Allen2Moulds

Like a lot of us here, I was initially disappointed when he was hired, but he quickly won me over with the staff turnover. It felt like it was one good hire after another, and I would have to classify the Leonard hire as a great one. This of course is based solely on projections.

Thanks for breaking that down, that makes his deal very team friendly. Fingers crossed he stays healthy this year, his smarts and instincts are elite.

Once we realize that this is where the market is, it's easy to come to the conclusion that this is the right decision. One of the things that Beane has done a good job on, is retaining the guys we should retain, and not overpaying for guys like Tremaine, and Gabe. I know that the Bernard contract doesn't look very good now, but at the time, Bernard was playing at a very high level. Injuries aside, it's hard to say that even that one was a bad decision. We can argue that he hasn't hit enough on top tier talent, but that's a completely different discussion than letting good players walk. Letting good players walk, doesn't increase your odds of landing an elite player either through trade or the draft. I'm good with this, and happy to see that our oline will remain intact for at least the next couple years.

but can he levitate.

I couldn't agree more. The players also have been telling us, that this will be more of a matchup-based system. It makes sense to matchup a player against a guy, that helps him work against his weakness. Doesn't mean, that will be the plan come game time, but the more versatile they become, the better. We already know Mad Max can run with any WR. It also helps Keon work on using his size against smaller, quicker DB's. That's why a guy like Jamar Chase is so good. Too explosive for bigger DBs, and too strong for smaller DB's. It would be interesting to see, how we would matchup against that team. My initial thought is either Benford or IGB on Higgins, and double up Chase.

There's been smaller quicker guys like Beasley, and faster straight line guys like Brown, but I don't think any of them, are as explosive or the athlete that Moore is, including Diggs. Moore is an explosive, gliding style of athlete.

Is that the same tight back injury that was initially caused by Milano.

Wow...I did not know that.

THATS IT.....trade for Vita Vea!

Guys like Vea are a different breed. I remember watching him close the distance on a kick returner, and the returner turned around, like he had seen a ghost. Guys that big, should not have the kind of agility that he has. He was also the first and only guy I remember single handedly blow up the tush push (Kelce version). He is single handedly one of the reasons Philly hates playing the Bucs. To me, during the Beane tenure, DLine has been the biggest weakness, even though we've dumped tons of resources into it. All these elite pass rushers that were moved over the last 2 years, to only still be hoping/salivating for dline help. Now we have this elite DT/Anchor that could potentially be available. We should go get this guy, he would transform our entire dline from a weakness to a strength.

Except that Diggs would disappear in the playoffs. I don't think we can debate that. The playoffs is a more physical brand of football, and Diggs slender build would hurt him come playoff time. No doubt Diggs was the superior player in the regular season, but he also benefitted from having a great QB. Even if DJ has a similar regular season that he did last year, he was at least impactful in the playoffs. Most likely scenario, is that he ends up with 900-1100 yds this season.

Bye Felicia!!

I know we often overvalue our own, but even a guy like Lane Johnson, said that he believes that Spencer Brown is as good as any RT in the league. In looking at the tackle list, it reminds me of the Pro-bowl, where guys live off of name, well beyond their prime, ala Ruben Brown. Even professional analyst and film junkies, don't enjoy doing film study on the big uglies, and as a result, this position group seems to be the most inaccurately assessed year in and year out. In looking at the CB list, there's 2 things that pop out to me, that I disagree with. Cooper Dejean, being that he plays more of that Nickel corner/safety role. I really like the player, but it's a different position to me. The 2nd is Jaycee Horn. The guy is living off of name alone and is one of the most overrated players in the league. In my opinion, he's done nothing to show that he's a top 10 CB. The rest of the list seems pretty accurate.

I've been pretty critical of Beane, but the list misses the mark on a few players. Spencer Brown McGovern Benford

This is where I stand. Anyone can go back and watch all the Superbowls Brady or Mahomes won, and I guarantee you'll find other guys stepping up in big moments all throughout their playoff runs. Super small snapshot for me would be the Welker drop, where he was twisting in the air, difficult catch but gotta have it moment. He doesn't come up with it and they lose. That's how I feel about the desperation heave that went through Kincaids arms. Similar situation for Pats again, and this time, Edelman comes up with yhe difficult grab, and they go on to win the game. No matter how great Josh is, we need other guys to step up in enough key moments.