a claim in for ZC would light a fire under Edmunds
The Texans will eat a $12.8 million dead cap hit next year. With no guarantees for 2022 and a $275K dead cap hit for the remainder of this year, it's likely that a team claims him off waivers.
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The clock was a minor issue, bigger issue was that we didn’t get a 1st down.
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So how did we not get the ball 2x then?
we win the toss and defer, choice goes to Pats, if they choose the ball we get to choose the side. 1st half. If they choose the wind we get the ball.
2nd half WE get to choose which side we want or the ball. I’m not sure how this happened but it seems this may have been more mismanaged than even thought.
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Done ✅
Box # Tre White Let’s Go Buffalo!
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I’m only talking about this year, in prior years our OLine could move bodies, this year we can’t seem to bully anyone.
4 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:Are you saying they need to build back better?
Block back, Better for sure
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As nice as home field advantage is, are we built to win in sloppy and windy conditions we’ll see in January in Buffalo?
We can’t seem to run the ball at all and our 2 most effective point generators (Allen and Bass) aren’t able to showcase their true abilities in terrible conditions.
I’m aware this will impact the visiting teams QBs and Kickers as well, but I guess my point is the weather narrows the gap in those 2 areas were we should have a strong advantage.
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That’s the information I have too. Lot 26 pole A.
If that’s changed let me know. Did you get the orange parking pass, I can’t seem to find it.
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Is it fair to consider all those Chiefs fans that left as “fair weather fans.”?
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Heavy money coming in on Bills last minute
in The Stadium Wall
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Bills still + 1.5 at DraftKings